US SUGGESTS ALTERING CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL AFTER HAMAS REJECTION Washington is “working very hard” to reach a deal, says U.S. official.
INVOKING BEREAVED FAMILIES, PM VOWS ‘ABSOLUTE VICTORY’ OVER HAMAS “We embrace the families in their most difficult hour,” Benjamin Netanyahu said.
USS WASP, MARINES ENTER MEDITERRANEAN AMID ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH TENSIONS The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp entered the eastern Mediterranean Sea this week as the U.S. positions warships to try to keep fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon from escalating into a wider war in the Middle East. While the Wasp has the capability to assist in the evacuation of civilians if full-scale war breaks out between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group along the Lebanon border, that’s not the primary reason it was rotated in, a U.S. official said. “It’s about deterrence,” the official said.
TURKS COLD-SHOULDER ISRAELI EL AL EMERGENCY LANDING An Israeli airliner was refused refueling services after making an emergency landing in Turkey on June 30. El Al flight LY5102 from Warsaw to Tel Aviv was diverted to Antalya, Turkey, after a passenger took ill and required urgent medical care. The Jerusalem Post reported that “the plane had initially received permission to refuel at the Antalya airport, but Turkish political parties delayed this decision on grounds that permits were required to refuel.” Instead, after a three-hour delay, the plane departed for Rhodes, Greece, to refuel there before continuing to Israel. Direct flights between Turkey and Israel have been cancelled since Hamas instigated war against Israel in October 2023. “A civilian airliner was forced to make not one but two emergency stops, flying on what little fuel it had left and presumably at needless risk to its passengers, due to the bloody-mindedness of Turkish authorities. There can be little doubt that this behavior is influenced by the Erdoğan government, whose long-simmering hostility toward the Jewish state — and affinity with Hamas terrorists — has boiled over into plain view in recent months.” — Mark Dubowitz, FDD CEO
TURKISH INTELLIGENCE HEAD, HAMAS BUREAU CHIEF DISCUSS GAZA CEASE-FIRE TALKS IBRAHIM KALIN, ISMAIL HANIYEH ALSO DISCUSS HOSTAGE EXCHANGE, STEPS TO ACHIEVE LASTING CEASE-FIRE Cankut Tasdan |30.06.2024 – Update : 30.06.2024 Perhaps more in the line of Hamas relocation, Turkey’s promise to stand with Hezbollah if total war breaks out between Israel and Hezbollah, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea as a combat front against Israel..
IRAQI RESISTANCE TO JOIN HEZBOLLAH IN “TOTAL WAR” AGAINST ISRAEL 2024-06-30 13:55 Shafaq News/ On Sunday, the Iraqi Resistance Coordination (IRC) pledged to intensify actions against US interests in Iraq and the wider region if a conflict erupts involving Lebanon.
META’S DANGEROUS PROPOSAL: ALLOWING PRAISE FOR TERRORISTS AS ‘MARTYRS’ ON SOCIAL MEDIA VIDEO REPORT Meta is considering a controversial change that could have serious consequences. Should the tech giant lift its ban on certain terms used to describe terrorists? Learn more about this potential policy shift and why it matters.
