Millions of Ukrainians let out a collective sigh of relief on Saturday as the US House of Representatives finally passed a long-delayed $61 billion aid bill that will provide Ukraine with a crucial lifeline in the struggle against Russian aggression. The vote came following months of political deadlock in the United States that had forced Ukrainian troops to ration ammunition and raised serious doubts over the future of Western support for the embattled Eastern European nation.
Highly doubtful millions of Ukrainians breathed a sigh of relief over this vote as they grow ever more restless over this needless fighting.
Israel got more money to kill more civilians as well cause let’s face reality that is exactly what Israel has been and will be doing.
The foreign aid package allocates some $26.38bn for Israel, including $9.1bn for humanitarian needs.
Specifically, the allocation will see:
$5.2bn go to replenishing and expanding Israel’s missile and rocket defence system;
$3.5bn for buying advanced weapons systems and $1bn to enhance weapons production;
$4.4bn for other supplies and services to Israel; and
$9.2bn for humanitarian purposes, including in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.However, despite allocating funds for humanitarian assistance, the bill stipulates that funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is prohibited. This follows Israeli unsubstantiated accusations that the agency’s staff were involved in Hamas’s October 7 attacks.
Netzah-Yehuda- US threatens to sanction this Azov like battalion
Both battalions being brutally abusive.
Israel is outraged at the reported move by the United States to sanction its Netzah Yehuda battalion for alleged human rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank. In a scathing post on X, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the move the “height of absurdity and a moral low.”
The controversial Netzah Yehuda was formed as a special unit for ultra-orthodox soldiers in the West Bank. All of its members are men and often the destination for many young radical right-wing settlers who weren’t accepted into any other combat unit in the IDF.
However, the battalion came under the US radar in 2022 when reports emerged that its soldiers were involved in incidents of violence against Palestinian civilians
Radical, extremists who commit violence against civilians
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We so rarely if ever get to read what Hamas leadership says, unless it is interpreted for us by Israel or the US- Read for yourself from TRT World
In an exclusive interview with Anadolu on Saturday, Haniyeh said, “I call on all brotherly countries, our brothers in Egypt, our brothers in Türkiye, our brothers in Qatar as mediators, and the European countries to take action to restrain (Israeli) aggression and prevent the operation in Rafah, as well as the complete withdrawal (of the Israeli army) from the Gaza Strip and the end of the attacks on Gaza”.
Emphasizing that Israel has not accepted a ceasefire in Gaza despite all the negotiations, as dozens of proposals have been submitted through mediators, Haniyeh said: “All it wants is to take back the prisoners and then restart the war in Gaza, and this is not possible.”
“The Israeli army must completely withdraw from Gaza. Israel also does not want the displaced people to return to northern Gaza. It accepts a limited and gradual return. It is unacceptable.”
He emphasized that Israel proposed a small number of people for a prisoner exchange despite having arrested nearly 14,000 Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza since October 7.
“It is Israel and the US, which does not exert any pressure (on Israel), and that is preventing an agreement from being reached. As soon as Israel accepts these demands, we will be ready to reach the agreement,” he added.
“Hamas is not insisting on being the sole authority in the administration of Gaza, but we are part of the Palestinian people and can establish a national unity government on a partnership basis and agree on the administration of Gaza,” he said.
“These are national issues. We will not allow the situation of Palestine in Gaza, the West Bank, or both to be regulated by occupiers or anyone else”.
“We made a two-stage call for the regulation of Palestinian domestic politics. The first stage consists of the reorganisation of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) to include all Palestinian groups. The second stage involves the establishment of a national government that will undertake the reconstruction of Gaza and unify the institutions in the West Bank and Gaza under one roof, and ensure the holding of presidential, legislative, and national council elections,” he said.
“All of this indicates two things. Netanyahu does not want to end the war in Gaza. On the contrary, he wants to expand its framework for a regional war. Similarly, they want the Americans to be part of the military front against Iran and a part of the military wing that serves Israel.”
Well you don’t have to be a member of Hamas to understand that is what Israel is looking for. A regional war. They have provocatively bombed every neighbouring country in hopes of reaching that goal.
Following his meeting with Erdogan in Istanbul, he told Anadolu it was the first time he had spoken to an international media organisation since October 7.
He addresses the deaths of his sons and grandchildren-
“Firstly, the enemy’s failure to achieve military targets for seven months, except for killing civilians, thousands of children, women, and the elderly. Therefore, the massacre carried out during the holiday in which three of my sons and five of my grandchildren were killed is also included in this context and highlights the failure of the enemy.”
“The second aspect is the misconception that such a massacre reaching my home, my children, and grandchildren will exert pressure on the leader and the leadership of the movement to make concessions in the ongoing negotiations, which is misleading”.
He added, “Thirdly, my sons are part of the Palestinian people, and their situation is the same as that of the Palestinian people. From the very beginning, I said that the blood of my sons is no more valuable than the children of the Palestinian people in Gaza, the West Bank, or anywhere else”.
Haniyeh added that all martyrs in Gaza, the West Bank, or abroad, are his children.
“Therefore, we are equal in rights, duties, and sacrifices. We accept these with steadfastness, determination and unwavering will. Regardless of the cost and the sacrifices required, we will continue on this path,” he said