Julian Assange

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“We will not allow individuals who support terrorism to live in comfort. They will face the full consequences of their actions.”

Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has outlined a plan for the 50-ship Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza. Participants will face prolonged detention in Ketziot and Damon prisons, with “no soft arrests” or “quiet returns.”

“We must create a clear deterrent. Anyone who chooses to collaborate with Hamas and support terrorism will meet a firm and unyielding response from Israel,” said Ben-Gvir. Ships may be seized and repurposed for Israeli law enforcement.

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Pic: NurPhoto via AFP

Ben-Gvir plans to designate Global Sumud Flotilla activists as terrorists, seize boats
https://jpost.com/israel-news/article-865898

Global Sumud Flotilla
https://globalsumudflotilla.org

The sudden deployment of a US naval attack group toward the coast of Venezuela is raising fears of an expensive new military conflict in Latin America.

The legal cover for the tasking of the seven warships, surveillance aircraft, 2200 Marines and a nuclear attack submarine is an executive order in January 2025 and subsequent reclassification of eight organised crime syndicates as foreign terrorist organisations for the first time.

In May 2025 Secretary of State Marco Rubio was concurrently appointed National Security Advisor—the first time since Henry Kissinger that someone has held both roles.

The decision in early August 2025 to deploy the US military against “narco-terrorists” potentially leaves strikes by these forces outside Congressional authority.

The US expedition has galvanised opposition around the region, with the Latin American and Caribbean trading bloc ALBA-TCP issuing a communique describing the military escalation as “a direct attack on Venezuela's independence, but also a threat to the stability and self-determination of all the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean.”

Samuel Moncada, Venezuela's ambassador to the U.N described the deployment as “a massive propaganda operation to justify what the experts call kinetic action—meaning military intervention in a country which is a sovereign and independent country....it's ridiculous to think that they're fighting drug trafficking with nuclear submarines.”

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ALBA-TCP condemns US Military buildup near Venezuela: China and regional allies back Maduro
https://caribbeannewsglobal.com/alba-tcp-condemns-us-military-buildup-near-venezuela-china-and-regional-allies-back-maduro/

Declaration 13th Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State And Government of ALBA-TCP
https://x.com/ALBATCP/status/1958353464662331844/photo/1

State Dept. Draws Up List of Cartels to Be Labeled Terrorist Groups
https://web.archive.org/web/20250808180031/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/us/politics/state-dept-terrorist-designation.html

Trump Directs Military to Target Foreign Drug Cartels
https://web.archive.org/web/20250808161019/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/us/trump-military-drug-cartels.html

US warships head to Venezuela: Fight against cartels or imperial ambition?
https://aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/26/us-warships-head-to-venezuela-fight-against-cartels-or-imperial-ambition

Double-Tap Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Hospital Kills Five Journalists and rescue workers on live TV. Netanyahu Calls It a ‘Mishap.’

Israeli airstrikes hit Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza twice, killing 20 people, including five journalists from Reuters, AP, Al Jazeera, Middle East Eye and NBC. Hussam al-Masri died in the initial strike; Mohammed Salama, Mariam Abu Dagga, Ahmed Abu Aziz, and Moaz Abu Taha were killed when the hospital was hit again in a “double-tap” attack as rescuers gathered to evacuate the wounded. Reuters photographer Hatem Khaled was injured in the second strike.

The “double-tap” strike technique is widely regarded as a war crime because it targets first responders, journalists, medics, and rescue workers who are protected under the Geneva Conventions. The attacks aim to deter rescue efforts and inflict further civilian harm. The International Criminal Court considers deliberate strikes on medical or rescue personnel prosecutable war crimes.

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) now reports at least 196 journalists killed since the war began.

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Image: © Abed Rahim Khatib/dpa via ZUMA Press APA Images

At least 4 Gazan journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital
https://cpj.org/2025/08/at-least-4-gazan-journalists-killed-in-israeli-strike-on-nasser-hospital/

Five journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strike on hospital, Gaza officials say
https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp89rp48246o

Israel hits Gaza hospital, killing at least 15 people, including journalists
https://reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-hits-gaza-hospital-killing-least-15-people-including-journalists-2025-08-25/
“Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap...”

https://x.com/netanyahu/status/1960030187933835604?s=46&t=oWKm-i40xkzSggpjTxMKMw

Israeli army says it ‘does not target’ journalists, after targeting and killing 5 journalists
https://mondoweiss.net/2025/08/israeli-army-says-it-does-not-target-journalists-after-targeting-and-killing-5-journalists/

“The beating was so violent that my handcuffs came off twice… Now I suffer from rib fractures and I can’t sleep. The torture also caused a tear in my left ear, vision impairment, and kidney pain.”

New PPS & Commission report “Enduring Hell: Gaza Detainees Face Severe Israeli Torture and Terror Behind Bars” details abuse in Ramla prison & Sde Teiman military camp.

Source: Palestinians from Gaza 'enduring hell' in Israeli custody, prisoner monitors say

https://middleeasteye.net/news/palestinians-gaza-enduring-hell-israeli-custody-prisoner-monitors-say

100% of Thai women working in Israeli agriculture report being sexually assaulted in Israel — 654 of 654 surveyed. A report by immigration experts Dr. Yahel Kurlander and Dr. Shahar Shoham said “the State of Israel has abandoned these women” and that filing a complaint can mean losing both job and home.

Source: 100% of foreign agriculture workers were sexually assaulted, expert says
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/100-percent-of-foreign-agriculture-workers-were-sexually-assaulted-expert-says-682532