Thursday, 9 May 2019

Scores of Jewish settlers enter J'lem's Aqsa: Official










130 settlers converge on flashpoint holy site to mark Israel’s ‘Independence Day’, Palestinian official says






JERUSALEM 


Scores of Jewish settlers on Thursday forced their way into Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to mark Israel’s “Independence Day”, according to a Palestinian official. 


“Since Thursday morning, over 130 Jewish extremists have entered the compound to mark the 71st anniversary of Israel’s creation in 1948,” Firas al-Dibs, a spokesman for Jerusalem’s Religious Endowments Authority (a Jordan-run authority responsible for overseeing the city's Muslim and Christian holy sites), told Anadolu Agency.


According to al-Dibs, the settlers entered Al-Aqsa -- accompanied by Israeli police -- through the compound’s Al-Mugharbah Gate. 


“Settlers took a brief tour of the compound, performing Talmudic rituals near the Dome of the Rock Mosque,” he said. 


For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents the world's third holiest site. Jews, for their part, refer to the area as the “Temple Mount”, claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times. 


Israel occupied East Jerusalem, in which the Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.


In a move never recognised by the international community, it annexed the entire city in 1980, claiming it as the Jewish state’s “eternal and undivided” capital.












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Scores of Jewish settlers enter J'lem's Aqsa: Official



130 settlers converge on flashpoint holy site to mark Israel’s ‘Independence Day’, Palestinian official says

JERUSALEM 
Scores of Jewish settlers on Thursday forced their way into Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to mark Israel’s “Independence Day”, according to a Palestinian official. 
“Since Thursday morning, over 130 Jewish extremists have entered the compound to mark the 71st anniversary of Israel’s creation in 1948,” Firas al-Dibs, a spokesman for Jerusalem’s Religious Endowments Authority (a Jordan-run authority responsible for overseeing the city's Muslim and Christian holy sites), told Anadolu Agency.
According to al-Dibs, the settlers entered Al-Aqsa -- accompanied by Israeli police -- through the compound’s Al-Mugharbah Gate. 
“Settlers took a brief tour of the compound, performing Talmudic rituals near the Dome of the Rock Mosque,” he said. 
For Muslims, Al-Aqsa represents the world's third holiest site. Jews, for their part, refer to the area as the “Temple Mount”, claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times. 
Israel occupied East Jerusalem, in which the Al-Aqsa is located, during the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.
In a move never recognised by the international community, it annexed the entire city in 1980, claiming it as the Jewish state’s “eternal and undivided” capital.



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Wednesday, 8 May 2019

Russian military repels 12 rockets fired in NEW attack on Khmeimim airbase in Syria







Russia’s Khmeimim airbase in Syria was targeted by over a dozen of missiles Wednesday, but they were shot down by air defenses, the Defense Ministry says. The attack comes less than two days after massive shelling by militants.


The attack was launched from the Idlib de-escalation zone which is largely controlled by Syrian Al-Qaeda offshoot, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (formerly known as Al-Nusra Front).


Fighters from two minor militant groups fired 12 rockets “in the direction” of the airbase on Wednesday afternoon, the head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, Maj. Gen. Viktor Kupchishin, said.


“Thanks to the effective anti-aircraft defenses of Khmeimim airbase, all the rocket munitions were shot down. No casualties or damage was inflicted,” Kupchishin said.


The multiple rocket launchers, used by the militants, were promptly detected and subsequently destroyed by Russian aircraft and Syrian Army artillery units, he added.


The shelling came just over a day after two attacks were launched at the airbase on Monday. The militants fired some 36 projectiles at the facility. The rockets were intercepted, while launch sites were bombed in retaliatory strikes.


While Khmeimim has been repeatedly targeted by various anti-government militants, the increase in the attacks appear to be linked to the offensive launched by Syrian forces earlier this week. Syrian government forces have advanced against the last major terrorist stronghold in the country, capturing several villages in the north-western Hama Province.





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Russian military repels 12 rockets fired in NEW attack on Khmeimim airbase in Syria


Russia’s Khmeimim airbase in Syria was targeted by over a dozen of missiles Wednesday, but they were shot down by air defenses, the Defense Ministry says. The attack comes less than two days after massive shelling by militants.
The attack was launched from the Idlib de-escalation zone which is largely controlled by Syrian Al-Qaeda offshoot, the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham terrorist group (formerly known as Al-Nusra Front).
Fighters from two minor militant groups fired 12 rockets “in the direction” of the airbase on Wednesday afternoon, the head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, Maj. Gen. Viktor Kupchishin, said.
“Thanks to the effective anti-aircraft defenses of Khmeimim airbase, all the rocket munitions were shot down. No casualties or damage was inflicted,” Kupchishin said.
The multiple rocket launchers, used by the militants, were promptly detected and subsequently destroyed by Russian aircraft and Syrian Army artillery units, he added.
The shelling came just over a day after two attacks were launched at the airbase on Monday. The militants fired some 36 projectiles at the facility. The rockets were intercepted, while launch sites were bombed in retaliatory strikes.
While Khmeimim has been repeatedly targeted by various anti-government militants, the increase in the attacks appear to be linked to the offensive launched by Syrian forces earlier this week. Syrian government forces have advanced against the last major terrorist stronghold in the country, capturing several villages in the north-western Hama Province.

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B-52s added to aircraft carrier strike group rushing to Middle East to confront Iran threats







WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is rushing additional military muscle, including B-52 bombers, to the Middle East to counter Iranian threats to U.S. troops on the ground and at sea, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.


The announcement follows two days of increasing alarm over threats from Iran. National Security Advisor John Bolton said Sunday that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and bombers were being sent to the region. Meanwhile, senators from both parties urged the White House to move cautiously.


By Monday, Pentagon spokesman Charles Summers was pointing "to indications of heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against U.S forces and our interests."


On Tuesday, the Pentagon fleshed out the nature of its response. The Air Force is dispatching B-52 bombers, long-range warplanes capable of carrying 70,000 pounds of bombs.





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B-52s added to aircraft carrier strike group rushing to Middle East to confront Iran threats


WASHINGTON – The Pentagon is rushing additional military muscle, including B-52 bombers, to the Middle East to counter Iranian threats to U.S. troops on the ground and at sea, the Pentagon announced Tuesday.
The announcement follows two days of increasing alarm over threats from Iran. National Security Advisor John Bolton said Sunday that the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and bombers were being sent to the region. Meanwhile, senators from both parties urged the White House to move cautiously.
By Monday, Pentagon spokesman Charles Summers was pointing "to indications of heightened Iranian readiness to conduct offensive operations against U.S forces and our interests."
On Tuesday, the Pentagon fleshed out the nature of its response. The Air Force is dispatching B-52 bombers, long-range warplanes capable of carrying 70,000 pounds of bombs.

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Tuesday, 7 May 2019

BIG 7.2 mag "RED ALERT" EARTHQUAKE hits PAPUA NEW GUINEA













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