Wednesday, 7 August 2024

UK riots live: Police deployed for 100 planned rallies tonight as businesses and law firms board up windows

 

More than 420 arrested and 140 charged as the UK braced for bigger police presence since deadly 2011 riots

Police are braced for more than 100 protests across the country tonight as far-right groups target immigration servicesThe Independent understands.

Officers are also expecting more than 30 counter protests, as 6,000 riot officers prepare for another evening of potential unrest.

A list of as many as 39 immigration law specialists’ offices, asylum support charities and immigration services is believed to have been widely circulated on social media over recent days, identifying their addresses as targets for far-right demonstrations today – alongside flame emojis and calls to “mask up”.

It comes as Derek Drummond, 58, of Pool Street, Southport, has been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to three years in prison after he admitted violent disorder and assaulting an emergency worker in Southport on July 30.

He is the first person to receive a substantial prison sentence for taking part in the violence that has rocked parts of the UK over the past week.

Earlier in the week, Sir Keir announced a “standing army” of 6,000 specialist police officers to quell the ongoing violence after eight days of unrest across England and in Northern Ireland– and amid fears of more on Wednesday.

Another 20 people were charged overnight, the Crown Prosecution Service said, bringing the total to more than 140, as police chiefs continued to warn rioters they could “expect a knock at the door”.

read more from source - https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/riots-uk-today-london-birmingham-protest-immigration-centre-b2592456.html


Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as new leader after Ismail Haniyeh’s killing

 


The selection of Sinwar follows the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh and signals centrality of Gaza within the group.

Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza, as the new leader of its political bureau.

The selection of Sinwar follows Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran on July 31, the Palestinian group said on Tuesday.

read more from source - https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/6/hamas-names-yahya-sinwar-as-new-leader-after-ismail-haniyehs-killing


Tuesday, 6 August 2024

Happy New Month. The 5th Month on God's Calendar, the month of Av.


Happy New Month.
The 5th Month on God's Calendar, the month of Av.
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2.5 months until the Summer harvest is over at the Feast of Tabernacles (Tishrei 14th Full Moon)
All Summer harvest plants should be out by now.
enjoy.
my Birthday in 2 weeks on the Full Moon of Av 14th.

God Bless in Jesus mighty name, Amen.

 

2 X-Class Solar Flares, Solar Watch is High | S0 News Aug.6.2024


 

Mount Etna (Italy) Volcanic eruption halts flights in Sicily

 

Hot ash from Italy's Etna volcano, active for several weeks now, forced authorities to temporarily halt flights in eastern Sicily. It was the third such disruption at Catania's airport in around a month.

Volcanic activity from Mount Etna disrupted flights in Sicily, Italy, on Sunday.

A cloud of ash and smoke from one of the world's most active volcanoes halted flights at Catania airport for much of the day.

The restrictions were lifted in the late afternoon, but the airport warned of continued "possible delays and cancellations" as a result of the earlier restrictions.

Millions of passengers pass every year through the Catania airport, which serves the eastern part of Sicily with tourist sites such as Syracuse and Taormina.

read more from source: https://www.dw.com/en/italy-mount-etna-eruption-halts-flights-in-sicily/a-69854745

VDEO; Two injured, one critically, as drone from Lebanon impacts in northern town

 


Lebanon, on August 6, 2024. (Video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

Medical officials report that two people have been injured in the northern Arab town of Mazra’a in the Western Galilee after a drone from Lebanon impacted.

One of them is a man in his 40s who is in critical condition, the Magen David Adom emergency group says, while the other is a woman in her 30s who is lightly-to-moderately injured.

Two drones are said to have entered in the latest apparent Hezbollah attack, one of which was intercepted.

READ MORE FROM SOURCE - https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/two-said-injured-one-critically-as-drone-from-lebanon-impacts-in-northern-town/











The United Nations has sacked nine UNRWA staff members Accused of Taking Part in Hamas / Israel conflict on Oct. 7

 


The United Nations has sacked nine UNRWA staff members it says may have been involved in the October 7th attacks on Israel. It comes as Israel returns the bodies of 89 Palestinians to Gaza who couldn't be identified due to the advanced level of decomposition.


The United Nations says nine employees of its agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, may have been involved in the October 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas.

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It launched the investigation after Israel claimed 12 UNRWA staff took part in the attacks which triggered the most recent war in Gaza.

Israel intensified its accusations in March, saying more than 450 UNRWA staff were military operatives in Gazan militant groups.

UN spokesman Farhan Haq says those nine members of staff have been dismissed but the organisation will need to evaluate any further steps to fully corroborate the allegations.