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DrAn Israeli military spokesman described the military structure of the Islamic Hamas movement in the northern Gaza Strip as disjointed. Hamas spokesman Daniel Hagari said on Saturday that before the war began three months ago, Hamas had two brigades of 12 regiments in the northern coastal sector. “In total there were about 14,000 terrorists,” Hajjari said. Since then, many leaders have been killed and weapons and ammunition destroyed. The soldiers found underground tunnels and demolished them.

Hajari said that in the Jabalia refugee area in the northern part of the Gaza Strip alone, eight kilometers of underground tunnels and 40 entrances were found. Hamas no longer operates in an organized manner in this area. “There are still terrorists in Jabalia, but now they are acting without a framework and without leaders.” But he expects sporadic missile attacks on Israel from this region to continue.

The army is now focusing on destroying Hamas buildings in the central and southern Gaza Strip. Hagari stressed that this will take time and the fighting will continue throughout the year.

The Israeli ground operation in the Gaza Strip

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7:33 pm – Thousands of Israelis in new protests against Netanyahu

Thousands of people participated in protests in Israel against right-wing conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Demonstrators in the coastal city of Tel Aviv and the coastal city of Haifa called for Netanyahu's dismissal and new elections on Saturday evening. Protesters in Tel Aviv chanted “We will not surrender” and “Evil government” as they marched through the city centre.

Last year, repeated mass protests broke out against the highly controversial judicial reform that Netanyahu's religious-right government wanted to implement. After the massacre committed by the Islamist movement Hamas and other groups in the Israeli border area on October 7, and the ensuing war in Gaza, protests have largely stopped.

2:37 PM – Borrell: It is not permissible to drag Lebanon into the conflict

According to European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, Lebanon should not be dragged into the Middle East conflict. Borrell said during a visit to Lebanon that no one emerges victorious from the conflict in the region. The increasing bombing across the border between Israel and Lebanon is worrying.

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12:00 noon – Hezbollah fires dozens of missiles at Israel

The Lebanese Hezbollah militia fired dozens of rockets at Israel on Saturday. The Shiite militia said that an Israeli base in Mount Meron was attacked with 62 missiles and casualties were recorded. This is an initial reaction to the killing of Hamas official Saleh Al-Arouri in Beirut.

Israel reported firing about 40 shells, but did not mention any casualties. In return, the Hezbollah site that fired the missiles was attacked.

11:49 AM – Gaza: More than 22,700 Palestinians killed

In the Gaza Strip, at least 22,722 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since the start of the war, according to the Hamas-controlled health authority. Nearly 58,200 other people were infected. According to authorities, 122 people were killed and 256 injured in the past 24 hours alone.

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10:54 AM – Security company Ambry reported an incident in the Red Sea

British maritime security company Ambrey said it had received a report of an incident in the Red Sea. Ambre says this happened in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, but he did not give any details. Crews on commercial ships traveling in the area are asked to remain on deck as little as possible. Embry says only essential crew members should be on the bridge of ships.

Bab al-Mandab is the strait that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden, which then continues to the Arabian Sea, a marginal sea of ​​the Indian Ocean. Important commercial shipping routes pass through the Red Sea. The Houthi rebels in Yemen, the Red Sea country allied with Hamas, have repeatedly attacked commercial ships they claim are linked to Israel.

05:10 AM – Famine in Gaza? Israel contradicts the UN narrative of horror

While relief organizations in the Gaza Strip talk about an imminent famine, the Israeli army presents the situation differently: “According to our assessment, and based on our discussions with the United Nations and other humanitarian organizations, there are sufficient food supplies in the Gaza Strip.” Elad Goren is the competent authority in managing government business.

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“We are also seeing improved access to water and food.” However, in order for more aid to reach the coastal area closed by Israel, the United Nations and other relief organizations must “urgently” increase their capacity to receive and distribute aid.

On the same day, the head of the United Nations Emergency Relief Office, Martin Griffiths, described the situation in Gaza as increasingly tragic. He added: „Gaza has become a place of death and despair.” “The past 12 weeks have been traumatic, especially for children,” the UN emergency aid coordinator said. “No food. No water. No school. Nothing but the terrible sounds of war, day after day.” Griffiths explained that the Gaza Strip has simply become “uninhabitable.”

2:01 AM – Israel wants to avoid genocide charges in South Africa

A media report said that Israel wants to intensify international pressure against the genocide lawsuit filed by South Africa before the International Court of Justice in The Hague in the Gaza war. The goal is to avoid a court order to stop the fighting immediately, the Axios news portal reported, citing a copy of a cable from the Israeli Foreign Ministry to its embassies abroad. The embassies will be asked to persuade local diplomats and politicians to issue a statement against the lawsuit brought by South Africa. Hearings in the case are scheduled to be held before the court next week.

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Three months after the start of the war in the Gaza Strip against the Islamic Hamas movement, Israel must bear responsibility for the ongoing military operation before an international court for the first time. South Africa filed a lawsuit against Israel before the highest court of the United Nations, accusing it of committing genocide. The court scheduled hearings for January 11 and 12. UN court rulings are usually binding. However, judges do not have the power to force the state to implement it.

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11:21 PM – The United States offers ten million dollars in exchange for information about Hamas financiers

The US State Department said the United States is offering up to $10 million to anyone who provides information on five Hamas financiers or anything that disrupts the financial mechanisms of the Palestinian armed group. The ministry said that the five individuals are Abdel Basset Hamza Al-Hassan Khair, Amer Kamal Sharif Al-Shawa, Ahmed Sadu Jahlab, Walid Muhammad Mustafa Jadallah, and Muhammad Ahmed Abdel-Dayem Nasrallah, all of whom were previously designated by the United States as global terrorists. In the current situation.

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10:56 PM – Israel defends scheduled investigation into its failures

The Israeli military is defending itself against intense criticism from some far-right ministers over a planned Hamas investigation to come to terms with its mistakes that made the October 7 Hamas massacre possible. Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said Friday evening that the army must learn from its mistakes. He stressed that the investigation has not yet begun. According to the information, this is an internal investigation in which former defense officials will also participate. According to Hagari, the results of the treatment should be published.

According to Israeli media reports, a heated debate took place at an Israeli Cabinet meeting on Friday evening. Extremist right-wing ministers strongly attacked Chief of General Staff Herzi Halevy after he announced the formation of a committee to address the army's mistakes.

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Cabinet members criticized the timing because fighting in the Gaza Strip is still ongoing. The appointment of former Defense Minister Shaul Movas, who oversaw the Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005, to head the committee was also met with sharp protests. A number of extremist right-wing ministers are currently calling for the repopulation of the Gaza Strip after the war. Defense Minister Yoav Galant rejects this.

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Prime Minister assassination attempt: Slovakia comes together after the shooting of Robert Fico – despite all the polarization

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Prime Minister assassination attempt: Slovakia comes together after the shooting of Robert Fico – despite all the polarization

DrSlovak MP Lubos Blaha is not exactly known for his soft tones. Even on Wednesday, shortly after learning of an attack on Prime Minister Robert Fico, left-wing populist Blaha, a Fico supporter, had not backed down. “This anger, this anger, this hatred: this is your job today,” he told Slovak TV cameras. “The opposition, the progressives and the liberal media. “We are full of emotions,” Blaha said. The fact that FICO is unpopular with all segments of the population is due, among other things, to the planned judicial and media reform.

Milan Nick, an expert on Eastern Central Europe at the German Foreign Policy Association, is not surprised by this reaction. “It does not surprise me that Blaha, known for such rhetoric, would say this. But so far it has been an exception, as many politicians from various parties, including Fico Smer’s party, have expressed their dissatisfaction and called for calm and caution.

Robert Fico, here in Budapest in January

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In fact, Liberal President Zuzana Čaputová gave a well-received speech. She clearly condemned the attack and wished „that Robert Fico would have a lot of strength at this critical moment so that he could recover from the attack. Peter Pellegrini, the president-elect, made a similar statement.” Pellegrini comes from the government coalition led by Robert Fico and was elected president in April. However, he will not be sworn in until June.

Meanwhile, 59-year-old Fiko is still receiving treatment in hospital in the town of Banska Bystrica. His deputy, Thomas Taraba, told the BBC late on Wednesday evening that he appeared to have survived an emergency operation after the attack and was no longer in a life-threatening situation. Slovak media reported early Thursday morning that Fico had regained consciousness.

After a cabinet meeting on Wednesday in the town of Handelova, when Fico went out into the street, a 71-year-old man fired four to five shots at him. The suspected perpetrator was arrested at the scene and the Prime Minister was airlifted to hospital by helicopter.

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Concerns about state restructuring

Government officials assume a „political motive.” There are many photos and video recordings of the attack itself. Slovak news platform aktuality.sk She also stated that the suspected killer was legally in possession of a gun. The 71-year-old was not undergoing psychiatric treatment. These rumors have been reported previously.

There is also speculation on social media in Slovakia about the possible politicization of the alleged killer. This intensifies the already heated mood in the country, which reached two peaks during the parliamentary elections in September last year and the presidential elections in April this year.

Security forces arrested the suspected shooter at the scene

Security forces arrested the suspected shooter at the scene

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Both elections were accompanied by an aggressive mood and disinformation campaigns on social media, as well as questionable rhetoric by the actors involved. Fico’s Smer Party considers itself a social democratic party, but in the eyes of many observers it is characterized as a left-wing nationalist. It became the strongest force in the recent parliamentary elections, with 22.9 percent of the votes. In October 2023, Fico was able to assume the reins of government in a coalition with the Social Democratic Party of Halas and the far right.

He is considered a veteran of Slovak politics, having ruled from 2006 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2018. His companion Peter Pellegrini won the presidential election in April. Fico polarized the country for several months and thousands of Slovaks took to the streets against his policies.

There are major concerns among many Slovaks about an authoritarian state restructuring similar to what happened in Hungary or Poland. The Slovak Parliament approved a first legislative package in April as part of a controversial judicial restructuring process. The law provides, among other things, for the dissolution of the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office or the reduction of penalties for serious crimes such as murder.

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The EU Commission has already expressed concern that the so-called judicial reform could violate EU law. In addition, there are verbal attacks on journalists from politicians – and concrete plans to control the media. Public television station RTVS is set to be transformed into a state broadcaster over which the government will have enormous influence. A similar law could be passed in June.

Before the Cabinet meeting in Handelova, Fico received local residents.  After the meeting he was shot

Before the Cabinet meeting in Handelova, Fico received local residents. After the meeting he was shot

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The NGO Transparency Law also made international headlines. If an organization receives €5,000 or more from abroad in one year, it should in the future be classified as an “organisation receiving support from abroad”. Critics fear the government will ban organizations it doesn’t like as a result.

Fico also reoriented Slovakia’s foreign policy. He himself and other members of the government have loudly criticized the course of the European allies towards Russia and Ukraine. Fico criticizes Russian sanctions as well as arms shipments to Ukraine. His government stopped supplying weapons from Slovak stockpiles to Ukraine. The partly pro-Russian policy of Slovakia, a member of the European Union and NATO, is also worrying diplomats and politicians in Brussels and other European capitals.

It is striking that Slovak society now seems to be uniting and that politicians from different political camps are strongly condemning the attack. Religious organizations, bishops and Islamic associations also commented on this. Expert Nick said, „The assassination attempt on Fico represents a turning point for Slovak politics, regardless of whether he will be able to take office again or not.”

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Another turning point for Slovakia was the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kusnirova in 2018. Through his research, Kuciak uncovered organized crime connections in Slovak politics. He worked for aktuality.sk, a news portal of Ringier Axel Springer Slovakia, a joint venture between Axel Springer SE (including WELT and “Bild”) and Swiss Ringier AG.

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The murder of Kuciak and his fiancée attracted much attention in Slovakia and internationally. Fico, who was prime minister at the time, was forced to resign after mass protests following the killings. Even then, Fico’s policies were radically rejected by many Slovaks, but he always enjoyed a stable fan base, as demonstrated by his recent electoral victory in 2023.

However, expert Nick does not see a direct link between the assassination attempt on Fico and the murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and his wife. “This aggression against politicians and the cruelty of the conflict is not just a Slovak phenomenon. We see something like this everywhere in Europe, and unfortunately also attacks on politicians. Look at Germany: from the assassination attempt on Wolfgang Schäuble many years ago to the recent attacks on politicians,” says Nick.

Speculation about the paramilitary organization

Despite voices calling for calm in Slovakia, observers are also concerned that the government camp, after a brief period of calm, will use the attack to further divide society and consolidate its power. Blaha statements are the first sign. Fake news is also likely to spread quickly on social media, and disinformation campaigns can be launched.

The evening after the attack on Fiko, a report was published in Slovak online media that was likely to increase speculation about the background of the crime: the famous Hungarian investigative journalist Száblocs Bánje shared old photos of the alleged killer, which had a connection to a loyalist Slovak paramilitary women’s organization. For Russia, it is called the „Slovak Brotherhood”. Photos from 2016 are considered original.

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“However, in the next few days we are likely to see an increase in disinformation campaigns and the like on social networks. What happened is a reason for this,” says Milan Nick. But a lot will depend on whether Fico will survive the attack.

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As of: May 15, 2024 at 10:12 p.m

The day after the controversial NGO law was passed, tens of thousands protested again in Georgia. The foreign ministers of European Union countries also participated. Meanwhile, Türkiye announced a similar proposed law.

In Georgia, tens of thousands of people took to the streets again to protest a recently passed law on “foreign influence.”

An Agence France-Presse journalist reported that about 30,000 people gathered in front of Parliament in the capital, Tbilisi, on Wednesday alone. Demonstrations also took place in the cities of Kutaisi and Zalinghikha in the west of the country.

European ministers demonstrate

The foreign ministers of Estonia, Iceland and Lithuania, who were visiting Georgia, also participated in the protests in Tbilisi. Senior diplomats addressed the demonstrators.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis told AFP that he and his colleagues participated in the protest „to support the desire of the Georgian people to become part of the European Union and NATO.” The Georgian national anthem and the European anthem „Ode to Joy” were played at the demonstration.

The demonstrators waved the flags of Georgia and the European Union.

Parliament in Tbilisi approved the controversial law on Tuesday. According to this, organizations and media that receive at least 20% of funding from abroad must in the future be registered in the former Soviet republic as bodies “pursuing the interests of foreign powers.”

Similarities with Russian law

Critics see similarities with the law against „foreign agents” in Russia, which enables authorities there to take wide-ranging measures against critical media and organizations. There have been massive protests against the law in Georgia for weeks.

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The adoption of the law sparked international criticism. The European Union, the United Nations and NATO called on the government in Tbilisi to change course. It also called on the federal government to withdraw the law. Georgia has been an official candidate for European Union membership since December. With the new law, it has become difficult to imagine the European future of this Caucasian country.

Türkiye plans to issue a similar law

On the other hand, a draft law has been introduced in neighboring Turkey requiring the imprisonment of journalists and scholars who work for foreign “interests”. The proposed amendment to the Turkish Penal Code stipulates prison sentences ranging from three to seven years, according to the text obtained by Agence France-Presse.

The draft law applies to “any person who conducts or orders the conduct of research on (Turkish) citizens or institutions on behalf of or for the strategic interest of a foreign organization or state in order to act against the security, political, internal or external interests of the state.” „.

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Robert Fico: The life of the Slovak Prime Minister is in danger after he was shot

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The life of Slovak Prime Minister Fico is in danger after he was shot

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot after a cabinet meeting in the town of Handlova. The Slovak News Agency reported that he was taken to hospital.

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Shooting in Slovakia: Prime Minister Robert Fico shot after a cabinet meeting. The government said his life was in danger. According to media reports, the attacker was arrested. Chancellor Schultz speaks of a „cowardly assassination attempt.”

DrSlovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in mortal danger after being attacked. This was announced by the government office in Bratislava, TASR news agency reported.

Fico was shot after a cabinet meeting at the House of Culture in the town of Handlova. He was taken to hospital. Handlova is located about 150 kilometers northeast of the capital, Bratislava. The exact background was clear at first.

TASR reported that Deputy Speaker of Parliament Lobos Blaha confirmed the attack during a parliamentary session and postponed it until further notice. A Reuters employee said he heard several gunshots and saw police arresting a man. Security forces took the arrested man to a car and took him away.

Security guards bring Vico to his car and run towards the shooter

Source: Reuters

Emergency services told TASR that a helicopter carrying an emergency doctor was sent to Vico after the accident. The police evacuated the House of Culture, where the government meeting was being held.

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova condemned the “brutal and brutal attack.” She added: “I hope Robert Fico has a lot of strength at this critical moment to recover from the attack.”

A suspect has been arrested

A suspect has been arrested

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A few days ago, Fico himself accused the liberal opposition of creating a climate of hostility against the government. It cannot be ruled out that violence will occur at some point in such a climate.

Schulz and von der Leyen comment on the attack

Chancellor Olaf Scholz strongly condemned the attack. He wrote on the online platform “X”: “I am shocked by the news of the cowardly assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Fico. Violence should have no place in European politics. During these hours, my thoughts are with Robert Fico, his relatives and the citizens of Slovakia.”

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen described the attack as “abhorrent.” “Such acts of violence have no place in our society and undermine democracy, our greatest common good,” she wrote on X. Her thoughts were with Vico and his family.

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European Council President Charles Michel was also shocked. “Violence and such attacks cannot be justified by anything,” he wrote on X.

Fiko has been the Prime Minister of Slovakia again since 2023. He was Prime Minister from 2006 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2018.

Fico is one of the founders of his party Samir. Their policies fall into „socialist internationalism”, and their policies are also criticized as populist. Recently, Fico angered people by saying that Ukraine is a country controlled by the United States. Slovakia will prevent Kiev from joining NATO. During a visit to Uzhhorod, right on the Slovak-Ukrainian border However, Fico said afterwardsHe said that his country would continue to provide humanitarian aid despite differences of opinion and would not prevent private arms deals. Regarding domestic politics, Fico is accused of restructuring the state to serve his own interests, similar to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

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