🚨 🇺🇸 / 🇵🇸 / 🇮🇱 BREAKING: US appoints official for detained American-Palestinian teen

➡️ The State Department has named a point person to handle the case of Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Florida teen held for over 7 months in Israel’s Ofer military prison. Ibrahim is expected to meet the new official next week.

➡️ His family has stepped up pressure, joining other American families impacted by Israeli forces in meetings with lawmakers. Congress members Pramila Jayapal, Jeff Merkley, and Chris Van Hollen have voiced concern, calling for humane treatment and a fair trial.

➡️ Ibrahim was arrested at 15 on allegations of rock throwing. His family reports drastic weight loss and illness in detention, while over 100 US civil rights and faith groups have signed a letter demanding his release.

📝 Senator Merkley said he was “heartbroken” by the case, urging Secretary of State Rubio and Netanyahu’s government to respect Ibrahim’s basic rights.

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🇵🇸 — A serious security incident in the Gaza Strip is under military Censorship.

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⛵ — Former Israeli Navy Commander, Reserve Major General Eliazar Marom, about the Freedom flotilla:

“A very complex event that may end with significant friction and loss of lives."

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🚨 NEW: Turkiye calls for FIFA and UEFA to ban Israel’s football team amid Gaza conflict.

➡️ Turkish Football Federation President Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu urges immediate action from football's governing bodies, citing the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. He emphasizes the silence of the sporting world on these issues as unacceptable.

➡️ A coalition of 48 athletes, including Paul Pogba and Moeen Ali, has joined the call for Israel's suspension, demanding compliance with international law and an end to civilian casualties.

➡️ UEFA is reportedly moving towards a vote on Israel's suspension, with a majority expected to support the move. Meanwhile, the US government pledges to oppose any efforts to ban Israel from the World Cup.

📝 Experts warn that the situation reflects a growing double standard in international sports governance, especially in light of Russia's ban following its invasion of Ukraine.

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🇵🇸 🚁 — Another security incident occurred today in the Gaza Strip, as helicopters transported a soldier who was seriously injured during clashes in the area.

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🇵🇸 🟢 — Wild Donkey "Ben Gvir" tweets:

Mr. Prime Minister, you do not have the authority to end the war without completely defeating Hamas.

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🇮🇱 — Occupation Foreign Minister:

I trust Netanyahu and our national interest in ending the war and achieving its objectives.

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🇵🇸 🟢 — Smotrich:

We do not want any involvement of the Palestinian Authority and aim to impose control over the West Bank without establishing a Palestinian state or ending Hamas.

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🇮🇱 ❌ 🇵🇸 💥 — Israeli artillery shelling east of Al-Bureij Camp in the central Gaza Strip

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🇮🇱 ❌ 🇵🇸 🇸🇾 — A demonstration in Syria in support of Gaza and the resistance, and condemning the crimes of the occupation.

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🇮🇱 🇵🇸 — For the second time today a Zionist soldier was injured in Gaza in a friendly fire incident from a shell fragment.

The soldier was evacuated for medical treatment at a hospital and his family was updated.

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