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❗️Israeli court cancels conviction of officer filmed beating Palestinian journalist, cites 7 October PTSD

An Israeli court has overturned the conviction of a police officer who was filmed assaulting a Palestinian photojournalist in occupied East Jerusalem, citing post-traumatic stress related to the 7 October attacks. The Jerusalem Magistrate Court instead sentenced officer Yitzhak Sofer to 300 hours of community service for the December 2023 attack on Anadolu Agency reporter Mustafa Al-Kharouf near the Al-Aqsa Mosque, where Palestinians had gathered for Friday prayers under heavy restrictions.

Video footage showed Sofer and other officers throwing the journalist to the ground and repeatedly beating and kicking him while he was covering the scene. Cameraman Faiz Abu Ramila was also assaulted, and Al-Kharouf was hospitalized with multiple injuries. Sofer had previously been convicted of assault causing bodily harm and faced a longer community service sentence following an investigation by the Justice Ministry unit for police misconduct.

Judge Amir Shaked ruled that maintaining the conviction would cause disproportionate harm, citing the officer’s lack of prior criminal record and his service during the October events. The decision comes amid a sharp rise in attacks, arrests, and restrictions targeting journalists across Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, with Reporters Without Borders recently warning that Israel has become one of the deadliest environments in the world for media workers.

❗️Saudi Arabia boosts oil output amid fears of US strike on Iran

Saudi Arabia has stepped up oil production and exports under a contingency plan designed to offset potential supply disruptions from West Asia if the US carries out a strike on Iran, according to two sources to Reuters familiar with the matter on Wednesday.

Last year, Saudi Arabia increased oil exports by about 0.5 million barrels per day in June, sending additional crude to overseas storage at the same time the US launched attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities.

According to the two sources, this year’s strategy mirrors that approach. Saudi Arabia is boosting oil production as a precautionary measure to expand exports, they said. If no supply disruptions occur, the kingdom plans to scale back the effort and reduce output later to remain within its OPEC+ production quotas, one source added.

❗️Statement by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ):

"In a step that disregards all international conventions and norms, and once again confirms full US bias toward the settlement enterprise and annexation policies pursued by the Israeli government, the US embassy in occupied Jerusalem has announced the provision of consular services inside the settlement of Efrat, which was forcibly established on the lands of our people in Bethlehem and Hebron.

The seriousness of this move is not diminished by claims that it comes as part of a US program designated for Americans living abroad, nor by describing it as a 'mobile' service. Rather, such claims reveal an attempt to normalize this measure in the occupied West Bank and entrench it as a routine practice serving annexation objectives.

Providing official services inside settlements built on occupied land is not merely an 'administrative procedure,' as Washington claims, but constitutes an explicit political and legal recognition of the legitimacy of the settlements and direct participation in the crime of 'silent annexation' being carried out by the occupation government.

Offering services to settlers on lands taken daily from their Palestinian owners through violence and confiscation further entrenches the system of occupation control over the West Bank and the displacement of its people, a policy Washington supports through funding and weapons, and now through diplomatic cover.

This step makes the US administration a direct partner in projects aimed at annexing the West Bank to Israel, and exposes the US president’s declared opposition to annexation as media deception intended to advance Judaization and annexation plans quietly and without provoking reactions from Arab governments. The move also aligns with recent statements made by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee."

Zee refuses to repair the 'Friendship' and insults Orban.

'I think this is not the first time that the Prime Minister of Hungary is blocking something. And I'm not sure that we can even link 90 billion and the oil pipeline here - these are two different issues. Firstly, it was destroyed by Russia. If Orban wants to block some financial aid, he can do it for Russia, but not for Ukraine. We are not the reason for the destruction of this oil pipeline.

We have satellite images, we have information from partners. Russia destroyed them several times. Not just this one, but others in general. So Orban should talk to Putin. Maybe they have their own energy disputes or something like that.

But it can't be that Russia destroys Ukraine's infrastructure, and we are again subjected to attacks during the restoration. Why all this? To restore and then lose people again? I think this is a very high price. That's all.'

Uh huh Russia destroyed it...

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🇲🇽 Cartel Sicario shows off his machine gun nest … cartel life

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🇺🇸 Hawking had a blast on Epstein island

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🇲🇽 CARTEL - WHAT TO EXPECT NOW!?

After the Mexican government took out CJNG boss “El Mencho”, there was a wave of violence and uncertainty about what would happen next.

Now everything is clear:

1) Why the violence happened

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (“Mencho”) was captured alive, then flown to Mexico City for medical treatment. He died en route from wounds sustained during the arrest.

Unaware of his death, the cartel demanded that the forces who captured him surrender and release Mencho. This triggered the initial violent reaction.

They went out to blackmail the government with violence.

2) Why the violence stopped

The government deployed the army and fought back effectively, but that alone doesn’t fully explain the complete halt of the violence. The cartel could still have continued ambushes, drone attacks, kidnappings, etc. to pressure the government.

The violence stopped because there was no longer any incentive to fight. Mencho was dead. There was nothing to gain and everything to lose. So no reason to fight and die for nothing.

3) What’s next?

The cartel now has a new boss with a clear incentive: make money and run a smooth operation.

He has zero reason to confront the government. Any escalation would invite a violent response that could destroy the already weakened cartel before he fully consolidates control. Especially after the government mobilized and deployed the army on the region.

The new boss will focus on keeping cash flowing, maintaining the organization’s unity, and preventing splinter-rival cartels from forming during this vulnerable period.

-> In short, the conflict is over. The cartel will now prioritise earning money and holding power in the region.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 BREAKING: The U.S. is considering a proposal that would allow Iran to enrich uranium up to 20% purity at the Tehran Research Reactor, provided it is monitored by the IAEA – Axios

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇮🇷 NEW: 'Iran will consider any attack by the United States, no matter how small or limited, as the initiation of an all-out war that will span across the region, and the response will be in accordance with that' – Sources

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🇺🇸🇨🇺⚡- "A violating speedboat was detected within Cuban territorial waters. The vessel, registered in Florida, United States.

When the Cuban Border Guard Troops approached the vessel for identification, the crew of the violating speedboat opened fire on the Cuban personnel, resulting in the injury of the commander of the Cuban vessel.

As a consequence of the confrontation, four aggressors on the foreign vessel were killed and six were injured.

Cuba reaffirms its determination to protect its territorial waters, based on the principle that national defense is a fundamental pillar of the Cuban State," - Cuba's Ministry of Interior.

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- BREAKING: "We see evidence that Iran is trying to rebuild nuclear weapons." - Vice President JD Vance.