QNN: BREAKING| Israel has killed journalist Fuad Abu Khammash, a Red Crescent volunteer, after targeting him at Salhiddin Street in central Gaza.

New York Times | How the War With Hamas Has Damaged Israel’s Tech Firms and Economy

In ways that are often less visible outside the country, the war has also hurt Israel’s economy. Tourism has come to a virtual standstill, and government spending has jumped. The hit to tech companies has shaken confidence in a sector that has become a key driver of Israel’s economy.

The call-up of 350,000 army reservists disrupted operations at many companies. Many customer orders were put on hold or cancelled outright, and investors were getting cold feet, according to a survey by the Israel Innovation Authority, a government-funded agency, and the Start-Up Nation Policy Institute.

Analysis |

Concerning the Qatari offer and the recent shift in American tone:

Firstly, it's crucial to acknowledge that there is no "free Arab state," and those that were considered such, like Libya, Yemen, and Syria, are no longer fully functional.

Within the MENA region, there are four types of Arab states:

1. States permitted to publicly oppose Israel (Kuwait, Iraq, Algeria*):

In this category, the American empire stands to lose more than it gains if these states normalize.

🇮🇶 Iraq: A US-tailored constitution drafted by Paul Bremer ensures no genuine democracy for Iraqis, with a military presence consisting of 12 known US military bases.

🇰🇼 Kuwait: A strategically located small Gulf state hosting one of the largest U.S. military bases in the region. If Kuwaitis decide to revolt against the government, it might lead to public unrest and a call for US forces to leave.

🇩🇿 ALGERIA: Requires a more in-depth explanation, and I am not in the mood to switch to French. The closest explanation I can give is Algeria*.

In essence, the U.S. establishment has much more to lose if the governments of these countries normalize relations with Israel.

2. States coerced to normalize (Saudi Arabia):
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia is the core guarantor of the U.S. currency value. That’s why it has managed to get away with a lot.

According to the U.S. establishment, Saudi Arabia is the "leader" of the vast majority of Muslims globally. Many Sunni-majority countries will finally have an excuse to follow suit, finding a rationale to convince their citizens that it is now "Halal."

3. States "suggested" (ordered to) normalize (all the remaining Arab states).

4. The state of Qatar 🇶🇦:

🇶🇦 Qatar plays a crucial role on the American chessboard. It's allowed to appear supportive of the liberation of Arab people, democracy, and various positive slogans, providing a service or role.

Thanks to these slogans, its role is to be a mediator between the Americans and "terrorists" that the Americans are engaged in wars with, in case negotiations are needed.

- Qatar facilitated talks between the U.S. and Taliban.
- Qatar is facilitating talks between Hamas and the U.S. and Israel.

So, why the sudden America tone Change ?

Well, believe it or not, the U.S. establishment is not as content as it was in the first weeks regarding Israel’s performance. It aims to end the war before it escalates into a regional conflict that forces its engagement.

Notably, the Qatari offer is essentially an American proposal presented under the guise of Qatar.

🔻Al-Quds Brigades: We placed a Zionist foot force in a tight ambush on the advance axis east of Gaza and detonated a minefield, confirming that its members were killed or wounded.

🔻#Watch a Zionist foot force being lured into one of the tunnels and trapped in a tight ambush in the Sheikh Radwan area at the end of last month

🇾🇪 Yemen Deputy Foreign Minister responding to Blinken: We reaffirm the safety and security of navigation for all destinations except the ports of Israeli-occupied Palestine.

🔻#Watch.. Scenes from the mortar lava with which the Al-Quds Brigades and the Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades bombed gatherings of enemy soldiers and vehicles in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israeli military vehicles were targeted with a homemade device on Al-Quds Street in Nablus.

QNN: The WHO says it had to cancel 6 planned missions to northern Gaza since the 26th of December, the latest was today, because Israel rejected to provide assurances of safe passage.

Military analyst, Major General Fayez Al-Duwairi:

"The occupation army must come to the conclusion that the goal of eliminating Hamas is stronger in imagination than in reality, and they must recognize and admit that Hamas will remain, because it is from the womb of the people,"

🔻Mujahideen Brigades: Watch: Scenes of some of the weapons and equipment that our fighters seized after special operations and fierce clashes with enemy forces at various fighting fronts in the Gaza Strip.

🔻Osama Hamdan | The occupation's marketing of the transition to the third phase of the war is false and blatant propaganda

🔻 Osama Hamdan | US should be politically, ethically held responsible for complicity in Zionist terrorism, brutal crimes in Gaza

🔻 Osama Hamdan | Resistance will accept no initiative unless Zionist occupation comes to permanent end

🔻Osama Hamdan | Various types of Zio-American weapons are being used to slaughter innocent Palestinians in Gaza

Abby Martin | Bush passed a law known as the “Hague Invasion Act” which says US can invade the Netherlands to prevent American personnel from being charged with war crimes

NDTV | Israel Supreme Court Rejects Foreign Media Appeal For Gaza Access


The court argued the restrictions were justified on security grounds

Israel's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by international media organisations to allow independent access for journalists to the war-torn Gaza Strip.
Israel controls entry to the besieged Palestinian territory and has not allowed journalists to travel there independently since the start of the conflict on October 7.

The court argued the restrictions were justified on security grounds, as independent entry of journalists could "endanger" Israeli soldiers battling Gaza's Hamas rulers.

In its ruling handed down on Monday, the court said allowing journalists inside Gaza could give away operational details, including troop locations, in a way that could "put them in real danger".

The Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Jerusalem, which floated the petition as a representative of dozens of international media organisations in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, said it was "disappointed" by the ruling.

"Israel's ban on independent foreign press access to Gaza, for 95 days straight, is unprecedented," the FPA said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Statement: The Secretary-General of Hezb-Allah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, will “speak during the celebration honoring the one-week anniversary of the martyrdom of the leader Wissam Hassan Tawil “Hajj Jawad” in the southern town of Khirbet Salam at 2:30 pm on Sunday, 01/14/2024.”

Hebrew Media | Walla: According to an Israeli official, the Qatari proposal encompasses an initial phase involving a humanitarian exchange of prisoners, with the ultimate goal of concluding with the withdrawal of the army from Gaza.