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Mint
4 days ago
- Politics
- Mint
Ukraine launched drones from trucks parked deep inside Russia in ‘modern Pearl Harbor' attack
New chilling details have emerged as Ukrainian drones on Sunday reportedly destroyed at least 40 Russian planes in an attack on the eve of peace talks between the two countries. According to a social media post by Murtaza Hussain, a journalist at Drop Site News, the FPV drones used by Ukraine were launched from trucks parked inside the Russian territory. 'The FPV drones were reportedly launched from trucks parked inside Russian territory and deployed from the top of removable roofs,' he said on X. Hussain described the attack as 'modern Pearl Harbor'. 'Despite losing territory to Russian advances in recent months the UA has pulled off a modern Pearl Harbor. I would brace for serious retaliation.' The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise air raid by Japan on the US in 1941, in the midst of the World War II. In a surprise drone attack, Ukraine claimed to destroy more than 40 Russian planes deep in Russia's territory, as per a report by The Associated Press quoting sources. While the official source quoted by AP could not share operational details, they said the attack took over a year to execute and was personally supervised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The drones were transported in containers carried by trucks deep into Russian territory, as per the report. The drones hit airfields including the Belaya air base in Russia's Irkutsk region, more than 4,000 kilometers (2,500 miles) from Ukraine. It is the first time that a Ukrainian drone has been seen in the region, local Gov. Igor Kobzeva said, stressing that it did not present a threat to civilians. The attack was disclosed on the same day as Zelensky said Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul for a new round of direct peace talks with Russia on Monday. In a statement on Telegram, Zelenskyy said that Defense Minister Rustem Umerov will lead the Ukrainian delegation. 'We are doing everything to protect our independence, our state and our people,' Zelensky said. Meanwhile, Russia on Sunday launched the biggest number of drones — 472 — on Ukraine since the full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine's air force said.
Int'l Business Times
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Int'l Business Times
Israel Rejects Ceasefire Negotiated by Trump That Would Release Hostages. Trump Official Blames Hamas
The Israeli government rejected a ceasefire proposal, facilitated by President Donald Trump, which would have included the release of Israeli hostages by Hamas; however, a Trump official attributed the failure of the deal to the Palestinian armed resistance group. An understanding between Hamas through Palestinian-American intermediary Bishara Bahbah and U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff was agreed upon over the weekend. The terms included a 60-day temporary ceasefire, which had been reduced from Hamas' initially proposed 90-day truce, and the release of 10 Israeli prisoners, Drop Site News reported. However, before President Trump could announce the agreement on Monday, the Israeli government told local media it had killed the deal. "The eagerness with which it was killed in Israel indicated a deep fear that Washington would accept it and even try to impose it," YNet reported, according to Drop Site News. Witkoff then blamed the agreement's collapse on Hamas, telling Axios, "What I have seen from Hamas is disappointing and completely unacceptable." The Trump official's reversal contradicted what Hamas had been led to believe during its discussions with U.S. mediators, according to Drop Site News, as the next step was for Witkoff to seek Israeli approval. Witkoff's subsequent statement effectively gave Israel the freedom to walk away from the deal without consequence. While Hamas insists it seeks a permanent end to the war, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated military operations in Gaza will continue until Israel achieves full control of the enclave, which is home to nearly 2.5 million Palestinians. Since Oct. 7, 2023, nearly 63,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's war on Gaza, and nearly 1,200 have been killed in Israel. Israeli forces escalated its killing of Palestinians on March 18, weeks after initiating a blockade on all aid, including food, water, and medical supplies, Israel has killed nearly 4,000 Palestinians, most of whom were women and children. Originally published on Latin Times Israel Trump Donald trump
Int'l Business Times
27-05-2025
- General
- Int'l Business Times
Former Marine Tapped to Lead Distribution of Aid in Gaza Resigns, Citing Lack of 'Humanitarian Principles'
The founder and CEO of the U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation resigned, citing ethical clashes ahead of distribution in Gaza Strip. A former Marine who helped found and served as the CEO of the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) resigned one day before he was set to oversee the first aid distribution in the region following a nearly three-month blockade. Jake Wood, who was deployed as a sniper to Iraq and Afghanistan, cited a lack of "humanitarian principles" as the reason for his abrupt departure from the only aid group Israel has allowed to enter Gaza since March. "Like many others around the world, I was horrified and heartbroken at the hunger crisis in Gaza and, as a humanitarian leader, I was compelled to do whatever I could to help alleviate the suffering," Wood wrote in a statement released Sunday evening, according to Drop Site News. 🚨BREAKING: Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) Director ResignsJake Wood has resigned as Executive Director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the Israeli plan for aid distribution in Gaza that bypasses established NGO and UN channels. Wood cites an inability to implement… — Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) May 25, 2025 Since Israel unilaterally broke the Israel-Hamas ceasefire on March 2, no aid, including food, water, or medicine, has entered the Gaza Strip. The Israeli government's blockade has left 500,000 Palestinians at risk of starvation. In the nearly three months since, at least 60 Palestinian children have died from malnutrition, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), and nearly 71,000 children under 5 are at risk of becoming acutely malnourished if the blockade continued. "I am proud of the work I oversaw, including developing a pragmatic plan that could feed hungry people, address security concerns about diversion, and complement the work of longstanding NGOs in Gaza," Wood continued. "However, it is clear that it is not possible to implement this plan while also strictly adhering to the humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence, which I will not abandon." The U.S. veteran called on Israel to stop withholding aid to the war-torn enclave where nearly 2.5 million Palestinians live. "I urge Israel to significantly expand the provision of aid into Gaza through all mechanisms, and I urge all stakeholders to continue to explore innovative new methods for the delivery of aid, without delay, diversion, or discrimination," Wood added. Before Wood's resignation, GHF faced backlash from leading humanitarians, including the United Nations' Aid Chief Tom Fletcher. He called the foundation's distribution plan a "fig leaf for further violence and displacement" of Palestinians. "It is cynical sideshow. A deliberate distraction," Fletcher told the U.N. Security Council last week, according to Reuters. "We can save hundreds of thousands of survivors. We have rigorous mechanisms to ensure our aid gets to civilians and not to Hamas, but Israel denies us access, placing the objective of depopulating Gaza before the lives of civilians." Originally published on Latin Times © Latin Times. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.
Middle East Eye
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Hamas says Trump envoy promised lifting of Gaza blockade right after release of US-Israeli captive: Report
Drop Site News revealed on Friday that Hamas was promised by US President Donald Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, that the crippling Israeli blockade of Gaza would be lifted 48 hours after the release of US-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander. Hamas released Alexander on Monday in what was seemingly a gesture of goodwill to Trump, without receiving Palestinians from Israeli prisons in return. The blockade has not been lifted, and according to Haaretz, ceasefire talks have stalled. "It was a deal" made by "Witkoff himself," Basem Naim, a member of the Hamas political bureau, told Drop Site News. 'If we release [Alexander], Trump will speak out thanking Hamas for its gesture, obliging Israel on the second day to open the borders and allow aid to come into Gaza, and [Trump would] call for an immediate ceasefire and to go for negotiations to end the war," he added. '[Witkoff] did nothing of this,' Naim said. 'They didn't violate the deal. They threw it in the trash.'
New York Post
06-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Trump says US ‘will stop' bombing Yemen's Houthis, claims ‘they don't want to fight anymore'
President Trump announced Tuesday that Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen had agreed to stop attacking American vessels in the Red Sea and that his administration will cease strikes on them in response. 'The Houthis have announced that … they don't want to fight anymore,' Trump told reporters in the Oval Office while meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. 'They just don't want to fight. And we will honor that, and we will, we will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated, but more importantly, we will take their word [when] they say they will not be blowing up ships anymore, and that's what the purpose of what we were doing.' Trump announced the US would cease bombings against the Houthis. AP There was no immediately to confirm Trump, who called the development 'very positive' and added that 'we just found out about that.' President Donald Trump said they don't want to fight. AP The Houthis have repeatedly attacked ships traversing the Red Sea since Hamas' attack on Israel Oct. 7, 2023. The Trump administration had been carrying out retaliatory strikes meant to deter the aggression. A Houthi spokesperson confirmed to DropSite News that the US-designated terror organization agreed to stop firing upon US ships if the Trump administration also agreed to stop bombing them. 'We do not consider ourselves at war with the American people,' Mohammed al-Bukhaiti told DropSite News. 'If the US stops targeting Yemen, we will cease our military operations against it.'
