Latest news with #Hamas-held
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Monday's Mini-Report, 6.2.25
Today's edition of quick hits. * The latest from Boulder: 'A man who law enforcement officials say used a 'makeshift flamethrower' to injure eight people in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday marching for the release of Hamas-held Israeli hostages has been charged with attempted murder, among other charges. The state of Colorado has charged the suspect, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, with 42 counts, including eight counts of attempted first-degree murder after deliberation and eight counts of first-degree murder with extreme indifference. He was charged earlier Monday with a federal hate crime." * A dramatic attack deep inside Russia: 'It was a stunning, audacious attack whose widespread effects are only just becoming clear. Ukraine managed to smuggle 117 aerial drones on the backs of trucks that deposited them at the perimeter of four Russian air bases — one of them deep inside Siberia some 2,500 miles from Ukraine's borders, according to Ukrainian officials.' * On a related note, this is an interesting angle: 'President Trump was not informed of a recent Ukrainian attack on Russia, The Hill's sister network NewsNation confirmed Sunday. An administration official told NewsNation's Tanya Noury that the president was not given a heads-up about the drone attack that a Ukrainian security official alleged destroyed more than 40 planes well within Russian territory, according to The Associated Press.' * In the Middle East: 'More than 20 people were killed on Sunday and more than 100 wounded when Palestinians who had gathered overnight in the hope of obtaining food from an aid distribution center in Gaza came under fire, according to local health officials.' * Israel's explanation for the same violence: 'An Israeli military official tells NBC News that Israeli soldiers fired warning shots 'toward several suspects' about half-a-mile from an aid distribution center that was the site of a deadly attack in the Gaza Strip on Sunday.' * So ICE seized a high school student by accident? 'Federal immigration officials on Monday said the Milford High School student who was arrested on his way to volleyball practice Saturday was not their intended target. Instead, ICE officers were looking for the teen's father, said Patricia Hyde, field director of ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations in Boston, on Monday.' * In related news: 'Officers with the Department of Homeland Security briefly detained a staff member in Rep. Jerry Nadler's (D-N.Y.) Manhattan office during an incident on Wednesday, as protests took place outside an immigration courthouse in the same federal facility as the representative's office.' * Approval is one thing, access is another: 'Moderna announced this weekend that the Food and Drug Administration approved its lower-dose Covid-19 vaccine for adults 65 and older, as well as people ages 12 to 64 with at least one medical condition that increases their risk for severe Covid. The approval, which is limited to individuals who have previously received a Covid vaccine, was granted by the FDA on Friday.' * Tyler Hassen gets scrutiny: 'A Texas oil executive from Elon Musk's government efficiency team has been given sweeping powers to overhaul the federal department that manages vast tracts of resource-rich public lands, but he hasn't divested his energy investments or filed an ethics commitment to break ties with companies that pose a conflict of interest, records show.' * The demise of the Job Corps: 'The Department of Labor (DOL) announced this week it will pause operations at Job Corps centers nationwide, a move that has already gotten pushback from both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill. The department said Thursday it will begin a 'phased pause' initiating 'an orderly transition for students, staff, and local communities.' The pause will occur by June 30, the office said.' See you tomorrow. This article was originally published on
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Suspect in Colorado fire attack on Israeli hostage advocates charged with federal hate crime
A man who law enforcement officials say used a 'makeshift flamethrower' to injure eight people in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday marching for the release of Hamas-held Israeli hostages has been charged with a federal hate crime. According to an FBI affidavit released Monday, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian national, shouted 'free Palestine' and threw 'two lit Molotov cocktails at individuals' participating in a weekly Run for Their Lives event around 2 p.m. local time at Boulder's Pearl Street Mall. The weekly event's purpose is to demand the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and during Israel's ongoing, retaliatory bombing campaign. Eight people were hospitalized with burns and other injuries from the attack, with two of them in serious condition, officials said Sunday. After Soliman was detained, law enforcement officials found a nearby plastic container with 'fourteen unlit Molotov cocktails,' the FBI stated in its arrest warrant application. While in custody, Soliman 'stated that he wanted to kill all Zionist people and wished they were all dead. [Soliman] stated he would do it (conduct an attack) again.' The affidavit continued: He specifically targeted the 'Zionist Group' that had gathered in Boulder having learned about the group from an online search. SOLIMAN knew that they planned to meet today, Sunday, June 1 at 1pm. He arrived at approximately 12:55 p.m. and waited for them. Throughout the interview, SOLIMAN stated that he hated the Zionist group and did this because he hated this group and needed to stop them from taking over 'our land,' which he explained to be Palestine. He stated that he had been planning the attack for a year and was waiting until after his daughter graduated to conduct the attack. Soliman entered the U.S. in August 2022 on B2 visa (a temporary visitor visa for non-business–related activities) that expired in February 2023, said Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 'The Colorado Terrorist attack suspect, Mohamed Soliman, is illegally in our country,' she said in a post on X. 'He filed for asylum in September 2022.' 'McLaughlin told NBC News the suspect's asylum claim was pending,' the outlet reported. 'While his visa had expired, he had not yet exhausted all legal routes to staying in the U.S.' The attack occurred less than two weeks after a shooter killed two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Capitol Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., and subsequently shouted 'free Palestine!' This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates. This article was originally published on
Axios
3 days ago
- Politics
- Axios
Trump blames Biden's border policies for Boulder attack
President Trump used Sunday night's attack in Boulder, Colorado, to tout his administration's anti-immigration policies and bash former President Biden. The big picture: The suspect entered the U.S. and sought asylum during Biden's term, but he's currently staying in the country illegally, per the Department of Homeland Security. The suspect, 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, entered the U.S. in August 2022 on a B2 visa that expired in February 2023, according to Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin. He filed for asylum in September 2022. What he's saying: "He came in through Biden's ridiculous Open Border Policy, which has hurt our Country so badly," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday. "He must go out under 'TRUMP' Policy. Acts of Terrorism will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law." "This is yet another example of why we must keep our Borders SECURE, and deport Illegal, Anti-American Radicals from our Homeland." Driving the news: Multiple people were left with burns on Sunday near a rally calling for the release of Hamas-held hostages in Gaza.
Axios
3 days ago
- Politics
- Axios
No deaths in flamethrower attack at Boulder rally for Israeli hostages: Police
No victims died as of Monday morning following an attack being investigated as terrorism in Boulder, Colorado, local police said. The big picture: Multiple people were left with burns on Sunday near a rally calling for the release of Hamas-held hostages in Gaza. Eight people were taken to Denver-area hospitals on Sunday night. The suspect is 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, the FBI said in a statement. State of play: In a Tuesday statement, President Trump said the attack "will not be tolerated." "My heart goes out to the victims of this terrible tragedy, and the Great People of Boulder, Colorado!" he wrote on Truth Social. He also blamed former President Biden for Soliman's presence in the country. "He came in through Biden's ridiculous Open Border Policy, which has hurt our Country so badly. He must go out under 'TRUMP' Policy," Trump wrote. "Acts of Terrorism will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law. This is yet another example of why we must keep our Borders SECURE, and deport Illegal, Anti-American Radicals from our Homeland." Context: Soliman entered the U.S. in August 2022 on a B2 visa that expired in February 2023, per Tricia McLaughlin, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security. He filed for asylum in September 2022. Zoom in: Run for Their Lives organized the walk in support of the hostages as "a peaceful walk to show solidarity with the hostages and their families, and a plea for their release." The suspect threw a "makeshift flamethrower" into the crowd.
Axios
3 days ago
- Politics
- Axios
Trump's Truth posts mix wild conspiracies with market-moving policies
President Trump 's Truth Social account is full of jarring juxtapositions: major trade policy announcements and presidential nominations broken up by bizarre conspiracies and personal boasts. Why it matters: The president's words matter, whether he's moving markets with tariff threats or spreading unfounded conspiracies about his political rivals, and the White House has mimicked Trump's bellicose online persona. Emboldened in his second term, Trump has surrounded himself with conspiracy theorists and posts without restraint. Driving the news: The president late on Saturday shared an outlandish conspiracy from another user who said that former President Biden had been "executed in 2020" and was replaced by clones or robots. Trump shared the post to his nearly 10 million followers with no context. In another strange post Wednesday, Trump shared a meme of himself walking down a dark city street with all-cap text that read, "HE'S ON A MISSION FROM GOD & NOTHING CAN STOP WHAT IS COMING." Pepe the frog — a cartoon symbol embraced by the alt-right — is standing in the background. The edit was credited to another account on Truth Social. What they're saying: The White House didn't directly respond when asked about Trump sharing conspiracy theories. "President Trump has done more than any other president in modern history to stop antisemitic violence and hold corrupt institutions, like Harvard, accountable for allowing anti-American radicalism to escalate," White House spokesperson Taylor Rogers said in an email. The intrigue: Between those two posts, Trump made and shared (real) political and economic news. On Friday, he accused China of breaking the trade truce it reached with the U.S. The stock market immediately dropped on Trump's post. On Saturday, before he suggested his political rival had been executed, Trump announced he'd withdrawn Jared Isaacman's NASA nomination. He also shared highlights from his remarks at a U.S. Steel facility in Pennsylvania, where he said he'd increase tariffs on steel imports to 50% from 25%. Trump also used his Truth Social account to endorse books written by MAGA-aligned playwright David Mamet and Salena Zito, a journalist who detailed the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. Yes, but: The things Trump doesn't post are just as striking. As of Monday morning, he had not commented on the Boulder, Colorado, attack near a rally advocating for the release of Hamas-held hostages in Gaza that sent eight people to the hospital. The official White House X account has reposted statements from several other administration officials condemning the attack. Context: It's not a new phenomenon for Trump to platform unproven conspiracies and misinformation on social media or in the White House. Per the Washington Post's count, the president made 30,573 untruthful statements during his first term, many of which he shared to Twitter. He's repeatedly said the 2020 election was stolen and has elevated racist "birther" conspiracies against his opponents. On the 2024 campaign trail, Trump and Vice President Vance repeated a baseless claim that Haitian immigrants were eating pets. And in a shocking Oval Office encounter last month with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Trump pointed to misleading images when doubling down on the "white genocide" conspiracy theory.
