“Democrats Sent 73 Lawyers to AZ – THEY KNOW WHAT THEY DID!” – BREAKING: President Trump Releases Statement on Forensic Audit in Maricopa, County Arizona
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/democrats-sent-73-lawyers-az-know-breaking-president-trump-releases-statement-forensic-audit-maricopa-county-arizona/
Air and Marine Operations and partners seize nearly 5 tons of narcotics in 3 days
WASHINGTON — Between March 16 and March 18, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) Guardian Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) aircrews from the National Air Security Operations Centers (NASOC) partnered with federal and international authorities to disrupt four smuggling attempts in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Western Caribbean Sea, and seized more than three tons of cocaine and nearly two tons of marijuana. Over a three-day period, these operations denied transnational narcotics traffickers approximately $127 million in illicit proceeds.
The following events occurred in support of U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) counternarcotics operations:
On March 16, a NASOC Guardian UAS crew on patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean identified a suspicious go-fast vessel and coordinated interdiction with host nation teams who detained three people and seized 1,700 pounds of marijuana.
On March 17, a NASOC Guardian UAS crew on patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean worked with the U.S. Navy and located a suspicious vessel. The USS Freedom (LCS-1) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) vectored to intercept. The LEDET team detained three people and seized 529 pounds of cocaine as well as 1,695 pounds of marijuana.
On March 18, a NASOC Guardian UAS crew on patrol in the Western Caribbean Sea detected a suspicious vessel and vectored in multiple partner nation vessels for interdiction. Partner nation teams detained four people and seized 5,799 pounds of cocaine.
NASOC Guardian UAS capabilities continue to prove essential to law enforcement in support of SOUTHCOM Operations. On April 1, 2020, SOUTHCOM began what was then known as Enhanced Operations in the Western Hemisphere to increase the disruption of drugs. This increased presence bolstered support to U.S. and partner nation law enforcement by sharing information and intelligence to help expand target packages. Key partners have been involved in over 60% of drug disruptions since April 2020 (up from 50% in 2019).
AMO has three UAS NASOCs located in Grand Forks, North Dakota; Sierra Vista, Arizona; and San Angelo, Texas. These UAS aircraft operate throughout North, Central and South America in defense of the borders of the United States and to prevent attempts to smuggle persons or contraband.
AMO operates the Predator B UAS to increase domain awareness in land and maritime environments. AMO worked with the U.S. Coast Guard to develop a maritime variant of its Predator B UAS called the Guardian. This was done to increase reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting, and acquisition capabilities in maritime operating environments. During Fiscal Year 2020, AMO’s UAS recorded 17,351 confirmed detections of illegal activity. UAS missions also led to the seizure of 6,698 pounds of marijuana.
AMO safeguards our nation by anticipating and confronting security threats through our aviation and maritime law enforcement expertise, innovative capabilities, and partnerships at the border and beyond. With approximately 1,800 federal agents and mission support personnel, 240 aircraft and 300 marine vessels operating throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands, AMO serves as the nation’s experts in airborne and maritime law enforcement.
In Fiscal Year 2020, AMO enforcement actions resulted in the seizure or disruption of 194,220 pounds of cocaine, 278,492 pounds of marijuana, 15,985 pounds of methamphetamine, 952 weapons and $51.5 million, 1,066 arrests, and 47,872 apprehensions of illegal aliens.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/air-and-marine-operations-and-partners-seize-nearly-5-tons-narcotics
Windham, New Hampshire Official Receives Death Threats Over Upcoming Ballot and Voting Machine Audit
Published with permission from Ken Eyring at Granite Grok.
Many know, I have been actively involved with a State Senator and others over the past few months – pushing for a forensic audit of Windham’s voting machines and ballots from the November 3, 2020 general election. A law mandating the forensic audit was passed on April 12th. Part of my support for the Bill included keeping the public aware, and asking them to respectfully submit their thoughts to the appropriate government officials. Their responses have been overwhelming.
It is the civic duty of every citizen to get involved with our government – especially when critical decisions are made regarding the integrity of our elections. Citizen involvement is the foundation of our representative government.
This morning, I was informed by the Chairman of the Windham Board of Selectman that he received “at least two veiled death threats”. He added, “the veiled death threats have crossed the line. This is on you.” He then asked that I make a public statement.
I have had a good, healthy, and respectful relationship with the Chairman going back many years. I agree completely with him that any sort of threat – veiled or not – crosses the line. But I do not agree that “this is on me”. I am NOT responsible for the actions of any other person. I have NEVER incited – nor condoned – violence. It is irresponsible that I am being blamed for someone else’s actions.
To be helpful, I asked to get a copy of the threats so I could put them into context. The Chairman told me that one threat was made via email and the other was a voice message – and that he would forward them to me later today/tonight. Due to the serious accusation, I immediately spoke with the Town Administrator to see if he had a copy of the email. I was told that he would look at the emails and try to forward it to me.
I don’t have any reference regarding what threats were specifically made, but in the meantime, I want to make it clear that I respect the Chairman and the Select Board. Public servants should never be put into a position where they are threatened. Never.
I will not ask people to cease sending their concerns to any public official. BUT I WILL REITERATE THAT WHEN YOU DO, YOU MUST BE CORDIAL AND RESPECTFUL.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-windham-new-hampshire-official-receives-death-threats-upcoming-ballot-voting-machine-audit/
Federal jury convicts US citizen of conspiracy to commit economic espionage, theft of trade secrets and wire fraud
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — A federal jury convicted a Ph.D. chemist of charges associated with the theft of trade secrets related to formulations for bisphenol-A-free (BPA-free) coatings for the inside of beverage cans.
The announcement was made on April 22, by the acting U.S. Attorney for the eastern district of Tennessee and the Department of Justice National Security Division.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the FBI investigated the case.
Following a twelve-day trial,Dr. Xiaorong You, aka Shannon You, 59, of Lansing, Michigan, was convicted of conspiracy to commit trade secret theft, conspiracy to commit economic espionage, possession of stolen trade secrets, economic espionage and wire fraud. You, was originally indicted in February 2019, for trade secret offenses and wire fraud and was charged in a superseding indictment with economic espionage and conspiracy to commit economic espionage in August 2020.
“Theft of trade secret and protected information from American companies poses a threat to our overall national and economic security,” said HSI Special Agent in Charge Jerry C Templet, Jr. “HSI is committed to working with our law enforcement partners to help stop these illegal and deceptive practices that allow companies in other countries to profit by using stolen information that our companies have paid millions of dollars to develop.”
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Dr. Xiaorong You, aka Shannon You, 59, of Lansing, Michigan, stole valuable trade secrets related to formulations for BPA-free coatings for the inside of beverage cans. You, was granted access to the trade secrets while working at The Coca-Cola Company (Coca Cola) in Atlanta, Georgia, and Eastman Chemical Company (Eastman) in Kingsport, Tennessee. The stolen trade secrets belonged to major chemical and coating companies including Akzo-Nobel, BASF, Dow Chemical, PPG, Toyochem, Sherwin Williams, and Eastman, and cost nearly $120,000,000 to develop.
Court documents and trial evidence showed that You stole the trade secrets to set up a new BPA-free coating company in China. You and her Chinese corporate partner, Weihai Jinhong Group, received millions of dollars in Chinese government grants to support the new company (including a Thousand Talents Plan award). Documents related to her Thousand Talents Program application were admitted at trial. Those documents, and other presented evidence, showed her intent to benefit not only Weihai Jinhong Group, but also the governments of China, the Chinese province of Shandong, and the Chinese city of Weihai, as well as her intent to benefit the Chinese Communist Party.
Until recently, BPA was used to coat the inside of cans and other food and beverage containers to help minimize flavor loss and prevent the container from corroding or reacting with the food or beverage contained therein. However, due to BPA’s potential health risks, companies began searching for BPA-free alternatives. As witnesses from the chemical and coating companies testified at trial, developing these BPA-free alternatives was a very expensive and time-consuming process.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/federal-jury-convicts-us-citizen-conspiracy-commit-economic-espionage-theft-trade
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US Offers To Lift Sanctions On Iran's Central Bank, Oil & Shipping
So far during this month's high stakes Vienna talks the Biden administration has refused to give in to Iranian demands that all Trump-era sanctions be immediately lifted as a condition for direct talks leading to the restoration of the JCPOA nuclear deal. The two sides have instead talked 'indirectly' via European mediators.
But there's been 'positive' progress reported as talks are set to resume next week, which has included Washington signaling it is willing to lift sanctions in a piecemeal fashion, especially when it comes to certain key vital sectors of the economy, such as energy, medical, and central banking.
The Wall Street Journal this week is citing two unnamed officials close to negotiations who said "the US is open to lifting terror sanctions against Iran’s central bank, its national oil and tanker companies and several key economic sectors including steel, aluminum and others." The Iranians want to see specifics, however, before they are willing to roll back uranium enrichment and other breaches of the 2015 JCPOA terms.
And further, "A senior European official said Washington has also signaled potential sanctions relief for sectors including textiles, autos, shipping and insurance, all industries Iran was earmarked to gain from in the 2015 agreement."
"Lifting terror sanctions against some of those state entities and critical sectors of the economy would act as a significant tonic to the crippled economy and represent a large share of the country’s income," the WSJ report underscored.
Recall that Trump's sanctions against the central bank came amid allegations of terrorist financing and support. The "terror" designations left in place by Trump on key sectors of the Iranian economy remains a significant hurdle to overcome, which something which Tehran is demanding as a central condition of progress.
Meanwhile the Islamic Republic continues taking to steps to apply its own counter-pressure on the US and the West, reportedly pursuing the installation of more advanced centrifuges to repair the damage after the earlier Natanz nuclear site sabotage - believed to have been carried out by Israeli intelligence. "The UN atomic agency on Wednesday said Iran has installed additional advanced centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear plant, the site of a recent blast blamed on Israel," The Times of Israel reported this week.
"According to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency, seen by Reuters, Iran added two more cascades of IR-4 centrifuges and six clusters of IR-2m at its underground facility," the report said. "The IAEA also confirmed that some of the centrifuges were in use and said the Islamic Republic plans to install another four cascades of the IR-4 at Natanz." This means the Iranians intend to have more in place than were previously in place before the April 11 attack at the Natanz nuclear site.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-offers-lift-sanctions-irans-central-bank-oil-shipping
AZ judge orders a temporary halt to the Arizona forensic election audit until Monday
Arizona Democrats sued this morning to stop the audit, citing “security issues”
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1385677978382872577
Red Alert Sirens Went Off in Southern Israel Amid Reports of Loud Explosion
The Israel Defense Forces reported an alert had been triggered late Friday night in Kissufim, a kibbutz roughly a mile from the border with the Gaza Strip, and that it was reviewing the report.
According to reports, at least three rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, one of which was intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202104231082710725-red-alert-sirens-went-off-in-southern-israel-amid-reports-of-loud-explosion/
Israel said probing link between Pfizer shot and heart problem in men under 30
Leaked Health Ministry investigation raises concerns as 62 cases of Myocarditis found out of 5 million vaccinated, most after second dose; 2 deaths, but no direct link established
Details from an unpublished Israeli Health Ministry report into the side effects of the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine have raised concerns that there could be a link between the second shot and several dozen cases of Myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, particularly in men under 30, Channel 12 reported Friday.
The concerns come from an intermediate report that was presented to ministry heads and to Pfizer in recent weeks, the TV report said. Excerpts from the leaked report stressed that investigators had not conclusively proved a link, but that they had significant concerns.
The report said that out of more than 5 million people vaccinated in Israel, there were 62 recorded cases of Myocarditis in the days after the shot. It found that 56 of those cases came after the second shot and most of the affected were men under 30.
The report said that 60 of the patients were treated and released from hospital in a good condition. Two of the patients, who were reportedly healthy until receiving the vaccination, including a 22-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man, died.
“The findings were presented to the Pfizer company who replied that they had not had similar reports in the rest of the world and would examine the data,” an excerpt from the report said, adding that the details had also been sent to the US FDA and CDC, who were also investigating.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-probing-link-between-pfizer-shot-and-heart-problem-in-men-under-30/
Cruz: Dems Using ‘Race Card’ in D.C. Statehood Debate — ‘Only Card They Have in Their Deck’
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Friday reacted to Democrats’ remarks on the House floor in defense of Washington, D.C. statehood, including Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) calling GOP arguments “racist trash.”
Cruz said in an interview with Fox News Channel’s “The Faulkner Focus” that the “race card” is the “only card” Democrats have in their deck. He called into question why the Democrats are pushing for more power instead of focusing on coming out of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Unfortunately, that is now the go-to attack for Democrats,” Cruz outlined. “They accuse anyone who disagrees with them on any issue of being a racist. And they use language that is just incendiary, it’s inflammatory, and they’re deliberately playing on racial divisions in our country. They do it on issue after issue after issue. … You know, people talk about playing the race card — it is the only card they have in their deck, and so that’s their standard attack. And D.C. statehood, their push here is part of a broader effort. We have Democratic control of the White House and both houses of Congress, and their number one priority — it’s not COVID, it’s not vaccinations, it’s not reopening jobs, it’s not getting kids back in school, it’s not doing anything substantive — their number one priority is they want to stay in power forever.”
“So, you look at what they are pushing. They are pushing D.C. statehood. Why? Because they want two new Democratic senators,” he continued. “They are pushing H.R. 1, what many are calling the corrupt politicians act because they want to federalize elections. They want to register millions of illegal aliens and felons to vote and keep Democrats in power for the next 100 years. And they want to pack the U.S. Supreme Court and add four new left-wing justices because they want to change the rules and maintain power. That’s their priority, and it is not what they should be doing.”
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/04/23/cruz-dems-using-race-card-in-d-c-statehood-debate-only-card-they-have-in-their-deck/
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Migrants living in hotels under $86.9M taxpayer-funded ICE contract are seen being picked up from an Arizona Holiday Inn and taken to the airport after crossing the border
Video obtained by DailyMail.com shows migrants at a Holiday Inn in Chandler
They are seen getting onto buses and being dropped off at a nearby airport
Migrants are being housed in hotels as part of a $86.9million contract with ICE
GOP Rep. Andy Biggs said the border crisis is 'being forced on communities'
ICE insists the migrants are only in these hotels for 72 hours before processing
Biden is facing increasing pressure to deal with the situation at the border
Families continue to cross the Rio Grande and children pack border camps
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9505311/Migrants-taken-Holiday-Inn-Arizona-airport.html
What is the difference between stakeholder capitalism, shareholder capitalism and state capitalism?
This article is part of the The Davos Agenda
Shareholder capitalism and state capitalism have been the prevailing economic systems, but stakeholder capitalism offers a new, better system.
Klaus Schwab explains the difference in this excerpt from the book Stakeholder Capitalism: A Global Economy that Works for Progress, People and Planet.
Join our Book Club to discuss.
The world currently knows two prevailing and competing economic systems: shareholder capitalism, which is dominant in many Western economies, and state capitalism, which is prominent in many emerging markets.
Both systems have led to tremendous economic progress over the past few decades. They left us with a world that is more prosperous than ever before. But each has equally brought about major social, economic, and environmental downsides. They led to rising inequalities of income, wealth, and opportunity; increased tensions between the haves and the have-nots; and above all, a mass degradation of the environment.
Given the shortcomings of both of these systems, we believe we need a new, better global system: stakeholder capitalism. In this system, the interests of all stakeholders in the economy and society are taken on board, companies optimize for more than just short-term profits, and governments are the guardians of equality of opportunity, a level-playing field in competition, and a fair contribution of and distribution to all stakeholders with regards to the sustainability and inclusivity of the system.
But how can we achieve this? What does it look like in practice? And where did the current two systems go wrong? Let us start with the last question first and take a closer look at the two prevailing systems of today.
Consider first shareholder capitalism. It is the form of capitalism in which the interests of one stakeholder, the shareholder, dominate over all others. Companies operate with the sole purpose of maximizing profits and returning the highest possible dividends to shareholders.
That is the force we have seen at work in the past few decades. Moreover, as companies increasingly became global, the power of unions evaporated, and the ability of national governments to act as an arbiter declined. It led to a situation where shareholders became not just preeminent nationally but dominant globally, and many other stakeholders—employees, communities, suppliers, governments, and the environment—lost out as a consequence.
In recent decades, another form of capitalism emerged as an alternative: state capitalism. It, too, is a capitalist model, if we follow the definition that a system is capitalist when “private actors own and control property in accord with their interests, and demand and supply freely set prices in markets in a way that can serve the best interests of society.”
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/01/what-is-the-difference-between-stakeholder-capitalism-shareholder-capitalism-and-state-capitalism-davos-agenda-2021?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social_scheduler&utm_term=The+Davos+Agenda+2021&utm_content=23/04/2021+18:45
Biden Administration Walks Back Regulation Protecting Single-Sex Homeless Shelters
The Biden administration is cracking down on single-sex homeless shelters in a move that critics say will harm religious shelters and present a threat to women's safety.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development said Thursday that it will roll back a Trump administration policy that it said "would have allowed for HUD-sanctioned, federally funded discrimination against transgender people." The policy change requires shelters to accomodate individuals regardless of sex or gender orientation. Any shelter that receives grant money from the department's Office of Community Planning and Development is required to comply with the policy.
"Transgender and gender non-conforming people report more instances of housing instability and homelessness than cis-gender people," Secretary Marcia Fudge said. "Today, we are taking a critical step in affirming HUD's commitment that no person be denied access to housing or other critical services because of their gender identity."
The policy rollback is part of the Biden administration's larger effort to walk back protections for religious freedom instituted under the Trump administration.
Religious homeless shelters, many of which operate based on the sex of the homeless individuals, could see their access to the funding cut off if they do not recognize the department's decision to prioritize gender identity over biological sex. Religious liberty groups accused the Biden administration of using federal power to punish religious organizations.
"The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Biden administration has abandoned women and girls under the guise of being ‘inclusive,'" said Kate Anderson, senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom.
The department told reporters that it will revert to a 2016 Obama administration rule that requires shelters to accommodate individuals based on their gender identity. In 2020, the Trump administration issued guidance that allowed shelters to accommodate individuals based on biological sex. If an individual could not be accommodated, the shelter was required to provide transfer recommendations to other homeless shelters.
Anderson said the policy change could cause religious homeless shelters to come under financial pressure, as their access to federal funding is threatened if they do not conform. The Alliance Defending Freedom pointed to a case involving a women's homeless shelter that sent an intoxicated man to the hospital instead of letting him stay there.
"Some of the faith-based organizations we've represented in court have faced hostility—and even the threat of closure—by government officials who disagree with their religious beliefs," Anderson said. "Unfortunately, HUD's policy reversal promises to multiply those threats and pit the federal government against the shelters and ministries—across the nation—that are effectively and compassionately meeting the needs of our nation's most vulnerable populations."
Transgender-rights activist groups praised the decision. "The Biden administration is living up to its commitment to protect transgender people from discrimination," said Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, deputy executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. "This is a decision that will save lives and help transgender people experiencing homelessness receive the assistance they need."
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-administration-walks-back-regulation-protecting-single-sex-homeless-shelters/
'New Zealand has sold its soul to China'
Sky News contributor Prue Macsween says the "halo has slipped" for "Mother Jacinda" who is no longer a saint stating "NZ has sold its soul" to China.
"It wants the China revenue and it's telling the rest of the 'Four Eyes' [Five Eyes] family to go and jump," she said.
Britain declared the treatment of the Uighur minority in China as "genocide" with Tory MPs taking aim at New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for crudely "sucking up" to China.
"She's going to be the first person to call on Australia… if something goes wrong, Ms Macsween said.
"She's just so out of step and it's so dangerous and the woman needs a reality check and I'm so glad the UK's condemned her that she's suddenly not the hero - the saint of the world."
https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6249989837001
Lockdown Skeptics
On Friday, April 3rd 2020 I wrote an article for the Telegraph about the tsunami of criticism I’d received after publishing a sceptical piece at the end of March about the Government’s lockdown strategy. That piece appeared in the Critic and shortly after it was published I started trending on Twitter, with thousands of people denouncing me, often using intemperate language. In the Telegraph article I expressed my disappointment about this reaction and said people shouldn’t feel shy about criticising the lockdown even if those views put them at odds with the Establishment, as well as a majority of the electorate. Our leaders were making decisions every day that would affect all our lives for years to come and it was right to challenge these decisions in the public square.
In the days that followed the Telegraph article I was contacted by dozens of people, many of them scientists, who shared my reservations about the lockdown policy and were frustrated that it wasn’t being adequately scrutinised. Some had tried to get their views published in newspapers, either as letters or articles, but without success. That’s when I decided to set up Lockdown Sceptics. The idea was for it to serve as a hub for sceptical articles, academic papers and interviews that have appeared elsewhere, as well as to provide an opportunity for experts and non-experts to air views that they couldn’t get published elsewhere. From the start, I also welcomed rebuttals to these arguments and you can see a thoughtful response to my piece in the Critic by Sam Bowman here, as well as my reply to Sam’s critique here. I have been a critic of the lockdown policy almost from the moment the first lockdown was imposed in late March, but I’ve never been 100% certain it’s the wrong way to mitigate the impact of SARS-CoV-2 and am still open to having my mind changed (although I think that’s unlikely). The critical thing is that we should have an informed public debate. Decisions of this importance shouldn’t be “left to the experts”, as some people would have it. To invoke David Hume’s famous distinction, scientific knowledge can tell you what is; it cannot tell you what you ought to do.
I’ve done my best to get across the main sceptical arguments in the form of questions in the right-hand menu. If you click on one, it will take you to a new page where I’ve tried to summarise the issue concerned and then linked to the best articles, papers and interviews I can find on the topic. There is also a sub-menu under nearly all of the questions where I’ve published original pieces, some of them signed, some of them unsigned. New pieces are being added to these sub-menus all the time.
If you want to post comments beneath posts, try and avoid conspiracy theories. If you believe 5G masts are linked to the spread of coronavirus, or that Bill Gates is in favour of mass vaccination because he wants to implant microchips into people’s brains, this site isn’t for you. It’s important that we all keep clear heads. And if possible, try not to engage in too much partisan point-scoring. Most sceptics are small ‘c’ conservatives because we believe in liberty and are horrified by the confinement of people in their homes and… well, because scepticism is at the core of our political philosophy. But I’ve received plenty of emails from people with very different political views to mine, including some lifelong socialists. These emails usually begin: “I’ve never agreed with anything you’ve ever said before, but on this issue…” Again, the critical thing is that we have an informed public debate and that means setting aside our party political allegiances if we can. As Pericles, the Prime Minister’s political lode star, said: “Instead of looking on discussion as a stumbling-block in the way of action, we think it an indispensable preliminary to any wise action at all.”
Lots of proof Lock downs don't work
https://lockdownsceptics.org/
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Red Alert Sirens Went Off in Southern Israel Amid Reports of Loud Explosion
The Israel Defense Forces reported an alert had been triggered late Friday night in Kissufim, a kibbutz roughly a mile from the border with the Gaza Strip, and that it was reviewing the report.
According to reports, at least three rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, one of which was intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense system. The other two are reported to have landed in open terrain, causing neither injuries nor damage.
The attack is just the latest over the last week, beginning with rockets fired on Israeli Independence Day, prompting extensive bombing of Gaza by Israeli fighter jets. It also comes after a Syrian anti-air missile traveled nearly 300 miles into Israeli territory after overshooting an IDF aircraft bombing southern Syria. The rocket landed near Israel's Dimona nuclear power station.
Earlier this week, an Israeli mob in Jerusalem attacked Palestinians and people judged to have an "Arabic accent," chanting "death to Arabs" and ransacking several people's homes. Days later, a Palestinian protest saw more than 100 people injured by Israeli police, including 22 people sent to hospitals, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.
In the encircled Gaza Strip, where medical supplies are largely blocked by a 15-year-long Israeli embargo, COVID-19 is raging. More than 1,000 new cases have been reported each day for several weeks, while according to aid workers, just a few thousand vaccines have been sent to protect a population of more than two million living in one of the most densely populated areas on Earth. However, across the fortified border in Israel, the Health Ministry reported on Thursday that 80% of the population over the age of 16 has been vaccinated against the deadly infectious virus.
https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202104231082710725-red-alert-sirens-went-off-in-southern-israel-amid-reports-of-loud-explosion/
IMO: this is all staged as they need to start a war. Iran will be blamed attacks on Syria and Gaza will be their desired outcome in the interim