Israel Conducts Huge Airstrikes Targeting Houthis At International Airport & Across Yemen

Israel has launched major aerial attacks on Yemen on Thursday, just on heels of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatening to destroy Houthi infrastructure and hunt down its leaders. "I have instructed our forces to destroy the infrastructure of Houthis because anyone who tries to harm us will be struck with full force," Netanyahu told parliament, following a Houthi ballistic missile strike on Tel Aviv Saturday.

"We will continue to crush the forces of evil with strength and ingenuity, even if it takes time," Netanyahu has said of the new offensive over the skies of Yemen. The Saturday attack incident had wounded 16 Israelis.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-conducts-huge-airstrikes-targeting-houthis-international-airport-across-yemen

Biden Pledges More Arms To Ukraine After Christmas Strikes

President Joe Biden on Christmas Day said he has directed the Pentagon to continue its “surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine,” following a wave of Russian air attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure early Christmas morning.

“The purpose of this outrageous attack was to cut off the Ukrainian people’s access to heat and electricity during winter and to jeopardize the safety of its grid,” Biden said in a statement.

“Let me be clear: the Ukrainian people deserve to live in peace and safety, and the United States and the international community must continue to stand with Ukraine until it triumphs over Russia’s aggression.”

The president said that the United States will “continue to work tirelessly” to back Ukraine against Russian forces in the ongoing war.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/biden-pledges-more-arms-ukraine-after-christmas-strikes

Israel gave officers all-clear to kill civilians – NYT

The IDF reportedly deemed upwards of 20 civilian casualties per airstrike an acceptable death toll

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) allegedly loosened its rules of engagement at the start of the war with Hamas, giving officers permission to conduct airstrikes even when they knew that dozens of civilians would be killed, the New York Times has reported.

Within hours of Hamas militants attacking Israel on October 7 last year, the IDF issued an order authorizing mid-ranking officers to strike not just senior Hamas commanders or known military sites, but also low-level fighters and sites with a potentially high number of civilian bystanders, the newspaper reported on Thursday, citing interviews with Israeli officers.

Whereas the IDF officially tolerated between five and ten civilian casualties for every enemy operative killed in the past, the change in the rules bumped the number of acceptable casualties up to 20, the New York Times’ sources said.

The change meant that “the military could target rank-and-file militants as they were at home surrounded by relatives and neighbors, instead of only when they were alone outside,” the newspaper noted.

In practice, IDF commanders authorized strikes that they knew would endanger more than 100 civilians, the newspaper claimed, citing interviews with more than 100 military personnel. Flawed systems were used to identify targets, and unguided 2,000-pound bombs were used in strikes that previously would have called for smaller munitions, it added.

Within three days of Hamas’ attack, the IDF removed a pre-existing cap on the number of strikes its forces could conduct in a single day. As a result, some 30,000 munitions were fired in the first seven weeks of the conflict, more than in the next eight months combined, according to the report.

In a statement to the New York Times, the IDF acknowledged that the rules of engagement had changed after October 7, but said its forces had “consistently been employing means and methods that adhere to the rules of law.”

Israeli forces have killed nearly 45,400 people in Gaza since the conflict began, according to figures supplied by the enclave’s Health Ministry and accepted as accurate by the UN. The majority of those killed have been women and children.

https://www.rt.com/news/610036-israel-civilian-rules-gaza/

Birth rates are plummeting globally, with most countries hitting all-time lows.

Birth rates are plummeting worldwide, signaling a profound shift in global demographics. In 2024, the global birth rate fell to 17.299 births per 1,000 people, continuing a decades-long decline from the 1950 high of 37.844. This trend is no mere statistical anomaly—it reflects seismic changes in how societies function, grow, and sustain themselves.

Why are we seeing this drop? Education and employment opportunities for women have expanded, leading many to delay marriage and childbearing. Add the rising cost of living and the staggering financial demands of raising children—childcare, education, healthcare—and it’s no wonder families are opting for fewer kids. Contraception access and changing cultural norms have further reinforced this global shift toward smaller families.

The United States mirrors this trajectory. In 2023, the U.S. birth rate hit 55.8 births per 1,000 women—a 20% plunge since 2007. The consequences? An aging population, shrinking workforce, and mounting pressure on already strained social security and healthcare systems. Economists warn that fewer workers could stifle productivity and drive labor shortages, threatening long-term economic growth.

Globally, the pattern is even more pronounced. Countries like Japan and South Korea, where birth rates have plummeted below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman, face shrinking populations. The implications are dire: aging societies, economic stagnation, and the unraveling of social structures. These nations are grappling with how to support their elderly populations without enough young workers to shoulder the burden.

This isn’t just a trend—it’s a looming crisis. The ripple effects of declining birth rates touch every aspect of society, from economic growth to social stability.

https://citizenwatchreport.com/birth-rates-are-plummeting-globally-with-most-countries-hitting-all-time-lows/

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/crude-birth-rate

Israel kills five journalists in single Gaza strike – media (VIDEO)

The IDF claims the attack targeted members of an Islamic Jihad terrorist cell

The Israeli military has confirmed it carried out the strike, but claimed it targeted a vehicle carrying terrorists, and that the strike was “precise,” based on aerial surveillance and “additional intelligence.”

“Overnight, with the direction of IDF intelligence, the IAF conducted a precise strike on a vehicle with an Islamic Jihad terrorist cell inside in the area of Nuseirat,” it stated in a post on Telegram. The IDF did not provide evidence to support the claim.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1872078942364205455

State Department, U.S. intel memos unmask longtime terrorism ties of Syria’s new governing regime

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham outfit has carried out killings, kidnappings and terror attacks and has prior ties to ISIS and al-Qaeda, leading to a U.S. designation of a foreign terrorist organization, records show.

“Armed terrorist groups such as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham committed a wide range of abuses, including killings, kidnappings, physical abuse, and recruitment or use of child soldiers,” the report noted.

It added that “conditions in detention centers run by non-state actors, including terrorist groups such as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), violated international law.”

SYRIA 2023 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT

https://justthenews.com/sites/default/files/2024-12/528267-SYRIA-2023-HUMAN-RIGHTS-REPORT.pdf

'Poisonous Propaganda': Netanyahu Fiercely Lashes Out at Israeli Media in Four-minute Video

In a video posted to his X account, Prime Minister Netanyahu claims that 'networks of poison and hysteria' are coordinating with PR firms and activists to target him, his wife, and the right-wing camp through 'biased and agenda-driven programs'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a four-minute video to his X account, in which he issues scathing attacks on Israeli media.

In the video, Netanyahu says that his enemies "in the left wing media found a new-old destination: they attack with no mercy my wife Sara." Netanyahu addressed Israeli television program Uvda's investigative report on Sara Netanyahu which aired last week on Israel's Channel 12, saying that the "networks of poison and hysteria" are trying to hurt Sara in attempt to hurt me.

"They are doing this through biased and agenda-driven television programs, and there, there is no limit to lies, no limit to vile distortions, to taking things out of context, to fake news, to brainwashing, to non-stop engineered manipulation. They call this 'Uvda' [Hebrew for fact] – but its simply lying propaganda," Netanyahu says in the video.

Netanyahu added that "For once, I'd like to see Channel 12 the rest of the networks of poison air an investigation of the left. But don't count on it, it simply won't happen. There was a left-wing government here for a year and a half with the Muslim Brotherhood. How many investigations were there?"

According to him, "What happens in the networks of poison is daily incitement, hour by hour, against the right-wing camp, against the ultra-Orthodox community, against the settlers. This is the real poison machine."

According to Netanyahu, this is a "full industry of conglomerates and public relations firms, dozens of institutions in Israel and the world, thousands of paid activists that are bullying ministers and members of parliament on the right. They are being chased in the streets and being threatened. Threatening their children. Left-wing billionaires in Israel and abroad, that are funneling millions of shekels. They are paying for giant billboards on the streets, buying advertisement space in the country against the right, organizing endless social media campaigns that cost a fortune. They are doing this in coordination with the hysterical media."

Netanyahu added that "Their frustration is that we keep winning elections again and again, despite all their lies and despite their fake polls."

Israel's Union of Journalists responded to Netanyahu's video, stating, "The prime minister continues to attack journalists and media professionals as part of an organized and extensive campaign aimed at undermining the free press in Israel, with the intention of silencing public criticism."

According to the union, "The latest attack on the Uvda program is part of a plan to weaken free media, which also includes efforts to harm Israel's public broadcaster, Haaretz, and public radio stations. A free press is a fundamental condition for democracy. We call on the government and its leader to stop inciting against media outlets and referring to them with derogatory names such as 'networks of poison and hysteria.'"

In a Uvda investigation published last week, leaked messages revealed that in 2020, Sara Netanyahu pressured Chani Bleiweiss, hen head of Netanyahu's office, to act against the couple's neighbors – the bereaved parents of the late pilot Tom Farkash.

According to the report, Netanyahu wrote to Bleiweiss, "The disgusting Farkash family needs to be condemned. There needs to be a response to the terrible things they're doing." Bleiweissreplied, "Farkash's son fell in Lebanon in 2006." Netanyahu responded, "I know about their son, the pilot who was killed. Do you think I'm stupid?"

Bleiweiss then explained to Sara Netanyahu, "That is a private home. The police cannot remove them. If they were to throw something into your yard – then the Shin Bet could break into their home." In response, Sara Netanyahu proposed, "So curse them, shout at them." Bleiweiss said, "The Shin Bet is prohibited from cursing them."

Sara Netanyahu demanded that Bleiweiss bring "Likudniks, someone who isn't a security guard." According to Uvda, the protest was organized shortly after.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1872257021338374581

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-12-26/ty-article/poisonous-propaganda-netanyahu-fiercely-lashes-out-at-israeli-media-in-4-minute-video/00000194-037f-dc8b-afb4-5b7f16e90000

Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen Sustains Serious Injuries In Horseback Riding Accident

Pillen was transported to Nebraska Medicine on Sunday afternoon after the accident, which happened while he was riding with his daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughter, his office said in a statement.

“The Governor’s injuries included minor lacerations to his spleen and kidney, seven broken ribs, a partially collapsed lung resulting from the rib damage, and a minor fracture in one of his vertebrae,” his office said. “There were no injuries to his neck, head, nervous system or additional internal organs.”

The governor’s team of doctors recommended he undergo a coil embolization to stop bleeding in his spleen, his office said. They described the procedure as “minimally invasive.”

“The procedure was a success, and the Governor caught the second half of the Nebraska men’s basketball win over Murray State in his recovery room, while chatting and joking with his family and team,” his office said on Monday. “In summary, the Governor’s injuries were serious but not life-threatening and could have been much worse.”

https://www.womensystems.com/2024/12/nebraska-governor-jim-pillen-sustains.html

Bullet holes in the limousine and extra bullets in Dealey Plaza

https://youtu.be/UtFoPCKVp-8

Australia's Immigration Minister Tony Burke quietly grants himself sweeping new powers

Tony Burke takes on sweeping powers

Can impose curfews and monitoring

Immigration Minister Tony Burke has quietly accrued the power to more readily impose electronic monitoring and curfews on dangerous non-citizens released from detention.

Under the new rules, Mr Burke will have the ability to release non-citizens from immigration detention without the approval of the High Court and impose strict conditions upon them, if they are deemed to be 'community safety concern'.

The Albanese government will be hoping these sweeping measures finally halt the political nightmare the Labor Party has facing since the High Court ruled in November 2023, that non-citizens who cannot be deported can't be indefinitely detained even if previously criminally convicted.

That decision along with other legal challenges lost by the Albanese government has seen murderers and child rapists back on the streets with dozens being arrested for various crimes or breaching release conditions.

Mr Burke's new powers come courtesy of a deal Labor struck with the Opposition during the final sitting week of federal parliament for this year.

Along with the discretion to monitor freed detainees, Mr Burke will also have more power to deport foreigners with no right to remain in Australia.

The Albanese government's previous attempt to impose curfews and monitoring on freed detainees was struck down by a separate High Court ruling in November, with the measures labelled 'punitive' and unconstitutional.

The new legislation seeks to circumvent constitutional issues by introducing a new 'community protection test' to re-implement ankle monitoring and curfew requirements.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14227123/Australia-Immigration-Minister-new-powers.html

WHO head caught in Israeli air strike

The chief of the UN’s World Health Organisation was at an airport where it was bombed by Israel on Thursday.

The head of the United Nations’ World Health Organisation was at an airport at the time Israel bombed it in retaliation for a strike in Tel Aviv.

Israeli air strikes pummelled Sanaa’s international airport and other targets in Yemen on Thursday, leaving three people dead, a day after the latest attacks on Israel by Iran-backed Huthi rebels.

World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was at the airport during the strike, he said, adding that “one of our plane’s crew members was injured”.

Mr Tedros, who was in Yemen to seek the release of detained UN staff and assess the humanitarian situation in war-torn Yemen, said he and his team were about to board their flight when “the airport came under aerial bombardment”.

He said the air traffic control tower, departure lounge and runway were damaged in the strike.

The rebel-held capital’s airport was struck by “more than six” attacks with raids also targeting the adjacent Al-Dailami air base, a witness told AFP.

A series of strikes were also fired at a power station in Hodeida, a witness and the Iran-backed Huthis’ official Al-Masirah TV station said.

Two people died and 11 were wounded at the rebel-held capital’s airport, and one person was killed and three were missing at Ras Issa port, Huthi statements said.

Huthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam called the strikes, a day after the Huthis fired a missile and two drones at Israel, “a Zionist crime against all the Yemeni people”.

The Israeli military said its “fighter jets conducted intelligence-based strikes on military targets belonging to the Huthi terrorist regime”.

https://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/who-head-caught-in-israeli-air-strike/news-story/a47ebf250080d771cb249b010203174e

The Bank Israel Bombed

Here’s why the Zionist cause tried to obliterate Al-Qard Al-Hasan Association, a savings and loan institution in Lebanon.

https://youtu.be/3g75ruJ0610