Max Miller

@MaxMillerOH

The deranged hatred in this country has gotten out of control. Today I was run off the road in Rocky River, and the life of me and my family was threatened by a person who proceeded to show a Palestinian flag before taking off. I have filed a police report with Capitol Police and the local police department. We know who this person is and he will face justice.

As a Marine, a proud Jewish American and a staunch defender of Israel, I will not hide in the face of this blatant antisemitic violence.

3:16 PM · Jun 19, 2025

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https://x.com/MaxMillerOH/status/1935778720855241020

Eric Daugherty

@EricLDaugh

🚨 BREAKING: Kari Lake MASS TERMINATES 85% of positions at the U.S. Agency for Global Media - 1,400 total.

Keep cutting!

12:06 PM · Jun 20, 2025

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https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/1936093233550868687

Bloomberg News

Fri, June 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM EDT

Chinese exports of rare earth magnets slumped further in May, with shipments to the US showing an especially steep drop due to the trade war with Washington.

Rare earth minerals, and the products that use the elements, have been at the center of the dispute since early April, when China imposed export controls in retaliation for punitive tariffs levied on Chinese goods. The two countries have since sought to reset relations, culminating in a meeting in London in early June, which prompted US President Donald Trump to declare that issues around rare earths had been resolved.

China accounts for about 90% of the world’s rare earth products, most of which are magnets, and whether it allows supplies to flow more freely after the agreement reached in London will be a key focus for governments and markets in the weeks and months to come.

Chinese customs data on Friday showed the extent of the impact on supplies of rare earth magnets in particular, an item vital for high-tech industries from carmakers to defense contractors. The controls have affected sales to all countries, with China’s total exports roughly halving in April, and then halving again in May, to 1,238 tons.

That comes to about $60 million, the lowest-value month in data going back to 2015, barring February 2020 and the onset of the pandemic.

The US portion by volume in May was just 46 tons, less than one-tenth of the magnets it imported in March. Other countries including Vietnam, host to a number of Chinese companies, and Germany saw their supplies hold up much better. Those two countries were the top destinations last month, accounting for 19% and 17% of sales, respectively.

https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/banking/article/best-high-yield-savings-interest-rates-today-friday-june-20-2025-100015283.html

Wall Street perks up, oil dips after Trump's Middle East delay; Oil slides as Trump delays Iran intervention decision.

Isla Binnie and Marc Jones Thu, June 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM EDT 3 min read

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Wall Street indexes tracked global stock markets modestly higher on Friday while oil dipped after U.S. President Donald Trump held off on a decision of whether to involve the U.S. military in the Israel-Iran conflict.

Israel and Iran continued trading attacks one week on from an Israeli assault on Iran, but markets took comfort after the White House said Trump will decide in the next two weeks whether the U.S. will intervene on Israel's side.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.42% in early trade, the S&P 500 popped up 0.24%, and the Nasdaq Composite edged up 0.1%.

"Any news flow that's going to lean in the direction of de-escalation is going to be a market positive, and we're seeing that to a certain extent here," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at B. Riley Wealth.

Oil took a breather, with Brent down 2.9% to $76.56 per barrel, but the preceding days' surge still left it on course to post a weekly gain.

Europe's main bourses ended their session higher, (.EU) following similar gains across Asia, although it was touch and go whether MSCI's main world index would still rack up a second-straight weekly loss.

Uncertainty as to whether Trump would jump quickly into the Middle Eastern conflict, along with concerns about tariff-driven inflation flagged by the U.S. central bank, prompted market volatility earlier in the week.

Fears of disruption to global oil supplies had boosted prices. "Brent crude is down 2.5% today in the clearest sign that fears over an imminent escalation in the Israel/Iran conflict have eased," MUFG strategist Derek Halpenny said.

European foreign ministers were meeting their Iranian counterpart in Geneva on Friday, seeking a path back to diplomacy over its contested nuclear programme.

Asian shares had gained overnight thanks to a 1.2% jump in Hong Kong's Hang Seng, and as newly elected President Lee Jae Myung's stimulus plans saw South Korea's Kospi top 3,000 points for the first time since early 2022.

China's central bank held its benchmark lending rates steady as widely expected in Beijing, while data from Japan showed core inflation there hit a two-year high in May, keeping pressure on the Bank of Japan to resume interest rate hikes.

That in turn lifted the yen and pushed down the export-heavy Nikkei in Tokyo.

TREASURIES LOSE OUT

In the U.S. bond market, which was open again after a federal holiday on Thursday, benchmark 10-year notes rose 2.8 basis points to 4.423%, from 4.395% late on Wednesday.

"There's a bit of a risk-on trade going on, meaning people aren't really piling into Treasuries," said Tom di Galoma, managing director at Mischler Financial Group.

Yields had edged higher on Wednesday when Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said borrowing costs are still likely to fall in 2025.

Powell cautioned against holding on too strongly to forecasts and said he expects "meaningful" inflation ahead as consumers pay more for goods due to the Trump administration's planned import tariffs.

The dollar was set for its biggest weekly rise in more than a month despite Friday's modest decline, indicating some investors still sought traditional safe havens.

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, rose 0.15% to 98.82, with the euro up 0.1% at $1.1505.

But gold, another traditional refuge, fell 0.13% to $3,365.89 an ounce.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stocks-struggle-oil-3rd-week-021515485.html

Victor Davis Hanson @VDHanson1/2

Misunderstanding Trump?

Many are now demanding that Trump act abroad in the way they think he had promised and campaigned–which can be mostly defined as how closely he should parallel their own version of MAGA.

But Trump’s past shows that he never claimed that he was either an ideological isolationist or an interventionist.

He was and is clearly a populist-nationalist: i.e., what in a cost-to-benefit analysisis in the best interests of the U.S. at home and its own particular agendas abroad?

Trump did not like neo-conservatismbecause he never felt it was in our interests to spend blood and treasure on those who either did not deserve such largess, or who would never evolve in ways we thought they should, or whose fates were not central to our national interests.

So-called, optional, bad-deal, and forever wars in the Middle East and their multitrillion-dollar costs would come ultimately at the expense of shorting Middle America back home.

However, Trump’s first-term bombing of ISIS, standing down “little rocket man”, warning Putin not to invade Ukraine between 2017-21, and killing off Qasem Soleimani, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and many of the attacking Russian Wagner Group in Syriawere certainly not Charles Lindberg isolationism but a sort of Jacksonian—something summed up perhaps as the Gadsen “Don’t tread on me”/ or Lucius Sulla’s “No better friend, no worse enemy” .

Trump’s much critiqued references to Putin—most recently during the G7, and his negotiations with him over Ukraine—were never, as alleged, appeasement (he was harder in his first term on Putin than was either Obama or Biden), but art-of-the-deal/transactional (e.g., you don’t gratuitously insult or ostracize your formidable rival in possible deal-making, but seek simultaneously to praise—and beat—him.)

Similarly, Churchill initially saw the mass-murdering, treacherous Stalin in the way Trump perhaps sees Putin, someone dangerous and evil, but who if handled carefully, occasionally granted his due, and approached with eyes wide open, could be useful in advancing a country’s realist interests—which for Britain in 1941 was for Russia to kill three-quarters of Nazi Germany’s soldiers, and, mutatis mutandis, for the U.S. in 2025 to cease the mass killing near Europe, save most of an autonomous Ukraine, keep Russia back eastward as far as feasible, and in Kissingerian-style derail the developing Chinese and Russian anti-American axis.

Trump was never anti-Ukraine, but rather against a seemingly endless Verdun-like warin which after three years neither side had found a pathway to strategic resolution—a war from the distance fought between two like peoples, one with nuclear weapons, and on the doorstep of Europe.

2:05 PM · Jun 18, 2025

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https://x.com/VDHanson/status/1935398589125247371

>>23209949

2/2

Usually, Trump prefaced the war as a nonsensical wastage of life, at staggering human cost that his supposedly more humane and sophisticated critics never mentioned all that much.

At best, one could say Trump really did lament the horrific loss of life, and at the least, as a builder and deal-maker, wars for him rarely made any practical business sense, i.e., it seems wiser to build things and mutually profit than to blow them up and impoverish all involved.

Add it all up, and what Trump is doing vis-à-vis Iran seems in line with what he has said and done about “America First”.

He sees Israel’s interests in neutering the nuclear agendas of the thuggish and dangerous Iran as strategically similar to those of our own and our allies—but not necessarily tactically in every instance identically so.

Thus, Trump wants the Iranian nuclear threat taken out by Israel—if feasible. And he will help facilitate that aim logistically and diplomatically.

If it is not possible for Israel to finish the task, in a cost-to-benefit analysis he will take it out—but, again, only after he is convinced that the end of Iran’s nukes and our intervention far outweigh the dangers of a superpower intervention, attacks on U.S. installations in the region, a wider, ongoing American commitment, spiraling oil prices, or distractions or even injury to his ambitious domestic agenda.

Trump is willing to talk to the Iranians, rarely insults their thuggish leaders, and wants to show that he always preferred exhausting negotiations to preemptive war.

That patience allows him to say legitimately that force was his last choice—as he sees all the alternatives waning.

Thus, Iran’s fate was in its own hands, either to be a non-nuclear rich state analogous to the Gulf States but no longer a half-century rogue terrorist regime seeking to overturn and then appropriate the Middle East order and to threaten the West with nukes.

Tactically, Trump thinks out loud. He offers numerous possible solutions, issues threats, and deadlines (some rhetorical or negotiable, others literal and ironclad). He alternates between sounding like a UN diplomat and a Cold War hawk, and sometime pivots and reverses himself as situations change.

All this can confuse his allies, but perhaps confounds more his enemies.

In sum, he believes as far as enemies go, public predictability is dangerous—unpredictability even volatility being the safer course.

Add it all up, and there is a reason why Putin did not invade Ukraine during Trump’s first term;why for the first time in nearly 50 years the Middle East has some chance at normality with the demise of the Iran’s Shia crescent of terror; and why Europe and our Asian allies may be more irritated by Trump than by Obama and Biden, but also probably feel that he is more likely to defend their shared Western interests in extremis, and will lead a far stronger and more deterrent West than his predecessors, one that will prevent war by assuring others that it is suicidal to attack the U.S.

2:05 PM · Jun 18, 2025

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https://x.com/VDHanson/status/1935398589125247371

19 Jun, 2025 15:27

Durov divvies-up his billions for his kids – with a catch

The billionaire’s more than 100 children will not have access to his fortune until at least 2055, the Telegram founder has said

Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has announced plans to leave his fortune to the more than 100 children he has fathered. However, they won’t have access to their inheritance until 30 years from now, the Russian-born entrepreneur told French newspaper Le Point on Wednesday.

Durov, who holds Russian, French, UAE, and St. Kitts and Nevis passports,said he is the official father of six children with three different partners – though he added that he has fathered over 100 children in 12 countries through sperm donation.

“I recently wrote my will… I decided that my children will not have access to my fortune until thirty years have passed, starting today,” the 40-year-old told the outlet.He said he wants his children “to live like normal people, to build themselves up on their own, to learn to trust themselves, to be able to create – not to be dependent on a bank account.”

His fortune currently stands at $17.1 billion, according to Forbes, which puts him at number 133 among the world’s richest people. Last year, Telegram – which has over a billion active users – posted a record $540 million in profit, marking a sharp turnaround from a $173 million loss the previous year.

Durov added that he makes no distinction between his children, saying those who were conceived naturally and those who came from his sperm donations “will all have the same rights.”

He noted that his work involves risks, and that “defending freedoms earns you many enemies, including within powerful states.” He added that he wants to protect his children and the company he created.

“I want Telegram to always remain true to the values I stand for,”Durov said.

He stated that a nonprofit foundation would take over Telegram’s managementin the event of his “disappearance,” adding that the main goal is to ensure the platform remains independent while respecting privacy and freedom of speech.

Durov stressed that he remains Telegram’s sole shareholder, owning 100% of the company, “the only way to guarantee Telegram’s complete independence.”

Last year, Durov was arrested in France and placed under judicial supervision over alleged complicity in crimes linked to Telegram users. The entrepreneur, whose company is based in Dubai, was released on €5 million ($5.46 million) bail and was temporarily allowed to leave France in mid-March with judicial approval.

https://www.rt.com/russia/619839-durov-will-children-thirty-years/

(He has more children than Elon, now there may be a contest between them.)

Ilhan Omar Deletes Juneteenth Post After Called Out for Present Day Slavery in Somalia

by Kristinn Taylor Jun. 19, 2025 10:40 pm

Somalia refugee Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) deleted a Juneteenth post on slavery Thursday after being called out for slavery currently being practiced in her home country. A different Juneteenth message by Omar that did not mention slavery remains online.

Omar originally posted, “160 years ago on June 19, 1865, slavery ended in this country. Today, we celebrate Black freedom, resilience, and achievement, and continue the work to root out systematic racism from our policies and institutions.”

At 1:10 p.m. EDT, MAGA poster Gunther Eagleman replied, “Somalia still has slaves. Ilhan should go fight to free her own people.”

At 1:23 p.m., Eagleman posted, “She deleted her post.”

Another Juneteenth post by Omar remains, “On Juneteenth, we remember that freedom is not always swift but it is always worth the fight. It’s a powerful reminder of how long justice can take to reach those who deserve it most.

Today, we celebrate Black freedom, resilience, and achievement, and continue the work to root out systematic racism from our policies and institutions.”

Excerpt from a 2024 State Department report on human trafficking in Somalia:

IDPs, minority populations, people residing in al-Shabaab territory, and Somali children working in informal sectors remain the most vulnerable to sex trafficking and forced labor. Some Somalis willingly surrender custody of their children to people with whom they share familial ties or clan linkages who may subsequently exploit some of these children in forced labor or sex trafficking. Traffickers may exploit children in forced labor in agriculture, domestic work, herding, selling or portering khat, crushing stones, fishing, forced begging, or construction.

A 2023 report by Walk Free estimated nearly 100,000 enslaved people in Somalia:

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/ilhan-omar-deletes-juneteenth-post-after-called-present/

(I wouldn't be surprised if she brought in stolen children and pimped them out, for all kinds of disgusting things. She needs an investigation.)

“Get Away From Me Before I Pluck You!” – Maryland Woman Gets Physical with Reporter After He Tries to Ask Why She’s Advertising Empty Houses to Lure Squatters(VIDEO)

by Cullen Linebarger Jun. 20, 2025 12:00 pm

A Maryland woman got violent with a local reporter outside a Frederick courthouse earlier this week for daring to ask about her alleged activities involving homes occupied by squatters.

As WBFF reported, Kaniya Washington has used an Instagram account callednayomisavageto feature several advertisements for weeks, including a video tour of homes that are allegedly occupied by squatters.

And she allegedly collects money for helping squatters take over other people’s homes.“She’s advertising squatter homes,” one female, who said she was connected to a Northwest Baltimore City home by Washington, told WBFF. “She does this for a certain fee, and she’ll move you into somebody’s property that’s not yours, which is about my case.”

More from WBFF:

Spotlight on Maryland viewed a video posted on Washington’s social media account of an inside tour of what the property management company said was taken from inside the home.The management company said they never authorized Washington or others to gain access to the property and notified the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) of an unlawful entry.

BPD said that the occupation of the Northwest Baltimore home was a civil matter since a lease was provided.

On May 10, Spotlight on Maryland contacted the Instagram account that was advertising “last resort” or “squatter homes” to inquire about its content.

Spotlight on Maryland asked the account about its frequent posting of videos and advertisements, including ones that showed the inside of a property claimed by a management company to have an unauthorized occupant living there.

WBFF also obtained a leasing agreement between a man and woman occupying a Windsor Mill house and Washington.

Mike Haskell, who actually owns property, revealed that the family took over the home without authorization. According to WBFF, Haskell discovered the squatters after potential buyers noticed a suspicious moving truck in the driveway.

Haskell stopped the sale of the home by paying the family $3,000 to vacate in a “cash for keys” deal.

An investigative journalist from WBFF attempted to interview Washington at Frederick County District Court on Tuesday to give her a chance to respond to the allegations. Washington was there on unrelated traffic charges.

She immediately snapped at the intrepid reporter.

• “Following me to court is CRAZY!” Washington said the reporter tried to conduct the interview.

• “Do y’all see that?” She added. “Get away from me before I pluck you! I’m not playing!”

• The reporter continued to do his job, which only made Washington angrier.

• “Get out of my face!” she shouted while hitting the reporter’s hand with a closed fist.

WATCH:

End Wokeness @EndWokeness

"GET OUT MY FACE OR I CLOCK YOU"

Kaniyah Washington threatens reporter for asking about her advertising about empty houses to get squatters

11:00 AM · Jun 20, 2025

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Things got even worse when the reporter refused to yield to Washington. After yelling “Get out of my face!” several more times, she eventually grabbed and busted the reporter’s microphone and stormed off.Why wasn’t Washington arrested on the spot for her actions, especially considering this was being recorded at a courthouse?

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/06/get-away-me-before-i-pluck-you-maryland/

>>23210233

they are in danger all the time, I don't think Trump was specifically meant it was Iran, Israel is pretty pissed he didn't push the button. Loomer is always going to take it wrong.

I actually think a lot of those threats and videos may have come from somewhere else not Iran, not that they like Trump, but they don't want to be bombed if he is killed, and that's what would happen immediately.

Hey Security you should be aware of any country or any people, Protect our President, don't be assholes, and let anything happen.

>>23210244

could be true, but he never said who they were in danger from!

>>23210219

Cruz wouldn't really confirm that it was Israel, but it was AIPAC, these assholes think they can deceive the masses that know their corruption in the House and Senate. They never do what the people need, because they have benefactors that pay for their requests. I thought Cruz exposed himself in such a major way.

>>23210218

Here's the video, Still the weirdest interview I've ever seen

>https://x.com/dschlopesisback/status/1935432618507649303?

PropagandaThe Jerusalem Times. Live Update arrow right icon From the Liveblog of Friday, June 20, 2025

Operation Narnia: Iran’s nuclear scientists reportedly killed simultaneously using special weapon

Today, 3:51 am

Dubbed Operation Narnia, Israel’s opening attack against Iran last week saw the simultaneous killing of nine of the Islamic Republic’s top ten nuclear scientists, Channel 12 reports.

The nuclear scientists were killed using a special weapon whose details were barred from publication, Channel 12 says.

The 10th nuclear scientist was killed shortly after the other nine, as part of the overnight Thursday-Friday Israeli operation, which included strikes on Iran’s ballistic missile program and the Natanz nuclear site, along with the elimination of top members of the Islamic Republic’s military leadership, the network says.

The nuclear scientists were all killed while they were sleeping in their beds, with Israel deciding to carry out the assassinations simultaneously so that there wouldn’t be time to tip off those being targeted.

The scientists apparently believed they were safe from such targeting in their homes, a senior Israeli official tells Channel 12, noting that previously assassinated nuclear scientists were killed while heading to their cars after work.

Israel had been tracking Iranian nuclear scientists for years and the ten killed last week were marked for assassination in November of last year, Channel 12 says.

Israeli intelligence officials felt that the killing of the nuclear scientists was the most important part of Operation Narnia because the military leadership and equipment killed would be more easily replaceable, while the knowledge held by the nuclear scientists would take much longer to ascertain, the network said, citing an unnamed senior Israeli official.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/operation-narnia-irans-nuclear-scientists-reportedly-killed-simultaneously-using-special-weapon/

Live NowUpdated 11min ago

Trump: Israel doesn’t have capacity to destroy Iran’s underground nuclear site on its own

US president not inclined to urge Israel to stop attacking Iran while it’s ‘winning’ * Trump dismissive of European effort to de-escalate conflict and of Gabbard’s intel * Hamas health officials say Israeli strikes kill 44; IDF says it targeted terrorists, aware others hit

(This doesn't mean Trump will help, they only quoted one line, what else did he say?)

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-june-20-2025/

PM visits science institute hit by missile from 'evil regime'1/3(Release the Fear Campaign)

IDF chief warns Israelis must brace for ‘prolonged campaign’ against Iran

Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir says Iran had 2,500 missiles at start of campaign, was set to reach 8,000in two years;military sources indicate Israel not running low on interceptors

By Emanuel Fabian and Lazar Berman Today, 10:35 pm

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said Friday that Israelis must prepare for a “prolonged campaign” against Iran to “eliminate a threat of this magnitude,” indicating that a quick end to the campaign was unlikely.

In a video statement, Zamir said Iran had been “building for years a clear plan to destroy the State of Israel” and that in recent months, “the plan reached the point of no return, where the capabilities reached operational capability.”

Zamir said Israel launched its opening attack on Iran knowing that “Iran possessed around 2,500 ground-to-ground missiles, with a high production rate, such that within approximately two years, they were expected to possess around 8,000 missiles.”

Iran’s ballistic missile efforts, nuclear advances and regional terror proxies “compelled us to strike and deliver a preemptive blow,” said the general.

“The IDF will not stand by and watch as threats develop,” he said. “As part of an emerging doctrine, we will act proactively and in advance to prevent an existential threat and to face any challenge.”

Israel launched the operation against Iran following some 20 months in which the Jewish state has significantly degraded the Islamic Republic’s proxies in Gaza, Lebanon, and Yemen, in a series of conflicts that began with the Hamas onslaught of October 7, 2023.

According to Zamir, the IDF “prepared for this operation for years” and launched it “thanks to the convergence of operational and strategic conditions.”*(Yeah like a 100 years)

“Had we delayed, there was a risk of losing these conditions and entering the campaign in the future from a position of clear disadvantage,” he said.“We understood that history would not forgive us if we failed to act now to defend the existence of the Jewish people in the State of Israel.”

The IDF’s opening “surprise” strikes on Iran “achieved extraordinary results,” said Zamir.

“We eliminated the enemy’s senior command, inflicted deep damage to components of the nuclear program, opened an aerial corridor to Tehran, identified and destroyed about half of the missile launchers,some just minutes before launch, and surprised the enemy despite its heightened state of alert,” he said.

“Dear citizens of Israel, he continued. “Alongside the offensive operations, the defense of the home front continues. This is a different challenge from what we have known until now. The enemy, in its weakness, deliberately targets civilians, as we have experienced once again in the recent barrage. Our enemies do not understand that the Israeli home front is the source of the IDF’s strength, not its weakness.”

“We are preparing for a range of possible developments. We have embarked on the most complex campaign in our history. We launched this campaign in order to eliminate a threat of this magnitude, against such an enemy, which requires readiness for a prolonged campaign,” said Zamir.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-warns-israelis-must-brace-for-prolonged-campaign-against-iran/

(Any anons that are picture and camera experts, do you see anything off or inserted?)

>>23210511

2/3

“The IDF is prepared for this. With each passing day, our freedom of action is expanding, and the enemy’s is shrinking,” he said. “The campaign is not over. While we have achieved significant results, challenging days still lie ahead, and we must remain alert and united until the mission is complete.”

“I am confident that together, we will finish this campaign with Israel’s hand on top,” added Zamir.

His caution to gird for a long campaign came as Channel 12 reported that Israel’s security establishment has realized that the military campaign against Iran, which began last Friday, will take longer than thought just days ago.

IDF officials told reporters on Tuesday that the campaign’s goals would be reached within a week or two. The shift is likely connected to US President Donald Trump saying that he would take up to two weeks to decide whether the US would join the campaign.

Israel says its sweeping assault on Iran’s top military leaders, nuclear scientists, uranium enrichment sites, and ballistic missile program is necessary to prevent the Islamic Republic from realizing its avowed plan to destroy the Jewish state.

Iran has retaliated by launching over 470 ballistic missiles and around 1,000 drones at Israel. So far, Iran’s missile attacks have killed 24 people and wounded thousands in Israel, according to health officials and hospitals.

Some of the missiles have caused heavy damage to apartments and other civilian infrastructure, including a university, a hospital and an oil refinery.

IDF indicates it’s not running low on interceptor missiles

As Israel prepared for a longer conflict, the IDF said Friday that it is “prepared and ready to handle any scenario,” appearing to belie US media reports that Israel would have to begin rationing its interceptor missiles.

The military has officially declined to comment on specific munitions matters.

Military officials have told The Times of Israel that the operation in Iran was months in the planning*, and that preparations took into account into account Iran’s stock of ballistic missiles and drones that it could fire at Israel. (Wait a minute they said years in the planning above, and now it was months?)

This means the IDF had prepared ahead of time for the roughly 2,500 surface-to-surface missiles that Zamir said Iran possessed at the start of hostilities.

Additionally, the IDF is actually running through fewer interceptors than it anticipated at this point in the operation. The IDF estimated that Iran would fire several hundred ballistic missiles at Israel in its initial response. In reality, it launched just 100.

The 470 ballistic missiles that Iran has fired at Israel in the past week are also below the IDF’s “reference scenario” for the operation.

According to the military, most of the Iranian missiles fired at Israel in recent days have been intercepted, at similar rates to Iran’s two first-ever attacks on Israel, in April and October of last year.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-warns-israelis-must-brace-for-prolonged-campaign-against-iran/

>>23210517

3/3

Military officials said 5-10 percent of the missiles “leak” through and impact Israel. This includes missiles that the IDF says it does not try to shoot down “according to protocol,” allowing them to strike open areas without causing damage to any critical infrastructure, as well as missiles it failed to intercept which hit urban areas and caused casualties and damage.

The military has routinely emphasized that, as good as Israel’s multilayered air defenses may be, they are not hermetic.

Netanyahu says Iran op will save Israelis and Iranians alike

Standing in front of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Netanyahu said in an English-language statement Friday that the world-renowned institution was “smashed by a rocket from this evil regime.”(really doubtful Bibi will save the Iranian people, they have been enemies of Iran for as long as it has existed, the people are vermin to him, just like his citizens.)

On Sunday morning, an Iranian ballistic missile destroyed two buildings at the Weizmann Institute — a life science building and an empty building that was still under construction. Dozens more were damaged.

The premier said Iran was working “to destroy human progress. That’s what this regime is about.”

“They subjugate their own people,” said Netanyahu. “They’ve trampled on them for almost 50 years — the long-suffering Iranian people whom we embrace. We understand what they’ve been going through, and we understand what the region has been going through and what the world has been going through.”

Netanyahu argued that Israel is operating against Iran to save itself from annihilation, “but by doing so, we’re saving many, many others.”

The premier said he had warned then-US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld ahead of the 2003 Iraq invasion, “you will finish this very quickly. But your primary goal is the Iranian regime. And the Iranian regime is trying to develop a nuclear weapon, even then.”

The comment came as some US media have ridiculed Netanyahu this week by airing his 2002 congressional testimony, when the premier, then a private citizen, urged the US to invade Iraq, insisting that it would stabilize the region. (He also warned about 3 other wars to the US, he just lies so easily.)

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-chief-warns-israelis-must-brace-for-prolonged-campaign-against-iran/

Bibi looks very happy there, I wonder why?

>>23210539

Look at the two guys next to Bibi, they aren't looking at Bibi, they are looking at each other, kind of with a look of disgust, that Bibi is lying to the people.

>>23210541

I don't know, maybe his psychic, KEK

>>23210402

FUCK OFF BIBI, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE STARTED THE JOB. you finish and clean up your shit.

Trump supporters there should put up a billboard,Why can't you finish it Bibi?