Constantin Marcou

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🚨 AP: Israeli soldiers testimony on “relishing” kills in Gaza during ‘ceasefire,’ 922 Palestinians killed since October

Three Israeli reservists gave the AP firsthand accounts of shoot-to-kill orders, soldiers celebrating kills, and contempt for Palestinian lives, particularly near the yellow line dividing Gaza since the October “ceasefire.”

Key findings:

▪️ Soldiers described teammates celebrating after striking a vehicle of Palestinians near the yellow line, killing everyone inside — likely a reference to the October killing of the Abu Shaaban family in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood, in which Israeli tank fire killed 11 family members in a civilian vehicle. AP did not identify the incident by name

▪️ Rules of engagement were “extremely permissive” — with shoot-to-kill orders for anyone crossing the invisible line, including civilians who may not have known where it was

▪️ Strikes were sometimes called in based on a “hunch,” with troops too far away to identify threats

▪️ An internal aid group report said Israeli strikes have become “increasingly proactive”

▪️ Deaths near or over the yellow line increased more than 25% from January to April, reaching 73 in April alone

“To call it a ceasefire is a joke,” one soldier told AP.

Story is linked below.

[Nada Maucourant Atallah @MaucourantNada]

REVEALED: Inside Israel’s war on paramedics.
The National investigated four cases in which Israeli strikes killed first responders while they were carrying out rescue missions.
In each case, the paramedics were clearly identifiable as rescuers, and there was no indication of an immediate military threat that would justify the attack.
Legal experts said the cases reveal a pattern that appears "deliberate" and shows "clear intent" to target paramedics. 1/

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

Israel is using dogs to rape Palestinians.

There are multiple testimonies about this crime.

When I first reported on this obscenity, it triggered a firestorm.

The New York Times has now, finally, reported on it - and Israel's systematic use of sexual violence.

[Constantin Marcou @ConMarZA]

@Eyalo365 Looks like Israel sold Trump a lemon and really screwed him over. Whatever he now does, he loses.

[Hu Xijin 胡锡进 @HuXijin_GT]

On May 2, China's Ministry of Commerce issued a ban, blocking US sanctions against five Chinese petrochemical companies. The Ministry of Commerce's ban requires that the US sanctions against the five Chinese companies be "not recognized, not implemented, and not complied with."

How should this be interpreted?

I believe this is first and foremost a declaration of the Chinese government's strong opposition to and resistance against the illegal US sanctions against Chinese companies. The US unilateral sanctions against Iran were imposed without the consent of the United Nations, and China has no obligation to comply, nor will it comply in the future.

Secondly, the Ministry of Commerce is fulfilling its obligation and responsibility to protect domestic enterprises, providing a "legal shield" to reduce losses for companies sanctioned by the US. This ban is a message to all companies worldwide that are expanding into the Chinese market: they should abide by Chinese regulations, not cater to US sanctions. Any company that follows the US sanctions against these Chinese companies will face legal risks in China.

This is both a legal countermeasure and a reciprocal countermeasure.

[Redi Tlhabi @RediTlhabi]

And Coetzee is so reclusive, never ventures into current affairs except through his sharp pen. It is significant and magnificent that he has used his magical pen to describe the state of Israel as it truly is. The additional reflections on Israeli society at large are also bold and timely. BRAVO!

[Constantin Marcou @ConMarZA]

@AmitSegal In view of everything that has been happening it is amusing that you think that Iran is the pariah state. You also appear to be mistaken about which side is emerging as having the upper hand in this conflict. Interesting times.

[Constantin Marcou @ConMarZA]

@FlightsSlow Greece should be ashamed.

[Alex Crawford @AlexCrawfordSky]

Read this detailed account from @ZeinakhodrAljaz of the sequence of events leading to the killing of Leb journalist Amal Khalil. Her editors; Leb Pres; Red Cross, were all informed and appealed for help. The Israeli military bombed her shelter anyway then prevented her rescue for hours, attacking the ambulance crews. Targeting journalists and first responders is a heinous breach of int law - no matter their affiliation, no matter it was inside Israeli-occupied land. Leb PM is demanding accountability and calls her killing a ‘blatant war crime’

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

When no one mentions Israel but you know you’re the child killer.

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

This image was posted by an Israeli soldier in southern Lebanon. Israeli soldiers have been posting imagines of their war crimes and cultural desecration for two and a half years straight without interruption.

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

If you’re still cheering Israel on, you are a monster.

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

You’re not the victims.

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

I have seen enough to say it with absolute certainty: the Israeli army is the most depraved army.

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

Israeli soldiers are speaking out about “moral injury” from the Gaza war, describing guilt, shame, and identity breakdown after killing civilians, witnessing abuse, or staying silent. One soldier recalls firing on unarmed men and boys, later describing himself as a “monster.” Others describe executions, torture and humiliation of Palestinian detainees, looting, and cover-ups.

[Constantin Marcou @ConMarZA]

@BarakRavid Barak, I must be honest. I'm finding it more and more difficult to believe anything you say. A shame really. There was a time I actually thought you were a journalist.

[Constantin Marcou @ConMarZA]

@eucopresident You are dishonest and weak. What a shame.

[Constantin Marcou @ConMarZA]

@TrumpDailyPosts Lol. No. They are not complying.

[Constantin Marcou @ConMarZA]

@AmichaiStein1 That's right. Looks like Israel tried to kill another journalist.

[Constantin Marcou @ConMarZA]

Africa's Great Divide. https://t.co/GyseElCaU7