The Rare Old Mountain Dew (Irish Rovers) https://t.co/iITZYFnDcm via @YouTube
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The FBI and other Security agencies should investigate this matter further and they should pay attention to the clues described in my tweets.
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Please note, that in the YT… pic.twitter.com/Maztvii4KB— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) July 7, 2024
Day: July 7, 2024
CAIRO — Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its cease-fire proposal, two officials from the Palestinian group said on Sunday, five days after it accepted a key part of a U.S. plan aimed at ending the nine-month war in Gaza.
“We have left our response with the mediators and are waiting to hear the occupation’s response,” one of the two Hamas officials told Reuters, asking not to be named.
The three-phase plan was put forward at the end of May by U.S. President Joe Biden and is being mediated by Qatar and Egypt. It aims to end the war and free around 120 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas.
Another Palestinian official with knowledge of the ongoing cease-fire deliberations said Israel was in talks with the Qataris.
“They have discussed with them Hamas’ response and they promised to give them Israel’s response within days,” the official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters on Sunday.
Israel’s government made no immediate comment on the timing of its deliberations.
Hamas, which controls Gaza, has dropped a key demand that Israel first commit to a permanent cease-fire before signing an agreement. Instead, it said it would allow negotiations to achieve that throughout the six-week first phase, a Hamas source told Reuters on Saturday on condition of anonymity because the talks are private.
A Palestinian official close to the peace efforts has said the proposal could lead to a framework agreement if embraced by Israel and would end the war.
CIA Director William Burns will travel to Qatar next week for negotiations, a source familiar with the matter said.
The conflict, triggered by an October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas fighters, has claimed the lives of more than 38,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials.
Hamas killed 1,200 people and took around 250 hostages in the worst assault in Israel’s history, according to official Israeli figures.
15 killed in Gaza strikes
Protesters took to the streets across Israel on Sunday to pressure the government to reach an accord to bring back Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza.
They blocked rush hour traffic at major intersections across the country, picketed politicians’ houses, and briefly set fire to tires on the main Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway before police cleared the way.
Meanwhile, fighting continued to rage across Gaza, which has been largely reduced to rubble in the conflict.
Palestinian health officials said at least 15 people were killed in separate Israeli military strikes across the enclave on Sunday.
An Israeli airstrike on a house in the town of Zawayda, in central Gaza, killed at least six people and wounded several others, while six others were killed in an airstrike on a house in western Gaza, the health officials said.
Tanks deepened their raids in central and northern areas of Rafah on the southern border with Egypt. Health officials there said they had recovered three bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in the eastern part of the city.
The Israeli military said on Sunday its forces have killed 30 Palestinian gunmen in Rafah during close combat and airstrikes.
In Shejaia, an eastern suburb of Gaza City, the military said its forces killed several Palestinian gunmen, and located weapons and explosives.
The armed wings of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad said fighters attacked Israeli forces in several locations across the Gaza Strip with anti-tank rockets and mortar bombs.
CAIRO — Hamas is waiting for a response from Israel on its cease-fire proposal, two officials from the Palestinian group said on Sunday, five days after it accepted a key part of a U.S. plan aimed at ending the nine-month war in Gaza.
“We have left our response with the mediators and are waiting to hear the occupation’s response,” one of the two Hamas officials told Reuters, asking not to be named.
The three-phase plan was put forward at the end of May by U.S. President Joe Biden and is being mediated by Qatar and Egypt. It aims to end the war and free around 120 Israeli hostages being held by Hamas.
Another Palestinian official with knowledge of the ongoing cease-fire deliberations said Israel was in talks with the Qataris.
“They have discussed with them Hamas’ response and they promised to give them Israel’s response within days,” the official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters on Sunday.
Israel’s government made no immediate comment on the timing of its deliberations.
Hamas, which controls Gaza, has dropped a key demand that Israel first commit to a permanent cease-fire before signing an agreement. Instead, it said it would allow negotiations to achieve that throughout the six-week first phase, a Hamas source told Reuters on Saturday on condition of anonymity because the talks are private.
A Palestinian official close to the peace efforts has said the proposal could lead to a framework agreement if embraced by Israel and would end the war.
CIA Director William Burns will travel to Qatar next week for negotiations, a source familiar with the matter said.
The conflict, triggered by an October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas fighters, has claimed the lives of more than 38,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials.
Hamas killed 1,200 people and took around 250 hostages in the worst assault in Israel’s history, according to official Israeli figures.
15 killed in Gaza strikes
Protesters took to the streets across Israel on Sunday to pressure the government to reach an accord to bring back Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza.
They blocked rush hour traffic at major intersections across the country, picketed politicians’ houses, and briefly set fire to tires on the main Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway before police cleared the way.
Meanwhile, fighting continued to rage across Gaza, which has been largely reduced to rubble in the conflict.
Palestinian health officials said at least 15 people were killed in separate Israeli military strikes across the enclave on Sunday.
An Israeli airstrike on a house in the town of Zawayda, in central Gaza, killed at least six people and wounded several others, while six others were killed in an airstrike on a house in western Gaza, the health officials said.
Tanks deepened their raids in central and northern areas of Rafah on the southern border with Egypt. Health officials there said they had recovered three bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in the eastern part of the city.
The Israeli military said on Sunday its forces have killed 30 Palestinian gunmen in Rafah during close combat and airstrikes.
In Shejaia, an eastern suburb of Gaza City, the military said its forces killed several Palestinian gunmen, and located weapons and explosives.
The armed wings of Hamas and the Islamic Jihad said fighters attacked Israeli forces in several locations across the Gaza Strip with anti-tank rockets and mortar bombs.
The Rare Old Mountain Dew (Irish Rovers) https://t.co/iITZYFnDcm via @YouTube
– https://t.co/Y0OZ94X1xR
Please note, that in the YT quoted rendition, it sounds like the “Mountain JEW”, which conveys the additional meaning and the frame of reference, for those in the know. Nice… pic.twitter.com/GE5eTGUZoN— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) July 7, 2024
US postpones military exercises in Georgia
The United States has indefinitely postponed the “Worthy Partner” joint US-Georgian military exercises, which have been held in Georgia since 2016.
This year’s exercises were scheduled to take place from July 25 to August 6.
According to an official statement from the US Department of Defense, this decision was made as part of a review of bilateral relations between the two countries.
The State Department announced sanctions against Georgian MPs, law enforcement, and ruling party members
The statement from the US Department of Defense also mentions that the decision was influenced by “false accusations made by the Georgian government against the US and other Western entities.”
These accusations include claims by the Georgian government that the US pressured Georgia to open a second front and attempted to incite a revolution in Georgia twice.
In light of these circumstances, the US Department of Defense believes that “now is not an appropriate time for large-scale military exercises in Georgia.”
However, the statement emphasizes that the US remains committed to working with Georgia’s defense forces to enhance their ability to protect their sovereignty and maintain territorial integrity.
“This decision was not made lightly, and we recognize the importance our allies and partners place on exercises like ‘Worthy Partner.’ The United States looks forward to future opportunities to collaborate with our allies and partners, including the ‘Strong Spirit’ military exercises in 2025,” the statement concludes.
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Statement from the Georgian Ministry of Defense
The Georgian Ministry of Defense expressed regret over the postponement of the exercises and emphasized that international exercises, including “Worthy Partner 2024,” benefit both Georgia and the US, as well as participating partner countries. These exercises “contribute to strengthening defense capabilities, developing soldiers’ skills, enhancing professionalism, and improving operational interoperability.”
The ministry also noted that mutually beneficial cooperation formats between the defense ministries of the US and Georgia exist and will be maintained.
Position of the President of Georgia
President Salome Zurabishvili responded to the US Department of Defense’s statement with a brief message on social media.
The President wrote that by adopting the “foreign agents” law, the Georgian government has jeopardized the country’s European path. Additionally, by insulting American partners and making accusations against them, the government is endangering the strategic partnership that is based on strengthening the country’s defense forces and bringing them up to NATO standards.
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Charles Brown: “We will remain committed to Georgia’s sovereignty”
What the “Noble Partner” exercises entail
The “Noble Partner” joint military exercises have been held in Georgia since 2016.
In 2022, Georgia hosted them for the sixth time. The exercises were conducted under the leadership of the Eastern Command of the Georgian Defense Forces and the US Army Europe and Africa Command (USAREUR).
The purpose of these exercises, which involved more than 2,400 military personnel, was to enhance readiness and interoperability between Georgia, the United States, regional partners, and allied countries to ensure a stable and secure environment in the Black Sea region.
Joint military exercises of the armed forces of Georgia, the USA, and the UK “Noble Partner 2016”, 24.05.16, Vaziani © EPA/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZEIs there a connection?
Was there the DEW attack on Biden, and was it planned long in advance?Brief chronology of the recent US and Russia events:
June 23 – Attack on Sebastopol
June 25 – Austin calls Belousov, (after US ambassador is summoned), apparently the Black Sea… pic.twitter.com/2AzInq88fF— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) July 7, 2024
To be jacked up meaning – GS https://t.co/keRpdKWYl2
not thinking or behaving normally because of having taken drugs: He died while jacked up on amphetamines. We were so jacked up we didn’t sleep for four nights. – JACKED UP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
-… pic.twitter.com/9LnLpFVyga— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) July 7, 2024
Dew – GS https://t.co/1k7MxDgpc4
Dew is the moisture that forms at night when objects or the ground outside cool down by radiating, or emitting, their heat.
This can be viewed as the reference to the abbreviation “DEW”: Directed Energy Weapon.
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In this light, the phrase… pic.twitter.com/l8tti3EZTc— Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) July 7, 2024
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