by Michael Snyder, End Of The American Dream:
The speed at which global events are moving is simply breathtaking. All over the world, leaders keep talking about the need for peace, but we just keep getting more war. This month we have seen a series of very alarming escalations, and it is easy to imagine how things could spiral completely out of control. This is particularly true in the Middle East, because what we have just witnessed there is truly unprecedented. The following are 13 major World War III developments that have happened just within the past 48 hours…
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#1 On Tuesday the IDF conducted a surprise attack in the capital city of Qatar in an attempt to decapitate the leadership of Hamas…
Israel’s military said Tuesday that it had “conducted a precise strike targeting the senior leadership of the Hamas terrorist organization,” amid reports of large explosions in Qatar’s capital city, Doha.
Qatar’s government quickly issued condemnation of what it called a “cowardly Israeli strike,” which it said had violated international law.
The Israel Defense Forces did not confirm the location of the strikes in its statement, but said it targeted leaders of Hamas who, in the IDF’s words, had for years “led the terrorist organization’s operations, are directly responsible for the brutal October 7 massacre, and have been orchestrating and managing the war against the State of Israel.”
#2 Hamas says that its negotiating team survived the strikes, but it is also acknowledging that five of its members were killed by the attack…
In its first official statement since an Israeli airstrike on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, the terror group acknowledges that 5 of its members were killed, but claims that Israel failed in what it called an attempt to assassinate the group’s ceasefire negotiation team.
According to the statement, the dead are Himam al-Hayya, son of Hamas leader in Gaza Khalil al-Hayya; Jihad Labad Abu Bilal, Khalil al-Hayya’s office director; and three “associates” — apparently bodyguards or advisers to senior Hamas officials — Abdullah Abu Khalil, Muaman Abu Omar, and Ahmad Abu Malek.
#3 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says that President Trump feels “very badly” that this attack happened in Qatar…
“This morning, the Trump administration was notified by the United States military that Israel was attacking Hamas, which very unfortunately was located in a section of Doha, the capital of Qatar,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said as she shared a statement from the president.
“The president views Qatar as a strong ally and friend of the United States, and feels very badly about the location of this attack… Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation and close ally of the United States that is working very hard and bravely taking risks with us to broker peace, does not advance Israel or America’s goals. However, eliminating Hamas, who have profited off the misery of those living in Gaza is a worthy goal.”
#4 Qatar is extremely angry about what has just transpired. Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has told the press that Qatar “reserves the right to respond to this blatant attack”…
Qatar’s prime minister warns his country reserves the right to respond to Israel’s deadly attack on Hamas in Doha, calling it a “pivotal moment” for the region, but says his country will continue mediation efforts.
“Qatar… reserves the right to respond to this blatant attack,” Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani tells a press conference.
“We believe that today we have reached a pivotal moment. There must be a response from the entire region to such barbaric actions,” he adds.
#5 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is pledging to take “joint steps” with Qatar to respond to the attack and to “quickly end the massacre in Gaza”…
Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan says Turkey will stand by Qatar and its people with “all its resources” following Israel’s “heinous attack”, according to Turkey’s directorate of communications.
In a statement, it says Erdoğan expressed his condemnation of the attack, which “aims to deepen conflict, tension and instability in the region”, during a phone call with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
It adds that the two leaders discussed “joint steps” to be taken against the attack, and also agreed to continue working together to “quickly end the massacre in Gaza”.
#6 Last night, Israel conducted “major airstrikes across the central and western parts of Syria”…
On Monday night Israel’s military carried out more major airstrikes across the central and western parts of Syria, which the Jolani regime’s foreign minister condemned as “a blatant infringement” of its sovereignty and regional stability.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has said that “forces are operating in all combat zones day and night for the security of Israel” – and Israel has been using varying justifications for these attacks, including that former Assad army weapons don’t fall into the hands of extremists.
Apparently the goal of the airstrikes was to destroy weapons that had been brought into Syria from Turkey…
The Saudi news channel Al-Hadath reported Tuesday that the IDF site struck overnight in the Syrian city of Homs was a warehouse storing missiles and air defense equipment. According to the report, the weapons were manufactured in Turkey and had recently been transferred to Homs.
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