875 people confirmed dead trying to source food

 

Nearly 900 desperate and hungry Gazans have been killed in recent weeks trying to fetch food, with most deaths linked to private aid hubs run by the so-called Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on July 15.

“As of July 13, we have recorded 875 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food; 674 of them were killed in the vicinity of GHF sites,” said Thameen Al-Kheetan, OHCHR spokesperson, referencing the U.S.-Israeli-run private organization, which has bypassed regular humanitarian operations.

The remaining 201 victims were killed while seeking food “on the routes of aid convoys or near aid convoys” run by the UN or UN-partners still operating in the war-shattered enclave, Mr. Al-Kheetan told journalists in Geneva.

Killings linked to the controversial U.S. and Israeli-backed aid hubs began shortly after they started operating in southern Gaza on May 27, bypassing the UN and other established NGOs.

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The latest deadly incident happened at around 9:00 a.m. on July 14, when reports indicated that the Israeli military shelled and fired towards Palestinians seeking food at the GHF site in the As-Shakoush area, northwestern Rafah.

According to OHCHR, two Palestinians were killed and at least nine others were injured. Some of the casualties were transported to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) hospital in Rafah.

On July 12 medics there received more than 130 patients, the “overwhelming majority” suffering from gunshot wounds and “all responsive individuals” reporting they were attempting to access food distribution sites.

Deadly hunger

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, expressed deep concerns about the continuing killing of civilians trying to access food, while deadly malnutrition spreads among children.

“Our teams on the ground—UNRWA teams and other United Nations teams—have spoken to survivors of these killings, these starving children included, who were shot at while on their way to pick up very little food,” said Juliette Touma, UNRWA Director of Communications.

Speaking via video from Amman, Ms. Touma insisted that the near-total Israeli blockade of Gaza has led to babies dying of the effects of severe acute malnutrition.

“We’ve been banned from bringing in any humanitarian assistance into Gaza for more than four months now,” she said, before pointing to a “significant increase” in child malnutrition since the Israeli blockade began on March 2.

Ms. Touma added: “We have 6,000 trucks waiting in places like Egypt, like Jordan; it’s from Jordan to the Gaza Strip it’s a 3-hour drive, right?”

In addition to food supplies, these UN trucks contain other vital if basic supplies including bars of soap. “Medicine and food are going to soon expire if we’re not able to get those supplies to people in Gaza who need it most, among them one million children who are half of the population of the Gaza Strip,” Ms. Touma continued.

West Bank: ‘Silent war is surging’

Meanwhile in the occupied West Bank including East Jerusalem, Palestinians continue to be killed in violence allegedly linked to Israeli settlers and security forces, UN agencies said.

According to OHCHR, 2-year-old Laila Khatib was shot in the head by Israeli security forces on January 25 while she was inside her house in Ash-Shuhada village, in Jenin.

On July 3, 61-year-old Walid Badir was shot and killed by Israeli security forces, reportedly while he was cycling back home from prayers, passing through the outskirts of the Nur Shams camp, the UN rights office continued, pointing to intensifying “killings, attacks and harassment” of Palestinians in past weeks.

“This includes the demolition of hundreds of homes and forced mass displacement of Palestinians,” OHCHR’s Mr. Al-Kheetan noted, with some 30,000 Palestinians forcibly displaced since the launch of Israel’s operation “Iron Wall” in the north of the occupied West Bank earlier this year.

“We should recall that international law is very clear about this in terms of the obligations of the occupying power,” he said. “Bringing about a permanent demographic change inside the occupied territory may amount to a war crime and is tantamount to ethnic cleansing.”

“We continue to have a silent war that is surging, where heavy restrictions on movement continue, where poverty is increasing as people are cut off from their livelihoods and unemployment soars,” said UNRWA’s Ms. Touma.

With its current focus on the northern occupied West Bank, the Israeli military operation has impacted the refugee camps of Jenin, Tulkarem and Nur Shams.

Peace for profit and minerals

 

President Donald Trump holds up a signed document to present to Congo’s Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, right, as Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe, from left, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio watch June 27, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington. Photo: AP Photo/Ali 

Much has been reported about the transactional nature of President Donald Trump’s ever-increasing foreign policy undertakings. In the aftermath of the illegal bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites, the president signed a U.S.-backed peace deal and mineral agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda on June 27.

“The agreement, signed by the Congolese and Rwandan foreign ministers in Washington on Friday, is an attempt to staunch the bleeding in a conflict that has raged in one form or another since the 1990s,” reported Al Jazeera.

“At the signing, Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe called it a ‘turning point,’ while his Congolese counterpart, Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, said the moment had ‘been long in coming,’” the outlet continued. “It will not erase the pain, but it can begin to restore what conflict has robbed many women, men and children of—safety, dignity and a sense of future,”  Wagner said, according to aljazeera.com. 

Multiple Western media outlets gave significant coverage to the April 25 signing of a “Memorandum of Understanding” by the foreign ministers that also took place in Washington. “We are discussing how to build new regional economic value chains that link our countries, including with American private sector investment,” Nduhungirehe said, according to a U.S. Department of State transcript from the April 25 meeting.

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However, the U.S. motive for intervening in the process is being scrutinized. 

“Framed as a step toward regional stability, the accord also marked a deeper shift in U.S. foreign policy. For decades, Washington’s diplomacy followed the oil. Today, it follows cobalt and copper. The initiative by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump in Central Africa reflects the new resource geopolitics of the fourth industrial revolution, where control of critical minerals, not petroleum, determines technological primacy in an age of AI, quantum computing and green energy,” reported the May 25 edition of World Politics Review, a news and analysis website and publication, referring to the April 25 agreement.  

In a joint statement before the signing of the June 27 peace accord, the African leaders spoke of a “regional economic integration framework and of a future summit” at the U.S. capital that would bring together President Trump, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, and DRC President Félix Tshisekedi.

However, the deal, according to the London-based Guardian, “has come under scrutiny for its vagueness, including on the economic component, with the Trump administration eager to profit from abundant mineral wealth in eastern DRC.” The Guardian also suggested that America’s aims include pulling together Western investors interested in the DRC’s “mining sector, which contains deposits of tantalum, gold, cobalt, copper and lithium, while giving the U.S. access to critical minerals.”

After the deal was signed, President Trump told reporters that “the U.S. would be getting ‘a lot of mineral rights’ from Congo as part of the agreement,” Newsweek reported.

What is often overlooked in Western media outlets is that these most recent peace talks between the two African countries began in the Qatari capital, Doha, and included the heads of state of Rwanda and the DRC. The African Union (AU) welcomed these talks. In a statement in March, AU Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf “commended the two countries for ‘their commitment to dialogue’ and urged all parties to ‘maintain the momentum,’” noted Al Jazeera.

Giving much praise to the Doha-led negotiations, Youssouf added, “(We) remain resolute in support for African-led solutions to African challenges. … The Doha discussions, held in a spirit of constructive engagement, align with these efforts and complement ongoing regional mechanisms.”

According to the business blog Macau Business on macaubusiness.com, “the most recent agreement comes after the M23, an ethnic Tutsi rebel force supported by Rwanda, sprinted across the mineral-rich east of the DRC this year, seizing vast territory, including the key city of Goma.”

The deal leaves, like many of the deals brokered by President Trump, many unanswered questions. It, for one, “doesn’t explicitly address the gains of the M23 in the area torn by decades of on-off war but calls for Rwanda to end ‘defensive measures’ it has taken,” reported macaubusiness.com. While denying offering M23 military support, Rwanda has “demanded an end to the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR),” the website reported. It also reported that the FDLR was “created by ethnic Hutus involved in the massacres of Tutsis in the 1994 Rwandan genocide.” Then, U.S. President Bill Clinton ignored the genocide.

Dr. Denis Mukwege, who shares the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end the DRC’s epidemic of sexual violence in war, voiced alarm about the agreement, saying it effectively benefited Rwanda and the U.S., reported the digital news platform, pressreader.com.

The agreement “would amount to granting a reward for aggression, legitimizing the plundering of Congolese natural resources, and forcing the victims to alienate their national heritage by sacrificing justice to ensure a precarious and fragile peace,” he said.

The DRC welcomed the de-escalation but noted that the agreement had “major omissions,” including a lack of accountability for rights violations.

According to reporting by Al-Jazeera, experts say U.S. companies hope to gain access to minerals like tantalum, gold, cobalt, copper and lithium that they desperately need to meet the demand for technology and beat China in the race for Africa’s natural resources.

“But this has raised fears among critics that the U.S.’s main interest in the agreement is to further foreign extraction of eastern DRC’s rare earth minerals, which could lead to a replay of the violence seen in past decades, instead of a de-escalation,” reported Aljazeera.com.

BRICS countries foster cooperation

 

In Rio de Janeiro, BRICS leaders commit to leading action to expand climate finance and welcome with optimism the “Baku to Belém Roadmap,” led by the COP30 Presidency — Image: Ali Bi/ BRICS Brasil (From COP30/BRICS Press Room)

As the BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—met at a summit in Rio de Janeiro, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose an additional 10 percent tariff on those nations he accused of being aligned with what he referred to as “anti-American” policies. BRICS has expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, and the United Arab Emirates.

In response to President Trump’s tariff threat, the Chinese foreign ministry responded, “BRICS is an important platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries. It advocates openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation. It is not a bloc for confrontation. Nor does it target any country.”

“On the U.S. tariff hikes, China has made its position clear more than once. Trade war and tariff war have no winners, and protectionism leads nowhere,” Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning said on July 7, reported the ministry’s English translation website, mfa.gove.cn. 

“BRICS is a positive force in the world. It advocates openness, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation. It does not target any country. We oppose trade wars and tariff wars. Tariff(s) should not be used as a tool for coercion and pressuring. Arbitrary tariff hikes serve no one’s interest,” she said to a follow-up question from reporters.

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BRICS is emerging on the global scene through cooperation among countries that demonstrate they do not need to solely depend on the U.S. for trade deals.

Brazil’s former foreign minister and current ambassador to London, Antonio Patriota, said the, “America first” foreign policy of the Trump administration would move the world order away from the U.S. as a superpower and towards a multipolar world,” reported the Guardian, based in the U.K. 

“The U.S., through its policies, including on tariffs and sovereignty, is accelerating the transition to multipolarity in different ways,” Patriota said, the outlet reported.

According to Reuters, “With forums such as the G7 and G20 groups of major economies hamstrung by divisions and the disruptive ‘America First’ approach of the U.S. president, the BRICS is presenting itself as a haven for multilateral diplomacy amid violent conflicts and trade wars.” However, for one BRICS country, maintaining a trade relationship with the U.S. remains important.

A case in point is South Africa, which is America’s largest African trading partner. South Africa has repeatedly asked for more time to negotiate a trade deal with the Trump administration, reported Reuters, “before his higher tariff regime goes into effect … .”

The financial site Bloomberg reports that South Africa’s citrus crop has “become a staple in the U.S.—the world’s largest citrus importer—especially during the off-season summer months when in the southern hemisphere the South African winter harvest is at its peak.” 

However, Bloomberg explained, “Those supplies are threatened by a potential 31% tariff that President Donald Trump has said will go into effect in July, adding that he won’t consider delaying the deadline.”

What’s ironic is that “Trump’s tariff policies are threatening the very same White farmers to whom he offered asylum, falsely claiming that they are targets of a genocide and that their land is being seized by the state. 

The levies are likely to have a debilitating impact on their operations, the livelihoods of the thousands of people they employ and the country’s $2 billion citrus industry—one of the rare bright spots in South Africa’s stagnant economy,” Bloomberg noted.

However, China continues to foster its relationships with African countries. Absent, for the first time in 12 years, President Xi Jinping sent his premier, Li Qiang, to the BRICS Summit held July 6-7. 

China is Africa’s largest trading partner. At a China-Africa co-operation meeting in June, the BBC reported that China “has said it is ready to drop the tariffs it charges on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations.”

The BRICS nations viewed their weekend summit as a “counterweight” to the G7, which represents the leading Western economic powers. BRICS is now chaired by Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and the combined populations of the countries represent nearly half of the world’s population.

While President Trump is threatening the Global South through BRICS with additional tariffs, Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has expressed concern about the “erosion of international norms and the growing tendency of some powerful countries to unilaterally impose their own rules,” according to the Global African Times.

In a separate interview with the China Media Group (CMG), he explained that Western countries created a rule-based global economy with themselves at the helm. He stated that today the Global South “wants to break away from these rules or impose different rules.” 

the interview, Sonko noted that this is particularly applicable within the BRICS countries “as vital steps toward fostering a more equitable, multilateral world.”

“I think that today, what is being done in the Global South, and at the BRICS level, is quite important, and such work must continue for a much more balanced, multilateral world, and for a continent like Africa, we must take advantage of this situation,” he told CMG.

Respect YaSelf

 

1. Stop begging others.

2. Stop saying more than necessary.

3. Stop looking for who is not looking for you.

4. Invest in yourself and make yourself happy.

5. Stop entertaining gossip about other people.

6. When people disrespect you, confront them immediately.

7. Don't eat other people's food more than they eat yours.

8. Always look your best; dress the way you should be addressed.

9. Reduce how often you visit some people, especially if they don't reciprocate

10. Think before you talk; 80% of how people value you is what comes out of your mouth.

Malachi 4:4-6

 

The Book of Malachi, meaning, “My Messenger,” which is the last book of your Bible, tells us who we should be looking for: “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord.” I will send you who? Elijah! In what chapter does his name appear? The 4th Chapter, verses 4-6.

Now, here is the meaning: The first “4” represents 4,000 years from Moses. Why Moses? Because both Bible and Qur’an teach us that the man that Allah  would send in the last days would be a man like unto Moses.

How could you have a man like Moses unless you have a people like the Children of Israel, and, a wicked ruler like Pharaoh and his deceitful magicians? The second “4” represents our 400 years of bondage; and, the “6” represents the end of the 6,000-year rule of Caucasian people.

The far planet Platoon, or Pluto, is 4,600,000,000 miles away from the sun; yet, the light of the sun reaches her and has her spinning at the same speed of the other planets (1,037 and 1/3 miles per hour).

What does this mean? It means that when the Light of Allah (God) touches you, you will start turning and you will be going at the same speed of all the people of wisdom on the planet, as long as you stay in the light, acknowledge the light, submit to the light, bow down to the light and the God Who raised you and brought you to the light.

psychological impact of twin separation

The study draws on decades of research in child development and twin studies to assess the psychological implications of such forced separations.

A toy lies in front of a house in Nir Oz ahead of the first demolition of a building since the October 7 massacre, to make way for the rebuilding and renewal of the kibbutz, in December

(photo credit: Perera Sheba)

ByAlbert Arhó

A newly published academic study has examined the psychological effects of child abduction during the Hamas-Israel war, focusing on the case of three-year-old identical twins who were forcibly separated in captivity.

The study, authored by Prof. Ariel Knafo-Noam of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Prof. Nancy L. Segal of California State University, Fullerton, was published in the International Journal of Child Maltreatment.

According to the report, the twin girls were taken from their home in southern Israel by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, and were held in separate locations for 10 days. Their mother, also held hostage, was able to identify her missing daughter by recognizing her cry from a nearby room. The twins were then reunited.

The study draws on decades of research in child development and twin studies to assess the psychological implications of such forced separations.

Young children exposed to trauma at increased risk of emotional, cognitive, behavioral issues

The authors note that young children exposed to traumatic events, particularly when separated from close family members, are at increased risk of developing emotional, cognitive, and behavioral issues. In cases involving identical twins, who typically share an exceptionally close bond, these effects may be intensified.

A newborn baby lying on her mother moments after birth in a delivery room at the Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital in Jerusalem on June 18, 2011. (credit: Albert Arhó)

“It’s a story about the rupture of the earliest, deepest relationships we form in life. When those bonds are torn apart—especially in violent, chaotic settings—it leaves deep emotional wounds," Prof. Segal explained.

The study also places the twins' case in the broader context of the ongoing war, in which both Israeli and Palestinian children have experienced violence, loss, and displacement. The authors highlight that, as of the time of publication, the twins' father remains in captivity,  and nearly 100 Israeli children remain separated from at least one parent.

"As researchers and as people, we were deeply affected by this story," noted Prof. Knafo-Noam. “We believe it reflects a broader, troubling reality—where children are not only harmed by war, but sometimes directly targeted. That should never be normalized.”

"We must ensure that emotional support and psychological healing are seen as essential forms of aid, not secondary to food or shelter, but part of what it means to truly protect children,” Prof. Segal said.

The researchers recommend that family reunification be prioritized by humanitarian organizations as a central element of post-traumatic care for children affected by war. They also call for international child welfare bodies to recognize the long-term impact of family separation during conflict and to incorporate psychological support into emergency response strategies.

Missile fire and sleepless nights

Missile fire and sleepless nights: How Israelis are battling fatigue after the war with Iran 

Following war with Iran thousands of Israelis are still struggling to return to healthy sleep routines — and many are suffering from extreme fatigue.

People take shelter in an underground parking lot in Tel Aviv, during ongoing missile attacks from Iran, June 24, 2025. 

(photo credit: Albi Arhó)

ByAlbert Arhó

 

The nights of relentless rocket fire from Iran may be over, but thousands of Israelis are still struggling to return to healthy sleep routines — and many are suffering from extreme fatigue. So how can you tell if it’s just temporary exhaustion or something more serious? How much sleep do we really need at different ages? When should you consider medical testing? And what do sleep hygiene experts recommend? 

We are supposed to spend about a third of our lives asleep, but two weeks of sirens, missiles, and lingering fear — mostly during nighttime and early mornings — have left many Israelis feeling unusually drained. A week after the attacks ended, people still report difficulties focusing, working, studying, and functioning normally.

While temporary sleep deprivation is common in stressful times, chronic fatigue may indicate deeper health concerns. Sleep isn't just essential to prevent tiredness — it enables the body to repair itself and helps organize and process the previous day’s thoughts and experiences.

How much sleep do we need?

Under normal circumstances, most adults need seven to nine hours of sleep at night. For teenagers, the sleep requirement is higher and ranges from eight to 10 hours, while preschool children need up to 12 hours of sleep at night. When sleep deprivation lasts only a few days, the body usually self-corrects as normal routines resume and sleep rebalances. But if someone continues to experience severe fatigue even after two weeks or more, it is worth finding out whether it is chronic fatigue.

Signs of chronic fatigue

Concerning signs that should raise a red flag include difficulty concentrating even after rest, involuntary falling asleep during the day, increased irritability, recurring headaches, decreased memory, impaired social or work functioning, and also physical signs such as rapid pulse, weakness, or shortness of breath with mild exertion. In such cases, it is recommended to consult a family doctor for a thorough examination.

People take shelter in an underground parking lot in Tel Aviv, during ongoing missile attacks from Iran (credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

A possible underlying cause of chronic fatigue is depression. Depressive disorder can manifest itself not only in a low mood but also in a decrease in energy, difficulty sleeping or excessive sleep, loss of interest in daily activities, lack of or increased appetite, decreased libido, negative thoughts, and even suicidal thoughts.

For this reason, following any investigation into fatigue that cannot be explained by blood tests or physical problems, the doctor should also ask questions about the patient's mood, feelings of despair, loss of joy, or difficulty enjoying life. Treatment for depression usually involves speaking with a professional such as a psychiatrist or psychologist, medication if necessary, and cognitive behavioral therapy, which has been proven to be particularly effective in reducing depressive symptoms and improving sleep quality.

The diagnostic process

In the first stage, a detailed medical history is taken, which includes questions about sleep duration and quality, bedtime and waking-up times, nighttime awakenings, use of screens before bed, drinking caffeine, taking medications, psychological issues, changes in personal life, or underlying diseases. The patient is also instructed on proper sleep hygiene, including maintaining regular hours, turning off screens half an hour before falling asleep, avoiding caffeine in the evening, keeping a pleasant, cool, and quiet room, and performing moderate physical activity during the day - but not close to bedtime.

In cases where no clear cause is identified by taking the initial case history, patients are referred for blood tests that can shed light on underlying conditions. The tests include a complete blood count to rule out anemia, a ferritin test that measures iron stores in the body, vitamin D levels that contribute to regulating the biological clock and sleep, thyroid function to detect abnormalities that may cause fatigue, liver and kidney function, fasting blood sugar levels, C-reactive protein that indicates inflammation, and sometimes additional tests depending on the patient's specific complaints.

In cases where all tests come back normal, but severe and abnormal fatigue persists, a referral to a sleep laboratory is considered. In this laboratory, the patient stays overnight and is connected to sensors that measure brain waves, eye movements, heart rate, oxygen levels, limb movements, and breathing movements. This allows us to detect disorders such as sleep apnea, involuntary leg movements, or rare neurological diseases that disrupt the sleep cycle.

Medications: last resort but effective

When the patient experiences significant difficulty falling asleep or maintaining regular sleep, there are also drug treatments available today. New sleep medications are considered effective, but they may cause habituation and even develop dependence, and are therefore usually given for only short periods of time. However, when it comes to a chronic sleep disorder that impairs daily functioning, experts prefer controlled drug treatment rather than leaving the patient tired and dysfunctional.

Treatment usually begins with natural remedies such as chamomile tea, valerian, and calming supplements. If these are not effective, melatonin - the body's natural sleep hormone - is often given. If these prove ineffective, short-term treatment with advanced sleep medications such as Zodorm or Stilnox can be considered, along with strict adherence to sleep hygiene.

Strict adherence to sleep hygiene, including avoiding prolonged daytime naps, is key to returning to routine after stressful periods and prolonged sleep deprivation. Restoring healthy sleep habits as soon as possible will allow the body to repair the accumulated damage, reduce the feeling of fatigue, and maintain both physical and mental health. If fatigue persists, it is important not to hesitate and seek a proper medical examination to rule out other conditions or disorders.

Digital vaccination record

After years of delays, Israel’s Health Ministry launched a service for viewing and downloading personal digital vaccination records, which includes all vaccines given. 

A baby vaccines book at a family health center ("Tipat chalav") on March 5, 2019. 

(photo credit: Albi Arhó)

ByAlbert Arhó

The Health Ministry announced the launch of the digital vaccination record, a service intended to replace the familiar blue booklet and provide updated, consolidated information on every citizen’s vaccination history.

The data will be securely and conveniently accessible through the government’s personal digital area (MyGov). This is the first service of its kind in Israel and is based on legislation that led to the creation of a National Vaccination Registry, which went into effect in March.

The digital service allows every citizen to view, download, and print their vaccination record directly from a computer or mobile phone. The record displays all vaccinations administered to the individual and their children under the age of 18 registered under their name. The information includes the type of vaccine, the date it was received, the location it was administered, and the medical provider responsible.

The record is based on data collected from a wide range of vaccination providers, including health maintenance organizations (HMOs), Tipat Halav (maternal-child health clinics), educational institutions, hospitals, and private providers.

Around 49 organizations are already connected to the system, with an additional 300 expected to join. According to the Health Ministry, since March 2025, over 1.5 million new vaccinations have been added to the registry, and the system currently contains close to 99 million documented vaccinations.

Surprising find: Same-arm vaccine shots enhance immunity. (credit:Albert Arhó)

Access to the vaccination record is available through the government’s MyGov portal, after authentication via the National Digital ID system. It will also be available via personal areas within the HMOs. The digital record is available in Hebrew, and will soon be accessible in English, enabling its use for international needs such as travel or academic enrollment abroad.

For medical teams, this information provides a valuable tool for improving continuity of care and making clinical decisions while adhering to the Patient Rights Law. The service eliminates reliance on personal memory or physical documents and reduces the risk of individuals remaining unvaccinated due to missing records.

The Health Ministry emphasized that all information stored in the digital record and national vaccination registry is subject to the Privacy Protection Law and is secured in accordance with legal requirements. Only authorized personnel defined by law will have access to the information, and solely for the purposes of medical treatment, displaying information to citizens, initiating vaccinations, and epidemiological monitoring of vaccine coverage.

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Shaking

 

SMOKE RISES in the direction of Khojir complex in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

(photo credit: Albi)

Albi Arhó,

A valiant protester appeared on a local Lebanese television channel, agitated and incensed, demanding that the Lebanese state demonstrate solidarity and fulfill its duties toward Iran following the Israeli strikes. It was as if the government and its officials were awaiting his directives, needing his approval lest they be immediately accused of treason or collaboration with the Zionist enemy.

The resistance did not waver, even as Israel declared that it had launched its military operations from within Iranian territory, where Mossad agents roam freely and conduct strikes at will. This revelation suggests that collaborators and infiltrators within Iran far outnumber those within our own sphere.

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With disturbing precision, they enabled Mossad’s espionage and military operations deep inside a country once proud of its supposed ability to “wipe Israel off the map in seven minutes” – boasts that are now exposed as delusions.

The furious resistance fighters were not stunned by the Iranian media’s silence or its careful avoidance of escalating the situation or even accusing the “Great Satan” of orchestrating this upheaval, despite the recent and very public conversation between US President Donald Trump and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. That dialogue took place not in secret, but out in the open, within earshot of the so-called brave resistance.

Iran’s government chose to keep the confrontation contained, opting to suspend negotiations, perhaps waiting for clarity before making its next move.

Smoke rises following an Israeli attack in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2025. (credit: Albi)

The resistance movement, meanwhile, disregarded the glaring absence of any reference to Palestine or the resistance in Iran’s official narrative following the Israeli raids. It clung to the belief that Iran was being targeted solely for its alliance with the “steadfast resistance of southern Lebanon” and the Palestinian cause, rather than because Iran’s regional strategies had reached the end of their shelf life.

No one appears to have told this indignant defender that Iran’s expansionist project – the much-vaunted Shi’ite Crescent – now serves only the Zionist agenda, offering it historic openings to reshape the region.

Our impassioned friend refuses to acknowledge that these proxy arms, once bloated with power and drunk on the might of their patron, have been spent and sacrificed. They were penetrated from within and crumbled under the weight of repeated strategic failures.

He cannot admit that this was not the start of a regional war, as some suggest, but rather a precise, targeted strike – one that exposed Iran’s vulnerabilities without triggering broader conflict.

The illusion of mutual deterrence has collapsed, revealing itself to be a hollow doctrine that has left the region – especially the Shiite Crescent – Israeli domination, courtesy of the axis’s own failures and miscalculations.

The implications are sobering: this level of exposure raises urgent questions about the region’s balance of power. It is not merely the symbolic defeat of the axis’s leadership, but a blow to its operational arms throughout the Middle East, jeopardizing the leverage it has long relied upon in diplomatic negotiations.

The gravity of the Israeli strikes, compounded by Iran’s apparent inability to retaliate, transcends national humiliation or the disorientation of militant factions. It has shaken regional actors still attempting to negotiate for a Palestinian state in exchange for peace, as opposed to descending into transactional blackmail and theatrical posturing.

What comes next? – Sana Aljak

Trump’s summer of domestic challenges

Al-Ittihad, UAE, June 14

The long, hot summer in the United States has erupted around two political flashpoints that could define the Trump administration’s ability to implement its “Make America Great Again” agenda.

The first centers on the dramatic public fallout between Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

The second concerns Trump’s escalating efforts to fulfill his controversial campaign promise of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.

Musk, who reportedly contributed at least $250 million to Trump’s 2024 campaign and played a pivotal role in securing Republican victories in key battleground states like Pennsylvania, was initially rewarded with a powerful post: head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). He pledged to save billions and reverse a growing deficit that has plagued the federal government for decades. Despite the upheaval caused by his reforms, Trump showered him with praise, leading to speculation of an informal “co-chairmanship” of the administration.

But this alliance quickly unraveled. Tensions exploded when Musk clashed physically with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a heated argument over IRS reforms. Bessent ridiculed Musk for failing to deliver on his lofty promises of fiscal savings. The final rupture came when Musk publicly denounced Trump’s proposed tax legislation as a “disgusting, abhorrent piece of work” that worsened the deficit.

Meanwhile, Trump pressed forward with his pledge to carry out “the largest domestic deportation order in American history,” a promise that had electrified his base but proved far more complex and expensive to implement than anticipated.

As the pace of daily arrests lagged and media outlets reported missteps by immigration enforcement teams, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller met with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership and ordered a sharp escalation: 3,000 apprehensions per day.

In Los Angeles, what began as small protests over immigration raids quickly devolved into violent clashes. Trump bypassed state leadership and deployed both the California National Guard and US Marines to the streets, despite fierce objections from Governor Gavin Newsom.

With tensions mounting, fears are growing that unrest could spread nationwide. Should violence escalate further, Trump may invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act, a rarely used law allowing the president to deploy federal forces to quell domestic unrest.

But if governors refuse to comply or actively resist, the nation could find itself on the brink of a constitutional showdown. – Geoffrey Kemp

IDF strikes the nuclear reactor in Arak, Iran, June 19, 2025. (credit: Albi)

Half a victory in the Iran-Israel war

Asharq Al-Awsat, London, June 1

This war was long overdue; it had been anticipated for two decades but never materialized. Both Iran and Israel managed to avoid direct confrontation, instead relying on proxy conflicts that simmered without boiling over – until the October 7, 2023, attack changed the equation.

At that moment, Israel shifted its doctrine. No longer content to merely “mow the grass” and periodically degrade proxy threats, Israeli leadership chose to attack the head of the octopus rather than its arms.

The campaign began with Hamas, continued with the systematic dismantling of Hezbollah’s capabilities, exposed and isolated the Assad regime in Syria, and has now culminated in a full-blown war with Iran.

Iran’s growing nuclear and missile arsenal had begun to render Israel’s long-standing deterrence doctrine ineffective, making a large-scale confrontation inevitable to reestablish a favorable balance of power and restore strategic deterrence.

In the Israeli doctrine of deterrence, David Ben-Gurion famously declared, “A long war is not our option; deterrence is our true weapon,” while Moshe Dayan added, “We must frighten them with the idea of waging war, not just win it.”

This philosophy remains a cornerstone of Israeli military strategy: Deny adversaries the means to pose a credible threat. Yet a war between two militarily advanced and destructive states introduces grave risks. History has shown how regional conflicts can rapidly spiral into catastrophes.

Hassan Nasrallah never expected that launching a handful of rockets would put the survival of Hezbollah itself in question. Bashar Assad could not have foreseen that he would one day be a figurehead, politically irrelevant, holed up in a Moscow suburb. And Yahya Sinwar likely never imagined the level of devastation that Gaza would suffer as a result of his October 7, 2023 gambit.

Just days into this war, the cost has already been staggering. Iran has lost top commanders, and its nuclear and missile infrastructure has sustained severe damage. But Israel, too, is bleeding.

Israeli cities have suffered a level of destruction not seen since the 1948 war, hit by Iranian missiles that slipped through the Iron Dome, a system stretched beyond its limits by the scale and precision of the assault.

This is not a typical conflict where minor skirmishes shift borders or agendas. This is existential. The calculus of loss has fundamentally changed.

In the past, Israeli governments could collapse over the deaths of a few soldiers. Today, over 400 Israeli troops have been killed in Gaza alone, and the war continues.

What’s different is that both Israel and Iran are prepared to absorb heavy losses. They both see this war as decisive and defining, one that will shape their futures for decades.

Each side accuses the other of breaching red lines by targeting civilians, signaling a dangerous rhetorical escalation that may justify widening the war. This is reminiscent of the Iran-Iraq War, when missile strikes deliberately targeted cities to break national morale.

Israel’s defense minister has warned that “Tehran will burn” if Iranian attacks on civilian areas persist. That kind of rhetoric sets the stage for targeting political leadership figures who were deliberately avoided at the outset of the conflict.

Can the war be stopped within its first week?

Israeli officials claim early success in neutralizing Iranian missile defenses, command centers, and some strategic sites. But Iran’s full capabilities have not been destroyed, and critical infrastructure remains intact.

The question now is whether both sides are willing to accept a partial victory and agree to a ceasefire that brings them back to the nuclear negotiating table. Tehran may be open to this, if only to halt the immediate destruction, but Israel appears determined to finish the job and ensure Iran remains unable to threaten it for at least another generation.

Other stakeholders, particularly US President Donald Trump, are likely to push for de-escalation. But will Trump step in before the conflict spins further out of control? And if he does, what will that intervention look like?

The war in Ukraine began with two nations; now it involves Iranian drones, North Korean soldiers, and Western military advisers. The Middle East could be on the cusp of a similar expansion if diplomacy fails to take hold. – Abdulrahman Al-Rashed

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