Beit Lahia, North Gaza |

The Israeli military attack Hamouda family’s home in the town, killing at least eight Palestinians, all from the same family.

Among the murdered were women & children. The children were found burned and severely mutilated. pic.twitter.com/tj8hvrTxhy

— Younis Tirawi | يونس (@ytirawi) August 21, 2024

The Israeli occupation forces continue to commit massacres throughout the night, targeting Palestinians in their homes and throughout the Strip. | Palestinian news sources in the Gaza Strip reported that 11 Palestinians, including children, have been killed, while several others were injured following an airstrike by the Israeli occupation forces on a residential house in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip. The attack was part of a series of airstrikes on various areas of the Strip which resulted in further casualties. ● In Jabalia's Tal al-Zaatar, several Palestinians, including women and children, were also either killed or injured in an Israeli occupation airstrike on an apartment. ● In the central region of the Strip, Israeli occupation warplanes conducted four airstrikes on various locations east of Deir al-Balah, near Salah al-Din Street. Injuries were also reported following an airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat camp. ● Moreover, three Palestinians were martyred and four others were injured in an Israeli occupation airstrike on a house in Maghazi camp in the central Strip. Even in Khan Younis, in the South, a mother and child were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house.

■ Prof. Amos Goldberg: “Yes, it is genocide” (Professor Amos Goldberg)

🚨 HEARTBREAKING 💔| Israel killed Khaled Al-Sakani and his family, erasing them from the Palestinian civil registry, just like thousands of other families in Gaza who no longer have a trace. And the world has chosen to remain silent about the genocide in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/LellQzrk6b

— ‏Martyrs of Gaza (@GazaMartyrs) August 22, 2024

"In addition, we have eliminated several artillery guns of various caliber and also several command posts," Major General Apty Alaudinov said | Russian forces destroyed a US-made Abrams tank of the Ukrainian army in the borderline Kursk Region, Deputy Head of the Russian Armed Forces’ Main Military-Political Department, Akhmat Special Forces Commander Major General Apty Alaudinov said on Thursday.

💬 "Everything is very good for us on the frontline so far and everything is under control. The enemy has attempted no active combat operations today while we have destroyed about ten items of equipment, including pickup trucks and also an Abrams tank today," the Akhmat commander said in a video posted on his Telegram channel overnight to August 22.

■ Ukraine Says It’s Using US-Provided HIMARS Inside Russia (Antiwar.com)
■ Ukrainian troops massacred civilians in Kursk – Russian volunteer (GRAPHIC VIDEO) (RT.com)
■ Το Κουρσκ δέχεται ΝΑΤΟϊκή επίθεση: Εντοπίστηκαν Αμερικανικές δυνάμεις (War News 24/7)
■ Russian spy agency names states enabling Kiev’s Kursk incursion (08/21/24)
■ Ukraine’s Kursk offensive is a huge strategic error (Andrew Latham / The Hill)
■ Ukraine SitRep: Western Media Dismiss Ukraine's Kursk Offensive (Moon of Alabama)
■ The Dangerous Obsession with Territory in a War of Attrition (Glenn Diesen)

The USS Abraham Lincoln and several destroyers are now in the region amid fears of a broader conflict between Israel and Iran | The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, joining the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier, which is already deployed in the region. The presence of the American warships reflects fears of a larger escalation between Israel and Iran. The USS Abraham Lincoln is carrying F-35 and F-18 fighters and is being escorted by a squadron of destroyers, US Central Command announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday. The Pentagon dispatched the carrier group to the region earlier this month following the assassination of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and high-ranking Hezbollah operative Fuad Shukr in Beirut.

■ USS Abraham Lincoln arrives to ME as US tries to defend 'Israel' (Al Mayadeen)

💬 The New York Times: “American authorities intend to conduct new searches of the homes of U.S. citizens who cooperate with Russian media.” Maria Zakharova: What have Reporters Without Borders, UNESCO Director-General Madame Azoulay, and the OSCE commissioners to say about this? I hope they'll not remain silent. ● I am sure that this shameful fact will also be recorded in the State Department's report on the degradation of the situation with human rights and freedom of speech in the United States. We are waiting for an angry rebuke to the American authorities for the backsliding from democracy, performed by White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. ● Did they forget anyone? Right, we also need a tweet from McFaul about the attack on liberalism in the United States and press releases from American embassies around the world threatening to impose sanctions against Biden.