According to official government data, 1 million UK citizens have now died after receiving their Covid mRNA shots. | The data shows that over the past two years, vaccinated Brits have suffered an alarming number of deaths compared to the unvaccinated population. This comes even though approximately 30% of the population has not even had a single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. ● According to the UK Government department known as the UK Health Agency (UKHSA), by 3rd July 2022, 18.9 million people had refused the first dose of the COVID-19 injection, 21.5 million people had refused the 2nd dose of the COVID-19 injection, alongside 2.6 million people who had received the first dose. Still, they refused the second, and 30.4 million people had refused the third dose of the Covid-19 injection alongside 8.9 million people who had received the second dose but refused the third.

Israeli occupation war jets pursue their airstrikes across the Gaza Strip as the Resistance confronts invading Israeli forces at the front lines. | The temporary truce between the Resistance in Gaza and the Israeli occupation entity, brokered by Qatar and Egypt, expired at 7:00 am Friday without any announcement of its extension. ● Shortly after, "Israel" renewed its aggression across Gaza, bombing the Strip indiscriminately. ● Palestinian media sources reported that 8 martyrs were killed as a result of the occupation aircraft bombing several areas in the Gaza Strip, including Al-Aqsa TV cameraman Abdallah Darwish who was martyred in the occupation raids on the Gaza Strip.

■ Over 109 Palestinians killed since ceasefire ended – Gaza (RT.com)
■ 29 killed in Gaza in first 2 hours after truce expired (Naharnet/AFP)
■ ‘Israel’ Resumes War on Gaza After Truce Deal Expires (Alahed News)
■ Erdoğan: Events in Gaza constitute both a crime against humanity and a war crime (aNews)

The Spanish prime minister has questioned the legality of the war on Gaza | The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that it was recalling its ambassador in Madrid, Rodica Radian-Gordon, for consultations after comments made by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez about the ongoing war. Madrid's ambassador in Tel Aviv was also summoned for a protest. ● Speaking with the Spanish broadcaster TVE, Sanchez said he had “serious doubt” that Israel was in compliance with international humanitarian law while waging war on the Palestinian group, given the imagery coming from the enclave and the “growing numbers of children dying.”

Ceding territory to Russia in exchange for membership in the US-led bloc is not an option, Dmitry Kuleba has said | The idea that Ukraine could cede territories that it lost to Russia in exchange for NATO membership remains unacceptable, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba told journalists on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Brussels on Wednesday. ● The idea has been floated by former senior NATO officials, including ex-Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and ex-Supreme Allied Commander Europe James Stavridis. Kuleba blasted the proposal ahead of a NATO-Ukraine Council of foreign ministers. ● The minister also dismissed the notion that there was “fatigue” with the conflict in Western nations, insisting that a shortage of arms deliveries was not related to it.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov | According to the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, the possibility of a military confrontation between Russia and the United States/NATO is not ruled out, but the likelihood of an escalation entirely depends on the actions of the group. ● "It depends on the North Atlantic alliance. Entirely and completely, the choice is on the side of NATO. We are ready, as it has already been demonstrated, to defend our national interests with all means at our disposal," he said, responding to a question about whether an armed conflict between Russia and the bloc could be expected in the future. ● Ryabkov noted that endless encroachment on Russian interests in the "core" direction for Russia is a "dangerous path." 💬 "The people who continue to test us on our strength apparently believe that there are no limits to their own 'gambling,' the game of raising the stakes. But they may find themselves among the losers," the diplomat emphasized. "I don't think that Russia-NATO relations will be restored." ● Read more in Sergey Ryabkov's exclusive interview with Izvestia. (Translation: DeepL.com + Proofreading: grammarly.com)

■ Ryabkov reiterated Russia's position that a possible escalation depended on the action of the alliance (Reuters)

The past few weeks haven’t been kind to Volodymyr Zelensky, with the official admission by his top commander that Ukraine’s NATO-sponsored counteroffensive has failed complemented by debates in Washington and Brussels about just how long the West can continue to prop up the Kiev regime with cash and military equipment. | Talk in Western media about the possibility of a peace deal with Russia and increasing political and media criticism of Volodymyr Zelensky at home signals that he’s lost his value as a puppet for Western elites and that they’re preparing to dump him, French politician Florian Philippot believes. 💬 “Now that Zelensky is no longer useful and annoys NATO with his stubbornness as the theater of conflict has moved on to the Middle East, the Deep State wants to get rid of him,” Philippot wrote in a social media post. As evidence, the Gaullist politician pointed to a recent report in Germany’s Bild newspaper on the existence of a “secret peace plan” scenario and plans by Washington and Berlin to pressure Zelensky into negotiations with Russia, as well as “growing political and media criticism against Zelensky” in Ukraine itself, causing the leader, in fear of his safety, to begin firing people left and right.

Stoltenberg acknowledged the battle lines have not moved but said Ukraine was inflicting 'heavy losses' on the Russians | NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday urged alliance members to continue funding the proxy war in Ukraine amid growing signs that Western support for the conflict is waning. ● “We just have to stay the course. This is about also about our security interests,” [???] Stoltenberg told reporters ahead of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels. ● The NATO chief acknowledged that the battle lines have barely moved in the past year as Ukraine’s counteroffensive has failed and justified continuing support based on the damage being done to Russian forces. ● “We have also to take into account that even though the frontline has not moved so much, the Ukrainians have been able to inflict heavy losses on the Russian forces with deep strike capabilities, with cruise missiles delivered by NATO Allies,” Stoltenberg said. ● However, the Ukrainian side is facing a manpower shortage as it has taken heavy casualties. The average age of a Ukrainian soldier is now 43, as many young Ukrainians have been killed or maimed in the war.

■ NATO allies vow to stay firm on arming Ukraine (Naharnet/AFP)
■ Ukraine’s military collapse is near (Citizen Watch Report) – VIDEO
■ The Russia-Ukraine War Is Just About Over (Peter van Buren)
■ Ex NATO Chief’s Latest Hair Brain Plan for Ukraine? Can’t Make This S*** Up (Martin Jay)
■ Ukraine as 'Big Israel' and the Heavenly Jerusalem Project (08/12/22)

The Creech 14 | May 10, 2009 ("CreechAFB") | The armed drones, MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers: Sanitized Remote-Control Death. | In 2009 President Barack Obama dramatically escalated the CIA’s secret air war in Pakistan and the U.S. military occupation of Afghanistan. Relying heavily on unmanned drones for surveillance and air strikes, armed drones and drone-assisted gunships have raised death and destruction to a new level. Soaring civilian casualties demand a public discussion of the legality and morality of drone warfare. ● A drone is a remote-control spy plane that can also launch bombs to kill people. Variously called an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Unmanned Air System (UAS) or Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), today the focus is on the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV). As drone technology races toward robotic weaponry, the UCAV is the lethal multi-mission drone of future warfare.

■ Another war crime in Afghanistan: US massacres nine children in air strike (03/05/11)

The prime minister said he would delay the resumption of hostilities by one additional day for every ten hostages released | In a video statement released on Sunday, Netanyahu said he had discussed with US President Joe Biden the release of hostages held in Gaza – a key point in the recent agreement with Hamas. [...] “At the same time, I also told President Biden that at the end of the outline, we will go to realizing our goals with full force: Eliminating Hamas, ensuring that Gaza will not go back to being what it was, and – of course – releasing all of our hostages,” he added. [...] To date, 39 Israeli hostages and 117 Palestinian prisoners have been swapped. In addition, more than two dozen people captured by Palestinian militants were set free as part of separate agreements. In a statement on Sunday, Hamas said that it was seeking to extend the truce “through serious efforts to increase the number of those released from imprisonment.” A source close to the group told AFP that Hamas was willing to prolong the ceasefire by “two to four days.”

Oriental Review Editorial | The United States no longer wishes to pay dishonest Ukrainian officials. To investigate where their money is disappearing, they are sending “financial special forces” to Kyiv. | Despite President Zelensky’s continuous request for more US military funding, the 49th installment was a paltry USD 150 million and involved NASAMS/HIMARS missiles, AIM-9M, Stinger, Javelin & TOW, as well as ammunition for small arms. Recently, funding from America has been reduced due to both electoral struggles among political parties and practical concerns. Corruption in Ukraine has reached catastrophic levels. ● There is a huge embezzlement of state subsidies for energy or military objectives. The incident involving ex-Deputy Defense Minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov and ex-head of the Defense Ministry’s Procurement Department, Bohdan Khmelnitsky, who took USD 7 million meant for body armor procurement, supports this claim. ● Even former EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and United States Ambassador Brigitte Brink have acknowledged the massive and rapidly escalating levels of corruption in Ukraine. “Everyone who has ever encountered Ukraine is aware that it is an extremely corrupt country and not qualified for EU membership,” stated Mr. Juncker with a firm demeanor.

■ Guerre ukrainienne : "F*ck the EU!" (Euro-Synergies)

Sasha Latypova | Weaponization of “pathogens” has been a coveted area of military machinery for a very long time. | After decades of beating heads against the wall of nature and definitively confirming what I learned in the 1980’s in a Soviet high school class taught by a drunk colonel, namely - it is impossible to make bio-weapons both lethal and highly spreadable - new approaches were needed. Fabricating scary narratives about superbugs is much easier than delivering on promises of making those bugs in labs. This is also a very productive avenue as people are woefully gullible and thus can be controlled by narratives just as effectively as by an actual scary-scary bioengineered virus.

Moscow’s future combat capabilities will depend on the outcome in Ukraine, Petr Pavel has predicted | NATO regards Russia as the biggest threat in Europe and is preparing for a major conflict, Czech President Petr Pavel said on Wednesday, reiterating that Central European nations would continue to stand by Kiev in its fight with Moscow. ● Speaking at a summit of the Visegrad Group, an informal political club which includes the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, Pavel noted that he did not have the impression that his counterparts had a diametrically opposing view on the Ukraine conflict.

■ Yars ICBM Loaded Into Silo in Russia's Kaluga Region (Sputnik News)

According to Maria Zakharova, Ukraine has lost its state independence and is being maintained by Western colonizers | [...] Ten years ago "skillful instigators, trained by American and European instructors, brought crowds to street protests with promises of a 'better European' life, visa-free travel to EU countries, democracy, freedom of speech, human rights and the fight against corruption," she pointed out. "In reality, those were well-orchestrated and staged mass riots aimed at overthrowing the legitimate government," Zakharova said. [...] The events were triggered by the government's decision to postpone the planned signing of the Association Agreement with the European Union in order to analyze how it might affect the Ukrainian economy, Zakharova reiterated. "This important aspect is deliberately hushed by Western and Ukrainian propagandists," she pointed out. "Meanwhile, it is the key to understanding the tragic situation we are currently witnessing. Ten years ago, the postponement of the signing of the Association Agreement with the EU wrecked the West's plans to detach Ukraine from Russia and destroy the historically established economic, humanitarian, cultural, spiritual, family and kinship ties that have united our countries and peoples for centuries," the diplomat explained.

■ B связи с 10-летием начала украинского «евромайдана» (М.В.Захаровой)(Telegram)
■ Zelensky Is Desperate To Preemptively Discredit Potentially Forthcoming Protests Against Him (Andrew Korybko)

The US is moving arms to Israel from around Europe using Britain’s vast air base on Cyprus, but the Ministry of Defence refuses to tell Declassified what American aircraft are flying or what weapons are on board.

■ Britain’s Cyprus base has become international military hub supporting Israel’s bombing campaign in Gaza
■ American C-25 military transport plane flew from UK base on Cyprus to Tel Aviv on Wednesday
■ US Air Force is making transport flights from its huge bases in Germany, Turkey and Spain to the UK’s Cyprus base
■ Half of US planes flying from British Cyprus said to be carrying weapons for Israel

Respected Israeli newspaper Haaretz has reported that over 40 US transport aircraft, 20 British transport aircraft and seven heavy transport helicopters have flown to RAF Akrotiri, Britain’s vast base on Cyprus, carrying equipment, arms and forces. ● RAF Akrotiri has long been the staging post for British military operations and bombing campaigns in the Middle East. It sits 180 miles from Tel Aviv with a flight time of 40 minutes. ● The planes have been loaded with cargo from strategic depots belonging to the US and NATO in Europe, Haaretz reported. Around half the US flights are said to be “delivering military aid”. Declassified has found these US weapons and equipment are likely being delivered to RAF Akrotiri from US bases in Turkey, Spain and Germany.

Dani Naveh, chief executive of "Israel Bonds", says that most of the investment was derived from the US and Europe. | Since October 7, $6 billion has been borrowed by “Israel” through international debt investors, which included $5.1 billion across three new bond issues and six top-ups of existing dollar-euro-denominated bonds, and more than $1 billion of fundraising through a US firm. ● According to investors, they were issued in so-called private placements, during which securities are not provided to the public market but to select investors instead. The choice for private placement could be to increase funds for the war quickly or without garnering unwanted attention. ● Of two dollar bonds issued this month, “Israel” is paying coupons of 6.25% and 6.5% on bonds maturing in 4 and 8 years, which are much higher than benchmark US Treasury yields ranging between 4.5% and 4.7%, arranged by Goldman Sachs and Bank of America respectively when the bonds were issued. [...] It is significant to note that Galit Altstein wrote for Bloomberg News that the ongoing war on Gaza is causing the Israeli economy significant losses, estimated at about $260 million daily.

The Estonian leader has recently being embroiled in a scandal over her husband's business links with the country | Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has said she would like to serve as NATO’s next secretary general, arguing that she is uniquely qualified for the role. She remains confident despite a recent high-profile scandal involving her husband’s business dealings with Russia. Speaking at a security conference hosted by Politico on Tuesday, Kallas said yes when asked whether she would want to be tapped to replace NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the end of his tenure.

The Russian leader has previously told the German chancellor that Western support led Ukraine to reject any kind of engagement with Moscow | German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has indicated that he is ready for fresh talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine conflict, while stressing his position that Moscow must make serious concessions to Kiev to convince it to come to the negotiating table. Speaking to the German daily Heilbronner Stimme on Sunday, Scholz claimed that Russia’s campaign against Ukraine “is the return of imperialism in Europe,” saying that Berlin intends to support Kiev with arms and other forms of assistance “as long as necessary.”

■ Putin open to results-oriented dialogue, Kremlin says, commenting on Scholz’s remark (TASS)
■ Germany promises ‘massive’ increase in Ukraine aid (RT.com)

Dmitry Medvedev (Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council) | Europe is seething. In the streets, hundreds of thousands of people are protesting against cynical Western support for violence in Gaza. To the tune of much Middle Eastern bloodshed, some current and former NATO officials are carefully throwing out new ideas about Ukraine. They say it should be admitted to the Alliance, but without Crimea and Donbass. So, these territories are definitely not Ukraine in their understanding. Not bad, but it is important to move on.

■ It is necessary to recognize that Odessa, Mykolaiv, Kiev and practically everything else is not Ukraine. After that, there's only three steps to recognizing the obvious:

  ● Zelensky, who is not going to the polls, is NOT the president, but a usurper.
  ● Ukrainian is NOT a language, but a vernacular.
  ● Ukraine is NOT a country, but artificially assembled territories.

■ What then is to be admitted to NATO, you ask. Well, you can accept the city of Lemberg with its surroundings (still Lviv region), if they insist on it. ● Or we can even go for more, expanding once again the criteria for membership in the Alliance. We could invite Israel and Palestine to join the Alliance, turning eternal enemies into allies. And Afghanistan on top of that. The NATO troops have been sitting there for twenty years for nothing. That's when enlightened democracy will reign in the Middle East in the Anglo-Saxon way. And complete happiness will come.

■ Ex-NATO chief wants Ukraine to join without lost territories (RT.com)
■ Former NATO chief suggests Ukraine joins bloc without lost territory (TASS)
■ Scott Ritter: Time for US to Dump Zelensky (Sputnik News)

Over 730,000 of the arrivals are children, most of whom came to the country with their relatives, Vassily Nebenzia has said | [...] Nebenzia stated Russia has received 730,000 children from Ukraine and Donbass, which has been systematically targeted by Kiev’s artillery since 2014, while rebuffing Western and Ukrainian claims that Russia had been “abducting” minors. 💬 “The overwhelming majority of these children arrived with their parents or other relatives,” he said, adding that only 2,000 of them came from orphanages in Russia’s Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, accompanied by educators from their institutions. According to Nebenzia, only 358 children were placed in families on a temporary basis. “There is no talk of adoptions,” he stressed, reiterating Russia’s long-standing position that those children would be returned to their relatives immediately upon request. 💬 “Nevertheless, Western countries purposefully inflate this situation and try to present it as a problem,” the diplomat noted, accusing the West of failing to address the fact that more than 23,000 Ukrainian children have moved unaccompanied to European countries. “There is no system of registration and assistance to this category of persons. Nevertheless, this state of affairs is no longer presented in the West as forced displacement or deportation of children without parental consent, but as their salvation from the horrors of war,” Nebenzia said.

Defense exports from Germany to Israel jumped from €32 million for the entirety of 2022 to almost €303 million up to November 2, 2023. | In what has been reported as a nearly tenfold increase, Germany has significantly ramped up its arms exports to Israel. According to a statement from the German Economic Ministry on Wednesday, November 9, 2023 exports worth almost €303 million ($323 million) have been approved up to November 2, compared to €32 million for the entirety of 2022. ● The surge in military exports follows an attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, which has led to an expedited processing of permit applications by German officials. A total of 185 permits have been granted post-attack, emphasizing Germany’s commitment to Israel’s security as a primary concern. ● German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, at a NATO meeting in Brussels, confirmed that requests from Israel for naval munitions are being considered. He stated that discussions with Israel on how to proceed with these requests are ongoing, signaling further material and military support could be expected.

The meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question will be held at 03:00 p.m. local time | The UN Security Council will hold a meeting on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on Friday, November 10, the office of the representative of the UN Secretary General told reporters. The meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question will be held at 03:00 p.m. local time (11:00 p.m. Moscow time). ● Last month, the UN Security Council failed to adopt any of the four draft resolutions on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Currently, the "ten" non-permanent members of the Security Council are developing their own document, which is expected to include provisions from previous draft resolutions.

■ Martyrs of Gaza rise to 10,818, thousands remain under rubble (Al Mayadeen)
■ Palestine to hold large media rally to uphold UNGA Gaza resolution (Al Mayadeen)

Numerous and very large explosions are taking place in the city of Dier Ezor, Syria as you read this at 7:26 PM eastern US Time, Wednesday, 08 November. Reports say the United States is attacking Syria. [...] Air Sirens are sounding in Deir Ez Zor City. The airstrikes in Deir Ezor city have targeted the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Headquarters! Violent explosions rock the city of Deir Ezor in the east of the country, which is under Assad’s control. The city of Deir ez-Zor is located opposite US bases on the opposite bank of the Euphrates River, which has been subjected to successive attacks in recent days.
■ Hal Turner Remarks: Iran previously warned all Parties in the Middle East that if their nation, their citizens, or their Interests were attacked, they would unleash all-out war. Right now, it appears the US is directly attacking Iran troops in Syria, knowing Iran will unleash all-out war.

■ US launches new "self-defense" strike in Syria – Pentagon (RT.com) | US troops have illegally occupied the oil-rich region of northeastern Syria since 2014, ostensibly to fight Islamic State (IS, formerly known as ISIS) terrorists. The occupation has continued despite the defeat of the terrorist group by Russian, US, Syrian and Iranian forces in the territories under Damascus’ control.

■ Israel, the US Army, ISIS, and Al Qaeda Bomb Syria in 24 Hours (Syria News)
■ NATO ISIS Cells Ambush SAA: 21 Martyrs, Several Casualties (Syria News)
■ Tim Scott Calls For U.S. Strikes On Iran During NBC’s GOP Presidential Debate (Trending Politics)

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior in Gaza says all the bakeries in the north are out of service with hundreds of thousands risking famine. | Gaza interior minister Iyad al-Bazm said all the bakeries in the governorates of Gaza and northern Gaza have been taken out of service, which threatens the lives of 900,000 people who are still there and refusing to be forcibly displaced. 💬 "All the bakeries in the governorates of Gaza and norhtern Gaza are out of service, which puts at risk the lives of 900,000 people who are still refusing to be forcibly displaced despite the Israeli occupation's efforts to push them out of their homes," the Interior Ministry in Gaza said. He pointed out that residents in the shelters in the Gaza and North Gaza governorates "have not been spared from Israeli bombardment," confirming that "no aid has reached Gaza and North Gaza for 32 days." Al-Bazm emphasized that "the safe passage announced by the occupation is a lie and has turned into a death passage after the crimes committed by the occupation there."

The Lebanese and Palestinian Resistance, as well as the Yemeni Armed Forces, attack the Israeli occupation forces as part of their effort to support the people and Resistance in Gaza. | The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah announced Tuesday that they targeted Israeli artillery positions in northern occupied Palestine. The Lebanese resistance fighters targeted Israeli occupation artillery positions in occupied Palestine in response to the targeting of one of the resistance points in Iqlim Al-Tuffah. Simultaneously, intense artillery shelling by the occupation reached the outskirts of the towns of Al-Labouneh, Al-Naqoura, and Alma al-Shaab, as reported by an Al Mayadeen correspondent in southern Lebanon.

■ 347 Israeli Soldiers Killed Since Start of Hostilities With Hamas, Says IDF (Sputnik News)
■ sraeli Soldier Killed, 3 Seriously Injured in Gaza Clashes (Al Manar TV)

The event will be held after an open session on Ukraine, to begin at 23:00 Moscow time | The UN Security Council will convene on Wednesday, November 8, to discuss the sabotage of Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines, Brazil’s permanent mission to the UN said. "At the Russian Federation’s request, a closed meeting will be held on the issue of the Nord Stream pipelines," the mission said. [...] On September 27 last year, Nord Stream AG reported "unprecedented damage" a day earlier on three strings of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 offshore pipelines. Swedish seismologists had recorded two explosions on the offshore routes of the pipelines on September 26. The Russian Prosecutor General's Office launched criminal proceedings over an act of international terrorism after the gas pipelines were damaged.

■ UN Security Council fails to agree as Gaza death toll passes 10,000 (Hürriyet Daily News) | Despite more than two hours of closed-door discussions Monday, differences remained. The U.S. is calling for “humanitarian pauses” while many other council members are demanding a “humanitarian cease-fire” to deliver desperately needed aid and prevent more civilian deaths in Gaza. China, which holds the Security Council presidency this month, and the United Arab Emirates, the Arab representative on the council, called Monday’s meeting because of the “crisis of humanity” in Gaza, where more than 10,000 people have been killed in less than a month.