American activist Hannah Claire Smith, who was aboard a Global Sumud Flotilla vessel when Israeli forces illegally intercepted the convoy in international waters near Crete on Wednesday night, is calling on Americans and international audiences to demand the release of two of her colleagues abducted and transferred to Israeli custody.

The two are Thiago de Avila, a Brazilian national, and Saif Abukeshek, a Spanish-Swedish national with Palestinian ID. Both were separated from other passengers and, according to their legal representatives, beaten, blindfolded, and held in isolation for days at sea before being transferred to an Israeli prison, where they remain in detention. More than 200 other participants were eventually released.

Legal advocates say the seizure, which took place roughly 80 nautical miles west of Crete, far from Israeli waters, had no basis in international law.

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The chief of Khatam al-Anbiya Central Command warns any foreign forces, especially those of the US, will be attacked if they try to approach and pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Incredible and courageous Palestinian journalist Shaimaa Youssef stands her ground in Hebron, confronting Israeli occupation forces with unwavering resolve.

259 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israel since Oct 2023.

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"Iran has a clear advantage"

Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson says Iran will hit U.S Navy with drones. Trump is going to have a real big problem.

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According to Iran's Fars news agency, Iranian missiles hit a U.S. warship near Jask Island after it disregarded Iranian warnings not to enter the Strait of Hormuz.

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Zelensky said Ukrainian drones could fly over Moscow's May 9 parade, highlighting the absence of military hardware: "This shows that they are no longer as strong as before."

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A possible future Israeli PM Bennett told Americans they must support Israeli military demands or risk terrorist attacks, invoking 9/11: "That's what happens when you say the Middle East isn't our problem."

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Israeli court rules Gaza flotilla volunteers Thiago Avila and Saif Abu Keshek will not be released after international waters abduction.

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Warren Buffett warns of dollar collapse, says trading increasingly resembles gambling.

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Former Trump speechwriter Buckley Carlson claims Donald Trump opposed the Iran war but was pressured by Israel into launching it.

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Theo Von criticises US-Israel ties, accuses Israeli leadership of fueling violence in Gaza and beyond.

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Iran does not back down: when the US says "we’ll break your neck", Iran says the same.

American-Iranian Professor Marandi from the University of Tehran just delivered a crystal-clear message that is shaking up every assumption in Washington. While other nations fold under American pressure, Iran plays by entirely different rules. When the US issues raw threats of destruction, Tehran now fires back with the exact same force and zero hesitation.

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NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says there has been some "disappointment" on the U.S. side when it comes to European reaction to what is happening now in the Middle East.

Rutte made the comment as he arrived at the European Political Community summit in Armenia.

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Bill Gates is at it again...

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The man who spent his life building AI is now spending the rest of it warning about what he created.

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Another Trump cover-up.

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Iran controls the Straits of Hormuz

A look at Iran's fast attack boats - something Trump's Project Freedom will have to contend with.

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Former U.S. Marine Ken O'Keefe on U.S. war crimes in Gaza:

"When I lived in Palestine 22 years ago and saw first hand what they've endured for DECADES."

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Lebanon News Update

Yellow Line set down in Lebanon which destroys 6% of their sovereign country.

Civilian buildings pernenantly destroyed and the civilians pushed North permanently.

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David Pyne: "Donald Trump is behaving like an ISRAELI VASSAL puppet President. He has fought the war on Iran for Israel."

"He’s putting America last and putting Israel first. He sees the Republican Party’s chances of retaining the House or the Senate in the midterms are dissipating with every day that the war continues."

David Pyne, Deputy Director of National Operations of the Taskforce on National & Homeland Security.

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