Yemen's Houthis hits central Israel for the first time

By Ruzeki, Shadoww News 

September 15, 2024 

On Sunday at around 6:30 a.m, the Houthis successfully attacked a vital target close to Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel... with a hypersonic ballistic missile type Hatem-2, which was manufactured in Yemen. 

The Israeli air defense systems alongside two American destroyers & French fleet in the Red Sea did not intercept it, despite multiple attempts to shoot down the missile. 

Wow, the missile traveled 2,000 kilometers in 13 minutes...and evaded all the American advanced systems. 

Meanwhile, the Yemeni forces are already in Syria for ground operations against Israel. They'll join Hezbollah for this tactical operation in support of Gaza, the Hamas and Palestine 

On Saturday, Hezbollah launched a barrage of missiles into Israel, targeting the Metulla military base; dozens of Israeli soldiers were killed. In response, Israel attacked civilian residences in southern Lebanon. 

  

QUAKE AFTERMATH: Death toll climbs to 48,000 people in Syria-Turkey devastating 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake

By Ruzeki, Shadow News 

Updated 6:37 PM EAT, Thu March 16, 2023 

More than 48,000 people have died across Syria and Turkey since a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck last week, with over 115,000 people injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. 

The latest figures show that atleast 48,000 have died across both countries. 

The Turkish Emergency Coordination Center SAKOM said on Sunday that the death toll in Turkey has climbed to about 43,000. 

In Syria, the total number of deaths is atleast 5,500, including atleast 3,100 in rebel-held areas in the northwest, according to the “White Helmets” civil defense group, and about 2,400 deaths in government-controlled parts of Syria, according to Syrian state media citing the health ministry on Saturday. 

The White Helmets, who announced the end of their search and rescue operations on Friday, said on Saturday that the total number of dead was expected to rise much higher. 

On Sunday, a 10-year-old girl named Cudi was rescued after spending 147 hours trapped under rubble in southern Turkey’s Hatay province. 

In the same region, a 35-year-old survivor identified as Mustafa Sarıgül was freed from the ruins of a six-story apartment building after 149 hours. 

However, reports of these incredible rescues have slowed as the hours tick by since the quake. 

Concerns over security have also hampered some international search efforts. 

German rescue operations in Turkey were halted on Saturday due to security concerns. 

Israeli search-and-rescue group United Hatzalah also announced Sunday that it was leaving Turkey after six days on the ground due to a “significant security threat.” 

However, some international rescue efforts have resumed. 

The Austrian Forces Disaster Relief Unit (AFDRU) said a rescue dog handler was again helping Turkish rescue workers, with Turkish forces providing security in the search areas. 

The Palestinian Red Crescent said Sunday that it was the first group to send a team to provide mental health support to earthquake victims in Syrian shelters. 

The group’s Psychosocial Support Team arranged events and activities for those in the shelters, including games for children. 

The team of Palestinians along with local volunteers is also providing mental health services to about 300 children and their families in shelters and hospitals, who are suffering from severe trauma and depression as a result of the earthquake. 

Shadow News’ Ruzeki, Natasha and a group of freelance writers contributed to this latest report. 

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APOCALYPTIC: Devastating Earthquake Ripped through Turkey and Syria, leaving destruction, over 2,300 deaths and debris on each side of the border

Turkey, Shadow News — 

At least 2,300 people have died and rescuers are racing to pull survivors from beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake ripped through Turkey and Syria, leaving destruction and debris on each side of the border.

One of the strongest earthquakes to hit the region in a century shook residents from their beds early in the morning on Monday, sending tremors as far away as Lebanon and Israel. 

In Turkey, at least 1,498 people have died and several thousand were injured, according to the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD). 

In neighboring Syria, at least 820 have died. According to the Syrian state news agency SANA, 430 people have died across government-controlled areas, mostly in the regions of Aleppo, Hama, Latakia, and Tartus. The “White Helmets” group, officially known as the Syria Civil Defense, reported 390 deaths in opposition-controlled areas. Much of northwestern Syria, which borders Turkey, is controlled by anti-government forces amid a bloody civil war that began in 2011. 

The epicenter of the 7.8-magnitude quake was 23 kilometers east of Nurdagi, in Turkey’s Gaziantep province, at a depth of 24.1 kilometers, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

A series of aftershocks have reverberated throughout the day. The largest, a major quake that measured 7.5 in magnitude, struck in Turkey, according to the USGS about nine hours after the initial quake. That aftershock hit around 95 kilometers north of the original.

Video from the scene in Turkey showed day breaking over rows of collapsed buildings, some with apartments exposed to the elements as people huddled in the freezing cold beside them, waiting for help.

A host of countries have sent rescue workers to help the stricken region, where a colossal effort to find and free trapped civilians is underway. A cold and wet weather system is moving through the region, further hampering that challenge. 

Monday’s quake is believed to be the strongest to hit Turkey since 1939, when an earthquake of the same magnitude killed 30,000 people, according to the USGS. Earthquakes of this magnitude are rare, with fewer than five occurring each year on average, anywhere in the world. Seven quakes with magnitude 7.0 or greater have struck Turkey in the past 25 years – but Monday’s is the most powerful. 

Search and rescue teams have been dispatched to the south of the country, Turkey’s interior minister, Suleyman Soylu, said. AFAD, the disaster agency, said it had requested international help through the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC), the European Union’s humanitarian program.

Nearly 1,000 search and rescue volunteers have been deployed from Turkey’s largest city, Istanbul, along with dogs, trucks and aid, according to its governor, Ali Yerlikaya.

The World Health Organization has activated its network of emergency medical teams in the two countries to assist those affected by the earthquake, the organization’s director-general tweeted. Erdogan also said in his televised address that NATO, the European Union and dozens of other countries had offered to help.