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The Hindu
12 minutes ago
- The Hindu
Israeli settlers attack West Bank Christian village
Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian Christian village of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank overnight, torching cars and spray-painting threatening graffiti, a witness and the Palestinian Authority said Monday (July 28, 2025). Jeries Azar, a Taybeh resident and journalist for Palestine TV, told AFP his house and car were targeted in the pre-dawn assault. "I looked outside and saw my car on fire, and they were throwing something at the vehicle and in the direction of the house," Azar said. The Palestinian Authority issued a statement blaming "Israeli colonial settlers" for the attack on Taybeh. Azar said he was terrified and put himself in the shoes of the Dawabsheh family, a couple who burned to death with their baby after settlers attacked their West Bank village of Duma in 2015. "My greatest fear was for my two-year-old son. After we escaped, he cried nonstop for an hour", Azar said, adding that the Israeli army had surveyed the area after the attack. Israeli police and the military said in a joint statement that a unit was dispatched to Taybeh and reported "two burned Palestinian vehicles and graffiti". The statement said that no suspects were apprehended but that Israeli police have launched an investigation. A photo shared by a Palestinian government agency on social media showed graffiti on a Taybeh wall that read: "Al-Mughayyir, you will regret", referring to a nearby village that was also attacked by settlers earlier this year. The Palestinian Authority's foreign ministry condemned the attack, calling it "settler terrorism". Germany's ambassador to Israel, Steffen Seibert, also condemned the action, writing on X: "These extremist settlers may claim that God gave them the land. But they are nothing but criminals abhorrent to any faith". Taybeh and its surroundings have experienced several bouts of settler violence in recent months, including an arson attack at an ancient Byzantine church. The village -- home to about 1,300 mostly Christian Palestinians, many holding US dual citizenship -- is known for its brewery, the oldest in the Palestinian territories. Settlers have attacked neighbouring communities in recent months, resulting in three deaths, damage to Palestinian water wells and the displacement of at least one rural herding community. Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967. The territory is home to about three million Palestinians and around 700,000 Israeli settlers, including about 200,000 in east Jerusalem. Last week, 71 members of Israel's 120-seat parliament, or Knesset, passed a motion calling on the government to annex the West Bank.
Time of India
4 hours ago
- Time of India
UK starts online checks to stop children accessing harmful content
New UK age verification measures to prevent children accessing harmful online content came into force on Friday, with campaigners hailing them a "milestone" in their years-long battle for stronger regulations. Under the new rules, to be enforced by Britain's media watchdog, websites and apps hosting potentially harmful content will be held responsible for age checks using measures such as facial imagery and credit cards. Around 6,000 pornography sites have agreed to implement the curbs, according to Melanie Dawes, chief executive of British regulator Ofcom . Other platforms such as X, which is facing a dispute over similar restrictions in Ireland, must also protect children from illegal pornographic, hateful and violent content, she noted. "We've done the work that no other regulator has done," Dawes told BBC Radio. "These systems can work. We've researched that," she said. Around 500,000 youngsters aged eight to 14 encountered pornography online last month, according to Ofcom. The long-awaited new rules, which aim to prevent minors from encountering content relating to suicide, self-harm, eating disorders as well as porn, stem from a 2023 Online Safety Act. It imposes legal responsibilities on tech companies to better safeguard children and adults online and mandates sanctions for those who fall short. Rule-breakers face fines of up to £18 million ($23 million) or 10 percent of their worldwide revenue, "whichever is greater", according to the government. Criminal action can also be taken against senior managers who fail to ensure companies follow Ofcom information requests. The measures are coming into force now after the sector and the regulator were given time to prepare. - 'Different internet' - Children will "experience a different internet for the first time," technology secretary Peter Kyle told Sky News, adding he had "very high expectations" for the changes. In an interview with parenting forum Mumsnet, he also said sorry to youngsters who had been exposed to harmful content. "I want to apologise to any kid who's over 13 who has not had any of these protections," Kyle said. Rani Govender, of the child protection charity NSPCC, said it was "a really important milestone that we're finally seeing tech companies having to take responsibility for making their services safe for children". Children are frequently "stumbling across this harmful and dangerous content," she told BBC News. "There will be loopholes," Govender noted, insisting it was still "right that we're introducing much stronger rules to make sure that that can't continue to happen". Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government is also considering introducing a daily two-hour limit for children on social media apps. Kyle said he would announce more plans for regulating the sector for under-16s "in the near future".
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First Post
7 hours ago
- First Post
Is Iran's supreme leader spending his days sleeping and ‘getting high'?
An account on X purportedly linked to the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad has alleged that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, spends half of the day sleeping and the other half 'getting high'. Is there any truth to the claims made by the Mossad Farsi account? read more An account on the social media platform X, which is purportedly linked to Israel's national intelligence agency, has made sensational claims about Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The Mossad's Farsi account has alleged that the 86-year-old conservative cleric is addicted to drugs. However, there are doubts about the authenticity of the account itself. Mossad has also not officially confirmed that its affiliation. Let's take a closer look. What has Mossad Farsi claimed? The Mossad's Farsi social media account alleged on Friday (July 25) that Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, spends his time sleeping and high on drugs. 'How can a leader lead when they sleep half the day and spend the other half high on substances?' the account wrote on Friday on X. 'Water, electricity, life!' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD چگونه یک رهبر میتواند رهبری کند وقتی نصف روز می خوابد و نصف دیگر روز از مصرف مواد نعشه است؟ آب، برق، زندگی! — Mossad Farsi (@MossadSpokesman) July 25, 2025 The account made a similar claim on July 9, saying: 'Consuming drugs and conversing with spirits are not desirable traits for someone leading a country.' The account, with a blue tick, is new and was created just last month. It claims to be the official Mossad spokesperson in Farsi, the official language of Iran. However, the Israeli intelligence agency has not officially confirmed the account is linked to it, as per a Fox News report. Two intelligence agents have claimed the account appears to be authentic. 'Some of the information it has shared could only have come from Mossad,' Beny Sabti, an Iran expert at Israel's Institute for National Security Studies, told JFeed, an Israeli news outlet. Is there any truth to the claims? There is no confirmation of the claims, which just seem to be speculations. However, claims about the Iranian supreme leader's alleged drug use have been made in the past. In 2022, an Iranian academic accused Khamenei of using drugs. 'Many viewers do not know this, but Khamenei himself uses drugs,' Nour Mohamed Omara told a television station in Turkey at the time. 'He has a special village in Balochistan, where the drugs used by the leader are produced. This village is run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and no one is allowed in,' the academic added. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD There have been unfounded claims about Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei using drugs. File Photo/Reuters The claims come even as Iran declared illicit substances 'un-Islamic' in 1979 after the Iranian Revolution. Iranians face the death penalty for drug-related offences. Other posts by Mossad Farsi The Mossad-linked account has made many claims about Iran and Khamenei's health over the last month. The account asks Iranians to contact it through 'private messages, for your own security, please ensure you are using a VPN.' After the 12-day Iran-Israel war, the account wrote on X: 'A ceasefire has been put into effect. Now, the extent of the damage is becoming clear. At this moment, the regime is focused on its senior officials, not on caring for its citizens. 'We stand with you and have formed a team of specialised doctors, including experts in cardiology, diabetes. pulmonary diseases, infectious diseases, oncology, as well as support for pregnant women and psychological assistance.' On June 24, United States President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel after 12 days of conflict. The Mossad Farsi account's one of the most viral posts was related to the newly appointed commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, which is the command headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD After Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported that the regime would not disclose the commander's identity 'for his protection,' the X account claimed to already know the name. It also called on Iranians to send in their guesses. The account replied to the 'lucky winner' who guessed the name Ali Abdollahi Aliabadi, asking the user to 'contact us privately to receive your prize.' With inputs from agencies
