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Nine Years On: The Great Hall Massacre Remains Etched in Yemen’s Memory
Nine years have passed since one of the deadliest massacres in Yemen’s modern history — the bombing of the Great Hall in Sana’a by the US-Saudi-zion<st aggression — yet the horror and grief remain deeply embedded in the hearts of Yemenis.
The attack, which took place on October 8, 2016, killed and wounded more than a thousand civilians who had gathered to offer condolences, marking one of the darkest days in the ongoing war of aggression on Yemen.
The massacre came exactly one year after another atrocity — the bombing of a wedding in Sanban, Dhamar Province, on October 9, 2015 — when aggression warplanes targeted a home filled with wedding guests, killing over 50 civilians, including women, children, and the newlyweds themselves. The two crimes, separated by only a year, symbolize the brutality and moral collapse of the US-Saudi aggression that has waged war on Yemen since 2015.
On that fateful day in 2016, as thousands gathered to mourn the death of Sheikh Ali al-Ruwaishan, father of then–Interior Minister Major General Jalal al-Ruwaishan, the Saudi-led coalition launched a series of airstrikes on the packed funeral hall.
The bombardment left a scene of unimaginable devastation — bodies charred beyond recognition, limbs scattered, and survivors burned or suffocated by toxic fumes from US-made munitions.
Among the martyrs was the former Mayor of Sana’a, Abdul Qader Hilal, alongside numerous military and civilian leaders. The attack was condemned internationally as a blatant war crime.
Human Rights Watch later confirmed that the bombs used were US-made laser-guided Paveway II GBU-12 munitions, weighing 225 kilograms, and that the strike met all criteria for a war crime under international humanitarian law.
The atrocity triggered a rare wave of global outrage, with the United Nations, human rights organizations, and numerous states issuing condemnations. Even the coalition itself admitted to the strike under public pressure, calling it a “mistake” and promising investigations that never materialized.
Legal experts stress that accountability for war crimes against civilians is a core principle of international law and human rights conventions. Yet, as analysts note, the current global order — dominated by hegemonic powers such as the United States and Britain, both direct participants in the Yemen war — has rendered real justice elusive.
Their veto power within international bodies like the UN Security Council shields them from prosecution and obstructs any meaningful path toward justice for Yemeni victims.
Some international jurists point to the possibility of pursuing cases under the principle of universal jurisdiction in certain European courts. However, the obstacles remain formidable, particularly due to the diplomatic immunities enjoyed by state officials responsible for war crimes.
For Yemenis, the massacres of Sanban and the Great Hall remain indelible scars — symbols of the cruelty of the aggression and the resilience of a nation that continues to resist. Despite years of silence from the so-called international community, the memory of these atrocities stands as lasting testimony to the crimes of the US-Saudi-Zionist coalition and the suffering it has inflicted upon the Yemeni people.
The Great Hall Massacre occurred amid the height of the US-Saudi-Zionist campaign against Yemen, which has killed and injured hundreds of thousands of civilians, destroyed infrastructure, and imposed a devastating blockade. The incident exposed the coalition’s indiscriminate tactics and deepened global awareness of the human cost of the war — a tragedy Yemenis vow never to forget.Al Masirah report
The Great Hall Massacre (Genocide Committed by the Saudi-American Aggression)
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Italian PM Meloni, Two Ministers Reported to ICC over Complicity in Gaza Genocide
Speaking in an interview with public television broadcaster RAI on Tuesday, Meloni said Defense Minister Guido Crosetto and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani had been denounced, and “I think” also Roberto Cingolani, the head of defense group Leonardo.
“I don’t believe there is another case like this in the world or in history,” Meloni said.
She did not elaborate on who had brought the case against her and her ministers.
The complaint, dated October 1, was signed by some 50 people, including law professors, lawyers, and several public figures who accused Meloni and others of complicity by supplying arms to Israel.
“By supporting the Israeli regime, particularly through the supply of lethal weapons, the Italian government has become complicit in the ongoing genocide and the extremely serious war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against the Palestinian people,” the authors of the court filing against the Italian leaders wrote.
The Palestinian advocacy group behind the complaint naming Meloni is calling for the court to assess the possibility of opening a formal investigation into the charge of genocide against the Italian prime minister.
Italy has experienced a series of demonstrations in the past week, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets to protest against the mass killings in Gaza, while many demonstrators have also directed their criticism towards Meloni.
Her right-wing administration, typically a strong advocate for zionist colony, has recently distanced itself from what it describes as its “disproportionate” military actions in Gaza; however, it has not cut any commercial or diplomatic ties, nor has it acknowledged the state of Palestine.
Meloni said she was “amazed” by the accusation of complicity in genocide because “anyone who knows the situation is aware that Italy has not authorized new, let’s say, arms supplies to Israel after October 7.”
As per information provided by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Italy was among only three countries that exported “major conventional arms” to Israel between 2020 and 2024. However, it is noteworthy that the United States and Germany accounted for 99 percent of the exports within the broader category of larger weaponry, which includes aircraft, missiles, tanks, and air defense systems.
The primary military equipment that Italy supplied to the Tel Aviv regime during this timeframe consisted of light helicopters and naval artillery, SIPRI said.
The institute further noted that Italy is among several nations participating in the production of components for F-35 fighter jets, as part of a US-led initiative.
“Concerns about the potential use of the F-35 by Israel to carry out violations of international humanitarian law have led to much criticism of transfers of the aircraft or its parts to Israel,” SIPRI said in a recent report.
The zionist military has pursued a brutal offensive on Gaza since October 7, 2023, dismissing international appeals for a ceasefire, resulting in the deaths of at least 67,173 Palestinians, predominantly women and children.
The unrelenting airstrikes have ravaged the region and caused significant food shortages.
The ICC has outstanding arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant over charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, including starvation, murder and persecution.
However, neither Netanyahu nor Gallant has been charged with genocide specifically.Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she and two of her ministers have been reported to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for purported complicity in genocide in connection with zionist genocidal military campaign against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Al Masirah report
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zion¿st attacks Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla Coalition, intercepts some vessels
zion^st occupation military has launched an attack on the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) by intercepting several of its boats and vessels sailing toward the Gaza Strip to break the occupying regime’s longtime blockade of the Palestinian territory.
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition said on Wednesday that its vessels came “under attack” by the z<onist military, with footage from the FFC showing members onboard the boat “Conscience” seated during boarding by the occupation forces, and video onboard the “Gaza Sunbird” showing a soldier smashing the CCTV camera with a gun.“At roughly 120nm away from Gaza, Israel has attacked our flotilla,” the coalition said later on Instagram’s platform.
Most live streams have been disconnected, it added, highlighting that the Israeli military “is trying to divert their route.”
The FFC said that the ships carried medicines, respiratory equipment and supplies intended for hospitals in Gaza.
“zionist military has no legal jurisdiction over international waters. Our flotilla poses no harm,” added the coalition on Instagram.
The flotilla ships “carry vital aid worth over $110,000 USD in medicines, respiratory equipment, and nutritional supplies that were destined for Gaza’s starving hospitals. Tag your politicians and media – end zionist human rights abuses now,” it said.The International Committee for Breaking the Siege on Gaza also confirmed on X, “Three vessels — Gaza Sunbird, Alaa Al-Najjar and Anas Al Sharif — have been attacked and illegally intercepted by the Israeli military … off the coast of Gaza.”
Israeli media said the flotilla’s vessels and passengers were transferred to the southern port of Ashdod in the occupied territories and were expected to be deported promptly.
The FFC — an international network of pro-Palestinian activist groups established in 2010 — organizes civilian maritime missions aimed at breaking Israel’s blockade of Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the territory.The incident was the second such event in recent days, after Israel intercepted about 40 vessels and detained more than 450 activists in an aid convoy, the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was also attempting to deliver supplies to Gaza.
Israel has maintained a stringent siege on Gaza, home to nearly 2.4 million people, for nearly 18 years and further tightened the blockade in March, when it closed border crossings and blocked food and medicine deliveries, pushing the territory into famine.
Since October 2023, zionist bombardments have claimed the lives of more than 67,000 Palestinians in the coastal strip, most of them women and children, and rendered it uninhabitable.PressTV report
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zion%st Attacks on South Lebanon Leave Martyrs, Injuries
Al-Manar correspondent reported that a zion¿st armed drone targeted a car in Deir Ames town, South Lebanon, claiming one martyr and injuring a number of Syrian workers.
Al-Manar reporter later indicated that a zion¿st drone launched two missiles targeting a bulldozer in the southern Lebanese town of Yater, which left one martyr and one injury.
zion¿st drones dropped two sound bombs on workers in Adaisseh town, with no casualties reported.
z¿onist shells also targeted the outskirts of Kfarchouba town, South Lebanon.
Meanwhile, a funeral was held in Kfarkila border town for the Lebanese mother and father martyred by z^onist strike on southern town of Zibdine on Monday.Source: Al-Manar English Website
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British police misconduct findings over the span of decades
Continued police profiling and harassment of Blacks throughout the 1980s culminated in the infamous case of Stephen Lawrence, the son of Jamaican parents who was brutally murdered in April 1993 by white
youths in a racially motivated attack. The incident and bungled trial of
the offenders led to the MacPherson Inquiry, which produced a scathing
report in 1999 pointing to many of Scarman’s unimplemented reform
suggestions and reciting the litany of police errors, from failing to provide Lawrence with first aid on the scene to failing to investigate suspects. Its most damning finding was that institutional racism exists both in the Metropolitan Police Service and in other Police Services
and other institutions countrywide,” and it made seventy recommen-
dations for improvement. While some inroads of change were subsequently made, they proved insuficient. Institutions like the police, are not hermetically sealed
from the nation’s broader racial attitudies and the state’s self-protection
against perceived existential threats; rather they are epiphenomena of them. Brutal police tactics, including the controversial death of Rashan
Charles in 2017, and the routine stopping and searching of Blacks at a
nineteen times that for whites, have not changed much since Lawence’s murder. “The Met police today looks and feels as racist as was the Macpherson [‘s report],” Leroy Logan, former superintendent in
Metropolitan Police and chair of the Britain’s Black Police Association, wrote in October 2020.
Most recently, an undercover report unveil once again the British culture of fascism among police forces remains prevalent.
Remember also the case of Sarah Everard at the height of the Covid Pandemic.
In the wake of Sarah Everard’s murder by PC Wayne Couzens, a report said the Met was “institutionally racist, misogynist andhomophobic”.But Sir Mark has refused to accept this.
The new allegations come on the third anniversary of Sir Mark replacing Dame Cressida Dick [who had resigned because of Police gross misconduct findings] with a mandate to address deep concerns over the Met’s culture.
If Sir Mark had some decency, he would have resigned by now.
Instead, he is in denial.
The British empire will never change and will never abstain from fascist tendencies as this nation is built on fascism, exploitation, colonialism, massacres, genocides and famine, and starvation by disgn.
Sources
The Stephen Lawrence Inquiry
Legacy of Violence, Epilogue
Mirror report
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BBC undercover exclusive story on British Police’s misconduct and the views of Dr Neville Lawrence
In an undercover BBC Panorama report last week, police shared racist views about Muslims and made sexual quips about women being detained.
Neville Lawrence, whose son Stephen was murdered by racist thugs in 1993, speaks on the issue of institutionalised racism, misogyny, and corruption among Met Police.
“For many people, including myself, the latest reporting on racism, corruption and misogyny in the Met Police comes as no surprise.
“The only way to fix the Met Police is for the leadership to accept its diagnoses and take the medicine. But Mr Rowley will not do that. Even now he is refusing to accept that the Met is institutionally racist. It’s causing resentment in the black community and the community knows that if anything is wrong, or there is a situation involving the police, they can’t call the Met because they’re not going to do anything. This film shows why.
“They’re not doing their jobs. They’re supposed to be looking after the interests of everybody, no matter what you look like. This is not just about getting rid of officers, it’s about building a Met that reflects London. But if you don’t take that medicine then you’re going to die. Simple as that.”Undercover reporter Rory Bibb spent seven months as a detention officer in the custody suite of Charing Cross police station in Central London. It was where officers had previously joked about raping women, domestic violence and racism. That led to commissioner Dame Cressida Dick stepping down.
The new allegations come on the third anniversary of Sir Mark replacing Dame Cressida Dick with a mandate to address deep concerns over the Met’s culture.
Among officers in the film are Sgt Joe McIlvenny, who allegedly described sexual adventures to colleagues, PC Phil Neilson who spoke out against foreigners and PC Martin Borg who said Muslims were a big problem. One off-duty officer says about immigrants: “Either put a bullet through his head or deport him.”
The officer then said he’d use a weapon on some “and let them bleed out”.Another, overseeing a woman being detained wearing police fancy dress, said: “I’ve paid to see women dressed like this.” One PC, bragging about a colleague stamping on a detainee’s leg, appears to say he offered a false statement.
Another said if suspects refuse fingerprints, he could snap their tendons.
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zion¿st Airstrikes on South Lebanon, Bekaa Leave Casualties
zion?st drone attack on a car in Zibdin town, South Lebanon, left two martyrs and one injury.
The two martyrs are Hasan Atwi, already blinded by the Pager attack in 2024, and his wife Zainab Reslan.
Member of Loyalty to Resistance bloc MP Ali Fayyad commented on the attack, stressing that it reflects the zionist barbarism.
MP Fayyad called on the government to assume its responsibilities pertaining to protecting the Lebanese civilians in South Lebanon from the zionist aggression instead of getting involved in marginal issues.It is worth noting that Zibdine highway is vital as it links Nabatiyeh city with a number of towns.
Al-Manar reporter indicated that the zionist drones intensively roamed the skies of South Lebanon towns and villages.
Meanwhile, zionist war jets launched a series of air raids on Hermel outskirts, northeastern Lebanon.Source: Al-Manar English Website
zionist occupation waited until the couple accessed the car to drop the explosives. 
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UK Expands Police Powers After Sweeping Arrests of Palestine Action Supporters
The UK government is moving to further restrict public dissent, granting police greater powers to curb pro-Palestine protests after nearly 500 supporters of the banned Palestine Action group were detained in one day.
The Home Office said in a statement on Sunday that senior officers will be able to consider the “cumulative impact” of previous demonstrations when deciding whether to place restrictions on new ones.
This could include instructing organizers to hold events in different locations if a site has seen repeated protests.
The Home Office said the new powers would be “brought forward as soon as possible.”
At present, police can only ban a march entirely if there is a risk of serious public disorder.
Under the proposed changes, where there have been repeated protests, officers could impose conditions such as moving the event or limiting its duration.
“If a protest has taken place at the same site for weeks on end, and caused repeated disorder, the police will have the authority to, for example, instruct organizers to hold the event somewhere else. Anyone who breaches the conditions will risk arrest and prosecution,” the Home Office said.
According to the Home Office, the review of protest legislation will ensure “powers are sufficient and being applied consistently” and will include consideration of powers to ban protests outright.
British police arrested nearly 500 people in central London during a mass demonstration in support of Palestine Action on Saturday.
The demonstration took place in London’s Trafalgar Square, with protesters calling on the British government to remove the “terrorist” designation of Palestine Action.
The pro-Palestine group, which takes direct action against Israeli weapon factories in the UK and their supply chain, was proscribed by the UK government in July, making it illegal to show any support or affiliation to them.
Israeli leaders in Tel Aviv obviously wield influence over British policy-makers, pushing police crackdown on anti-Israeli protests in the UK, according to a pro-Palestinian activist at the peaceful rally at Trafalgar Square.
Instead of fighting real criminals, the UK police are brutally intimidating pro-Palestinian protesters, wasting the government’s resources on forcefully arresting peaceful demonstrators at the rallies meant to show solidarity with the innocent Palestinian people of the Gaza Strip that were being butchered by the atrocious Israeli regime forces, protesters said.
UK police inspectors found the Met police is completely failing in its jurisdiction, or inadequately managing to deal with real criminals in key crime-fighting areas.
According to an official report by the UK police authority, the law enforcement organization is a failed system with its biggest police force providing an inadequate or failing service in seven of eight key crime-fighting areas, and there are “serious concerns” about its management of dangerous offenders.”
A Whitehall source described the report on the Met police as “devastating.” Police authorities were advised to get their priorities set to deal with the real criminals, instead of wasting the British people’s money on following instructions sent from Tel Aviv.Al Masirah report
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Greta Thunberg mistreated by zion¿st occupation forces in detention, activists say
Activists describe mistreatment after zion¿st colony intercepted Gaza aid flotilla and detained about 450 people.
Several international activists deported from zion#st colony after joining a Gaza aid flotilla have accused zion>st occupation forces of mistreating climate campaigner Greta Thunberg.
The 137 deportees landed in Istanbul on Saturday, including 36 Turkish nationals alongside activists from the United States, Italy, Malaysia, Kuwait, Switzerland, Tunisia, Libya, Jordan and other countries, Turkish officials confirmed.
Turkish journalist and Gaza Sumud Flotilla participant Ersin Celik told local media outlets he witnessed Israeli forces “torture Greta Thunberg,” describing how she was “dragged on the ground” and “forced to kiss the Israeli flag.”Malaysian activist Hazwani Helmi and American participant Windfield Beaver gave similar accounts at Istanbul Airport, alleging Thunberg was shoved and paraded with an Israeli flag.
“It was a disaster. They treated us like animals,” Helmi said, adding that detainees were denied food, clean water, and medication.
Beaver said Thunberg was “treated terribly” and “used as propaganda,” recalling how she was shoved into a room as far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir entered.Italian journalist Lorenzo Agostino, who had been on the flotilla, also cited the treatment of Thunberg.
“Greta Thunberg, a brave woman, is only 22 years old. She was humiliated and wrapped in an Israeli flag and exhibited like a trophy,” he told Anadolu.
Others described severe mistreatment. Turkish TV presenter Ikbal Gurpinar said, “They treated us like dogs. They left us hungry for three days. They didn’t give us water; we had to drink from the toilet … It was a terribly hot day, and we were all roasting.” She said the ordeal gave her “a better understanding of Gaza”.Turkish activist Aycin Kantoglu recounted bloodstained prison walls and messages scrawled by previous detainees. “We saw mothers writing their children’s names on the walls. We actually experienced a little bit of what Palestinians go through,” she said.Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said 26 Italians had been deported, while 15 remained in Israeli custody awaiting expulsion.
Italian MP Arturo Scotto, who was on the flotilla, told reporters, “Those who were acting legally were the people aboard those boats; those who acted illegally were those who prevented them from reaching Gaza.”
Adalah, an Israeli rights group providing legal aid, said that detainees reported being forced to kneel with zip-tied hands for hours, denied medication, and blocked from speaking with lawyers. Israel’s foreign ministry dismissed the claims as “complete lies,” insisting all detainees were treated according to law.
“All of Adalah’s claims are complete lies. Of course, all detainees … were given access to water, food, and restrooms; they were not denied access to legal counsel, and all their legal rights were fully upheld,” a Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson told the news agency Reuters.
zionist colony has faced mounting condemnation for the raid on the flotilla, which saw its navy intercept approximately 40 boats carrying aid to Gaza and detain more than 450 people on board.
Critics say the assault underscores the illegality of zionist blockade, which has cut off the enclave’s 2.3 million residents during Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza.
The flotilla, launched in late August, was the latest international effort to break Israel’s siege and deliver aid to Palestinians.Al Jazeera report
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Hate crime against Muslims in Peacehaven
Police say they are treating a late-night blaze damaging a mosque as a hate crime – with footage capturing the moment a suspected arsonist started the fire.
The front entrance to the mosque in Peaceheaven in East Sussex – six miles east along the coast from Brighton – was damaged along with a vehicle parked outside.
Sussex Police said in a statement they were called to reports of an arson attack in Phyllis Avenue just before 10pm on Saturday.
They confirmed the incident, in which no one was injured, was being treated as a hate crime.
Video appeared to show a man in a black jacket at the entrance to the Peacehaven mosque seconds before the flames erupted.
At least one person is believed to have been inside the Peace Community Centre and Mosque in Peacehaven when the blaze took hold – while two men could been seen in a video near a car which was also burnt out in the aftermath.
Det Supt Karrie Bohanna said: ‘We understand the concerns this has caused within the community, and the impact that will be felt by the Muslim community as a result.
‘There is already an increased police presence at the scene and there are also additional patrols taking place to provide reassurance at other places of worship across the county.Worshippers had only just left after the last prayer service of the day when the mosque was attacked.
The volunteer, who asked not to be named, said: ‘Evening prayers finished, so most people had left the mosque.
‘They came in balaclavas and sprayed gasoline on the entrance and the few steps – they put it on the door, the entrance and the vehicle parked outside.
‘They threw something at it and the vehicle blew up. The fire reached the entrance to the mosque.
‘People around phoned the fire brigade straight away. Two people inside the mosque got out as soon as they could.The chairman, who is an elderly man in his 60s, ran out it just before the car was blown to pieces.’
The volunteer said he believes this was a targeted attack by men intent on murdering Muslims, adding: ‘It’s clearly a targeted attack.
‘They were trying to gain access to the mosque – we believe to commit murder.
Despite only having a small congregation, the volunteer told of fears among the the Muslim community of local tensions rising, saying: ‘There has been a rise in racism around here recently.
‘It’s a quiet area, there’s only a few Muslim people here. Everyone here is affected – it’s a small community of Muslims.
‘Our neighbours, who are not Muslims, came out crying. We have good relations with everybody who lives around.
‘Everyone is obviously scared, we don’t know what’s going to happen.’Daily Mail Report
Doorbell camera footage showed a man clad in black approaching the front at about 10am Video shows the moment of the arson at a mosque.
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