#munitions

tchicketchacke@pod.g3l.org
aljazeera@squeet.me

Incendiary bombs rain down on Gaza | AJ #shorts

Video obtained by Al Jazeera appears to show the use of incendiary munitions during Israel’s most intense bombardment of Gaza to date. Its use is widely cons...#AlJazeera #AlJazeeraEnglish #Gaza #alJazeera #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralive #aljazeeravideo #aljazeeraEnglish #aljazeeralatest #aljazeeralive #aljazeeralivenews #bombardment #bombs #civilian #incendiary #latestnews #munitions #newsheadlines #populations #warcrime #weapons
Incendiary bombs rain down on Gaza | AJ #shorts

faab64@diasp.org

Fourth day of the war, October 10th, status update and major events:

  • Israeli death toll surpasses 1000.

  • #Hamas is pushed out of most settlements around the Gaza strip, except Be'eri, Kisufim and Nahal Oz.

  • Hamas carries out sporadic marine landings on the beach of #Zikkim, and assaults the adjacent IDF outpost.

  • #Israel approves calling up to 360.000 reservists into the IDF.

  • Relentless bombing campaign of #Gaza continues as in the previous days, illegal #WhitePhosphorus #munitions are used.

  • Israel bombs the Gaza side of the #Rafah border crossing with Egypt, and threatens to target #Egyptian aid convoys.

  • Major rocket launches by Hamas towards the settlement of #Ashkelon.

  • Al-Qassam fires a salvo of rockets from #Lebanon into the #Galilee region, promting an Israeli response with artillery and white phosphorus on Southern Lebanon.

  • Hezbollah targets and destroys an Israeli #Zelda M-113 APC across the Lebanese border in #Salha (Avivim), and Israeli #Apache helicopters strike #Hezbollah observation posts in retaliation.

  • #IDF mistakes members of the Israeli police for Hamas members in #Ashdod, leading to a #FriendlyFire incident with several killed.

  • The Israeli occupied #GolanHeights are struck by mortar fire from #Syria, promting IDF artillery to fire at unidentified targets in the vincinity of the Syrian town of #Quneitra.

Isn't it funny that #AlQaeda and #ISIS that are supposed to be ultra radical Muslim fanatics are completely quiet about the current conflict (As always), and instead attacking Syrian targets just like Israel does?

#palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow

steelnomad@diasp.org
Australians, meet the Aussie corporation making profits off of murder and war:

War Profiteer Profile: NIOA

#NIOA is #Australia’s largest privately owned #weapons and #munitions company, found in 1973 by Robert Nioa, who remains the company’s CEO. NIOA primarily supplies the #Australian #military and #police forces – they are the majority supplier of #guns and #ammunition to the Australian police. According to their website, by 2022 the company had supplied “Over one billion rounds have been supplied by NIOA to the Australian Law Enforcement, Military and Sporting markets”.
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NIOA plays a key role in supplying the Australian military through the “LAND 159 Lethality System Project”, an upgrade programme which sets out to “equip the ADF with next-generation weapon systems, surveillance and target acquisitions ancillaries, ammunitions, facilities and training and support systems”. NIOA is the prime contractor for stage 1 of the project, covering sniper rifles, laser sighting systems and close combat weapons (including knives, pistols, shotguns and assault breach systems). The contract is worth A$527.2 million.
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In 2017 NIOA transitioned from the commercial gun market into supplying military and law enforcement, with a contract to supply the police in Australia and #NewZealand with 70,000 Glock pistols. NIOA supplies Australian armed forces, such as the Northern Territory of Australia (having signed a three year contract worth A$857,623.97 in 2021) and the Victoria Police (with a three year contract to supply 22 different types of ammunition from a range of companies).
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NIOA has a close relationship with a number of prominent Australian #politicians. For example, in January 2018 the then-Minister for Defence Christopher Pyne announced the award of a $100 million Federal government contract by the Commonwealth under the LAND 17-1C.2 Future Artillery Ammunition program. In 2020 Pyne was welcomed as the chairman of the company’s inaugural advisory board. Other examples include Kim Beasely (former leader of the Australian Labor Party) and Brendan Nelson (former leader of the Liberal Party) have taken up lucrative leadership positions at NIOA after their #political careers. Scott Morrison was also photographed holding a large ammunition shell at the Rheinmetall NIOA Munitions factory in 2021.

Tagging @Sunyata ☸ 👨🏻‍💻 ☮ and @Tulsa Peace Fellowship because #antiwar and #peace

Tagging @Clarice Boomshakalaka Bouvier @clarice again as well, please feel free to share with others if you would like to do so.