On Friday (13th October), the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shared headcam footage of how its personnel rescued about 250 hostages alive and neutralised 60+ Hamas terrorists near the Gaza security fence area.
In a tweet, it informed that the ‘Flotilla 13 Elite Unit’ also regained control of the Sufa military post in Southern Israel from Hamas on 7th October.
“The Flotilla 13 elite unit was deployed to the area surrounding the Gaza security fence in a joint effort to regain control of the Sufa military post on October 7th,” IDF said.
The Flotilla 13 elite unit was deployed to the area surrounding the Gaza security fence in a joint effort to regain control of the Sufa military post on October 7th.
“The soldiers rescued around 250 hostages alive. 60+ Hamas terrorists were neutralized and 26 were apprehended—including Muhammad Abu A’ali the Deputy Commander of the Hamas Southern Naval Division,” it added.
The military operation by IDF was conducted soon after Hamas terrorists launched a deadly attack on Israel and infiltrated into its territory. About 13 soldiers were airlifted to the scene to counter the threat of Hamas.
In the headcam video, it could be seen that the ‘Flotilla 13 Elite Unit’ personnel firde multiple rounds and captured the Islamist terrorists. “Shayetet, Shayetet, stay in the bunker, we’re coming,” one of the officers was heard saying.
Israel under attack by Hamas terrorists
In the meanwhile, the death toll in the Hamas terror attack in Israel has crossed 1300, as per latest reports, while over 3,300 are injured. Most of the victims are civilians, as Hamas terrorists opened fire on civilian areas in Israel near the Gaza border.
Hamas also abducted a large number of victims, holding them as hostages in Gaza. Bodies of over 1500 Hamas terrorists have been located in Israel and along the border, killed in retaliatory fire by Israeli forces.
Hundreds of Hamas terrorists entered Israel through land, sea and even using paragliders, after overwhelming the Iron Dome missile defence system of Israel by firing over 5000 rockets in just 20 minutes.
Israel has launched a massive attack on Gaza Strip following the terror attack, and has struck hundreds of Hamas sites. Israel has also cut power and water supply to Gaza and has prevented entry of supplies to the landlocked coastal strip.
Describing Hamas as “monsters,” Israel has released horrifying pictures of babies killed by the terrorist group Hamas amid the ongoing war. The photos were reportedly shown by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to Tel Aviv, as per ANI.
Notably, Blinken arrived at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv earlier today amid the ongoing war initiated by the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, ANI reported.
The official social media account of the Prime Minister of Israel shared the images and the post also said that Netanyahu showed the photos to Blinken.
Babies massacred by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on 7th October
The Prime Minister of Israel posted on X, “Here are some of the photos Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu showed to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.”
“Warning: These are horrifying photos of babies murdered and burned by the Hamas monsters. Hamas is inhuman. Hamas is ISIS,” the post cautioned. The pictures showed mutilated bodies of babies, some of them completely burnt and covered in blood.
The international community condemned the violence after Israel-based i24 News reported in one of the blood-curdling details from the Hamas attack on Israel that at least 40 babies were killed by the terror group.
Notably, the initial reports of 40 babies murdered were questioned by many. Many pro-Hamas handles and even news reports had tried to call it a false claim, saying it never happened.
IDF had shared photos and videos of burned bodies, bloodied cribs and car seats, and desecrated homes. However, they had refrained so far from sharing photos of the corpses of babies.
As Thursday marks the sixth day of Israel Hamas conflict, Israel Defence Force (IDF) spokesperson Lieutenant Col. Jonathan Conricus confirmed earlier today reports that the Hamas had beheaded babies in the Israeli kibbutz of Kfar Aza. The spokesperson said it was hard to believe that Hamas could perform such a barbaric act, ANI reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Hamas should be crushed and that the group should be treated the same way as the Islamic State, or Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
Highlighting the brutal acts committed by Hamas, PM Netanyahu said, “Hamas has shown itself to be an enemy of civilisation. The massacring of young people at an outdoor music festival, the butchering of entire families, the murder of parents in front of their children and the murder of children in front of their parents, the burning of people alive, the beheadings, the kidnappings of a young boy.”
He said further, “Not only kidnap, molest the kidnapped and the sickening display of celebrating these horrors, the celebration and glorification of evil – President Biden was absolutely correct in calling this “sheer evil.”
In his daily update video on Israel-Hamas attacks, Lt. Col. Conricus said, “The scenes are out of a zombie movie,” stating that it’s a war zone, he said, “There were babies that have been beheaded…it was hard to believe that even Hamas could perform such barbaric act.”
He further highlighted the atrocities done to the civilians of Israel, including children.
“There were bodies scattered everywhere, mutilated, women and children that were handcuffed and shot, executed, houses torched and burned, and people who were either burnt inside or suffocated,” Conricus said.
The Israeli Air Force has been striking a lot of targets in various neighbourhoods in Gaza, he said.
“We are prioritizing striking commanders, and senior officials in Hamas… whenever we have intelligence that indicates the whereabouts of the senior Hamas officials or military commanders, we strike in that location, IDF spokesperson emphasized.
Additionally, noting the current situation of Gaza, he said that the place where Hamas has the infrastructure, whether it is financial, construction, or commander control, intelligence, research, and development…whatever it is, “if it belongs to Hamas, we are striking it and that’s what going on in Gaza strip today.”
Furthermore, he said, “We are deployed in significant numbers, strength, and capabilities on the southern part of the border and we are very vigilant to any attempt by Hezbollah.”
Israel has launched a counter-offensive against Hamas in response to the latter’s attack on October 7 that left 1,300 Israelis dead and is aiming to eliminate the terror group completely.
The death toll in Israel since the Hamas attack has jumped to 1,300 and some 3300 have been injured, including 28 in critical condition and 350 in serious condition, according to The Times of Israel.
The fate of an estimated 150 people abducted and taken to the Gaza Strip during the attack by Hamas is still unclear, the report said.
How the civilians were killed by Hamas, and why it took the IDF so long to share photos?
It is notable here that the fight in Kibbutz Kfar Aza was going on till Tuesday morning, with IDF soldiers still trying to locate and kill Hamas invaders. The houses in the locality were being searched one by one as the IDF tried to save survivors and neutralize terrorists, while many units still battled Hamas terrorists. This is why the clearance and shifting of the bodies of civilian victims took several days.
Kibbutz Kfar Aza is close to the Gaza border and used to be a peaceful community. Most homes there have reinforced safe rooms to protect them from Hamas terrorists, and concrete shelters to shield them from Hamas rockets. However, on 7th October, many families never got the chance to save themselves as Hamas terrorists physically barged into their homes and started killing. Some people who managed to get inside safe rooms have survived, but many have not.
Several senior citizens have been killed while watering their plants, or sitting in their gardens. Babies have been killed in cribs. In some houses, entire families have been killed with Molotov cocktails, the IDF soldiers revealed to BBC news.
The radical Islamic organisation Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) is set to host an event to show ‘solidarity’ with the Hamas terrorists who massacred hundreds of innocent civilians in Israel. The event named ‘Palestine Solidarity Convention’ is scheduled to be held in Muslim-majority Malappuram District in Kerala on October 13.
The poster of the event reads in Malayalam, “Zionist Adhinivesha Bheekarathakkethire” meaning “Against Zionist Occupying Terrorism”.
Shocking exposure from Kerala Again..!!!
A meeting is going to be organised by Jamaat-e-Islamic Hind on 13th Oct in Malappuram Dist, Kerala in support of Hamas terrorism & Palastine and it is said to be attended by the ambassador of Palastine to India.
The Islamist organisation has reportedly extended invitations to the Ambassador of Palestine to India, Adnan Abu Alhaija, and the Islamic University of Gaza Vice Chancellor, Dr Kamlain Shaa’ath.
The Jamaat-e-Islami state committee member Dr. Nahas Mala confirmed the Palestinian envoy will address the convention virtually. However, it seems unlikely that Dr Shaa’ath, the vice chancellor of Gaza University, will attend the function amid the ongoing crisis between Israel and Palestine.
The event is being organised to demonstrate support and unity with Palestine and Hamas, the Islamist organisation whose unprovoked attack on Israel has until now claimed the lives of more than 1200 innocent Israeli citizens.
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH)
It may be recalled that the Islamist organisation Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) had recently grabbed the headlines for its role in instigating the hijab protests in Karnataka. The hijab controversy took a dangerous turn in Karnataka, leading to violence in many parts of the state. It is also imperative to mention here that a Kerala-based journalist had revealed how the Islamist organisation Jamaat-e-Islami has been receiving funds from Saudi Arabian universities to ‘Islamise’ India. Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) was banned on February 28, 2019, by the Government of India following the terror attack in Pulwama as it was suspected of funding the terror organisation Hizbul Mujahideen.
Representatives of the Muslim community in India express solidarity with Palestine and Hamas
Prior to this, on October 10, the Students Islamic Organisation (SIO), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, organised a gathering known as “Hamas Square” in Malappuram.
Along with organizing solidarity gatherings around Kerala, Jamaat-e-Islami has urged people to participate in ‘special prayers’ to show their unwavering support for Palestine.
Since Israel declared war following the Hamas terrorist attacks and ground invasion, the majority of the Islamists and other representatives of the Muslim community in India have also started supporting the global Ummah.
Four days after students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) took out a protest march in support of Hamas terrorists, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has reportedly said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “siding with oppressors instead of with the oppressed” after PM Modi’s statement condemning the terror attack.
In a statement released by AIMPLB President Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani on October 10, the body held Israel responsible for the terrorist attack by Hamas on 7th October which made Israel retaliate.
Maulana Rahmani also justified the act of terror by Hamas which killed at least 1,200 people. “To call this reaction terrorism is to strengthen the oppressors, and is injustice to the victims,” the AIMPLB statement reads.
Likewise, the chief of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has been backing Palestine and Hamas during the conflict. On 11th October, Asaduddin Owaisi shared a photo of the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on X, formerly Twitter, and wrote, “Hands of GAZA, Falasteen Zindabad. Violence Murdabaad (done mainly by Israel or any Group/organisation). Masjid e Aqsa Aabad Rahe.”
The AIMIM leader held Israel responsible for the attack by Hamas on Israel. The AIMIM leader has been resharing posts on X showing only Palestinian casualties while ignoring the murder of Israeli children.
However, notably, PM Modi has categorically condemned the attack on Israel as a “terrorist act”. At least 1,300 people have died in Israel in the terrorist attack by Hamas, while over 3000 are injured.
After the Delhi High Court on Thursday commuted the death penalty awarded to Ariz Khan to life imprisonment in the Batla House Encounter case in which Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma was murdered, his wife Maya Sharma said that she would move Supreme Court.
“Our morale is low. The trial court had earlier proved that it is the ‘rarest of the rare’ case, now it is absolutely fine that the convict had the right to appeal to the High Court. When he moved to the HC, then the punishment of the death penalty was commuted to life imprisonment. Now tell me, if the person is the culprit, why was his punishment reduced”? Maya Sharma told ANI.
“We will definitely move to the Supreme Court. It is needed”, she added.
Earlier today, the Delhi High Court on Thursday commuted the death penalty awarded to Ariz Khan to life imprisonment in the Batla House Encounter case in which Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma was murdered.
The Court refused to confirm the death penalty awarded by the Trial Court in a judgement passed in 2021.
However, the bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma upheld the conviction against Ariz Khan passed by the Trial Court. The bench accordingly disposed of the reference for confirmation of the death sentence awarded to Ariz Khan.
The sentence of the death penalty was given to Khan by Delhi’s trial court for the murder of Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma on August 18, 2023, the bench of the Delhi High Court kept the order reserved after hearing all sides.
In March 2021, the trial court awarded Ariz Khan a death sentence in the matter. Another convict, Shahzad was awarded a life sentence.
Later, both convicts challenged their conviction and sentence.
Shahzad, however, died in jail during the pendency of the appeals, and the proceedings against him were abated.
While arguing for the state, the additional public prosecutor (APP), Rajesh Mahajan, submitted that the convicts were present in the flat at the time of the Batla House encounter. He also submitted that it is a case of the murder of a police officer while discharging his lawful duty, and this crime shook the conscience of society.
“It is the rarest of rare cases. Both Shahzad Ahmed and Ariz Khan deserved the death sentence. There is sufficient evidence and a statement of witness to this effect”, he noted.
He also argued that there was no chance of reforming Ariz Khan.
On the other hand, advocate MS Khan, counsel for Ariz Khan, argued that the conviction in this case was bad in law as the trial court did not appreciate the material facts of the case.
He also argued that the appellant was neither present at the flat nor had he absconded.The counsel for the appellant, Ariz Khan also disputed the recovery of documents related to him. He said that if these documents were recovered from the flat, why did this fact not come to the knowledge of the investigation officer until 2014?
Advocate Khan also referred to the report of the inspection of the site by 11 forensic experts, which stated that there were no bullet marks on the sides of police personnel standing in the flat. But there were bullet marks on the side of the accused standing. It shows that there was one-sided firing from the end of the police.
He also argued that, as per the prosecution Ariz had escaped to Nepal. He got married there and was teaching at a school there. It shows that he has already been reformed. In these circumstances, his appeal should be allowed.
A trial court had convicted and sentenced him to life imprisonment for the murder of Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma, who was leading the police team during the Batla House encounter. It was alleged that the terrorists opened fire on Delhi Police personnel.
According to Delhi police, Shahzad and Ariz had escaped from the spot and were arrested later. Later, convict Ariz Khan was arrested, and a supplementary charge sheet was filed against him.
After the trial, the court held him guilty and awarded him a death sentence.
The team of special cell of Delhi Police had reached in the Batla House area on inputs to nab the Indian Mujahideen operatives who were involved in the serial blast of September 13, 2008, in Delhi.
(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)
On possible involvement of Islamic State in the Hamas attack on Israel, the Ambassador of Israel to India, Naor Gilon has said that as the terrorist group continues to kill innocent civilians mercilessly, this is exactly Daesh.
In an exclusive interview with ANI, Gilon said, “Yeah, we are looking into it…We have evidence for that. It’s not only the mode of operation, as I said…decapitating, killing people in terrible ways, torturing whole families without any mercy, without any thinking. This is exactly Daesh.”
“And we also found flags of Daesh with the equipment of the Hamas people who were under attackers. So there is an ISIS Daesh. We call it connection here…” he said.
Notably, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi formed the Islamic State, also known as Daesh, with its origins in Iraq and Syria in 1999. It rose to prominence in 2014 when it seized sizable regions in eastern Syria and northwestern Iraq.
Speaking further on how the Israel-Hamas war will be a game-changer for the Middle East, the envoy said that all the negative forces in the Middle East are trying to destabilise the region.
“I think if people understand what happened here, this is a game changer to the Middle East. It’s not about Israel…it’s not only about Israel. Of course, we are the victims here. ISIS is involved, Iran is involved. All the negative forces in the Middle East that were trying to destabilize the Middle East are now part of the reasons. I believe that the motivations they had here, they saw that the Middle East is going in a good direction. Three years ago, after the Abraham Accords, gulf countries getting closer to Israel,” he said.
He also talked at length on I2U2 which is a grouping of India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.
“I2U2 is an economic forum coming out of its whole, cooperation started. India was very much involved. India is also involved in the idea of creating transportation and communication and connection between India and the Mediterranean through the Gulf countries, Saudi Arabia and Israel. So all of that, these people didn’t want it to happen and they didn’t want Israel and Saudi Arabia to get closer. How far will we go in understanding that a huge change to the Middle East? I think we will go very far because if not, it will harm all the moderate regimes in the Middle East,” the envoy told ANI.
I2U2 is also referred to as the West Asian Quad aimed to encourage joint investments between the member states in six mutually identified areas – water, energy, transportation, space, health and Food security.
Meanwhile, Naor Gilon, as he talked further, argued that terrorism is terrorism, and attempting to provide context aims to portray the victims as oppressors.
Expressing his concerns, Gilon said, “I see it very bad for two reasons. First…I saw some people across the world trying to give it context. There is no context to killing 1,200 people. More than 1000 civilians. Decapitating, raping, and whatnot. There is no context to that. Because if you try to do that, but,…you try to justify terror. You are a supporter of terror if you do that”.
He also pointed out that the approaches of Israel and India are similar with regard to terrorism.
“Our approach, also of India and all peace-seeking countries is that terror is terror. It can’t be justified, don’t put the context, don’t blame me…you turn the victim into the one who committed the crime,” he added.
Gilon also raised concerns that Hamas might try to present themselves as ‘victims’ and use civilians as ‘human shields’.
“Now, what will happen next is Hamas crying we are the victims, and you will see human shields, and probably…people abducted from Israel as human shields also. This is going to be very complicated,” Gilon said.
The death toll in Israel since the Hamas attack on October 7 has jumped to 1,300 and some 3300 have been injured, including 28 in critical condition and 350 in serious condition, The Times of Israel reported.
The fate of an estimated 150 people abducted and taken to the Gaza Strip during the attack by Hamas is still unclear, the report said.
Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said the military has so far notified families of 97 hostages who were being held by terrorists in the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported.
(This news report is published from a syndicated feed. Except for the headline, the content has not been written or edited by OpIndia staff)
Bernie Ecclestone, the former head of Formula One, admitted guilt to the charge of fraud and was given a 17-month suspended jail term. He was accused of failing to disclose more than £400 million (around 650 million US dollars at the time) in foreign assets to the government of the United Kingdom. He altered his plea at a case management hearing on 12 October at Southwark Crown Court after initially challenging the allegations at an earlier hearing in August. His trial was scheduled to begin in November.
He consented to a legal settlement for 652.6 million pounds (803 million dollars) regarding money owed to the British tax authority over an 18-year period. He was sentenced to a 17-month prison term with a two-year suspension as well as ordered to pay £74,000 in prosecution fees.
The court of Judge Justice Bryan recognised the ‘undeniable seriousness of his offence’ but noted that he had also taken into account the defendant’s age, his health and the potential effects of a prison sentence on his small kid. The judge instructed the 92-year-old to stand up when he handed down the punishment. When questioned if he comprehended the sentence, he responded, “I do.”
The judge ruled, “Your offending is so serious that neither a fine nor a community order would be appropriate. It is rightly acknowledged that the custody threshold has been passed.” He mentioned the issues in the case for which the offender would be sentenced and noted, “Towards the end of the meeting you were asked if, since the conclusion of the previous investigation in 2008, and excluding the trusts referred to so far in the course of the meeting, whether you were linked as a settlor or beneficiary to any other trust in or outside of the United Kingdom.”
He further continued, “You replied ‘no’. That was a lie. You were in fact linked to a trust structure known as the ‘Kinan Trust’ and another known as the ‘Nanki Trust’. I also bear in mind, as the prosecution has made clear before me, that the prosecution is very mindful, and has kept under careful review, the public interest in bringing and continuing these proceedings given your age and health.”
The court observed, “The prosecution has borne in mind the report of the cardiologist Professor Knight and the evidence given by him to this court as to your health and the risks that would be presented by a trial.” In response to the civil settlement amount reached with HMRC, the judge stressed, “I accept that this settlement reflects a determination and demonstration of steps taken on your part to address your offending subject to this indictment and also reflects remorse on your part for your offending.”
He was implored for a remark as he exited the court and he smiled and nodded but his response was garbled as he went into the rear of a white Range Rover. He entered the courtroom dressed in a grey three-piece suit and declared to the judge, “I plead guilty.”
One of the most well-known figures in international motorsport, the billionaire oversaw Formula One from the late 1970s until January 2017. During that time, he tightened control over the commercial and sporting aspects of the company while growing Formula One into a valuable global media asset.
America’s Liberty Media purchased it in 2017 from the previous private equity proprietor CVC. After he was ousted as Formula One’s supremo, Liberty set out to regain the interest of younger viewers. One of their efforts was the production of the popular Netflix documentary Drive to Survive which they did after his reign’s last months witnessed a decline in viewership.
He was charged with fraud by false representation when it was claimed he neglected to disclose the existence of a Singaporean trust. According to the accusation, he deceptively told HMRC in July 2015 that he had only created one single trust on behalf of his children.
The charge, per the prosecutor, Richard Wright KC was connected to a meeting between him and tax officials on 7 July 2015. He told the court that the businessman should have clarified that he was unable to answer when asked if he had any connections to further trusts “in or outside the UK” but instead chose to respond “no” considering that he was unaware of the reality of the situation.
He conveyed, “The funds held there were very substantial and the annual losses and gains were tens and millions of United States dollars. Mr Ecclestone accepts that his answer ‘no’ was misleading.” He emphasised that he was “seeking to a draw a line under investigations into his tax affairs” and added that “He was fed up of paying huge bills for advice.” Christine Montgomery KC, his attorney notified the judge that his defendant “bitterly regrets the events that led to this criminal trial.”
Bernie Ecclestone’s wife Fabiana, a vice-president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), the organisation that governs motorsports and a member of the FIA International Motorsport Council has previously attended court with him. He has a little boy named Ace and three grown-up daughters named Deborah, Tamara and Petra.
Simon York, the director of the tax authority’s fraud investigation service, announced the accusation in July and highlighted that it came after a “complex and global criminal investigation.” He pronounced in July, “HMRC is on the side of honest taxpayers and we will take tough action wherever we suspect tax fraud. Our message is clear, no one is beyond our reach.”
His public comments in recent years praising Russian President Vladimir Putin and supporting him in response to the invasion of Ukraine, particularly last year when he proclaimed that he would “take a bullet” for the Russian leader have gained traction. Formula One dissociated itself from the statements and stressed that they did not reflect the organisation’s viewpoints. He also expressed regret and apologised later.
Professor of sociology at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) Suryakant Waghmare has equated vegetarians with “militants” (terrorists) amid the controversy over separate tables for vegetarians at the institute.
Written by a Sociology teacher at IIT Bombay: ‘Disgust against beef is display of hegemony of vegetarianism’
Never before have I seen such disgusting justification of cow slaughter, which is not only inhuman but also has been a symbol of Hindu hate for centuries. As per this… pic.twitter.com/95smfYxUrM
In an opinion piece published in The Indian Express, Waghmare typically blamed the Hindu, more so the upper caste Hindu, for “militant vegetarianism” whose followers “seek to continually sustain the traditional ethics and aesthetics of segregation and hierarchy in food consumption”.
He even blamed such vegetarians, who he has implied are upper-caste Hindus, for citing environmental concerns as the reason for being vegetarians.
And yet, the IIT-B professor was careful enough to not offend vegans as he wrote, “Unlike veganism, which may emerge from compassion, the foundations of militant vegetarianism lie in varnashrama dharma and graded inequality”.
Like every true Hindu-hating left-liberal, Waghmare did not fail to enlist “outcastes”, Christians, and Muslims as the victims of “militant vegetarians”. And naturally, the professor threw in the term “cow nationalism” to say that “the hegemony of vegetarianism over the last century has institutionalised disgust against beef eaters”.
What happened at IIT-B?
On 1st October, the mess councils along with the Wardens and Associate Wardens of three hostels of IIT-Bombay imposed a fine of ₹10000 on an unnamed student for creating chaos and flouting mess rules.
The development came three days after the said student, along with 2-3 others, deliberately ate non-vegetarian food in a reserved vegetarian section of the mess on September 28, 2023.
It must be mentioned that only 6 out of 129 tables in the dining area were reserved for vegetarian students while the remaining could be utilised by both vegetarian and non-vegetarian students.
The decision was not taken by the administration of IIT-Bombay but by the students’ councils of Hostel 12, 13 and 14 along with elected representatives.
Hindu sentiments have been mocked and hurt repeatedly for choosing to be vegetarians
In Hinduism (or Sanatana Dharma), vegetarianism is associated with faith. Moreover, consuming cow meat which is beef is considered a sin because the cow is considered an all-loving mother of humans, animals, and nature alike.
Furthermore, Jainism also prohibits meat consumption from the point of view that no living being should be harmed, let alone murdered, and there must be peaceful co-existence among all beings.
And yet, Islamists, leftists, liberals, and other Abrahamic religions like Christians too have not only been critical of Hindus for being vegetarians but have committed crimes to violate their faith.
In July this year, former chairperson of Infosys Foundation, Sudha Murthy was subjected to ridicule after she revealed in an interview that she carries her own bag of food and cooking items when travelling abroad because she is a vegetarian.
Casteist remarks were hurled at the author by Hindu-hating leftists on X, formerly Twitter.
On 7th September, a Dalit girl was force-fed beef by two Muslim men named Shoaib and Nadeem and spiked cold drinks were forced down her throat. After intoxicating the victim, the accused gang-raped her and recorded the barbaric act on video. A third accused named, Shifat Ansari, a girl, was also named.
In a case from the Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh, a Muslim man, Ahmed Sharif, disguised as a Hindu under the false name Ajay Singh, entrapped a Hindu woman and married her. The woman was pressured to convert and consume beef.
In May, a Muslim man named Ismail Yusuf was arrested in Surat, Gujarat for selling samosas stuffed with beef.
In the Saharsa district of Bihar, a Madarsa teacher named Mohammad Imtiyaz alias Chunna was accused of raping a 13-year-old girl several times. The victim’s mother had lodged a complaint against the accused on 8th October. Accused Imtiyaz’s crime came to light after the minor victim got pregnant. While the accused has been arrested, the victim is undergoing treatment at a hospital after her child was aborted.
A panchayat was called by some people belonging to the Muslim community to ‘settle’ the matter. The victim’s mother alleged that accused Mohammad Imtiyaz had threatened to kill the victim if she informed anyone about his crime. She claimed that after she filed a complaint against the accused and an FIR was registered at the Sadar Thana police station, a panchayat was called and the victim was offered Rs 10,000 to withdraw the case.
According to the victim’s mother, Tariq, Mumtaz, Anjar, Shamsher, Munna, Chhotkan and others were in attendance in the panchayat that gathered to shield the accused. Tariq is stated to be the Ward Commissioner (Ward Councillor) among these persons involved in pressuring the victim’s family to ‘compromise’. Moreover, they suggested that the victim should take abortion medications. Notably, a POCSO Act case has been filed against the accused.
In the complaint, the victim’s mother explained that she and her husband lived in Delhi. They had left the girl at her grandmother’s house so she could attend the madarsa and continue her education. However, Imtiyaz sexually abused her for months.
The victim’s grandmother said, “Imtiaz from the madrasa was doing wrong things with my granddaughter. He would threaten her with violence if she ever spoke out, which is why she couldn’t tell anyone. She started experiencing abdominal pain and had a high fever, so she was prescribed medication. When she didn’t improve, we took her to a private hospital, where we found out that the madrasa Hafiz Mohammad Imtiyaz had been sexually abusing her. Doctors operated to remove the fetus to save the girl’s life.”
As Israel continues retaliatory military action against Hamas in Gaza following the horrific multi-front terror attack on Israel by Hamas on Saturday (7 October), two airports in Syria were reportedly bombed by Israel on 12 October. Citing Syria’s state television, Reuters reported that Israel launched attacks on the main airports in the capital Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo on Thursday.
As per Syrian local channel Sham FM, Syrian air defences were launched in response to both attacks. Citing local reports, Arab News said that the attacks were “simultaneous” and they “damaged landing strips in the two airports, putting them out of service.” The Israeli military has not made any comments on this.
No one was injured in the attacks, state news agency SANA said, quoting an unnamed military source.
Israel keeps hitting targets in Syria, including the Damascus and Aleppo airports, as Syria is used to route weapons to Hamas, Hezbollah and other Palestinian terror groups. Iran is known to have used Syria to send support to Hamas. It has been reported that Israel targeted the airports to disrupt Iranian supplies to Syria.
In the meanwhile, there are claims on social media that Israel struck the airports just before an Iranian flight carrying weapons was to land at Damascus.
#BREAKING Israel conducts simultaneous air strikes on #Damascus & #Aleppo International Airports, blocking oncoming Iranian flights that contain smuggled weapons for Iran’s proxies on Israel’s borders.
It has been claimed that an Airbus 340 flight from Tehran to Damascus was carrying Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, several commanders of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps and tons of anti-tank missiles for Hezbollah. As the airport was bombed, the flight had to return, as per the claims.
BREAKING:
The Airbus A340 carrying the Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister about to land in Damascus also had several commanders of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps on board and several tons of anti-tank missiles for Hezbollah.
The Israel Air Force struck Damascus International Airport in Syria just minutes a plane with Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on board.
However, later it was confirmed that the Iranian Foreign Minister was not in the Iranian plane during the Israeli air attack on the Damascus airport. The minister reportedly landed at Baghdad airport in a different flight as part of his visit to Iraq. He is scheduled to visit Syria from Iraq later.
But an Iranian flight headed for Damascus did return to Tehran due to the bombing of the airport. Flight tracking site Flightradar24 shows that a flight that took off from Tehran made a U-turn near Damascus, returned to Tehran and landed back in Tehran.
Route of Mahan Air flight W5146 tracked by Flightradar24
It shows that Mahan Air flight W5146 took off from Tehran at around 2:48 PM Indian Time and crossed the Iraq-Syria border at 4:30 PM IST. However, the aircraft took a U-turn inside Syria after a few minutes and returned to Iran. It landed at Tehran airport at around 6:10 PM IST on Thursday.
A Hindu temple has been vandalized in Umreth, the taluka seat of Gujarat’s Anand district, a few days before the auspicious annual 9-day long Hindu festival Navratri commences on October 15. The incident reportedly took place late at night on Wednesday, October 11, when some unidentified miscreants tore and threw the saffron flag installed in the temple and also tried to damage the Shivling placed in the temple’s sanctum sanctorum and the Nandi idol placed outside.
The incident reportedly occurred at the Shree Siddhnath Mahadev temple which is situated on the banks of a lake near Odd Bazar, located in Anand’s Umreth. This is the same area where recently, a Muslim mob stormed the Chandramaulishwar Mahadev temple and nearby areas with swords and sticks after an argument broke out between Hindus and Muslims over the molestation of minor Hindu girls by Muslim youths.
Meanwhile, in yesterday’s incident, some unidentified miscreants hurled stones at the Shree Siddhnath Mahadev temple and vandalised the saffron flag placed there. They also tried to damage the idols of Nandi and the Shivling, but they failed in their attempts, as the iron gates of the sanctum sanctorum in which the Shivling is placed were locked and the Nandi idol, though placed outside in the open, is made of stone hence it could not be damaged.
The incident came to the fore when the following morning, on Thursday, October 12, the temple priest and a few worshippers arrived at the temple. They saw that the safforn flag placed on top of the temple was missing and there were stones and bricks thrown inside the temple premises. Upon searching, the devotees found the safforn flag thrown in a nearby drain, after which they informed the police.
Some videos have been circulating on social media, in which stones and bricks are seen scattered around the temple.
આણંદના ઉમરેઠમાં એક શિવમંદિર પર હુમલાની ઘટના સામે આવી
– પ્રાચીન સિદ્ધનાથ મહાદેવ મંદિર પર મોટા મોટા પથ્થરો ફેંકાયા, નંદી મહારાજની મૂર્તિ ખંડિત
– સ્થાનિકોનો દાવો, ભગવાનની મૂર્તિ ખંડિત કરવાનો પણ થયો પ્રયાસ
Since the incident failed to grab mainstream media attention, OpIndia contacted local sources to delve into the details of the incident. We were told that a similar incident had occurred there a few years ago, due to which fencing was erected around the temple. We were also told that every night, until around 11 p.m., local Hindu youths keep sitting around the temple premises, which is why the miscreants chose to attack the temple around midnight.
The local Hindus accused some local Muslim youths of being behind the incident. They alleged that four youths were involved in the vandalism, however, they could not be identified.
A dargah is just 200 meters away, such incidents happen before every Navratri: What did the temple priest tell OpIndia
OpIndia also spoke to the temple priest who confirmed that the safforn flag was placed in the temple only three or four days back. He added that the miscreants pulled down the saffron flag that was placed on the back gate of the temple and threw it in the drain. He also revealed how he saw stones and bricks scattered around the temple premises.
He revealed that there is the dargah of Jorawar Pir Bawa just 200 meters away from the temple. Further, calling it a matter that needs to be investigated thoroughly, he lamented how such incidents occur every year when Navrati is around the corner.
What the police said
OpIndia spoke to PSI Ghanshyamsinh Pavara of Umreth Police Station who said that the police found stones and bricks lying outside the temple.
While, in the viral video, one can clearly see small pieces of stone lying outside the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, which possibly got stuck to the mesh fence placed outside, the PSI said, “We feel that this is the work of drunken people as there is no stone pelting in the sanctum sanctorum or any attempt to damage the temple.” Nobody has been named as of yet. An investigation is being conducted.”
When local Muslims in the Umreth area in Gujarat held the area hostage
On Sunday, June 6, around midnight, a Muslim mob with weapons stormed the roads of Umreth and held the entire area hostage. The incident took place two days after the molestation of 2 Hindu minors by Muslim youths in the area.
According to reports, there was a dispute between the Hindu-Muslim community in Umreth, the taluka headquarters of Anand district, over the molestation of two Hindu minor girls, and around Sunday night, a Muslim mob stormed the area near the Chandramuleshwar Mahadev temple with swords and sticks, creating an atmosphere of fear in Umreth.
