No explanation from the @IDF as to what or why they are bombing Gaza for a 2nd day running.
On the face of it this is an attempt by new #IsraeliPM@naftalibennett Bennett to provoke Hamas into restarting the war. Why do he or @yairlapid think this is acceptable/lawful?
Usually the @IDF provide some kind of explanation for their actions. This is the tweet yesterday, following the morning attacks, and justified by balloons causing small fires.
This requires international condemnation. The new Govt. is making a mockery of a ceasefire brokered by the U.S. President with the assistance of the Egyptians. This is recklessness in extremis.
Hamas need to think very carefully about whether they respond to this. The former commando Prime Minister of Israel is it seems completely out of control. And this Govt. could fall extremely quickly if this continues.
The logic expressed in this thread in relation to not responding to Israeli aggression holds as well now as it did before this new completely uncalled for aggression.
If Hamas holds its fire, there are 3 potential positive outcomes.
1. The Govt. falls and Israel is plunged into an election amid security chaos. 2. Naftali Bennett is forced to stand down in favour of the more moderate Yair Lapid. 3. The IDF are forced by international pressure to stop this cycle of provocation.
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See four satellite images taken today of major water transport events from @NASA Modis below. 1. Monsoon winds leaving India 2. Monsoon winds arriving Africa 3. Closeup of the #HornOfAfrica 4. The latest WMA plume.
Today's #Africa and #Middle East rainfall forecasts follow.
Two views of today's heavy rainfall in the Nile Basin and along the Red Sea Coast.
A big picture view from the Atlantic to the Bay of Bengal. It is extraordinary how long the Leviathan storm has been stationary in the middle of the picture near the Black Sea. It started in late May!
There are some seriously silly statements in this @WashingtonPost, but its still an interesting round-up of the events of the past five days. The Balloons vs Bombs story.
It's morning in Europe after a day of destructive weather in Spain and the Netherlands in particular. The low discussed in recent #EuropeBigWet updates has arrived and as expected is bringing a significant change in the pattern over Europe.
Extended update follows.
#EuropeBigWet coverage of began on June 4th. But April & May were weird too.
The cause of the unusual weather being experienced in Europe, Sahara, the United States and he Middle East is the same. Very high levels of airborn water vapour in northern hemisphere.
These two images 18th June show the visible part, cloud cover in the North Atlantic/Pacific.
Satellite images of the monsoon winds path to the #HornOfAfrica and #MiddleEast in three pictures. 1. The source... Bay of Bengal 2. The voyage.... The Arabian Sea 3. Landfall
Today's rainfall forecasts for the wider area follow.
Four North Africa 10-Day rainfall forecasts for today June 18th. Forecasts for the West Africa Monsoon are continuing to move north particularly in the West.
The story above completely buries the most important aspect of what is happening now in the Israel conflict.
Had Hamas responded last night with rockets this story would have led the news… and as my linked thread shows for a while last night it was thought they had done so.
Notably the @bbcworldservice’s The Newsroom program - a 24h breaking news service heard all around the world - did not report the 3rd day of bombings at all.
As the thread shows there are numerous hard news angles that could be followed and which justify coverage.