Pro-Hamas hackers disrupt North American airports
(JNS) — A group calling itself “Turkish hacker Cyber Islam” hacked into terminal communication systems at multiple North American airports on Tuesday, using them to broadcast pro-Hamas propaganda.
The cyber attacks reportedly took place at Harrisburg International Airport in Pennsylvania, Kelowna International Airport and Victoria International Airport in the Canadian province of British Columbia and at Windsor International Airport in Ontario.
Video documentation posted by passengers included a recorded message on the public address system with a female voice saying “Free, free Palestine” and cursing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump.
Flight information screens displayed pictures of Hamas terrorists killed by Israel, including Mohammed Deif, Abu Obeida, Ismail Haniyah and Yahya Sinwar, among other images, along with the message: “ISRAEL LOST THE WAR, HAMAS WON THE WAR HONORABLY” and “You are a pig, Donald Trump.” A grotesque caricature of Netanyahu was displayed along with a message cursing the Israeli leader.
Canadian and American authorities are investigating the incidents, which the airports said did not contain any threats directed at airlines, passengers or employees.
Houthi chief of staff dead; Yemeni terrorists warn Israel of ‘punishment’
(JNS) — Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists announced on Thursday that their “chief of staff,” Muhammad Abd Al-Karim al-Ghamari, was killed “while fulfilling his duties,” indirectly blaming Israel for his death.
The terrorist organization warned that its two-year-long conflict with the Jewish state had not ended, saying Jerusalem would “receive its deterrent punishment.”
The Houthis have carried out countless missile and drone attacks on Israel — including a drone attack that wounded 22 Israelis in Eilat on Sept. 24 — since the Hamas-led terrorist assault on Oct. 7, 2023.
In response to the attacks on civilian areas, Jerusalem has conducted several rounds of airstrikes against the Yemeni terrorist organization.
Al-Ghamari was targeted in the Aug. 28 Israeli Air Force operation that also eliminated the Houthis’ “prime minister,” Ahmed al-Rahawi, and multiple other senior officials in the Iranian terror proxy in Yemen.
Al-Rahawi had served in his role since August 2024. He was the most senior official to be killed by the Israeli military so far in the two years of fighting with the Houthis.
Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office warned in a statement on Thursday that the “determined hand of the State of Israel will reach everyone who sought to harm us and set themselves the goal of destroying Israel.”
Qatar equipment entering Gaza sparks fears of Hamas reconstruction
(JNS) — Qatar’s Minister of International Cooperation Mariam bint Ali al-Misnad has announced the initiation of debris removal operations in the Gaza Strip. “As part of assistance to Gaza, the State of Qatar has commenced debris removal operations and opening of primary routes,” she declared on Tuesday.
The objective, Al-Misnad stated, is “to restore hope and return life to its normal course. We take pride in belonging to a nation that makes humanity an obligation.”
In a video released in Qatar, multiple pieces of heavy construction equipment, including bulldozers, can be seen already engaged in debris removal.
“We received support from the Qatari Committee for opening roads and streets,” said Gaza City Mayor Yahya al-Sarraj, who maintains ties with Hamas. “These operations will allow residents to access their homes and medical facilities.”
Nevertheless, concern exists that the heavy mechanical equipment will not merely serve debris removal and road construction, but will assist Hamas in rehabilitating its terror infrastructure.
In this context, Hamas’s request for “specialized equipment” merits attention. According to the terrorist organization, all bodies it can reach have been transferred to Israel, despite conflicting information on the Israeli side. For the remaining bodies, it claims, there is a need for “special engineering equipment.”
Violence erupts at anti-Israel rallies in Spain
(JNS) — Anti-Israel protesters rioted in the Spanish cities of Barcelona and Valencia on Wednesday during a controversial general strike for Gaza, which labor unions staged despite a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.
During a protest by about 15,000 people, according to the Guardia Urbana, the municipal police of Barcelona, rioters set containers on fire and hurled stones at the facades of businesses accused of supporting Israel, including Starbucks and McDonald’s, the RTVE broadcaster reported. Firefighters put out the flames and police arrested 15 people in Barcelona, 11 of whom were minors, according to the RTVE report.
Meanwhile, in Valencia in southern Spain, about 1,000 people participated in anti-Israel demonstrations ahead of a basketball game between Bàsquet Manresa and the Hapoel Jerusalem team. At least five protesters were arrested outside the Roig Arena, where the game was being played.
On the authorities’ advice, the Israeli players were checked out of their hotel in Valencia and moved to another during the match, for fear that protesters would surround the hotel and riot there, Israel’s Channel 12 News reported.
The strike generated heated criticism in Spain not only because it disrupted commerce and traffic over a foreign policy issue with little bearing on the daily lives of Spaniards, but also because it occurred five days after a ceasefire went into effect that ended the bloodshed that the demonstrators were ostensibly protesting against.
