#Cross-border data transfer

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Evaluating the Global Business Impact of U.S. Restrictions on Cross-Border Data Access

Overview

As of 2025, the United States of America has introduced sweeping restrictions on cross-border access to sensitive personal data under 28 CFR Part 202, affecting global clinical research, biotech, and digital health operations. The regulation targets data sharing and access involving six countries of concern: China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, and Venezuela, and applies even when access is indirect or data is anonymized.

This article outlines the scope of regulated data, highlights prohibited and restricted transactions, and explores the real-world impact on clinical trials, data storage, outsourcing, and international partnerships. It also reviews key exemptions, such as those for FDA-regulated studies, and provides actionable recommendations for companies to remain compliant in a shifting global data governance landscape.Regulation28 CFR Part 202Issued byU.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)Based onExecutive Order 14117 (Feb 28, 2024)ScopeLimits foreign access to U.S. sensitive personal and government-related data by certain foreign governments or associated personsApplies toLegally binding restrictions on U.S. persons interacting with foreign entities or individualsPublishedJanuary 8, 2025EffectiveApril 8, 2025 (90 days after publication)[Note: Entities must comply with the Rule’s due diligence, audit and reporting requirements by October 5, 2025. The Rule does not apply to transactions completed before its effective date, but it does apply to ongoing activity, even if that activity is required by prior contracts.]

Geographic and Individual Impact

Companies engaging with Contract Research Organizations (CROs), labs, IT vendors, or collaborators from the following six countries must reassess data access and control. Any involvement, even indirectly could trigger restrictions under this rule:

China (including Hong Kong and Macau)

Russia

Iran

North Korea

Cuba

Venezuela

Entities that are:

50% or more owned (directly or indirectly) by one or more countries of concern, or

Organised under the laws of, or principally operating from, a country of concern.

50% or more owned (directly or indirectly) by other covered persons, including those described below.

Individuals who are:

Employees or contractors of either a country of concern or of any of the entities described above.

Are primarily residents within the territorial jurisdiction of a country of concern.

Any person, regardless of location, who is determined by the U.S. Attorney General to:

Be owned or controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of, a country of concern or covered person,

Be acting or likely to act on behalf of a country of concern or covered person, or

Have knowingly caused or directed a violation of this regulation or be likely to do so.

Types of Regulated Data

The regulation covers “bulk U.S. sensitive personal data” as defined in §202.206—referring to large volumes of personal information about U.S. individuals, regardless of format or whether it has been anonymized, pseudonymized, de-identified, or encrypted. Coverage applies when volume thresholds in §202.205 are met or exceeded. This includes:

Genomic and ‘omic’ data: Including genomic, epigenomic, proteomic, or transcriptomic information

Biometric Identifiers: Including facial images, voice patterns, retina scans, and similar features

Personal Health Data: This includes physical measurements (e.g., height, weight, vital signs), symptoms, psychological or behavioural information, medical diagnoses, treatments, and test results

Personal Financial Data: This covers credit or debit card details, bank account information, financial liabilities, and payment history

Precise Geolocation Data: This refers to past or present location data that can identify the physical location of a person or device within about 1,000 meters (roughly two-thirds of a mile)

Multiple Identifying Elements: This includes two or more means of identification such as IMEI numbers, MAC addresses, SIM card numbers, Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses, or other government-issued IDs

Government-related data is separately defined under §202.222 and includes any data that could reveal information about federal personnel or sensitive government locations.

Restricted or Prohibited Data

Prohibited transactions

U.S. persons/entities (i.e. any U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee; any person located in the U.S.; or any entity organized under U.S. law (including foreign branches)) must avoid the following:

Selling or sharing sensitive data with entities or individuals linked to the six restricted countries

Sending human biospecimens or genomic data to partners in those countries

Setting up vendor or employment deals that give foreign actors access to sensitive U.S. data

For example, if a U.S.-based genomics company develops an AI tool trained on a large volume of sensitive U.S. genomic data, and later licenses that tool to its parent company in China, this could be considered a prohibited transaction. Even if the tool itself does not directly share raw data, the potential to reveal sensitive training data, combined with the U.S. company’s awareness of this risk, constitutes indirect access by a covered foreign person, which is restricted under the regulation.

Restricted Transactions

Some activities with vendors, employees, or investors from the six restricted countries can proceed only if specific security requirements are met. These include agreements where sensitive data may be accessed directly or indirectly.

Applies to:

Vendor contracts (e.g. cloud hosting, data processing)

Employment agreements (e.g. IT support, data handling)

Investment relationships with data access components

These are not allowed unless the U.S. company fully implements the required data safeguards. Simply using “equivalent” controls is not enough.

Take for instance a U.S.-based life sciences company that needs help maintaining its clinical data platform. To cut costs or find specific skills, it hires a remote IT contractor who happens to be based in a restricted country. Even if the contractor is only working on the back end, there is still a risk; they could potentially access sensitive U.S. personal health or financial data. In a situation like this, the company is required to have a full set of security measures in place. If it does not, the arrangement would violate 28 CFR Part 202. It does not matter that the contractor is not supposed to see the data, what matters is that the access risk exists.

Exemptions Relevant to Clinical Research

Allowed (with conditions)Not AllowedFDA-regulated clinical investigations, including clinical trialsNon-FDA/non-federally funded studies unless specifically licensedOther clinical investigations and post-marketing surveillance with de-identified dataStudies where data can be re-identified or accessed by covered entities

Current impact: As of April 2025, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has barred researchers affiliated with the six countries of concern accessing 21 major U.S. biomedical datasets, enforcing provisions of 28 CFR Part 202. (Science, 2025)

Potential Impact

The regulation has direct implications for:

Clinical trials and R&D: Collaborating on cross-border studies with labs, CROs, or cloud providers in restricted countries risks regulatory violations. Even if the data is encrypted, access by these parties may still be subject to restrictions.

Data storage and processing: Clients using foreign infrastructure or outsourced IT in these regions must reassess vendor arrangements and consider relocating or segmenting data.

Hiring and partnerships: Employment involving sensitive data access by personnel in these countries may need restrictions or licensing.

Recommendations

Assess Exposure: Identify clinical trials, data transfers, or collaborations involving restricted countries, including CROs, labs, cloud vendors, and academics.

Verify Exemptions and Seek Licensing: Confirm if activities qualify for exemptions (e.g., FDA-regulated or de-identified studies) and maintain compliance documentation. For non-exempt activities, consult legal counsel to apply for DOJ licenses.

Control Data Access: Implement technical and legal controls to prevent unauthorized access; audit data systems regularly.

Adapt and Monitor: Favor exempt collaborations, minimize data sharing, and stay updated on DOJ guidance and enforcement.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the U.S. restrictions on foreign access to sensitive data signal a pivotal shift in global data governance, including for industries involved in clinical research, biotechnology, and digital health. As enforcement intensifies, organizations must take a proactive, risk-based approach, assessing exposure, verifying exemptions, securing data access, and documenting compliance efforts. By adapting operations and strengthening internal controls, businesses can protect sensitive U.S. data, uphold regulatory obligations, and maintain the integrity of their global collaborations.

Original Source: U.S. Data Access Restrictions & Their Global Business Impact

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Matt Shuham at HuffPost:

EL PASO, Texas — The armored military vehicles President Donald Trump has sent to the U.S.-Mexico border weigh 50,000 pounds apiece and have thermal and infrared cameras said to be able to spot “a little mouse up to a mile out.” That feature might appeal to Trump, who has referred to people who cross the border without authorization as “rats” who “infest” the nation.

Last week, when a soldier emerged from one of the hulking eight-wheelers, armed with a pair of binoculars and a grimace, he briefly turned his attention away from the U.S.-Mexico border. He turned over his left shoulder, looking inward at the United States — and at me. He was one of the approximately 10,000 members of the U.S. military who are now stationed at the border, many of whom now patrol areas where, according to the president, they have the authority to detain civilians. Over the last few weeks, Trump has directed the military to take control of thousands of acres of land along the border in Texas and New Mexico, treating nearly 250 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border as de facto military installations known as “National Defense Areas.” As a result, people who cross the border in these areas are now not only susceptible to charges of illegal entry but also of trespassing on a military installation. This escalation also purportedly gives soldiers the legal authority to detain civilians for trespassing. In short: Trump has issued a hugely significant order for troops to detain people for civilian criminal violations on American soil. At the U.S.-Mexico border last week, I saw what a national military police force might look like.

Arriving At The Border

On top of increased air surveillance and logistical support, there are now at least three massive, armored Stryker vehicles each in Texas and southeastern New Mexico. The Strykers themselves aren’t armed, but the soldiers within them carry rifles, as do others along the border. (About 50 such vehicles arrived at the border in April; it’s unclear how many are in use.)

Four other journalists and I participated in a U.S. Army tour last week, being shepherded around the borderlands in a sprinter van. Beginning at Fort Bliss, we first drove through downtown El Paso, Texas, to the bollard fence that marks many urban borders with Mexico. We passed through the gate, going south, and our van lurched between sandy potholes until we stopped underneath the Bridge of the Americas. For the first time in American history, soldiers have purportedly been given the authority to detain people in the New Mexico and west Texas borderlands on the grounds that they are trespassing on a military base. Though the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act restricts the use of the military for domestic law enforcement, a loophole known as the military purpose doctrine allows exceptions where soldiers are working to further a primarily military function, like guarding a military base. Trump’s recent orders take advantage of this loophole. You might be able to spot the circular logic. The hundreds of miles of new “military installations” along the border have provided the grounds for hundreds of trespassing charges, and potentially thousands more in the future. The purpose of those charges is to protect the military bases. Those bases, according to the military, are part of an overall effort to “seal the southern border and repel illegal activity,” as well as “denying illegal activity along the southern border.” But the trespassing charges now central to that effort would not be legal if the bases didn’t exist. According to the military, these new National Defense Areas range from 60 feet to over 3 miles deep, though the Army has not released maps to make their exact dimensions clear. Analyzing land transfer data earlier this month, a spokesperson for Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) told SourceNM the border militarization scheme has serious implications for anyone driving along New Mexico State Road 9 “who might pull over to stretch their legs and unwittingly trespass on a military base.” [...]

At least so far, the arrests have been carried out by Border Patrol agents, not soldiers. But that could change, especially if the number of unauthorized border crossings ticks up as temperatures cool in the fall. Also, so far, it appears no U.S. citizens have been charged with trespassing on the border installations — but there’s nothing in the legal authorities cited by the Trump administration that would preclude that. These developments are just the latest in decades of border militarization. The United States, under presidents of both parties, has built hundreds of miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border in recent decades. The Border Patrol recently celebrated its 100th birthday, and especially since Sept. 11, 2001, border enforcement has grown more and more aggressive, featuring high-tech surveillance equipment and thousands of armed agents, the presence of whom — especially as recent presidents have attacked asylum rights along the border — tends to push people into isolated, barren parts of the desert. In recent years, members of the military have served in a support capacity along the border, helping with logistical tasks and surveillance. Still, Trump has accelerated this trend in his second term. Now, there are 10,000 soldiers along the border as part of the federal mission, up from 2,500 in January. And the threat of trespassing charges is palpable. Veteran border journalist Todd Miller wrote this month that on a recent trip to attempt to take photos of the new Defense Department signage, he noticed a camera system on an unmarked truck that appeared to be tracking his movements. [...] Similar boasts about the military’s ability to one-up Border Patrol officers are common in Operation Lone Star, the governor of Texas’ parallel (but unrelated) mission to militarize that state’s border using Texas National Guard soldiers, state troopers and state trespassing charges. That mission has also been marred by alleged human rights abuses and gratuitous political theater. Still, even before the declaration of National Defense Areas, crossings were already at historic lows, as they began dropping during the Biden administration due to much larger forces. Mexico, under pressure from the U.S., has for years moved aggressively to use its military and law enforcement to keep migrants away from the U.S. border. And both Trump and former President Joe Biden dramatically cracked down on asylum rights on the border, in Biden’s case with a numerical cap, and in Trump’s by simply declaring border crossings to be an emergency, and eliminating asylum rights almost altogether. As of last Thursday, the Army claimed it had made 190 “detections” since the New Mexico National Defense Area was first established in April — a minuscule number compared with Border Patrol’s day-to-day work.

HuffPost’s Matt Shuham went on tour to the US/Mexico Border to preview what a potential national military police force would look like under the Trump Regime.

Read the full story at HuffPost.

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(Ratchet knew immediately that he couldn't tell Hive. Years had passed, the volatile mech whose scans he held before him had long been presumed dead.

He'd told Drift to get Optimus, and Optimus specifically, and get the other Primes to have Hive step away for a while.

Now Ratchet sat alone in his office, staring blankly at a datapad in his hands.

In the top corner of the scans, the patient title name was typed in capital letters, a name he never thought he'd see again.

WILDER

He vented deeply, leaning back in his chair and trying to calm his whirring core.

He jolted when a loud knock sounded at the door.

"Optimus?" He called out.

"You asked for me specifically, after all."

Ratchet nodded, only mildly relieved.

"One moment."

Gathering a few other data pads, Ratchet quickly stood and went to the door, stepping out of the office to greet the massive form of Hive Prime seated outside.

"You look tense, friend." Optimus murmured through Hive's radio, antenna flicking anxiously.

Ratchet grimaced.

"We got an alert from one of the scouting groups on the border. There was some sort of altercation between Scout Freestyle and an unknown mech."

Optimus tilted his head, optics narrowing, waiting expectantly for the part that was too important for Hive to know about.

Ratchet looked both ways down the hall, and spoke with a grave tone.

"The unknown mech is Wilder."

Optimus' optics flashed dark red, he jumped to his pedes, massive size causing the floor to shake.

"Wilder?" He repeated shakily. "You're certain?"

Ratchet nodded.

"It couldn't possibly be anyone else."

Optimus slowly sat again, head in his servos.

"Primus...what do we tell Hive? What even happened in this 'altercation'? For him to be gone this long and suddenly crop up again..."

"Freestyle's report says he came across Wilder in a scrapyard, and he attacked. I've taken scans of both of them, but Wilder's really concern me."

Optimus nodded, reaching back to pull out his large data pad.

Ratchet transferred some files to him, and Optimus pulled them up, holding the data pad low so Ratchet could flip through to a health report.

"You likely remember we had some concerns with Wilder's hunger pings when he was young."

"Yes."

"Well, it seems that culminated in something. Freestyle claimed that when he approached Wilder he was..."

Ratchet cleared his throat, averting his optics.

"He claims Wilder was eating another mech. Scans are... consistent with a virus contracted from consuming innermost energon."

Optimus looked heartbroken, his anntenae flattened back.

"Is it...why he left?"

Ratchet was quiet. He flipped to an xray on the data pad.

"There are some other concerns as well. Look here, at the spark chamber walls."

Optimus shook his helm, optics narrowed in confusion.

"Tell me what you've found, friend."

Ratchet vented deeply, rubbing a servo down his faceplate. He gestured to the edges of the round image on the x-ray as he spoke.

"His spark chamber shows signs of mild fusion burns, and there's damage from rapid depressurization."

He hesitated, glancing solemnly at Optimus before speaking.

"To put it plainly, Wilder was carrying. The sparkling was lost rather traumatically, no chance of survival."

Optimus' optics dimmed, his frame slumping.

"Primus below..."

"It's a miracle he's sane." Ratchet murmured. "Scans of the alterations to his chamber suggest he was rather far along. Maternal protocol would have been in full swing, his attachment to the sparkling was likely intense."

"Could the illness have caused the miscarriage?" Optimus asked gently.

Ratchet shook his helm.

"EMF given off by the sparkling was actually purging the sickness from the living metal. He would have delivered a perfectly healthy bitlet, and perhaps been rid of the disease completely."

Optimus nodded tersely, tapping his digits against the floor thoughtfully.

"The fight then?"

He noted the change in Ratchet's demeanor. The med mech crossed his arms, optics narrowing and burning bright.

"There's no external damage to his frame indicative of this kind of loss."

He turned to face Optimus, his expression dark. "Wilder's sparkling was forcefully purged from him, before the fight. The only mech there-"

"-was Freestyle." Optimus finished morbidly.

"Wilder didn't attack him because of the illness."

Ratchet shook his helm.

"He attacked him for killing his sparkling."

...

The holding bay had been empty for quiet some time before now. Ratchet didn't know how to feel, seeing that it's newest occupant was the child of Hive Prime.

Even from outside the locked door, he could hear distraught crying. According to the reports, Wilder had been extremely emotional and volatile when brought in. It was several hours later now, and it seemed he'd yet to calm down. Ratchet was unsurprised.

He'd rather leave the poor kid be, let him grieve in peace, but he wanted to hear from Wilder himself what had happened.

Of course, Ratchet wasn't going to do that from out here.

But he'd been standing outside the holding bay for ages. How was he supposed to do this? Scanning Wilder had been one thing, they put him under for that. Now, Ratchet was going to be face to face with a mech he once taught, now imprisoned under some dark accusations. Nobody except Ratchet and Optimus even knew at this point that Wilder was actually alive.

What could be said, really?

Venting deeply, Ratchet bit the bullet and entered the bay.

All he could see in the dark were spots of bright coolant on the floor of the cell. Wilder vented deeply, and continued to sob.

"We should talk, kid." Ratchet gently prompted, light on his pedes as he crossed the room to sit at his desk.

For Wilder's comfort, he left the lights off. No bot liked to be watched in such an emotional state.

His audials picked up on Wilder cursing under his breath, mere kliks before the mech's optics cast a harsh red glow in his direction.

"I'm not interested in having a conversation with you. I'm going to get out of this cell, and I will offline any bot who gets in my way."

Ratchet vented, shaking his helm.

"Spare me a few kliks. I need you to confirm what happened earlier. I don't believe Freestyle's story."

His optics were mostly adjusted now. Ratchet could see Wilder kneeling in the cell, hunched miserably with coolant pooling in the corners of his optics. He watched Ratchet distrustfully, but the red of his optics slowly shifted to take on his usual green hue.

"You don't?" He repeated, voice flat, as though unsure of how to register this information.

"His version of events doesn't explain the damage to your spark chamber."

Hesitantly, Wilder raised a servo to his chassis, laying it just over where his spark chamber would be.

"My sparkling." He whispered shakily. "Is it really...?"

Ratchet averted his optics.

"I'm sorry. The trauma was unsurvivable."

Clang!

Ratchet jolted back as Wilder suddenly rose to his pedes and threw his frame against the bars, the tight grip his servos had on them denting the metal.

"Where is Freestyle?!" He howled. "I am going to finish what I started and tear him to scraps!"

"Wilder, let's just-"

"No!"

Wilder slammed his servos against the cage, crumbling to the floor again. He trembled weakly, coolant streaming down his faceplate.

"My sparkling..." He whispered. "He killed my sparkling. That glitch..."

Ratchet rose to his pedes, coming to sit by the cell, reaching through to hold Wilder's servo gently. He had no fear of the mech.

"I'm sorry. Is there a sire we should alert?"

Wilder shook his helm, venting shakily until he'd composed himself enough to speak again.

"The sparkling wasn't mine. In the scrapyard...I came across a sparked mech who was dying. They begged me to take their little one into my chamber so they wouldn't die too. I-I was so afraid of what would come of it. I know what I am, what I've done: I had to stop myself from eating that bot. But I swore I wouldn't let the sparkling succumb to my sickness. When Freestyle found out I was sparked..."

His grip on Ratchet's servo tightened painfully, his optics blood red again.

"He pinned me down. Said my illness would corrupt the sparkling, that he couldn't let an....an abomination be born. He crushed it. Crushed my baby between his digits like a pebble. Primus, my spark..."

He was shaking so badly his core was humming, vents working overtime to keep his systems online.

"I thought I would offline right then and there, the pain was so unbearable. Watching a bot I once called a friend turn my sparkling to dust."

He raised his optics, leveling Ratchet in his blood thirsty gaze.

"I promised myself I would never kill a bot for food. But I'm going to destroy that glitch for what he did, and I will savor every bite."

Ratchet kept his faceplate intentionally blank. Optimus would have his aft if he encouraged this murder frenzy, but quite frankly he wanted to offline Freestyle too. The fear of the sparkling being born with cannibalistic tendencies like it's host wasn't illegitimate, but to kill an unborn mech for it? It was nothing but a desire to keep Wilder from being offlined that kept Ratchet acting reasonable.

"If you kill him, we'll have to take you down. But I will do everything in my power to get justice for your little one."

He expected retaliation, anger at this perceived obstacle to revenge.

Instead, Wilder's optics turned a watery blue, and he slipped his servo from Ratchet's, turning away.

"I was far enough along to know if it would be a mech or a femme."

He shook his helm.

"I...was going to name him Temper."

Ratchet turned away, trying to still his shaking servos.

"I'm going to turn on the lights, Wilder."

The mech was silent a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice was harsh.

"How do you know my name?"

Ratchet's core skipped a rotation. Rising to his pedes, he went to the door, and hit the lights.

There was little Wilder, his purple and green paint mostly scraped off. Rust climbed over his frame in most places, there were tears in the metal from the fight. Underneath the bright lights, he squinted, his optics getting darker and brighter as they struggled to adjust.

Ratchet would have to note in his chart that he had poor optics.

"You don't even recognize my voice." Ratchet murmured, more to himself than anything.

Wilder tilted his head. Finally, his Optics dimmed, and he looked up at Ratchet, his expression anguished.

He rose to his pedes, gripping the bars tightly.

"Ratchet...oh, Primus....

I never meant to come home."

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⚫ROCKET STRIKES & INJURIES, INTERNAL ENEMY - Real time from Israel  

ISRAEL REALTIME - Connecting to Israel in Realtime

( VIDEO - Rocket hit in Kiryat Ata.  Not gory. )

▪️GAZA - In the shadow of American pressure - the IDF announced the expansion of the humanitarian zone in the Gaza Strip.

▪️INTERNAL ENEMY.. MK Ofer Kasif of Hadash-Ta’al will be removed from the Knesset until spring 2025 and will be denied two weeks' salary, this following his joining the proceedings against Israel in The Hague and accusing the IDF of the massacre. This is the heaviest punishment in the history of the Ethics Committee.

▪️COURT - NEED NIS 1 MILLION TO REPRESENT NUCHBA TERRORISTS.. Court management to the Ministry of Finance: Please transfer one million shekels to us for the representation of the Nuh'ba terrorists, those who perpetrated the Oct. 7 massacre.  ( There is an argument to be made that unlawful combatants are not due legal representation. )

▪️(COMMENTARY - Douglas Murray) I hope that everyone commenting on the Jew-hunt in Amsterdam keeps in mind that this is ‘Islamophobia Awareness Month.’

▪️ARGUMENTS OVER GUN LICENSES.. The “Movement for Quality Govt” has petitioned the High Court against the Min. Of National Security providing gun licenses, after it was discovered some illegally providing licenses.  Movement: ‘requests to open a criminal investigation against Minister Ben Gvir and Speaker of the Knesset Amir Ohana’.  Judge: ‘the court will decide whether to let the state consider freezing weapons licenses.’ (Assumably the process, since there was criminal abuse?)

▪️ZAKA STATION.. in Holon seriously vandalized and damaged.  This is the body recovery organization.

⭕ROCKET STRIKE in BAANA from Hezbollah. 40-year-old woman was seriously injured by shrapnel in a ROCKET barrage of about 50 rockets to the Karmiel and Sakhnin area BY HEZBOLLAH.

⭕ROCKET STRIKE in KIRYAT ATA from Hezbollah.  Parked vehicle hit.  Reports of injuries.

⭕ROCKET STRIKE in NAHARIYA from Hezbollah.  3 wounded by shrapnel: a 27-year-old woman in moderate condition, a man about 35 years old and a one-year-old toddler in mild condition.

⭕ROCKET STRIKE in HAIFA and KRAYOT from Hezbollah. 4 injured by shrapnel, 1 on falling running for shelter.  BARRAGE OF 90 ROCKETS estimated.

⭕The Iranian Revolutionary Guards claim to have hacked the Sorek Nuclear Research Center and allegedly downloaded 197 gigabytes of data, including personal data of nuclear scientists in Israel and officials in the Ministry of Defense.

♦️SYRIA - Arab report: a significant attack on a number of trucks in the Homs region of Syria. Casualties.

.. Syrian source: More than 30 IDF attacks on the border crossings between Syria and Lebanon completely disrupted the flow of fuel, logistical equipment, and military equipment to Hezbollah.

♦️JUDEA-SAMARIA - arrests in multiple villages, capture of bomb making materials, capture of small quantity of weapons, military equipment and a drone.

♦️LEBANON - IDF spokesman in Arabic publishes an evacuation notice and warning for 21 villages in southern Lebanon.

🔸CEASEFIRE NEWS.. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar in a briefing for the foreign media: progress has been made in the negotiations for a ceasefire in Lebanon.  Hezbollah: Not that we are aware of.  Lebanese parliament speaker: no change in our demands.

🔸DEAL NEWS.. The Lebanese newspaper "Al-Akhbar" reports this morning that Egypt and Qatar have agreed to threaten Hamas with removal from Doha.  According to the report, the goal is to promote a Palestinian internal settlement.

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How Canadian Licensing Systems Protect Against Identity Fraud

Identity fraud is a growing concern worldwide, and Canada is no exception. As licenses increasingly serve as key forms of identification for banking, travel, and government services, Canadian licensing systems have had to evolve with robust security measures to protect against identity fraud. Whether you are applying for your first license or renewing an existing one, it’s important to understand how these systems work to safeguard your personal information.

1. Advanced Physical Security Features

Modern Canadian driver’s licenses are embedded with multiple physical security features designed to make them extremely difficult to forge or tamper with. These include:

Holographic overlays: Special images that appear when the license is tilted, making duplication extremely difficult.

Microprinting: Very tiny text that is not visible to the naked eye but detectable under magnification, preventing easy reproduction.

Ghost images: A faint second image of the license holder that helps prevent photo swapping.

Raised lettering: Some jurisdictions use raised text that you can feel, adding another layer of protection against fakes.

These built-in technologies make it easy for authorities and businesses to quickly spot a fraudulent license during routine checks.

2. Digital Data Encryption

Canadian licensing systems now store driver data in encrypted databases, making unauthorized access to personal information extremely difficult. When information is transferred — such as when police scan your license or when you renew online — the data is encrypted both in transit and at rest. This ensures that even if someone intercepts the data, it remains useless without the decryption keys.

3. Stringent Identity Verification at Issuance

Before issuing a license, provincial and territorial licensing authorities conduct rigorous identity verification checks. Applicants must present multiple pieces of identification, including:

Proof of legal status in Canada (passport, PR card, visa).

Proof of residency within the province.

Secondary documents such as a birth certificate, citizenship card, or utility bill.

In many cases, cross-checks with federal databases (like immigration records or citizenship status) ensure that the applicant is who they claim to be. Newcomers may also face additional document checks to confirm their eligibility before a license is issued.

4. Real-Time Photo Comparison and Biometrics

When you renew your license or apply for a new one, your photograph is compared with existing photos on record using facial recognition software. This system helps detect cases where someone might be trying to fraudulently assume another person’s identity. In the future, more provinces are planning to expand the use of biometrics, such as fingerprints or iris scans, to further strengthen identification measures.

5. Ongoing Monitoring and Alerts

Canadian licensing systems do not just verify identities at the point of issuance — they continue monitoring afterward. If a license is reported stolen, lost, or involved in suspicious activity, it can be flagged in the system. Law enforcement agencies and border officials have real-time access to these databases, making it harder for stolen or fraudulent licenses to be used undetected.

Additionally, provinces encourage drivers to immediately report lost or stolen licenses to prevent identity theft and ensure the system remains secure.

Canadian licensing authorities are committed to staying ahead of fraudsters by continually updating security features and identity verification processes. Thanks to multi-layered protection — from physical security measures to real-time monitoring — Canadians can trust that their licenses remain a strong line of defense against identity fraud.

For step-by-step guidance on obtaining your driver’s license safely and staying informed about new ID requirements, visit LicensePrep.ca. Their resources make navigating the licensing process simple and secure!

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Words from a Palestinian (Eman Basher)

Translation of this tweet.

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Let me tell a few things clearly and in Arabic: Regardless of October 7th incidents, Israel has constantly been bombing Gaza. I work at a school affiliated with the UNRWA near the borders. We're always asked to wear loose clothing to help us escape in the event of bombing. More than half of the female students in the class, not only have martyr relatives, they also witnessed the death of martyrs before their eyes.

Meaning, more than three-quarters of the students in my school have psychological trauma. More than once we fled from school under random bombing. More than once we hide in our classes and sit on the floor (like the CNN broadcaster), but this time I have 40 students in the class and I am charged with protecting them, and I cannot even protect myself.

Many times we would go back to school when we were not in a state of war, and we would find a girl who had been martyred, or in the hospital seriously injured because a soldier on the border had targeted her while she was in her home.

The residents of Beit Hanoun, all of their agricultural land, which is their livelihood, is on the border. Go and ask them about the tragedies they experience day in and day out. How many times have their crops been burned? How many times have they been targeted while they were farming safely?

Before October 7th, Israel constantly assaulted women on their way to prayers in Jerusalem, preventing them from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque for days. Celebrations are held in vain and repeatedly, and they chant racist slogans to provoke the Palestinian people of Jerusalem.

Gazans need a permit to enter the West Bank, which is often denied (for education, work, treatment, all the same, forbidden).

On a personal note, I am 32 years old and have never visited Jerusalem or the rest of the cities of Palestine. Patients with serious medical conditions that require a transfer to the West Bank die while waiting for the approval of the transfer.

Checkpoints are widespread in the West Bank on every street, to the point that you take 2 hours to reach a place that you can normally reach in 15 mins because you have to stop and wait many times. Israel arrests men, women, and children, imprisons them without charge or trial, abuses them, and tortures them in prisons without supervision. If it releases them in deals - something that happens once in a lifetime - it exiles them to another city far from their family, that if it doesn't take them captive again!

Settlers occupy houses in the West Bank, steal them and live in them (just like that, imagine!), and the Palestinian who yesterday was still sleeping in this house is expelled under the cover of the occupation government. Even the Palestinians inside Israel, who are supposed to have Israeli identity cards, were not spared. They are treated as second-class citizens and are considered a minority.

They are prevented from many jobs. Armed Israeli gangs constantly assault them in the streets and in their homes. They are killed without any accountability. Rather, their killing is encouraged because they are causing a crisis for the occupying state.

In Gaza, if you order something online, it will take a year and we will be answered verbatim "it's up to the mood of the Israeli soldier working at the crossing". Three-quarters of the items Israel considers to be dual-use and refuses to enter the Gaza Strip, the most important of which is reinforced iron, which can be used in building shelters to protect civilians in wars.

I once ordered diving goggles, and they were returned because they were classified as dual use. Everything entering the sector is subject to inspection. Israel rations the Gaza Strip's food supplies so that the food that enters is not enough for a single person. It updates its data after each war to account for the sector's decrease in population due to martyrdom (articles are widespread and numerous, for example how it rations the entry of chocolate into the sector according to its own specific calculation).

Fishermen are hunted at sea and they're falsely accused of getting close to the border. The fishing area keeps shrinking that they now have a tiny area from which they can make a living.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the occupation's practices against the Palestinians in general and Gaza in particular.

Israel did not need October 7th except to inflame people's feelings, remind them of the Jewish tragedy, and wipe out the Gaza Strip, with the world giving it the green light. If October 7th hadn't happened, Israel would have bombed the Gaza Strip and said that a Gazan dog walked near the border and denied the Holocaust.

Resistance, tunnels, return marches, and demonstrations are all forms of oppressed people trying to defend themselves. Whether they succeed or fail, they are all attempts to say that we died with dignity, and at least we tried not to let them kill us while they were happy. As Naseer said, "If it were not for the resistance, your mother would've been washing an Israeli soldier's feet in a basin right now."

The occupation is not the enemy of the resistance itself. The occupation is my enemy, the enemy of my students, the enemy of my children, the enemy of my family members, and the enemy of my people. If God allowed us to live, I would like to let my children and students grow up cursing Israel. The battle is not over yet. This is not a post of justification, I don't have to justify to the world why we resist.

This is for some of my people who seem to believe the occupation's repeated narrative that its goal is to eliminate Hamas. And to remind them that in the past there was no Hamas, but your grandfather and grandmother were still killed. My son and your son are not Hamas, but my son and your son are still being killed.

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[michaelb012]

From Deceived to Delivered: Romance Scam Victim Recovers Crypto Assets

When Martha Wineston., a 61-year-old retired school administrator from Nevada, first received a kind message on social media, she had no idea it would lead to a devastating financial loss and ultimately, an extraordinary recovery. Over the span of five months, Martha fell victim to a sophisticated romance scam that drained her of $42,000 in Bitcoin savings she had set aside for her grandchildren’s education and her own financial security.

“I felt embarrassed, but more than that I felt hopeless,” Martha said. “It wasn’t just the money. It was the betrayal, the shame of being deceived.”

Romance scams are a growing threat in the digital age, particularly among older adults. What makes them especially painful is not just the financial damage, but the emotional manipulation involved.

At her lowest point, Martha confided in a friend, who referred her to Astraweb a digital asset recovery firm that specializes in tracing stolen cryptocurrency and digital fraud cases.

Astraweb’s Forensic Approach Astraweb’s team began by analyzing the transaction data from Martha’s wallet. What they found was a sophisticated laundering trail involving cryptocurrency tumblers, cross-border transfers, and decentralized exchanges

A scam like this is designed to make tracing the funds virtually impossible,” explained Jordan Kumar, lead analyst at Astraweb. “But the blockchain, while anonymous, is also permanent. If you know how to read it, you can follow the breadcrumbs.”

Using cutting-edge blockchain forensics tools and strategic collaboration with international crypto exchanges, Astraweb traced the funds through multiple layers of obfuscation. Within 72 hours, they were able to recover a significant portion of Martha’s lost Bitcoin.

A Message for Victims: There Is Help Martha’s story is both a cautionary tale and a source of hope. Too often, victims remain silent out of fear or shame. But digital fraud is a crime and it can be fought.

Many people wrongly believe that once cryptocurrency is gone, it’s gone forever. That’s not always the case. We’ve recovered funds even from highly complex scams.

Martha now shares her experience to encourage others not to give up. She volunteers with a support group for scam victims and has become an advocate for digital literacy and fraud prevention.

A New Era of Digital Accountability As cryptocurrency continues to shape the global economy, the demand for digital justice grows. Services like Astraweb are proving that even in the decentralized world of blockchain, accountability is possible.

For those affected by crypto scams, time is critical. Fast reporting and expert help can make the difference between permanent loss and possible recovery.

To learn more or seek assistance, contact Astraweb at Astraweb@cyberdude.com.

[rjzimmerman]

I just posted a story from the LA Times about a new lithium mining project at the Salton Sea, which has its own controversies. That is just one of the stories that have emerged as the Salton Sea dries up and the Colorado River drought reduces the water that would otherwise feed the Salton Sea. The mining story is about a new mining technique that shouldn't add to the pollution. The story here from Inside Climate News tells us that a proposal to reduce the volume of water from the Colorado River used for agricultural purposes downplays the air pollution that happens as the Salton Sea dries up. Two different stories, two different developments, but the same worry: public health, particularly in a disadvantaged community.

Excerpt from this Inside Climate News story:

As the Salton Sea shrinks, a crisis deepens. The water levels of the 345-square-mile lake, located in an arid swath of agricultural land in Southern California’s Imperial County, have been receding for years, exposing the lakebed to strong winds that dry it, churn it to dust and drive the particles into surrounding communities. According to a recent academic study, the communities most impacted by the dust pollution are among the most socioeconomically disadvantaged in the state.

Yet some environmental researchers and advocates believe a draft environmental assessment from the federal government, released last month as part of a process for finalizing a new Colorado River water transfer deal, downplays the deal’s potential adverse health impacts on those communities. According to them, it would worsen dust pollution because it would continue a policy to divert water away from agricultural lands that drain into the Salton Sea, accelerating exposure of the dust-emitting lakebed.

Eric Edwards, an environmental economist at the University of California, Davis who co-authored the academic study published in May in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, said the policy would exacerbate the conditions that have led to dust pollution around the Salton Sea. “They acknowledge as much in the environmental assessment. They basically say that this is going to accelerate the trajectory that the [water] depletion was already on,” he said. “All the same concerns are present with this policy.”

Edwards and his co-authors, in their analysis of the Salton Sea’s dust emissions, used a physics model to trace the likeliest paths of dust particles blown from the lakebed that was exposed when water levels receded between 1998 and 2018. They cross-referenced the projected paths of dust with air quality monitors to verify that the dust coincided with increased particulate pollution. They also traced which communities lay in the pollution’s path.

Using state health screening data, the researchers found that the Salton Sea’s dust pollution disproportionately fell on local areas that met California’s definition of a “Disadvantaged Community”—areas that are burdened by high exposure to pollution, poor health and low socioeconomic status, among other factors. (There is overlap between the census tracts that California identifies as disadvantaged, and those identified on the federal government’s environmental justice screening tool.) Much of the pollution likely fell on the eastern side of the state’s southern border, they found, including in the Imperial Valley, which is largely populated by Latino agricultural workers.

The Latino agricultural community consists of both monolingual speakers of Spanish and Purépecha (an Indigenous language from the Mexican state of Michoacán), according to previous studies that point to high rates of asthma in the region. According to the California Department of Public Health, children in Imperial County seek emergency-room care for asthma at twice the rate of the rest of California.

[beardedmrbean]

A criminal network smuggling mainly Syrian migrants from Türkiye to Western Europe has been taken down following a coordinated action led by the Bulgarian authorities and supported by Europol, the European police co-operation agency said in a statement on June 5.

Europol said that on June , law enforcement carried out raids in five major cities across Bulgaria under the supervision of the Bourgas Prosecutor’s Office.

Officers from Greece, Romania and Moldova joined Bulgarian investigators on the ground, with Europol also deployed to support the action. In total, 18 people were arrested, including a high-value target, Europol said.

The criminal network used a variety of vehicles to smuggle migrants across borders, including vans, trucks, tourist caravans and even car assistance platforms.

Many of these were fitted with custom-built hiding compartments that the members of the smuggling network patched together in Türkiye, Bulgaria and Romania. These modifications allowed the vehicles to travel directly to destination countries without stopping in shelters or transfer points along the way.

This action was part of a wider investigation under a Europol-coordinated Regional Operational Task Force based in Sofia, targeting organised crime groups smuggling migrants through Bulgaria and into Western Europe.

The criminal network – composed of Bulgarian, Romanian and Syrian nationals – smuggled mostly Syrian nationals from Türkiye through Greece and Bulgaria, using the Balkans as a key transit route.

Migrants typically paid 2000 to 2500 euro to cross from Syria into Türkiye. After several months in Türkiye, they were charged an additional 5000 to 6000 euro to be smuggled into the EU.

Smugglers recruited drivers directly in Bulgaria, while others – including Moldovans – were recruited online. In a separate case, Bulgarian intelligence led to the discovery of eight migrants hiding in floor compartments of a caravan in Türkiye.

The organised crime group used falsified documents to support their operations. These included fake driving licences issued in Romania, Greece and the United Kingdom, as well as fraudulent vehicle registration documents.

Since June 2024, 14 smuggling attempts linked to this criminal network have been detected – eight in Bulgaria, two in Greece, one in France and three in Türkiye. Five of the drivers were found with fake licences, and in 10 other cases, fraudulent vehicle documents were used.

The network relied on the underground Hawala system to move money between Türkiye and Bulgaria, with additional transfers made through Western Union by an intermediary.

Europol has supported the investigation since the outset, providing analytical and operational support through the Sofia-based taskforce. The agency also facilitated multiple coordination meetings and the exchange of operational intelligence between involved countries.

On the action day, Europol deployed an expert with specialised equipment to Bulgaria, enabling the real-time cross-checking of data and enhancing the flow of intelligence on the ground.

[valeriatourist]

⚠️BREAKING NEWS: XRP HOLDERS, YOUR TIME HAS COME!

If you own XRP today, you are holding the key to the future of global finance. XRP is set to become a cornerstone of the revolutionary ISO 20022 financial messaging standard, transforming the way value is transferred across borders. And that’s not all—ISO 20022 will launch alongside the Quantum Financial System (QFS), ushering in a new era of transparency, efficiency, and security.

XRP and ISO 20022:

XRP is poised to take center stage in the ISO 20022 ecosystem. As a bridge asset with unmatched speed, scalability, and cost efficiency, XRP aligns seamlessly with the goals of this global standard. Its integration into ISO 20022 protocols positions XRP as a pivotal player in enabling frictionless cross-border payments and financial operations.

Have you ever wondered why only XRP has a Destination Tag? It’s the ultimate feature for precision and security, mirroring the way SWIFT operates in banks today. Everything is prepared, and the launch is imminent! XRP is ready to revolutionize global finance.

What Is ISO 20022?

ISO 20022 is a global standard for the electronic exchange of financial data between institutions. It establishes a unified language and model for financial transactions, creating faster, more secure, and highly efficient communication across the financial system.

What Is the Quantum Financial System (QFS)?

The QFS is a revolutionary infrastructure designed to work in tandem with ISO 20022. It promises unparalleled security, transparency, and efficiency in managing and transferring financial assets. Built on advanced quantum technologies, QFS eliminates intermediaries, reduces fraud, and ensures every transaction is traceable and immutable. Together with ISO 20022, QFS will form the backbone of the future financial ecosystem.

Key Aspects of ISO 20022:

1. Flexibility and Standardization: A universal language for services like payments, securities, and foreign exchange transactions.

2. Modern Technology: Supports structured data formats like XML and JSON for superior communication.

3. Global Adoption: Used by central banks, commercial banks, and financial networks worldwide.

4. Enhanced Data: Delivers richer and more detailed transaction information, enhancing transparency and traceability.

Why Is ISO 20022 Important?

• Payment Transformation: It underpins the global migration to advanced financial messaging, with organizations like SWIFT transitioning fully to ISO 20022 by 2025.

• Efficiency: Reduces costs, accelerates processing, and enhances data quality.

• Security: Strengthens risk detection and fraud prevention through detailed standardized messaging.

The Future Is Now: XRP, ISO 20022, and QFS

With XRP’s integration into ISO 20022 and the simultaneous launch of the Quantum Financial System, the future of payments and global finance is here. XRP holders are already ahead of the curve, ready to benefit from the revolutionary changes that will reshape the financial world. Everything is ready, and the launch is just around the corner. Together, ISO 20022, QFS, and XRP represent a groundbreaking shift toward a more interconnected, efficient, and secure financial world.

🌟 Are You Ready for the XRP Revolution? 🌟

History is being made, and XRP holders are at the forefront of a new financial era. Stay ahead with exclusive updates and strategies for the massive changes ahead!

Got XRP in your wallet? You’re already ahead back it up to Coinbaseqfs ledger, maximize your gains and secure your spot in the financial future.

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[secureprivacyconsult]

Secure Privacy Consult: Expert Solutions for Safe Cross-Border Data Transfers

Secure Privacy Consult specializes in cross-border data transfer solutions, ensuring your business complies with global data protection laws. We provide seamless, secure transfers while safeguarding privacy, minimizing risks, and helping you navigate complex international regulations with confidence.

[usprivacycompliance]

Cross-Border Data Transfer: Best Practice and Benefits

Explore the essential best practices and benefits of cross-border data transfers with US Privacy Compliance. Stay compliant, ensure data security, and streamline international operations. Trust us to guide your business through the complexities of global data privacy regulations.

[xettle-technologies]

What Are the Key Factors to Consider When Choosing a Payment Solution Provider?

The rapid growth of digital transactions has made choosing the right payment solution provider a crucial decision for businesses. Whether you operate an e-commerce store, a subscription-based service, or a financial institution, selecting the right provider ensures secure and efficient payment processing. With the increasing demand for fintech payment solutions, businesses must evaluate providers based on security, compatibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.

1. Security and Compliance

Security is the top priority when selecting a payment solution provider. Since financial transactions involve sensitive customer data, businesses must ensure that their provider follows strict security protocols. Look for providers that comply with PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) and offer encryption, tokenization, and fraud prevention measures.

A reputable provider should also offer real-time fraud detection and risk management tools to safeguard transactions. Compliance with regional regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, or PSD2 is also crucial for businesses operating in multiple locations.

2. Integration and Compatibility

Seamless Payment gateway integration is essential for a smooth transaction experience. Businesses should assess whether the provider’s APIs and SDKs are compatible with their existing platforms, including websites, mobile apps, and POS systems. A well-documented API enables easy customization and enhances the overall customer experience.

Additionally, businesses should consider whether the provider supports multiple payment methods such as credit cards, digital wallets, cryptocurrencies, and bank transfers. The ability to integrate with accounting, CRM, and ERP software is also beneficial for streamlining financial operations.

3. Cost and Pricing Structure

Understanding the pricing structure of payment solution providers is crucial for managing operational costs. Different providers offer various pricing models, including:

Flat-rate pricing – A fixed percentage per transaction

Interchange-plus pricing – A combination of network fees and provider markup

Subscription-based pricing – A fixed monthly fee with lower transaction costs

Businesses should evaluate setup fees, transaction fees, chargeback fees, and any hidden costs that may impact profitability. Opting for a transparent pricing model ensures cost-effectiveness in the long run.

4. Scalability and Performance

As businesses grow, their payment processing needs will evolve. Choosing a provider that offers scalable fintech payment solutions ensures seamless expansion into new markets and accommodates higher transaction volumes without downtime or slow processing speeds.

Look for providers with a robust infrastructure that supports high uptime, fast transaction processing, and minimal payment failures. Cloud-based payment solutions often offer better scalability and reliability for growing businesses.

5. Customer Support and Service Reliability

Reliable customer support is essential when dealing with financial transactions. Payment-related issues can result in revenue loss and customer dissatisfaction. Businesses should opt for providers that offer 24/7 customer support via multiple channels such as phone, email, and live chat.

Additionally, a provider with dedicated account management services can offer personalized solutions and proactive issue resolution, ensuring minimal disruptions to business operations.

6. Multi-Currency and Global Payment Support

For businesses targeting international markets, multi-currency support is a key consideration. The ability to accept payments in different currencies and offer localized payment methods enhances customer satisfaction and expands the business’s global reach.

Providers that support cross-border transactions with competitive exchange rates and minimal conversion fees are ideal for businesses operating in multiple countries.

7. Fintech Payment System Compatibility

A modern fintech payment system should be adaptable to emerging financial technologies. Businesses should evaluate whether the provider supports innovations like blockchain payments, real-time payment processing, and artificial intelligence-driven fraud prevention.

The ability to integrate with open banking solutions and provide seamless transaction experiences across various fintech ecosystems is becoming increasingly important in the digital payment landscape.

8. Reputation and Industry Experience

The credibility of a payment solution provider is another critical factor. Researching customer reviews, case studies, and testimonials can provide insights into the provider’s reliability and performance.

Established providers with years of experience and partnerships with reputable financial institutions are more likely to offer stable and secure payment processing services. Collaborations with fintech leaders, such as Xettle Technologies, demonstrate a provider’s commitment to innovation and excellence in payment solutions.

Conclusion

Choosing the right payment solution provider requires careful consideration of security, integration, pricing, scalability, customer support, and industry experience. Businesses must align their choice with long-term growth objectives and ensure that the provider offers secure, seamless, and cost-effective fintech payment solutions.

With the rise of digital transactions, businesses that invest in a robust fintech payment system with seamless payment gateway integration will gain a competitive edge and enhance customer trust. By partnering with reputable payment solution providers, businesses can ensure secure and efficient transaction experiences for their customers while maximizing operational efficiency.

[talesinfallacies]

“Regardless of October 7th incidents, Israel has constantly been bombing Gaza. I work at a school affiliated with the UNRWA near the borders. We're always asked to wear loose clothing to help us escape in the event of bombing.

More than half of the female students in the class, not only have martyr relatives, they also witnessed the death of martyrs before their eyes. Meaning, more than three-quarters of the students in my school have psychological trauma. More than once we fled from school under random bombing. More than once we hide in our classes and sit on the floor (like the CNN broadcaster), but this time I have 40 students in the class and I am charged with protecting them, and I cannot even protect myself. Many times we would go back to school when we were not in a state of war, and we would find a girl who had been martyred, or in the hospital seriously injured because a soldier on the border had targeted her while she was in her home.

The residents of Beit Hanoun, all of their agricultural land, which is their livelihood, is on the border. Go and ask them about the tragedies they experience day in and day out. How many times have their crops been burned? How many times have they been targeted while they were farming safely?

Before October 7th, Israel constantly assaulted women on their way to prayers in Jerusalem, preventing them from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque for days. Celebrations are held in vain and repeatedly, and they chant racist slogans to provoke the Palestinian people of Jerusalem.

Gazans need a permit to enter the West Bank, which is often denied (for education, work, treatment, all the same, forbidden).

On a personal note, I am 32 years old and have never visited Jerusalem or the rest of the cities of Palestine.

Patients with serious medical conditions that require a transfer to the West Bank die while waiting for the approval of the transfer.

Checkpoints are widespread in the West Bank on every street, to the point that you take 2 hours to reach a place that you can normally reach in 15 mins because you have to stop and wait many times. Israel arrests men, women, and children, imprisons them without charge or trial, abuses them, and tortures them in prisons without supervision. If it releases them in deals - something that happens once in a lifetime - it exiles them to another city far from their family, that if it doesn't take them captive again! Settlers occupy houses in the West Bank, steal them and live in them (just like that, imagine!), and the Palestinian who yesterday was still sleeping in this house is expelled under the cover of the occupation government. Even the Palestinians inside Israel, who are supposed to have Israeli identity cards, were not spared. They are treated as second-class citizens and are considered a minority. They are prevented from many jobs. Armed Israeli gangs constantly assault them in the streets and in their homes. They are killed without any accountability. Rather, their killing is encouraged because they are causing a crisis for the occupying state.

In Gaza, if you order something online, it will take a year and we will be answered verbatim "it's up to the mood of the Israeli soldier working at the crossing". Three-quarters of the items Israel considers to be dual-use and refuses to enter the Gaza Strip, the most important of which is reinforced iron, which can be used in building shelters to protect civilians in wars. I once ordered diving goggles, and they were returned because they were classified as dual use. Everything entering the sector is subject to inspection. Israel rations the Gaza Strip's food supplies so that the food that enters is not enough for a single person. It updates its data after each war to account for the sector's decrease in population due to martvrdom (articles are widespread and numerous, for example how it rations the entry of chocolate into the sector according to its own specific calculation).

Fishermen are hunted at sea and they're falsely accused of getting close to the border. The fishing area keeps shrinking that they now have a tiny area from which they can make a living.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the occupation's practices against the Palestinians in general and Gaza in particular.

Israel did not need October 7th except to inflame people's feelings, remind them of the Jewish tragedy, and wipe out the Gaza Strip, with the world giving it the green light. If October 7th hadn't happened, Israel would have bombed the Gaza Strip and said that a Gazan dog walked near the border and denied the Holocaust.

Resistance, tunnels, return marches, and demonstrations are all forms of oppressed people trying to defend themselves.

Whether they succeed or fail, they are all attempts to say that we died with dignity, and at least we tried not to let them kill us while they were happy.

As Naseer said, "If it were not for the resistance, your mother would've been washing an Israeli soldier's feet in a basin right now."

The occupation is not the enemy of the resistance itself. The occupation is my enemy, the enemy of my students, the enemy of my children, the enemy of my family members, and the enemy of my people. If God allowed us to live, I would like to let my children and students grow up cursing Israel. The battle is not over yet.

This is not a post of justification, I don't have to justify to the world why we resist. This is for some of my people who seem to believe the occupation's repeated narrative that its goal is to eliminate Hamas. And to remind them that in the past there was no Hamas, but your grandfather and grandmother were still killed. My son and your son are not Hamas, but my son and your son are still being killed.

And Now: Do you still condemn Hamas?”

— a Palestinian Teacher on twitter @SometimesPooh

Translated by @demianoir

[inbredfawn]

An English translation of this post on X/Twitter:

"Let me tell a few things clearly and in Arabic:

Regardless of October 7th incidents, Israel has constantly been bombing Gaza. I work at a school affiliated with the UNRWA near the borders. We're always asked to wear loose clothing to help us escape in the event of bombing.

More than half of the female students in the class, not only have martyr relatives, they also witnessed the death of martyrs before their eyes. Meaning, more than three-quarters of the students in my school have psychological trauma. More than once we fled from school under random bombing. More than once we hide in our classes and sit on the floor (like the CNN broadcaster), but this time I have 40 students in the class and I am charged with protecting them, and I cannot even protect myself. Many times we would go back to school when we were not in a state of war, and we would find a girl who had been martyred, or in the hospital seriously injured because a soldier on the border had targeted her while she was in her home.

The residents of Beit Hanoun, all of their agricultural land, which is their livelihood, is on the border. Go and ask them about the tragedies they experience day in and day out. How many times have their crops been burned? How many times have they been targeted while they were farming safely?

Before October 7th, Israel constantly assaulted women on their way to prayers in Jerusalem, preventing them from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque for days. Celebrations are held in vain and repeatedly, and they chant racist slogans to provoke the Palestinian people of Jerusalem.

Gazans need a permit to enter the West Bank, which is often denied (for education, work, treatment, all the same, forbidden).

On a personal note, I am 32 years old and have never visited Jerusalem or the rest of the cities of Palestine.

Patients with serious medical conditions that require a transfer to the West Bank die while waiting for the approval of the transfer.

Checkpoints are widespread in the West Bank on every street, to the point that you take 2 hours to reach a place that you can normally reach in 15 mins because you have to stop and wait many times. Israel arrests men, women, and children, imprisons them without charge or trial, abuses them, and tortures them in prisons without supervision. If it releases them in deals - something that happens once in a lifetime - it exiles them to another city far from their family, that if it doesn't take them captive again! Settlers occupy houses in the West Bank, steal them and live in them (just like that, imagine!), and the Palestinian who yesterday was still sleeping in this house is expelled under the cover of the occupation government. Even the Palestinians inside Israel, who are supposed to have Israeli identity cards, were not spared. They are treated as second-class citizens and are considered a minority. They are prevented from many jobs. Armed Israeli gangs constantly assault them in the streets and in their homes. They are killed without any accountability. Rather, their killing is encouraged because they are causing a crisis for the occupying state.

In Gaza, if you order something online, it will take a year and we will be answered verbatim "it's up to the mood of the Israeli soldier working at the crossing". Three-quarters of the items Israel considers to be dual-use and refuses to enter the Gaza Strip, the most important of which is reinforced iron, which can be used in building shelters to protect civilians in wars. I once ordered diving goggles, and they were returned because they were classified as dual use. Everything entering the sector is subject to inspection. Israel rations the Gaza Strip's food supplies so that the food that enters is not enough for a single person. It updates its data after each war to account for the sector's decrease in population due to martyrdom (articles are widespread and numerous, for example how it rations the entry of chocolate into the sector according to its own specific calculation).

Fishermen are hunted at sea and they're falsely accused of getting close to the border. The fishing area keeps shrinking that they now have a tiny area from which they can make a living.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the occupation's practices against the Palestinians in general and Gaza in particular.

Israel did not need October 7th except to inflame people's feelings, remind them of the Jewish tragedy, and wipe out the Gaza Strip, with the world giving it the green light. If October 7th hadn't happened, Israel would have bombed the Gaza Strip and said that a Gazan dog walked near the border and denied the Holocaust.

Resistance, tunnels, return marches, and demonstrations are all forms of oppressed people trying to defend themselves.

Whether they succeed or fail, they are all attempts to say that we died with dignity, and at least we tried not to let them kill us while they were happy.

As Naseer said, "If it were not for the resistance, your mother would've been washing an Israeli soldier's feet in a basin right now."

The occupation is not the enemy of the resistance itself. The occupation is my enemy, the enemy of my students, the enemy of my children, the enemy of my family members, and the enemy of my people. If God allowed us to live, I would like to let my children and students grow up cursing Israel. The battle is not over yet.

This is not a post of justification, I don't have to justify to the world why we resist. This is for some of my people who seem to believe the occupation's repeated narrative that its goal is to eliminate Hamas. And to remind them that in the past there was no Hamas, but your grandfather and grandmother were still killed. My son and your son are not Hamas, but my son and your son are still being killed."