“Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed dozens more Palestinians on Wednesday,
according to local officials. They said strikes on a U.N. school being used as
a shelter and two homes killed at least 34 people, including 19 women and
children. The Health Ministry says more than 41,000 Palestinians have been
killed in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war began. It does not differentiate
between fighters and civilians in its count. The war has caused vast
destruction and displaced about 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million, often
multiple times. Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians,
in their Oct. 7 attack that sparked the war. They abducted another 250 and are
still holding around 100. Around a third of them are believed to be dead.
Here’s the latest: AMMAN, Jordan — An Islamic party affiliated with the
regional Muslim Brotherhood movement has emerged as the largest party in
Jordan’s parliament after tapping into public anger over Israel’s war against
Hamas.”











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Eye on Extremism



September 12, 2024



Associated Press: Israel-Hamas War Latest: Israeli Airstrikes On Palestinian
Territories Kill Dozens More
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“Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed dozens more Palestinians on Wednesday,
according to local officials. They said strikes on a U.N. school being used as
a shelter and two homes killed at least 34 people, including 19 women and
children. The Health Ministry says more than 41,000 Palestinians have been
killed in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war began. It does not differentiate
between fighters and civilians in its count. The war has caused vast
destruction and displaced about 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million, often
multiple times. Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians,
in their Oct. 7 attack that sparked the war. They abducted another 250 and are
still holding around 100. Around a third of them are believed to be dead.
Here’s the latest: AMMAN, Jordan — An Islamic party affiliated with the
regional Muslim Brotherhood movement has emerged as the largest party in
Jordan’s parliament after tapping into public anger over Israel’s war against
Hamas.”



Associated Press: Iran’s President Slams The West Over The War In Gaza And
Support For Israel
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“Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday slammed the West, saying
that Israel is “committing massacres” in the war in Gaza and using European and
American weapons to do so. Pezeshkian, who spoke in Baghdad at the start of his
first visit abroad since taking office, is hoping to cement Tehran’s ties to
Baghdad as regional tensions increasingly pull both majority Shiite countries
into the widening Middle East fray. Iran has been a staunch supporter of the
Palestinian militant Hamas group since its Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel
that sparked the war in the Gaza Strip. More than 40,000 Palestinians have been
killed in Gaza since the war erupted, according to local health officials. The
war has also caused vast destruction and displaced around 90% of Gaza’s
population of 2.3 million, often multiple times. “The Israeli entity is
committing massacres against women, children, young men and the elderly. They
bomb hospitals and schools,” Pezeshkian said.”



CEP Mentions



WTOP: The Hunt: The US Still Has Some Unfinished Business With Al-Qaida
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“Wednesday marks 23 years since 3,000 people were killed when terrorists
hijacked passenger jets and purposefully crashed them in the worst attack on
America in history. It was planned and carried out by al-Qaida, and while the
U.S. has killed its founder, Osama bin Laden, and his successor, Ayman
al-Zawahri, the militant group is still active. On this week’s episode of The
Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, Hans-Jakob
Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, said two of
al-Qaida’s original members are still out there and evidence suggests the group
is training and plotting again.”



United States



Bloomberg: US To Give Egypt $1.3 Billion Military Aid Amid Gaza Talks Role
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“The State Department told Congress Wednesday that its intention to provide
the full package reflects Egypt’s contributions to US national security
priorities, particularly toward a cease-fire in Gaza, according to a department
spokesman. The decision comes as the US struggles to secure a deal that would
halt the Israel-Hamas war, which has killed more than 40,000 Palestinians and
destabilized the region and freed the remaining Israeli hostages held by the
militant group. Egypt and Qatar have both played a crucial role in the talks by
helping communicate with Hamas, a US-designated terrorist organization. The
move also comes as Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi navigates the
aftermath of an economic crisis that triggered a $57 billion international
bailout led by the International Monetary Fund and United Arab Emirates.”



Bloomberg: US Aircraft Carrier In Middle East Heads Home
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“The Pentagon's rare move to keep two Navy aircraft carriers in the Middle
East over the past several weeks has now finished, as the USS Theodore
Roosevelt is heading home, according to U.S. officials. U.S. Defense Secretary
Lloyd Austin had ordered the Roosevelt to extend its deployment for a short
time and remain in the region as the USS Abraham Lincoln was pushed to get to
the area more quickly. The Biden administration beefed up the U.S. military
presence there to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its
proxies and to safeguard U.S. troops. U.S. commanders in the Middle East have
long argued that the presence of a U.S. aircraft carrier and the warships
accompanying it has been an effective deterrent in the region, particularly for
Iran.”



Reuters: US Sanctions Lebanese Network Over Alleged Oil, LPG Smuggling For
Hezbollah
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“The Biden administration on Wednesday issued sanctions on a Lebanese network
it accused of smuggling oil and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to help fund the
Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. The sanctions target three people, five
companies and two vessels that the U.S. Treasury Department said were overseen
by a senior leader of Hezbollah's finance team and used profits from illicit
LPG shipments to Syria to aid generate revenue for the group. Acting Under
Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Bradley
Smith, in a statement, said Hezbollah "continues to launch rockets into Israel
and fuel regional instability, choosing to prioritize funding violence over
taking care of the people it claims to care about, including the tens of
thousands displaced in southern Lebanon."”



Turkey



Associated Press: Israel-Hamas War Latest: Turkey Investigates The Killing Of
Turkish-American Activist In West Bank
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“Turkey announced on Thursday its own probe into the death of a
Turkish-American activist who was shot and killed by Israeli forces last week
while protesting settlements in the occupied West Bank. Meanwhile, a Syrian
pro-government media outlet and an opposition war monitor say an Israeli strike
hit a car in southern Syria on Thursday, killing two people. The developments
came a day after Israeli airstrikes across Gaza killed dozens more
Palestinians, according to local officials. Strikes on a U.N. school being used
as a shelter and two homes killed at least 34 people in the Palestinian
territory on Wednesday, including 19 women and children, they said. The Health
Ministry says more than 41,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the
Israel-Hamas war began. It does not differentiate between fighters and
civilians in its count.”



Pakistan



Reuters: Pakistan Charges Imran Khan Party Lawmakers With Terrorism Offences
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“Several lawmakers and leaders of jailed former Pakistani Prime Minister
Imran Khan's party arrested after a rally they held to demand his release have
been charged with terrorism offenses, according to police on Wednesday. The
lawmakers have been in police custody since being arrested after Sunday's rally
turned violent, and will remain in custody until September 18 for
investigation, said police officer Zafar Khan and a party official. Former
cricket star Khan, 71, has been in jail for over a year since his overthrow in
2022 after a falling-out with powerful military generals which has spawned the
worst political turmoil in decades in the nation of 241 million people.Chief
Minister Ali Amin Gandapur of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where
Khan's party leads a majority government is among those facing the charges, the
police report of the offences seen by Reuters showed.”



Middle East



Reuters; Hamas Says Ready To Implement Ceasefire Without New Conditions
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“The Palestinian Hamas group said on Wednesday that its negotiators
reiterated its readiness to implement an "immediate" ceasefire with Israel in
Gaza based on a previous U.S. proposal without new conditions from any party.
The Palestinian group said in a statement that their negotiation team, led by
senior official Khalil al-Hayya, met mediators on Wednesday including Qatar's
Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egypt's
Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel in Doha to discuss the latest developments in
Gaza. Talks have so far failed to reach a deal to end the 11-month-old war. The
lingering issue includes control of the Philadelphi corridor, a narrow stretch
of land on Gaza's border with Egypt, persisting. CIA Director William Burns,
who is also the chief U.S. negotiator on Gaza, said on Saturday that a more
detailed ceasefire proposal would be made in the next several days.”



Somalia



Bloomberg: Islamic State’s Somalia Affiliate Expands Influence, Group Says
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“Islamic State in Somalia, the global terrorist group’s affiliate in the Horn
of Africa, has grown in influence through its ability to mobilize funds for
disbursement to the network on the continent, according to the International
Crisis Group. Although the jihadist group’s impact at home is overshadowed by
bigger rival al Shabaab, which is linked to al Qaeda, it appears to play an
outsized role in the global operations of the Islamic State, the Brussels-based
organization said in a report. “It has emerged as a key component of the
Islamic State’s network, in large part because it can raise substantial
revenue, largely through extortion,” ICG said in the report. “It has sent funds
to branches throughout Africa and reportedly even as far away as Afghanistan.”
Other than shaking down businesses in Puntland’s seaport city of Bosasso,
IS-Somalia exports small quantities of gold mined in the northeastern Bari
region, where it is based.”



Africa



Associated Press: Sudan Accuses UAE Of Arming Rivals And Prolonging War, UAE
Accuses Sudan Of Refusing To Talk Peace
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“The Sudanese government accused the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday of
providing weapons to its rival paramilitary force and prolonging the 17-month
war. The UAE called the allegations “utterly false” and “baseless” and accused
the government of refusing to negotiate peace with its enemy. Their latest
clash came during a U.N. Security Council meeting where its 15 members voted
unanimously to extend an arms embargo in Sudan’s vast western Darfur region – a
key battleground of the rival forces – until Sept. 12, 2025. Sudan plunged into
conflict in mid-April 2023, when long-simmering tensions between its military
and paramilitary leaders broke out in the capital, Khartoum, and spread to
Darfur and other regions. More than 13 million people have been forced to flee
their homes, the country is engulfed in a humanitarian crisis, and the head of
the U.N. World Health Organization said Sunday that over 20,000 people have
been killed.”



Europe



Reuters: Kosovo Indicts 45 On Terrorism Charges Over 2023 Attack
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“The prosecution said that Milan Radoicic, the leader of the group and a
former top Kosovo Serb politician, is among the accused. Radoicic, who lives in
Serbia, has publicly admitted taking part in the gunbattle. All the suspects,
some of whom are Kosovo citizens, are believed to be in Serbia. It is unlikely
they will be handed to Kosovo authorities because Belgrade does not recognize
Kosovo's independence and still considers it part of its own territory. Kosovo
blames Serbia for being behind the shootout. Belgrade denies this. Early this
year the global police agency Interpol issued international arrest warrants for
19 suspects including Radoicic. Some 50,000 Serbs who live in north Kosovo do
not recognize Pristina's institutions and see Belgrade as their capital. They
have often clashed with Kosovo police and international peacekeepers.”



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