据中央社今天报道称,欧洲香港人联盟(The European Hong Kong Diaspora Alliance,EHKDA,简称“欧港盟”)由在欧盟的8个离散香港人组织所组成。8个离散香港人组织的包括瑞典的Befria Hongkong、芬兰的Finnish Hongkongers、德国的Freiheit für Hongkong、挪威的Hong Kong Committee in Norway、爱沙尼亚(Estonia)的Hongkongi Maja、荷兰的Netherlands for Hong Kong、波兰的PL4HK以及丹麦的Støt Hongkong。这些组织都是由居住在该国的香港离散社群所自主成立的非营利组织。
“Fateh Sherif, Head of the Lebanon Branch in the Hamas terrorist organization,” and “The Commander of Hezbollah's Preventative Security Unit and a member of their Executive Council, Nabil Qaouk,” according to the Israeli Defense Forces.
“Sherif was responsible for coordinating Hamas' terror activities in Lebanon with Hezbollah operatives, as well as Hamas’ efforts in Lebanon to recruit operatives and acquire weapons.” As for Qaouk, “He joined Hezbollah in the 1980s and was regarded as an important source of expertise in his field, having served as the Deputy Commander of the southern region on the Operational Council, Commander of the southern region and Deputy Commander of the Operational Council,” the IDF announced on social media Monday and Sunday, respectively.
Israel said Monday it also recently killed two Lebanon-based officials from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Nidal Abdel-Aal and Imad Odeh. The IDF said “Abdel-Aal took part in planning and carrying out terror attacks against Israel and directed terror activities in Judea and Samaria,” and he “directed the bus bombing attack in Beitar Illit on March 9, 2023, and the shooting attack from a passing vehicle at the Huwara Junction on March 25, 2023.” Not much is known yet about Odeh.
Parallel to this: “Israeli special forces have been carrying out small, targeted raids into southern Lebanon, gathering intelligence and probing ahead of a possible broader ground incursion that could come as soon as this week,” the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, citing former Israeli military officials.
Driving this strategy: “Israel’s government is under pressure to create a buffer zone to stop Hezbollah attacks that have forced some 60,000 people from their homes in the north and prevent the sort of cross-border attack that Hamas led against Israel on Oct. 7, which many in the country still fear. Hezbollah has threatened for years to invade parts of northern Israel,” the Journal writes.
About that Nasrallah strike: It was most likely carried out using “2,000-pound bombs, including the American-manufactured BLU-109 with a JDAM kit,” the New York Times reported after analyzing video released by the Israeli military. “These bombs, a type of munition known as bunker busters, can penetrate underground before detonating,” the Times writes.
According to Israel, Nasrallah and about 20 of his followers “were in Hezbollah’s central headquarters, located in the heart of Beirut, embedded beneath civilian buildings” when they were killed. That building was just 53 meters from a United Nations-run school, the IDF said with an accompanying map.
Amid all the airstrikes and missile attacks, the Pentagon reminded the world Sunday it has the authorization to deploy troops at short notice. The U.S. military “continues to maintain a significant amount of capability in the region and to dynamically adjust our force posture based on the evolving security situation,” Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement.
今年6月全球国际航线的旅客运输量达到535万人,比去年6月增长了112%,只有飞中国的航线冷冷清清。今年7月美中之间的航班频率只不过是疫情前2019年7月的24%,而航班上座率只有五年前的四分之一。用这两个数据粗粗估算了一下,假定疫情前美中之间的航班基本满座,那么,现在每个月航班的载客量比疫情前减少了93.7%,只剩下五年前客流量的6.3%。那这6.3%的旅客当中,还有很多旅客是去中国探亲的在美华人。今年暑假期间,连在美国的几十万中国留学生也很少有人回国,因为生怕拿着大学发给的I-20学生签证申请文件(Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant(F-1) Student Status),回美时会遇到申请签证的麻烦。
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