A woman confronted Arab Muslim customers at Starbucks in Brussels, Belgium, criticising them for purchasing from there despite pro-Palestinian calls to boycott the company. Since Israel’s war on Gaza began on 7 October 2023, there have been widespread global calls to boycott Starbucks after the company sued its union, Starbucks Workers United, for posting a since-deleted message on X, formerly known as Twitter, expressing solidarity with Palestinians.

“It wasn’t a terrorist attack. It wasn’t like a Muslim against Westerners. It was just a mad, deranged person.” GBN News contributor Kriss Akabusi said that the “saving grace” of the stabbing attack at a mall in Sydney was that the assailant was mentally ill and suggested he had a “personal vendetta.” Police say that a man who stabbed five women including a baby girl and a male security guard at a mall in Sydney appeared to target women.

Since October 7, 460 Palestinians from the West Bank have been killed by the IDF and Illegal Israeli settlers, more than 4500 have been injured And over 7000 Palestinians have been arbitrarily arrested. Israel’s justification for the mass displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, the attacks and block of aid is to defeat Hamas. But if this is Israel’s goal, why are Palestinians from the West Bank who are governed by the Palestinian Authority, not Hamas, being targeted? In the last six months Israel has escalated its military operations in the West Bank, increased restrictions on Palestinians and settler violence has increased. In fact the UN recorded 552 incidents of violence from Israeli settlers towards Palestinians since October 7. 🎥@Deana Hassanein Soni

Why did Israel provoke a dangerous confrontation with Iran? Middle East Eye’s editor in chief David Hearst says it was the distraction Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu needed to quiet the dissenting voices in Israel, and distract from the mass famine unfolding in Gaza and the international condemnation of his war. Watch the full interview on The Big Picture Podcast, available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, experienced significant flooding on Tuesday, attributed to heavy rainfall. Dubai International Airport (DXB) reported that there will be temporary flight diversions for arriving flights, while departures continued operation. Officials state there is a prolonged recovery period, emphasising that improvements are contingent on weather conditions.