https://www.sott.net Signs of the Times: The World for People who Think. Featuring independent, unbiased, alternative news and commentary on world events. en-us Original content Copyright 2026 by Signs of the Times/Sott.net. For other content, see our Fair Use Policy at www.sott.net. Sat, 02 May 2026 21:13:25 +0000 https://www.sott.net/images/sottlogo_rss.jpg SOTT.net https://www.sott.net https://www.sott.net/article/506071-Hormuz-closure-effects-on-fertilizer-stocks-and-global-supply-chains-could-usher-in-new-Arab-Spring-violence On Friday, ZeroHedge, in partnership with the Macro Dirt Podcast, hosted a debate focused on the implications for agriculture, inflation, and global supply chains given the current situation in Iran. The discussion was illuminating and worth a rewatch if you missed it. The discussion featured former Bridgewater head of commodities Alex Campbell, Brent Johnson of Santiago Capital, and was hosted by Tony Greer and Jared Dillian. The Damage Has Been Done Even in a best case scenario where shipping lanes reopen immediately, Santiago Capital's Brent Johnson says the damage is already embedded in the system. "If everything opens tomorrow in the strait and goes back 100% to normal, there's a five to six week open spot where ships are not arriving where they typically arrived." https://www.sott.net/article/506071-Hormuz-closure-effects-on-fertilizer-stocks-and-global-supply-chains-could-usher-in-new-Arab-Spring-violence Sat, 02 May 2026 21:11:10 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506070-End-of-an-era-Infowars-turns-off-the-lights-as-Alex-Jones-begins-the-next-step-in-his-fight One of the long-standing institutions of right-wing politics has been taken down. But it is not done fighting. After 27 years, Infowars' website has officially been taken offline after a protracted legal fight with satire website the Onion. 'We are committed, and if God stands with us, who can stand against us?!' Alex Jones, the face of Infowars for nearly 30 years, did a final stream on Thursday night before the final shutdown of operations became official. https://www.sott.net/article/506070-End-of-an-era-Infowars-turns-off-the-lights-as-Alex-Jones-begins-the-next-step-in-his-fight Sat, 02 May 2026 21:00:46 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506069-Germanys-AfD-vows-to-drain-NGO-swamp-after-Berlin-cafe-that-bans-White-people-received-taxpayer-cash The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) has vowed to cut off taxpayer money for left-wing activist groups after a Berlin organization that runs a coworking café that reportedly excludes White people received more than €662,000 in public funding. The controversy centers on BIWOC Rising, a nonprofit group in Berlin-Kreuzberg that operates a coworking space and café marketed as a protected venue for Black, Indigenous, and women of color, as well as transgender, intersex, and nonbinary people of color. Critics say the model amounts to a publicly subsidized space that excludes white people while presenting itself as a project for tolerance, diversity, and democracy. AfD co-leader Alice Weidel said the case showed why the party wants to overhaul Germany's taxpayer-funded activist sector. https://www.sott.net/article/506069-Germanys-AfD-vows-to-drain-NGO-swamp-after-Berlin-cafe-that-bans-White-people-received-taxpayer-cash Sat, 02 May 2026 20:45:30 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506068-Hidden-CIA-document-detailing-potential-cure-for-cancer-declassified-after-60-years Agency faces furious backlash A newly surfaced CIA document suggests US intelligence once reviewed research that hinted at a possible cancer treatment more than 60 years ago. The document, produced in February 1951 and declassified in 2014, summarizes a Soviet scientific paper that examined striking similarities between parasitic worms and cancerous tumors. The report describes how researchers believed both organisms thrived under nearly identical metabolic conditions and accumulated large reserves of glycogen, a form of stored energy. The research also highlighted experiments showing that certain chemical compounds were capable of targeting both parasitic infections and malignant tumors. https://www.sott.net/article/506068-Hidden-CIA-document-detailing-potential-cure-for-cancer-declassified-after-60-years Sat, 02 May 2026 19:37:45 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506067-Despite-his-public-bravado-Trump-is-desperate-for-a-deal-with-Iran Trump claims Iran has been weakened, but analyst Sina Toossi says it's the U.S. that is desperate for a deal. Mondoweiss speaks with Toossi about the gains Iran has made during the war with the U.S. and Israel and what comes next. A brittle ceasefire currently exists United States and Iran, but any hope of a longterm agreement has stalled. In comments to reporters and social media posts, President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran military has been defeated and that the country has been weakened as a result of the U.S./Israeli bombings. However, these assertions are not backed up by reality and it's the United States that seemingly faces longterm risks. "An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz recently observed, referring to the U.S. Mondoweiss U.S. correspondent Michael Arria spoke with Center for International Policy Senior Fellow Sina Toossi about Trump's claims, why Iran doesn't feel compelled to compromise, and more: https://www.sott.net/article/506067-Despite-his-public-bravado-Trump-is-desperate-for-a-deal-with-Iran Sat, 02 May 2026 19:17:15 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506066-What-is-the-Trump-administrations-real-goal-with-the-latest-Comey-indictment On Tuesday, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina handed down a two-count indictment against the former FBI director James Comey, charging him with threatening the life of President Donald Trump and transmitting that threat across state lines. The basis for the charges: an Instagram post from May 2025 in which Comey shared a photo captioned "Cool shell formation on my beach walk." The shells on the sand spelled out "86 47." Each count carries a maximum of ten years in federal prison. Comey deleted the post the same day it went up and issued an immediate clarification on social media. "I didn't realize some folks associate those numbers with violence," he wrote. "It never occurred to me, but I oppose violence of any kind, so I took the post down." He later told interviewers that he and his wife had simply spotted the formation during a stroll along a North Carolina beach and read it as a quirky, possibly restaurant-themed joke. Despite the dubious... https://www.sott.net/article/506066-What-is-the-Trump-administrations-real-goal-with-the-latest-Comey-indictment Sat, 02 May 2026 19:16:54 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506065-Lebanons-peace-without-Paris-US-and-Israeli-strategies-reshape-diplomatic-dynamics-raise-questions-of-balance-and-legitimacy While negotiations proceed in Washington, France, despite its longstanding relationship with Lebanon, has been deliberately excluded. This exclusion underscores a US-Israeli preference for controlled mediation and raises concerns regarding the legitimacy and distribution of power in the process. The exclusion of France and the European Union from the 2026 Israel-Lebanon negotiations signifies more than a diplomatic disagreement. It reveals a broader geopolitical reconfiguration involving mediation power, alliance hierarchies, and competing visions for regional order in the Middle East. The absence of France and the EU highlights a US-Israeli preference for controlled mediation and raises concerns regarding the balance and legitimacy of the process. Lebanon, as a comparatively weak state, is likely to face disproportionate pressure in these negotiations. https://www.sott.net/article/506065-Lebanons-peace-without-Paris-US-and-Israeli-strategies-reshape-diplomatic-dynamics-raise-questions-of-balance-and-legitimacy Sat, 02 May 2026 19:14:10 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506064-New-outrage-after-Israel-demolishes-historic-Salvatorian-Sisters-convent-and-school-in-Yaroun-southern-Lebanon Two weeks after the uproar over the desecration of a statue of Jesus Christ in a village in southern Lebanon, Israeli forces demolished a convent in Yaroun (Bint Jbeil district) on Friday, sparking a new wave of international indignation. "Let American Christians speak up!!! America can't stay silent and must stop funding Israel to commit such atrocities!!!" wrote former U.S. lawmaker and far-right figure Marjorie Taylor Greene on Saturday, sharing a post showing the extent of the destruction suffered by the convent and the Sisters of the Holy Savior school. "The Israeli army razed the convent and the Sisters of the Holy Savior school in Yaroun, Lebanon, yesterday. By what right? What does this have to do with disarming Hezbollah? Israel, wake up — your leaders have lost their way," responded European Parliament member Nathalie Loiseau, former French minister and a member of President Emmanuel Macron's allied Horizons party. https://www.sott.net/article/506064-New-outrage-after-Israel-demolishes-historic-Salvatorian-Sisters-convent-and-school-in-Yaroun-southern-Lebanon Sat, 02 May 2026 19:12:50 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506063-Factbox-Meta-facilitating-Israels-AI-aided-bombing-of-Palestinians-in-Gaza A distant rumbling growing louder warns of a menacing airstrike, and suddenly the sky tears open with the deafening roar of engines and the piercing whistle of falling bombs. Explosions send shockwaves through the air, shattering windows, and tearing apart walls. Debris is raining down and the air is thick with smoke. Survivors emerge from the rubble, dazed and bloodied, searching frantically for loved ones amid the relentless cacophony of death and destruction. This is the grim and gory reality unfolding across Gaza due to Israel's genocidal war on the besieged territory which has killed more than 34,500 Palestinians, two-thirds of whom are women and children. Comment: Tripling the number would be more accurate. According to recent reports, Israel has been indiscriminately targeting Palestinians in the narrow strip using its artificial intelligence (AI)-based programs such as "Lavender," "Gospel," and "Where's Daddy" using information partly provided by Meta's messaging app... https://www.sott.net/article/506063-Factbox-Meta-facilitating-Israels-AI-aided-bombing-of-Palestinians-in-Gaza Sat, 02 May 2026 19:09:35 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506062-12-signs-that-the-relentless-decline-of-our-society-is-accelerating I have got some really crazy stuff to share with you in this article. For more than a decade and a half, I have been writing about the decline of our society. Sadly, over that period of time there has been an inexorable deterioration of our culture. We no longer agree on a generally accepted set of moral values, all of our major institutions are crumbling, and chaos reigns in the streets. Every single day I see more indications that conditions are getting even worse. I always hoped that by exposing what was really going on out there that it would inspire people to push for change. But instead, conditions just keep degenerating year after year. If we love our society, what is happening to it should deeply sadden all of us. If our leaders had made much different decisions, we could have gotten much different results. But now things are totally out of control and the clock is ticking. The following are 12 signs that the relentless decline of our society is accelerating... https://www.sott.net/article/506062-12-signs-that-the-relentless-decline-of-our-society-is-accelerating Sat, 02 May 2026 19:07:29 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506061-Oceans-of-poison-How-industrial-chemicals-have-infiltrated-the-planets-last-wilderness The idea that the open ocean remains one of the last untouched environments on Earth has now been shattered. A major new study has revealed that human-made chemicals - from pharmaceuticals and pesticides to plastic additives and industrial compounds - have spread across the entire global ocean, reaching even the most remote waters far from land. Using advanced detection technology capable of identifying thousands of substances at once, scientists uncovered a disturbing reality: the chemical footprint of modern industrial society is now embedded in the very fabric of marine life. What makes this discovery especially alarming is not simply the presence of these substances, but their sheer diversity and persistence. The study analyzed more than 2,300 seawater samples collected from coastal zones, coral reefs, estuaries, and the open ocean across multiple continents. Researchers identified at least 248 different human-made compounds. Near coastlines, the contamination included... https://www.sott.net/article/506061-Oceans-of-poison-How-industrial-chemicals-have-infiltrated-the-planets-last-wilderness Sat, 02 May 2026 19:05:35 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506060-The-Permanent-Emergency-How-the-West-traded-liberty-for-the-illusion-of-security From pandemic lockdowns to energy rationing and digital ID laws, Western governments are quietly dismantling individual freedoms — one "temporary" emergency at a time. Unlike the centuries that came before it, full of great and truly important ideological and philosophical clashes, full of historical shifts in the trajectory of Western thought, values identity and culture, the story of our time will most likely not feature any grand battles of ideas or any defining crescendos that will captivate the imagination and inspire future students of history. It will be written in a dry, bureaucratic language and it simply consist of a series of "temporary" emergency measures. This is how our remaining liberties and with them, our Western civilization, will end: "not with a bang, but with a whimper", as T.S. Elliot would put it. To the casual observer, the shift toward authoritarianism in the Western world feels like a series of unfortunate accidents. A pandemic here, an unnecessary war... https://www.sott.net/article/506060-The-Permanent-Emergency-How-the-West-traded-liberty-for-the-illusion-of-security Sat, 02 May 2026 18:12:15 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506059-Iran-damaged-16-US-military-sites-using-advanced-Chinese-satellite-report-shows CNN investigation finds at least 16 American military facilities in eight countries were damaged in Iranian strikes during the war, including aircraft, communications equipment and radar systems; source says Iran used a secretly acquired Chinese satellite to improve targeting. Nearly a month after the ceasefire with Iran began, and with the possibility of renewed war still on the table, the depth of the damage to U.S. bases in the region is becoming clear: at least 16 American military facilities in eight countries, effectively most U.S. bases in the Middle East, were damaged in Iranian strikes during the war. According to a CNN investigation, some of the sites that were hit are currently unusable. "I have never seen anything like this at U.S. bases," a person familiar with the matter said. "These were fast and precise strikes, using advanced technology." https://www.sott.net/article/506059-Iran-damaged-16-US-military-sites-using-advanced-Chinese-satellite-report-shows Sat, 02 May 2026 14:59:01 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506058-Elites-and-Their-Contempt Last week, I was unexpectedly hit with a post-lockdown trauma response. While driving to a baseball game days before the NFL Draft came to Pittsburgh, I passed a digital highway sign instructing me to avoid nonessential travel. Suddenly, memories of empty highways with signs instructing drivers to "Stay Safe and Stay Home" came flooding back to me. As the week developed, it began to occur to me that the parallels were deeper than my subjective emotional response. Road closures intensified, rendering my beloved city of Pittsburgh less and less functional. Even sidewalks were closed. Entire parking garages were emptied and abandoned. Pittsburgh's "most visited museum," the Kamin Science Center, has been closed to the public for weeks because it was within the footprint of the upcoming event. For the actual days of the draft, Pittsburgh Public Schools were shuttered as if a blizzard had rendered travel impossible. https://www.sott.net/article/506058-Elites-and-Their-Contempt Sat, 02 May 2026 14:21:29 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506057-Storms-triggering-floods-and-landslides-kill-4-in-northeastern-Brazil At least four people, including two children, were killed Friday in Brazil's northeastern state of Pernambuco after heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides, authorities said. Pernambuco's civil defence agency said five others were injured and about 1,500 people were evacuated. In Recife, the state capital, emergency medical officials confirmed the deaths of a woman and her six-year-old son after a hillside collapsed in the Dois Unidos neighbourhood. Two more deaths were reported in nearby Olinda, where a 20-year-old woman and her six-month-old son were buried by a landslide in the Alto da Bondade neighbourhood. Five others were rescued from the same site. Heavy rains also caused damage in other parts of the Recife metropolitan area and inland municipalities. Operations at Recife's international airport were suspended for more than five hours because of the storms. https://www.sott.net/article/506057-Storms-triggering-floods-and-landslides-kill-4-in-northeastern-Brazil Sat, 02 May 2026 14:04:31 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506056-Philippines-Mayon-Volcano-erupts-unleashes-fast-moving-pyroclastic-flow-disrupts-traffic-prompts-warnings-from-authorities Mayon Volcano erupted late on Saturday afternoon, unleashing a fast-moving pyroclastic flow and thick ash plume that disrupted traffic and prompted warnings from authorities. The event involved a pyroclastic density current, locally known as "uson," which surged down the volcano's slopes. Camera footage shows lava flow collapse-fed pyroclastic density current at the southwestern slopes of Mayon Volcano at 5:38 pm, as captured by the The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). https://www.sott.net/article/506056-Philippines-Mayon-Volcano-erupts-unleashes-fast-moving-pyroclastic-flow-disrupts-traffic-prompts-warnings-from-authorities Sat, 02 May 2026 13:33:25 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506055-Medicaid-withholding-additional-91M-in-funding-for-Minnesota-pending-outcomes-of-numerous-fraud-investigations In his latest action targeting Minnesota fraud, Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, said his agency would delay paying $91 million in Medicaid claims to the state. "This is about protecting patients and respecting taxpayers," Oz said in a video posted April 30 on X, announcing the decision. The money being withheld includes "$76 million tied to 14 service categories highly vulnerable to fraud," Oz wrote on X. The remaining deferred payments — $14 million — could potentially have been directed "towards illegal immigrants who weren't supposed to be getting this coverage," he stated in the video. The most recent amounts are on top of an initial $259 million the agency halted in February amid the North Star State's ongoing fraud scandals. https://www.sott.net/article/506055-Medicaid-withholding-additional-91M-in-funding-for-Minnesota-pending-outcomes-of-numerous-fraud-investigations Fri, 01 May 2026 21:33:34 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506054-Ukrainian-commander-reveals-drone-defense-hit-rate Most of Kiev's 300 anti-drone units have not registered a single kill, according to the man responsible for their deployment. More than half of Ukraine's drone-interceptor crews haven't been able to take down a single Russian UAV over an entire year, a senior Ukrainian air force commander has revealed. The disclosure comes amid Kiev's push to market its anti-drone expertise to Gulf nations and the US in its war against Iran. In an interview with Ukrainskaya Pravda published on Wednesday, Colonel Pavel Elizarov, deputy commander of Ukraine's Air Force, stated that of the 300 interceptor crews under his command, 66 shot down more than 10 Russian Geran drones while 170 failed to hit a single one. In one region, 24 out of 28 crews recorded zero eliminations over the same period, he said. https://www.sott.net/article/506054-Ukrainian-commander-reveals-drone-defense-hit-rate Fri, 01 May 2026 21:04:39 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506053-Most-advanced-US-warship-retreats-as-war-on-Iran-challenges-American-Navy The USS Gerald R. Ford, the largest and most expensive aircraft carrier ever built by the United States, has been forced to withdraw from West Asia after 309 days of continuous deployment in support of the unprovoked US terrorist war against Iran. The $13 billion leviathan is returning to Norfolk, Virginia, in a state of significant mechanical degradation, a humiliating retreat that exposes the fragility of the American war machine. The Ford's departure, expected around mid-May 2026, leaves the US naval presence diminished at a critical moment. While two other carriers — the USS George H.W. Bush and the USS Abraham Lincoln — remain to enforce the illegal US blockade targeting Iranian oil shipments, the loss of the Ford reduces "immediate strike capabilities" precisely as diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran have completely stalled. https://www.sott.net/article/506053-Most-advanced-US-warship-retreats-as-war-on-Iran-challenges-American-Navy Fri, 01 May 2026 20:38:19 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506052-The-UFO-Question-Demons-and-High-Strangeness Demons Out! When I was a young boy, my family often enjoyed watching and laughing at televangelists — especially Ernest Angley, who would regularly cast out demons for us on TV. Suffice to say, demons were considered a humorous component to my slight evangelical upbringing, not something to be considered seriously. Chevy Chase captured the zaniness perfectly in Fletch Lives-The Preacher J.D. Vance-Aliens are Demons Tucker, too Turns out, lots of quite well-known people, and several commenters on The Unz Review believe these UFOs are demons. I would like to take a stab at seriously looking at this possibility. There is a version of the UAP problem that is safe to discuss in polite company. It involves military pilots seeing objects that outperform known aerospace technology, radar systems confirming what the pilots saw, and a government that has spent decades lying about its level of interest in the subject. This version has congressional hearings, credentialed witnesses, and the... https://www.sott.net/article/506052-The-UFO-Question-Demons-and-High-Strangeness Fri, 01 May 2026 20:30:38 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506051-The-diplomatic-impasse-between-the-United-States-and-Iran-and-Russias-growing-role US-Iran negotiations collapse amid rising tensions and mistrust, particularly over the Strait of Hormuz, pushing Iran ever closer to Russia despite internal pressures. Leveraging its balanced relations with all key actors, Russia emerges as the most credible mediator and offers a backchannel for dialogue. Introduction Isaac Goldberg once noted, "Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way." And Russia is, no doubt, a master of it. Whether it's Europe or the Middle East, Russia has always outsmarted the US, both on the battlefield and at the table. This time, once again, Russia has emerged as a credible intermediary, chased by both the Americans and Iranians. Since the inception of the US-Iran war in late February 2026, the hostilities have neither ended nor cooled down. A couple of rounds of talks occurred in Islamabad in the last few weeks, but all in vain. The first one failed due to the maximalist demands of the US, while the second one was cancelled by... https://www.sott.net/article/506051-The-diplomatic-impasse-between-the-United-States-and-Iran-and-Russias-growing-role Fri, 01 May 2026 20:19:25 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506050-Melonis-revolt-Italy-suspends-Israel-Defense-Pact-as-Trump-turns-on-Rome On 14 April 2026, Giorgia Meloni delivered a decision that instantly disrupted the post-Cold War assumption of automatic alignment within the Western security architecture. A Sovereign Break in the Western Security Chain The Italian prime minister announced the suspension of the automatic renewal mechanism of the Italy-Israel defense memorandum — signed in 2003 and ratified by Israel in 2005-2006 — a framework covering military technology exchange, equipment cooperation, and defense industry procurement. The move was not symbolic. It was structural. It halted a system that had renewed itself every five years without friction for over two decades — a mechanism that embodied the very logic of unquestioned alignment. In Rome, the decision was framed as a matter of national interest and strategic reassessment. In Tel Aviv and Washington, it was read for what it was: a rupture in the chain of automatic Western cohesion. This was not a policy adjustment. It was an assertion of... https://www.sott.net/article/506050-Melonis-revolt-Italy-suspends-Israel-Defense-Pact-as-Trump-turns-on-Rome Fri, 01 May 2026 20:18:24 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506049-Settler-pogroms-in-Palestine-are-part-of-Israels-policy Armed colonists burn, beat, and kill with near-total impunity - because their violence serves a larger system of land theft and expulsion Almost daily, there are updates on brutal attacks by armed Israeli settlers - really, colonists - against Palestinians. They shoot or ferociously beat - sometimes to the point of murder - Palestinian civilians, male and female, young and old, including entire families. These attacks have been occurring for decades. I've written about them many times, including what I saw in different regions of the West Bank during my eight months there in 2007. Back then, the violence was already horrific. Now, the attacks are exponentially more frequent. The end goal is clear - drive the Palestinians permanently off their own land. While many rightly note the increase of such attacks since 2023, and even more so following the Israeli-US attack on Iran, the drastic increase in colonist attacks began in 2021 and has continued to increase up to the present. https://www.sott.net/article/506049-Settler-pogroms-in-Palestine-are-part-of-Israels-policy Fri, 01 May 2026 20:15:51 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506048-SCOTUS-issues-redistricting-ruling-that-could-impact-midterms The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that a Louisiana congressional district's boundaries relied too much on race, in a redistricting case that could impact which party controls Congress in the years ahead. The district is represented by Rep. Cleo Fields, a Democrat. During arguments, Chief Justice John Roberts said the district was drawn like a "snake," as it stretches more than 200 miles. The ruling will affect how all state legislatures can draw their district maps. Justice Samuel Alito wrote the opinion for the court's majority: "In sum, because the Voting Rights Act did not require Louisiana to create an additional majority-minority district, no compelling interest justified the State's use of race in creating SB8. That map is an unconstitutional gerrymander, and its use would violate the plaintiffs' constitutional rights." - SB8: State's name for the new map Liberal groups have warned that the case, Louisiana v. Callais, could net Republicans up to 19 new seats in the U.S. House of... https://www.sott.net/article/506048-SCOTUS-issues-redistricting-ruling-that-could-impact-midterms Fri, 01 May 2026 20:13:59 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506047-13-year-old-boy-finds-ancient-Greek-bronze-coin-in-a-Berlin-field Minted in Troy in the third century B.C.E., the object might have been buried as a gift to the dead. Archaeologists don't know exactly how it ended up in modern-day Germany When a 13-year-old schoolboy discovered a small coin in a field on the outskirts of Berlin, he knew that he'd stumbled onto something special. But it wasn't until scholars analyzed the object that they realized its true significance. Minted in the third century B.C.E. in the city of Troy, located in what is now western Turkey, the bronze coin is the first ancient Greek artifact ever unearthed in the German capital. The teenager showed his find to researchers during a November 2025 visit to Petri Berlin, an interactive archaeology lab built atop the foundations of a medieval-era Latin school. "Nobody knew exactly what it was because it was so small," Jens Henker, an archaeologist with the Berlin Heritage Authority, tells Smithsonian magazine. "That it was something old was clear." https://www.sott.net/article/506047-13-year-old-boy-finds-ancient-Greek-bronze-coin-in-a-Berlin-field Fri, 01 May 2026 19:48:02 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506046-In-first-Hezbollah-FPV-drone-destroys-Israeli-armored-vehicle-injures-12-soldiers-in-western-Galilee The operation marked the first time a Hezbollah fiber-optic FPV drone has reached the western Galilee Hezbollah attacked the Israeli army with a fiber-optic drone in the Galilee on 30 April, injuring at least a dozen soldiers and destroying a military vehicle. Israeli Army Radio reported that 12 soldiers were injured when the drone struck a military position in the Shomera settlement. Two soldiers were "moderately" injured while 10 sustained minor wounds, Army Radio added, also revealing that other soldiers may be transferred to the hospital later for anxiety and ringing in the ears. The drone directly struck an Israeli army vehicle in Shomera. Israel's Channel 15 reported that it was likely a fiber-optic guided FPV drone. https://www.sott.net/article/506046-In-first-Hezbollah-FPV-drone-destroys-Israeli-armored-vehicle-injures-12-soldiers-in-western-Galilee Fri, 01 May 2026 19:32:01 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506045-Early-floods-devastate-Habiganj-haors-in-Bangladesh-Boro-farmers-staring-at-heavy-losses Early flooding has submerged vast swathes of Boro paddy fields across Habiganj's haor areas, leaving thousands of farmers in uncertainty at the peak of the harvesting season. According to Additional Deputy Director Deepak Kumar Biswas of Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in Habiganj, paddy on 3,360 hectares have gone under water as of noon today, affecting more than 1,500 farmers. An estimated 10,840 tonnes of ripe paddy have already been lost, he said. Of the total affected land, 1,207 hectares are in Ajmiriganj upazila, with the rest spread across haor areas in other upazilas. However, the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) could not provide a breakdown of the damage outside Ajmiriganj. Deepak added that nearly 49 percent of the ripe crop remains unharvested, warning that continued rainfall and rising water levels could significantly increase the losses. https://www.sott.net/article/506045-Early-floods-devastate-Habiganj-haors-in-Bangladesh-Boro-farmers-staring-at-heavy-losses Fri, 01 May 2026 19:29:03 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506044-Greece-records-coldest-May-Day-in-70-years This year's May Day has officially been recorded as the coldest in Greece in the last seventy years, as a sudden weather shift brought "winter" back to many parts of the country. A sharp drop in temperature, accompanied by strong northern winds and heavy rainfall, resulted in an unusual scene for the season. Mercury levels plunged significantly below the seasonal average for early May. Regional highlights In Northern and Central Greece, maximum temperatures struggled to exceed 12 - 14°C (53.5°F-57°F), while in mountainous regions, unexpected snowfall was reported at higher altitudes. https://www.sott.net/article/506044-Greece-records-coldest-May-Day-in-70-years Fri, 01 May 2026 18:56:39 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/505970-Heavy-rainfall-hits-South-China-causes-flooding-residents-evacuated-10-inches-of-rain-in-24-hours-and-8-inches-in-just-3-UPDATES A short-duration heavy rainfall hit Qinzhou, Qinzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, causing flash floods, and some schools announced class suspensions, local media reported. According to the local fire department, 25 fire trucks and 150 firefighters were dispatched, and 30 trapped people had been urgently evacuated and relocated as of 11 am. https://www.sott.net/article/505970-Heavy-rainfall-hits-South-China-causes-flooding-residents-evacuated-10-inches-of-rain-in-24-hours-and-8-inches-in-just-3-UPDATES Fri, 01 May 2026 18:14:41 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506043-The-UAE-power-play So MbZ - the sole owner of the UAE - decided to quit OPEC and OPEC+. Epstein Syndicate minions are billing it as a sophisticated New Energy Order play. Not really. At face value, the move is sound. The UAE spent a fortune boosting its production capacity to 5 million barrels of oil a day. Yet under OPEC+ rules, their quota was much lower, hovering around 3.4 million barrels a day. So they went all out for monetization. Now, in theory, they can sell as much as they want, and as much as demand from Asian customers such as China, Japan and India remains high. Saudi Arabia, on the other hand - the big OPEC power and one of the top two on OPEC+ alongside Russia - will be forced to keep its production low, so prices won't collapse. The Abu Dhabi-Riyadh relationship has become uncontrollably incandescent. After all they both compete for the same sources of foreign investment. Abu Dhabi calculated that the Iranian energy industry is in dire straits (it isn't: Tehran has a PhD on Resistance... https://www.sott.net/article/506043-The-UAE-power-play Fri, 01 May 2026 17:47:31 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506042-A-mysterious-4000-year-old-lost-writing-system-has-finally-been-decoded-in-a-modern-Rosetta-Stone-breakthrough An ancient Iranian mystery has finally been solved, according to a French archaeologist who reports successfully cracking the code to an enigmatic, undeciphered writing system. Known as Linear Elamite, the 4000-year-old script — once considered impossible to decode — has now been unlocked by François Desset, in an achievement that has drawn comparisons to Jean-François Champollion's famous deciphering of the enigmatic Rosetta Stone. Desset, a 43-year-old archaeological researcher based at the University of Liege in Belgium, says the remarkable ancient script is the only truly "local" writing system from the country's early history, which is currently embattled. Others that have been used there over the millennia — from cuneiform to the Arabic and Greek alphabets — all have Western origins. The Enigma of Linear Elamite Originally discovered more than a century ago during archaeological reconnaissance at the Iranian Susa site, Desset's first encounters with the ancient script... https://www.sott.net/article/506042-A-mysterious-4000-year-old-lost-writing-system-has-finally-been-decoded-in-a-modern-Rosetta-Stone-breakthrough Fri, 01 May 2026 17:22:04 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506041-Used-SpaceX-rocket-believed-to-be-on-a-collision-course-with-the-moon A discarded piece of a SpaceX rocket carelessly left adrift in space will likely crash into the moon this summer, a new report finds. The renegade rocket poses no risk to the moon or any working spacecraft, the report stresses. However, the collision — which is predicted to occur Aug. 5 on the border of the moon's near and far sides — may be of "minor scientific interest" if it creates a new crater that can later be studied. What's happening on the moon? The object in question is a 45-foot-tall (13.8 meters) upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that launched in early 2025 and has been orbiting the Earth-moon system ever since. The rocket delivered two spacecraft to the moon — the Blue Ghost lander (developed by private company Firefly Aerospace), which successfully touched down on the moon in March 2025; and the Hakuto-R lander (developed by Japanese company ispace), which lost contact with Earth and crash-landed on the moon later that June. https://www.sott.net/article/506041-Used-SpaceX-rocket-believed-to-be-on-a-collision-course-with-the-moon Fri, 01 May 2026 16:00:54 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506040-Mysterious-green-glow-seen-in-Hawaii-sky-likely-rare-atmospheric-phenomenon A mysterious green ripple in the sky over Hawaii has flummoxed the government and military, but a rare atmospheric phenomenon is likely the culprit. A strange green ripple was seen in the sky over Kailua-Kona in late April. A video showing a mysterious green glow in the sky during sunset above Hawaii this weekend has perplexed officials. KHON reports that the sight over Keahole Point on Saturday and Sunday flummoxed officials at the local Army base, Department of Transportation and Observatory. However, a rare low-light atmospheric phenomenon was the likely culprit. https://www.sott.net/article/506040-Mysterious-green-glow-seen-in-Hawaii-sky-likely-rare-atmospheric-phenomenon Fri, 01 May 2026 15:24:03 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506039-Trump-says-very-interesting-UFO-files-to-be-released-soon US President Donald Trump has said his administration will declassify and release government files on unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in the near future, describing some of the material as "very interesting." The Pentagon has recently said it is reviewing and consolidating related records before any public release, citing security concerns. Trump signed an executive order in February instructing the Department of War to disclose "any and all information" related to UFOs and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). "I think we're going to be releasing as much as we can in the near future... some of it is going to be very interesting to people," Trump told reporters during a White House briefing late Wednesday, adding that public interest in the topic had built up "for a long time." "I interviewed some pilots - very solid people. And they said they saw things that you wouldn't believe," he said. https://www.sott.net/article/506039-Trump-says-very-interesting-UFO-files-to-be-released-soon Fri, 01 May 2026 15:11:07 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506038-Why-Woke-AI-is-FAILING-Hallucinations-Bias-and-the-Coming-Tech-Market-Crash The AI Delusion: Why the $850 Billion Tech Bubble is About to BURST Artificial Intelligence was supposed to change everything—but is it actually just a confabulating, "woke" people-pleaser? Following a meeting with top analysts like Martin Armstrong and Matthew Ehret, Alex Krainer breaks down his own experiments with AI (like Claude and ChatGPT) and reveals the fatal flaws that Silicon Valley is trying to hide. ⚠️ The Dark Side of AI: Hallucinations & Bias From making up military news about the USS Porter sinking to failing basic tests of chronology and context, Large Language Models (LLMs) are suffering from what MIT calls "delusional spiraling." Worse still, major platforms are hardcoding political bias and "wokery" into their systems, leading to a massive feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon. When tech leaders like Sam Altman prioritize pleasing users over the actual truth, the entire foundation of the technology rots. 📉 The $850 Billion Market Bubble Big Tech has poured... https://www.sott.net/article/506038-Why-Woke-AI-is-FAILING-Hallucinations-Bias-and-the-Coming-Tech-Market-Crash Fri, 01 May 2026 10:56:13 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506037-US-ships-thousands-of-tons-of-munitions-and-hardware-to-Israel West Jerusalem must be prepared to resume attacks on Iran if necessary, Defense Minister Israel Katz has warned. The US has delivered 6,500 tons of munitions and equipment to Israel within 24 hours, West Jerusalem has said. The announcement coincided with media reports claiming that the head of US Central Command, Brad Cooper, has briefed US President Donald Trump on a plan for the potential renewal of military action against Iran in a bid to pressure it to consent to a more favorable peace deal. According to Fox News, what Cooper described as the "final blow" against Tehran could include a "short and powerful wave of strikes" targeting Iran's "remaining military assets, leadership and infrastructure." The ceasefire in the US-Israeli war against Iran was announced on April 8 after more than a month of fighting, but attempts by Washington and Tehran to reach a diplomatic settlement to the crisis have so far been in vain. The control of the Strait of Hormuz and the Iranian nuclear... https://www.sott.net/article/506037-US-ships-thousands-of-tons-of-munitions-and-hardware-to-Israel Fri, 01 May 2026 09:44:09 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506036-Dead-empire-meets-zombie-empire-King-Charles-IIIs-US-visit-cant-mask-the-reek-of-corruption The British monarch's trip showcases an alliance held together by shared complicity and decline. King Charles III has gone to Washington, ostensibly to help the transatlantic cousins celebrate getting rid of his predecessor George III 250 years ago. But being a royally gracious loser is, of course, only a pretext. In reality, as The Economist, the premier British mouthpiece of transatlantic orthodoxy, has deplored, Charles's mission is to salvage what's left to be salvaged from the sinking "special relationship" between Washington and London. That the relationship is in very bad shape is obvious from the compulsive manner in which Britain's leader Keir Starmer keeps insisting that it still exists, while also emphasizing that he "will remain laser-focused on what is in the British national interest." Indeed, the abysmally unpopular Starmer has been subjected to so much typical Trump hazing that, as The Guardian notes, he may be enjoying "a vanishingly rare moment of public approval... https://www.sott.net/article/506036-Dead-empire-meets-zombie-empire-King-Charles-IIIs-US-visit-cant-mask-the-reek-of-corruption Fri, 01 May 2026 00:50:03 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506035-Global-food-crisis-deteriorates-as-Hormuz-closure-El-Nino-threaten-rice-farmers Global food crisis deteriorates as Hormuz closure, El Niño threaten rice farmers Rising costs associated with the US-Israeli war on Iran are prompting rice farmers throughout Asia to reduce planting, while an emerging El Niño could further tighten global rice supplies this year, Reuters reported on 30 April. The strain is already visible across major rice-producing and importing countries. Growers and traders say the war has disrupted fuel and fertilizer flows through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping route connecting Gulf producers to global markets. That disruption is pushing costs higher, with farmers responding by reducing fertilizer use and scaling back planting - a shift that is expected to decrease yields in the coming harvest cycles. https://www.sott.net/article/506035-Global-food-crisis-deteriorates-as-Hormuz-closure-El-Nino-threaten-rice-farmers Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:05:21 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506034-Rising-Venezuelan-oil-exports-help-insulate-the-US-from-energy-crisis If the primary purpose behind the Trump Administration's snatch-and-grab operation against the illegitimate president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, was not readily apparent in January, it should be crystal clear today. Under Maduro, around 75% of the country's energy exports were going to China. This year, the US will be receiving around 50% of the oil supply while China's share is reduced to 10%. The stunning shift in the direction of oil shipments is helping to insulate the US from shortages caused by the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Likely, this was part of the plan from the very beginning. However, the real benefits of the new relationship with Venezuela will not be readily apparent until the end of this year. Prices at the gas pump for Americans are high since the start of the war with an average of $4.30 per gallon, but decidedly tame compared to most of Europe. The UK is currently at $8 per gallon and Germany at $9.30 per gallon. A portion of these... https://www.sott.net/article/506034-Rising-Venezuelan-oil-exports-help-insulate-the-US-from-energy-crisis Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:52:45 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506033-Irans-Speaker-Ghalibaf-tells-Iranians-unify-as-US-blockade-seeks-to-make-us-collapse-from-within Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has since the war's start and prior assassinations of top leaders including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei become the most visible figurehead representing the Islamic Republic to the world, has continued trolling the United States even as President Trump is renewing fresh military strikes amid an uneasy extended ceasefire and ongoing US naval blockade of Iranian ports. He stated Wednesday that the United States' naval blockade of the country has a goal to create division and "make us collapse from within." His message was delivered through state TV and he is warning citizens about "maintaining unity" in the face of this unprecedented economic and military pressure. Ghalibaf went on to explain that Trump falsely "divides the country into two groups: hardliners and moderates, and then immediately talks about a naval blockade to force Iran into submission through economic pressure and internal discord," according to more from state media... https://www.sott.net/article/506033-Irans-Speaker-Ghalibaf-tells-Iranians-unify-as-US-blockade-seeks-to-make-us-collapse-from-within Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:59:49 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506032-Scientists-create-first-ever-smell-map-of-olfactory-nerves A detailed diagram of smell receptors in the nose fills in missing details of how olfaction works While the smell map is an exciting discovery in its own right, Datta said, it also provides foundational information that could help scientists develop therapies for loss of smell, which are currently lacking. "We cannot fix smell without understanding how it works on a basic level," he said. The findings published April 28 in Cell. A missing map Maps have long existed that describe how receptors in the eye, ear, and skin are organized to capture and interpret auditory, visual, and touch information — and scientists have figured how these maps correspond with those inside the brain. However, "olfaction has been the one exception; it's the sense that has been missing a map for the longest time," Datta said. https://www.sott.net/article/506032-Scientists-create-first-ever-smell-map-of-olfactory-nerves Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:16:17 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506031-Lets-go-Defiant-James-Comey-breaks-silence-on-second-criminal-indictment Former FBI Director James Comey issued a defiant statement in response to his federal indictment Tuesday for allegedly threatening to kill President Trump. In a video statement published on his Substack, Comey said after an earlier indictment had been thrown out on procedural grounds that Trump's Department of Justice was "back: This time about a picture of seashells on a North Carolina beach a year ago." "And this won't be the end of it. But nothing has changed with me. I'm still innocent. I'm still not afraid. And I still believe in the independent federal judiciary, so let's go," he added. https://www.sott.net/article/506031-Lets-go-Defiant-James-Comey-breaks-silence-on-second-criminal-indictment Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:52:53 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506030-Anti-terrorism-expert-says-US-presidential-security-deliberately-kept-weak The Secret Service is kept vulnerable to allow for assassination attempts against American leaders, a Russian special forces veteran has suggested The latest assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump was not only a complete security failure but a product of systemic weakness that may even be deliberate, a special forces veteran of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has told RT. Cole Tomas Allen, a 31‑year‑old teacher from California, has been charged with trying to assassinate the US president during a dinner event at the Washington Hilton on Saturday. Allen had reportedly checked into the hotel the day before. On the day of the attack, he used an internal stairwell to get to the hotel's terrace level where the event was held. Armed with a pump-action shotgun, a semi-automatic handgun, and three knives, Allen rushed through the metal detector frame and engaged in a gunfight with Secret Service agents. He was apprehended just a few meters from the ballroom. https://www.sott.net/article/506030-Anti-terrorism-expert-says-US-presidential-security-deliberately-kept-weak Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:34:38 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506029-Giant-hailstones-strike-near-Springfield-Missouri-smashing-up-cars-and-killing-an-emu-at-zoo Hail pellets the size of softballs pelted the area near Springfield, Mo., on Tuesday, reportedly damaging cars, homes, and gas meters and even killing a 21-year-old emu at a local zoo. Hail is basically made up of balls of frozen rain—during thunderstorms, as warm air carries rain droplets high up into the atmosphere, the rain freezes. As more water layers on top of a frozen droplet, it forms a hailstone. Some of the largest hailstones can fall as fast as 72 miles per hour, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This week's hailstorm was "unusual" but "not unheard of" in the region at this time of year, says Alan Gerard, a former NOAA meteorologist and founder of the newsletter Balanced Weather. https://www.sott.net/article/506029-Giant-hailstones-strike-near-Springfield-Missouri-smashing-up-cars-and-killing-an-emu-at-zoo Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:07:07 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506028-4-year-old-killed-in-lion-attack-in-Gujarat-India-5th-such-attack-in-the-state-in-5-months A four-year-old girl was killed in a lion attack near Damasa village in Una taluka on Monday evening. The incident has left residents upset, with many questioning the forest department's vigilance in the area. According to locals, the child was sitting on the porch of her house when a lion suddenly entered the premises, picked her up, and ran towards nearby fields. Villagers raised an alarm and chased the animal, but the girl was later found dead a short distance away. Forest officials reached the spot and launched a search operation during the night. The lion was eventually tranquilised and captured within a few hours. The incident has once again highlighted the growing concern of human-wildlife conflict in the region, especially in areas where lion movement is frequently reported. https://www.sott.net/article/506028-4-year-old-killed-in-lion-attack-in-Gujarat-India-5th-such-attack-in-the-state-in-5-months Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:32:10 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506027-Charles-III-and-Britains-pathological-obsession-with-Russia On Monday, 27 April, Britain's king Charles III came to Washington for a four-day state visit to the United States hosted by President Donald Trump. His "majsesty," is also known to his fans as late Jimmy Saville's BFF and the brother of Jeffrey Epstein's BFF Andrew, formerly known as prince. Yesterday, Charles graced the joint session of U.S. Congress with an inspiring speech during which he found it appropriate to call on his American audience to get on with the business of World War III already. Thus spoke his majesty: "In the immediate aftermath of 9/11 when NATO invoked Article 5 for the first time, and the United Nations Security Council was united in the face of terror, we answered the call together as our people have done so for more than a century, shoulder to shoulder through two world wars, the Cold War, Afghanistan, and moments that have defined our shared security. Today, Mr. Speaker, that same unyielding resolve is needed for the defence of Ukraine and her most... https://www.sott.net/article/506027-Charles-III-and-Britains-pathological-obsession-with-Russia Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:39:53 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506026-Bye-Bye-Bibi-Israeli-opposition-leaders-join-forces-in-Together-alliance-to-topple-Netanyahu Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid unveiled Monday that they are merging their parties into a joint ticket dubbed "Together - Led by Bennett" - as a major challenge to current leader Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming elections. During a press conference Bennett said the alliance with Lapid is the "most Zionist and patriotic act we have ever done, for the sake of our country" - adding that the "era of division is over." Netanyahu out soon? Bennett will lead the ticket as its prime ministerial candidate, and has invited Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yashar party and a former army chief of staff, to join, saying that "our door is open for you too." Bennett describes himself as a "right-wing, liberal Zionist" and has emphasized he will only rely on "Zionist parties" - and so no Arab representative support will be involved in his coalition. "We're not in the left bloc or the right bloc, we're in the bloc of the entire Israeli nation," he proclaimed. https://www.sott.net/article/506026-Bye-Bye-Bibi-Israeli-opposition-leaders-join-forces-in-Together-alliance-to-topple-Netanyahu Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:29:11 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506025-Ft-Knox-full-of-impure-gold-unfit-for-international-transactions The bulk of the US gold reserves held in Fort Knox are made up of impure "non-standard" bars that don't qualify for use in international settlements. In practice, this means that most of America's massive gold stockpile is illiquid and wouldn't be readily accepted on the international market should the need arise: "It's a decrepit relic just like our monetary policy is. With respect to America's gold stockpile, we hold ourselves to a lower standard than the rest of the world," Money Metals CEO Stefan Gleason said. The French central bank recently sold 129 tonnes of similar non-standard gold that was stored in New York and replaced it with higher-quality bars that will remain in France. Notwithstanding the lack of any credible physical audits for decades, US gold reserves are reported to be 8,133.5 metric tons. That's roughly 261.5 million troy ounces. About half of that (147.3 million ounces according to the US Mint) is stored at Fort Knox. The rest is spread out between the Denver... https://www.sott.net/article/506025-Ft-Knox-full-of-impure-gold-unfit-for-international-transactions Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:28:26 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506024-Pentagon-admits-no-defense-against-Russian-and-Chinese-hypersonic-weapons Officials are seeking funding for Trump's Golden Dome missile defense system by citing the rival capabilities The United States will struggle to defend itself against advanced missile systems developed by China and Russia, senior Pentagon officials told lawmakers as they called for funding for the proposed Golden Dome missile defense program. President Donald Trump unveiled the initiative shortly after taking office in January 2025, proposing a large-scale investment - potentially reaching hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade - to expand ground- and space-based capabilities. Assistant Secretary of War for Space Policy Marc Berkowitz said at a Senate armed services committee hearing on Monday: "The upgrade is urgently needed, as the US has a very limited ground-based single layer homeland defense system that was specifically designed against a small scale rogue attack. The country would face serious issues against ballistic missiles and has no defense against... https://www.sott.net/article/506024-Pentagon-admits-no-defense-against-Russian-and-Chinese-hypersonic-weapons Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:27:55 +0000 https://www.sott.net/article/506023-Israel-weaponizing-water-in-Gaza-medical-charity Shortages have triggered a disease surge in the enclave, Doctors Without Borders says in report Israel has used access to water as a weapon and a form of "collective punishment" against Palestinians in Gaza, according to a report by international medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Israel has rejected the claims as baseless. The organization said in a report released Tuesday that Israel has "engineered" water scarcity in the strip, creating "conditions incompatible with human dignity and survival." Access to water, sanitation and hygiene has been "severely undermined" since the start of the Israeli offensive in Gaza in October 2023, it stated. The report highlights a sharp rise in water-shortage-related diseases, including diarrhea, skin infections, lice, and infected wounds. Additionally, the lack of clean water and sanitation is also worsening malnutrition and severely affecting mental health. https://www.sott.net/article/506023-Israel-weaponizing-water-in-Gaza-medical-charity Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:26:35 +0000