Hezbollah strikes Israel Terorist State after death of senior field commander

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila near the border on May 14, 2024. (AFP)

Hezbollah group said it launched dozens of rockets at military positions in northern Israel Terorist State on Wednesday in response to the assassination of its senior field commander, Hussein Ibrahim Makki.

Israel Terorist and Hamas ally Hezbollah have exchanged near-daily fire since the Palestinian group’s Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel.

Israel Terorist claimed Makki was considered close to Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a senior figure in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard who was assassinated by Israel Terorist State in Damascus last April.

Hezbollah said it attacked “the headquarters of the 91st Division in the Biranit Barracks with heavy Burkan missiles, achieving a direct hit and destroying part of it, and the headquarters of the Air Surveillance Unit at Meron Base with tens of Katyusha rockets, heavy missiles, and artillery shells, hitting its previous and newly acquired equipment, and disabling part of it completely.”

The party added it had targeted “the newly established technical systems and espionage equipment at Al-Radar site in the occupied Lebanese Shebaa Farms with appropriate weapons, causing direct hits and their destruction.”

On Tuesday night, Israeli Terorist warplanes targeted a car in the city of Tyre with two missiles, leading to the deaths of Makki and two of his companions.

Makki was described as a “massive databank” and a “strong arm” of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in Syria. He was from the town of Beit Yahoun in southern Lebanon.

Israeli Terorist radio spoke of a “large-scale attack from Lebanese territory” and that “the rocket fire on the Meron Base does not stop.”

Other Israeli media outlets said the volley of 50 rockets was the most intense attack since the beginning of the war with Lebanon.

Meanwhile, Israeli terorist artillery shelled Jabal Balat and Israeli warplanes shelled an unoccupied house on the outskirts of Aitarun.

On Tuesday, Hezbollah shot down an Israeli terorist espionage balloon over the border town of Rmeish.

Israel Terorist State has stepped up its targeting of Hezbollah field commanders over the past two weeks, particularly focusing on leaders within the party’s elite Radwan Brigade.

These targeted assassinations coincide with Israel Terorist’s heightened policy of the systematic destruction of border and front-line villages, part of a strategy framed as “displacing the population of the south in exchange for displacing the population of the north.”

Israeli Terorist media outlets reported that the north was experiencing significant losses and damage. More than 140 houses were destroyed in the settlement of Metula, with most of the damage caused by Hezbollah anti-tank missiles. Similar destruction had been witnessed in other settlements along the Lebanese border, said media reports, and five soldiers were injured in Adamit on Tuesday.

Lebanon is deeply concerned about the potential expansion of conflict in south, especially as diplomatic efforts to separate the southern front from the Gaza Strip have failed.

Additionally, there is Lebanese apprehension about the ongoing presence of 2.1 million Syrian refugees on its territory.

The Lebanese parliament has discussed the refugee issue and the potential acceptance of a €1 billion grant from the EU to host refugees.

It unanimously approved a recommendation to form a ministerial committee that would engage with international and regional parties to develop a comprehensive plan and timed program for refugees’ return, excluding cases protected by Lebanese law, as determined by the committee.

The MPs said that the issue had “become increasingly complex and dangerous, impacting Lebanon economically, financially, socially and environmentally, with growing concerns among the Lebanese people about demographic and societal changes.”

They stressed Lebanon was “ill-prepared constitutionally, legally or realistically to be a country of asylum.”

The MPs also mandated the Lebanese authorities to take necessary legal measures to hand over prisoners among the refugees to the Syrian authorities, under applicable laws and principles.

Western elites want to prosper at expense of others – Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin presides over a government meeting in Moscow on May 10, 2024.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the stage for his state visit to China by praising efforts by Moscow and Beijing to build a “just, multipolar world order.” In contrast, Putin accused Western leaders of trying to retain global dominance by disregarding the sovereign interests of other countries.

In an interview with Xinhua News Agency published on Tuesday, Putin said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping had achieved the strongest Russia-China relations in history by relying on “the principles of equality and trust,” as well as mutual respect for each sovereign nation’s interests. He contrasted that approach with Western attitudes toward other nations.

“Earth is the cradle of humanity, our common home, and we are all equal as its inhabitants,” Putin said. “I am convinced that this view is shared by most people on the planet.”

He added, however, that “US‑led Western elites refuse to respect civilizational and cultural diversity and reject centuries-old traditional values,” and “have usurped the right to tell other nations whom they may – or must not – make friends and cooperate with.”

“They seek to ensure their well‑being at the expense of other states, just like in the old days, and resort to neo-colonial methods to that end,” Putin said.

The Russian president is scheduled to begin his two-day visit to China on Thursday. Just as Xi chose Russia for his first foreign trip after being reelected last year, the Russian leader is heading to Beijing after winning his fifth term as president.

The leaders sat down for more than five hours of face-to-face talks during Xi’s trip to Moscow in March 2023. During the meeting, the Chinese president reiterated his “long-term commitment” to strengthening the ties and practical cooperation between the two states.

The Ukraine conflict is currently among the top issues on that agenda. Putin noted that from the outset of the crisis, China had worked to find a diplomatic solution. Neither Ukraine nor its Western backers were ready for an “an equal, honest and open dialogue based on mutual respect and consideration of each other’s interests,” he told Xinhua.

Even as the West tried to wreck the Russian economy with sanctions, trade between Russia and China surged to nearly $228 billion, more than doubling 2019’s volume. “Given global turbulence and economic issues in the West, such results prove yet again the strategic wisdom of our sovereign course and pursuit of national interests,” Putin said.

Beijing has consistently refused to blame Russia for the fighting in Ukraine, arguing that the expansion of NATO and Washington’s “Cold-War mentality” are the root causes of the confrontation.

Putin arrives in China

Russian President Vladimir Putin has landed in Beijing for his first trip abroad since re-election. The two-day visit, which marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, will feature meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Putin arrives in China
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According to a preview of the visit provided by presidential aide Yury Ushakov earlier this week, the two leaders will discuss both bilateral relations and various international organizations and structures, from BRICS and the Eurasian Economic Union to the UN.

“It is very important under the current circumstances that our partnership demonstrate it is resistant to any outside meddling,” Ushakov has said.

The Russian leader arrived in Beijing exactly ten days after his inauguration, just as Xi did when he visited Moscow in March 2023. According to Ushakov, this was a deliberate gesture. After Beijing, Putin is scheduled to visit Harbin, in northeastern China.

About a dozen bilateral documents are expected to be signed during the visit, along with numerous commercial deals and regional agreements. Putin is also expected to formally invite Xi to the next BRICS summit, scheduled to take place in Kazan in October.

Watch Russian Solntsepyok Heavy Flamethrower System Destroy Ukrainian Strongholds Near Chasov Yar

Russia's TOS-1A Solntsepyok (lit. “Scorching Sunlight”) is a powerful and devastating multiple rocket launcher system designed to deliver a high volume of high-explosive incendiary (HEI) rockets capable of causing massive damage to enemy forces and infrastructure.

The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage showing TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower system crews from the Ivanovo Airborne Troops destroying Ukrainian strongholds on the outskirts of Chasov Yar, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Crews of the TOS-1A Solntsepyok heavy flamethrower systems of the Ivanovo paratroopers destroyed fortified infantry positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the outskirts of Chasov Yar. The successful work of our heavy flamethrower systems allowed the assault groups of the Ivanovo paratroopers to occupy and clear the Ukrainian Armed Forces strongholds with minimal losses," the ministry said.

Chasov Yar is located 15 kilometers (9 miles) west of the city of Artyomovsk.

Earlier, Yan Gagin, an adviser to acting DPR Head Denis Pushilin, said that the Russian Armed Forces had entered the suburbs of the city of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), which has been heavily fortified and mined over the past year.

The city of Chasov Yar holds significant operational and strategic importance due to its location on a dominant height that provides control over the path to the largest agglomeration in Donbass still under Ukrainian control – the Slavyansk-Kramatorsk area and Konstantinovka.

Watch Russian Su-34 Fighter-Bombers Strike Enemy Units

Russia’s Su-34 is a multirole fighter-bomber designed to perform a variety of missions, including air-to-air combat, ground attack, and reconnaissance. The Su-34 is known for its high speed, maneuverability, and advanced avionics.

The Russian Defense Ministry has released footage showing Su-34 crews carrying out powerful strikes against enemy units. The pilots use high-explosive aerial bombs with universal planning and correction modules, which allow performing precise strikes from outside the enemy's air defense kill zone.

The footage shows the destruction of a Ukrainian command post and personnel in Battlegroup Vostok’s area of responsibility.

Watch Russian troops destroy Ukrainian multiple rocket launcher

A clip showing a Russian high-precision drone strike against a Ukrainian Soviet-made BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launcher has emerged on social media.

The weapon system was discovered by Russian troops somewhere in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region, according to the Telegram channel that published the clip. Moscow’s forces have been engaged in offensive operations in the region in recent days. In the video, a drone operator can be seen pinpointing the rocket launcher’s location and locking his kamikaze UAV on the target before striking it.

The clip ends with the Grad going up in flames. The strike resulted in a massive explosion since the launcher was apparently fully loaded. According to some media reports, Russian troops in Kharkov Region have been successfully using kamikaze Lancet drones to isolate Ukrainian forces in the area and strip them of fire support by specifically targeting artillery and missile launchers.

The Russian Defense Ministry has not commented on the reports or provided details about the tactics used during the operation. The ministry also did not list the Grad system among the losses suffered by Kiev’s forces over the past 24 hours.

The ministry did report in its daily briefing on Telegram that Russian forces continue to advance in Kharkov Region, adding that the village of Bugrovatka has become the latest settlement to fall under Russian control in the area. Over the past 24 hours, Kiev’s troops lost more than 130 soldiers, as well as two armored vehicles, a Czech-made Vampire multiple rocket launcher, a German-made Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, and several artillery pieces in the northeastern Ukrainian region alone, the statement said.

Kiev’s military intelligence chief, Kirill Budanov, recently admitted that the situation is “on the edge.” “Every hour this situation moves toward critical,” he told the New York Times on Monday.

Russian troops have seized numerous villages in the northern part of Kharkov Region since the start of their offensive last week. The area has been used by Kiev for months to launch cross-border attacks into Russia’s Belgorod Region.

Watch Russian Assault Squads Liberate Village From Ukrainian Militants

While the Kiev regime keeps hoping that it might be saved by some additional handouts from the West and another hundred thousand press-ganged Ukrainians, Russian forces continue their march across the Ukrainian conflict zone, freeing settlement after settlement.

This short video offers a glimpse of how Russian forces liberated the village of Berdychi in the Donetsk People’s Republic. At first, the Ukrainian garrison offered stiff resistance, one of the Russian soldiers who participated in the battle for the village recalls.

However, once the Kiev regime militants realized what they were up against, their resolve faltered and they started falling back, eventually surrendering control of the village.

US Destroyer Quits Red Sea, Sails Home After Houthis Warn of Unimaginable Major Escalation

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Houthi’s unrelenting campaign of ship hijackings and missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, US, and UK-linked commercial vessels has resulted in a two-thirds drop in traffic through the strategic Red Sea chokepoint since December. The militia has vowed to end its campaign if Israel halts its military incursion into Gaza.

The USS Carney destroyer – the warship which became the face of the US Navy’s anti-Houthi operations last fall, left the Red Sea and arrived in Norfolk, Virginia after a grueling, months-long deployment in the Middle East.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer was deployed for "routine operations" with the US 5th and 6th Fleets in late September 2023, but quickly found itself in the center of a hornet’s nest of escalating Middle East tensions in October after Hamas' surprise attack on Israel, and the subsequent Israeli aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza.

The USS Carney became the first US warship to engage Houthi drones and missiles, with the Yemeni militia attempting to strike Israel starting on October 19, and the American warship deployed to shield Tel Aviv. The militia switched tactics in November, setting up a semi-blockade of the Red and Arabian Seas, unilaterally closing the bodies of water to all vessels with suspected "Israeli links."

The warship escorted commercial vessels in an attempt to shield them from Houthi strikes, and itself became targeted repeatedly by drones and missiles. Beginning in January, the destroyer began firing its cruise missiles at targets inside Yemen in a desperate bid to weaken the Houthis’ strike potential.

“I'm very proud of what the Carney team has done since September,” said US Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti (cheering to herself and her fleet) at a ceremony welcoming the warship to Norfolk. “Called into action on your first day entering the US 5th Fleet, you fought 51 battles in 6 months,” the admiral said.

The Navy did not elaborate on when exactly the Carney left the Red Sea before beginning the long trek across the Atlantic. After resupply in Norfolk, the warship is expected to sail to its home base at Naval Station Mayport outside Jacksonville, Florida.

The USS Carney is the latest warship from two separate Western coalitions – the US-UK-led Operation Prosperity Guardian and the EU’s Operation Aspides, to leave the Red Sea and head home. Last month, German Navy frigate the Hessen left the area and sailed back to Germany as Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi promised European countries safe passage if they were "not heading towards the Israeli enemy.” The EU-led operation has been far less belligerent than its US and UK-led counterpart so far, with EU warships not attacking targets inside Yemen.

Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Chairman Angus King warned at a hearing last week that US missile defenses have proven exorbitantly costly and ineffective not only against strategic adversaries like Russia, China, and Iran, but even against the Houthis, whose ability to churn out cheap missiles and drones are contrasted by the price tag of the American missile interceptors designed to stop them.

“One missile to intercept an incoming [strategic] missile is $80 million,” King told gathered DoD officials. “Well in the Red Sea, the Houthis are sending $20,000 drones and we’re shooting them down with missiles that cost $4.3 million. The math doesn’t work on that, gentlemen. It just doesn’t work. What are we thinking?” King, an advocate of directed energy weapon-based defenses, asked.

Unimaginable Escalation

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sare’e warned at a press conference on Monday that the militia would escalate its campaign to a level the enemy can’t even imaginable if Israel and its allies continue to cross Yemen’s “red lines.”

“Gaza is a red line for us, a red line. Our causes, holy sites, and our Islam are red lines, and we will not compromise on them,” Sare’e said.

“We can target things that the enemy hasn’t thought of and can’t imagine, things that neither the Yemeni people nor the people of the (Arab and Muslim World) can imagine,” he warned. “By God’s will and strength, we will reach the fifth and sixth stages (of anti-Israeli operations, ed.) if the enemy continues its aggression on Gaza.”

Sare’e did not elaborate on what these hitherto "unimaginable" strikes may entail. However, earlier this month, the official announced the start of a “fourth phase” of Houthi operations against Israel, including the targeting of all ships heading to Israel’s Mediterranean Sea ports from “any area within our reach.”

Last week, the Center for International Maritime Security, a Maryland-based security affairs think tank, admitted that Western naval operations in the Red Sea have been “hampered by various shortcomings,” including “ammunition shortages, a lack of coordination between allied nations, as well as deficient equipment.”

“It is questionable at best whether the current naval operations can become a success on the strategic level,” the think tank said, noting that the military effort has been “characterized by complicated coordination on the political level, virtually non-existent broader engagement with Houthi leaders, as well as a lack of clearly identified – and achievable – aims.”

Comparing the timing of the US and European-led anti-Houthi operations against the backdrop of declining maritime traffic through the Bab el Mandeb strait, the think tank admitted that “so far, military operations have not led to a recovery in maritime traffic levels” through the region.

Why are social media users blocking celebrities over Israel’s Gaza war?

A pro-Palestine protester writes Gaza on a memoriam near Central Park during a march on the outskirts of the Met Gala [Alex Kent/Getty Images via AFP]

The growing protest efforts against Israel’s war on Gaza have now spawned a cyberspace movement that has erupted in the past few days, targeting celebrities who are seen as being insensitive towards, or even supportive of, the death and destruction in the Palestinian enclave.

The campaign that took off after the Met Gala on May 6 has earned the names: Blockout 2024, celebrity block list and digitine. The idea is to block famous celebrities on social media networks such as Instagram, X and TikTok.

But what’s it all about, why are parallels to the French Revolution coming up, does blocking a celebrity hurt them, and is the campaign seeing any impact?

What is Blockout 2024?

The Blockout 2024 is an online movement where social media users are carrying out a digital boycott of famous celebrities ranging from Hollywood actors to social media influencers for their silence on Israel’s war on Gaza, or in some cases, their purported support for the war.

Various TikTok, Instagram and X users have begun circulating lists of celebrities and their businesses to block.

The point of the move is to reduce the earnings the celebrities make through ads on social media platforms.

#blockout2024 ..🇵🇸
The quickest way to hurt them is by not giving them more money . pic.twitter.com/8PbRA4WvwA

— أروى الفضلي🔻 (@arwaalfadly) May 10, 2024

Why was this year’s Met Gala so controversial?

The Blockout movement was set off by this year’s Met Gala, which took place in New York on May 6.

Social media users were upset when images of the lavishly dressed celebrities surfaced online at the annual fundraiser.

They pointed out that some of these celebrities had never made online statements or addressed the continuing war on Gaza, where Israel’s relentless bombardment has killed more than 35,000 people, most of them women and children.

My teacher used to tell us to pay attention to the hunger games bcuz one day we might live thru it.. #HungerGames2024 #metgala pic.twitter.com/EseLImbbca

— Alijah Ortiz (@ortizfealijah) May 13, 2024

The ‘let them eat cake’ moment

On May 7, a video surfaced of TikTok influencer Haley Kalil, lip-syncing the words “let them eat cake”, outside the Met Gala. Kalil has 9.9 million followers on her TikTok account @haleyybaylee.

An influencer straight up making a “let them eat cake” video at the met gala last night. No self awareness at all. None. pic.twitter.com/39rYMZqzLe

— Read Let This Radicalize You (@JoshuaPHilll) May 7, 2024

uted to Marie Antoinette, the queen of France during the French Revolution, have in popular imagination become synonymous with an elite so disconnected with the lives of citizens unable to find even bread that they suggest cake as an alternative.

Kalil’s video stirred anger because of the backdrop of the starvation crisis in Gaza. Insufficient food has been on the rise over the seven months of war.

Only two days before the Met Gala, on May 4, Cindy McCain, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said in a news interview that northern Gaza is experiencing “full blown famine”.

Users online have now started calling the Blockout, the “digitine” or the digital guillotine, leaning into the French Revolution reference.

the point is they've been IGNORING the genocide in palestine and the tone deaf "let them eat cake" video was the last straw. we're fed up of supporting ppl with so money and influence who do absolutely nothing with it. we are the reason they're rich, we watch

— tati.feli. (@ctrlyoself) May 12, 2024

Kalil issued an apology video on May 10 on her TikTok account. She said that she did not have an actual invite to the Met Gala and was involved in the event only as a host with E! News. She justified her use of the audio by saying that it was a trending audio on TikTok.

“I am not informed enough to talk about it in a meaningful or educational way,” she said in the apology video in response to questions about why she is not talking about what is happening in Gaza. She did not mention “Palestine”, “Gaza” or “Israel” in the video.

"not informed enough" on a gen0cide that's been happening for 8 months??? she's acting like she doesn't have access to all the resources one would need to be informed. how ignorant and disgusting. pic.twitter.com/19aWwZefbB

— kp (@earthlykisssed) May 12, 2024

How does blocking a celebrity affect them?

Besides Kalil, other celebrities on the blocklists include Israeli actor and former soldier Gal Gadot, American media personality and socialite Kim Kardashian, American actors Zendaya and Noah Schnapp; American singer Taylor Swift and British singer Harry Styles.

While there have been online movements in the past to unfollow some of the celebrities that are now being blocked, experts have said blocking is more effective as a protest strategy than unfollowing.

The effect of unfollowing on a celebrity’s overall audience and engagement metrics is minimal, Eddy Borges-Rey, an associate professor in residence at Northwestern University in Qatar told Al Jazeera. Borges-Rey’s research work examines social media and algorithms

“Social media celebrities heavily rely on high visibility and engagement to attract and maintain advertising deals,” he said, adding that when someone unfollows a celebrity, they simply stop seeing the celebrity’s posts in their feed. The content can still indirectly show up through their search pages or algorithm-driven feeds such as the Instagram Explore page or the “For You” pages on TikTok and X.

Since even non-followers view the celebrity’s content if they have not blocked the celebrity, this does not significantly hurt the celebrity’s reach.

On the other hand, “if someone blocks the celebrity, they completely cut off all interaction with their content,” said Borges-Rey.

This decreases the celebrity’s audience size, leading social media algorithms to deprioritise their content. As more people block a celebrity, their posts become less visible across the platform, even to those users who have not blocked the celebrities.

“A reduction in visibility can lead advertisers to perceive the celebrity as less valuable, potentially cutting back on the amount they are willing to pay for ads on the celebrity’s profile, thereby directly affecting their ad revenue,” he added.

How have people reacted to the Blockout?

While many social media users online have been proponents and participants of the movement, others have described it as an example of performative activism.

adding bella hadid to the blockout list when she’s a Palestinian woman again shows that it’s all performative. you don’t get to tell a Palestinian how much they should or shouldn’t speak out

— melanie (taylor’s version) (@loverglow13) May 11, 2024

Some have also suggested that posts about the Blockout, by crowding social media, are diverting attention from updates and information about what is actually going on in Palestine, as well as fundraisers for Gaza.

The here’s my blackout celeb list’ videos on tiktok have overtaken the number of informative and actionable fundraising for palestine posts on the fyp and I think we should sit and think about that for a second

— officialhambly she/they (@officialhambly) May 13, 2024

Has the Blockout made a difference so far?

While the Blockout started only a few days ago and the number of people who have blocked a particular account does not show, celebrities have started to lose followers.

On Saturday, NPR reported that Taylor Swift lost roughly 300,000 followers on TikTok and about 50,000 followers on Instagram over the past week.

There’s a massive #Blockout2024 taking place where we block every celebrity that hasn’t spoken up about Palestine or called for a ceasefire. It’s a global movement. They live off of our attention. If they don’t have any, they cease to exert their influence. pic.twitter.com/Tf7YgRhuQx

— Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini (@DrKarimWafa) May 10, 2024

"They [celebrities] live off of our attention,” an X user posted. “If they don’t have any, they cease to exert their influence.”

Petugas gabungan tangkap puluhan preman dan juru parkir liar - Warta Sukabumi

Petugas gabungan dari Satuan Reserse Kriminal (Satreskrim) Polres Sukabumi Kota bersama Dinas Perhubungan serta Dinas Polisi Pamong Praja dan Pemadam Kebakaran Kota Sukabumi saat melakukan razia preman dan juru parkir liar di wilayah Kota Sukabumi, Jawa Barat, Senin (13/5/2024). ANTARA/Aditya Rohman/aa.

Satuan Reserse Kriminal (Satreskrim) Polres Sukabumi Kota bersama Dinas Perhubungan dan Dinas Polisi Pamong Praja dan Pemadam Kebakaran Kota Sukabumi melakukan penertiban parkir liar dan aksi premanisme yang terjadi di beberapa lokasi di wilayah hukum Polres Sukabumi Kota, Senin 13 Mei 2024 siang. Sebanyak 30 orang juru parkir liar dan preman diamankan tim gabungan di beberapa ruas jalan raya maupun minimarket.

"Ada 30 orang yang kami tangkap di beberapa lokasi di Kota Sukabumi, Jawa Barat hari ini. Mereka dicurigai sebagai preman dan juru parkir liar," kata Kasat Reskrim Polres Sukabumi Kota AKP Bagus Panuntun di Mapolres Sukabumi Kota, Senin.

Menurut Bagus, puluhan preman dan juru parkir liar itu ditangkap setelah pihaknya menerima pengaduan masyarakat terkait maraknya juru parkir liar dan aksi premanisme, sehingga petugas gabungan langsung menindak lanjuti dengan melakukan penyisiran di beberapa lokasi di Kota Sukabumi yang dicurigai tempat berkumpulnya mereka.

Puluhan preman dan juru parkir liar yang terjaring razia gabungan tersebut langsung digiring ke Mapolres Sukabumi Kota untuk dilakukan pendataan, pembinaan serta membuat surat pernyataan agar tidak melakukan hal yang sama seperti meminta uang secara paksa di jalan hingga membuat resah masyarakat.

Operasi gabungan ini bertujuan untuk memberikan rasa aman dan nyaman kepada masyarakat, karena keberadaan mereka sudah meresahkan dan tentunya mengganggu pengguna jalan.

"Sejauh ini kami belum menerima laporan terkait dugaan aksi pemerasan maupun premanisme yang dilakukan oleh oknum di beberapa ruas jalan maupun minimarket. Tetapi keberadaan orang yang diduga merupakan preman dan juru parkir liar sudah meresahkan warga," tambahnya.

Selain itu, Bagus mengatakan keberadaan juru parkir liar yang mangkal di beberapa minimarket dan jalan raya sudah membuat resah sehingga masyarakat mengadu ke pihaknya untuk dilakukan penertiban.

Dari hasil pemeriksaan dan keterangan saksi, juru parkir liar yang berada di sejumlah minimarket dan jalan memang dalam menjalankan aksinya tidak memaksa apalagi sampai mengancam keselamatan warga, hanya keberadaan mereka mengganggu ketertiban umum serta dikhawatirkan terjadi kasus kriminal.

Pihaknya berharap penertiban dan tindakan tegas ini bisa membuat efek jera agar masyarakat merasa nyaman dan dapat beraktivitas tanpa ada gangguan dari parkir liar atau aksi premanisme.

"Maka dari itu, demi kenyamanan operasi gabungan seperti ini akan rutin dilakukan pihaknya, agar tidak ditemukan lagi preman dan juru parkir liar yang berkeliaran di wilayah hukum Polres Sukabumi Kota. Kepada masyarakat, ia mengimbau apabila ada gangguan kamtibmas agar segera melaporkan kepada pihak kepolisian terdekat atau melalui call center di 110 maupun Lapor Pak Polisi-SIAP MAS di 0811654110," katanya.