🇷🇺🔒📃 — By Russian court decision, the head of the department of defense procurement of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Vladimir Verteletsky, was arrested.

➡️ He is accused of abuse of official powers when fulfilling a government order, causing damage to the state in the amount of 70 million rubles.

🇮🇱🇺🇸❌🇵🇸🇺🇳- The decision of the ICJ in regards to the war in Gaza will be made today, most likely, either to announce a cessation of war, or to announce a cessation of the Rafah operation alone.

These are the two most likely options according to Israel's estimates, and both are non-binding, except after the approval of the Security Council.

If the court makes a ceasefire decision, the Security Council will meet to vote, and we will be facing a fourth time in which America uses its veto power against stopping the war (most likely).

But if the court takes the decision to stop the Rafah operation, the Security Council will also meet to vote, but America will most likely not use its veto power for that.

🇮🇱❌🇵🇸- Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich:

The costs of the war will reach at least 250 billion shekels.

(Equivalent to 70b USD $)

🇺🇳🇵🇸❌🇮🇱- international justice Court:
Israel must stop its operation in Rafah.

🇵🇸🇺🇳❌🇮🇱- International Court of Justice:

13 votes to 2 in favor of halting the Israeli operation in Rafah

https://news.1rj.ru/str/GeoPWatch/1001

🇺🇳🇵🇸❌🇮🇱- The International Court of Justice orders Israel to open the Rafah crossing for humanitarian aid

🇺🇳🇵🇸❌🇮🇱- The court also gives an order to hand over the Israeli prisoners immediately.

🇮🇱Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir:

Our future does not depend on what the Gentiles say, but rather on what we Jews do.

🇮🇱❌🇵🇸❗️ — Anadolu Agency reports that multiple Israeli warplanes are now carrying out airstrikes on central Rafah immediately following an ICJ judgment that ordered Israel to halt its military operations in the city

🇮🇱❌🇺🇳Opposition leader Lapid attacking the International Court of Justice:

It is a moral collapse

🇺🇸❌💵💵 — Bill to ban the United States' Federal Reserve from issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency/Digital Dollar, the H.R.5403 (CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act) passes on the House of Representatives

➡️ Last night, May 23, 2024 AD, the United States House of Representatives voted largely along party lines to prevent the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency.

➡️ The CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, introduced by Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), seeks to block the U.S. central bank from continuing efforts toward the development of a digital dollar.

➡️ Libertarians and Republicans for very long expressed concerns that a U.S. CBDC could be used to control Americans and curb financial freedoms

➡️ Democrats and Progressives said during debate before Thursday's vote that the concerns were overblown and a ban would block public sector innovation and research.

Overall, the final vote was one:

🗳✅ 213 Republicans and three Democrats voted for the bill
🗳❌192 Democrats voted against it.

🔗 Source
🔗 Bill Link

🇮🇱❌🇵🇸- Palestinian Presidency:
Agreement with Egypt to bring aid into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing on a temporary basis, until it is agreed that the official Palestinian side will operate the Rafah crossing.
https://news.1rj.ru/str/GeoPWatch/632