Gibbons comments on the US government's focus on Julian Assange in Italy, noting the case's connection to Hamas and Hezbollah.

The entities involved

• Julian Assange →

  Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)

  • A comment suggested the U.S. should kill a prominent journalist, involving Julian Assange and Hillary Clinton.Fri 23:35
• Italy →

  country in southern Europe

  • Fast food chains are rapidly expanding across Italy.Mon 17:40
  • Antonio Tajani cancelled a trip to the US after Donald Trump made controversial remarks about Giorgia Meloni.Mon 17:31
• Hamas →

  Palestinian Islamist political and military organization

  • South Africa filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice, concurrent with Trump's executive orders regarding funding cuts and Iran.Mon 17:31
  • An uprising began in Jerusalem after Ariel Sharon entered the Temple Mount, involving attacks and culminating in a summit agreement.Mon 16:56

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