TGIF in the MENA: Israel wages war in Gaza, Jordanians riot and Syria may bring the Apocalypse

Blogger Ali tweets while he and other Jordanians are being tear gassed. Follow him live here to see what happened: Israel killed Hamas leader Ahmed Jabari and now there's a full scale war; and Assad says the world will end if the West intervenes in Syria.

Jordanian riot police ready for a night of battle in Amman.

Lee Blog [2]

Live Tweets from Riot in Jordan

Ali Hasani tweets live from attacks on protesters in Jordan: "There are injured. Help us. Spread the word." "Spread the word people. We are being attacked hard. There is no damaging of property. I can confirm."

Alternative News [3]

Israel’s second war on Gaza?

Israel killed Hamas leader Ahmed Jabari on Wednesday afternoon in an extrajudicial assassination that abruptly ended Egyptian efforts to mediate an end to the fighting between Israel and forces in the Gaza Strip this past week, fighting that left seven Palestinians dead and tens wounded prior to Wednesday’s assassination.

Pakalert Press [4]

Syria’s Assad warns of apocalyptic war

In a rare interview with Russia Today TV, President Bashar al-Assad vigorously clarified his stance on the current Syrian crisis created by the West and some regional states including Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar and warned them of the apocalyptic consequences of any foreign intervention in Syria.