Doctors Without Borders said at least 70 bodies and 300 wounded Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been taken to a hospital in central Gaza since Tuesday after a wave of Israeli strikes. | The charity said on Wednesday in a post on X that Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah was struggling to treat “a huge influx of patients, many of them arriving with severe burns, shrapnel wounds, fractures and other traumatic injuries”. ● The Israeli military said earlier it had launched new air and ground operations in central Gaza focused on the eastern parts of Deir Al Balah and the built-up Bureij refugee camp.

■ Gaza Resistance Defiant as ‘Israel’ Commits More Massacres, Attacks UN School (Al Manar TV)
■ Israeli strike on UN school kills at least 40 in central Gaza (aNews)
■ Israel strikes UN school; Gaza media says at least 40 killed (GMA News)
■ 'Israel' commits massacre by striking UNRWA school as people slept (Al Mayadeen)
■ Israel to phase out use of military detention camp after torture allegations (The National)
■ Caught Red-Handed: Israel Bombing Lebanon with BANNED White Phosphorus (Hal Turner)

No replacement for Barak is immediately announced and officials tell media that Israeli may not appoint a new representative to the World Court hearing genocide case | Retired High Court of Justice President Aharon Barak resigned from his role as an ad hoc judge on behalf of Israel at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday night, citing personal reasons. Barak was a member of the 15-judge panel at the top UN court hearing of South Africa’s case accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.

■ Spain to Join South Africa’s Gaza Genocide Case against ‘Israel’ at ICJ (Al Manar TV)
■ Spain asks UN court for permission to join South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide (Just the News)

Former Major General [Res] Gershon Hacohen described Hezbollah's military operations in northern occupied Palestine as “a great art by the likes of [Sayyed Hassan] Nasrallah." | In an interview with Zionist Radio 104.5FM, Hacohen discussed the security situation in northern occupied Palestine, stating "I did not enter into hysteria, ‘Israel’ is in a state of war on all its land, and we are reasonably agitated, because Hezbollah is humiliating us in a very efficient manner, and this is a great art for the likes of Nasrallah.” ● He further added: “We must unite in this war for our existence, grasp the need for leadership and common understanding, and acknowledge the concepts that existed before October 6.” In parallel, the former military official underlined that “In order to achieve victory, we must understand the magnitude of the situation we are in.” ● He then discussed the threats made by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, so-called “National: Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and War Cabinet member Benny Gantz to withdraw from the government if Netanyahu agrees to a ceasefire deal in Gaza. He emphasized that “we are in a fateful hour, and this is not a time for political games or for threats of quitting, as this is not how things work in these critical times.” ● In a message to the settlers in northern occupied Palestine who are preoccupied with the date of their return to their homes: “War is not a contractual dispute between a client and a contractor seeking a key.” ● We must grasp the assumptions behind our involvement with Hezbollah: “US hopes that calm in Gaza will extend to the north are uncertain, no one can guarantee this assumption.”

■ Hezbollah video confirms Iron Dome struck by missile (The National)

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Researchers have called for deeper probes into side effects and links to mortality rates | More than three million excess deaths were registered in Western countries during the first three years of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study that suggests that Covid vaccines could be partly to blame. ● According to the research from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, published in the journal BMJ Public Health earlier this week, a total of 3,098,456 excess deaths were reported in 47 countries between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2022. ● In 2020, 1.03 million excess deaths were reported in the first full year of the pandemic, the study found. The year 2021, when the first vaccines were rolled out, saw over 1.25 million excess deaths, and in 2022 – when Covid-related restrictions were lifted – over 808,000 excess deaths were recorded, according to preliminary data cited in the study.

The results of the votes could very much affect Brussels' approach to climate change, ties with the US and China, aid to Ukraine, EU development and memberships, and the integration of AI innovations. | The four-day election marathon across the 27 countries of the European Union has kicked off in The Netherlands, with France, Germany, and others voting on Sunday, as the bloc's 370 million voters are voting at a time of deep geopolitical uncertainty. ● The Netherlands is just one of the bulk of nations where nationalist and far-right parties are expected to prevail in the results, while the Freedom Party (PVV) of Geert Wilders, who won the national elections last November, is also expected to take another win. ● The results of the polling could very much affect Brussels' approach to climate change, ties with the US and China, aid to Ukraine, EU development and memberships, and integrating AI innovations. ● Meanwhile, the votes count as a challenge for EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, who is trying to run for a second term. Even if she does get votes, she would still need support from parliament.

According to a report by the New York Times, Ukraine has confirmed the use of US-supplied weapons against targets in Russia. | Ukrainian lawmaker Yegor Chernev stated that Kyiv deployed HIMARS missile systems from the United States to strike a military facility in Russia. This move comes days after the White House authorized such actions. ● The strike, as reported by Chernev, targeted Russian missile launchers in the Belgorod region, located approximately 30 kilometers inside Russia's territory. This action marks a significant shift in strategy, given the longstanding reluctance of the Biden administration to escalate tensions with Russia, particularly due to its nuclear capabilities. ● For months, the ban on such strikes had been a red line for the Biden administration. However, last week, there was a partial shift in this stance. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby acknowledged this change but ruled out the possibility of the US reconsidering the ban on deeper strikes into Russian territory in the near future.

■ Kremlin calls US ‘an enemy’ for first time (RT.com)
■ Ukrainian Official Says Ukraine Launched Strikes on Russian Territory With US-Provided Rocket System (Antiwar)
■ US close to ‘fatal’ miscalculation – Moscow (06/04/24)
■ To Avoid Nuclear War, Putin Needs to be a Little Crazier (Mike Whitney)
■ The Reckless Brinkmanship With Russia Just Keeps on Escalating (Caitlin Johnstone)

NATO is working on plans to rush tens of thousands of US forces along “land corridors” in Western Europe in the event of war with Moscow, a senior strategist has told The Telegraph | Last year, members of the US-led military bloc agreed to keep 300,000 troops ready for deployment, purportedly in response to a potential Russian attack. However, training exercises have exposed red tape and infrastructure bottlenecks that prevent the rapid transfer of personnel and materiel across the continent. ● NATO military leadership is therefore working to ensure that the flow of troops would not be stopped by likely Russian strikes on ports used by the US military to unload its cargos, The Telegraph daily reported on Tuesday. ● “It is clear that huge logistics bases, as we know it from Afghanistan and Iraq, are no longer possible because they will be attacked and destroyed very early on in a conflict situation,” Lieutenant General Alexander Sollfrank, head of NATO’s JSEC logistics command, told the newspaper. ● The primary route for American troops in the event of war with Russia would be via the Dutch port of Rotterdam to Germany and Poland, the report said. Alternative corridors from Italy, Greece, and Türkiye would run through Slovenia and Croatia to Hungary Bulgaria, and Romania. There are also plans to involve Norway, Sweden, and Finland for backup logistics.

■ NATO's Largest Naval Exercise BALTOPS 24 Starting on Wednesday (Sputnik News)
■ NATO plan to get US troops to the front line to fight RUSSIA (Mail Online)
■ NATO Draws Up Potential Plans to Move Troops From US to Europe – Reports (Sputnik News)
■ ‘NATO Would Stand No Chance’ Against Russia-China Military Alliance – Analyst (Sputnik News)
■ Latvian President Calls for 'Drone Wall' on NATO's Border with Russia (Novinite)

■ 90+ foreign sabotage groups operating in Ukraine: Russian official (Al Mayadeen)
■ First French troops on the way to Ukraine – MP (RT.com)(1 Jun, 2024)

Lebanon has accused Israel of using controversial white phosphorus rounds, in attacks authorities say have harmed civilians and the environment. White phosphorus, a substance that ignites on contact with oxygen, can be used to create smokescreens and to illuminate battlefields. | Mohammad Hammud, in his late 70s, was at home with his wife in a south Lebanon border village when Israeli bombing hit. This time, the attack was different. 💬 "Fire broke out in front of the house... there was a strange smell... we had trouble breathing," he told AFP by telephone from his village of Hula. "We thought it was a regular bombing but when the emergency responders arrived they told us it was phosphorus and took us to hospital," he said. ● The Israeli military and Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement have been exchanging near-daily fire since Palestinian resistance group Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel sparked the Gaza war.

■ Netanyahu: Israel prepared for strong action in the north (aNews)

The attacks on al-Bureij refugee camp come as US says it awaits a response from Hamas regarding ceasefire talks | At least 66 people have been killed in Israel’s bombing on central Gaza over the past 24 hours, Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Gaza has reported. ● The central refugee camps of al-Bureij and Maghazi were the most affected, as Israeli forces claim to be hitting Hamas targets while ground troops operate “in a focused manner with guidance from intelligence” in the al-Bureij area. ● Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, reportedly the only medical facility offering services in central Gaza, is currently “overflowing with wounded people”, many of whom are being treated on the floor, according to a spokesperson from the Gaza health ministry. ● Many displaced Palestinians have since fled al-Bureij, which is one of the places that hosted displaced Palestinians escaping the southern city of Rafah following Israel’s latest operations in the former shelter city. ● Israeli tanks have reportedly reached as far as the centre of Rafah, with questions arising over the US's alleged "red line" regarding Israeli attacks on the Palestinian city.

🚨🚨 ISRAELI INVESTIGATION: A TANK TARGETED A HOUSE CONTAINING ISRAELIS IN THE BE’ERI SETTLEMENT ON OCTOBER 7

The Israeli newspaper “Haaretz” published scenes today, confirming the involvement of an Israeli tank in firing shells at a house containing Israeli prisoners in the… pic.twitter.com/roK2r9zM9b

— War Watch (@WarWatchs) December 19, 2023

■ Netanyahu seeks to block inquiry into Oct. 7 attack by Hamas: report (TRT World)

The former senior official worked with doctors who allegedly took advantage of a burgeoning black market, according to a report | A former Ukrainian deputy health minister is suspected of being involved in a criminal conspiracy to harvest human organs at hospitals, according to local media. ● The criminal group also included doctors, some of whom were employed by a prestigious clinic in Kyiv, the Ukrainian news outlet Strana said on Monday, citing sources in law enforcement. There are reportedly 11 suspects in the case, none of whom were named. ● “Organs were harvested from incapacitated people and sold. All members of the criminal group are facing charges under three articles of the criminal code. They may be punished by up to 12 years in jail,” one source said. ● Ukraine has become a hotbed for organ harvesting amid the conflict with Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova alleged in an article last year. She argued that the Ukrainian government was facilitating the illegal trade after it significantly deregulated transplantation in 2021.

Katherine Watt | Orientation for new readers - American Domestic Bioterrorism Program - Tools for dismantling kill box anti-law | Hedley Rees is engaged an attempt to smear me and Sasha Latypova, and our work, at his Substack. I’ve posted several comments in the thread, some of which are below. ■ One reason why the smear campaigns are intensifying, I speculate, is that I’ve been writing more for a few months about the non-regulation of the entire worldwide biological product/vaccine manufacturing regulatory system, which has enabled the systematic poisoning of babies and children, since smallpox in early 1900s, polio in 1950s, and the metastizing “childhood immunization schedule” since then. ■ It’s all been immunotoxic junk for the whole time, not just since 2020 and the Covid vaccines. ■ As more people understand these legal facts and stop trusting US-FDA as de facto global regulator, taking vaccines and vaccinating their children, vaccine-related depopulation and enslavement projects will face new headwinds.

🏚️ According to our analysis, we identified 36,591 destroyed structures, 16,513 severely damaged, 47,368 moderately damaged, and 36,825 possibly damaged structures. A total of 137,297 structures, or about 55% of the total in Gaza, are affected. #DamageAssessment #SatelliteImagery pic.twitter.com/UZjh64o0j7

— UNOSAT (@UNOSAT) June 3, 2024

More than 15,000 Palestinian children have been killed since October, when the Israeli regime launched its genocide against the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Education says. | The majority of the children were school students and kindergarten kids, according to the ministry, which said on Tuesday that an additional 64 students from schools in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, also lost their lives during the period. ● The ministry announced the fatalities in a statement on the International Day of Innocent Child Victims of Aggression, which highlighted "The Children of Gaza" as the primary focus, acknowledging their situation as the most affected individuals due to the continued latest aggression of Israel, which was launched on October 7 last year. ● Since the commencement of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, it has been reported that 620,000 students have been unable to attend school, with an additional 88,000 students being deprived of higher education opportunities at the university level.

France is waging war against Russia in Ukraine | Video shows the capture of a French military by the Russian Army in the area of the village of Liptsy (Kharkov region), where active hostilities between the Russian Armed Forces and the AFU are now taking place. This soldier was not "instructing" Ukrainian troops, he was engaged in an active fire-fight with Russian troops - and got captured. Of course, we will likely hear how this soldier resigned from the French Army and became a mercenary with some unknown, never-heard-of Private Military Organization . . . but the evidence is irrefutable: French military is in fire fights inside Ukraine, against Russia. France is waging war against Russia in Ukraine.

■ 90+ foreign sabotage groups operating in Ukraine: Russian official (Al Mayadeen)
■ First French troops on the way to Ukraine – MP (RT.com)(1 Jun, 2024)

Russia’s response to what Washington’s “clients” in Ukraine do may be “asymmetrical” and stronger than expected, the senior diplomat has warned | The US is close to making a “fatal” miscalculation in its attempts to deal with Russia and the Ukraine conflict, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has warned. ● The senior diplomat commented on Monday on the reported US decision to let Kiev use American weapons outside what Washington considers Ukrainian territory. The move is supposedly limited to a small piece of Russia’s Belgorod Region relevant to hostilities across the border in Ukraine’s Kharkov Region. 💬 ”I’d like to warn American actors against miscalculations that can lead to fatal consequences. For some unclear reason they underestimate how serious a response they could face,” Ryabkov told journalists. Up to then the stated US policy had been to ban such attacks, to prevent triggering “World War III.” Kiev has said it is disappointed by the change, as it wants permission to fire long-range American weapons deep inside Russia.

■ No One Can Rule Out A Transition of the Conflict to Its Final Stage (05/31/24)
■ Vladimir Putin Calls For Full Mobilization (05/31/24)
■ Biden secretly allows Ukraine strikes on Russia: Officials (05/31/24)
■ FLASH!!! Russia Formally "Warns" United States Against "Miscalculations that could have Fatal Consequences"

Mike Whitney | They’re merely exploring more creative ways of garnering support for their failed crusade. That’s what the so-called ‘peace conference’ is all about, luring more recruits to the Ukraine bandwagon. | When Ukraine made its declaration of state sovereignty in July 1990, it pledged to be “a permanently neutral state.” And while it remained committed to that neutral status there was no hostility between Moscow and Kiev. But as soon as the United States toppled Ukraine’s government in the 2014 coup, Ukraine moved to renounce its neutrality, which is when all their problems began. What’s clear is that independent Ukrainian leaders did not choose to abandon neutrality. That decision was made in Washington by neocons who wanted to move their globalist army closer to Russia’s border. This isn’t speculation, this is what happened. NATO lied about ‘not moving one inch east” after the reunification of Germany and continued to push eastward until they were right on Russia ‘s doorstep. Finally—after being shoved into a corner—Russia pursued the only option available and pushed back. Russia launched its Special Military Operation (SMO) on February 24, 2022. ■ Of course, many people still think that Putin wants to rebuild the Soviet empire and that Ukraine is just the first step in a long march across Europe. Fortunately, NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg dispelled that fiction in a press conference in September, 2023.

■ Scott Ritter: Ukraine's NATO Allies Dragging World Into Nuclear Armageddon (Sputnik News) 💬 "[Russian President Vladimir Putin] knows that it's not Ukrainian space reconnaissance, it's not Ukrainian communications, it's not Ukrainian technicians that are doing the targeting. It is the French, it is the Germans. It is the British. It is the Americans. And therefore, if these missiles, these weapons systems that are now being greenlit by the respective Western nations, to be used by Ukraine to attack targets inside Russia, if this happens, this is no longer about Ukraine defending itself. It's about NATO attacking Russia."

Six civilians have been injured as a result of Ukrainian shelling of the town of Shebekino in Russia's Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Saturday. 💬 "As a result of shelling in the town of Shebekino, six civilians were injured, five of them in two buses received shrapnel wounds to their upper and lower limbs. The sixth victim, who was on the street at the time of attack, suffered a shrapnel wound to his left forearm," Gladkov said on Telegram, adding that all the injured were taken to a hospital. ● In addition, the deputy head of the Korochansky District of the region, Igor Nechiporenko, died as a result of detonation of ammunition, the governor said.

■ Kremlin Mulls Response as NATO Enables Ukraine’s Terrorism Against Russian Civilians (Sputnik News)

"I was taken off flight from New York to Istanbul," Scott Ritter said | Former US Marine Corps Intelligence Officer and UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter has told TASS that he was not let board a flight from New York to Istanbul, a stopover on his way to Russia to take part in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. 💬 "I was taken off flight from New York to Istanbul. They took my passport and taken my bags off the flight," he said. He also said that no explanations were given to him. The police, in his words, said only that it was done at the order from the Department of State. ● The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is set to take place on June 5-8. This year’s event is themed "The Foundations of a Multipolar World - The Formation of New Areas of Growth." The forum is organized by the Roscongress Foundation. TASS is the forum’s information partner.

■ ‘It was about sticking it to the Russians’ – Scott Ritter on US seizure of his passport (RT.com)
■ US seizes Scott Ritter’s passport; Also Removes Former NJ Superior Court Judge Andrew Napolitano (Hal Turner)
■ US State Department Forced Scott Ritter Off Plane to Russia, Confiscated His Passport (Sputnik News)

 ● Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led coalition is leading as India counts votes. But trends so far suggest the BJP might fall short of a majority on its own as a united opposition led by the Indian National Congress makes gains.
 ● The mammoth seven-phase election – the world’s largest democratic exercise – began on April 19 and ended on Saturday.
 ● A party or coalition needs 272 seats to cross the majority mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament. Exit polls said Modi could return to power for a third consecutive term.
 ● The Election Commission says a record-breaking 642 million voters cast their ballots in the staggered election as it dismissed opposition concerns over how the votes would be counted.
 ● However, the voter turnout this year was 66.3 percent, about one percentage point lower than 2019.

The Indonesia foreign minister said in statement that there have been efforts from Israel and its allies to persuade countries with Muslim majority to establish diplomatic relations. "There are systematic efforts by Israel and its allies to lobby and pressure Muslim countries into considering normalizing ties with Israel," Retno Marsudi told a conference at the Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, central Java province. | The Indonesia foreign minister on Monday said Israel and its allies had been trying to get Muslim countries to normalize ties. ● "There are systematic efforts by Israel and its allies to lobby and pressure Muslim countries into considering normalizing ties with Israel," Retno Marsudi told a conference at the Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, central Java province. ● Jakarta has no diplomatic ties with Tel Aviv, but Israeli media recently claimed Indonesia was mulling establishing ties to gain entry to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Israel is one of the members of the OECD, and Jakarta has to get its approval if it wants to have its membership bid accepted. The government has denied opening ties with Israel.

Meanwhile, Blinken discusses ceasefire proposal with Israeli officials | Over 1 million forcibly displaced from Rafah, Unrwa says: The Israeli military has forcibly displaced over one million Palestinians from Rafah after expanding its aerial and ground attacks there last month, according to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. In a post on social media platform X, Unrwa said thousands of families are now taking shelter in damaged in destroyed facilities in Khan Younis, a city north of Rafah that was heavily bombed between January and April. "Conditions are unspeakable," Unrwa said.

■ Israeli strike wounds 16 children in south Lebanon (MEE)
■ Live blog: Over 1 million forced to evacuate Rafah — UNRWA (TRT World)

Horrific images of children stuck under the rubble after Israel bombed their house in the Qishta neighborhood, south of Rafah. pic.twitter.com/ljzFcIQcPR

— War Watch (@WarWatchs) May 7, 2024

An anonymous Israeli doctor has revealed a harrowing account of the treatment faced by Palestinians abducted from Gaza. | An anonymous Israeli doctor has come forward with a disturbing account of the conditions Palestinians abducted from Gaza are subjected to. At the request of the Israeli occupation forces, the surgeon was sent to Sde Teiman military base in the al-Naqab desert to operate on a Palestinian abductee from Gaza who suffered from gunshot wounds. ● According to the doctor's account, the patients have no names. They are all strapped to their beds, unable to move. They are blindfolded and stripped down to their underwear. They wear diapers, the doctor detailed. "This is a clear violation of the Geneva Convention and the WHO Code of Ethics. It is far more than just physical and psychological torture," he stressed. ● Reports of abuse at Sde Teiman have already emerged in both Israeli and Arab media, following an outcry from Israeli and Palestinian rights groups about the conditions there. However, this rare testimony from an Israeli doctor working at the facility provides additional insight into “Israel's” policy of systematic torture and abuse amid its genocide in Gaza. It further challenges the Israeli government's repeated claims that it operates by accepted international practices and laws.

A group of filmmakers and war correspondents arrived in the city of Kherson from Kiev to promptly stage the deaths of civilians allegedly caused by Russian army strikes to further accuse Russia of civilian causalities, a spokesperson of the pro-Russian underground in Kherson told Sputnik on Monday. 💬 "On May 28, a group of documentary filmmakers and war correspondents totaling 13 people arrived from Kiev to the city of Kherson for an operational staging of the Russian army's strikes on the city's civilian infrastructure. During the missile strikes of the Russian armed forces on the places of temporary deployment of the Ukrainian army units, a staging of civilian casualties in medical, educational and other social institutions of the city was planned with further accusation of Russia in the deaths of civilians," the spokesperson said. Those who arrived in the city were trained in the field of information and psychological influence under the guidance of UK and US specialists, the underground added.

■ Dozens of Ukrainians drowning while fleeing country – officials (GRAPHIC PHOTOS) (RT.com)

A major new study has just confirmed that Covid mRNA shots are the sole cause of the soaring cases of heart failure among children. | As Slay News has been reporting, cases of cardiac-related deaths and heart failure such as myocarditis and pericarditis have been soaring around the world since the Covid injections were rolled out to the public in early 2021. Myocarditis and pericarditis are inflammatory conditions of the heart and are generally considered to be rare, especially among children. Severe cases can lead to serious complications and even death. Both conditions are known side effects of the Covid mRNA shots.

🇭🇺 A “peace march” is taking place in #Budapest against Hungary’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine and NATO unleashing a new war in Europe

The march will end on Margaret Island, where Prime Minister #ViktorOrban will address the crowd. pic.twitter.com/tPT0OIairm

— Medan (@sumnjam) June 1, 2024

■ Hundreds protest Ukraine aid in Berlin (VIDEO) (RT.com)
■ Orbán stages a ‘peace march’ in Hungary in a show of strength before European Parliament election (AP)
■ German Bundestag (Parliament) Asked to Activate 900,000 Military Reservists for war with Russia (Hal Turner)
■ USA will launch two Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles (Hal Turner)
■ NATO: "Cyber-Attack" Now Grounds for Article 5 Collective Self-Defense (Hal Turner)
■ First French troops on the way to Ukraine – MP (RT.com)

An unmanned probe has touched down on the lunar surface for a historic mission | China’s unmanned Chang’e 6 spacecraft has successfully landed on the Moon in a landmark mission to collect soil and rock samples from the far side of Earth’s natural satellite, the China National Space Administration has announced. The probe landed in a pre-selected area in the northeastern part of the South Pole-Aitken basin at 6:23am Beijing time on Sunday. ● The lander is expected to go through initial checks and then start gathering samples from the lunar surface using its robotic arm. If successfully returned, it would provide scientists with the first samples from the Moon’s little-explored dark hemisphere, which always faces away from the Earth. ● The mission is expected to last around 53 days, the Chinese space agency said in a statement. It also shared stunning footage filmed by the spacecraft during the final moments of landing.