My election address to the people of North West Leicestershire and the nation. If you can share, please do. If you can vote, you must. Low turnouts benefit nobody but tyrants. Please share widely. Vote Bridgen on July 4th. pic.twitter.com/aCOnu8Jm5o

— Andrew Bridgen (@ABridgen) June 27, 2024

■ UK election 2024: Millions head to the polls in high-stakes vote (MEE)
■ Keir Starmer: The man who would be prime minister (Oscar Rickett)

JOHN McEVOY | Israel is quietly financing assistants of British MPs, Declassified has found. | Israel has paid for at least a dozen UK parliamentary staff to visit the country on special delegations in the last five years. ■ A further 18 staffers have accepted funding or hospitality from pro-Israel lobby organisations in Britain such as Labour Friends of Israel and We Believe in Israel. Several worked for MPs in Keir Starmer’s front bench team, including shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves, shadow health secretary Wes Streeting and shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson. ■ Our investigation found how the Israeli embassy in London, its ministry of foreign affairs and associated lobby groups seek to influence not only MPs but also their assistants. ■ Declassified previously revealed that one in four British MPs in the last parliament accepted funding from pro-Israel lobby groups or individuals.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit takes place in Astana from July 3-4 under the slogan "Strengthening Multilateral Dialogue - the Pursuit of Sustainable Peace and Development." | The SCO consists of India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Belarus and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan and Mongolia are observer states; Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bahrain, Egypt, Cambodia, Qatar, Kuwait, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Sri Lanka are dialogue partners. ● Following the summit in Kazakhstan, the chairmanship will be transferred to China for the term of 2024-2025.

■ Maintaining Security One of SCO's Main Tasks - Putin (Sputnik)

Israel’s continued war on the Gaza Strip is causing much escalation in the occupied West Bank, with Israeli losses mounting in both Palestinian regions. | On June 27, an Israeli soldier who served as a sniper squad commander in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Kfir Brigade’s Haruv reconnaissance unit was killed and 16 other troops were wounded while conducting an operation in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. ● The troops were targeted by two large explosive devices, which were buried deep under a road. A Panther armored personnel carrier (APC) was also badly damaged in the well-planned attack, which was claimed by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. ● On the same day, a soldier from the Nahal Brigade’s 931st Battalion was killed in a Hamas sniper attack in the area of Rafah in southern Gaza. ● And on June 28, two other IDF soldiers, one from the Paratroopers Brigade’s 890th Battalion and another from the 7th Armored Brigade’s 77th Battalion, were killed in separate attacks in Gaza City’s Shejaiya area in the northern part of the Strip. ● On July 1, another Israeli soldier from the Nahal Brigade’s 931st Battalion was killed as a result of an attack in Rafah. ● Two other soldiers from the 8th Reserve Armored Brigade’s 121st Battalion were killed as a result of an attack in central Gaza on the same day.

■ 200+ rockets, swarm of drones: Hezbollah avenges cmdr. assassination (Al Mayadeen)
■ Two Israeli Soldiers Killed Fighting In Gaza, Another In Karmiel Stabbing Attack (18+ Videos) (South Front)
■ ‘Hamas has never been stronger’: Israel is stuck in a war it can’t win (RT.com)
■ Israel war on Gaza live: Hamas shares ceasefire plan, Israeli attacks surge (Al Jazeera)

Resolution in House of Representatives to Invoke 25th Amendment; Declare Biden "Unable to discharge duties of Office" | Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) filed a resolution (H.Res.1336) calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to convene the Cabinet and declare President Joe Biden as unable to carry out his duties as Commander-in-Chief. ● Representative Roy said, “I put forth a resolution calling upon the Vice President to immediately use her powers under section 4 of the 25th Amendment to convene and mobilize the principal officers of the Cabinet to declare the President of the United States is unable to successfully discharge the duties and powers of his office.” (PDF HERE)

■ Panicky White House Hits Post-Debate Damage Control Button As 80% of Voters Say Biden 'Too Old' (Sputnik)
■ Dozens of Democrat lawmakers want Biden out – Bloomberg (RT.com)
■ Trump caught on camera insulting Biden – media (RT.com)
■ The First Time Joe Dropped Out (Seymour Hersh)