One person has died and at least two more have been critically wounded after being shot by a suspected sniper at a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Dallas, Texas.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed the incident on Wednesday in a statement on X, saying there were “multiple injuries and fatalities” and that the suspected shooter was dead from a “self-inflicted gunshot wound”.
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“The preliminary investigation determined that a suspect opened fire at a government building from an adjacent building,” Noem’s statement said.
(Al Jazeera)
“There was a shooting this morning at the Dallas ICE Field Office. Details are still emerging but we can confirm there were multiple injuries and fatalities,” she said.
“While we don’t know motive yet, we know that our ICE law enforcement is facing unprecedented violence against them. It must stop. Please pray for the victims and their families.”
“Two people were transported to the hospital with gunshot wounds. One victim died at the scene. The suspect is deceased,” the Dallas Police Department confirmed on X.
Local ABC affiliate WFAA reported that the gunman was found dead on the roof of a nearby building.
Police responded to the federal facility in northwest Dallas at about 7:30am (12:30 GMT).
Local media reports said the victims were in a critical condition. ICE has not yet released an official statement.
US Vice President JD Vance said in a post on X that the “obsessive attack on law enforcement, particularly ICE, must stop”.
“I’m praying for everyone hurt in this attack and for their families,” he added.
ICE, a federal agency under the Department of Homeland Security, is tasked with enforcing immigration laws and conducting criminal investigations.
Its operations have been the subject of controversy and protests in recent years, particularly since the re-election of President Donald Trump and his subsequent crackdown on migrants and refugees, a cornerstone of his administration’s policies.
Human Rights Watch has previously said ICE detention officers and private contractor guards treat detainees in a “degrading and dehumanizing manner”.
In a dramatic change from his earlier claim that both sides will have to cede land to end the war, President Trump said on Tuesday that Ukraine can win back its territory that Russia has captured since the start of the conflict in Ukraine with the support of the European Union and NATO.
What Trump is currently saying and how his position has changed, let’s take a closer look.
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What has Trump said this week about Ukraine?
Following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Trump said, “I think Ukraine is in a position to fight and win all of Ukraine back in its original form. ”
Trump even mentioned NATO, which he has frequently criticized in the past, saying that the original Borders, or NATO, which was supported by Europe and in particular NATO, are very much possible. ”
Russia, he claimed, has been engaged in “aimlessly” and resembles a “paper tiger,” was another target. A paper tiger is a person or thing that appears intimidating but is not particularly dangerous.
Since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, which it called a “special military operation,” the conflict has raged there.
According to Trump, a “Real Military Power” would have needed less than a week to win the war.
Ukraine could regain its country in its original form, and who knows, it might even go further! Putin and Russia are currently facing serious economic difficulties, and Ukraine should act right away. ”
Trump ended his post by saying, “I wish both countries well in any case. NATO will continue to receive weapons from us so they can use them however they please. Good luck to everyone! ”
Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to President Trump for his ongoing cooperation with the US in a post on X. Mr. President is well-versed in all aspects of this conflict and has a clear understanding of the situation. His resolve to end this war is highly valued by us. ”
Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Kremlin, stated on Wednesday that Russia would continue to pursue its war goals in Ukraine in order to protect our interests and advance objectives.
Peskov stated in an interview with RBC radio in Russia that “we are doing this for both our country’s future and the present.” for the future generations. We therefore have no choice. ”
What changes has Trump’s position on Ukraine brought about?
What Trump has said about Ukraine’s position in other statements this year:
You don’t have the cards, says the statement from February 2025.
Trump and his vice president, JD Vance, were criticized for not showing enough “gratitude” to the US for its assistance when the two leaders met at the Oval Office in February.
Trump also made the suggestion that Ukraine would have to renounce its territory if the conflict were to end. You must be thankful, he told Zelenskyy. The cards are not yours. You are buried there. Your people are euthanizing. You have a shortage of soldiers. ”
He claimed that Zelenskyy was given the power to be a “tough guy” by the US and that he was gambling with the lives of millions of people. You’re gambling on World War III.
In a social media post following the Oval Office meeting, Trump wrote, “I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace.”
There will be land swapping in August 2025.
Then, on August 11, Trump stated that both Russia and Ukraine would have to cede territory in order for the war to end before meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska to discuss it.
The US president claimed that his upcoming discussions with Putin in Alaska would be a “feel-out meeting” to find out whether he was ready to agree to a deal, something he claimed he would be able to find in two minutes.
Trump told reporters, “There will be some land swapping going on.” He claimed that Russia had seized some of Ukraine’s “very prime territory” and that it would “try to reclaim some of that territory.”
In the same day, Selenskyy claimed in an X post that it would be bad to give Russia land.
The Ukrainian president wrote, adding that “concessions do not persuade a killer” and that Russia does not deserve any rewards or benefits from stopping the killings. ”
In the end, Putin refused to abide by any kind of peace agreement as Trump had hoped.
(Al Jazeera)
What area of Ukraine has Russia seized?
Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia are the official territories of Russia’s annexation of four eastern and southern Ukrainian provinces during the war.
Eastern Ukraine’s Donestsk and Luhansk are collectively known as the “Donbass region.” Luhansk and a portion of Donetsk are under Russian rule. In Donetsk, Ukraine is in charge of the areas around Sloviansk and Kramatorsk, both of which are located nearby.
The Donbass region is a highly industrialized and agricultural hub. The port of Mariupol, which has access to the Black Sea, is also nearby.
About 75% of Kherson and Zaporizhia, both of which have a large nuclear power plant and steel-, aluminum, and other industrial areas, are produced there.
Trump’s position has changed, but why?
According to experts, Trump’s change of words might not correspond to a change in Washington’s strategy.
Some view his new position as a covert threat to re-engage Putin’s negotiations. Trump also appeared to be in favor of a robust NATO response when he spoke to reporters at the General Assembly in response to recent Russian drone incursions into NATO members’ airspace.
When asked if he thought NATO nations should shoot down Russian aircraft that enter their airspace, he responded, “Yes, I do.” ”
However, some people claimed that his remarks were likely to be less specific. Trump reflects the perspective of the very first person he has spoken to, according to Keir Giles, an expert on Eurasia at Chatham House in London.
When anyone who supports Russia’s outcomes for Europe next speaks to Trump, he will change his mind. ”
Giles claimed that Trump frequently uses terms interchangeably and changes his stance.
As Israel moves to annex the occupied West Bank in less than two days, Israeli forces killed a 19-year-old youth during a raid near Jenin. This is the second fatality in the area in the last two days.
The military claimed that Ahmed Jihad Barahmeh’s forces shot him after he “threw an explosive device” at them on Wednesday in the town of Anzah, and that he had been killed by them.
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A Palestine Red Crescent Society employee reportedly shot the victim in the chest, but the victim later passed away from his injuries.
Saeed Murad al-Nasan, 20, was killed by armed settlers in the village of al-Mughayyir, north of Ramallah, according to Al Jazeera Arabic on Tuesday.
Since Israel’s invasion of Gaza, Israeli forces have been conducting near-daily raids in the West Bank, with a sharp rise in violence this month as a result of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s request to annex the area.
In the occupied West Bank, more than 1, 000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel started its genocidal war.
Israeli settlers have also been encouraged to engage in impunity-based violence against and burn property and olive groves in Palestinian communities. Palestinians have hardly ever, if ever, access to legal options.
According to the Wafa news agency, two Israeli settlers on Wednesday attacked the mayor of Beita, a Palestinian town close to Nablus in the West Bank. Mahmoud Barham and a municipal official were attacked by the settlers, who left both men strewn in their cars.
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 540 Palestinians have been injured in Israeli settlers’ attacks this year in the West Bank.
Palestinian-Canadian human rights lawyer Diana Buttu claimed that the international community should intervene to put an end to Israel’s violence and that the situation was “getting worse.”
She claimed that Israel’s illegal settlement program, which included the fragmentation of Palestinian land, effectively ended the two-state solution.
She said, “It’s not enough to condemn; it’s now time for the world to be active,” and that she should urge other nations to follow up with arms embargoes against Israel in response to the recent wave of recognition of the state of Palestine.
Israel mandated the King Hussein (Allenby) Bridge, the only means of communication between Jordan and the West Bank, for the duration of its ongoing raids.
Left-leaning Knesset member Aida Touma-Sliman accused Israel of demanding “petty revenge” from numerous nations that supported a Palestinian state and of blatantly deceiving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“Netanyahu threatens further steps in the near future. She said on X, “The nations of the world who finally recognized the danger of the transfer and extermination government must immediately halt Netanyahu’s destructive and devastating policies.
Ukraine can fight and win. Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has made a significant change in his opinion of the war by saying that he thinks Ukraine can reclaim all of the territory that Russia has taken from it since its three-year invasion.
In Bangkok, Thailand’s capital, a 50-meter-deep sinkhole has squandered hundreds of square meters of road and opened up in front of a hospital. Anutin Charnvirakul, the prime minister, claimed an underground train construction site was to blame for the sinkhole.
