Anonymous is not taking Tuesday's terror attacks on Belgium lying down. Sky Newsreported Wednesday the hacktivist collective has released a new video in which it once again takes aim at ISIS, which took credit for the March 22 bombings in Brussels that leftdozens dead and hundreds injured.

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"Our freedom is once again under attack," said a computerized voice in the latest video. "This cannot continue."

The group goes on to explain that, following the Islamic State's attack on Paris in November, it hit the terrorist organization hard, shutting down "thousands" of its Twitter accounts, stealing its money and its bitcoins, "severely punished Daesh on the dark net" and hacked ISIS's propaganda sites.

And indeed, Anonymous released a similar video days after the ISIS-perpetrated Paris attacks, in which 130 people died and hundreds more were wounded. In that video, the group declared war on the Islamic State and warned that it should "expect massive cyberattacks."

When ISIS struck Brussels, at least 34 people died and 230 were injured in suicide bombings at Zaventem airport and the Maelbeek metro stop. Two of the brothersresponsible for the attack were killed, while one remains on the run. The situation is similar to that in Paris following November's terrorist blitz, and as such, Anonymous is renewing its efforts against the Islamic State.

"We will not rest as long as terrorists continue their actions around the world," the voice says in Wednesday's video. "We will strike back against them. ... We defend the rights of freedom and tolerance. To the supporters of Daesh: We will track you down. We will find you. We are everywhere and we are more than you can imagine. Be afraid. When they kill innocent civilians in Belgium, they hit everybody in Europe. We have to fight back."

The group also stressed the necessity of unity and acceptance, urging viewers not to fall back on discrimination against an entire religious group for the actions of a small sect.

"If you stand up to discrimination in your country, you harm them much more than by hacking their websites. The Islamic State cannot recruit Muslims in Europe if they are accepted in society. So we want all of you to stand together against discrimination."

"We do not forgive," the video continued. "We do not forget. ... Expect us."

Two other soldiers stood nearby and did not appear to provide medical assistance.

The soldier who was wounded in the initial stabbing attack was taken to hospital in moderate condition.

Israeli military spokesman Peter Lerner said it was a “grave incident” and the soldier who shot the Palestinian in the head had been arrested and detained. After a preliminary investigation, they "found the soldier breached military practice and values," he said.

Lerner said there would be a military police investigation into the soldier who shot Sharif in the head, along with a wider investigation into the other soldiers present and those that gave orders.

A wave of stabbings and other attacks is spreading fear in Israel. With the death toll rising on both sides, many are asking if this is the start of another deadly Palestinian uprising.

The video supports claims by Palestinian and international human rights groups, including Amnesty International, that Israeli forces have shot and killed Palestinians who carried out -- or were suspected of carrying out -- stabbing attacks, even when they posed no further threat.

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A spokeswoman for B’Tselem, Sarit Michaeli, said it was clear from the video that a soldier had executed a wounded Palestinian.

“This happens in plain view of many other soldiers and officers, who do not seem to take any notice," she said. "The soldiers and medical teams are seen in the video treating the lightly injured soldier while ignoring the two seriously injured youths.”

Since October last year when an upturn in violence between Israelis and Palestinians began, B’Tselem has reported on what it called the disproportionate use of force on suspected assailants.

Only one case the group documented has been investigated. An Israeli policeman shot a 16-year-old Palestinian girl 11 times and killed her after she stabbed a man in the arm in central Jerusalem.

That police officer was not found to have breached protocol.

Shuttleworth is a special correspondent.

(Los Angeles Times)

Jerusalem (AFP) - Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said Israel will deal with "utmost severity" the case of a soldier caught on video shooting a Palestinian assailant in the head Thursday as he lay on ground.

"The event in which a soldier is recorded arriving at the scene of the attack in Hebron and shooting the terrorist minutes after he was already neutralised and is lying on the ground is most grave and is in clear contradiction of the (military's) values ​​and battle ethics," Yaalon said in a statement.

"We must not permit, even when our blood is boiling, such loss of temper, and loss of control. This incident will be treated with the utmost severity."

The soldier was detained after the incident in Hebron, in the south of the occupied West Bank.

Video of the shooting spread widely online and sparked condemnation.

It showed the Palestinian, who along with another man had allegedly stabbed a soldier in Hebron minutes earlier, lying on the ground after being shot.

The soldier then appears to shoot him again in the head without provocation.

Both Palestinians were killed, with the other man also shot in the wake of the stabbing. The soldier stabbed was described as in moderate condition.

The video threatened to further inflame tensions amid a wave of violence that erupted in October.

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey's most government-critical newspaper has, almost overnight, made an about-face, joining scores of other media outlets that toe the government's line, as two prominent opposition journalists go on trial, facing life imprisonment on charges related to their reports of an alleged government arms shipment to Syrian rebels.

The authorities' seizure of Zaman newspaper and its sister outlets and the trial that starts Friday of Cumhuriyet newspaper's editor-in-chief, Can Dundar, and its Ankara representative, Erdem Gul, are the latest steps in the government's increasingly bold moves to curb media freedoms, including the firing of journalists, the exertion of financial pressure on media groups and the censoring of websites.

The developments are another worrying sign that the country, which just a few years back was hailed as a model Muslim democracy, is becoming one where dissenting views are suppressed and the media is gradually being placed under government control.

On Thursday, dozens of writers including Nobel laureates, addressed an open letter to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, saying Turkey must drop charges against the Cumhuriyet journalists and end its crackdown on free expression.

"We, the undersigned, are extremely concerned about the increasing climate of fear and censorship and the stifling of critical voices in Turkey," said the letter published by PEN International, an organization which promotes literature and freedom of expression around the world.

"We believe that Can Dundar and Erdem Gul are facing life in prison simply for carrying out their legitimate work as journalists," they said.

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The group also expressed concern over the "increasing climate of fear and censorship and the stifling of critical voices in Turkey."

But the country's allies have been silent for the most part on the issue.

Turkey, a NATO country that aspires to be a member of the European Union, is a key ally in addressing the conflict in Syria and the migrant crisis that has spilled into Europe. Critics say Turkey's strategic importance has forced allies to keep mum on the government's moves to curb the country's once-vibrant and diverse media.

Police this month used tear gas and water cannons to force their way into Zaman's headquarters and enforce a court decision to appoint trustees to oversee the papers' management. The papers' chief editors were sacked and replaced, turning it into yet another outlet that all but serves as a mouthpiece for the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, which was founded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

"The newspaper that's now being sold at newsstands has nothing to do with the newspaper that I or my colleagues had envisioned," Ali Colak, the former arts and culture editor at Zaman newspaper, told The Associated Press.

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Zaman is linked to a religious movement led by U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen — who once supported Erdogan, but is now his chief foe. Zaman's takeover is part of a government crackdown that has also affected the judiciary and police, as well as the wider campaign to silence opposition media.

"There are very few critical media outlets right now," said Asli Tunc, professor at Bilgi University's Faculty of Communication. "And that space is shrinking every day."

For those that remain, there's a chilling effect. "They are afraid that the next victim will be them," Tunc said.

Since the AKP's rise to power in 2002, several news outlets seized by the government have been handed over to businesses close to the party. Tax inspections and tax fines have served to intimidate many media outlets which fear falling foul of the government. Journalists who are critical of the government have been fired. More than a dozen journalists are in prison, although the government insists they have been jailed for criminal activity, not journalistic work.

Last year, a group of Justice party supporters raided the headquarters of Hurriyet newspaper, following criticism by Erdogan. Soon after, Hurriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan was chased and beaten.

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Turkey frequently blocks access to Websites and a pro-Kurdish television was recently taken off the air. Foreign journalists have been arrested and deported for reporting on Turkey's renewed conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, in the country's mostly-Kurdish southeast region. German publication Der Spiegel's Istanbul correspondent Hasnain Kazim was forced to leave Turkey this month after his accreditation was not renewed following reports critical of the government.

Kazim wrote in Spiegel Online that he "made an effort to reflect events critically and fairly" in his reporting. "Yet, just like many other journalists, I learned the president and his supporters are allergic to any form of criticism," he said.

According to Reporters Without Borders, Turkey ranks 149th out of 180 countries in its press freedoms index. This week, the Committee to Protect Journalists launched what it called a "Turkey Crackdown Chronicle," documenting media freedom abuses in the country.

"In recent weeks in particular, the sheer number of media outlets left out there that are critical or independent is shrinking with the speed of light," CPJ Europe and Central Asia Program Coordinator Nina Ognianova told the AP.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu rejects accusations that Turkey is stifling free press.

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"Freedom of expression ... is a red line for me and our party," he said in January. "I do not expect any limitation and restriction on freedom of expression. Everyone is free to express their views."

Cumhuriyet's Dundar and Gul were detained in November after Erdogan himself filed a complaint against the two, accusing them of spying for their May reports that featured images of what it said were Turkish trucks carrying ammunition to Syrian militants. The images reportedly date back to January 2014 when local authorities searched Syria-bound trucks, touching off a standoff with Turkish intelligence officials. The paper said the images proved that Turkey was smuggling arms to rebels.

The government initially denied the trucks were carrying arms, maintaining that the cargo consisted of humanitarian aid. Some officials later suggested the trucks were carrying arms or ammunition to Turkmen groups in Syria.

Andrew Gardner, Turkey researcher for Amnesty International, said the trial should not be taking place. "You should never prosecute journalists for working on a story that is in the public interest," he said, questioning whether the two could receive a fair trial.

Dundar told reporters the trial aims to intimidate other journalists.

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"While punishing us, what they really try to achieve is to silence others," Dundar said. "It's blind-folding and intimidating."

Three academics, meanwhile, were jailed last week pending prosecution for allegedly making terrorist propaganda for signing a declaration that called on the government to end military operations against the Kurdish rebels.

The country's justice minister said as many as 1,845 cases have been opened against people accused of insulting Erdogan under a previously seldom-used law. Critics say Erdogan has been aggressively using the law to muzzle dissent. Those who have gone on trial include celebrities, journalists and students — many for their postings on social media.

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Associated Press Writers Dominique Soguel and Neyran Elden in Istanbul contributed.

A 57-year-old man, his wife and their 5-year-old daughter were identified late Thursday as those found dead in a hillside home in Santa Barbara County.

Dr. Weidong Henry Han; his wife, Huijie Yu, 29; and their daughter, Emily Han, were found dead Wednesday in their home in the 4600 block of Greenhill Way.

Authorities said the trio were homicide victims and have said the killings were not random.

“Sheriff’s detectives are actively investigating this case and are working around the clock to determine who is responsible for this horrific crime,” Santa Barbara County sheriff's spokeswoman Kelly Hoover said.

“Detectives are following up on all leads and while they are not ruling out any possibilities, early indications are that this was not a random attack.”

Deputies were first called to the home about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to check on the residents’ welfare, Hoover said.

Deputies entered the home, tucked in the hills above the 101 Freeway between Goleta and Santa Barbara, and found the victims, she said. On Thursday morning, deputies obtained a warrant to search the home, and coroner’s investigators recovered the remains, Hoover said.

The motive for the killings is unclear.

Weidong Han ran the Santa Barbara Herb Clinic, which practices Chinese medicine and offers a Chinese herbal pharmacy.

The clinic is about three miles from the home where Han and his family were found slain. Public records show that Han purchased the home in 2012.

According to his clinic’s website, Han, who was born into a family of doctors, wrote several books. As an herbalist, Han created “individualized herbal formulas” for his patients.

The daughter, Emily, was a kindergartner at Foothill Elementary School, just two miles from the home.

Anyone with information about the killings is urged to call the sheriff’s anonymous tip line at (805) 681-4171.