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- www.aljazeera.com ‘CNN has given cover to the Israeli operation’
Journalists at CNN and the BBC expose the inner workings of their newsrooms, a year into Israel’s war on Gaza.
- www.aljazeera.com Biden unsure if Netanyahu holding up Gaza deal to influence US election
White House has for months said Israel is not the main stumbling block in elusive ceasefire talks.
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Debunking “Ancient Israel”
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"Most Zionists don't believe that God exists but they do believe that he promised them Palestine." - Ilan Pappe
- www.independent.co.uk Israel expands strikes in Lebanon as more than one million people flee their homes
Israeli attacks continued on Saturday as rumours circulated over the fate of killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s successor, Hashem Safieddine
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Lebanon peacekeepers ‘remain in all positions’ despite Israel request to relocate: UN
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Saturday it would not leave positions in the south despite what it said was an Israeli request to “relocate.”
“On September 30, the IDF (Israeli military) notified UNIFIL of their intention to undertake limited ground incursions into Lebanon. They also requested we relocate from some of our positions,” the UN Interim Force in Lebanon said.
- www.theguardian.com Tens of thousands join pro-Palestinian protest in London
Separate memorial event on Sunday organised by Jewish groups will mark anniversary of 7 October attack on Israel
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I’ve never seen such horrific injuries, on such a massive scale, with so few resources. Our bombs are cutting down women and children by the thousands. Their mutilated bodies are a monument to cruelty. Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, trauma and critical care surgeon, Veterans Affairs general surgeon
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Emails show early US concerns over Gaza offensive, risk of Israeli war crimes
The emails, which haven’t been reported before, reveal alarm early on in the State Department and Pentagon that a rising death toll in Gaza could violate international law and jeopardize U.S. ties in the Arab world. The messages also show internal pressure in the Biden administration to shift its messaging from showing solidarity with Israel to including sympathy for Palestinians and the need to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza.
- www.middleeasteye.net The chaos Israel is sowing across the Middle East could come back to haunt it
Nothing can persuade its Arab neighbours that Israel cannot live with them in peace more than the course on which Netanyahu is currently set
- www.aljazeera.com Risk of long-feared regional war rises as Israel and Iran swap threats
Israel pledges to respond to Iran’s barrage of missiles; Tehran threatens repeated attack ‘with multiplied intensity’.
- www.aljazeera.com Israeli air and ground attacks kill dozens across Gaza
Civilian deaths reported despite Israeli military claiming it is targeting Hamas positions.
- yvesengler.com Pro-Israel ‘charities’ flout tax laws with seeming impunity - Yves Engler
United Israel Appeal is the most important Israel-focused charity in Canada. Its violation of tax law highlights the hubris of Zionist charities, which have received billions of dollars in public subsidy over the years. UIA is the principal Israel funding arm of Canada’s Jewish federations. With bil...
- www.aljazeera.com Israel bombed Yemen, Lebanon, Syria and Gaza in 24 hours
Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and Gaza were all hit by Israeli air strikes in the space of roughly 24 hours.
- thecradle.co Israel's 'elite force' takes heavy losses in zero distance clashes with Hezbollah
At least two Israeli soldiers were killed and 20 injured during an attempt to infiltrate Lebanese territory via the town of Odaisseh
- portside.org On the Dangers of Israel’s Assassination of Nasrallah
The most immediate and visible consequences of Israel’s rapidly escalated assault in Lebanon are being felt in Lebanon itself.
- www.dropsitenews.com “Escalate to De-escalate”: What Led Iran to Attack Israel
Tehran tests the limits of retaliation as Israel lays siege to southern Lebanon
- mondoweiss.net What does a war with Lebanon and Iran mean for Gaza?
Early on in the genocide, there was an assumption that a war with Lebanon would ease pressure on Gaza. But with the world’s attention now on the escalations with Hezbollah and Iran, Israel continues to carry out its massacres in Gaza in silence.
- www.aljazeera.com Iran’s missile attack against Israel: What we know and what comes next
Israel vows to retaliate after barrage of Iranian missiles fired in response to killings of Hamas, Hezbollah leaders.
- www.semafor.com Israel begins ground invasion in southern Lebanon | Semafor
The Israeli military described the incursion as a “limited” operation.
- www.aljazeera.com Israeli strike hits Lebanon’s Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp
The Israeli military conducted a strike on the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in Sidon, Lebanon.
- www.dropsitenews.com New Report: Israel Systematically Attacked Aid Workers
And an update on detained Gaza surgeon Khaled Alser
- www.aljazeera.com Tanks mass near Lebanon border amid fears of Israeli ground offensive
A large number of Israeli tanks and soldiers were seen near Israel’s border with Lebanon.
- www.aa.com.tr UN humanitarian office 'deeply concerned' over reports of Israeli ground offensive in southern Lebanon
Office urges all sides to prioritize civilian protection, adhere to international law, engage in immediate de-escalation - Anadolu Ajansı
- www.aljazeera.com Israeli strikes kill three civilians in Syria’s Damascus, state TV says
State-run Syrian Arab News Agency says TV anchor killed in Israeli attack on Syrian capital.
- www.independent.co.uk Former defence secretary rules out Britain attacking Iran after missiles fired
Britain will play no part in attacking Iran, a former defence minister has said after Tehran launched around 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday, 1 October. When asked if he expects the US or UK to be part of any Israeli response, Tobias Ellwood - who lost his seat at the 2024 general electi...
- yvesengler.com Time to face truth — Canada’s terrorist list enables terrorism - Yves Engler
Justin Trudeau justified the brutal killing of the leader of a Lebanese political party on the grounds Canada lists his organization as “terrorist”. On Friday Israel leveled six large apartment buildings in the Dahiyeh suburb of Beirut with some 80 bombs weighing 2,000 to 4,000 pounds each. Dropped ...
- www.aljazeera.com Hezbollah denies Israeli ground troops crossed into south Lebanon
Prime Minister Najib Mikati says Lebanon faces ‘one of the most dangerous phases of its history’.
- www.aljazeera.com Israeli army expands strikes on Beirut as attacks on Lebanon kill 105
The army has bombed Kola, outside of the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs, for the first time during its offensive.
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UNIFIL: What is the mandate of UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon?
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - United Nations peacekeepers were deployed to patrol Lebanon's southern border with Israel in 1978 after Israel invaded south Lebanon. The mandate for the operation - known as the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon or UNIFIL - is renewed annually by the 15-member U.N. Security Council. Following a month-long war between Israel and Lebanese militants Hezbollah in 2006, the mandate for UNIFIL was expanded when the council adopted resolution 1701.
- www.middleeasteye.net Israel's hidden objective in Lebanon: Dismantling Hezbollah’s ballistic arsenal
Israel seeks to exploit the current circumstances to permanently shift the regional balance of power