Israel versus Palestine, Lebanon, Iran, Syria, aid workers, journalists, and UN peacekeepers. 2023-24

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Israeli strikes ‘in preparation for possible entry’ into Lebanon - army chief
Israel’s latest strikes on Lebanon are in preparation for the possible entry of troops, an army chief says.

“You hear the jets overhead; we have been striking all day. This is both to prepare the ground for your possible entry and to continue degrading Hezbollah,” Herzi Halevi told troops.

"Today, Hezbollah expanded its range of fire, and later today, they will receive a very strong response. Prepare yourselves.

“Today, we will continue, we are not stopping; we keep striking and hitting them everywhere. The goal is very clear—to safely return the residents of the north.”

He adds that to “achieve that”, the military is “preparing the process of a maneuver, which means your military boots, your maneuvering boots, will enter enemy territory, enter villages that Hezbollah has prepared as large military outposts”.

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Tyre deserted, maybe finally the conquest of Sidon can be attained? You may laugh, but it’s not funny.

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…potential to change daily life for all of us in terrifying ways.

https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/2024/turning-everyday-gadgets-into-bombs-is-a-bad-idea/

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The situation between Lebanon and Israel since October 8th, 2023 is intolerable and presents an unacceptable risk of a broader regional escalation. This is in nobody’s interest, neither of the people of Israel nor of the people of Lebanon.

It is time to conclude a diplomatic settlement that enables civilians on both sides of the border to return to their homes in safety.

Diplomacy however cannot succeed amid an escalation of this conflict.

Thus we call for an immediate 21 day ceasefire across the Lebanon-Israel border to provide space for diplomacy towards the conclusion of a diplomatic settlement consistent with UNSCR 1701, and the implementation of UNSCR 2735 regarding a ceasefire in Gaza

We call on all parties, including the Governments of Israel and Lebanon, to endorse the temporary ceasefire immediately consistent with UNSCR 1701 during this period, and to give a real chance to a diplomatic settlement.

We are then prepared to fully support all diplomatic efforts to conclude an agreement between Lebanon and Israel within this period, building on efforts over the last months, that ends this crisis altogether.

That would explain the joint statement released by about an hour ago repeating the call for a ceasefire, which I posted above.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-it-has-secured-87-billion-us-aid-package-2024-09-26/

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Explosions heard in Beirut
Multiple explosions have been heard in Beirut again.

Images show large plumes of smoke in Dahieh, Hezbollah’s stronghold in the south of Lebanon’s capital.

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UNRWA emergency shelter

Don’t worry, the Knesset has plans to address all such criticism:

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It feels like the post-WW2 order is really starting to come apart. I find myself torn about that issue. Not because I think that the system built was a great thing, but just that when you tear down any particular social order, it has real consequences. We have more than enough data about social/cultural/political/economic changes in history that we should be able to figure out a way to change our systems to make them better for everyone without mass chaos that does nothing other than destroy lives… If we could think of history not as a flow that happens without our input, a study of inevitability, but instead as a study of how people shaped that flow, so a study of people’s interactions, we might better understand how we can make the world a better place…

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Israeli military says Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in overnight strike on Beirut

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