Amid the series of escalations, according to a report, U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to hold a phone call on Wednesday (October 9, 2024) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to Axios, citing three U.S. officials, the phone call between the leaders is likely to be about any plans to strike Iran.
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Meanwhile, Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians, including nine members of the same family, in northern and central Gaza, the Palestinian Authority’s official news agency WAFA reported early on Wednesday (October 9).
Hezbollah fired another barrage of rockets into Israel on Tuesday (October 8), and the militant group’s acting leader vowed to keep up the pressure that has forced tens of thousands of Israelis from their homes near the Lebanese border.
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October 09, 2024 10:14
Fleeing Israeli bombs, Lebanon’s displaced meet with suspicion
Israel’s bombardment of Hezbollah’s south Beirut stronghold forces tens of thousands to flee to the city centre, but many in sectarian Lebanon view the newcomers with suspicion, worried they too might become targets.
For weeks, Israeli strikes have widened in pursuit of Hezbollah members, leading many Lebanese to shun civilians from the same religious community as the Iran-backed group.
“Our neighbours found out we were housing people from Dahiyeh (Beirut’s southern suburbs) and they panicked and started asking questions,” says 30-year-old Christina, asking to be identified by only one name.
She took in displaced people but soon asked them to leave after neighbours, concerned the newcomers might be Hezbollah fighters, bombarded her with messages.
-AFP
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October 09, 2024 09:39
Several killed in Israeli attacks across Lebanon
36 people were killed and 150 others wounded in Israeli attacks across Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese Health Ministry confirms.
-Reuters
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October 09, 2024 09:17
You can kill a revolutionary, not the revolution: Lebanon envoy to India Cites Mahatma Gandhi
Following Israel’s announcement of the killing of Hassan Nasrallah’s successors, Lebanon’s Ambassador to India Rabie Narsh cites Mahatma Gandhi’s words and says Hezbollah is a legitimate political party supported by the people and cannot be eliminated.
“I am reminded of Mahatma Gandhi’s words: You can kill a revolutionary, but you cannot kill the revolution. You can eliminate the leaders of Hezbollah, but you cannot eliminate Hezbollah, because it is the people on the ground. It is not an imaginary structure that came to Lebanon by parachute,” the Ambassador adds.
Mr. Narsh says that Hezbollah embodies a movement against the “rogue state” of Israel and cannot be crushed by eliminating its leaders.
-PTI
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October 09, 2024 09:00
Joe Biden likely to hold phone call with Israel PM Netanyahu: Reports
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to hold a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about any plans to strike Iran.
“We want to use the call to try and shape the limitations of the Israeli retaliation,” a U.S. official says as quoted by Axios.
The report further cites U.S. officials saying that Washington wants to make sure Israel attacks targets in Iran that are significant without being disproportionate.
According to Reuters, the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report.
-Reuters
Published – October 09, 2024 09:00 am IST
