Israeli soldiers move on armoured personnel carriers (APC) near the Israeli-Gaza border as smoke rises to the sky in the Gaza Strip, seen from southern Israel, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP
Powerful new explosions rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs late Saturday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, also striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters.
About 40,000 pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through central London while thousands also gathered in Paris, Rome, Manila, Cape Town and New York City. Demonstrations were also held near the White House in Washington, protesting U.S. support for its ally Israel in military campaigns in Gaza and Lebanon.
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Thousands of people in Lebanon, including Palestinian refugees, continued to flee the widening conflict in the region, while rallies were held around the world marking the approaching anniversary of the start of the war in Gaza.
The strong explosions began near midnight and continued into Sunday after Israel’s military urged residents to evacuate areas in Dahiyeh, the predominantly Shiite collection of suburbs on Beirut’s southern edge.
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Israel’s military confirmed it was striking targets near Beirut and said about 30 projectiles had crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory, with some intercepted.
The Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Saturday (October 5, 2024) that at least 41,825 people have been killed in almost a year of war between Israel and Palestinian militants.
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October 06, 2024 10:51
Hezbollah source says contact ‘lost’ with top figure Safieddine following Israeli strikes in Beirut
A high-level Hezbollah source said on Saturday (October 5, 2024) that contact with Hashem Safieddine, widely touted as potentially the group’s next leader, had been lost following Israeli strikes this week.
“Contact with Sayyed Safieddine has been lost since the violent strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs” early on Friday (October 4, 2024), the official told AFP.
“We don’t know if he was at the targeted site, or who may have been there with him,” he added.
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October 06, 2024 10:51
The ‘Axis of Resistance’: Iran’s forward defence network
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October 06, 2024 10:51
Gaza rescuers say 21 killed in Israel strike on mosque
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Sunday an Israeli strike on a mosque-turned-shelter in central Deir al-Balah killed 21 people, while Israel’s military said it had targeted Hamas militants.
“The number of deaths rose to 21 and a large number of wounded as a result of the occupation (Israel) bombing of a mosque sheltering displaced people in front of the gate of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip,” said agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal.
The Israeli military said in a statement that it had “conducted a precise strike on Hamas terrorists who were operating within a command and control centre” at the mosque.
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October 06, 2024 10:36
What’s behind Israel’s ban on the UN chief? | Explained
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October 06, 2024 10:05
‘Shame’ on Emmanuel Macron for urging halt to arms supply to Israel, says Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday (October 5, 2024) slammed French President Emmanuel Macron for calling for a halt to arms supplies to Israel, which is fighting wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
“As Israel fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilised countries should be standing firmly by Israel’s side. Yet, President Macron and other Western leaders are now calling for arms embargoes against Israel. Shame on them,” Mr. Netanyahu said in a statement issued by his office.
Mr. Netanyahu said Israel was fighting a war on several fronts against groups backed by arch-foe Iran.
“Is Iran imposing an arms embargo on Hezbollah, on the Huthis, on Hamas and on its other proxies? Of course not,” he said. All three groups are backed by Tehran and form part of its “axis of resistance” against Israel.
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October 06, 2024 09:51
Deadly Israeli attacks on health workers in Lebanon; hospital shuts down
Israel’s military struck outside the gates of a hospital in southern Lebanon without warning on Friday (October 4, 2024) killing seven paramedics and forcing the facility to close, the hospital director told The Associated Press a day after one of the most deadly attacks on health workers in the weeks since fighting escalated between Israel and Hezbollah.
The account of the Friday (October 4, 2024) airstrikes that flung hospital doors off their hinges and shattered glass was the latest to detail attacks that Lebanon’s health ministry says have killed dozens of health workers.
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Published – October 06, 2024 09:51 am IST
