International News Roundup 24 September 2024
US and Israel push for regional war
Assassination of Resistance commanders, Netanyahu's plan when bankrupt
Israel is an American tool : Middle East 101 with Hassan Nasrallah - Arabic sub English
Israeli PM Netanyahu fell into Hezbollah's SG trap by setting a goal that will mark the end of his political career. This war will bring down the Israeli government when many have failed. More in my forthcoming article.
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Gallant held briefing with US' Austin prior to strikes on Lebanon
Israeli Security Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday that he discussed the regional situation with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, as well as the IOF's upcoming operations against Hezbollah.
"Spoke yesterday [Sunday] evening with US Secretary of Defense following my visit to the IDF’s Northern Command. Provided the Secretary with a situation assessment of Hezbollah threats and briefed him on IDF operations to degrade Hezbollah’s ability to launch attacks against Israeli civilians," Gallant said on X.
Lloyd Austin
Malcolm tells the parable of "house Negro."
King Solomon Baptist Church, Detroit. 10 November 1963.
Transcribed text from audio excerpt.
To understand this, you have to go back to what the young brother here referred to as the house Negro and the field Negro back during slavery. There were two kinds of slaves, the house Negro and the field Negro. The house Negroes--they lived in the house with master, they dressed pretty good, they ate good because they ate his food--what he left. They lived in the attic or the basement, but still they lived near their master; and they loved their master more than their master loved himself. They would give their life to save their master's house--quicker than the master would. If the master said, "We got a good house here," the house Negro would say, "Yeah, we got a good house here." Whenever the master said "we," he said "we." That's how you can tell a house Negro.
If the master's house caught on fire, the house Negro would fight harder to put the blaze out than the master would. If the master go sick, the house Negro would say, "What's the matter, boss, we sick?" We sick! He identified himself with his master, more than his master identified with himself. And if you came to the house Negro and said, "Let's run away, let's escape, let's separate." The house Negro would look at you and say, "Man, you crazy. What you mean, separate? Where is there a better house than this? Where can I wear better clothes than this? Where can I eat better food than this?" That was that house Negro. In those days he was called a "house nigger." And that's what we call them today, because we've still got some house niggers running around here.
This modern house Negro loves his master. He wants to live near him. He'll pay three times as much as the house is worth just to live near his master, and then brag about "I'm the only Negro out here." "I'm the only one on my job." "I'm the only one in this school." You're nothing but a house Negro. And if someone comes to you right now and says, "Let's separate," you say the same thing that the house Negro said on the plantation. "What you mean, separate? From America, this good white man? Where you going to get a better job than you get here?" I mean, this is what you say. "I ain't left nothing in Africa," that's what you say. Why, you left your mind in Africa.
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Palestine
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Scores of Palestinians Killed, Injured in Gaza amid Heavy Rains and Displacement
A local source reported that the Israeli army expanded its operations, demolishing residential buildings in the southern part of the Al-Sabra neighborhood.
At least nine Palestinians were killed and others were injured on Tuesday in a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting homes and a civilian vehicle in Khan Yunis and Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip, while heavy rains inundated the tents of displaced people in several areas of the enclave.
The Palestinian Civil Defense in Gaza reported that its teams recovered five bodies and over ten injured people after an airstrike hit the home of the Abu Harb family in the Qizan al-Najjar area of Khan Yunis.
The statement added that crews also recovered two bodies and rescued five injured individuals following an airstrike on the Abu Jarbou family’s home in the Tahlia area of Khan Yunis.
A medical source confirmed that two people were killed and three others were injured when an Israeli airstrike targeted a civilian vehicle near the Al-Matahin intersection, east of Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza.
Gazans seek refuge in 'the sky' as rains swamp, ruin their tents
Displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip seeking shelter in makeshift tents due to the ongoing Israeli carpet bombing and attacks now face the challenges of harsh winter conditions as sudden downpours exacerbate their bind.
According to Anadolu, even brief rains were enough to flood and ruin tents, as well as submerge their surroundings, leaving approximately two million displaced Palestinians with "no refuge but the sky".
Muhammad Abdullah Kobi, who fled to the Nusairat Refugee Camp in central Gaza with his family, described the state of their torn tents, noting that the ground on which they were set up was unsuitable for living.
As rains pour over Gaza, tents are left flooded due to the absence of waterproof tarps and supplies, rendering survival in the winter even harder amid the Israeli bombardment.
LIVE BLOG: Barrage of Rockets towards Israeli Targets as Aggression on Lebanese Civilian Population Continues – Day 354
At least 24 Lebanese were killed in Western Bekaa in the latest round of the continued Israeli aggression while hundreds were wounded.
A barrage of rockets was fired towards Israel as a former Israeli air defense commander said that no one can determine the size of Hezbollah’s weapons stores and that the group’s firepower is almost unlimited.
The death toll from the Israeli bombing of three houses in Khan Yunis and Deir Al-Balah has risen to 14 dead, including women and children.
Palestinians killed, homes demolished as 'Israel' continues Gaza war
The Israeli occupation continues its bombardment on various regions of Gaza as the genocidal war on the Strip enters its 354th day, resulting in the martyrdom and wounding of numerous Palestinians, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported on Tuesday.
In Khan Younis in south Gaza, Civil Defense teams recovered the bodies of at least seven martyrs who were killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes that targeted two family homes.
Israeli Forces Commit 3 New Massacres in Gaza, 55 Casualties in 24 Hours 🔗
Those "astonished" that Israel killed 300+ humans in Lebanon in one single day...where the hell have you been for the past 11 months you utter morons?
Israel has killed 200,000 humans so far in Gaza according to The Lancet. That is 18,181 humans per month!
That is 606 humans per DAY FOR 11 MONTHS!
Israel is a terrorist entity.
‘Go to Jordan’ – Jewish Settlers Intensify Campaign to Force Palestinians Out of West Bank
“You do not exist in the land of our ancient ancestors… Go to Jordan before our holy army wakes up.”
The Israeli Promised Land settler association has intensified its campaign to displace Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to neighbouring Jordan, distributing thousands of posters and flyers demanding that the residents should leave, the Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reported.
“The road is safe for you now to leave,” one of the posters states, along with a map showing the “right route” to make the journey from Nablus and Ramallah, for example, to Salt or Ajloun in the Hashemite Kingdom, the report said.
Another poster map included a gathering place for residents of Jenin, stating that they should, “Leave safely to the city of Irbid in northern Jordan” through a “specific route” that is “guaranteed and safe”, to “protect their families before the promised day.”
This “promised day” implies that something bad will happen to those who ignore the “safe” routes, the report added.
Gaza resistance focuses on Netzarim corridor with snipers and artillery, with Jon Elmer
West Bank resistance takes stock after long battle in the camps, with Jon Elmer
‘They Can Bury Us, but They Will Find Out We are Seeds’ – Macklemore, Palestinian Artists Release Hind’s Hall 2
“In our lifetime we will be free, and they can bury us, but they will find out we are seeds.”
Yemen
Ansarullah Condemns Israeli Offensive on Lebanon, Blames U.S. Support for Continued Aggression
"The continuous Zionist crimes would not have been possible without American cover," Abdulsalam said, referencing Washington’s ongoing support in supplying Israel with military tools used in the aggression.
Abdulsalam reaffirmed Yemen's support for Lebanon and praised the nation's resistance movement, Hezbollah, for its steadfast defense. He called on Arab and Islamic nations to break their silence and take a firm stance against the aggression.
Ansar Allah Political Bureau: The Israeli enemy persists in violating Lebanon’s sovereignty and stability with American support and green light
The Political Bureau of Ansar Allah condemned in the strongest terms the ongoing bloody massacres committed by the Zionist enemy against civilians in Lebanon.
The office stressed in a statement that “the war crime, genocide and dangerous escalation of the enemy army cannot break the will of the Lebanese people to resist,” explaining that the Israeli aggression will not deter Hezbollah and the Islamic Resistance from continuing to support the Palestinian people and triumph for their rights.
He pointed out that the Israeli enemy is persisting in violating Lebanon's sovereignty and stability with American support and green light, noting that Zionist arrogance expresses a real failure in human military confrontations, and that this Zionist arrogance confirms the extent of the success of Hezbollah's recent strikes in reaching the depths of the entity in sensitive locations in Haifa and beyond Haifa.
The Political Bureau of Ansar Allah offered its condolences to the families of the martyrs for this painful loss due to the Zionist violations that are deeply criminal and allow bloodshed. We renew our solidarity with Lebanon, its government, people and resistance.
In this context, the Political Bureau stressed the readiness of the Yemeni people and its armed forces to continue supporting Palestine based on the unity of the arenas and within the framework of religious and humanitarian responsibility, pointing out that the blood is one, the wound is one, the enemy is one, and the destiny is one, explaining that there is no escape.
From resistance as an inevitable option to continue the battle of dignity, no matter the dangers and sacrifices, and let God decide what is to be done.
Yemen Warns of 'Surprises' for Israeli Enemy
Islam Times - Yemen’s defense minister has declared that the country’s armed forces have surprises for the enemy forces, asserting that they will continue to attack targets inside the Israeli-occupied territories with all kinds of weapons.
Speaking on Sunday at the graduation ceremony at officers' college, Mohammed Nasser Al-Atafi said, "Military institutions responsible for the preparation, training and renovation of our military-industrial systems in order to create new readiness for changing developments are speedily underway."
"We are aiming to train a military-defense force capable of imposing its political and military equations [on the enemy] and defend the sovereignty of the Republic of Yemen all across its realm," al-Atafi said.
"We are aiming to continuously strike painful blows deep inside the Zionist enemy’s [military formations].”
“This way, before the enemy conducts more strikes, it will think about the many repercussions of its stupidity," he noted.
Flash 1 - Graduation of the “Steady and Victory on the Road to Jerusalem” batch from the military colleges - 1446 AH
Syria/Lebanon
Russia Strikes Four Terrorists Bases in Syria
Islam Times - Russian aerospace forces struck four bases of terrorists in two Syrian governorates.
Russia’s aerospace forces delivered strikes on four bases of terrorists in Syria’s Homs and Deir ez-Zor governorates, Oleg Igansyuk, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Opposing Parties in Syria (a division of the Russian defense ministry), said on Sunday.
"The Russian aerospace forces delivered airstrikes on four places of the deployment of militants who left the al-Tanf area (which is controlled by the United States) in the Homs and Deir ez-Zor governorates," he said.
Explosion Reported Near US al-Shaddadi Base in Syria
Islam Times - News sources reported an explosion near the US al-Shaddadi base in Syria.
An explosion was heard near the illegal base of the United States in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province, Alalam reported on Sunday night.
No further details have been released as of yet.
The Iraqi Islamic Resistance has targeted US bases in Iraq and Syria more than a hundred times since the beginning of the Israeli attack on Gaza in support of the Palestinian people.
Syria Extends Condolences to Iran after Deadly Mine Explosion in Tabas 🔗
War on Lebanon: 558 killed, 1835 injured by 'Israel'
The extensive Israeli aggression continues targeting different regions across Lebanon, raising the death toll to at least 558 killed so far.
Global Condemnation Mounts As Israel's Strikes on Lebanon Leave Nearly 500 Dead
Islam Times - Israel's recent airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon have left nearly 500 dead and over 1,600 injured, sparking widespread international outrage.
Global leaders and organizations are calling for immediate action to prevent further escalation.
Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 492 people, including 35 children, and injuring 1,645 others, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
Hezbollah strikes key Israeli bases in defense of Lebanon, its people
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah announced conducting several operations targeting strategic Israeli military bases and northern settlements in defense of Lebanon and its people, and in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza and their Resistance.
In his latest report on Tuesday, the Lebanese Health Minister announced that "Israel" has so far killed 558 people in its aggression, including 50 children, across several areas in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa region in the northeast.
The Resistance group said it targeted the Kiryat Shmona settlement with a barrage of rockets, resulting in fires according to Israeli media. Firefighting teams were dispatched to the area in an attempt to extinguish the fires.
Hezbollah also struck the Meggido military airbase west of Afula - north of Jenin - three times throughout the early hours of the day with salvos of Fadi 1 and Fadi 2 rockets.
Lebanese Resistance strikes Israeli settlements in response to ongoing aggression
The Lebanese Resistance launched rocket salvos targeting illegal Israeli settlements in response to the brutal aggression against Lebanon. The Islamic Resistance confirmed that the Kiryat Shmona settlement was specifically targeted in a show of support for Gaza and in defense of Lebanon and its people. Hezbollah stated, "In support of our Palestinian people and in defense of Lebanon and its citizens, our fighters struck the logistical storage facilities of the 146th Brigade at the Naftali base with a missile barrage." Israeli media reported that six firefighting teams were deployed to combat multiple fires ignited in the Kiryat Shmona area following the rocket attacks from Lebanon.
Hezbollah Paralyzes the North – Two Million “Israeli” Settlers in Firing Zone
Islam Times - The “Israeli” enemy media confirmed, commenting on the missile fire executed by the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon on Sunday, September 22, 2024, that Hezbollah has effectively “paralyzed the north”.
The enemy's media acknowledged the death of a settler in a "traffic accident" while fleeing from a missile fired by Hezbollah in one of the northern settlements. Four other settlers were reported injured due to Hezbollah's fire, and “Rambam” Hospital in occupied Haifa announced the arrival of five casualties.
Additionally, two buildings in “Kiryat Bialik” were damaged, and an “Israeli” media platform reported that entire homes in the settlement and surrounding areas were ablaze. The enemy also admitted that a missile fell in the "Krayot" region, north of Haifa, resulting in fires breaking out in the city and its surroundings due to the missile barrages launched by Hezbollah.
“Israeli” media reported that Hezbollah launched over 120 missiles toward the north in recent hours, with approximately 30 of those aimed at the “Krayot” region since morning. Sirens were continuously sounding across the north, particularly in several industrial areas.
“Israeli” Army Radio emphasized that Hezbollah "carefully chose the targets it aimed at and the counter-message it intended to convey."
Eye for Eye; Hezbollah Urges Zionist Settlers to Leave
Issuing a warning to Zionist settlers, Hezbollah urged them to leave their homes so as not to be exposed to the attacks of Hezbollah forces.
Hezbollah undefeated, capable of draining 'Israel': Israeli media 🔗
Iran/Iraq
Islamic Resistance in Iraq Hits Israeli Target in Occupied Golan Heights with Drone
Fighters from Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have carried out an operation against a strategic position in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in retaliation for the Tel Aviv regime’s relentless strikes on Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of anti-terror fighters, announced in a statement published on its Telegram channel early on Tuesday that it had launched the attack with an al-Arfad kamikaze drone.
It said the drone strike was carried out in continuation of resistance against the occupying Israeli regime, in support of Palestinians in Gaza, and in retaliation for the massacres that the usurping Zionist entity is perpetrating against unarmed Palestinian civilians.
The coalition noted that it will continue to target and destroy important installations across the occupied lands.
On Sunday, the umbrella group of resistance factions said it targeted several Israeli military targets in the Jordan Valley, using Arfad drones.
The resistance group said most of the drones hit their targets as Israeli defense systems failed to intercept many of them.
Iraq seeks Arab meeting at UNGA over Israeli aggression on Lebanon 🔗
Iran Warns Against 'Dangerous Consequences' of Israel’s New Adventurism in Lebanon 🙄 🔗
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Africa
Egypt Warns of Possible Regional War As Tensions Rise 🔗
Protests Erupt in Accra as Ghanaians Demand action against State Capture
Ugandan Vice President Jessica Alupo underlined her country's wish to join BRICS 'at an appropriate time', speaking on the sidelines of the Eurasian Women's Forum in St. Petersburg on Wednesday. “I know that Uganda is not yet a member of BRICS, but from the time of its inception we have been invited and we have participated. My president [Yoweri Museveni] has clearly stated that at an appropriate time, Uganda, they wish to join the BRICS,” Alupo said.
North America
Biden, the Lying Bomber
Israel bombs 290 targets in Lebanon, Hezbollah rains missiles on northern Israel, while rockets also fall on Haifa.
At the same time, the White House is raining down high-powered lies on all of Europe: Biden said it's not an escalation.
* from Well, Have a Good Day
US Deploying More Troops to West Asia Amid Israeli Escalation of Violence
The US Department of Defense has decided to deploy more boots to West Asia amid the Israeli escalation of war in the region.
Additional US troops will be deployed to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that has raised the risk of a greater regional war, the Pentagon spokesperson said on Monday.
Gen. Pat Ryder announced the new deployment without providing details on how many additional forces would be needed or what they would be tasked to do.
Israel's pager attack in Lebanon will blow back: Western tech can't be trusted anymore
Central/South America
Argentina Court Orders Arrest of Venezuela's President
Islam Times - A federal court in Argentina on Monday ordered the “immediate” arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello.
Federal court members Pablo Bertuzzi, Leopoldo Bruglia and Mariano Llorens ordered that “the arrest warrants for Nicolás Maduro and Diosdado Cabello be executed immediately, and that their international arrest should be ordered via Interpol for the purposes of extradition to the Argentine Republic,” according to the resolution, according to US News.
The order comes hours after Venezuela’s Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant for Argentina's President Javier Milei amid a controversy between the two countries over the detention in Argentine territory — and delivery to the United States — of a cargo plane that Washington says was sold by a sanctioned airline to a Venezuelan state-owned company.
The tit-for-tat heightens the tensions between Venezuela and Argentina that have been brewing since far-right Milei assumed power in December and that has led to a breakdown in diplomatic relations.
Argentina was once an informal British colony. Today, Argentina's far-right libertarian President Javier Milei is sending his country's gold to London (which now holds 60% of Argentina's gold reserves) as collateral for loans to pay debt to the IMF and rich Western bond-holders.
Bucking Gold Repatriation Trend, Argentina Sends More Gold to London 🔗
Europe
How corporations conquered the world: Corbyn 🔗
At Least Four Arrested in South-Western Germany on Suspicion of Human Smuggling
The case pertains to a group of migrants from the Caucasus region that were smuggled into Germany to work illegally and therefore below the statutory minimum wage, including at construction sites, the spokesperson said. 💡
Macron Calls for New World Order 🤡
In his speech, Macron claimed that the global system created in the wake of World War II was “incomplete and unjust,” because many modern nations did not even exist at that time and don’t have a proper place at the table. He said international bodies, such as the UN, the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund, should be reformed accordingly.
How many floods do Lepore and De Pascale need? The Emilia Romagna paradigm must be broken
Five years ago we proposed the cancellation of the regional urban planning law, a tool that provides the means to increase the concreting of the territories. After three floods in two years Lepore declared that that law was a mistake that deregulated so much as to bring us back to the 60s, admitting responsibility for the disasters of these days since the Region and Municipalities have continued to use its mechanisms to guarantee ever greater land consumption.
Lebanon has every right to defend itself! 🇱🇧🇱🇧🇱🇧 From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
You know, Carina, you are amazing.
THANK YOU for doing this, day after day. I salute you, and send you MANY hugs.