IDF commanders told Haaretz that southern Lebanon is being demolished “like Gaza.” The declared goal is to prevent civilians from being able to return.
Both are war crimes punishable under international law.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Aerial view of large scale devastation inflicted on the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, with an Israeli tank parked in the center of the photo.
This is what Israel has done to Bint Jbeil, my hometown in southern Lebanon
Scene of destruction in southern Lebanon, with two Israeli tanks in the foreground moving along demolished homes and buildings. Text Block: THE LRB PODCAST The War in Lebanon With Adam Shatz, Joelle Abi-Rached and Mohamad Bazzi
“The Lebanese army has been kept weak and ineffective on purpose. That’s part of the Israeli-US strategy” — my conversation on Lebanon with Adam Shatz and Joelle Abi-Rached for @lrb.co.uk podcast | www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and...
Hello friends, I wrote for Nation Magazine about how Iran has a reasonable legal basis for regulating the Strait of Hormuz and those that argue otherwise are reinforcing double-standards and imperial international law-making www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Today, the future in Lebanon looks quite dim. We once again have to rely on Israel's benevolence and American assurances (each as reliable as Lebanese electricity).
Internally, polarisation is higher than I can ever recall, with each side creating scarecrows of their opponents.
April 13 is the anniversary of the outbreak of the Lebanese Civil war, which began in 1975. For The Public Source, I wrote about the twisted nostalgia many of us feel for those dark days:
thepublicsource.org/civil-war-le...
"We sold the Gulf states a security guarantee, armed them to the teeth, triggered the threat we promised to protect them from, and now the weapons don't work. Other than that, great deal!"
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“Israeli strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father’s funeral” — headline that tells you all you need to know about Israel’s war on Lebanon
Text extract from Guardian article: "For two years after the October 2023 attacks, Netanyahu undermined ceasefire talks with Hamas in Gaza and blocked potential deals by adding new conditions or changing his mind at the last minute. He also tried to stall negotiations by assassinating Hamas leaders involved in the talks, and even ordered a brazen Israeli airstrike on Hamas officials meeting in Qatar, a US ally, to consider a ceasefire proposal that had been submitted by Israel and Washington. Despite Netanyahu's obstinance, Israel continued to receive unconditional political support and tens of billions of dollars in US weapons, under both Joe Biden's administration and Trump's. Is it any surprise that Netanyahu concluded that Israel can bomb virtually anyone and anywhere in the Middle East, with impunity? By late 2025, Israel had attacked Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Qatar and Yemen that year - without losing the flow of US weapons or Washington's political cover at the United Nations and other international institutions. Of course, Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, which killed at least 70,000 Palestinians and instigated a famine, paved the way for Israel to flout international law."
With unwavering US support under both Biden and Trump, is it any surprise that Netanyahu concluded that Israel can bomb virtually anyone and anywhere in the Middle East, with impunity? — my latest for @theguardian.com | www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Confused why Pakistan is playing such a key role on an issue in the Middle East? I’ve got a book about that - and its free if you want it.
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Infographic (in Arabic) from Lebanon's Public Health Emergency Operation Center showing the number of Lebanese killed and wounded since Israel intensified its attacks on March 2nd. 2020 people killed 6436 people injured
Israeli attacks on Lebanon have killed more than 2,000 people, and wounded more than 6,400, since March 2nd:
— 165 children killed.
— 248 women killed.
— 85 healthcare workers killed.
(Source: Lebanese Ministry of Health)
The UAE tried to strong-arm Pakistan by demanding an immediate repayment of a loan. It also took a hardline stance against the ceasefire. Today, the UAE is unhappy about being excluded from the Islamabad Talks, 3 weeks after UAE FM AbZ said on X, 'We will never be blackmailed by terrorists.'
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Photo of a seafront section of Beirut being bombed by Israeli forces during the Israeli invasion of 1982. Buildings in the background, and a ferris wheel in the foreground.
Beirut, 1982 — being bombed by the Israeli military during its invasion.
Your reminder that Israel has been bombing Lebanon since before Hezbollah existed.
(Photo by Yan Morvan)
A lot of people just assumed the issue of Palestine would go away and it hasn't. It's fine that your assumption was wrong but maybe a little introspective?
THE JERUSALEM POST FRONTLINES Israel excludes France from talks with Lebanon, sources tell 'Post' EXCLUSIVE An Israeli official said that "France's conduct over the past year...has led Israel to view France as an unfair mediator."
Western countries are so lucky to have such a wonderful ally as Israel
"The vice president must not realize how ridiculous he sounds when he talks about foreign policy." daniellarison.substack.com/p/vances-dip...
Text extract from Guardian article: "For two years after the October 2023 attacks, Netanyahu undermined ceasefire talks with Hamas in Gaza and blocked potential deals by adding new conditions or changing his mind at the last minute. He also tried to stall negotiations by assassinating Hamas leaders involved in the talks, and even ordered a brazen Israeli airstrike on Hamas officials meeting in Qatar, a US ally, to consider a ceasefire proposal that had been submitted by Israel and Washington. Despite Netanyahu's obstinance, Israel continued to receive unconditional political support and tens of billions of dollars in US weapons, under both Joe Biden's administration and Trump's. Is it any surprise that Netanyahu concluded that Israel can bomb virtually anyone and anywhere in the Middle East, with impunity? By late 2025, Israel had attacked Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Qatar and Yemen that year - without losing the flow of US weapons or Washington's political cover at the United Nations and other international institutions. Of course, Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, which killed at least 70,000 Palestinians and instigated a famine, paved the way for Israel to flout international law."
With unwavering US support under both Biden and Trump, is it any surprise that Netanyahu concluded that Israel can bomb virtually anyone and anywhere in the Middle East, with impunity? — my latest for @theguardian.com | www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
All that remains of the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab.
I think the number one, two, and three reasons for Israel's public relations crisis is that it's doing this to four separate countries simultaneously
“With unwavering US support under both Biden and Trump, Netanyahu realized that he has little incentive to avoid escalating conflicts and taking risks that could engulf the Middle East in a devastating war. He concluded that Israel can bomb virtually anyone with impunity”— my latest @theguardian.com
UPDATE: US confirms it's hosting Lebanon-Israel talks next week, the first of kind in Washington. Unclear if it's ambassador level or more officials will join. Watch this space: www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
The death toll of Israel's attack on Lebanon yesterday is now at least 303
1150 injured so numbers are likely to go up megaphone.news/cards/%D8%AD...
Israel has released more evacuation warnings for Dahiyeh, though the map and areas listed is growing. They included Jnah this time, where hits have happened in the past but without warnings.
Evacuation order (in Arabic) by the Israeli military for residents of multiple neighborhoods in Beirut’s southern suburbs
Israeli military just issued its latest (illegal) evacuation order that includes almost the entire southern suburbs of Beirut. Yet another tactic to sow fear and chaos ahead of committing new massacres in Lebanon.
People need to understand how bad, how devastating, how unjustified Israel’s bombardment of Beirut is — it’s not just yet another of the strikes that have become routinized. Catastrophic civilian harm and human suffering that simply must not be shrugged off as normal and forgotten. Stop the madness.
Hermel district 9 killed and 6 injured 08 04 26 LB Beirut 92 killed and 742 injured Dahiyeh 61 killed and 200 injured Baalbak district 18 killed and 28 injured Saida district 12 killed and 56 injured Aley district 17 killed and 6 injured Nabatieh district 28 killed and 59 injured Tyre district 17 killed and 68 injured Civil Defense 254 KILLED IN ATTACKS TODAY
This seems to be the most recent update of the death toll in Lebanon following today’s Israeli strikes
