Israeli army warns residents in Beirut to evacuate from 3 buildings it says Hezbollah uses to hide weapons
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli army warns residents in Beirut to evacuate from 3 buildings it says Hezbollah uses to hide weapons.
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The TelegraphHezbollah fleeing Israeli ground assault without putting up a fight
Hezbollah militants are fleeing southern Lebanon, offering limited resistance to the Israeli ground invasion.
- INSIDER
Iran's attacks on Israel suggest ballistic missiles are an overhyped threat
Iran's failed attacks on Israel show that ballistic missiles aren't wonder weapons that can win wars by themselves.
- Associated Press
As Hezbollah and Israel battle on the border, Lebanon's army watches from the sidelines
Since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon, Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants have clashed along the border while the Lebanese army has largely stood on the sidelines. It's not the first time the national army has found itself watching war at home from the discomfiting position of bystander. Lebanon's widely beloved army is one of the few institutions that bridge the country's sectarian and political divides.
- Malay Mail
As it happens: Malaysians march for pro-Palestine ‘Himpunan 1 Tahun Taufan Al Aqsa’ rally (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 — Malaysians attended a pro-Palestine rally starting from Kuala Lumpur City Centre’s (KLCC) Asy-Sya...
- The Telegraph
The return of al-Qaeda and Islamic State
The operation went almost without a hitch. Swooping low over the horizon in the early dawn light, the helicopters disgorged their cargo of commandos into a dried-out riverbed.
- The Telegraph
Hamas wanted Iran to join in Oct 7 attack, secret minutes reveal
Hamas tried to convince Iran to join in the Oct 7 terrorist attacks on Israel, minutes of secret meetings have revealed.
- AFP News
Tears, warnings after Japan atomic survivors group win Nobel
A grassroots group of survivors formed after the 1945 atomic bombings in Japan reacted with tears and dire warnings on Friday after winning the Nobel Peace Prize."I think it is very important for such people to convey to the world the tragedy of Japan in the form of the Nobel Peace Prize," consultant Masaki Ozawa, 49, told AFP in Tokyo.
- Sky News
Uneasy calm won't last long - Israel's next move could bring even bigger war
For the first time in almost half a century, Israel is at war during the Jewish day of atonement, Yom Kippur. Religious observant Jews are at home. In Gaza, Israel has launched a ground offensive in recent days in the same place for the third time.
- Evening Standard
UK among 40 nations ‘strongly’ condemning attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
Ireland, France and Sri Lanka are among the other co-signatories to the statement.
- Associated Press
US airstrikes target multiple militant camps in Syria
A series of U.S. airstrikes targeted several camps run by the Islamic State group in Syria in an operation the U.S. military said will disrupt the extremists from conducting attacks in the region and beyond. The U.S. Central Command said the airstrikes were conducted Friday, without specifying in which parts of Syria. About 900 U.S. troops have been deployed in eastern Syria alongside the U.S.-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces that were instrumental in the fight against IS militants.
- Evening Standard
US President Joe Biden tells Israel to stop firing at UN peacekeepers in Lebanon
UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix said there's evidence of direct fire on UN positions
- The Telegraph
I escaped from Beirut 40 years ago – today’s carnage is an echo of the same brutal conflict
Forty years ago I was evacuated from Beirut as Lebanon descended into one of the most brutal conflicts of the era. Then, as now, the Islamist militia Hezbollah was at the centre of the chaos.
- AFP News
Israel observes Yom Kippur amid firestorm over Lebanon strikes
Israel observed Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, on Saturday amid a firestorm of international criticism over its military offensive in Lebanon and its soldiers firing on peacekeepers.It marked a tense start to Yom Kippur.
- The Guardian
How Australia’s political parties have split over Israel and Gaza
It’s been a year of division from Labor, the Coalition and the Greens in their response to the 7 October attacks by Hamas and Israel’s retaliation. Here’s a timeline
- The Guardian
‘They are taking incredible care of us’: Lebanon’s Shia put their faith in Hezbollah
The group, proscribed as terrorists by the west, hands out food, cash and medicines to people displaced in the conflict
- Associated Press
Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security following attacks
Schoolteacher Supriya Sarker is glad to celebrate Bangladesh's largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja but feels the festivities would be more jubilant without the fear and violence that overshadow this year's event. The weeklong celebration that ends in the Muslim-majority Bangladesh on Sunday with immersions of the Hindu Goddess has strained the Hindu community with reports of vandalism, violence and intimidation in parts of Bangladesh, which has seen harassment and attacks on Hindus, who make up about 8% of the country's nearly 170 million people, or more than 13 million people.
- The Guardian
Hunger in Lebanon could soar amid Israeli onslaught, UN expert warns
Michael Fakhri, special rapporteur on right to food, warns Israeli military attack risks repeat of starvation seen in Gaza
- The Guardian
US soldier sentenced to 14 years for trying to help Islamic State kill troops
Cole Bridges pleaded guilty to terrorism charges last year after communicating online with an undercover FBI employee
- AFP News
Pakistan frets over security ahead of SCO summit
Pakistan authorities were preparing on Sunday to shut down the capital ahead of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, overshadowed by recent militant violence and political unrest. In the weeks leading up to the summit, Pakistan's authorities have cracked down hard on dissent, banning an ethnic nationalist movement and introducing new laws that restrict protest in the capital.
- AFP News
Netanyahu tells UN to move Lebanon peacekeepers out of 'harm's way'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the UN chief on Sunday to move peacekeepers deployed in south Lebanon out of "harm's way", saying Hezbollah was using them as "human shields".Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati also condemned the Israeli call on UNIFIL to abandon the south.