We move into the scond years of the conflict……
With No end in sight…..
The suffering contiunes….
The hostages, those still alive, stay as hostages…..
The Netanyahu Government seeks an impossible goal of hunting down EVERY Hamas and Hezbollah fighter they can find …(Colleral damage is sure to radicalize new fighters for those against Isreal).
The Biden admin keeps feeding Israel arms as the Israeli’s leverage their goal against a American President stuck….
There are reports that Hezbollah may want a cease fire after being pounded by the Israeli’s…
Iran talks threats , but holds its breath….
Israel may strike at Iran anyways…..
Israel sent more troops into Lebanon on Tuesday and pounded the neighborhoods south of Beirut where Hezbollah holds sway. The midday airstrikes could be heard from miles away.
The bombardment followed the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel that set off the war in Gaza. Israel said in a statement on Tuesday that a fourth division of soldiers had begun operating in Lebanon.
The Israeli military said Hezbollah had fired “approximately 135 projectiles” as of 3 p.m. local time, most of which were intercepted. A home was hit north of Haifa, Israel’s third-largest city. It was the second time since Sunday that areas near Haifa were struck by Hezbollah rockets. No injuries were reported.
Hezbollah has been firing into Israel over the past year in support of Hamas, which, like Hezbollah, is backed by Iran. Last week, Israel sent ground troops into southern Lebanon to try to stop the attacks and eliminate the threat near its border.
Here is what else to know:
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Houthi arms talks: The Russian arms dealer Viktor A. Bout is trying to broker a deal with Houthi militants in Yemen, who are backed by Iran and have been attacking Israel in solidarity with Hamas, according to Western officials. The negotiations are continuing, but no deal has been completed and no arms have been transferred, the officials said.
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Lebanon deaths: More than 2,000 people have been killed and nearly 10,000 injured in Lebanon since the war in Gaza began last October, according to Lebanon’s ministry of health. Most of the deaths and injuries have occurred over the past three weeks. The World Health Organization said that Israeli attacks in Lebanon had killed at least 65 health workers and injured 40 others since Sept. 17.
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Retaliation on Iran: Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, said on Monday that Israeli officials were debating when and where to attack Iran in retaliation for the missile barrage it fired at Israel last week. “It will happen,” he said.
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Gaza deaths: The Palestinian health authorities said the death toll over the past year had surpassed 41,900, with more than 97,590 people injured. Adding to the toll, Palestinian civil defense said on Tuesday that 12 people had been killed and several others injured in Israeli airstrikes on a home and tents housing displaced people in the Bureij area of central Gaza. The Israeli military said its troops were “eliminating terrorists” in the area…..
Update…
Oct 8, 2024 – ISW Press
Israeli political leaders indicated that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed Hashem Safi ed Din—the presumed successor to Hassan Nasrallah—in an airstrike on Beirut on October 4. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement on October 8 that Israel killed “Nasrallah himself, and Nasrallah’s replacement, and the replacement of his replacement,” which Israeli media has framed as confirmation of the killing of Safi ed Din. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant similarly said on October 8 that the IDF probably killed Safi ed Din. IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, on the other hand, said that the IDF is still investigating the results of the airstrike targeting Safi ed Din.
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