Giorgia Meloni plans Lebanon visit as fears grow for UN peacekeeping troops Italian PM demands security guarantees for her country’s Unifil troops after series of attacks by Israel The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024
What is Unifil and why has Israel been firing on its positions in Lebanon? As the Israeli military attacks United Nations peacekeepers, we look at the background to the violence The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024
Israel expands air campaign hitting targets 'deep within Lebanon' as battles still rage in Gaza The IDF is targeting the north of the country after initially concentrating on the south Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2024
UN warns of humanitarian catastrophe in Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah war UNICEF, WFP call for support for hundreds of thousands displaced by fighting, with women and children bearing the brunt. Al Jazeera · Oct 15, 2024
Oil Prices Hit By Easing Middle East Fears, Most Asian Markets Rise The sell-off came as the commodity is also hit by worries about China's economic outlook after Beijing failed to announce any new stimulus at a weekend briefing. Latin Times · Oct 15, 2024
Row erupts over Met Police video showing officers ‘refusing to say Hezbollah are terrorists’ Antisemitism campaigners uploaded the edited clip - recorded two weeks ago - on Monday Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2024
UN defies Israel’s call to withdraw peacekeepers from southern Lebanon Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the UN peacekeepers to relocate as airstrikes in southern Lebanon intensify The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024
Desperate journeys: Syrian refugees fleeing Israel’s assault on Lebanon From one war zone to another, and back again – how some of the most vulnerable cannot escape wherever they turn. Al Jazeera · Oct 15, 2024
IDF actions against UN peacekeepers suggest Israel may be considering occupying part of southern Lebanon The United Nations security council has expressed strong concern for the safety of peacekeepers in Lebanon after a series of incidents over the past week in which UN positions have come under fire from the Israel Defense Forces as they continue their push in the south of the country. The Conversation · Oct 15, 2024
UK imposes sanctions on seven groups that support West Bank settlers Foreign Office declines to penalise two Israeli ministers as ex-foreign secretary David Cameron had planned The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024
Netanyahu ‘promises Biden’ he will limit attack on Iran to military targets Israel will reportedly strike Iran before the November US presidential election on 5 November The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024
Funeral Held In Tehran For Top Iranian Military Figure Funeral service in Tehran honors Abbas Nilforoushan, killed in Israeli drone strike. Mourners pay tribute with speeches and anti-American sentiments. Top News · Oct 15, 2024
Israel says it will ‘address concerns’ from US after threat to withhold arms funding over Gaza – as it happened Israel offered assurances, according to media reports, after US says it wouldn’t support attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2024
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on southern Gaza kill at least 15 people overnight Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip have killed at least 15 people overnight, including six children and two women The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024 Ireland’s peacekeepers in Lebanon are putting their lives on the line. I know – I was one of them In 1996, I witnessed the horror as the Israeli army fired on UN positions. Now history is repeating itself, says Irish senator Tom Clonan
International Business Times · Oct 15, 2024 Israel Strikes Lebanon After Netanyahu Vows No Mercy For Hezbollah Israel's military launched strikes Tuesday on eastern Lebanon, official Lebanese media reported, as Hezbollah fought Israeli soldiers after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed no mercy for the militant group.
International Business Times · Oct 15, 2024 Oil Prices Drop On Easing Fears Over Middle East, Most Markets Rise Oil prices extended losses Tuesday after a report said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had told US President Joe Biden he would not strike Iran's crude or nuclear facilities in retaliation for a missile attack earlier this month.
France 24 · Oct 15, 2024 🔴 Live: New Israeli strikes on Lebanon as the UN voices 'strong concerns' for peacekeepers Israel's military launched fresh strikes Tuesday on eastern Lebanon, local media reported, as Hezbollah said its fighters clashed with Israeli troops on the outskirts of a southern village. The UN Security Council voiced "strong concerns" late Monday over the UN peacekeepers wounded by the strikes in Lebanon as Prime Minister…
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024 UN voices ‘strong concern’ for peacekeepers after Israeli attacks The UN Security Council expressed ‘strong concern’ as Israel has fired on and wounded UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during intensified fighting, reiterating its support for their role in supporting security in the region
The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2024 THAAD missile system: What is the defence system sent by US to Israel to assist in Middle East conflict? Missile defence system to be operated by US troops in a departure from Israeli military policy
International Business Times · Oct 14, 2024 UN Peacekeepers To 'Stay In All Positions' In Lebanon United Nations peacekeepers will stay in all positions in Lebanon despite Israeli calls for them to move amid intensifying fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and five blue helmets suffering injuries, the UN peacekeeping chief said Monday.
Top News · Oct 14, 2024 Israeli Prime Minister Denies Deliberate Attacks On UN Peacekeepers Israeli PM Netanyahu denies targeting UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, blames Hezbollah for using them as shields.
Top News · Oct 14, 2024 Israel To Continue Striking Hezbollah Targets In Lebanon Israeli PM Netanyahu reaffirms commitment to target Hezbollah in Lebanon despite recent attacks. Tensions escalate as focus shifts to southern Lebanon.
France 24 · Oct 14, 2024 No peace to keep? Israel pressures United Nations in Lebanon They are called peacekeepers, but what is their mission when they can not keep the peace? The United Nations along with the forty nations that contribute UNIFIL blue helmets to monitor the buffer zone in South Lebanon condemning the growing standoffs with Israel’s invading army that have culminated in a…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024 US intervention points to growing concerns over Israel’s air defences After Hezbollah drone strike, any tit-for-tat strikes with Iran could pose a bigger problem still for Israel’s defences