For today, links to 13 reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Anadolu Agency, National Public Radio, and Agence France-Presse, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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NEWER Report: More women, children killed in Gaza by Israeli military than in any recent conflict, by Aysu Biçer | Anadolu Agency LONDON — A combined analysis by Oxfam and Action on Armed Violence today revealed a sharp rise in civilian deaths in Gaza over the past year, surpassing numbers from any other conflict in the last two decades. According to the report . . .READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Israel says ‘targeted’ ground raids began in Lebanon. From AP. Israel said its ground troops crossed into Lebanon overnight, launching what the military described as “localized” raids to root out Hezbollah fighters and infrastructure. Hezbollah denied Israeli troops had entered Lebanon, but later the Israeli army said it had also carried out dozens of ground raids into southern Lebanon going back nearly a year. READ MORE . . .
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Israel sends troops into Lebanon in a significant escalation. From AP. Israeli ground forces made “limited” moves into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, the country’s military said, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah militants. Hezbollah’s acting leader, Naim Kassem, promised the group will fight on following the death . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for earlier reports from Reuters and Anadolu Agency, and HERE for audio of report from NPR.
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Any Israeli invasion of Lebanon violates UN resolution 1701: UNIFIL. From Anadolu Agency. BEIRUT — The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon todaywarned that any Israeli invasion of Lebanese territory would be a violation of the country’s sovereignty and UN Security Council Resolution 1701. “Any . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel says calling up four more reserve brigades for northern operation. From AFP. The Israeli army mobilised four additional brigades to be deployed in missions along the northern border, the military said today, after launching ground operations targeting Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon overnight.”This will . . . READ MORE . . .
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UN: Israel’s expansion of war displacing people, increasing suffering. From Middle East Monitor. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, warned on Monday that Israel’s expansion of the war into Lebanon and Yemen will only result in more displaced people and civilians suffering. He said more than 100,000 Lebanese and Syrians living in Lebanon have now crossed into Syria . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli military says ‘limited’ operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon has begun, by Josef Federman, Matthew Lee, Samy Magdy, Abby Sewell and Natalie Melzer | AP JERUSALEM — The Israeli military today said it had begun a “limited, localized” operation against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, opening a new front in its war against the Lebanese militant group. It said . . . Click HERE for report including map.
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Examining Washington’s role in managing the escalating Middle East crisis. Leila Fadel of NPR talks with former U.S. ambassador to Lebanon Ryan Crocker about Israeli launching a limited ground invasion of Lebanon, and U.S. influence in the Middle East. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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U.S. appears to support Israel’s attacks in Lebanon while calling for diplomacy. Michel Martin of NPR speaks with Beirut-based security consultant and Hezbollah expert Nicholas Blanford about the Iran-backed militant group’s next steps following the death of its leader. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM SEPT. 30 Israel launches airstrikes to central Beirut as attacks widen. Reported by Eyder Peralta | NPR Early Monday morning, Israel struck a building in central Beirut for the first time since the conflict started nearly a year ago. Now, there is a military buildup along the border. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.