Gaza, 9-27-24

For today, links to 10 reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, and the Anadolu Agency, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor and Substack; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM   

   

NEWER  Netanyahu, at UN, says Israel will keep ‘degrading Hezbollah’ until its objectives are met, by Tia Goldenberg | AP UNITED NATIONS — His leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders at the United Nations today that his nation will “continue degrading Hezbollah” until . . . Click HERE for AP article and video of address, and HERE for report from Reuters.

   

Netanyahu to address U.N., as world leaders call for Gaza and Lebanon ceasefires. Reported by Michele Kelemen and Leila Fadel | NPR  Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the U.N. General Assembly this morning as he continues to reject a U.S. backed Lebanon cease-fire proposal. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

Israel to continue ceasefire discussions for Lebanon, Netanyahu says, by James Mackenzie and Timour Azhari | Reuters  Israel will continue to discuss ceasefire proposals for Lebanon in the days ahead, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as Washington warned that further escalation would only make it harder for civilians on both sides to return home. Israel’s foreign minister on Thursday . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Israeli airstrikes leave blast sites and wounded in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley. Reported by Jane Arraf | NPR  Some of Israel’s fiercest airstrikes in Lebanon have been in the East Bekaa valley, where Israel says the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah is hiding rockets and missiles in people’s homes. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

With nearly 700 killed in a week, Lebanon fears Gaza-level violence. From AP. Nearly 700 people have been killed in Lebanon this week, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Israel has dramatically escalated strikes, saying it is targeting Hezbollah’s military capacities and senior Hezbollah commanders. Top Israeli officials . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 26  Netanyahu vows to use ‘full force’ against Hezbollah and dims hopes for a cease-fire, by Bassem Mroue, Tia Goldenberg and Melanie Lidman | AP  NEW YORK — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed to carry out “full force” strikes against Hezbollah until it ceases firing rockets across the border, dimming hopes for a cease-fire proposal put forth by U.S. and European officials. READ MORE . . .

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FROM. SEPT. 26  Israel’s Netanyahu arrives in New York to address UN as fears of a Mideast war grows. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to the UN as the various sides consider the U.S.-French ceasefire proposal for Israel and Hezbollah. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

FROM SEPT. 26  Israel to receive $8.7 billion military aid package from U.S.: Defense Ministry. From Anadolu Agency.  JERUSALEM — Israel said Thursday it is set to receive a military aid package from the U.S. totaling $8.7 billion. The package coincides with . . . READ MORE . . .

   

FROM SEPT. 26  U.S. diplomacy in Mideast falters as clock ticks down for Biden, by Matt Spetalnick, John Irish and Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters  WASHINGTON — U.S. efforts to secure a Gaza ceasefire remain stalled after nearly a year of fighting. Iran-backed Houthi rebels continue to attack Red Sea shipping. And now, despite intense U.S.-led diplomacy, the Israel-Hezbollah conflict threatens to flare into . . . READ MORE . . .

   

FROM SEPT. 27  How the ICJ and UNGA challenged decades of Israeli, U.S. arrogance, by Ramzy Baroud | Middle East Monitor  Two historic events regarding the Israeli occupation of Palestine took place on July 19 and Sept 18. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM SEPT. 26  Netanyahu’s Lebanon gambit, by Seymour M. Hersh | Substack  I was surprised to be told recently by a well-informed official in Washington that things had changed dramatically in the war in Gaza—in Israel’s favor. There is no longer a possibility or a need for a ceasefire in Gaza, the official said. READ MORE . . .