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Genocide unfolding: 640 Palestinians killed in north Gaza in 17 days

Monday, October 21, 2024  
Israel has killed at least 640 Palestinians in north Gaza since it laid siege to the area 17 days ago, 33 of them since dawn on Monday, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.

In Gaza, civilians face unimaginable hardship amid ongoing conflict. Children carry injured siblings on foot, struggling to survive. War-torn streets leave them exhausted, vulnerable, and reliant on strangers for help. In the south, drone strikes target makeshift shelters, killing displaced civilians. Families mourn innocent lives lost in supposed "safe zones." Nowhere in Gaza is safe, especially in the north, where Israeli forces intensify their offensive. Civilians are forced to flee under the threat of death, with hospitals overwhelmed and the war showing no signs of ending.

Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi reports.

Why is the US leading calls for political change in Lebanon?

Saturday, Oct 5, 2024
Lebanon is again under attack as Israel wages war against the country's dominant political and military force - Hezbollah.

Although its primary target is the armed group, Israel's attacks have been indiscriminate, killing civilians and medical workers just as it has done in Gaza.

But the conflict is also bringing pressure to change Lebanon's fragmented political system.

So who is looking for this political change - and what might it mean?

Presenter: Hashem Ahelbarra.
Guests:
Hala Jaber, journalist and author of books on Iraq and Lebanon including 'Hezbollah: Born with a Vengeance'.
Nadim Houry, Executive Director at Arab Reform Initiative and former director of Human Rights Watch.
David Wood, Senior Analyst with International Crisis Group in Beirut.

Israel’s recent attacks shows it infiltrated Hezbollah : Marwan Bishara

Saturday, Oct 5, 2024  
Al Jazeera’s political analyst Marwan Bishara says Hezbollah losing contact with its leader Hashem Safieddine shows that Israel is able to "deliver one blow after another" to the group.

"It is also significant that it proves there is an intelligence breach when it comes to Hezbollah, allowing Israel to locate and attack one leader after another," Marwan Bishara said.

"From the rigging and detonating of communication devices and the assassination of one Hezbollah leader to another, all the way to Hassan Nasrallah and now apparently his successor, underlines that either Israel is getting help or it has infiltrated Hezbollah in various ways digitally, electronically or perhaps with human resources," Marwan Bishara added.

Israel has not yet decided how to respond to Iran: Biden

Saturday, Oct 5, 2024  
US President Joe Biden says the US military and diplomats are "constantly in contact" with their Israeli counterparts.

Biden said he would think about alternatives to striking Iranian oilfields if he were in Israel’s shoes, adding that he thinks Israel has not yet concluded how to respond to Iran.

Biden also said sanctions on Iran are "under consideration right now".

Biden made his remarks to reporters at a White House news briefing.

Tehran’s patience is being tested by Israel: Analysis

Friday, Oct 4, 2024
Tohid Asadi, a writer and specialist in Iranian affairs, told Al Jazeera that Iranian officials are making "double-edged statements."

On the one hand, they claim they are not "warmongers", and at the same time, they are saying, "We are not afraid of war".

Asadi explained that this means if Israel demonstrates aggression towards Iran, there will be "tough consequences".

He said the message from Tehran is clear, that its patience has reached a limit.

He said Tehran is still seeking de-escalation, but if Israel "decides to continue this insatiable desire to expand the battlefield, there is going to be [a] crushing response".

Hezbollah claims to resist Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, hindering ground operation progress

Thursday, Oct 3, 2024  
Lebanon’s Hezbollah reported a third explosive targeting Israel’s Golani Brigade in Maroun al-Ras.

Hezbollah claims it resisted Israeli forces trying to infiltrate the village, causing casualties, while Israeli helicopters evacuated soldiers.

Despite Israel's air superiority, Hezbollah’s resistance is hindering Israel’s ground operation, preventing expected gains.

Al Jazeera’s Assed Baig reports from Riyaq in the Bekaa Valley from the site of a recent air strike.

Nobody benefits from such a war: Former Israeli official

Thursday, Oct 3, 2024  
At least seven people have been killed and eight wounded in Israeli air strikes targeting central Beirut overnight.

It hit a building in the area of Bachoura - just one kilometre from Lebanon's Parliament and the Prime Minister's office.

Meanwhile, more Israeli strikes have targeted Dahiyeh, the southern suburb of Beirut where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed last week.

Israel has hit the area several times in the past two weeks, saying it was targeting Hezbollah sites.

And in Gaza, an overnight Israeli strike has killed at least one Palestinian and injured another in Deir el-Balah, in the central part of the strip.

An Israeli helicopter gunship struck a tent housing displaced people in a school compound.

Alon Liel is a former director general at Israel's Foreign Ministry. He was also a former ambassador to South Africa.
 
He says Israel has been weakened from nearly a year of war in Gaza and the prospect of a protracted conflict in the region has its population worried.

Live: Iran has fired missiles at Israel

Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024
The Israeli military reports that missiles have been launched from Iran, as sirens sound across the country. Flares and missiles are currently visible in the Tel Aviv sky. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the missile attack underway on Israel is in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last week as well as that of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh earlier this year, Iran’s Fars news agency reported.

Red alert sirens have been activated across central and southern Israel.

Israeli army says Iran has fired missiles at Israel

Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024
The Israeli military reports that missiles have been launched from Iran, as sirens sound across the country. Flares and missiles are currently visible in the Tel Aviv sky. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said the missile attack underway on Israel is in response to the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah last week as well as that of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh earlier this year, Iran’s Fars news agency reported.

Red alert sirens have been activated across central and southern Israel.

Joining us to discuss the latest developments are political analyst Akiva Eldar from Tel Aviv and Iranian affairs specialist Tohid Asadi from Tehran.

Israel says has started targeted ground raids in Lebanon

Tuesday, Oct 1, 2024
Defying global calls for de-escalation, Israel has begun its first ground offensive into Lebanon in 18 years.

The military says its conducting quote "limited and targeted raids" against Hezbollah after killing its leader Hassan Nasrallah just days ago.

Beirut's southern suburbs have been hit multiple times and Lebanon's largest and most densely populated Palestinian refugee camp has also been attacked.

Al Jazeera’s Caley Callahan reports.