Well there's still humor now and then, thanks to the US
Oh really?
Report: US does not think Israel’s assault on Lebanon will lead to de-escalation
The Reuters news agency has quoted an unnamed “senior State Department official” who said that the US does not think Israeli escalation to force Hezbollah to reduce tensions will yield the desired outcome of de-escalation, effectively disagreeing with Israel’s strategy.
The conflict is a key focus for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week, where Washington has concrete ideas to prevent a broader war and would seek an “off-ramp” to the tensions, the official told reporters in New York.
So far, the US has publicly stood by its ally Israel, saying that it would defend it from any actors in the region seeking to attack it.
But the US will back Israel anyway.
And empathy, no food to eat, still donating blood.
Palestinians in Gaza donate blood during two-day campaign
The Palestinian Health Ministry says that Palestinians in Gaza’s northern governorates have donated 1,000 units of blood to people in southern parts of the enclave.
The blood donation campaign ran for two days, it said.
Families in Gaza’s north have been facing famine-like conditions for months as Israeli forces continue to seal shut vital border crossings, preventing the entry of humanitarian aid, including food, medicine and much-needed fuel used to power medical facilities.
And as always Europe afraid to call it what it is
Close to full-fledged war in Lebanon, EU foreign policy chief says
Josep Borrell pointed to the increasing number of civilian casualties and the intensity of Israel’s military strikes in Lebanon, saying that “if this is not a war situation, I don’t know what you would call it”.
“This situation is extremely dangerous and worrying. I can say that we are almost in a full-fledged war,” he told reporters in New York, as he called for diplomatic efforts to prevent further escalation.
“Here in New York is the moment to do that. Everybody has to put all their capacity to stop this path to war,” he said.
Almost? The fuck has to happen for you to say it is a full-fledged war, whatever that means.
Oh setting a date for another UNSC meeting that goes nowhere
France calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting on Lebanon
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told the UN General Assembly on Monday that it has “requested that an emergency meeting of the Security Council be held on Lebanon this week”.
Barrot said he was “thinking of the men and women in uniform in Lebanon and the French contingent there”, following a wave of deadly attacks by Israel that have killed at least 492 people.
“I’m thinking of the Lebanese people as Israeli strikes have just killed hundreds of civilians, including dozens of children. These strikes conducted on both sides of the blue line, and in the region more broadly, must immediately end,” he said, referring to the demarcation line dividing Lebanon from Israel and the occupied Golan Heights.
“France, once again, calls upon the parties and those that support them to deescalate and avoid a regional conflagration that would be devastating for everyone,” he said.
