Following the ME mostly makes you very skeptical!
USA keeps gathering information, Europe keeps condemning, Israel sees Hamas command centers in every shelter and home, UN keeps pleading for a ceasefire, nothing changes.
Today's summary
Israeli attacks continue in deadliest day of conflict in Lebanon since civil war
The first wave of Israeli air strikes started in the morning at about 6:30am local time on Monday.
That first wave of incredibly intense bombardment hit across south Lebanon. After that, we had strikes in the Bekaa Valley and in Baalbek and in the north. Following this, there was the strike here in Dahiyeh, the southern suburb of Beirut, which is a densely populated residential area.
The Israeli military said they were targeting senior Hezbollah leader, Ali Karaki. Now, Hezbollah put out a statement saying that, in fact, Ali Karaki was fine and in good health. After this, there was another wave of strikes in the Bekaa and they are still ongoing as I speak now.
Israel said that it has targeted more than 1,600 sites across Lebanon.
At least 492 people have been killed in Israeli attacks today, including 35 children and 58 women, making it the deadliest day in Lebanon’s history since the civil war.
Now, Hezbollah has been responding with rocket attacks. It has carried out more than six operations on military bases in Israel, some reaching close to the port city of Haifa.
Some more 'humor'
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon suspend patrols near Israel border
A spokesman for the UN said peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have stopped their patrols and are staying in their bases “given the volume of exchange of fire”.
Stephane Dujarric told reporters that the level of firing across the UN-drawn Blue Line boundary between Israel and Lebanon “puts them at greater risk”.
“The message to the parties that are firing at each other across the Blue Line, to all the parties involved in this conflict, is, step back from the brink,” he said. “Stop the escalation.”
Earlier, the UN’s Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed “grave concern” for the wellbeing and safety of civilians residing in southern Lebanon and reiterated “its strong call for a diplomatic solution” to the conflict.
What are they even there for? UN is so useless.
And disgrace, CNN publishing Israeli propaganda again, including the title of their live page
Israel strikes Hezbollah targets as conflict intensifies
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-09-23-24-intl-hnk/index.html
Some casualties likely caused by secondary explosions, Israeli military says
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-09-23-24-intl-hnk/index.html
Some of the casualties following Israel’s strikes in Lebanon Monday were likely caused by secondary explosions, an Israeli military spokesperson said.
At a press briefing on Monday, Daniel Hagari said there had been “many secondary explosions,” which occurred when buildings “containing deadly munitions, rockets and missiles” were struck.
“It is likely that some of the casualties are from these secondary explosions,” he said.
“Let me be clear: Hezbollah is responsible for this situation,” Hagari added.
The spokesperson said Hezbollah was using civilian homes to store its weapons and showed photos that he said showed long-range rockets stored inside a house in Lebanon. CNN cannot verify the authenticity of the photos.
“Among those killed were a large number of Hezbollah terrorists who were next to the weapons that we targeted, ” Hagari said, adding there had been a “high number of casualties.”
Some background: Lebanon’s health ministry said at least 356 people have been killed including 24 children and 42 women during Israel’s aerial offensive against Hezbollah on Monday, the deadliest since the 2006 war.
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid praised the operation in a post on X, saying, “Eliminations, a thousand targets within one day, hitting strategic assets. That’s how you restore the Israeli deterrence!”
This is where the munitions are at, short memory Israel? CNN falls for it of course.
