October, 2024

• 10 October

  Israel expands ethnic cleansing and deliberate starvation in northern Gaza

  

  A Palestinian man holds the body of a relative killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip at a hospital morgue in Deir al-Balah, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 [AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana] One year after the start of the Gaza genocide, Israel, with the support of US imperialism, is …

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• 10 October

  ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in August 2024

  

  ISIS carried out at least 19 confirmed attacks in August in the Homs, Raqqa, and Deir Ez Zor governorates. These attacks killed at least 12 pro-Assad regime soldiers and seven civilians and wounded at least 25 others. There were also six high quality* attacks carried out during the month. The …

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• 10 October

  THE ANALYSIS OF DAHIYA DOCTRINE
  IN THE CONTEXT OF ISRAEL’S FURTHER SECURITY CLAIM

  Abstract This study aims to understand, determine and explain the Dahiya Doctrine that was adopted during the Lebanon War (2006), and that was applied as a deterrence model. In this frame, it deals with Israel’s dissuasive expectation through the doctrine which was based on harming military infrastructure of theorganizations and …

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• 10 October

  Has Israel used ‘toxic’ depleted uranium in Lebanon?

  

  The New Arab looks into the accusations that Israel has used depleted uranium, as well as what the substance is and why it’s so dangerous. Israel has been accused of using bombs containing depleted uranium in its bombardment of Lebanon. “The extent of destruction and the penetration of buildings and …

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• 10 October

  The Dahiya Doctrine: How is Israel using this strategy in its war on Lebanon?

  

  Repeating its strategy of the 2006 summer war, Israel has already flattened wide areas in Beirut’s southern suburbs and elsewhere in Lebanon Swathes of Beirut’s southern suburbs have been reduced to rubble because of the Israeli military’s near-daily bombardment of the area. Scenes of widespread destruction are also visible in …

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• 10 October

  Will Israel strike Iran’s oil ports in retaliatory attack?

  

  Iran appeared to be taking preparations in anticipation of a potential Israeli strike on its oil facilities, despite US warnings to Israel regarding this. Iran is anticipating an Israeli attack after it launched ballistic missiles against Israel earlier this month, and appears to be taking steps in preparation for this, …

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• 10 October

  Hamas will rise ‘like a phoenix’ from the ashes, leader-in-exile says

  

  Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Meshaal said the Palestinian group would rise “like a phoenix” from the ashes despite heavy losses during a year of war with Israel, and that it continues to recruit fighters and manufacture weapons, Reuters reported. One year after the Hamas attack that triggered the war, Meshaal framed …

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• 10 October

  Iran Update, October 8, 2024

  

  Israeli political leaders indicated that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed Hashem Safi ed Din—the presumed successor to Hassan Nasrallah—in an airstrike on Beirut on October 4.[i] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement on October 8 that Israel killed “Nasrallah himself, and Nasrallah’s replacement, and the …

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• 10 October

  Hezbollah deputy chief says supports Lebanon efforts for ceasefire

  

  Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem said Tuesday the militant group supported Lebanese efforts for a ceasefire with Israel, after two weeks of heavy Israeli strikes that killed its leader. “We support the political efforts that (Lebanese Parliament Speaker) Nabih Berri is undertaking towards a ceasefire,” Qassem said in a televised …

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• 10 October

  Spotlight on Terrorism September 2024

  During September 2024 the fighting continued in the Gaza Strip, Judea and Samaria and south Lebanon, and the pro-Iranian militias in Iraq and Yemen continued attacking Israel. The Gaza Strip: Four rockets were fired at Israeli territory, the lowest monthly figure since Gaza Strip War began on October 7, 2023. …

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