October, 2024

• 2 October

  Israel begins ground offensive against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

  Israeli ground forces crossed into southern Lebanon early Tuesday, marking a significant escalation of an offensive against Hezbollah militants and opening a new front in a yearlong war against its Iranian-backed adversaries. The incursion follows weeks of heavy blows by Israel against Hezbollah — including an airstrike that killed its …

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• 2 October

  Hamas Leader in Lebanon Eliminated in Israeli Air Strike Was UNRWA Employee

  

  Latest Developments The leader of Hamas in Lebanon, who doubled up as a prominent educator employed by UNRWA — the UN agency solely dedicated to the descendants of Palestinian refugees — was killed in an Israeli air strike in the south of the country, Hamas confirmed on September 30. Fathi …

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• 2 October

  Lebanese troops pull back from border as Israeli ground invasion looms

  

  Lebanese troops pulled back from the border with Israel late on Monday as a ground invasion by Israel looked imminent, just days after Israel killed the head of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in an escalation of regional tensions. Israeli strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs, a security source said, with a …

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• 2 October

  ‘Propaganda material will need to be disseminated’

  

  Whitehall officials and ministers connive with the BBC and the press during wars, to promote ‘propaganda’ to domestic and foreign audiences, declassified files show. Britain’s media is failing to report the true extent of UK support to Israel amid the genocide in Gaza. This is not the exception in Britain’s …

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• 2 October

  Hezbollah Got Caught in Its Own Trap

  

  How Nasrallah’s death remade the strategic landscape During a year of conflict in the Middle East, Israel and the Palestinians have bled while Iran and its regional allies have benefited at virtually no cost. Now Israel appears to have reshaped the landscape with its devastating war on Iran’s most powerful …

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• 2 October

  France’s new government aims to calm the political storm. What will it mean for foreign policy?

  

  This summer threatened to upend French politics. European Parliament elections in early June saw strong support for the far right in France. Then, two rounds of French parliamentary elections resulted in left-leaning parties gaining ground. Bitter negotiations on forming a new government followed in August. As fall begins, however, a …

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• 2 October

  Special Briefing: Nasrallah killing reshapes the regional power balance

  

  A tectonic shift in the Middle East Paul SalemVice President for International EngagementPaul Salem Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the rapid degradation of the group’s power shows Hezbollah can no longer deter or defend against Israeli attacks, although it could still put up a fight against a …

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• 2 October

  Israel launches a ‘limited’ ground offensive in southern Lebanon

  

  TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military has launched what it called a “limited, localized” ground offensive in southern Lebanon against the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. “These targets are located in villages close to the border and pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel,” the Israeli …

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• 2 October

  Israeli Ground Forces Enter Lebanon, First Time since 2006

  

  The IDF has initiated a “limited” incursion into southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah assets, according to the Israeli military. “The IDF began limited, localized, and targeted ground raids based on precise intelligence against Hezbollah terrorist targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon,” the IDF said in a statement. “These targets are located …

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• 2 October

  Moyen-Orient : la colère au cœur d’une violence inextinguible

  

  Dans Géopolitique de la colère. De la globalisation heureuse au grand courroux, dont une seconde édition actualisée et enrichie est parue le 29 août 2024 aux éditions Le Cavalier Bleu, Myriam Benraad, professeure en relations internationales à l’Université internationale Schiller à Paris, aborde la question des émotions dont découlent de …

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