(2024-04-26). The Big Bang: Israel's Path to Self-Destruction. counterpunch.org 
In striking at the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1 Bibi Netanyahu has made himself an April Fool. Israel has been bombing Syria for years with no provocation or retaliation by Syria. For years it has bombed its airports which disrupted humanitarian aid to Syria's civilian population who were suffering in its long civil war. Iran responded to the Israeli strike on its Damascus consulate by asking its allies, the Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen and Hamas in Gaza, to refrain from their retaliatory strikes on Israel and let Iran make a military retaliation by itself. This was to ensure that Israel…
(2024-04-26). 'Hello, My Enemies!': Why Israel Is So Afraid of Hezbollah w/ Journalist Ali Mortada. thealtworld.com Hezbollah, the Lebanese resistance forces, have been fiercely confronting the Israeli army along its southern border in solidarity with the Palestinian resistance since the onset of the Gaza war. | Ali Mortada, a South Lebanon-based journalist and host for Al-Mayadeen network, joins the show to give insight into the view of the war from the front line. | "I do the 'Hello, My Enemies' videos because they have been trying to kill us for 76 years now and we are still here and we are still fighting"
(2024-04-26). How and Why Is Israel Trying To Downplay Havoc Wreaked by Iranian Missiles. orinocotribune.com By Ivan Kesic — Apr 17, 2024 | In the early hours of April 14, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) carried out the retaliatory 'Operation True Promise', which targeted military sites in the occupied territories with drones and missiles, the success of which the Zionist regime has sought to downplay. | The multi-pronged and hugely successful operation was carried out in retaliation for an attack by Israel on Iran's diplomatic premises in the Syrian capital of Damascus on April 1. | The Israeli missile attack on Iran's diplomatic facilities in Syria resulted in the martyrdom of Brigadier General Mohamma…
(2024-04-26). Two Lebanese Killed in Israeli Drone Strike on Car in East Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Violence continues to rage on the Israel-Lebanon border on Friday with three killed. An Israeli drone strike near the village of Maydoun in eastern Lebanon killed two. This followed an earlier Hezbollah attack near Mt. Dov in which a civilian was killed. The Israeli military reported that one of those killed near Maydoun was Musab …
(2024-04-26). Syrian Foreign Minister condemns Israel crimes and US complicity. plenglish.com Damascus, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) The Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Faisal al-Mekdad, stated that the escalation of Israeli crimes and aggression would not have been possible if it were not for the silence of the United Nations and the support of the United States to Israel.
(2024-04-26). Gaza, Hezbollah and the Decline of Zionism. libya360.wordpress.com Interview With Asad Abukhalil Richard Medhurst…
(2024-04-26). Lebanon studies French initiative for security in the South. plenglish.com The top executive figure emphasized the issue of not implementing any proposal outside the framework of the application of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, the Lebanese government's X account disclosed. | According to Mikati, talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on his visit to Paris last week included the presidential elections, hostility in the south, the file of displaced Syrians and assistance to the army. | This Sunday, the head of the Lebanese government will receive the French foreign minister, Stéphane Séjourné, to follow up on Paris' proposals centered on the power vacuum in the presidency and…
(2024-04-26). Bolivian university students know about the real Venezuelan elections. plenglish.com La Paz, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) The electoral reality that Venezuela is living today was exposed by the ambassador of that country in Bolivia, César Trómpiz, in a master conference before students and professors of the Universidad Unión Bolivariana.
(2024-04-26). oPt: Conseil de sécurité: suite et fin du débat ministériel sur le rà¥le des jeunes face aux problèmes sécuritaires en Méditerranée. reliefweb.int Countries: Lebanon, Libya, occupied Palestinian territory, World | Source: UN Security Council | 9606E SÉANCE (REPRISE) — MATIN, | CS/15684 | Le Conseil a achevé aujourd'hui son débat ministériel entamé le 17 avril, à l'initiative de Malte, présidente du Conseil en ce mois d'avril, sur le ´ rà¥le des jeunes face aux problèmes de sécurité en Méditerranée ª. | (En raison de la crise de liquidités qui affecte l'Organisation des Nations Unies, la Section des communiqués de presse n'a pas pu couvrir cette séance.) | À l'intention des organes d'information. Document non officiel.
(2024-04-26). oPt: Security Council Concludes Open Debate on Role of Young Persons in Addressing Mediterranean Challenges. reliefweb.int Countries: Lebanon, Libya, occupied Palestinian territory, World | Source: UN Security Council | 9606TH MEETING (RESUMED) (AM), | SC/15684 | (Note: Due to the financial liquidity crisis affecting the United Nations and the resulting constraints, this meeting was not covered.) | The Security Council met this afternoon to continue its open debate on the situation in the role of young persons in addressing security challenges in the Mediterranean. | For coverage of the first part of the debate, please see Press Release [SC/15667]9https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15667.doc.htm) of 17 April. | For information media.
(2024-04-26). Israeli army says soldier killed in Hezbollah missile attack on Shebaa Farms. english.almanar.com.lb 
(2024-04-26). Israeli media: Hezbollah operatives fired anti-tank missile at an Israeli army force in Har Dov (occupied Shebaa Farms) last night. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-04-26). Hezbollah Hits 'Israel' Painfully: Zionist Killed in Shebaa Farms Ambush. english.almanar.com.lb 
Hezbollah goes ahead with its painful strikes against the Israeli enemy, with an Israeli being killed early on Friday in a double ambush carried by the Lebanese resistance group in occupied Shebaa Farms. Hezbollah's Military Media announced the strike on Sehbaa Farms early on Friday, saying that the Islamic Resistance fighters carried out a complex …
(2024-04-26). Head of Metula Regional Council: Hezbollah triumphed when it forced the Israeli settlers away from the border, it's systematically striking the Israeli infrastructure on daily basis. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-04-26). Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon reports Israeli shelling of Yarin and Al-Jebbain border towns. english.almanar.com.lb
(2024-04-26). Belgium summons Israeli ambassador over aid worker's killing. newarab.com 
"Bombing civilian areas and populations is contrary to international law. I will summon the Israeli ambassador to condemn this unacceptable act and demand an explanation," Forei…
(2024-04-26). Iran and Israel Step Out of the Shadow War. newarab.com 
Tensions across the Middle East, recently rose to worrying highs. | It started on 1 April, when Israel launched an attack on Iran's consulate building in the Syria capital of Damascus. Iran responded to this by firing hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel. In turn, Israel conducted strikes in Iran. | Voices from abroad, desperately called for calm, as fears grew that the region was about to be plunged into a regional conflict. | This week on The New Arab Voice, we look at the recent Iranian strike against Israel and Israel's response. | What did Iran hope to achieve, and were they successful? Why did Arab…
(2024-04-26). Lebanon steps up repression of Syrians: HRW. newarab.com 
The rights organisation documented the deportation of a Syrian army defector and an opposition activist by the Lebanese Army and General Security Directo…
(2024-04-26). Kurdish officials hand over women and children to Tajikistan. newarab.com 
Kurdish-led authorities in northeastern The 17 women and 33 children, all citizens of Tajikistan, were handed over to a delegation headed by the Tajik ambassador to Kuwait, Zubaydullo Zubaydzoda, Syrian Kurdish officials said. | After the Islamic State…
(2024-04-26). Iran urges Security Council to address 'belligerent' Israeli atrocities. presstv.ir The UN Security Council must compel Israel to "stop its genocide" in Gaza, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations says.
(2024-04-26). Hezbollah hits Israeli military sites near border with rockets, drones. presstv.ir Hezbollah resistance fighters have targeted Israeli military sites in the northern part of the 1948 occupied territories with various munitions, including drones.
(2024-04-26). Hezbollah says 2,000 Israeli forces killed, injured in operations since Gaza war began. presstv.ir Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement says it has killed and injured more than 2,000 Israeli forces in its 1,650 operations on the occupied territories since early October.
Amal Clooney's conspicuous silence on Israel's actions in Palestine and Lebanon contrasts sharply with her vocal condemnation of human rights abuses elsewhere, prompting scrutiny of her allegiances and principles.
Lebanon's "Hezbollah presents its congratulations… to the leadership" of Iran and its people…
Israel and Iran accused one another on Sunday at "The mask is off. Iran, the number one global sponsor of terror, has exposed its true face as the destabilizer of the region and the world," Israel's UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan told an emergency meeting of the Security Council conv…
The highest-ranking Syrian military official to be tried in Europe on Monday appeared before a Stockholm court accused of war crimes during Syria's civil war. | Former brigadier general Mohammed Hamo, 65, who lives in Sweden, is accused of "aiding and abetting" war crimes and could get a life jail sentence. | The war between President Bashar Al-Assad's regime and armed opposition groups, including Islamic State, erupted after the government repressed peaceful pro-democracy protests in 2011. | It has killed more than half a million people, displaced millions, and ravaged Syria's economy and infrastructure. | We…
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Cyprus has suspended the processing of asylum applications from Syrians following a More than 1,000 people have arrived in Cyprus on boats from Lebanon since the start of April amid