2024-06-16: News Headlines

Jason Ditz (2024-06-16). Israel Uses Phosphorous Bombs To Set Fires in Southern Lebanon Towns. news.antiwar.com Just days after using a trebuchet to set fires to farmland across the southern Lebanon border, the Israeli military is looking to make fire even more of a weapon of war, striking several southern towns with phosphorous bombs. The towns of Houla, Tallouseh, Adaisseh, and Kfar Kela were all reported hit, with civil defense forces …

Mark Taliano (2024-06-16). When the Lie Becomes the "Truth" marktanliano.net How long did it take for "alternate" or legacy media journalists to finally acknowledge that there are no "moderate rebels" in Syria and that the West and its agencies support al Qaeda and ISIS in Syria and beyond? How long did it take for Westerners to realize that the current Zionist genocide against Palestinians was …

Musa al-Sada (2024-06-16). Hezbollah and Syrian Blood. orinocotribune.com By Musa al-Sada — June 6, 2024 | Hezbollah fighters did not target nor spill the blood of Syrian civilians during the Syrian war. The preceding statement is accurate. It is not accurate because we want it to be, but because it is a fact, and because there is no evidence or witness that makes it contrary to the truth. And if there is evidence, then the burden of proof simply falls on the claimant. | The most important and obvious thing is that its correctness does not imply that statements like "the Syrian regime is dictatorial," or "the Syrian war has mobilized sectarian identities and narratives in the Leva…

newarab (2024-06-16). Hezbollah keeps up pressure on Israel after commander's death. newarab.com Senior Hezbollah commander Taleb Abdallah was killed in an Israeli strike in the village of Jouaiyya on T…

Ali Azgar (2024-06-16). Hezbollah changes tactics and reveals new strengths to force Gaza ceasefire. muslimnews.co.uk Israel's assassination of a top Hezbollah field commander on Tuesday has raised, once again, concerns over a wider Israeli war in Lebanon after months of clashes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

Ali Azgar (2024-06-16). Why Israel-Hezbollah tensions risk boiling over now. muslimnews.co.uk Israel and the Lebanese Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah have been ramping up cross-border attacks after months of low-intensity fighting, prompting the Israeli military to warn that it is prepared to launch a large-scale attack on its northern border. With both sides trading fire for more than eight months, experts say Israel feels it can no …

newarab (2024-06-16). UN warns of 'miscalculation' in Israel-Hezbollah clashes. newarab.com

Staff (2024-06-16). IDF shoots down suspicious aerial target near Nahariya beach in northern Israel. haaretz.com Israeli army announces daily 'tactical pause,' between 8 A.M. and 7 P.M., in attempt to increase flow of aid into Gaza ‚ñ Two reservists killed in tank explosion in northern Gaza; IDF releases names of 6 soldiers killed in Rafah armored personnel carrier explosion ‚ñ Protesters against the government block major highways across Israel ‚ñ IDF: Attacked Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon ‚ñ U.S. Naval forces rescue crew from Greek-owned ship struck by Houthis in Red Sea…

Ali Azgar (2024-06-16). UN officials warn of 'miscalculation' along Israel-Lebanon border. muslimnews.co.uk Two United Nations officials based in Lebanon have warned that there is a "very real" threat of miscalculation that could lead to a wider war as cross-border fighting between Hezbollah and Israel rages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

Ali Azgar (2024-06-16). Hezbollah says it attacked 9 Israeli military sites with rockets, drones. muslimnews.co.uk Hezbollah said it had launched rockets and weaponized drones at nine Israeli military sites in a coordinated attack on Thursday, ramping up hostilities on Lebanon's southern border for the second consecutive day. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

Ali Azgar (2024-06-16). Hezbollah strikes north in latest revenge attacks for commander killed by Israel. muslimnews.co.uk Two missiles launched from Lebanon on Saturday struck the Israeli military's sensitive Mount Meron air traffic control base, amid growing international concern the cross-border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah could descend into a full-scale conflict. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

Amos Harel (2024-06-16). Netanyahu and the IDF top brass fight over Gaza cease-fire while spiraling towards total war with Hezbollah. haaretz.com The deaths of eight IDF soldiers on Saturday demonstrate the difficulty in facing Hamas' adaptive tactics, turning it into a loose organization of guerrilla forces ‚ñ Netanyahu continues to market the 'total victory,' once again delegating others to deliver the bad news…

newarab (2024-06-16). Extremist settlers to hold meeting on 'occupying south Lebanon'. newarab.com Israeli extremist settler group The South Lebanon Settlement Movement announced that it is set to host a meeting next week to further talks on creating Jewish settlements in The Israeli movement was first established on 10 April, The Israeli military has exchanged regular fire with Hezbollah forces across the border in sout…

presstv.ir (2024-06-16). Hezbollah holds funeral for senior commander killed in Israeli strike. presstv.ir Mourners carry the coffin of Taleb Sami Abdullah, a senior Hezbollah commander, during his funeral.

english.almanar.com.lb (2024-06-16). Haniyeh Calls for Comprehensive Agreement to End Gaza War. english.almanar.com.lb In his Eid al-Adha speech, Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh underscored the necessity of negotiations for a comprehensive agreement to end the Israeli assault on Gaza and secure the release of prisoners, saluting all regional comrades in Lebanon, Yemen, and Iraq for their efforts in resisting the occupation and aiding the people of Gaza …

Larry Johnson (2024-06-16). My Presentation at the St. Petersburg International Economic forum. sonar21.com This is short and to the point. My speech was well received. The Syria's Ambassador to Moscow was present and applauded. You can see Alexander Dugin, Maria Zakharova sitting behind me. You will also see my good friends, Pepe Escobar and Zeinab Saffar, on the extreme right of the stage.

presstv.ir (2024-06-16). Gunman fires shots at US embassy in Lebanon. presstv.ir A gunman fired shots at the US embassy in Lebanon and was injured in an exchange of fire with the army.

Maxime Duriez (2024-06-16). The Paris Court of Appeal Rejects Functional Immunity of Former Syrian Central Bank Governor Adib Mayaleh. fidh.org Following a petition for the annulment of the charges held by French courts against the former governor of the Syrian Central Bank, Adib Mayaleh, the Paris Court of Appeal has just handed down a landmark decision for the fight against impunity in Syria and elsewhere.
Paris, 6 June 2024. In a ruling handed down yesterday, the Paris Court of Appeal has confirmed the inapplicability of functional immunities in the case of international crimes. The Court refused to grant the immunity claimed (…) | – | /…

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