Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-10-24). Let Them Eat Cement. popularresistance.org Israel, with the backing of its U.S. and European allies, is preparing to launch not only a scorched earth campaign in Gaza but the worst ethnic cleansing since the wars in the former Yugoslavia. The goal is to drive tens, most probably hundreds of thousands of Palestinians over the southern border at Rafah into refugee camps in Egypt. The reverberations will be catastrophic, not only for the Palestinians, but throughout the region, almost certainly triggering armed clashes to the north of Israel with Hezbollah in Lebanon and perhaps with Syria and Iran. | The Biden administration, slavishly doing Israel's biddin…

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-24). France's Macron Says US-Led Anti-ISIS Coalition Should Fight Hamas. news.antiwar.com French President Emmanuel Macron was in Israel on Tuesday and said the US-led anti-ISIS coalition based in Iraq and Syria should also fight Hamas. "France is ready for the coalition, which is fighting in Iraq and Syria against ISIS, to also fight against Hamas," Macron said alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Macron did not …

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-24). Pentagon: US Forces in Iraq and Syria Attacked 13 Times in Last Week. news.antiwar.com The Pentagon said Tuesday that US troops stationed in Iraq and Syria have been attacked 13 times within a week as the US is backing Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said between October 17 and 24, troops in Iraq came under attack 10 times while troops in Syria were attacked …

Staff (2023-10-24). Palestinian American Journalist Rami Khouri on Israel's Gaza Bombardment & Risk of a Regional War. democracynow.org Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning if Hezbollah joins the fray in Israel's escalating war on the Palestinian territories, Israel will wage a second war in Lebanon. This comes as Israel exchanged fire with Hezbollah on the southern border of Lebanon and struck airports in Syria. We discuss the latest developments with Rami Khouri, Palestinian American journalist and columnist with 50 years' experience in the Middle East. He discusses simmering tensions in the region, where he says Israel's "tough guy" approach is a failed military strategy that only generates "…

Syriana Analysis (2023-10-24). Open Letter from Palestinian Christians to Western Church Leaders. globalresearch.ca

Dave DeCamp (2023-10-25). Israel Demands UN Chief Resign for Saying Hamas Attack Didn't Happen in a Vacuum. news.antiwar.com Israel's ambassador to the UN has lashed out at UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for saying the Hamas attack on southern Israel "did not occur in a vacuum" and demanded his resignation. "It is important to also recognize the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum," Guterres said at a UN Security Council meeting. …

ecns.cn (2023-10-25). Agriculture bright spot in relations, envoy says. ecns.cn Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng — using as an example the dilemma of a top agriculture company — appealed for a stop to the politicization of economic issues.

presstv.ir (2023-10-25). Hezbollah has 'finger on trigger' to defend Gaza, confront occupation. presstv.ir Hezbollah's deputy chief says the group is at the heart of Gaza's resistance against Israel.

presstv.ir (2023-10-25). Saudi Arabia evacuates families of diplomats, staff from Beirut embassy. presstv.ir Saudi Arabia evacuates family members of its diplomats and staff from the kingdom's Beirut embassy amid sporadic firefight between Israel and Hezbollah.

Staff (2023-10-24). Headlines for October 24, 2023. democracynow.org Israeli Strikes Kill 700 Palestinians Across Gaza as Hospitals Face Critical Fuel Shortage, Freed Israeli Hostage Yocheved Lifshitz Says She Was Treated Well by Hamas Captors, Israel-Hezbollah Cross-Border Violence Displaces 20,000 in Southern Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron Visits Israel Pledging "Full Support" for Gaza Bombardment, Ontario Legislative Assembly Censures MPP Sarah Jama After She Calls for Gaza Ceasefire, New Delhi Police Arrest Protesters Near Israeli Embassy as They Demand Gaza Ceasefire, Jewish Peace Activists in New Mexico Hold Protests Demanding Senators Call for Gaza Ce…

Editor (2023-10-25). Oct 25, 2023. sitrepworld.info ‚ô´ Agnus Dei — Samuel Barber How Much Killing Is Enough Killing? by Caitlin Johnstone Bobby Kennedy, Israel, and the hypocrisy of Peace and Diplomacy, by Scott Ritter The No Statutes of Limitation Forum: Lavrov's Address, by Karl Sanchez From Balfour to Now, Western Duplicity Covers Israeli State Terrorism and Genocide, by Finian Cunningham Is a Palestinian Genocide in the making or an Israeli Defeat? by Paul Craig Roberts Israeli Official Threatens to Wipe Iran, Lebanon Off the Face of the Earth, by Jason Lemon Gaza, Hamas & Netanyahu's Likud, by Dan Steinbock HRW: In War Crime, Israel is…

Staff (2023-10-24). Years After Washington's Bloody Escape from Lebanon, US Threatens to Send the Marines: 'Ahla Bhal Talleh'! orinocotribune.com By Karim Al-Amin — Oct 23, 2023 | Around 5: 30 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, October 23, 1983, a yellow Mercedes truck entered the main compound of the United States Marine Corps (the marines) near Beirut Airport. The truck driver circled the area south of the parking lot of the compound and then left the premises. At 6: 22 a.m., the truck returned and broke into the compound. However, this time it approached from the west side of the parking area, making a detour, before heading directly towards the barbed wire fence that separated the parking area from the building. After crashing through the fence, it bro…

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2023-10-24). Let Them Eat Cement. popularresistance.org Israel, with the backing of its U.S. and European allies, is preparing to launch not only a scorched earth campaign in Gaza but the worst ethnic cleansing since the wars in the former Yugoslavia. The goal is to drive tens, most probably hundreds of thousands of Palestinians over the southern border at Rafah into refugee camps in Egypt. The reverberations will be catastrophic, not only for the Palestinians, but throughout the region, almost certainly triggering armed clashes to the north of Israel with Hezbollah in Lebanon and perhaps with Syria and Iran. | The Biden administration, slavishly doing Israel's biddin…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-10-23). Iraqi militia claims drone attacks on three US bases in eastern Syria. plenglish.com Damascus, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Iraqi Shia militia groups on Monday claimed to have attacked at least three US military bases in eastern Syria, near the border with Iraq, as the militia intensified its drone and rocket attacks against US forces in the region, following the conflict in the Gaza Strip.

ecsorinoco (2023-10-23). President Maduro Arrives in Mexico for Migration Summit. orinocotribune.com President Nicolás Maduro will be received with honors corresponding to his high rank by the Secretary of Welfare, Ariadna Montiel Reyes, the Mexican ambassador to Venezuela, Leopoldo de Gyves de la Cruz, and the Venezuelan ambassador to Mexico, Francisco Arias Cárdenas. | Presidents from 11 Latin American countries will participate in the meeting to be held this Sunday in the state of Chiapas, on the border with Guatemala. | The meeting is being held while Mexi…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-23). Cuban ambassador to Iran denounces Israel's impunity. plenglish.com Tehran, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Alberto González Casals, denounced the unpunished actions of Israel in complicity with the United States in an interview published by PressTV.

presstv.ir (2023-10-23). Iranian ambassador: 3+3 meeting on Caucasus aimed at boosting regional peace. presstv.ir Iran's ambassador to Moscow says the meeting of the 3+3 cooperation format in Tehran is aimed at bolstering peace and stability in the Caucasus region without foreign interference.

infobrics (2023-10-23). THAAD and 'Patriot' deployments indicate US readies for war with Iran. infobrics.org Hamas operates no weapons that would require the deployment of the much-touted "Patriot" and even less so when it comes to THAAD. In fact, despite its massive arsenal of missiles and rockets, even the Lebanon-based Hezbollah doesn't operate weapons that would require the use of the aforementioned air defense/ABM systems. However, Iran does and the belligerent thalassocracy seems to be determined to get Tehran involved, one way or the other.

presstv.ir (2023-10-23). Israel evacuates more areas as clashes with Hezbollah intensifiy. presstv.ir The regime evacuated those communities to temporary accommodation as it fears heavy casualties from cross-border clashes with Hezbollah.

presstv.ir (2023-10-23). US citizens urged to leave Lebanon amid 'unpredictable' situation. presstv.ir The US embassy in Beirut urges American citizens to leave Lebanon due to the "unpredictable" situation amid Israel's war on the Gaza Strip.