Hezbollah

Flag of Hezbollah.

Hezbollah (حزب الله, "Party of Allah"; sometimes spelled Hizbullah, Hezbullah, or Hezballah) is an Iranian founded Shi'a Islamic terrorist organization based in Lebanon and supported by Syria and (mostly) controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Radical Shia group is dedicated to creation of Iranian-style Islamic republic in Lebanon and removal of all non-Islamic influences from the area. Strongly anti-West and anti-Israel.

Overview

Genocidal Islamofascist Nasrallah: "If Jews all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide."

Planned by Iran in 1979, it was founded by them in 1981 during the Lebanese civil war. Its former Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, has publicly stated its clear genocidal goal: "if Jews all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide." Hezbollah's Mohammad Raad, on April 16, 2022: "If they had given Hezbollah $ 9 billion, it would have been enough for us so that Israel would not remain in the region." The organization's privately controlled TV broadcast station Al-Manar was banned in France, Germany, Spain and the US for inciting racial hatred and Holocaust denial.

Though Western mainstream media narrative is that "only jihadists," such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS, are behind the persecution of Christians in the region, the reality is much more complex than the simple image that jihadists came around and killed Christians, including in: Lebanon via Hezbollah.

Hezbollah official on Hezbollah TV in Lebanon al-Manar: Your motivation for getting married and having children should be to produce "soldiers" for the Imam Mahdi.

Founding

It is a transnational Shiite Islamist group founded on 1981 by Iran and following the ideology of absolute Wilayat al-Faqih, as expounded by Tehran’s late Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini.

Contrary to the narrative purported by the Islamic Republic of Iran and Hezbollah, the group was founded prior to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982. The decision to establish Hezbollah was made in Tehran three years prior to the Israeli invasion. Khomeini appointed Ayatollah Ali Akhbar Montazeri to establish Hezbollah, dispatching him to Damascus, Syria, where the group was founded in 1981.

Since its inception, Hezbollah has engaged in terrorist activities, targeting its own and Iran’s enemies, both in Lebanon and abroad. Its activities have earned the organization and many of its members terror designations by the United States Departments of State and Treasury, as well as by other countries.

Explained:

The decision to establish Hezbollah was made in Tehran three years before Israel invaded Lebanon. During the first months of Khomeini’s rule in Iran, his Council of the Islamic Revolution made the decision to export the revolution to the Arab world and found Islamic movements based on Iranian Islamic ideology. To implement the program he appointed Ayatollah Ali Akhbar Montazeri, whom at the time he regarded as his eventual successor. Montazeri established an extensive organizational network to construct and support “Islamic liberation movements” in the Arab world: Hezbollah Hijaz in Saudi Arabia, Hezbollah in Bahrain, Hezbollah in Kuwait and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

In August 1981 Ali Akhbar Mohtashami, one of Khomeini’s close allies, was dispatched to Syria as the Iranian ambassador to Damascus. One of his missions was to found a new Shi’ite movement in Lebanon as an alternative to Amal. The Amal movement had been founded in 1974 by two Iranians, Musa al-Sadr and Dr. Mostafa Chamran, who was later appointed as the Iranian Republic’s first minister of defense. Iran needed a new movement because Amal inadvertently found itself in the middle of an internal Iranian power struggle and lost its supporters in Tehran to the radical clerics. They regarded Amal as a secular movement, refusing to recognize the concept of velayat-e faqih (the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist) and loyal to the government in Lebanon, which Amal viewed as its true homeland.

Arriving in Damascus in 1981, barely a year before Israel invaded Lebanon, Mohtashami began forming the new Shi’ite movement, Hezbollah. Working from the Iranian embassy he established and operated Hezbollah, set up its Shura Council, which was called the Council of Lebanon and whose members were essentially the Hezbollah leadership, and chaired it until his ambassadorship ended in 1986.

Views & ideology

Up to 2001, this Iran's proxy terror org., Hezbollah "killed more Americans than had any other terrorist group...Hizbollah’s ultimate goal is to build an Islamic republic in Lebanon, modeled on that of Iran."

• 1992:

A Hezbollah statement in 1992 vowed, "It is an open war until the elimination of Israel and until the death of the last Jew on earth."

• 1998:

In a 1998 speech marking the Day of Ashura, and published in what was Hassan Nasrallah's official website Nasrallah referred to Israel as "the state of the grandsons of apes and pigs..."

• April 2000:

Hassan Nasrallah said that: "The Jews invented (sic) the legend (sic) of the Nazi atrocities.

• 2002:

Nasrallah in an interview: "We have discovered how to hit the Jews where they are the most vulnerable. The Jews love life, so that is what we shall take away from them. We are going to win, because they love life and we love death."

• Publicized in 2002:

Nasrallah said "If we searched the entire world for a person more cowardly, despicable(sic), weak and feeble in psyche, mind, ideology and religion(sic), we would not find anyone like the (sic) Jew(sic). Notice I do not say the Israeli."

• October 23, 2002:

"If Jews all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide."

Iranian founded, Iranian/Syrian Backed: Arab Islamic Hezbollah Global Terrorists

Author Stephen E. Atkins explains that the "Impetus for the founding of the Lebanese Hezbollah came from the Hezbollah Party formed in Iran in 1978 by Hadi Ghaffary, a cleric with close ties to Ayatollah," and that "Khomeini decided to export his Islamic revolution and to form a Hezbollah group among the Shi'ites of Lebanon."

Huzbollah is a radical Shi’a Muslim organization fighting against Israel and "western imperialism" in Lebanon, and has advocated since its beginning (1982) for a radical Islamic State, Tehran style. The group does not recognize the legitimacy of the State of Israel. Hezbollah refers to itself with multiple titles including the "Organization of the Oppressed on Earth" and the "Revolutionary Justice Organization." Its main goal is the establishment of an Islamic government across the Arab world that will "liberate" Jerusalem and the entire area of the present-day State of Israel.

It is financed and armed by Iran, it acts as its proxy and enjoys full backing from Syria. Hezbollah was founded with the help of Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

Syria backs Hizballah morally and has also supplied it with money and arms. In return, Hizballah protects Syria's political and military interests in Lebanon.

The two major leaders of Hezbollah are Secretary General Sheikh Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and the organization's spiritual chief, Sheikh Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, both named "specially designated global terrorists" by the U.S. government.

It was founded and continued, and still is marked by violence, locally and worldwide, though, recently, it tries to portray itself as a mere "political" party. It has been said that: "The very year Hezbollah was founded it became the most lethal terrorist organization in Lebanon" & "neither had ever managed to spill so much blood in a single incident."

Funding

Dirty Money, Blood Money

Sex Trafficking

Several dominant figures in Hezbollah are involved in criminal activities. In addition, "a member of Hezbollah confined in a Viennese prison was observed running a sex trafficking ring by means of his cell phone."

Criminal funding

The Lebanese Shiite Terrorist Organization has been highlighted as a profile in "Crime and Terrorism" - Hezbollah's Criminal activity is widely in Lebanon and worldwide, or what researches call: "various criminal enterprises to raise funds for Hezbollah." Among the illegal, criminal methods of the Islamic group is wide fraud, drug trafficking, credit card fraud & cigarette smuggling, it has been known that "Cigarette Smuggling Funds Terrorism." In a 2009 report on "Hezbollah: narco-Islamism Middle East Strategy at Harvard" researchers have found that: 'more than any other Islamist group, Hezbollah has a long record of engaging in criminal activity to support its activities.'

Especially noted is its funding that comes from narco terror.

Barack Hussein Obama gave $152,000,000,000 (A $150,000,000,000, a $1,500,000,000, a $400,000,000, and a $100,000,000 deal) to this terrorist group, to destroy America. The money was taxpayer, Obamacare, and bank money. And then Soleimani got more powerful than ever. Trump, however, managed to kill him.

Kassem Mohamad Hijazi, a Brazilian Arab citizen of Lebanese descent implicated in government corruption and Hezbollah terror finance was wanted by the US Government. According to the inquiry, between 1998 and 2003, with the help of 46 people, Hizaji would have used 130 exchange offices and banks in Brazil and Paraguay to carry out illegal transfers to 1,500 bank accounts in Lebanon, the USA and Chile. Hijazi was arrested in Aug 2021, as he was hiding in Ciudad Del Este, on the border with Foz do Iguaçu.

Latin America

Project Cassandra: Red arrows: purchase and flow of used cars in America to be shipped to Africa. Yellow arrows: cocaine smuggling from South America to the United States, Africa, and Europe; drugs were shipped to Africa along with the used cars. The used cars were recorded as being purchased at inflated prices, with cash from illegal drug sales in the United States deposited in bank accounts. Green arrows: the flow of cash back to Hezbollah in Beirut, with some freshly laundered cash sent back to America for purchase of more used cars.

The 'Hezbollah's global finance network' includes "The Triple Frontier" (in South America) - "Argentina, Brasil & Paraguay.",

There's an extensive report on "Hezbollah and the Drug Trade in South America" - Hezbollah is active in the drug trade in Colombia, a web of criminality that extends from Lebanon to Africa to South America.

Douglas Farah wrote in 2006 on "Hezbollah’s External Support Network in West Africa and Latin America" that Hezbollah, has the largest financial structure in Latin America and it is similar to that in of the organization's Africa structure, that is to say, structured along family/clan lines. These clans have family members across the continent's main free trade zones of Panama, (Venezuela's) Isla Margarita and the TBA (tri-border area), allowing for multiple opportunities to launder funds by over invoicing stocks, under invoicing merchandise and thtough the use of little-monitored electronic money transfer systems and bulk money smuggling. The first study of this overlapping clan structure spread across broad geographic areas was not undertaken until 2004.

The TBA has for years drawn attention as a center for contraband smuggling, drug trafficking and large-scale money laundering, in part because all of the countries whose borders are involved profit from the illicit trade. It is also an easy place to hide and move money. Estimates of the amount of drug money alone laundered through the two main urban centers in the TBA, Foz do Iguacu and Ciudad del Este, range as high as $12 billion a year.

For years, Iran, Hezbollah funds terror through the global cocaine trade.

From a 2003 research on Hezbollah "Hezbollah: A Case Study of Global Reach": Hezbollah is also active in Chile, Venezuela, Cuba, Panama and Ecuador.

Counter terrorism expert Steven Emerson wrote in 2007 in an article titled "Blood Money: Hezbollah's revenue stream flows through the Americas":

A New Front. Hezbollah operatives have frequently sought out sympathetic members of the Lebanese Diaspora to assist them, several of whom have owned and operated Lebanese restaurants. Salim Boughader Mucharrafille, owner of Cafe La Libanesa in Tijuana, Mexico, was arrested in December 2002 for running a ring that allegedly smuggled at least 200 Lebanese compatriots into the United States , including an employee of Al- Manar, Hezbollah's television station. Although it was never confirmed, Boughader was suspected of having helped Kourani to slip over the border. Last May, a Mexican judge sentenced Boughader to 14 years in prison for organized crime and human smuggling.

The case of Rady Zaiter, a.k.a. David Assi Alvarez, is an example of drug-running activities designed to benefit Hezbollah, using a restaurant as a front. In June 2005, Ecuadorian police broke up an international drug-trafficking ring led by the owners of El Turco restaurant: Zaiter and his partner, Maher Hamajo. The restaurant in Quito served as the logistical center for the ring's activities. Drug mules carried cocaine in double bottomed suitcases bound for other countries in South America, as well as Europe and the Middle East. According to investigating authorities, Hezbollah received at least 70 percent of the drug money. Additionally, officials confiscated more than $150,000 and 2,000 euros. Further arrests were made in Brazil, Syria and the Dutch Antilles, bringing the total apprehended to 19 people. El Turco, like the Detroit-area restaurant La Shish that was recently allegedly linked to Hezbollah, was a very popular restaurant, appreciated by the locals.

As Hamas joined Hezbollah and al-Qaeda in the activities of terrorist organizations in the border triangle: Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay--the location is a money laundering center for terrorist organizations, terrorists trade drugs there, forge credit cards and gather intelligence on targets, profits of their activities are transferred to the Middle East--on June 18, 2005, Brazilian police had arrested 21 "Islamic terrorists," one of whom, Sial Bashar Yahya al-Atari, defined as "the head of Hamas in South America." Another senior detainee is Hussam Muhammad, a Lebanese citizen known as 'Abu Hitler'.

In 2008, Colombia smashed a drug ring tied to Hezbollah, Colombian authorities said that they had broken up a drug and money-laundering ring in an international operation that included the capture of three suspects from the Middle East who used profits from the drug trade to fund Hezbollah.

More than 100 suspects were arrested in Colombia and overseas on charges that they trafficked drugs and laundered cash for Colombia's Norte del Valle cartel and outlawed paramilitaries, in a network that stretched from South America to Asia. "The criminal organization used routes through Venezuela, Panama, Guatemala, the Middle East and Europe, bringing in cash from the sale of these substances," the statement said.

From 'Inside Homeland Security' 2009:

Muslim businessmen operating companies in Panama "for many years" have laundered funds for Hezbollah, Hamas and the PLO.

Reported in 2022:

Despite what the U.S. State Dept. appears to believe, history has demonstrated that the Iranian leopard will not change its spots, only its tactics...

Iran’s ayatollahs closely collaborate with Hezbollah, the proxy of Iran’s Quds Force, which is the arm of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps responsible for exporting the Islamic revolution. They have intensified their surge into South and Central America, from Chile (especially with the December election of President Gabriel Boric) to Mexico. They consider Latin America to be the soft underbelly of the United States.

U.S.

The Washington Times had an editorial (2005) on 'Hezbollah in America,' a 41-year-old businessman, was arrested at his Dearborn home on charges of smuggling funds to Hezbollah. In 2009, a grand jury in Philadelphia indicted four men in connection with a plot to support Hezbollah through schemes like buying machine guns.

Al-Mabarrat has a U.S.-based branch headquartered in Dearborn, Mich. Founded in 1991, the Al-Mabarrat Charitable Organization-USA, Inc., has repeatedly changed its name over the past 15 years. Although Al-Mabarrat acknowledges on its Web site that it works in conjunction with the Al-Mabarrat Association in Lebanon (whose logo it shares), it omits the fact that Al-Mabarrat Lebanon is run by Sheikh Fadlallah. Despite Al- Mabarrat USA's direct link to a Fadlallah-controlled organization, the U.S. branch continues to operate unfettered.

Hezbollah's use of Al-Mabarrat as a fund-raising front is a savvy strategic move, mirroring a tactic long exploited by terrorist groups operating on U.S. soil. By utilizing charities, terrorists can generate popular support by providing some legitimate services, attract contributions from donors both unwitting and aware, and attempt to obscure financial trails. But such operations extend far beyond the United States.

In October 2011, it was revealed that a suspect in an Iranian plot to assassinate Saudi ambassador to the US, is linked to Hezbollah.

Europe

There's a serious "Hezbollah's Terrorist Threat to the European Union" writes The Heritage (2007) . From a report on "Hezbollah Around the World" - Arabs, Muslims in Germany have been key fund raising center for Hezbollah. through crimes of: drug trafficking, weapons and people smuggling, document and currency fraud. From a May 2010 report: 'Hezbollah funded by drug trade in Europe,' German police arrested Lebanese men who transferred millions of Euros to family connected to Hezbollah.

Hezbollah has established several front charities, mainly operating from Great Britain and Germany, to raise funds earmarked to support the group's members in Lebanon . For example, the British-based Lebanese Welfare Committee, HELP Charity Association for Relief and Abrar Islamic Foundation are among the charities suspected of channeling funds to Sheikh Nasrallah and Hezbollah.

Reported in 2024: Hezbollah bombs dropped on Israel were 'smuggled through Europe.' Iran using EU ports to transfer weapons: Antwerp, Valencia, and Ravenna were named as the main European ports; ships docked here before arriving in Latakia in Northern Syria and then heading to Southern Lebanon.

U.S. Mexican border

Hezbollah is also accused of using the same southern narcotics routes that Mexican drug kingpins use, that Hezbollah members have entered the U.S. border through drug cartel. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review wrote an article on ‎Apr 10, 2009, "The Hezbollah threat: It's here, now."

Syria-Jordan border

Reported in Feb 2022, groups affiliated with Hizbullah assist with drug smuggling to Jordan which contributes to growing tension on Syria-Jordan border.

Blood diamonds

The Associated Press reported on "Blood diamonds fund Hezbollah" (2004): that Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrilla movement is systematically siphoning profits from West Africa's multimillion-dollar diamond trade, in part by threatening the Lebanese merchants who long have handled much of the region's diamond business, US diplomats in West Africa charge.

The pervasive claim is wider—on organised and co-ercive Hezbollah profiteering from West Africa's diamond trade—than most US officials have previously acknowledged.

"One thing that's incontrovertible is the financing of Hezbollah. It's not even an open secret; there is no secret," Larry Andre, deputy chief of mission for the US Embassy in diamond-rich Sierra Leone, told The Associated Press.

T. Schure wrote in "Blood Diamonds: Still Bloody" (May 14, 2010) that West Africa is a well known transit center for smuggled diamonds, especially for Lebanese traders, with many sales funding criminal and terrorist groups including Hezbollah.

Douglas Farah in the Washington Post: "Digging Up Congo's Dirty Gems; Officials Say Diamond Trade Funds Radical Islamic Groups", that diamond dealers and intelligence sources said Hezbollah and other groups buy diamonds in. Congo—sometimes through middlemen, sometimes directly.

European and American intelligence sources have long known that Hezbollah has raised significant amounts of money in West Africa through the largely Shiite Muslim Lebanese communities in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Togo. There are an estimated 120,000 Lebanese in West Africa, mostly involved in import-export businesses.

"Hezbollah is active in all these countries and are deeply involved in many businesses across the region," said one European official tracking the movement. "It is only a small part of the Lebanese community that is sympathetic, but many people contribute to them just to keep Hezbollah off their backs."

For at least since the early 1980s, Hezbollah had also raised some cash through the sale of diamonds from Sierra Leone, intelligence sources said. Bah, they said, was long suspected of brokering diamond deals through buyers connected to Hezbollah, assisted by sympathetic Lebanese businessmen across the region.

Character, racism, fascism

Islamic fascist Republic of Iran's Hezbolah taunts with Nazi weapon.

A writer in the Christian Science Monitor explains that "Hizbullah's real goal is racist: To free the Middle East holy lands of Jews... Hizbullah's goal is not the "liberation" of Palestine. Its members are not Palestinian. They are (Arab) Islamic extremists who want to "liberate" all Islamic land."

Its Al-Manar television is infamous for being racist, several European countries, including France, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as Australia, have also taken measures to block Al-Manar. In March 2005, the broadcasting regulators in the European Union agreed to ban satellite broadcasting of Al-Manar on the basis that the channel carried racist material and incitement. As a result, several satellite service providers, most of them European, dropped Al-Manar, making it unavailable in North and South America, Asia and Australia. Al-Manar, is, however, still available in Europe through Arab satellite companies and its Web site offers English, French and Spanish translations of its material.

On its TV, Jews are termed pigs and monkeys (stemming from radical Islamic teaching of "apes & pigs" - branding Christians as pigs, Jews as apes [27][28][29][30][31][32]) and the Holocaust is denied. Participants in a network-sponsored symposium urge that Israel "be completely wiped out" and "just like Hitler fought the Jews" the "great Islamic nation of Jihad" should "fight the Jews and burn them."

It has been written in an article titled "Hezbollah's Nazi roots" that "Hezbollah's Nazi salute evokes memories of Hitler's support for Arab agitators such as the Grand Mufti (Grand Mufti of Jerusalem) of Jerusalem and the leaders of a pro-Nazi coup."

From the book, 'Planting hatred, sowing pain: the psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict':

Palestinians are constantly exposed to cultural products that expouse classical anti-Semitic ideas. Fir example, a television series produced by Hezbollah, the south Lebanon Shiite militia group, titled Al-Shatat. This series is focused oin the old middle-ages myth of the blood libel (in which Jews --supposedly-- need the blood of Christian children for the Passover matzoth).

Related, from an ADL speech:

In recent years, Jews were killed because they were Jews, something we have not witnessed since World War II, at the hands of jihadists. There was the Buenos Aires bombings of the Israeli embassy and the Jewish center; there was the kidnapping and murder of Daniel Pearl in Pakistan; there was the kidnapping and murder of Ilan Halimi in Paris; and there was the attack on the Seattle Jewish Federation. Hamas and Hezbollah do not want to kill for land, but to eliminate Jews and a Jewish presence.

Nasrallah & the Jews

Within a month of Nasrallah's taking over as leader, Hezbollah (with the help of Iranian intelligence) bombed the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires, killing 29 and injuring over 200. The next attack perpetrated by Hezbollah—again with Iranian help—was the bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, killing 86 and injuring over 200.

The widening arena of Hezbollah's attacks stemmed from Nasrallah's perception that Jews anywhere are legitimate targets. In fact, Nasarallah has said:

If they (Jews) all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide. (Daily Star, Oct. 23, 2002)

Shiite scholar Amal Saad-Ghorayeb analyzed the anti-Jewish roots of Hezbollah ideology in her book Hezbollah: Politics & Religion. In it, she quotes Hassan Nasrallah describing his antipathy toward Jews:

If we searched the entire world for a person more cowardly, despicable, weak and feeble in psyche, mind, ideology and religion, we would not find anyone like the Jew. Notice, I do not say the Israeli. (New Yorker, Oct. 14, 2002)

Nasrallah also incorporates anti-Semitic rhetoric in speeches. For example, he has characterized Jews as the "grandsons of apes and pigs" and "Allah's most cowardly and greedy creatures." (MEMRI: Al- Manar, Feb. 3, 2006)

In 1998, Ashura commemorations of Hessein's martyrdom coincided with Israel's fiftieth anniversary. Nasrallah used the occasion to lambaste Israelis as "the descendants of apes and pigs. "A few million vagabonds from all over the world, brought together..."

Racist terror

Examples:

The July 12, 1994, AMIA attack on Jewish center AMIA in Argentina by Islamic Republic of Iran's backed Hezbollah Ansar Allah: 85 civilians dead and over 300 injured of multiple nationalities. The attack is considered the worst antisemitic attack in the world since World War II. In 2024, Argentina's president Javier Milei said: "AMIA bombing 'exact same kind of brutality' as Oct. 7 massacre."

In Sep 2023, US Treasury sanctions Hezbollah supporters in South America.

“I applaud the decision of U.S. Treasury to sanction Amer Mohamed Akil Rada, one of the operational members of Hezbollah who carried out the terrorist attack against the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) in Argentina in 1994 that killed 85 people,” said Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt.

Targeting Jews in Panama shortly afterwards. The Alas Chiricanas Flight 901 murdering 12, mostly Jews July-19-1994.

Al-Manar: hate & lies propaganda

• Started the anti Semitic push to blame Jews for Islamists' crime on 911.

• Arab Venezuelan MP Al-Sughayar to Hezbollah media floated a stupidity and hate idea, as if the Nazis only killed non Zionists.

• Lebanese Academic Hassan Jouni on Hizbullah TV: "The Zionists Created" (he said) "Hitler"in Order to Intimidate the Jews.

Iran's arm: "Big Satan, Little Satan"

Israel and the United States as Portrayed in the Doctrine of Hezbollah:

Hatred of Israel ("that vile microbe") and the Jewish people, --As an arm of Iran it regards, and it seeks to—Eradicating the 'Little Satan.' Hatred of the United States ("the big Satan")

Death cult, suicide missions, martyrdom philosophy, inventing 'mass casualty' bombing

The doctrine of Hezbollah: Suicide attacks ("the shortest road to Allah") are of supreme value.

In May 2006, Nasrallah appeared on the network to explain that "our nation's willingness to sacrifice their blood, souls, children, fathers, and families" is an advantage over the Jews "who guard their lives."

The modern, high-casualty suicide attack, which has changed our lives irreversibly, was invented by Hezbollah in Lebanon in 1982.

To attack the multinational forces, Hezbolah invented a terrible new weapon—the suicide truck bomb. The group loaded several hundred pounds of explosives into a truck. A member of the group—someone prepared to sacrifice his or her life—would drive the truck in front of an embassy or into a military base. The driver then set off the explosives with a control switch in the truck's cab. The detonation would instantly destroy the driver, the truck, and any buildings or people standing within several hundred feet. Sheikh Fadlallah and Hezbollah never took credit for these attacks. As a Shi'ite cleric, Fadlallah knew that Islam would get tarnished by terrorism and the killing of innocent civilians. Fadlallah also claimed to be running the Hezbollah as a political, not a military organization. However, as Many Islamic nation have declared jihads against enemies. For this reason, an organization calling itself the "Islamic Jihad" publicly claimed responsibility for terrorists acts in Lebanon. For several years, the United States and other governments tried to find out who was running the Islamic Jihad. In fact, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad were one and the same.

Regional plans

Amongst its stated objectives is the establishment of a Shiite theocracy in Lebanon. Hezbollah's goal is the establishment of an Islamic state encompassing Lebanon and Israel. Many in the Lebanese Christian diaspora, beyond the reach of Hezbollah intimidation, speak out forcefully against turning Lebanon into a Shia theocracy emulating Iran.

Global Plans

The Associated Press reported in May, 2010, that a Muslim cleric calls for 'Greater Iran' - Shi'ite Islamic union would stretch from Afghanistan to Israel. Ayatollah Mohammad Bagher Kharrazi said the creation of what he termed an "Islamic United States" is a central aim of the political party he leads - called Hizbullah, or Party of God. He added that he hoped to make his vision a reality if the party won the next presidential election. "The Islamic United States will be an introduction to the formation of the global village of the oppressed and that will be a prelude to the single global rule of the Mahdi," the newspaper quoted him as saying.

Violence, Bloodshed

Their known spreading of violence & bloodshed includes:

Regional: Lebanon, Israel

Kidnappings, torture

Hezbollah's founding quickly resulted in a spate of kidnappings, torture. Westerners, including French, German and Americans were target of Hezbollah's kidnapping. including hijacking US personnel. An estimated kidnapping of 30 Westerners in that period are attributed to Hezbollah. Among the notorious victims were: William Francis Buckley, Terry Anderson, William Richard Higgins.

In March, 1984, Hezbollah operatives kidnapped William Francis Buckley, the CIA's station chief in Lebanon. He was whisked to Damascus and on to Tehran, where, after 15 months of torture, he succumbed to a heart attack.

Feb. 17, 1988: The group kidnaps Col. William Higgins, a U.S. Marine serving with a United Nations truce monitoring group in Lebanon, and later murders him.

The United States asserts that top Hezbollah military commander who was one of America's most wanted men, accused of involvement in a string of bombings, hijackings and kidnappings during the 1980s and 1990s, Imad Mughniyeh, was also behind the torture and murder of William Buckley, the CIA station chief in Beirut, in 1984; the kidnapping, torture and murder of Lieutenant Colonel William Richard Higgins of the Marines, who was on peacekeeping duty in Lebanon in 1988; and, through the Islamic Jihad Organization, the seizure of Western hostages in Beirut during the 1980s.

From a legal claim against Iran:

In the instant case the evidence once again discloses that Iran provided Hezbollah with funding, direction and training for its terrorist activities in Lebanon, including the kidnapping and torture of Terry Anderson hezbollah kidnapping torture and his imprisonment as a hostage for 2,454 days.

Dec. 31, 1986: Under the alias Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, Hezbollah announces it had kidnapped and murdered three Lebanese Jews. The organization previously had taken responsibility for killing four other Jews since 1984.

The 1985 Hezbollah torture-murder of Isaac Tarab, 63, and Chaim Halala Cohen, 39, the 1986 Hezbollah's torturing to death of Ibrahim Benesti, aged 54, of Beirut, and his elderly relatives, Yehudah and Yosef, Benesti's family – like many Lebanese Jews – had been in Lebanon since 2,000 B.C. (before the birth of Mohammed), [described as a charitable and kindly candy store owner who gave free candy to children of all religions]. All these crimes were motivated for no other reason than for the victims simply being Jewish. See: #Character, racism, fascism.

7 Apr 2005 - Two Israeli-Arabs from the village of Rajar near the Israel-Lebanon border were kidnapped by Hezbollah operatives and held in captivity for four days. The men, identified as Muki Ben-Jamal and Nuef Maharj Ben-Ali, said they were interrogated by their captors who wanted information on Israel.

The Time had a detailed piece by William Dowell in May 23, 1988 titled: "Three Years in the Belly of Beirut":

"They weren't human or inhuman. They were nonhuman." That was how French Journalist Jean-Paul Kauffmann, quoting fellow hostage Michel Seurat, , described the pro-Iranian Islamic Jihad terrorists who held him hostage for three years. The wrenching account of his kidnaping, captivity and release appeared last week in L'Evenement du Jeudi, the French newsmagazine Kauffmann worked for when he and French Researcher Seurat were abducted in May 1985.

The two men became hostages by chance after missing a Beirut airport bus and deciding to take a taxi. When a Mercedes pulled alongside and ordered them to stop, they expected a robbery. Instead they were forced into the back of the gunmen's car. What followed was three years of intimidation and psychological torture.
For more than a year, the hostages never saw daylight. Their only diversion was reading the handful of books provided by their jailers; Kauffmann read War and Peace more than 20 times. At one point, he and Seurat listened while their Shi'ite captors spent eight days torturing an Arab suspected of being a spy. When it was over, Kauffmann's jailer joked, "I damaged him a little. He had two broken ribs. We broke both his legs. Finally he talked, and we set him free." Freedom, Kauffmann learned, was a euphemism for death.
In one of the most bizarre episodes, Seurat was allowed a brief visit in August 1985 with his wife and daughters in Beirut, and then returned to the cell loaded down with sociology books. It was the last time he saw his family. A month later, he was deathly ill with hepatitis. A Lebanese Jewish doctor, Elie Hallat, who was also a hostage, pleaded in vain for Seurat's release. As his condition worsened, a Shi'ite commander volunteered a transfusion. "You are becoming a Shi'ite," joked a captor after Seurat was given blood. In fact, the researcher was dying. By then French Hostages Marcel Carton and Marcel Fontaine had been added to the group. "So I am going to die," Seurat told his friends.
In March 1986, the Islamic Jihad announced that it had "executed" Seurat. It seems likely, however, that he succumbed, at 39, to his disease. But the jailers told the hostages he was alive and recovering in a hospital. Kauffmann later learned from a radio newscast that Hallat, doomed by his captors' rabid anti-Semitism, had been executed. Kauffmann, Carton and Fontaine were continually moved from apartment to apartment. At one point Kauffmann was wrapped in bandages like a mummy, sealed in a metal box and bolted under the chassis of a truck. When he banged on the side, he was told he would be shot. "Kill me," he snapped back. "It doesn't make any difference."
At another point Kauffmann and Fontaine were tied together and placed in a coffin. When they were let out for a moment, Fontaine peered under his blindfold and saw that they were near a cement factory. "They're going to kill us here, put our bodies in cement and dump us in the sea," said Fontaine. Later Kauffmann and Fontaine were put in a new cell and chained like animals to a spike in the floor.

At a 2008 proisoner swap-deal, Israel was forced to make with Hezbollah, Bradley Burston wrote "The pleasure that Hezbollah takes in torture."

Few innocent people have been tortured like the loved ones of the people murdered by Samir Kuntar, the Palestine Liberation Front monster convicted of a crime so brutal that even the designation terrorist is too good for him.

This week, the loved ones will know that Kuntar will be feted to a hero's welcome staged by Hezbollah, whose claims to being a religious organization, stain the word religious with a level of sadism that is astonishing, reaching new levels with every gloat by the torture master who calls himself a spiritual leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

But that will be only one aspect of the glee with which Hezbollah will likely take explicit pride and claim exultant victory.

Not satisfied with keeping the families of kidnapped IDF soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev in the dark for two years as to their fate, a Lebanese report which appears to have been leaked by Hezbollah two days before the prisoner swap, stated that one of the soldiers had survived the kidnapping attack, but that the other was surely dead.

Then, to torture the families further, the report refrained from revealing which of the two had been killed, or whether the other was still alive.

But for sheer gratuitous sadism, the case of Samir Kuntar has few rivals. Consider the survivors of Kuntar's acts of murder.

Consider Smadar Haran, a survivor of the 1979 attack led by Kuntar. Kuntar burst into Haran's apartment building in the dead of night, seizing Smadar Haran's husband Danny and their daughter Einat, 4 years old.

Desperate to save their two-year-old girl Yael, Smadar Haran huddled with her in a crawl space in the attic. "I will never forget the joy and the hatred in the voices [of Kuntar and his men] as they swaggered about hunting for us, firing their guns and throwing grenades," she later recalled in the Washington Post.

"I knew that if Yael cried out, the terrorists would toss a grenade into the crawl space and we would be killed," she wrote in 2003. "So I kept my hand over her mouth, hoping she could breathe. As I lay there, I remembered my mother telling me how she had hidden from the Nazis during the Holocaust. 'This is just like what happened to my mother,' I thought."

Smadar Haran's personal torture had only begun. She would later learn that Kuntar had dragged her husband Danny and older daughter to the beach nearby, where he shot Danny execution style, making sure that her father's death would be the last sight her little girl would ever see.

Kuntar then took the butt of his assault rifle and brought in down on Einat's head, crushing it against a rock.

Smadar Haran would later recall, "By the time we were rescued from the crawl space, hours later, Yael, too, was dead. In trying to save all our lives, I had smothered her."

Two weeks ago, in an act of heroism that is beyond imagination, Smadar Haran spoke publicly of coming to terms with the impending release of the monster who turned her life into a waking nightmare. "Samir Kuntar isn't, nor has he ever been, my private prisoner," she told a news conference. "His fate must be decided now according to Israel's needs and ethical interests." ...Kuntar... his elevation to the status of hero and martyr to the Palestinian struggle or the Lebanese resistance.

For Israelis, even after all these years, the release of Kuntar is a form of self-inflicted torture. So heinous, so unpardonable were his crimes, that American Jewish author and journalist Jeffrey Goldberg, himself a veteran of the IDF, wrote on The Atlantic Monthly's Website... "As unbelievable as this sounds, Israel is actually thinking of swapping Samir Kuntar in a prisoner exchange with Hezbollah. Kuntar is perhaps the most terrible person held in an Israeli prison, a man who crushed the skull of a Jewish child against a rock."

Terror attack on US embassy

For a more detailed treatment, see 1983 United States Embassy bombing.

The bombing was carried out via a stolen van, carrying 2000 pounds of explosives, slamming into the embassy, killing 63 people.

Terror attack on peacekeeping US marine

The attack on U.S. Marine Barracks in Oct. 1983. Hezbollah conducted simultaneous suicide truck bombings against the two buildings housing U.S. Marines and French paratroopers in Beirut, killing 241 Marines and 58 French soldiers who were in Lebanon as part of a multinational peacekeeping mission. A US federal judge found (in 2003) Iran liable for the 1983 bombing of a US marine barracks.

The Beirut mission started out as an effort to stabilize a fragile peace in a war-torn country. Lebanon had been in turmoil since the Palestine Liberation Organization, having been expelled from Jordan, took refuge there in the 1970s. In 1975, a panoply of Christian and Muslim militias, turned what had been a Middle East oasis into a no-man's land of urban warfare. The situation fell apart quickly. Islamic Militia leaders began to view the United States and its allies as favoring the Christian-led forces of the Lebanese government.

Targeting Israeli civilians

Hezbollah has been targeting Israeli civilians, for years. since the 1980s, (Which prompted Israel in 1996 to conduct a defensive operation "Grapes of Wrath." ) its main weapon - firing rockets, missiles into residential areas . For example, in 24 Jul 2006 - Hezbollah fired more than 70 Katyusha rockets into Israel, several of which landed in Nahariya, Safed, and Kiryat Shmona. Medics treated at least 49 people who were lightly to moderately wounded. More than 2200 rockets have been fired at Israeli cities since July 12, killing 17 Israelis, all of them civilians. 20 Israeli soldiers were killed in other incidents. . Though there were also other methods like in Apr 2001 – A 42-year-old Israeli woman was stabbed to death in Haifa. Her murder was the initiation rite of a terrorist cell, whose members were apprehended in July. Six members of a Hezbollah-linked Palestinian terrorist cell responsible for the murder, originally thought to be criminally motivated, were arrested in July. The murder was the initiation rite of one of the terrorists into the organization.

Use of its civilian population in war

Use of Lebanese as human shields , (copying the Arab-Palestinian tactics routine [33] [34] [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46]), especially was publicized, in their initiated war with Israel, Hezbollah's use of "Christian villages as shields in missile attacks." witnesses: "If Israel does nothing Hezbollah will continue to fire rockets from inside Lebanon shockingly using Christians as human shields actually." "Hezbollah is hiding among civilian populations and launching attacks behind human shields." , this crime has been categorized as a "Hezbollah specialty", even using the U.N., A.) to cause casualties among their own Arab population, especially among children, in order to generate sympathy and an outcry in the Arab world. B.) Hated Israelis' image get tarnished, an "important" goal in it of itself to make the Zionists look as "killers." C.) To cripple Israel's humane army to respond, thus enables them to come out as "heroes." & saviours against the Zionist enemy."

As a result of Hezbollah using civilians as human shields including placing weapons near residential areas, the Aug 4, 2020, explosion damaged over half the city and killed at least 218 people. Fearing truth will be revealed about Hezbollah's fault, its thugs attacked protesting investigation on Oct 14, 2021. 6 killed, 32 injured.

Subjugation, persecution

Hezbollah has a long history of persecuting Christians, decries a Lebanese author.

The writer W. Phares explains on the suffering of civilians, especially since Hezbollah's take over in 2000:

Such takeover by the Jihadist militia was expected to provoke an exodus by thousands of civilians who would have been subjected to Hezbollah’s persecution. However suddenly on May 23, the Israeli Government then under Prime Minister Ehud Barak ordered a quick pull out from the security zone without waiting for the local force, at the time known as ‘South Lebanon Army’ (SLA) to be transferred under the United Nations or to operate as a local force to stop Hezbollah until the UN would decide what to do.

The population of the "security zone" was about 150,000 counting the district of Jezzine; and its local forces were about 3,000 strong. the make up of the population was Christian, Shia and Druse with some Sunni villages to the East. To their north Hezbollah had massed its forces backed by Iranian Pasdaran advisors. Between 1984 and 2000 Hezbollah launched several offensives against the SLA positions but was unable to overrun them permanently.

Civil war

Some of civil war/clashes waged on the Lebanese by the Hezbollah:

In Jan. 2007, clash pits Hezbollah against rule in Lebanon. The police said at least three people died and 100 more were wounded throughout the country in the violence.

"Rival factions return to arms as Lebanon stares into the abyss" in Nov 2007.

In May 8, 2008 Clashes erupted as Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah claims 'War', clashes between Hezbollah and Druze continued in Lebanon for the 5th day, it erupted in Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli, as fighting between the Hezbollah militia and its rivals grew. The Lebanese army said it will intervene, it will use force from to stop fighting, which brough the overall toll to 81 dead and about 250 wounded.

In July 2008, fighting among Lebanese government and the Islamic Hezbollah terrrorists categorized as "Sectarian battles," the battles killed six, wounded 50.

In 28 Aug 2008, Hezbollah has "brazenly attacked the Lebanese Army" – in its shooting-attack on an army helicopter, killing 1st Lt. Samer Hanna and wounding several others – so say the leaders of Lebanon's pro-democracy movement. This is not the first time Hezbollah has attacked the Lebanese government. But it is one of the boldest attacks to date against the army. Hezbollah kills Lebanese Army Officer.

Cheering ISIS attacks on Israel

Hezbollah welcomed the Umm El Fahm Arabs' ISIS attack in Hadera Mar 27, 2022, murdering two, injuring others, as well as its Iran bosses supported it.

Hezbollah also welcomed the Beer Sheva ISIS March 22, 2022 attack.

Global violence

Hezbollah is another example (like Al Qaeda) of an Islamist insurgency that is both local and transnational.

Attack on US, French embassies in Kuwait

Hezbollah's responsible for U.S. and French embassies attacks in Kuwait in 1983 . The American embassy in Kuwait was bombed in a series of attacks whose targets also included the French embassy, the control tower at the airport, the country's main oil refinery, and a residential area for employees of the American corporation Raytheon. Six people were killed, including a suicide truck bomber, and more than 80 others were injured. In Kuwait, 17 people were arrested and convicted for participating in the attacks. One of those convicted was Mustafa Youssef Badreddin, a cousin and brother-in-law of one of Hezbollah's senior officers, Imad Mughniyah. After a six-week trial in Kuwait, Badreddin was sentenced to death for his role in the bombings.

Hijacking Kuwaiti planes

A year after the 1983 attacks (on US, French targets), Kuwait Airways flight 221 was hijacked wherein the hijackers demanded the release of Islamic militant: 'Al-Dawa 17.' Two US passengers were killed and Iranian police freed the hijackers in Iran where the plane had been diverted. Imad Mugniyah and Hezbollah were accused by US authorities in the hijacking and killings.

In 1988, militants hijacked a second plane, Kuwait Airways Flight 422, with 110 passengers for 16 days. At one point during the hijacking, the plane was diverted to Iran where multiple survivors reportedly believed the original hijackers deplaned and were replaced by a fresh crew of hijackers who were armed with increased gun power.

During the ordeal, the hijackers met with reporters who quoted one as saying upon requesting the refueling of the plane in order to enable the plane to leave Algeria, "We will liquidate our account with Kuwait elsewhere. We don't want to have the massacre in a friendly country." A hijacker was quoted as saying, "Kuwait has to know that we do not fear death." The hijackers demands included the release of Al-Dawa 17.

The plane was diverted to Cyprus where two young Kuwaitis aged 20 and 25 were tortured and then shot. Their dead bodies were dumped on the tarmac of the Cyprus airport.

Iraq

Already in November 24, 2003, The New York Times elaborated in an article: "A region inflamed, the hand of Tehran," Hezbollah, in Iraq, that Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Shiite group, has established a significant presence in Iraq.

In 2006. U.S. Officials said: "Hezbollah Training Iraqi Shiite Militia Group."

The Wall Street Journal wrote (2007) on Iran's Proxy War, The involvement of Hezbollah in Iraq.

The BBC reported on additional proof, US officials had in 2007 of the link. In an article on Iran in Iraq, the Washington Post wrote on Iran's Hezbollah soldiers and methods in the war in Iraq. the CNN reported on a Hezbollah agent played deaf before confessing, the top special operations officer with Lebanon's Hezbollah militia pretended to be deaf and mute when he was captured in Iraq.

In 2008, there were reports on Hezbollah training Iraqis in Iran Iraqi president Jalal Talabani charged (May, 2008) Hezbollah interference, in a Baghdad interview, he accused the leader of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah of meddling in Iraq's affairs.

In May, 2010, the US said that Syria must curb arm shipments to Hezbollah, top US diplomat has urged Syria to do more to prevent arms shipments to the militant Lebanese Hezbollah and stem the flow of militants into Iraq.

In July 2011, U.S. official charged that militias are using Iranian weapons to target U.S. troops in Iraq.

Somalia

The New York Times reported on Hezbollah in Somalia. From NPR (November 15, 2006), the "U.N. Report ties Somali Islamists to Hezbollah," in an alarming report about the situation in Somalia. More than 700 Somali fighters are said to have gone to support and get training from Hezbollah.. The Time reported in 2010, on the Somali al-Shabab getting aid from Syria and Iran and is "believed to have formed direct alliances with militant groups elsewhere, including Lebanon's Hizballah."

Namibia

There were reports by a human rights organisation in 2011, of jihadists-terrorists: Hezbollah and al-Shabab operating in Namibia.

Gambia

Freedom Newspaper (2011): "There is a Hezbollah cartel in Gambia." Explaining: There is a Hezbollah cartel in Banjul [the Gambian capital], who are acting in concert with the country's President Yahya Jammeh to sell arms to the terrorist group's main base in Lebanon, a source reaching the Freedom Newspaper has alleged. The arms deal goes like this: Gambia procures the arms from Iran, and in turn sells these deadly weapons to Hezbollah. Worst part is, that the "Gambian President has been accused of acting in concert with Lebanese alleged Hezbollah supporters." This despite a BBC report in 2010 of Gambia cutting ties with the Islamic Republic.

Senegal

Senegal has long been a favorite 'fund0raising' hub for the terrorist organization Hezbollah. Worth mentioning that Senegal accused Iran in Feb. 2011 for supplying weapons to separatist rebels that killed its soldiers.

Afghanistan

Hezbollah Link in the war in Afghanistan have been found in 2007, as NATO Finds Copy of Hizbullah's Explosives in Afghanistan. And in 2011 the Wall Street Journal wrote: "Iran Funnels New Weapons to Iraq and Afghanistan."

Sudan

The Hezbollah, reportedly, is very supportive of Al-Bashir's genocide in the Sudan. From a March 2009 report: "Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah leaders offer support for Sudan's chief."

Egypt

In 2009, the BBC reported that Egypt was 'hunting Hezbollah suspects', prosecutor accused Hezbollah of plotting attacks in Egypt, of sending operatives to Egypt to carry out attacks in the country and to smuggle weapons. On Apr 2010 An Egyptian court convicted 26 men of belonging to a Hezbollah cell. The Hezbollah Plot exposed Egypt's shared interests with Israel. Analysts said that the Egypt-Hezbollah standoff dents Egypt-Iran relations.

Azerbaijan

Hezbollah plotted embassy attack' in Azerbaijan - was revealed in 2009. A trial under way in Azerbaijan of two Hezbollah members and four Azeris, where prosecutors drew a link between Iranian-backed Hezbollah terror missions.

Syria

In March, 2011, at the height of the so-called "Arab spring," Hizbullah and Iran were helping Bashar al-Assad kill protesters. In May 2011, a report came out: "Hezbollah forces helping Syria in crackdown on protesters." A Lebanese parliament member said "Syrian forces have breached the border with Lebanon; notes fear that Syrian forces will kidnap refugees who fled the government crackdown in Syria." In August 2011, Syria's youth coalition accused Hezbollah of role in Assad's brutal crackdown. Indeed, The AP reported (Oct 24, 2011) "Since the uprising.. Syrians have unleashed their anger at Hezbollah over its blunt support for the regime. Some protesters have set fire to the yellow flag of Hezbollah and pictures of Nasrallah."

In November 2011, activists charged Hezbollah in abduction of Syrian activists in Lebanon. The persecution caused fear for those seeking exile in Lebanon.

In March 2014, Hezbollah and Syrian Army drove out Islamist Syrian rebels from the ancient Christian town of Ma'aloula

Bahrain

In June 1996, the Bahraini government said it has uncovered a coup plot by an Iranian-backed group, Hezbollah-Bahrain.

In April 2011, Bahrain government accused Hezbollah of aiding opposition groups. Indeed, Tehran has been seeking to destabilize and annex Bahrain for decades. It established a military wing for Hezbollah in Bahrain, and in 2011, its thugs incited "protests" in that country.

In November 2011, Bahrain linked terror suspects to Iran. Al Arabiya TV reported that Bahraini MP said "Hezbollah, Iran behind the terrorist cell" which planned to murder prominent Gulf figures.

Europe

Hijacking TWA flight

Among the highlighted terror crimes of the Hezbollah is the: TWA Hijacking, June 14, 1985: A Trans-World Airlines flight '847' was hijacked en route to Rome from Athens by two Lebanese Hizballah terrorists, and forced to fly to Beirut. The eight crew members and 145 passengers were held for seventeen days, during which one American hostage, a U.S. Navy sailor, was murdered. After being flown twice to Algiers, the aircraft was returned to Beirut after Israel released 435 Lebanese and Palestinian prisoners.

The plane was on a scheduled flight from Cairo to Athens. Hijackers—the two terrorists were brandishing grenades and pistols—forced it to Beirut and twice went to Algiers before returning to Beirut releasing most of the (non-American) 152 passengers along the way, and murdering U.S. Navy diver Robert Stethem, one of the passengers—beating him, torturing, shooting him in the temple and dumping his body on the tarmac of Beirut International Airport (June 15).

On June 30, Hezbollah released 39 American passengers they held captive for 17 days.

German authorities arrested Mohammed Ali Hammadi and convicted him of Stethem's murder in 1987. Hammadi was paroled in 2005 and returned to Beirut, where he is believed to be living today (2009).

From a letter, Robert's brother Kenneth has sent to president George W. Bush in 2006 as Robert's murderer was released by the German government (and fled to Lebanon) in an apparent exchange for a German hostage in Iraq:

While Robert was being dragged to the door, he knew that all he had to do in order to live was to cry into that transmitter, but he wouldn't do it. He would not give in to the demands of the terrorists. He would not allow the honor and dignity of America to be intimidated by the fear and pain that Hammadi and terrorists everywhere represent. Robert sacrificed his life in order to protect our liberty and defend our way of life.

Dowining of a French airline

The Los Angeles Times wrote in November 1, 1989 that a Palestinian group allied with Hezbollah is linked to a plane crash.

Specialists have linked a terrorist bomb that destroyed a French airliner last month (Oct, 1989) in Africa to a Palestinian group allied with the pro-Iranian Hezbollah, the newspaper Figaro said... Working with fragments of a suitcase found in the wreckage of the airliner, specialists in Paris' central police laboratory found similarities to a terrorist bomb that exploded at a Paris department store almost five years ago. The February 1985 attack at the department store resulted in the arrest of Habib Maammar, a Tunisian member of a group directed by the Palestinian bomb maker Abu Ibrahim.

Terror attack on French department stores

Paris' Boulevard Haussmann was targeted in 1985 and 1986 during attacks on Paris department stores, many of them claimed by the Lebanese Hezbollah militants, which left 13 dead and 303 injured. Terrorists from Hezbollah, set off bombs in both Printemps and Galeries Lafayette in December 1985, injuring 43 people.

Workers at Printemps in December 1985 when Hezbollah bombs exploded on the ground floor there and in the Galeries Lafayette department store, recalled the attack which led to a bomb scare in Dec. 2008, when explosives were found there.

Network

Although Europe has recently been exempt from Hezbollah attacks, numerous intelligence experts and officials assert that the group's operatives maintain cells across the continent. German authorities, in particular, have expressed concern about the presence of several hundred Hezbollah members in their country.

Reports of an increase in Hezbollah recruiting have emerged in eastern European countries, specifically Slovakia, Bosnia and Russia . And over the past few years, Hezbollah has sent operatives with European identification papers to Israel in order to collect intelligence for future attacks. Efforts by European authorities to curtail Hezbollah's influence have included France 's 2004 ban of Hezbollah's television station and chief propaganda machine, Al- Manar, from that nation's satellite television providers. Spain and the United States have made similar moves.

Attempts of attacks between 1988-1996

Other attacks researchers have attributed to Hezbollah include an unsuccessful attempt to carry out attacks in Cyprus in 1988; a plot, foiled by Spanish police, to carry out attacks against Jewish targets in Europe in 1989; an unsuccessful attempt to detonate a car bomb outside a Jewish community building in Romania in 1992; and a planned 1996 attack, also foiled by police, on an Israeli institution in Paris.

Attempts of 'massive-attacks' in 2009

In 2009, there was a report of a "Massive Hezbollah Terror Attack Against Israeli Target In Europe," that has been thwarted.

Latin America

From a US statement in 1995 titled "Latin American Terrorism backed by Iran"

"We believe that Hizballah activities, which include narcotics and smuggling as well as terrorism, are supported in the tri-border area of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The organization is known to have cells in Colombia and Venezuela as well. Hizballah cells are concealed amidst the large Shia' Muslim population of Lebanese origin which has settled in the tri-border area."

Research concludes:

Hezbollah’s advantages in the drug and counterfeiting system:

The organization constitutes a power center among the Shi’ite population in the Bekaa Valley, where these “industrial” centers are located.

Hezbollah controls the drugs and counterfeit money pipelines, including smuggling routes to Israel via southern Lebanon.

The organization has close ties with Lebanese communities abroad and operational infrastructures worldwide, including international crime and smuggling centers in Latin America, Southeast Asia and the former Soviet Union.

Hezbollah exploits its relations with Iran to obtain technological assistance and training (of a quality that terrorist organizations typically don’t have access to) that enable the organization to maintain an infrastructure that produces sophisticated counterfeit money and medications.

Hezbollah’s criminal activities are intended to promote several important goals of the organization:

The creation of a significant independent fundraising channel, in addition to the financing from Iran.

The use of professional criminal elements to improve the organization's operational capabilities in Israel, the Arab countries, and the international arena.

Damage the social and economic fabric of Israel and Western countries, to weaken their struggle against Iran and Hezbollah.

Iran - Hezbollah Hussein Ahmad Karaki - behind massacre and bombing in the 1990s Agentina

In 2024 it was revealed the identity of the director of the 1992 bombing of the Israeli embassy and the 1994 bombing of the Jewish community center in Buenos Aires. Hussein Ahmad Karaki, the head of the Hezbollah operations in Latin America.

Venezuela

US designated two Hezbollah operatives in Venezuela as terrorists- Hezbollah has used the tri-border region between Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay to recruit, train, raise and launder money, and plot attacks.

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez (Called a dictator & his regime a dictatorship, and has close ties with the Mullahcracy theocracy dictatorship of the Islamic Republic of Iran ) has publicly supported a Hezbollah candidate for the Lebanese government, he was a supporter of Hezbollah during the 2006 war in Lebanon; afterward, the group placed signs in Lebanon proclaiming "Gracias, Chavez!" He openly invited Hezbollah members to live in Venezuela. Venezuela's embassies in the Middle East have been used to launder Hezbollah's dirty money, per investigation by the U.S. Treasury Dept In January 2010, Israeli intelligence released information that Chavez shipped heavy arms to Hezbollah the year before; the ship originated in Venezuela, stopped in Iran and docked in Lebanon.

Chavez had a close relationship with Iran's President Ahmedinejad. The two leaders regularly visited each other. In 2007, they instituted weekly flights between Tehran and Caracas. Interestingly, the aircraft stops one place - Damascus, Syria. Journalists and others have tried to book a seat on the aircraft and have been denied. The passenger and cargo manifests are kept secret.

In an article (2009) in Forbes Magazine it was discussed how an attack by Israel against Gaza could be fought asymmetrically by Hezbollah - with help from Venezuela and Chavez. Worth mentioning (asides from Chavez's "personal" war with "imperialist" US) that Venezuela, has a large Lebanese-Arab community, many of them supported, financed Chavez's presidency (including Arab on Margarita island). There's also a significant concentration of this community in the area bordering with Colombia (Maicao). Jews have been attacked.

From a (2000) report on "Antisemitism And Racism," responses to the intifada in the media, in wall graffiti and by Arab organizations in Venezuela such as FEARAB (Arab Federation for Latin America) were directed at de-legitimizing the State of Israel, which was accused of causing the Palestinian tragedy. The radical language used against Israel was not infrequently antisemitic, for example, the comparison of Israeli soldiers with Nazis, described (in 2009) as "the New Hero in the Arab World.", moreover, Hezbollah's Nasrallah said: Arabs have much to learn from Chavez., he was even exhorting his countrymen to return to their "Arab roots," Chavez has paid state visits to rouge-Arab-Islamic states like: Libya, Iraq and Iran and signed a series of mutual-cooperation., it has been said that "The Arabs have appreciated Chavez's declarations of support, and the Arab League has promised to lobby in behalf of Venezuela in the United Nations.", a defector even accused: 'Chavez gave money to Al Qaeda.' In an alarming report, the ADL wrote (2008) "Chavez's Venezuela: The Jewish Community Under Threat" on praise for Chavez and his anti-Israel actions echoed across the Arab and Muslim, Chavez Fosters Atmosphere of Intimidation and Fear for Venezuelan Jewish community., and that the Chavez Regime is 'Fostering Anti-Semitism, hate and Supporting Radical Islamists, which led to a rise in Anti-Semitism in Venezuela., Intelligence sources say Chavez is withholding information on Arabs, some of whom were important financial contributors to terrorism., and has illegally given more than 270 Venezuelan passports to Arab extremists.) Antisemitic Hezbollah first to spread via its Al Manar, in the Middle East on Sep 18, 2001, its libel about 9/11 Islamic attacks where jihadists butchered nearly 3,000.

Maduro's aid, Arab-Lebanese Tarek Saab, has ben sought by US authorities for acting the actual Hezbollah link. Narco terror, laundering money for jihadists.

Maduro-Hezbollah Nexus: How Iran-backed Networks Prop up the Venezuelan Regime

"Maduro-Hezbollah Nexus: How Iran-backed Networks Prop up the Venezuelan Regime." Explained: Key Points:

• Too often, Hezbollah in Venezuela is characterized as only a potential terrorist threat. In reality, the Lebanese terrorist group has helped to turn Venezuela into a hub for the convergence of transnational organized crime and international terrorism.

• Hezbollah's crime-terror network in Venezuela has facilitated Iran's cooperation with the Maduro regime.

• The United States, allies, and international institutions must ramp up regional counterterrorism collaboration, crack down on illicit financial networks, and build stronger ties with Lebanese and other Arab communities in Latin America.

From an Oct 2025 testimony: Global Gangsters: Hezbollah’s Latin American Drug Trafficking Operations. Marshall Billingslea testified before the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control in October 2025, shedding light on Hezbollah’s drug trafficking and money laundering operations in Latin America, which fund its terrorist activities.

Key Points from Billingslea’s Testimony:

1. Hezbollah's Presence in Latin America:

  * Hezbollah has been active in Latin America since the 1990s, starting with terrorist attacks in Argentina, such as the bombings of the Israeli Embassy (1992) and the AMIA Jewish Community Center (1994).
  * Its "Unit 910" (External Security Organization) has expanded its infrastructure across the region, initially in Colombia and Paraguay, particularly in areas with weak governance and corruption.

2. Initial Business Ventures:

  * Hezbollah established businesses, such as retail stores and trade-based money laundering operations in cities like Ciudad del Este (Paraguay) and Sao Paulo (Brazil), benefiting from lax enforcement on the border.
  * Over time, it became involved in narcotics trafficking, starting with the smuggling of cocaine in charcoal, which was used to evade detection.

3. Drug Trade Expansion:

  * By the mid-2000s, Hezbollah began forming alliances with Latin American drug cartels, especially in Colombia. The group trafficked cocaine through Venezuela and Syria, facilitating weapons exchanges with groups like the FARC.
  * In 2015, authorities became more concerned about the scale of cocaine trafficking, particularly via Hezbollah-linked operations in Colombia.

4. Financial Impact:

  * By 2018, it was estimated that as much as 30% of Hezbollah’s funds, around $200 million a year, came from Latin America. This revenue was crucial to the group’s operations, especially as financial support from Iran became more uncertain.

5. Venezuela as a Hub:

  * Under the leadership of Hugo Chavez and later Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela became a critical base for Hezbollah, providing not only a safe haven but also logistical support for its operations. Hezbollah used Venezuelan passports and documents to facilitate operatives’ movements and identity concealment.
  * Venezuela's regime cooperated with Hezbollah, awarding contracts to Hezbollah-controlled businesses and aiding in the distribution of false identification documents.

6. Recent Developments (Oct 2025):

  * Recent reports indicate that Hezbollah has increasingly relied on Venezuela as a safe haven, with 400 Hezbollah commanders reportedly ordered to relocate to Latin America, fearing targeting by Lebanese authorities.

Conclusion: Billingslea stressed that Hezbollah’s expansion into the Latin American drug trade was a direct result of the group’s diminishing infrastructure in Lebanon and the increasing pressure on Iran. The Venezuelan regime has become a key player not only in facilitating Hezbollah’s drug operations but also in providing a refuge for its operatives. Moving forward, Billingslea warned that Hezbollah is likely to continue its reliance on Latin America to fund its terrorism, particularly through the drug trade.

This testimony emphasizes the growing importance of Latin America, particularly Venezuela, in Hezbollah's international operations and its funding mechanisms through drug trafficking.

Hezbollah-Venezuela (Chavez/Maduro) Connection.

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For over two decades, Venezuela has served as a critical outpost for Hezbollah in the Western Hemisphere, with reports detailing the group's entrenchment on Margarita Island and ties to the former regimes of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro. U.S. intelligence assessments and media investigations describe this presence as evolving from fundraising networks among the Lebanese diaspora in the 1980s to sophisticated operations involving training, smuggling, and financial schemes by the 2000s. Margarita Island, once a bustling tourist spot, has been highlighted as a primary hub, surpassing even the Tri-Border Area in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay for Hezbollah's regional activities. Training Camps and Iranian Support. Allegations of Hezbollah-operated training camps on Margarita Island surfaced as early as 2011, involving paramilitary instruction for recruits from Venezuela and other Latin American countries. These facilities reportedly include political indoctrination, weapons handling, and drug-related operations, all under the protection of the Venezuelan government. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been implicated in providing logistics, weapons, and instructors on Venezuelan territory, including collaborations with local militias known as colectivos. Some recruits have been sent to Iran, including to Qom for ideological training, or to Lebanon. Reports also note that Hezbollah operatives and fighters have relocated to Venezuela following Israeli strikes in Lebanon. Illicit Networks: Drugs, Money, and Gold. Project Cassandra: Red arrows: purchase and flow of used cars in America to be shipped to Africa. Yellow arrows: cocaine smuggling from South America to the United States, Africa, and Europe; drugs were shipped to Africa along with the used cars. The used cars were recorded as being purchased at inflated prices, with cash from illegal drug sales in the United States deposited in bank accounts. Green arrows: the flow of cash back to Hezbollah in Beirut, with some freshly laundered cash sent back to America for purchase of more used cars. Hezbollah's operations in Venezuela are deeply intertwined with narcoterrorism, including partnerships with the Cartel of the Suns, a network allegedly involving Venezuelan military officials, and dissident factions of Colombia's FARC. Activities include cocaine trafficking and money laundering through trade-based schemes, often utilizing duty-free zones on Margarita Island. Additionally, gold-for-arms deals have been reported, with Hezbollah and Iran exploiting Venezuela's illegal gold trade to circumvent international sanctions and finance their activities. A key enabler of these operations has been the issuance of Venezuelan passports and identification documents. Between 2010 and 2019, more than 10,000 such documents were provided to individuals from Lebanon, Iran, and Syria, often through networks linked to the regime. Figures like former Vice President Tareck El Aissami, accused of Hezbollah connections, have been tied to this system, which provides cover for operatives using fake identities. Earlier intelligence from 2013 documented similar patterns dating back to 2008–2012. The Nassereddine Network and Regime Ties At the center of these activities is the Nassereddine family, a Lebanese-Venezuelan clan with deep connections. Ghazi Nassereddine, a former diplomat, and Abdallah Nassereddine, a businessman based on Margarita Island, have been accused of overseeing indoctrination, training, and smuggling operations. This network, which began under Chávez and grew under Maduro, has benefited from state protection, allowing Hezbollah to operate with relative impunity. Strategic Implications and Proximity Concerns. Margarita Island's location, approximately 1,200 miles from Florida, has amplified U.S. concerns, with officials labeling Venezuela not merely as a failed state but as a "staging ground" for Iranian and Hezbollah activities in the Americas. This positioning is seen as enabling potential threats through forward operations, including the use of duty-free zones and state-backed infrastructure.

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Colombia

From a 2020 interview with an expert:

Q. What is the history of Hezbollah’s presence in Colombia? A: Colombia is one of the countries in Latin America that has had a presence of Hezbollah for some time. The first wave came through Lebanese migration to the Caribbean cost of Colombia, where large Lebanese communities have formed and have been infiltrated by Hezbollah. Ground zero for this infiltration started in Maicao, on the border with Venezuela. There is clear evidence backing up this point.   Q: Does this necessarily imply a link to terrorist activity? A: We have to remember the attack on the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) in Buenos Aires in 1994. Colombia is connected to this attack through the planning and logistics of the operation. Operatives moved in and out of South America to plan and carry out the attack and the explosives used to blow up the building came from the Middle East, passing through Colombia to get to the Tri-Border Area. Q: Although this has never been published, correct? A: You are right, it hasn’t. But Argentine intelligence officials that investigated the AMIA case, long before the case was given to special prosecutor Alberto Nisman, confirmed this.  It’s in the 1,500-page classified report from Argentine intelligence that I have read and studied. Q: Is there more that connects Colombia to this attack that killed 85 people?

A: The operative that prepared the logistics for the attack, the communications, and the movement of the explosives is a native Colombian, his name is Samuel Salman el Reda el Reda, who was born in San Andrés. His birth name is Salman Raouf Salman. All of this is public information, identified by the late Alberto Nisman.

Attack on Israeli embassy in Argentina

Hezbollah & Iran attacked the Israel's embassy in Argentina in 1992, in which 29 people were killed.

Attack on a Jewish center (Amia) in Argentina

Hezbollah and Iran both are also charged, via clear evidence, by Argentinian court, terror bombing on the (civilian building) Amia 'Jewish-Argentine Mutual Association Community Cente' which killed 85 and wounded 300., furthermore, Argentina accuses Iran of meddling in probe of the 1994 Jewish center bombing, the investigation finds Iranian, Hezbollah and Syrian involvement.

Journalist Shieff, detailed a report: "How Iran planned the Buenos Aires blast - 1994."

In Aug. 2021, the butcher of Tehran, Raisi, appointed interior minister Ahmad Vahidi who's sought by Interpol for the bombing.

Bombing in Panama

July 19, 1994 Panama, A suicide bomber reportedly linked to Hezbollah detonated a bomb on a commuter plane in Colón, Panama, killing all 21 people aboard, including 12 Jewish businessmen, at least four of whom were Israeli, and three U.S. citizens. Earlier, on July 18, a bomb killed 95 people at a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The next day, an explosion on a commuter plane in Panama killed all 21 people aboard, inclding 12 Jews. An anti-Israel group in Lebanon had indirectly claimed responsibility for both attacks.

Experts on terrorism make the link, after the Lebanese newspaper An- Nahar published a communique from an organization calling itself Ansar Allah taking responsibility for the AMIA bombing as well as the bombing over Panama of an Alas Chiricanas passenger airliner.

As it turns out, the name Ansar Allah turned out to be one of the many fictitious names that Hezbollah has used to claim responsibility for its attacks. Moreover, experience has shown that Hezbollah has habitually adopted this method for the clear purpose of avoiding blame for the various actions it has carried out, except for those realized in Lebanon where the conflict has taken the form of a conventional war.

From the LA Times, Aug. 4, 1994 "Hezbollah: The Latin connection."

Bombings in Argentina and Panama prompt concern over the radical group's growing presence in the region. Experts say lax security and porous borders create a prime base for terrorists.

Chile

Iran, its Hezbollah and Quds Force intensified its presence since Gabriel Boric's having been elected.

Profile of Hezbollah supporter: racist Ben Norton

Radical racist Ben Norton, long supporter of Islamic republic of Iran, its terrorist Hezbollah proxy, and the brutal Asad regime in Syria, has been called out in August 2020, as he denounced Arab Lebanese who denounced Hezbollah after (July-2020) Beirut explosion, as "sellouts". A white Westerner who considers himself a liberal is saying that Lebanese people who disagree with his rabid hate of Israel are “sellouts” for hating Hezbollah more. This is a typical, racist attitude — that the only Arabs allowed to have an opinion are those whose opinions match a leftist white man. The Grayzone’s apologetics for the Hezbollah terror group are something to behold.

Ben Norton is a Stalin apologist.

On Jun 25, 2019 Norton protested the uniqueness of the Holocaust on twitter. (Acting as if he doesn't know the exceptionality of the Holocaust, the extraordinary historical unprecedented and still unparalleled, from planning to annihilate an entire people, till the enormous systematic attempts towards this goal, and the sheer numbers results). A twitter under user name Kaveh, an Arab replied to it: "non Jews don't count", (as of Sept.2020) it's still without objection from Ben Norton.

Even left wing Arab author [47] exposed falsifier Ben Norton:

Recently, however, Grayzone devoted to the job of smearing me a very long piece written by Ben Norton ....Since Ben Norton too may be mistaken for a genuine ...reporter, I decided to make an exception this time and take the trouble to show how the Grayzone piece fully belongs to the Stalinist school of falsification... The lies in the Grayzone piece start blatantly from the onset, in the worst sensationalist tradition...

Ben Norton is a BDS supporter, a shoddy (so-called) "reporter" for Salon.

Norton is as radical as they come. In September 2 2020 he tweetted:

Who else saw this coming? Nathan Robinson is yet another staunchly anti-Marxist "libertarian socialist" / anarcho-liberal who is now openly endorsing right-wing war criminal Joe Biden for president. Trump and Biden are almost politically indistinguishable on most major issues. The writer there, on the extreme, anti Biden, Ben Norton on Twitter: “ Who else saw this coming? Nathan Robinson is yet another staunchly anti-Marxist “libertarian socialist” / anarcho-liberal who is now openly endorsing right-wing war criminal Joe Biden for president. Trump and Biden are almost politically indistinguishable on most major issues”

Some of Ben Norton’s 2020 articles (with his co “activist” Blumenthal) via his Grayzone, including sugarcoating Soleimani, lying Hezbollah and Asad regime don't target civilians.

The Grayzone - Jan 6, 2020:

Iraqi PM reveals Soleimani was on peace mission when assassinated, exploding Trump’s lie o‘imminent attacks’

The Grayzone - Jan 7, 2020:

Iranian and Hezbollah leaders oppose attacking civilians as Trump threatens to bomb cultural sites

The Grayzone - Jan 8 2020:

Who are the real terrorists? Iran/Hezbollah vs. Trump

The Grayzone - May 13, 2020:

In banning Hezbollah, Germany responds to far-right, US and Israeli pressure – not any security threat

2021 Update

Analysis in Aug/2021:

Contrary to Hezbollah's image as an all-powerful organization in Lebanon, the Arab press exposes cracks in the oiled Shiite military machine operating in Lebanon for 40 years under Tehran's order: severe economic crisis, erosion after fighting in Syria, conflicts with other ethnic groups in Lebanon, blood feuds between Shiite and Shiite tribes and more.

... Financial crisis Hezbollah's main financiers in Tehran have suffered severe sanctions in the United States in recent years, as well as an economic boycott of the Gulf and Saudi principalities. Entire areas of Lebanon are out of military control. The poor Palestinian refugee camps in the south are dangerous crime scenes run by terrorist organizations, such as Hamas and Islamic Jihad, where Hezbollah exploits the occasional rocket launch on Israel. Palestinians absorbing the IDF response.

New enemy: the Druze

A few days ago, Druze from the town of Shuya in the Hazbaya area of ​​southern Lebanon attacked Hezbollah rocket launchers that entered their village and confiscated the organization's launcher. The message is that the Druze are not ready to participate in Hezbollah's game and be a human shield for the Shiite organization. Hezbollah claimed that its squad had arrived in the village by mistake. The intensity of the anger of the Druze in the village, who almost lynched one of the organization's activists, demonstrates how much Druze hatred of Hezbollah. The Druze are angry about Hezbollah's attempt in recent years to recruit their brothers, the young Druze in southern Syria (Suida), to fight against Israel. The Druze want to remain neutral in regional conflicts. In response to the incident, Hezbollah operatives prevented Druze vegetable traders from selling their goods in Sidon and called them "unclean" and "collaborators with the Zionists."

Blood revenge

A new problem Hezbollah faces is blood feuds between tribes and families in its areas of control. This problem is exacerbated by two main reasons: the economic crisis and the lack of governance. In the absence of a law enforcement system in Lebanon, families are taking the law into their own hands. About a year ago, a vicious circle began that only widened between two Shiite families in the northern Lebanon Valley, Ja'far and Shemetz. These families are fighting for control of the smuggling crossings between Lebanon and Syria, a source of income mainly from drugs. Hezbollah is unable to contain the conflict, which is increasing the number of deaths each month. Hezbollah has also been embroiled in blood feuds between Shiites and Sunnis. This week, members of the Sunni Rasan family avenged the murder of the boy Hassan Zaher (14), a member of their family who was murdered by a Hezbollah operative a year ago. In August 2020, Hezbollah hung signs of Ashura (Shiite mourning day in memory of Hussein bin Ali, grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad) in the Sunni town of Khaleda near Beirut, sparking local protests over the provocation. Hezbollah operatives fired on protesters, killing the boy. Hezbollah (which is known to be above the law) refused the family's demand to hold a trial for Ali without the boy's killer. The boy's brother Hassan murdered Shevli this week during a wedding he attended. During the funeral that was organized by Hezbollah, the convoy went through a provocative act in the town of Khaleda, apparently contrary to Hezbollah's instructions. The townspeople stormed the convoy and eliminated three more activists from the organization. It is now doubtful whether Hezbollah will succeed in preventing Shiite families from avenging the deaths of their sons and there is a danger that the cycle of blood feuds will only widen.

Hatred for the Iranian occupation

Lebanon has not enjoyed real independence for many years. It suffered from army invasions and civil wars. It suffered from an Israeli occupation, a Syrian occupation and now an Iranian occupation. Hezbollah is the most hated organization in Lebanon. In the current economic crisis all the accusing fingers are pointed at it. The organization is affected by all the disasters that have occurred in recent years in the country and led to the current crisis: Hariri's assassination, the entanglement in the war in Syria, the government's dysfunction, the economic boycott of Lebanon and lack of foreign aid, the Beirut port explosion, unnecessary wars against Israel. If there were elements in the past who saw Hezbollah as a defender of Lebanon, today most Lebanese understand that the organization is in fact a tool for realizing Iranian goals at the expense of Lebanon's economy and security. Hezbollah cannot deal with the economic crisis in its ranks. Nasrallah's promises to bring cheap Iranian fuel are empty. Hezbollah fails to curb its activists who act as masters of the country and provoke Sunnis and Druze. It should be remembered that the Shiite community is the poorest in Lebanon. Therefore, Hezbollah is sitting on a social pressure cooker and in the absence of a solution it may be seen as the main culprit in the crisis experienced by the community.

The shooting a few days ago of Hezbollah and its metamorphoses in the Sidon area over the areas of Kiryat Shmona and the Shebaa Farms was intended to drag Israel into the war against Lebanon, so that Hezbollah could once again appear to the Lebanese as an organization that defends their country. But Israel did not fall into this trap and reacted with restraint.

See: Druze vs Hezbollah (2021).

2022 Uodate

In Mar 2022:

The Lebanese channel al-Jadid conducted an interesting poll yesterday under the question "What is your position on Hezbollah's weapons?". Out of more than 34,000 participants, 73 percent answered "We are in favor of its dissolution because it goes beyond legitimacy (outside state institutions)", 26 percent answered that they are in favor of leaving it because it is the weapon of resistance [sic].

In Mar 2022:

A UN-backed tribunal has found two Hezbollah members guilty on appeal for the 2005 death of former Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri, saying both were involved in the bombing that killed him.

Naturally:

Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Hezbollah movement, refused to hand over any of the suspects or to recognize the UN-backed court, which has issued an international warrant for the arrest of Ayyash.

A 2022 repory showed, Jihad in Latin America increased in recent years: Illicit activities in the region fund Hezbollah Even though jihad is such a foreign concept for Latin America, jihadist organizations are indeed present in the region. Whike it grew especially since "bromance" – between then-Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez and his contemporaneous Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. And while in the 1990s it was more of a form of direct terror attacks, recent connections' objectives are:

1. to collect intelligence on soft targets that Israel or the United States have in Latin America, a region where most people follow the Catholic faith. 2. to be involved in all illicit activities in the region, such as smuggling, drug trafficking, falsification of documents and money laundering. It "take place in areas such as the tripartite border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay, the border between Colombia and Venezuela close to the city of Maicao, or even in the Chetumal region between Mexico and Belize." As there are "suitable regions to be the focus of groups such as Hezbollah and other jihadist organizations, to proliferate or finance themselves.”

At Swords of Iron op.

Resoucres: For sources published before Jan 7, 2024 - three months since Oct 7: Swords of Iron: sources [48], Jan 7 - May 7, 2024 at: Part 2 [49], May 7 - Sep 23 at: Part 3 [50] and Sep 23+ at Part 4

On Oct 7, 2023, Iran's proxy Islamist fascist Hamas regime, other jihadists with ordinary Arab "Palestinians":

massacred youths; raped women - some before murdering some after - all while laughing; beheaded men, even babies; wide torture of civilians, took hostages of all ages, some families together; murdered children in their beds; dismembered people; disfigured girls; burned people alive and paraded nude captive women in the street - abused by other Palestinians too. Notes and confession confirmed the Islamic directions and justification for targeting women and children and even raping corpses. Brutality was live streamed by the savages with sick pride and masses of other racist-Arabs fascist-Muslims celebrated the atrocities.

It prompted the operation 'Swords of Iron.'

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal that interviewed senior Hamas and Hezbollah officials, since August officers in the Revolutionary Guards have been helping Hamas plan the combined attack against Israel.

Since Oct/8, the terrorist organization Hezbollah began a gradual provocation against Israel: it launched artillery rockets, PZs and anti-tank missiles, and even allowed Palestinian terrorists to enter Israeli territory. In addition, Hezbollah distributed videos documenting how the snipers shoot cameras and observation devices at the perimeter fence on the Israel-Lebanon border in order to disable them. Hamas had a military branch in southern Lebanon that also operated from this front.

For days, the IDF urged Gazans to evacuate certain areas ahead of operation. Many did leave, some chose to stay, especially as Hamas threatened anyone and even attacked evacuees, blocked road.

On Nov 3, 2023. Hezbollah's Nasrallah: "United States is fully responsible for the war in Gaza. Israel is merely its servant to carry it out." Says "America is the great devil," threatens Israel and the US in a speech full of lies. Threatens "to escalate his group's fighting in 'holy war.'"

Hezbollah jihad fires from near mosque, targets church in N Israel, injuring elderly. 9 IDF soldiers hurt evacuating him. 12.26.23

On Dec 26, 2023, Hezbollah fires from near a mosque targets at church in Northern Israel. Elderly is wounded. 9 soldiers hurt in attack while evacuating the wounded civilian from church.

Oct 8 2023 - Oct 2024:

Some 60,000 Israelis were forced to evacuate due to Hezbollah attacks.

July 2024:

After Hezbollah massacred Druze children in Majdal Shams strike that killed 12:

Fuad Shukr

Fuad-Shukr

In response to Golan Majdal Shams massacre, Israel eliminates senior Hezbollah officer Fuad Shukr in Beirut. Fuad Shukr -- also known as Hajj Mohsin-- considered by Israel to be terror group’s most senior military officer, ‘right-hand man’ to chief Hassan Nasrallah. He was at Hezbollah's Jihad council - its top molitary body. Shukr was also wanted by the US for the 1983 bombing of marine barracks stationed in that country.

White House: 'Our commitment to Israel’s security is ironclad'. Kamala Harris says Israel has a right to defend itself after IDF kills Hezbollah commander. “Israel has a right to defend itself.

Sep 17, 2024 - Oct 27, 2024

• Sep 17, 2024:
  

Stress from war can trigger chronic disease.

After Palestine recognition. First "Palestinian" Arab ambassador to Spain presents "credentials."

Reservist severely injured during combat in southern Gaza.

Cabinet approves new war goal: Returning residents of north to their homes.

National curriculum review will see all UK schools teach Holocaust, Starmer says Prime minister tells Holocaust. Educational Trust dinner: 'Just as I fought to bring my party back from the abyss of antisemitism, I will do the same in leading the country'.

PIJ Ahmed Aish Salame al-Hashash - eliminated Sep/24

IDF eliminates head of Islamic Jihad's Rocket and Missile Unit in the Rafah Area who fired rockets from inside the Humanitarian Area at Israeli civilians. On Monday the Israeli Air Force conducted an intelligence-based strike on the terrorist Ahmed Aish Salame al-Hashash, who served as the Head of the Islamic Jihad's Rocket and Missile Unit in the Rafah area. Al-Hashash was responsible for the Islamic Jihad’s rocket attacks in the Rafah Brigade and was an important source of knowledge of rocket fire within the Islamic Jihad terror organization in Gaza. During the war, al-Hashash was responsible for firing rockets from inside the Humanitarian Area toward Israeli civilians, according to the IDF. At the time of the strike, Salame al-Hashash was embedded and operating inside the Humanitarian Area in Khan Yunis. Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence.

IDF arrests wife of PFLP Secretary-General Ahmed Sa'adat in West Bank - Palestinian report.

IDF soldier severely wounded in combat in southern Gaza.

India condemns Iran supreme leader's comments on treatment of minorities

Home Front Command siren tests on Tuesday in Nirit, Kfar Aza.

Yair Lapid stresses unity as crucial to return hostages in meeting with Barack Obama.

Israel returns Allenby Crossing terrorist's body to Jordan - report.

Jordan's Foreign Ministry confirms receiving Allenby terrorist's body.

NIS 40 Million allocated to Tekuma region to strengthen agriculture.

IDF eliminates three Hezbollah terrorists in southern Lebanon.

Diplomatic reporter Lazar Berman on the looming option of a ground operation even as rumors suggest IDF chief may be replaced. Also: A focus on the Abraham Accords, 4 years later.

Shin Bet says it foiled Hezbollah attempt to kill former top Israeli security official. Bomb would have been used in coming days, using remote detonation system from Lebanon; agency says same network was behind attack in Hayarkon Park in September 2023.

EU’s hawkish new leadership announced, without Israel critic Borrell. Former Estonian PM Kaja Kallas expected to take over for European Union foreign policy chief, whom Israel’s FM has called ‘antisemitic’.

UAVs fired from Lebanon intercepted by IDF, fall into open spaces.

Vehicle targeted by explosive communication device in Damascus - report.

Local institutions have moved $40 billion out of Israel since start of war – report. Institutional investors managing citizens’ savings divert capital to foreign assets amid prolonged war, falling confidence in state’s ability to lead effective recovery, enable growth.

Palestinian Authority President Abbas to visit Spain on Sept. 19.

Russia's Shoigu visits Iran for security talks, days after going to North Korea.

Beep Beep Boom! Hezbollah terrorists' pagers explode (9.17.24)

A wave of pager explosions strikes Hezbollah. Later on, in all, some 4,000 reported injured and some dead. Hezbollah blames Israel, vows revenge; hospitals in Lebanon overwhelmed by wounded, including Iranian envoy, in suspected coordinated attack amid surging war fears. Deadly pagers latest model brought in by Hezbollah, sources say. Hezbollah fighter, son of Hezbollah MP, killed in pager detonation, first confirmed death - report.

Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Nasrallah was not harmed in blasts, Hezbollah source says.

Lebanese Foreign Ministry preparing complaint to UNSC on alleged Israeli pager cyberattack.

Hezbollah admits to 'biggest security breach'.

Report: Three Hezbollah terrorists eliminated in Lebanon.

'Bonds between the US and Israel have never been stronger'.

Dramatic footage: Hezbollah terrorist's device explodes - during shopping trip.

Ambassador Danon: PA proposal rewards terrorism.

Egypt affirms keenness on Lebanon's security, preventing violation of its sovereignty.

Jordan armed forces thwart attempt by drone to cross Jordanian territory - report.

Gallant conducts situational assessment with security officials.

Iran blames Israel for pager explosions in Lebanon.

New York Times report: Israel hid explosives within new pagers imported into Lebanon.

Hezbollah's pagers: 85 days on one charge, IP 67 rated, drop and scratch resistant.

• Sep 18, 2024:
  

Multiple drone intrusion alerts sound in lake Kinneret area.

'US was not involved in pager explosions in Lebanon'.

Explosives were planted in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made pagers, say sources - report.

K. Harris: 'I was supportive of the pause we put on bombs to Israel'.

Cleared for publication: Three Givati soldiers and an IDF. paramedic fell in Gaza. MDA mourns fallen paramedic: 'She was proud to defend the country and save lives.' Courage and bravery: 713 soldiers have fallen since October 7th.

Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon lost one eye.

IDF intercepts aerial target over Nahariya coast.

US Senators: 'PA proposed resolution an insult to anyone who knows history'. A group of US Senators, led by Marco Rubio, released a statement condemning the PA's proposed resolution to force Israel to relinquish control of Judea and Samaria. 'An absolute disgrace that rewards terrorism.'

Israeli Intelligence "accused" of planting explosives in 5,000 pagers imported by Hezbollah.

Hezbollah pager explosions latest in long history of complex alleged Israeli attacks. Over the decades, Israel has successfully carried out numerous remote and on-site strikes on terror leaders, not all of which it has claimed.

‘Use it or lose it’: Israel reportedly set off pagers amid fears plot was exposed. Mossad reportedly put explosives in thousands of pagers during production before devices reached Lebanon, planning to detonate them in the event of full-scale war.

Trump campaign to hold ‘Fighting Anti-Semitism’ event, branding Harris an enabler. Republican candidate teams up with pro-Israel donor Miriam Adelson, while 78 Jewish communal leaders endorse VP, touting her defense of Israel at Democratic Convention.

A former Shin Bet senior assesses: This is how Sinwar will be eliminated in the end. "One of the angry Palestinians will come out of the tunnel one day with his head."

Investigation: 'How Wikipedia Became a Propaganda Site. For a long time, I thought of Wikipedia as a miracle of the internet age: a free, crowd-sourced encyclopedia that I could access any time, anywhere. Was it perfect? No. Would I quote it? No. But it seemed reasonably objective and fair-minded—its hive mind far less biased than so many sources of online information. But the Wikipedia dream seems to have soured. What was once a democratic effort—powered by hundreds of thousands of volunteer editors—to describe the world as accurately as possible has curdled into something else. Not a collective attempt to see the world as it is, but a place where busybodies with too much time on their hands force their worldview on the rest of us. And signs of the rot are everywhere. Take recent changes to Wikipedia’s “Zionism” page. In 2023, it began as follows: “Zionism is a nationalist movement that emerged in the 19th century to espouse support for the establishment of a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine, a region roughly corresponding to the Land of Israel in Jewish tradition.” But, around 2 p.m. yesterday, the first sentence of the same page was changed to this: “Zionism is an ethno-cultural nationalist movement that emerged in Europe in the late 19th century and aimed for the establishment of a Jewish state through the colonization of land outside Europe.” The idea of Zionism as ethno-nationalist colonization isn’t exactly an impartial read on the situation. In fact, it sounds like something you’d hear at an anti-Israel protest. Or take this recent investigation by the Substacker Tracing Woodgrains into one Wikipedia admin called David Gerard. It shows just how much influence the biases and grudges of one man can have over the sources Wikipedia deems reliable and unreliable. Deep in the weeds of Wikipedia, Gerard discredits publications that offend his worldview—designating them “unreliable” so they can’t be used for citations. (The Free Press is one of several publications Gerard objects to.) As Tracing Woodgrains puts it: “Those who master the bureaucracy in behind-the-scenes janitorial battles. . . define the public’s first impressions of whatever they care about.” What happened to Wikipedia? That’s the question reporter Ashley Rindsberg set about answering. In a piece originally published by Pirate Wires, and republished by The Free Press today, he looks at the handful of Wikipedia editors reshaping history before our eyes.'

Former Iran soccer captain praises Hezbollah device explosions, lauds Netanyahu. Ex Bayern Munich and Schalke star and vocal regime critic Ali Karimi expressed satisfaction after attacks on Hezbollah operatives attributed to Israel, calling them 'remedy for Iran and Iranians’ heartache'.

• Sep 19, 2024:
  

More Wireless Devices Explode in Lebanon in Second Attack. For a second day, hand-held communication devices exploded across Lebanon and in the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, in an apparent attack on Hezbollah. At least 20 people were killed and 450 people were injured, according to the Lebanese health ministry.

From a letter to NYPost: 'Paging all lefties and their mainstream media outlets: If you believe that the Israeli attack on Hezbollah terrorists was indiscriminate, you are part of the problem. In my lifetime, I have not seen a more surgical and brilliant attack on an enemy.'

FBI says Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump data to Biden campaign. Officials believe the information was sent in unsolicited emails that weren’t opened by the president’s team.

Vehicle hit by Hezbollah attack in northern Israel, 8 wounded.

Israeli recruited by Iran to assassinate PM, high-ranking officials. The suspect allegedly visited the Islamic Republic twice, asking for a $1 million advance. 72-year-old Motti Maman, suspect in Iran-backed assassination plot, brought to court. The businessman had lived in Turkey for an extended period, cultivating business and social ties with Turkish and Iranian nationals. Today's indictment outlines serious security-related charges against him. In April, through Turkish intermediaries Andrei Farouk Aslan and Guneid Aslan, the suspect allegedly agreed to meet with a wealthy Iranian businessman named Wadi to discuss potential business opportunities.

IDF thwarts attempted IED attack on northern border. 2 Hezbollah terrorists spotted planting explosives near IDF post on Israel-Lebanon border, both terrorists killed.

IAF strikes Hezbollah rocket launchers poised to fire into Israel. Over 100 ready-to-launch rockets in South Lebanon destroyed in Israeli strike.

Qatar Airways bans passengers from bringing pagers, walkie-talkies onto plane.

In Lebanon, dozens of IDF attacks are reported in the south of the country. After the barrage to Metula: in Israel they attacked Hezbollah's ammunition depots. After Nassrallah's speech: The Air Force is in a particularly powerful wave of attacks in Lebanon.

Heavy barrage to Metula, direct hit to houses. A woman was slightly injured.

IDF to conduct large-scale training in all firing zones in northern Israel over weekend.

Delta to pause flights between New York and Tel Aviv.

Britain calls for immediate ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah.

No class tomorrow: Northern Galilee municipality cancels school.

Gaza's regime - Hamas encourages young Arab ‘Palestinians’ to murder Israelis, their ‘precious prey,’ on buses.

Thousands rally in Jerusalem demanding victory over Hamas. Protesters urge swift action to free the captives, back the government proposal to free them in a single-phase release.

• Sep 20, 2024:
  

Initial report: Shots fired at bus in northern Samaria, no casualties reported.

Roughly 50 houses in Metulla, northern Israel damaged by Hezbollah rocket barrage.

Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah says one of its terrorists killed in 'Zionist attack' on Damascus.

Bulgaria's security agency says no pagers used in Lebanon attack were made in Bulgaria.

IDF launches wave of strikes in southern Lebanon - report

Air France announces it will resume flights to Israel.

Clip: UN chief shown video of tunnel in which hostages were executed.

Deborah Lipstadt: 'Antisemitism mutates, it comes from right, left, even from Jews'. "There are times where you can be critical of Israel, but when it crosses the line into questioning the right of Israel to exist and when it attacks Jews in the rest of the world, that's antisemitism."

Israel submits challenges to ICC's jurisdiction. (ICC currently headed by Islamic Karim Khan).

Sen. Fetterman to Arutz Sheva: It's not about politics, it's about a commitment to Israel.

Clip: Trump invites rescued hostage to join him on stage.

IDF eliminating multiple top Hezbollah commanders in Beirut strike including US wanted Ibrahim Aqil. (09.20.24)

Hezbollah commander, Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah operations commander was eliminated in an Israeli strike. He had a $7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than 300 people at the American embassy and a U.S. Marines barracks. Aqil, with the top leadership of the terror group’s operations array and elite Radwan Force, gathered underground, below a residential building, when they were targeted. “They gathered underground, under a residential building, in the heart of the Dahiyeh, while using civilians as a human shield. They met to coordinate terror activities against Israeli civilians." "The Hezbollah officials who were eliminated planned to carry out an operation in the north similar to October 7."

‘Whole of Hezbollah’s senior command level likely damaged’. Former defense official says beeper attack joins other strikes that appear to be "softening up" the terrorist group ahead of future developments.

Senior IDF source: elimination of Hezbollah's Aqil made possible by exceptional performance of IDF's Intelligence Corps.

Slain Israeli hostage held by Hamas in ‘inhuman’ conditions underneath Gaza, sisters tell CNN. (CNN quotes, Hamas' put out figures as is, without mentioning the terror-regime 'source').

Report: One injured in Hezbollah barrage on northern Israel. Around 100 missiles launched towards Tzfat and Golan Heights, one victim suffers light injuries.

Israel submits challenges to ICC on Gaza arrest warrant requests. (ICC currently headed by Islamic Karim Khan).

IDF chief meets with Northern Command head amid escalation with Hezbollah.

British FM David Lammy chairs emergency committee meeting after Beirut strike.

PM Netanyahu postpones trip to New York following Beirut strike.

Unmanned boat acting 'unpredictably' near Yemen port, authorities investigating.

Prayerfest precedes pager plot in New York Judeo-Christian event.Participants who prayed for Israel at the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast in New York this week had their prayers answered following the successful cyberwarfare attack on Hezbollah.

IDF Nahal Brigade soldier severely wounded in combat in southern Gaza.

Woman found dead in Judean Desert after going missing with friends.

Netanyahu summons security officials for consultation on North.

Israel's UN envoy: 'Hezbollah violating international law, won't allow their attacks to continue'.

Hamas mourns killing of top Hezbollah commander, says it is 'folly' Israel will pay price for.

White House was not informed before Beirut strike on Ibrahim Akil.

Japan's Icom: Highly unlikely wireless devices that exploded in Lebanon are our products.

• Sep 21, 2024:
  

IDF strikes terrorist infrastructure in early morning strike on Nuseirat, Gaza.

Many Syrians are celebrating the death of Hezbollah’s top official Hussein Ghandour, which was announced yesterday at 19:00. According to them, Ghandour, which they nickname “the Butcher of Madaya”, was responsible for starving the residents of the Syrian town of Machaya, northwest of Damascus, when he fought alongside the Assad regime during the civil war in Syria.

Hamas commander, Muhammad Mansour, killed in Gaza. During an operation inside Gaza, IDF eliminated the terrorist Muhammad Mansour, who was a significant technological knowledge hub in Hamas' military intelligence.

At least 31 were killed in Israeli strike on Beirut, Lebanese health minister says.

Islamic Republic of Iran's Supreme leader claims Israel is committing 'shameless crimes[sic]' against children[sic] in targeting Hezbollah murderers.

Israel restricts airspace Hadera northward. Decision comes given the swarms of Hezbollah UAV, rocket attacks and Israel's recent string of strikes on senior terrorists.

The IDF released the names of 15 senior commanders of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force who were eliminated on Friday (Sep/21) with Ibrahim Aqil during a meeting in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut. These Hezbollah commanders have been orchestrating attacks against Israel for years.

Arab Palestinian woman with a false ID discovered working in an elementary school in central Israel.

Dearborn, Michigan Imam Usama Abdulghani calls Hezbollah terrorists "Our Commanders."

'We remain at the highest state of alert,' IAF commander says in a briefing.

Werder Bremen holds tribute to slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin. German soccer club's fans hoist picture of hostage murdered in Gaza in first game since the news of his death were released; 'May your memory be a revolution'.

Two terrorists who held hostages eliminated IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari reveals that two of the terrorists who held the six hostages who were murdered in captivity have been eliminated.

IDF soldier seriously wounded in Jenin.

IDF struck Hamas operatives at inactive Gaza school; 21 reported killed.

Senior Hamas intelligence officer and armed looters of aid killed in separate strikes.

IDF Northern Command holds situation assessment at Lebanese border.

IDF struck over 400 Hezbollah targets on Saturday.

Kinneret closes its beaches following Home Front Command Guidelines.

Tikva Forum demonstrates in Jerusalem urging gov't to increase pressure on Hamas to return hostages.

US asks all citizens to depart Lebanon while flights still available, amid fears of escalation.

IDF intercepts aerial targets coming towards Israel from Iraq by Iran's proxy Islamists.

DeSantis at IAC: A two-state solution is a stepping stone to the destruction of Israel. Florida Governor speaks at IAC Summit in Washington, DC: There has never been a Palestinian Arab state!

'We have God' - Miriam Adelson told Trump: This is our secret.

Racist jihad apologetic Rashida Tlaib - exploding cartoon Sep/2024. Months after instigating violence including with her G word, the genocidal "from the river to the sea," apologizing for islamofascism terror and weeks after she condemned elimination of US wanted Hezbollah butcher Fuad Shukr Rashida Tlaib condemns killing of terrorist on FBI most wanted lists, she claims that this deserving cartoon will "incite" to "violence". She even played, wrongly, the race card.

Rashida Tlaib rages on being shown with exploding pager in cartoon.

• Sep 22, 2024:
  

Beit She’arim faces direct hit in third round of attacks from Lebanon, killing several cows.

Classes cancelled in most schools in Golan, Galilee.

Home Front Command makes changes to guidelines for northern Israel.

Alerts sounded throughout northern Israel, red alert in Be'er Ora.

Hospitals and medical centers in Israel's North to operate in sheltered areas, Health Ministry says.

IAF launches fresh wave of strikes in Lebanon after massive Hezbollah attack.

US Secretary of Defense Austin, Gallant discuss situation in North.

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik: 'At every turn, Harris & Biden turned their back on Israel'.

President Herzog to Sky News: We were restrained, but something has to end. Israeli President speaks with British media channel about the recent developments between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, says there is a 'sense of disappointment' in Israel over recent actions by the UK government. .

Clip: Explosion as rockets strikes Kiryat Bialik. Hezbollah rocket strikes residential neighborhood, wounding 3, as terror group launched over 100 rockets at Israel on Sunday morning. Two men in their seventies were wounded, one moderately and one lightly. A 16-year-old girl was also wounded in the rocket strike. Magen David Adom medics and paramedics treated the wounded and evacuated them to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa.

IAF strikes Hamas terrorists operating in Kafr Qasem School in northern Gaza.

Drone sirens sound throughout northern Israel, Kiryat Shmona area.

Report: Hezbollah pagers were individually detonated, Attackers knew where targets were.

"Equipped like a country": this is what Hezbollah's missile threat looks like (documented).

Ridicule in Lebanon to Nasrallah.

Defense Minister Gallant: Hezbollah has begun to sense Israel's capabilities after attacks.

Crashes from Lebanon detected in Menara, fire breaks out in area.

'We have significantly harmed Hezbollah': emphasizes Northern Command officer.

Herzog: Hezbollah chiefs were meeting to plan Oct. 7-style invasion when killed. President confirms terror group commanders slain in Friday’s IDF strike were set on ‘horrendous’ rampage in north; Lebanese source: They were meeting on ‘plans for ground invasion’.

North under siege: Rockets cause hospitals to nix procedures, schools and beaches to close. ‘Most people live in stress and worry,’ one Safed resident says with cities on war footing; ‘My blood pressure goes up every time I hear a siren’.

Noam Yechiel, 17, killed in car crash amid rocket fire, described as ‘delightful boy’. Yechiel was on his way back to Hadera with friends when the accident happened; police investigating whether the siren caused the driver to panic and crash.

• Sep 23, 2024:
  

Islamic resistance in Iraq says it targeted Israeli base with drones.

IDF conducts extensive airstrikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Gallant urges calm as conflict in North enters 'new stage'.

IDF: 'We can neither confirm nor deny if Sinwar is alive'.

China asks its citizens to leave Israel.

Hezbollah pays village residents rent to store rockets in their homes. Ballistic AirBNB: Hezbollah covertly stationed long-range missiles in Shia homes across southern Lebanon, paying residents to store them; IDF now targets these rockets, urging civilian evacuation to minimize casualties and spotlighting Hezbollah's tactics to global audiences.

IDF reveals how Hezbollah stores missiles within civilian buildings in villages. Those building are currently being attacked and destroyed. Entire villages will be destroyed and people will become homeless, due to Hezbollah's disregard for their lives.

IDF thwarts attempted terror attack in Beit Guvrin army base.

Rocket hits east of Lebanon's Byblos in area previously not targeted - resident, state media report.

Hebron Arab resident, Wasim a-Sayed, convicted of triple murder and of ISIS membership. He has been convicted for the 2019 murders of Yehuda and Tamara Kaduri, the 2022 murder of Ivan Tarnovski, and the attempted murder of Hadar Bezalel in 2019.

Tiberias hospital transfers, moves patients underground.

Hamas rejects latest hostage-ceasefire deal proposal.

IDF hits over 300 Hezbollah targets during two major waves of airstrikes in Lebanon. Among the attacks was a significant strike against Hezbollah deep into Lebanon in the Bekaa Valley.

IAF strikes kill senior Hezbollah commander - report.

IDF Spokesman Hagari: 'Every house we attacked in Lebanon contained Hezbollah weapons'.

IDF brings bodies back from Gaza to check if Sinwar is dead, no positive result so far - report.

Direct hit in lower Galilee from Hezbollah terror: House destroyed; family in safe room survived.

After pager explosions:IRGC bans communication devices.

They slaughtered, raped and buried us alive': Syrians praise blows to Hezbollah.

Syrian opposition members celebrate (9/20) killing of top Hezbollah commander in Lebanon Hussein Ali Ghandour: He starved Syrians and buried them alive.

Michigan AG Dana Nessel: Rashida Tlaib’s criticism is ‘antisemitic’. Nessel’s office confirmed to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency that she took that remark as a reference to her Jewish identity. In a social media post on Friday, she condemned a political cartoon that suggested Tlaib was affiliated with Hezbollah — and also called out the congresswoman for antisemitism.

IDF reveals Hezbollah planned to fire cruise missile from Lebanon apartment. Chief military spokesperson reveals footage of Hezbollah terrorists who removed the front wall of a residential home in order to fire the missile at Israel; IDF calls on Lebanese civilians to distance themselves from terror group's weapon silos.

With top aides gone, Nasrallah faces critical decision on precision missiles.

US officials estimate: Israel will intensify attacks on Hezbollah.

'Northern Arrows': IDF announces the name of operation in Lebanon.

• Sep 24, 2024:
  

Operation Northern Arrows: Israel’s war against Hezbollah. The Israeli Air Force struck more than 1,600 Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley over the past 24 hours as part of the campaign.

Netanyahu to cabinet: 'Pressure on Nasrallah will help advance hostage deal'.

Israel estimates: Top Hezbollah official only injured in Beirut strike.

Hezbollah missile barrage on Jezreel Valley. Magen David Adom teams treat a number of people who were injured on the way to shelter, as well as several people suffering from anxiety. Damage caused to MDA ambulance in Jezreel Valley. About 20 launches identified.

Reports of GPS disruptions in center of Israel.

Petah Tikva --East Jerusalem Arab- pharmacist arrested on suspicion of ISIS affiliation.

Goal of Lebanon operations is to cut Hezbollah from war with Hamas, Israeli official tells CNN.

More than 30 flights to and from Beirut on Tuesday canceled - Beirut airport website.

Hezbollah's precision missile supply cut in half - report.

IDF attacks south Lebanon, residents asked to evacuate.

Tehran in the crosshairs: the shock of the Iranians at the loss of Hezbollah's power.

Hezbollah rocket division commander Ibrahim Qubaisi eliminated 09.24.24

Hezbollah rocket division commander reportedly killed in Israeli strike on Beirut. Security sources say Ibrahim Qubaisi killed in attack on six-story building in Lebanese capital's Dahieh district. Hezbollah rocket chief oversaw rocket fire to Haifa this morning, IDF's Hagari says.

Residents of Golan Heights communities told to stay near safe rooms.

Despite rocket fire, Birthright launches 1st volunteer mission for adults with disabilities.

Hezbollah announces use of new rocket, Fadi 3, in attack on Israeli army base

Despite rocket fire at Haifa, Israeli seaports operating as usual, authorities say.

Airlines put brakes on Tel Aviv and Beirut trips as Israel-Hezbollah tensions soar. British Airways, Lot, Azerbaijan and Wizz all cancel flights to Ben Gurion Tuesday, while several Middle Eastern airlines announce planes will avoid Lebanon for next two days.

Anti-Jewish racist liar "professor" Neve Gordon, who identifies with Hamas, has been making rounds with his twisted viewes on human shields.

Hamas “merchants of war” steal and sell the humanitarian aid - PA TV reporter in Gaza.

Treasury is said to propose new taxes to bolster state coffers and finance war Among the draft proposals for 2025 is freezing tax credits, taxing advanced study funds, reducing tax benefits on pension deposits, and increasing the tax on electric vehicles.

News outlets worldwide set to cover families' Oct. 7 memorial ceremony.

Islamic Republic of Iran president says Hezbollah ‘cannot stand alone’ against Israel. In interview ahead of his UN General Assembly speech, Masoud Pezeshkian calls on international community not to allow Lebanon to ‘become another Gaza’.

From de-Nazification to de-Hezbollahization: The blueprint for a new Middle East - comment. Nasrallah faces challenges in responding to Israel amid weakened Hezbollah forces, prompting discussions on long-term strategies against the Iranian threat.

IDF troops strike RPG-wielding terrorist in Rafah area.

Israel has additional strikes prepared against Hezbollah, says Gallant.

Israel open to ideas to de-escalate in Lebanon, says Israel's UN envoy.

Police are operating at the scenes where shrapnel landed.

Article: A modern pogrom through history’s lens.

UK’s Starmer calls for ‘return of the sausages’ instead of hostages in speech gaffe. British PM interrupted by heckler asking about Gazan children; ‘This guy’s obviously got a pass from the 2019 conference,’ he responds.

Hezbollah rocket chief oversaw rocket fire to Haifa this morning, Hagari says.

Israel defense minister says UN not fulfilling obligations in preventing Hezbollah attacks.

Syrian air defenses intercept "suspected" Israeli missiles in Tartous, Syrian army sources claim.

Armed by Iran to the teeth, Hezbollah gears up for ground war in Lebanon. The dangerous missile Hezbollah will use in ground combat. The Wall Street Journal reveals that one of Hezbollah's most dangerous weapons is the 'Almas' anti-tank missile, reverse-engineered by Iran from Israel's Spike missile.

UN Security Council to meet on Lebanon on Wednesday.

Explosions heard in Lebanon's Jiyeh, south of Beirut - report.

UAV fired from the east falls in the Arava region. Siren warning of hostile aircraft infiltration activated in the Arava region. IDF says a UAV crossing from the east fell in the area. Pro-Iranian militias in Iraq claim responsibility. No injuries.

IAEA chief sees willingness from Iran to re-engage on nuclear file.

Argentina's President blasts UN over anti-Israel bias. Danon says thank you.

Trump briefed on alleged assassination threats by Iran, his campaign says.

Over 270 rockets fired at northern Israel so far today.

• Sep 25, 2024:
  

IAF begins another wave of strikes on Lebanon - report.

IAF intercepts UAV approaching Israel from Syria.

Israel dragging region into war, say foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt and Iraq.

Hezbollah attempts to hit Israel Electric facility, no damage reported.

Israel intercepts Hezbollah ballistic missile near Tel Aviv in first such attack.

Israel has ‘legitimate problem’ with Hezbollah on border, says US secretary of state Blinken. “Israel’s got a legitimate problem here. Starting on 8 October, Hezbollah in the north, from southern Lebanon, started lobbing rockets and missiles into Israel,” he said. “People living in northern Israel had to flee their homes – about 70,000 – and Israel understandably, legitimately, wants a secure environment so people can return home... The best way to get that is through diplomacy, an agreement to pull back forces, allow people to return home in northern Israel – also many Lebanese in southern Lebanon forced from their homes. We want to get people back home. The best way to do that is not war; it’s diplomacy.” Blinken also affirmed that it was Hamas, and not Israel, that was holding up a ceasefire agreement in Gaza – the precondition set by Hezbollah to stop the fighting with Israel. Insisting 15 of the 18 paragraphs in the ceasefire agreement had been signed off, he said: “The problem we have right now is that Hamas hasn’t been engaging on it for the last couple of weeks, and its leader has been talking about an endless war of attrition. Now, if he really cares about the Palestinian people, he’d bring this agreement over the finish line... Hard decisions remain to be made by Israel. But the problem right now in terms of bringing this across the finish line is Hamas, its refusal to engage in a meaningful way.”.. The Israeli ambassador to the UN, Daniel Meron, said: “We have been restrained now for 12 months, but … life in the north of Israel has to go back to what it was.” That Israel is “doing everything it can” to avoid hitting civilian targets, saying: “Hezbollah is using civilians in Lebanon as human shields.”

Palestinian arrested on Highway 55, weapon and drugs found in vehicle.

Killing valuable Hezbollah members will not beat it, Iran says.

Hezbollah rocket hits assisted living building in the Safed area, no dead reported.

IDF Northern Command chief: We have entered a new phase of the campaign in the North.

Police arrest two more suspects for Ramla car-bombing which killed four.

US leads new effort to end wars in Lebanon and Gaza.

Over 40 Hamas operatives killed in past day as IDF launches fresh raids in Gaza. Military says commanders and members of rocket and propaganda divisions killed, as troops enter Beit Lahiya area in north to destroy Hamas infrastructure.

French far-left leader, Jean-Luc Melenchon, long accused of antisemitism, backs Hezbollah ‘resistance’ over Israel’s 'invading army.'

BBC airs Nova massacre film - but simply removes "Hamas" and "terrorist". The BBC told director of Nova massacre film to not describe Hamas as terrorists "It was a price I was willing to pay so that the British public will be able to see these atrocities and decide if this is a terrorist organization or not," director Mozer said.

Hezbollah's Qader 1 missile, with a 118-mile range and 1,100-lbs. warhead, was intercepted by Israel's David's Sling system; The launch triggered sirens across central Israeli cities; 'Hezbollah attempted to send a message'.

Syrian writer: Hezbollah, which has carried out horrifying massacres against Arab civilians, has earned the hatred of the Arab nations.

Key Muslim group (Engage Action) endorses Harris, labels Trump the bigger danger.

Bernard-Henri Lévy: Oppressed lovers of freedom everywhere are secretly rooting for Israel to win.

Islamic friend of Ahmadinejad Dr Mousa Youssef, pushes hatred of Israel on German TV.

Two drones breach Eilat airspace.

BBC criticised for refusing to call Hezbollah terrorists.

Turkey's Erdoğan: Hamas is a resistance group that is defending[sic] its lands.

US sanctions four individuals, entities, blocks nine ships for operating for Iran, Hezbollah.

Missile hits cable car at Hermon site.

New commander takes over Military Intelligence Directorate operations division.

IDF begins new round of strikes in Lebanon - report.

IDF troops detect suspicious movement on Lebanese border, open fire.

Netanyahu leaves for New York ahead of UN address.

German court upholds ban on phrase 'From the river to the sea' - report.

Residents in Safed, surrounding areas asked to stay near shelters.

Biden highlights support for 21-day ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah. US-French ceasefire proposal pausing Northern Arrows op. for 21 days to begin on Thursday - report.

Due to security concerns, Saturday rally for a hostage deal is cancelled.

File:Franklin Graham with Bibi Netanyahu

As Christians, we stand with Israel, especially in times of great trouble'.. America’s most prominent evangelist Reverend Franklin Graham praises Trump who would maintain 'good relationship with whoever runs Israel because he loves Israel'.

• Sep 26, 2024:
  

Israeli strike kills 23 Syrians in Lebanese town Younine.

'There's a 'tsunami' of antisemitism in Germany'. The Federal Government Commissioner for Jewish life in Germany and the fight against antisemitism is concerned about the surge of antisemitic incidents post-October 7, says Jews concealing Jewish markings to avoid harassment and possible violence. (Arab Islamist incitement).

IDF discovers a terror tunnel - dug-out pit in the yard of a house in Jenin.

Police thwart bombing, shooting attack targeting Jews visiting graveyard.

IDF targets Hezbollah infrastructure on Syria-Lebanon border used to smuggle weapons.

IDF targets infrastructure to move weapons between Lebanon, Syria.

IDF commander tells northern municipality heads IDF is making 'significant offensive efforts'.

Police arrest schoolteacher, imam in Hebron area for inciting terrorism on social media.

Gaza: Terrorist who directed Judea, Samaria, terror attacks eliminated.

Hezbollah fires 40 rockets in recent barrage, hits reported in the area.

Minister Gallant: 'We are continuing our sequence of operations'.

Israel must continue to strike Hezbollah, Halevi says.

Member of PM's entourage: Ceasefire not being discussed, we will continue to attack.

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IDF confirms: Hezbollah aerial commander eliminated in airstrike. The IDF struck the Dahieh suburb south of Beirut, killing Muhammad Hussein Srour, the commander of Hezbollah's aerial unit, as truce rebuffed. IDF also hits bridge on Syria-Lebanon border, used by Lebanese terror group to smuggle arms; Beirut says nearly 2 dozen Syrians killed in strike.

Approx. 80 missiles launched at Tzfat (Safed) area after elimination.

IDF targets Hezbollah infrastructure on Syria-Lebanon border used to smuggle weapons..

IDF to transfer to families of slain observers recordings of their last shift - report.

Macron says he does not think Israeli comments on ceasefire plan are definitive.

Criminal charges to be announced Friday in Iranian hack of Trump campaign.

Trump floats idea of making a deal with Iran if elected.

US diplomat Ned Price to BBC News America: Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon are not related. Hamas attacked Israel on Oct 7 and Hezbollah attacked on Oct 8 as it saw it opportunistic.

IDF 'Arrow' system intercepts Houthi missile.

Shin Bet thwarts attack on Israelis visiting tombs of sages in north. Basel Abahra, 23, from the Galilee village of Arraba, planned a coordinated shooting and explosives assault against Israeli pilgrims visiting the graves of revered figures; 'Particularly serious as they were to be carried out by Israeli citizens during wartime,' says Shin Bet official.

25 arrested at NYC anti-Israel protests Arab "Palestinian" Kiswani's Within Our Lifetime states plan to 'turn the city into a frozen zone' during protest against Benjamin Netanyahu's arrival to speak at the UN, demands disbanding of NYPD anti-terror force.

Flashback: Remember the June celebrations by Lebanese racist Arabs as Israeli northerners have been evacuated to avoid Hezbollah's fire?

Children were shot and burned alive on October 7, forensic evidence shows. Police cyber and forensics teams work tirelessly collecting hundreds of thousands of video clips and testimonies across communities near the Gaza border to uncover facts about Hamas' brutal killing of children.

Mossad stopped over 50 Iran-backed attacks against Jews abroad since Oct. 7.

Assessment in Israel: Iran increasing the arms smuggling to Hezbollah. Defense establishment believes that, after the attacks on airports in Syria, from where weapons were smuggled to Lebanon, Hezbollah is now smuggling by land.

• Sep 27, 2024.
  

Hezbollah fires ten rockets at Haifa, hits reported in open areas.

In the Sep/24 Beirut airstrike in which Ibrahim Muhammad Qabisi [Kabisi], Head of Hezbollah's Missiles and Rockets Force was eliminated, Hezbollah leaders Abbas Ibrahim Sharaf Ad-Din and Hussein Hany were also eliminated.

Man moderately-severely wounded by rocket debris in north.

Five Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli strike on Damascus countryside, state news agency says.

Residents of Safed told to stay near safe rooms.

Ancient Synagogue in Judea, Eshtemora, burned by "Pro-Hamas" Arab Palestinian vandals.

US universities that cut deals with anti-Israel protesters are now paying the price. Hoping to rein in protests on campuses post-October 7, several universities agreed to mull Israel divestment, but even this unprecedented move is inadequate for some activists.

Congressman’s office vandalized as Arab led pro-Palestinian protests reignite across NYC. Democratic politician Rep. Adriano Espaillat’s windows defaced with anti-Israel graffiti, including inverted red triangle, a symbol Hamas uses to mark its targets in propaganda videos.

• Sep 27, 2024:
  

IDF says it shot down missile from Yemen, after sirens sound across central Israel. Surface-to-surface missile intercepted using Arrow 3 air defense system; 17-year-old moderately hurt by car pulling off road amid attack; Houthis take responsibility.

Trump ally says $14.88 sale price for pillows not intended as pro-Nazi symbolism. MyPillow chief Mike Lindell says he didn’t know the numbers are used by white supremacists, links criticism to his backing of GOP candidate

US reveals Iran is still targeting Trump with 'lethal plots' as DOJ gives update on hacking of his campaign.

Moody's expected to downgrade Israel's credit rating.

Over 30,000 crossed into Syria from Lebanon in past days, says UN.

Iranians indicted for hack of Trump campaign.

The brazen act of Oct. 7th victim Kinneret Gat. Newly published footage from Kibbutz Be'eri shows the heroism of the residents and how 69-year-old Kinneret Gat stuck her tongue out in defiance at the terrorists before they murdered her.

Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill 25 since early on Friday, health minister says.

Israeli moderately hurt by shrapnel as Hezbollah barrages target Tiberias, Haifa.

IAF strikes rocket launchers responsible for morning barrage toward Tiberias.

IDF hits dozens of Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, as alleged Israeli strike said to kill 5 soldiers in Syria; Iraqi militia says it shot drones, missiles at Israel, but army unaware.

'Hezbollah sought to wear us down, but they are getting crushed,' Gallant says from Israel's North.

French foreign minister expected to visit Lebanon in the coming days - report.

Military wing of Hamas defeated, group functioning as guerilla group, IDF says - report.

Netanyahu at UN: I have a message to the world - we are winning. The Prime Minister spoke at the General Assembly of the UN, against the backdrop of escalating conflict with Hezbollah and nearly a year of fighting in the Gaza Strip. After nearly a year since the outbreak of the war, and in the height of the conflict with Hezbollah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke today (Friday) at the UN General Assembly. In his speech, he addressed the continuation of the fighting in Lebanon and the Iranian threat. "On October 7th, terrorists invaded Israel and inflicted the worst atrocities imaginable. We will not rest until the remaining hostages are brought home," he declared. "I have with me family members of the hostages. I promise all families, we will return your loved ones home. We will not stop until this is accomplished." "We are facing the curse of Iran or the blessing of Jew and Arab," Netanyahu stated, while displaying maps of two possible futures in the Middle East - one showing normalization with Arab countries, the other showing continued war against Iran and its allies. "Israel seeks peace, Israel makes peace, and Israel will make peace again." "Iran funds terror networks on five continents. For too long, the world has appeased Iran. That appeasement must end now." "I call on the Security Council to stop support for Iran, we must ensure that Iran never gets nuclear weapons. Iran's militia have targeted us as well. Residents of Judea and Samaria have also attacked Israel." My message to Tehran: "If you strike us, we will strike you. We will reach everywhere in the Middle East." United States President Joe Biden addressed the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, which was opened in New York for the 79th time, discussing his vision for the future of the United States and the conflict in Israel. "The nations of the world must not ignore the horrors that were committed on October 7," he said. "Hamas terrorists invaded Israel and slaughtered 1,200 people, including people who were dancing at a party, and committed acts of rape and sexual violence. I met with families of the hostages who are enduring unimaginable suffering." "Terrorists steal food that we allow into Gaza, then they hype the prices, and that's how they stay in power. Hamas has got to go." "This war can come to an end now - Hamas has to surrender, lay down its arms and release all the hostages!" "On the day after the massacre, Hezbollah attacked Israel causing thousands of Israelis to be displaced. This has been going on for almost a year. The US would not accept this for even a day." "Hezbollah has fired rockets and missiles from private homes, schools and hospitals. Israel has no choice and Israel has every right to stop this. And that is exactly what we are going to do." "Peace with Saudi Arabia would enable partnerships in many, many fields, a true pivot of history, historical reconciliation between Mecca and Jerusalem." "One of the best ways to foil Iran's plans is to achieve this peace - also with the US and others who choose peace." "I believe this can materialize and much sooner than we believe. This is an opportunity that we and the world cannot let go by." "What choice would the world make - stand with a democracy and peace or a country that supports terror?" "Even in this hall - evil is portrayed as good and good is portrayed as evil. This is an absurdity - that all that we do - bringing food into Gaza - and we are portrayed as evil. No army has done what Israel has done to protect civilians." "I spoke from this podium, as Ambassador to the UN, in 1984 - 40 years ago. Then I spoke against a proposal to expel Israel from the UN. Now I am talking against the same proposal - not by Hamas, but by Mahmoud Abbas, who is supposed to be our peace partner." "During that speech, I told everyone - check your fanaticism at the door. And today I say the same. For the Palestinians this home of darkness is their home court." "The ICC does not consider Israel the democracy that it is. The real criminals are in Gaza, Iran, Yemen." "Those who stand with the side of evil, should be ashamed of yourselves. Israel will win this battle - because we don't have a choice. After generations where we were slaughtered and nobody stood up for us - we are now defending ourselves." "The torch of Israel will shine forever. Am Yisrael Chai."

Netanyahu at UNGA: Israel is fighting for its life. “If Hamas stays in power, it will regroup and rearm and attack Israel again and again and again as it has vowed to do. Hamas has got to go.” "Moved by pure anti-Semitism": Prime Minister Netanyahu against the prosecutor Karim Khan in The Hague. "The court refuses to treat Israel like other democracies - it is impossible not to call it pure anti-Semitism," said the Prime Minister and added: "The amount of condemnations against Israel in the UN is unlike anything else the UN condemns. How ridiculous, what a joke, what hypocrisy."

Houthis boast they fired missile, drone at Tel Aviv and Ashkelon, vow to launch more.

Nasrallah targered: IDF strikes Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut. 'Nasrallah was present at command center,' Israeli officials say. Israel and the world await updates on Hezbollah leader's fate following Beirut strike; 'No one there could have survived,' Israeli official says; Nasrallah was reportedly on brief visit to Beirut.

Ceasefire talks between Israel and Lebanon ongoing, unnamed American official says - report.

For the second time in a month: a resident of Yitzhar was stoned in Hawara. Arab rioters threw stones at a female car driver in Hawara.

Palestinian gunmen slay female aid worker in Gaza in volley of bullets. Anti-Hamas activists reported to say woman was killed for not handing over funds to terror group; Hamas officials tell family shooting was mistaken identity.

Public shelters opened in Tel Aviv following IDF strike on Hezbollah headquarters.

Home Front Command issues new guidelines for northern communities.

Vehicle attacked in Tyre, southern Lebanon - report.

Israel's UN ambassador says Beirut bombing targeted meeting of 'bad people'.

IAF strikes Hezbollah launchers aimed at Israel, strikes conducted deep in Lebanese territory.

Hezbollah rocket hits Safed home. Shrapnel falls in Safed, hitting a house, MDA and police investigating.

'Other leaders will take their place,' top adviser to Iran's supreme leader says.

Iraqi Airways suspends all Beirut flights due to 'deteriorating security situation'.

Geert Wilders congratulates Israel for striking Hassan Nasrallah.

Blinken says Middle East parties will decide future path for region in coming days.

IDF warns residents of two south Beirut suburbs to evacuate.

Iran’s Khamenei said to convene emergency meeting after strike targeting Nasrallah. As Tehran lambastes Israeli ‘war crime’ in Beirut, top adviser to supreme leader says: ‘With the assassination of resistance leaders, others will take their place’.

68-year-old woman wounded in Safed region, MDA says.

Israel hopes not to launch ground invasion of Lebanon, Israeli source says.

US says it only got heads up from Israel minutes before Beirut strike, wasn’t involved.

Moody's downgrades Israel's credit rating from A2 to Baa1.

IDF strikes Hezbollah strategic assets in Beirut, issues evacuation warning. Army plans to escalate strikes as large secondary explosions reported in Lebanese capital; Israel warns Iran it will block any weapon transfers, including hostile flights to Beirut.

IDF on Nasrallah's death: 'We will update as soon as we know the situation'.

IDF Spokesperson: 'We will strike buildings where Hezbollah is hiding missiles'.

Communication lost with Hezbollah head, says source close to Hezbollah.

Death toll in Israeli strike on Beirut rises to six, Lebanese health ministry says.

Israeli military says it is striking in southern Beirut.

US to 'adjust' its military force posture in Middle East after Israeli strikes in Beirut.

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IDF strikes Hezbollah strategic assets in Beirut, issues evacuation warning. Army plans to escalate strikes as large secondary explosions reported in Lebanese capital; Israel warns Iran it will block any weapon transfers, including hostile flights to Beirut.

Hezbollah has lost its leader before. Would it manage without Nasrallah?

Official: With strike on Nasrallah, Israel hopes to avoid ground-op in Lebanon.

After Hezbollah and Iran claiming he is alive...

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IDF confirms Hezbollah chief Nasrallah killed in Beirut strike on 9/27. Decades of global terrorism: it is Hassan Nasrallah who was eliminated. His son was killed in an encounter with Nut fighters, after the Second Lebanon he went underground. The cleric who led the group for three decades and built it into a fearsome foe. Nasrallah’s death deprives Hezbollah of its ‘Beating Heart’.

The terror leader responsible for the murder of thousands of American, Lebanese, and Israeli civilians.

Radio transmissions from Nasrallah op: 'We will reach everyone in every place'. 'Nasrallah wanted to destroy Israel - we eliminated him'.

Overview - Hassan Nasrallah: Terror chief made Hezbollah a regional force, ignored Israeli warnings. Lebanese cleric, 64, was threatening public face of anti-Israel Hezbollah terror group founded by Iran. Was killed by IDF after intensifying rocket attacks on north since Oct. 8 Nasrallah became secretary general of Hezbollah in 1992 at just 35, the public face of a once shadowy group founded by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in 1982 to fight Israel. It was the first group that Iran backed and used as a way to export its brand of political Islam. Despite the power he wielded, Nasrallah lived largely in hiding for fear of an Israeli assassination. Israel killed his predecessor, Sayyed Abbas al-Musawi, in a helicopter attack. Nasrallah led Hezbollah when the IDF withdrew its forces from southern Lebanon in 2000, after 18 years. Nasrallah grew up in Beirut’s impoverished Karantina district. His family hails from Bazouriyeh, a village in Lebanon’s predominantly Shiite south which today forms Hezbollah’s political heartland. He is part of a generation of young Lebanese Shiites whose political outlook was shaped by Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. Before leading the group, he used to spend nights with frontline guerrillas fighting Israel in the so-called security stone that the IDF had set up inside southern Lebanon to distance terror groups from the border. His 18-year-old son, Hadi, a Hezbollah fighter, was killed with three other gunmen in an Israeli ambush in 1997, a loss that gave him legitimacy among his core Shiite constituency in Lebanon. Among supporters, Nasrallah was lauded for standing up to Israel and defying the United States. To enemies, he was head of a terrorist organization seeking to destroy the Jewish state and a proxy for Iran’s rapacious Shiite Islamist theocracy in its tussle for influence in the Middle East. His regional influence has been on display over nearly a year of conflict ignited by the Gaza war, as Hezbollah entered the fray by firing on Israel from southern Lebanon in support of its Palestinian ally Hamas, and Yemeni and Iraqi groups followed suit, operating under the umbrella of “The Axis of Resistance.” Hezbollah began firing rockets at Israel on October 8, the day after the Hamas massacre in southern Israel that killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages. “We are facing a great battle,” Nasrallah said in an August 1 speech at the funeral of Hezbollah’s top military commander, Fuad Shukr, who was killed in an Israeli strike on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut. Yet when thousands of Hezbollah members were injured and dozens killed, when their communications devices exploded in an apparent Israeli attack last week, that battle began to turn against his group. Israel has not commented on the attack, even though it was widely blamed for it. Responding to the attacks on Hezbollah’s communications network in a September 19 speech, Nasrallah vowed to punish Israel. “This is a reckoning that will come, its nature, its size, how and where? This is certainly what we will keep to ourselves and in the narrowest circle even within ourselves,” he said. He did not have a broadcast address since then. Conflict with Israel has largely defined his leadership. He declared “Divine Victory” in 2006 after Hezbollah waged 34 days of war with Israel, winning the respect of many ordinary Arabs who had grown up watching Israel defeat their armies. But he became an increasingly divisive figure in Lebanon and the wider Arab world as Hezbollah’s area of operations widened to Syria and beyond, reflecting an intensifying conflict between Shiite Iran and US-allied Sunni Arab monarchies in the Gulf. While Nasrallah painted Hezbollah’s engagement in Syria — where it fought in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the civil war — as a campaign against jihadists, critics accused the group of becoming part of a regional sectarian conflict. At home, Nasrallah’s critics said Hezbollah’s regional adventurism imposed an unbearable price on Lebanon, leading once-friendly Gulf Arabs to shun the country — a factor that contributed to its 2019 financial collapse. In the years following the 2006 war, Nasrallah walked a tightrope over a new conflict with Israel, stockpiling tens of thousands of Iranian rockets and missiles to form a deterrent “balance of terror” in a carefully measured contest of threat and counter-threat. The Gaza war, ignited by the October 7 Hamas invasion and slaughter in southern Israel, prompted Hezbollah’s worst conflict with Israel since 2006, after the terrorist organization began raining down barrages of projectiles and drones on northern Israel. Some 60,000 Israelis have been forced from their homes, and Israel stepped up its attacks on Hezbollah in a declared effort to enable their return. The IDF’s retaliation to the Hezbollah strikes has cost the terror group hundreds of its fighters, including many of its top commanders. After years of entanglements elsewhere, the conflict put renewed focus on Hezbollah’s historic struggle with Israel. “We are here paying the price for our front of support for Gaza, and for the Palestinian people, and our adoption of the Palestinian cause,” Nasrallah said in the August 1 speech. Nasrallah had a track record of threatening powerful enemies. As regional tensions escalated after the eruption of the Gaza war, Nasrallah issued a thinly veiled warning to US warships in the Mediterranean, telling them: “We have prepared for the fleets with which you threaten us.” In 2020, Nasrallah vowed that US soldiers would leave the region in coffins after Iranian general Qassem Soleimani — head of the Quds Force of the IRGC, a US-designated terror group — was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq. He expressed fierce opposition to Saudi Arabia over its armed intervention in Yemen, where, with US and other allied support, Riyadh sought to roll back the Iran-aligned Houthis. As regional tensions rose in 2019 following an attack on Saudi oil facilities, he said Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should halt the Yemen war to protect themselves. “Don’t bet on a war against Iran because they will destroy you,” he said in a message directed at Riyadh. On Nasrallah’s watch, Hezbollah also clashed with adversaries at home in Lebanon. In 2008, he accused the Lebanese government — backed at the time by the West and Saudi Arabia — of declaring war by moving to ban his group’s internal communication network. Nasrallah vowed to “cut off the hand” that tried to dismantle it. It prompted four days of civil war pitting Hezbollah against Sunni and Druze fighters, and the Shiite group to take over half the capital Beirut. He strongly denied any Hezbollah involvement in the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, after a UN-backed tribunal indicted four members of the group. Nasrallah rejected the tribunal — which in 2020 eventually convicted three of them in absentia over the assassination — as a tool in the hands of Hezbollah’s enemies. Israel in recent days and weeks had vowed to gradually escalate its attacks on Hezbollah unless it halted its rocket fire and entered a diplomatic process for withdrawing its forces deeper into Lebanon. Nasrallah ignored the threat and the escalating attacks. On Friday, in a speech to the UN General Assembly, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel “must defeat” Hezbollah. “It has tentacles that span all continents. It has murdered more Americans and more Frenchmen than any group except Bin Laden,” he said. “And it has attacked Israel viciously over the last 20 years.” “In the last year, completely unprovoked,” he went on, Hezbollah’s attacks “turned vibrant towns in the north of Israel into ghost towns… Israel has been tolerating this intolerable situation for nearly a year. Well, I’ve come here today to say enough is enough.” Shortly before delivering the speech, Netanyahu had approved the deadly strike on Nasrallah.

US' Biden and Harris call the Israeli strike killing Hezbollah’s Nasrallah a ‘measure of justice’. “Nasrallah, the next day, made the fateful decision to join hands with Hamas and open what he called a ‘northern front’ against Israel,” Biden said in a statement. He also noted that Hezbollah under Nasrallah’s watch has been responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans, Israelis and Lebanese.

Lebanese Shiite scholar and former acquaintance wrote, "We began our journey together," but Nasrallah chose Iran over the Arabs. "You, however, post-liberation, fell into Iran's embrace...I forewarned you of the impending destruction that would befall you and the Lebanese people."

Hezbollah fires at West Bank, rockets hitting Palestinian villages. Rocket sirens sound in northern West Bank for second time since war, just five days after previous attack; large interception fragments cause damage in Palestinian town of Huwara, south of Nablus.

The IDF took over the control tower at the airport in Beirut. Israel warned the inspectors: do not let the Iranian plane land near you.

Panic in Iran following the assassination: Khamenei was moved to a secure location. The supreme leader in his first reaction to the assassination: "We stand by Hezbollah and the resistance."

Other top commanders killed in Beirut strike with Hezbollah terror chief Nasrallah. Such as Ali Karki Commander of Hezbollah's Southern Front.

Syrian children thank Israel for eliminating Nasrallah

Idlib, Syria, last night, crowd chants: Hassan Nasrallah go to he-ll. Some children hed signs: "Thank you Netanyahu. Now the head of the criminal Bashar Assad. Warmed the hearts of Syrian children." Also, celebrations of the Syrian exiles in Germany.

Iranian dissidents in London and Toronto took to the streets to celebrate the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Christians in Lebanon who had suffered under the Shiite Islamic terrorist group are also celebrating.

Clip: Leading Israel news anchors toast elimination of Nasrallah on air.

IDF follow-up strikes on the Beirut suburb of Dahiya have eliminated a Hezbollah missile unit commander and his deputy and may have eliminated an IRGC commander, in striking several targets across the country only hours after a strike on Beirut, which targeted and killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

The commander of Hezbollah's missile unit, Muhammad Ali Ismail, and his deputy, Hossein Ahmed Ismail, had also been killed in southern Lebanon. Ali Ismail was responsible for many attacks against Israel, including the launch of missiles toward the center of the country on September 25.

IDF strikes also targeted Hezbollah weapons depots and manufacturing sites in Beirut. It strikes Hezbollah missiles threatening navy, Haifa port. The military had forewarned residents of these districts that they would need to evacuate immediately, only a few hours prior.

IRGC commander eliminated, Abbas Nilforoushan may have been eliminated in the IDF strike on the Beirut suburb Dahiya, according to Iranian media. Nilforoushan was a key player in Iranian actions in the region, advising Hezbollah on military and diplomatic affairs, believed to have played a major role in crushing protests against the Iranian regime and fought with the Assad regime during the Syrian Civil War.

Nasrallah elimination will return residents to north and bring home Gaza hostages, Netanyahu says. 'Settled accounts with those responsible for the murder of countless Israelis and many citizens of other countries, including hundreds of Americans,' Netanyahu says in address to the nation.

IDF targets senior member of Hezbollah intelligence, Hassan Khalil Yassin, in Dahieh strike. He was in charge of identifying civilian and military targets on the northern border and deep within Israeli territory.

Israeli strike hits Lebanon mountain town of Bhamdoun, Lebanese lawmaker says.

'New Order': IDF announces name of Friday Beirut strike eliminating Hezbollah leader Nasrallah.

Some preliminary insights into the "New Order" in the Middle East: Within two weeks, Israel managed to break into pieces the most significant Iranian arm , in a series of moves that the word "genius" is a few measures short of. -Nasrallah and the top left of the organization would not come together to the headquarters for the meeting . This was made possible by a deception exercise from the most sophisticated in the history of talks about a ceasefire and Netanyahu's trip, who gave a rather banal speech at the UN. They thought that against the background of global pressures to stop the war, and to take the foot off the gas that was manifested in Netanyahu's trip, it would be possible to come to the headquarters and enjoy the speech. They were a little wrong. -It was impossible to go out to eliminate Nasrallah when his entire system was in place, because we would have taken unimaginable amounts of missiles on our heads and paid huge prices. We had to first deal a fatal blow to their precise and long-range launch capabilities. -It was impossible to break these capabilities as long as Radwan's force sat on the border and was able to invade the Galilee. It was necessary to hurt him significantly. Indeed, most of his commanders were eliminated with Ibrahim Akil in Beirut. -It was impossible to carry out this elimination as long as Hezbollah was an organized and hierarchical organization with enormous capabilities. The top command of the organization had to be hit and this was done by the unbelievable operation of the pagers and walkie-talkies. The loss of trust in electronic means of communication meant that they had to gather together, and there they were eliminated together, again and again. All of this could not have been accomplished without intelligence at an unprecedented level, through which Israel simply knows everything and only chooses the timing of each action. All this could not have been accomplished without the imaginative capabilities of the Air Force. It was impossible to do this if they did not prepare enough armaments for Lebanon in advance, and probably for Iran as well, and not be dependent on American pressure. In Gaza they underestimated Hamas and did not prepare anything, and there a dependency was created. In Lebanon it is a completely different story. And this is the place to compliment the Aman, the Mossad, the IDF, all the commanders, the government and the prime minister. Yes, yes, all those reviled, quite rightly, should now receive applause when it comes, and the day is very, very coming. One of the results of the new situation is that Israel announced through the communication of the Beirut airport control tower that it must not allow an approaching Iranian plane to land, and on the order of the Lebanese Minister of Transport, who is a representative of Hezbollah, the plane turned around and returned. Someone new is handing out the instructions in Lebanon starting this morning. Hezbollah is now reacting like a snake whose head has been cut off. Twisting, twisting but not really existing.

Following Nasrallah's elimination: IDF imposes restrictions on central Israel.

Lebanon blocks Iranian plane from entering airspace after Israeli threats, ministry source says.

France says it has information confirming Hezbollah chief Nasrallah is dead.

Hezbollah confirms Nasrallah killed, Hamas mourns.

House with no shelter in Safed suffers direct rocket hit.

Iran Air cancels flights to Beirut until further notice.

PM Netanyahu lands in Israel after Israeli strike eliminated Hezbollah leader Nasrallah.

IDF again strikes southern Beirut suburb of Dahieh.

UN Sec. Gen. Guterres: I call again for immediate release of hostages.

Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei issues five days of mourning in Iran due to Nasrallah's death.

Netanyahu to speak on Nasrallah killing after returning to Israel.

Israel preparing limited ground incursion into Lebanon, senior US official says.

Rocket from Lebanon explodes on outskirts of Jerusalem.

Who is Hashem Safieddine, Hezbollah’s next projected leader? A cousin of Nasrallah, Safieddine is blacklisted by the US and has expressed views in line with those of Palestinian terror organizations

IDF intercepts Houthi ballistic missile fired at central Israel for 3rd time this month. The jihadi Houhtis claim they targeted the airport.

Politicians across spectrum praise assassination of Hezbollah chief Nasrallah.

Brother of Navy diver killed in 1985 Hezbollah hijack says the world is a ‘better place with Nasrallah not in it’.

Hezbollahwood the "victor"

Elon Musk has praised a community note on one of the posts on Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's X account, as "hall-of-famer". Khamenei's account had called Hezbollah the "victor", but a community note provided context that "the entire Hezbollah leadership including Nasrallah has been eliminated" in an Israeli air strike.

Defense Minister Gallant holding talks on possible expansion of offensive.

Hezbollah rocket sparks fire in West Bank settlement.

Iraqi forces enter high alert in case of Israeli attacks - report.

Biden calls for ceasefire in Lebanon.

IAF strikes targets in Dahiyeh, Beirut.

Jordanian army says grad rocket from southern Lebanon fell in uninhabited desert area.

'There is a concerted effort to normalize Hassan Nasrallah. The Guardian describes Nasrallah as a “qualified Islamic scholar, effective public speaker, and competent organizer.” Guess which words are missing? Mass murderer. Terrorist. War criminal.'

According to Lebanon's health minister, only ELEVEN people were killed in the airstrikes that killed Nasrallah! We know that Israel flattened four apartment buildings in its airstrike on Hassan Nasrallah.

Rocket from Lebanon explodes on outskirts of Jerusalem.

'Small scale' movements into Lebanon may have started, US officials say.

Clip: Israeli Navy intercept drone. heading for Eilat.

Iran tells UN it will not hesitate to defend (sic) itself against any attacks.

Crying out in disbelief, Hezbollah backers across Lebanon mourn Nasrallah.

'Israel's attrition against Hezbollah in 2 weeks unprecedented'. Former commander of British forces in Afghanistan discusses the killing of Hassan Nasrallah with Arutz Sheva, says no Western nation has achieved anything 'remotely close' to what Israel has accomplished against Hezbollah in the last 2 weeks.

Islamist "Palestinian" Hatem Bazian's directed JVP shared from an "activist" meme that calling for the destruction of Israel is imperative.

UPENN Students for Justice in Palestine has posted that they are not only supporting Hezbollah but part of Hezbollah.

Two years on, Sunni cleric slams Khamenei over 'Bloody Friday' massacre - where state forces killed almost 100 protesters in southeastern Iran.

IDF on U.S. ceasefire calls: Hezbollah attacked us for a year and ‘no one talked about a ceasefire’ until we fought back.

Pockets of revelry at Nasrallah killing across Middle East, including in Syria, Iran. Syrians take to streets in rebel-held areas to hail assassination of Hezbollah leader; group of Iranian women congratulate Israel; journalists, influencers celebrate online.

Nasrallah killing reveals depth of Israeli penetration of terror group.

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Nabil Qaouk - eliminated 9.29.24

IDF confirms another top-ranking Hezbollah commander has been killed. Hezbollah security unit commander eliminated in Beirut. Nabil Qaouk, a high-ranking Hezbollah figure who joined the organization in the 1980s, becomes the latest Hezbollah commander to be eliminated in Lebanon.

Sunday night security cabinet meeting postponed to Monday.

Eight rockets fired at Tiberias following sirens in area.

Clip: IDF blows up a kilometer-long tunnel under homes in central Gaza.

IDF lists Hezbollah chiefs killed alongside Nasrallah. Hezbollah underground command center was located in close proximity to a UN school. "More than 20 other terrorists were eliminated, of various ranks who gathered in the underground headquarters in Beirut, under a civilian building - and from there they managed, planned, led and commanded the fighting against the State of Israel," the statement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson read. - Ibrahim Hossein Jazini - head of Nasrallah's security unit. - Samir Toufik Div - Nasrallah's advisor for many years, among other things, on terrorism matters. - Abdel Amir Muhammad Sablini - responsible for building the strength of the terrorist organization Hezbollah - Ali Naaf Ayoub - responsible for fire management in the Hezbollah terrorist organization.

Explosions heard in Homs, Syria - report.

IDF strikes Hamas terrorists operating in HQ in Gaza Strip.

Body of Hezbollah leader has been recovered, sources say.

Hezbollah fires ten rockets at northern Israel.

IAF strikes Hezbollah terror targets across Lebanon.

Lebanon's Hezbollah confirms senior leader Ali Karaki was killed in Israeli strike.

Iran vows revenge for top IRGC officer, Commander Abbas Nilforoushan killed in Beirut strike that took out Nasrallah.

IDF strikes Beirut suburb twice in an hour.

IDF strikes Hamas terrorists operating in HQ in Gaza Strip.

Hezbollah fires ten rockets at northern Israel.

IAF strikes Hezbollah terror targets across Lebanon.

Lebanon's Hezbollah confirms senior leader Ali Karaki was killed in Israeli strike.

Dozens of Israeli planes strike port, power plants in Yemen after Houthi missile attacks. It struck power plants and a sea port in Yemen Sunday as the Israeli military continued an air campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon. In fact, Israel strikes on four fronts, sending stark warning to Iran. The IDF launched extensive airstrikes Sunday on targets in Yemen, Lebanon, Gaza and Syria, including the Lebanese capital Beirut. The strikes reportedly targeted sites in Homs, western Syria and areas near Damascus.

Two drones from Lebanon intercepted over Israeli waters - IDF.

Home Front Command announces lifted restrictions in northern Israel.

We know how to reach very far, and we know how to strike there with precision - IDF.

IDF intercepts drone over Red Sea.

Sirens sound in Haifa, northern Israeli cities and communities.

Biden says he will be talking to Israeli PM Netanyahu, doesn't say when.

Report: Hezbollah appoints replacement for Nasrallah. Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, was chosen by the organization's Shura Council, on which he serves as well, to replace Hassan Nasrallah as Secretary General. (As expected)

Machete-wielding Arab, Syrian national injures 31 in Germany rampage. Eight children were critically wounded by arson and vehicle attacks that have rocked Essen. The assailant was reportedly wearing a Palestinian keffiyeh and flag.

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Senior Hamas member and UNRWA staffer, killed in Tyre, Lebanon, Hamas says. Fatah Sharif Abu al Amin praised the Hamas massacre on October 7, was temporarily suspended from the UN agency for 'violating regulations'.

First time since start of war. Poll: Right-wing bloc wins 61 seats.

Clip: UAV from Lebanon intercepted after crossing into Israeli waters.

PFLP says 3 fighters killed in first Israeli airstrike in central Beirut since Oct. 7.

Young kids, parents still face heightened stress a year into the war, think tank says. (Israel).

Israel-UN relations grow more fraught as world body piles on criticism of Gaza war.

EU foreign ministers hold emergency meeting on escalation in Lebanon, official says.

Deputy chief of Hezbollah to give speech, first since Nasrallah's killing.

More than 100,000 people cross from Lebanon into Syria, UN refugee agency says.

Witnesses hear explosions in Damascus - report.

20 terror suspects were arrested in overnight West Bank raids.

Israeli special ops breech Hezbollah tunnels near border, report. Repeated incursions into Hezbollah's underground tunnel system in South Lebanon aimed to gather intelligence and diminish the terror group's military capabilities ahead of a possible ground offensive .

Israel finds millions in cash in West Bank Palestinian's car, belonging to a Palestinian resident of the West bank. Police suspect the money was to be used to fund terror attacks.

Hezbollah UAV explodes on Golan near children.

German foreign minister criticizes Israel for assassinating Nasrallah, is mocked by politicians. Annalena Baerbock says the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah was an action that 'does not contribute to Israel's security' while her ministry says Israel was exercising self-defense.

Hezbollah commanders reported to flee to Syria.

Netanyahu makes direct appeal to Iranian people: 'Your leadership does not care about you'. In a videotape message in English, the prime minister tells Iranians to imagine a prosperous country at peace; 'The people of Iran should know – Israel stands with you, you’ll be ‘free sooner than people think’.

Shin Bet says foiled several Iranian assassination attempts in Israel.In an unusual message from the country's security agency, the Shim Bet, asks the public to be vigilant and report suspicious activity; says Iran has stepped up it efforts.

Hezbollah's Naim Qassem sweating. 9.30.24

Hezbollah’s deputy leader, sweating, says group ready to face potential IDF ground op. Looking uncomfortable in recorded speech, the first by Hezbollah official since Israel killed Nasrallah, Naim Qassem says new leader to be named soon, fallen commanders replaceable

After Yemen port airstrikes, Israel tells Iran, ‘Don’t’.

Projectile fired toward Haifa, IDF prepares for ground op.

US told limited ground op in Lebanon imminent.

Germany announces evacuations from Lebanon.

Islamic Iranian cleric, teacher has theories about Jews' supposedly having supernatural powers since King David.

Newest conspiracy theories to "explain" Israel's attacks in Lebanon: Jews control genies! Since King David era - says Iranian Islamic cleric. Jews are descended from blue-blooded (sic) space aliens!

India's Modi speaks to Israel's Netanyahu.

IDF soldier severely wounded in combat in southern Gaza, evacuated for medical treatment.

IAF jets eliminate Hezbollah commander overseeing medium-range rocket arsenal.

Hezbollah claims attack using 'Nour Missile' for first time.

Israeli defense minister Gallant says next phase of the war will begin soon.

UNRWA chief claims not having knowledge that suspended employee was Hamas leader in Lebanon.

Air France suspends flights to Beirut and Tel Aviv until Oct 8.

IDF strikes Hezbollah missile launchers placed near Beirut International Airport.

10 rockets fired toward Haifa, IDF prepares for ground op.

Yoav Gallant: 'The next stage in war against Hezbollah is about to begin'.

Turkey's Erdogan says UN should recommend use of force if Israel not stopped.

Metula, Misgav Am, Kfar Giladi in Israel's North declared closed military zones.

Lebanese army withdraws from southern border with Israel, sources say.

IDF spotlights aerial refueling operations during strikes on Yemen’s Houthis. Video shows F-35 jets flying alongside tanker plane during mission to bomb Iran-backed terror group’s infrastructure; CNN journalist reports from inside refueling aircraft.

Iran is 'on our side', Hezbollah lawmaker says.

Home Front Command issues new directives for communities in northern Israel.

Israel says ‘next phase’ beginning in Lebanon, amid global pleas against a ground op.

Israel's cabinet approves the next phase of the operation in Lebanon.

Ground incursion. Lebanese army retreats, Israel attacks with artillery fire into southern Lebanon.

Israeli tanks reportedly cross border into Lebanon.

Hezbollah says it targeted Israeli troop movements near Lebanese border towns.

Houthis claim to have shot down US multi-million dollar MQ-9 drone.

IDF troops begin ground operation against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, IDF announces. After over 11 months, IDF goes on attack: 'We will do everything necessary to return the citizens of northern Israel to their homes'; Residents of Kiryat Shmona and surrounding area ordered to stay near protected area. IDF Aerial Defense Array 'intercepted a UAV over the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of central Israel'.

US State Department announces America to donate almost $336 million to Gaza, West Bank.

Approximately ten projectiles identified by IDF after targeting Meron area in Israel.

Fatah organization member wounded during strike on Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon - report.

Limited ground operation in Lebanon begins.

Explosions heard in central Israel. IDF intercepts UAV over the Mediterranean Sea.

Reports in Syria: Israel strikes Damascus, three locals killed.

Iraq: Rockets launched at military base housing US forces.

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Appearing to back IDF raids into Lebanon, US says Hezbollah border sites must be removed. Deadly overnight strikes also reported in Gaza, Syria * IAF intercepts drone over Mediterranean, dozens of miles off coast.

It's launching limited ground raids of Hezbollah sites across Lebanon border, as the incursion is aimed at removing terror group’s infrastructure along Blue Line; US official: We understand desire for limited op, but are concerned about mission creep.

Missiles fired at north as IDF begins ground op. in Lebanon.

Austin spoke with Israel's Gallant, Pentagon says.

US & Israel / Gallant and Austin agree: Hezbollah infrastructure along the border must be dismantled.

UKMTO receives report of incident northwest of Yemen's Hodeidah.

IDF intercepts rockets fired from Lebanon toward Upper Galilee, strike in open area.

IAF strikes Shejaia in the Gaza Strip, six killed - report.

IAF strikes Hezbollah military infrastructure in Beirut's Dahieh.

IAF strikes Hamas terrorists in Gaza City's Shejaiya UNRWA school compound.

Missiles fired at central Israel as ground op. in Lebanon begins.

Two injured in barrage from Lebanon. Sirens sound in Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, and multiple other communities after missile barrage launched from Lebanon initial reports say at least 10 missiles fired.

Defense Min.: Ground op builds on measures to eliminate Hezbollah leadership.

IDF spokesman to Lebanese: Don't cross into area south of the Litani River.

'Our war is with Hezbollah, not the people of Lebanon'.

A year on, ex-hostage Aviva Siegel fights to keep hope alive for husband still in Gaza. Released in November, the Kfar Aza resident is still tormented, recalling the hellish conditions that her American-Israeli spouse Keith is suffering under as hopes for a deal fade.

Police, FBI probing second antisemitic assault at University of Pittsburgh in weeks. Student tells police he was attacked, physically and verbally, by a group of six to eight men after they noticed his Star of David necklace.

US Jews report ‘difficult time’ as High Holidays and October 7 anniversary coincide. At peak of religious calendar, synagogues to commemorate deadly Hamas attack on Israel, amid rising antisemitism and pain over ongoing war, remaining hostages.

Iran intends to launch a missile attack on Israel in the near future, says senior U.S.

IDF ground op. in southern Lebanon meets no Hezbollah resistance. Despite the invasion, the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, and two weeks of heavy bombing of much of the terror group’s best rockets, the IDF said Hezbollah has failed to mount any serious strategic rocket threat to Israel, let alone to fire the 6,000-8,000 rockets per day which were expected in a worst case scenario.

File:Hezbollah terror shaft (10.1.24)

IDF uncover vast Hezbollah weapons, infrastructure in 70 Lebanon raids, IDF says Military spokesperson says troops uncovered and destroyed underground infrastructure, struck thousands of targets and hundreds of weapons storage facilities, tons of explosives. Included, revealed: a tunnel in a civilian house in the village of Meiss el-Jabal in southern Lebanon. Also: forces located an ammunition depot under a house in southern Lebanon.

Iran intends to launch a missile attack on Israel in the near future, says senior U.S. official.

“Hezbollah planned to use Lebanese villages to launch October 7-style Attack”.

Racist Arab "Palestinian" terrorists checking out people- 'Are you an Arab'? (10.1.24)

8 are murdered, several injured an the Arab terror shooting attack in Jaffa. Two terrorists opened fire on civilians from point blank range - and were killed. 'The street was strewn with injured people': Witnesses describe horror of Tel Aviv shooting rampage. 'They spotted a guy near the barbershop and asked if he was Arab. He said, ‘Yes, yes, I’m Arab,’ and they moved on,' says eyewitness.

File:US wanted- Muhammad Ja'far Qasir. (Eliminated 10.1.24)

Commander of weapons transfer between Iran, Hezbollah eliminated The IDF Spokesperson's Unit announced that today, the IDF eliminated the terrorist Muhammad Ja’far Qasir, the Commander of Weapons Transfers from Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon. Qasir was also wanted by the US.

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Genocidal Islamic Republic of Iran fires at Israel 10.1.24

Iran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel. Israelis were instructed to immediately seek shelter as Iran launched an extensive missile strike at Israel. At the same time, Hezbollah fired rockets at vast areas of Israel. Iran: attack in retaliation for assassination of Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran. It launched spme 181 ballistic missiles at Israel. MDA: There are no casualties; Israel is threatening: the response will be severe.

Local times in Israel:

19:06 - The IDF eliminated the commander of the unit for the transfer of weapons from Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon. The IDF spokesman announced that the IDF eliminated the terrorist Muhammad Ja’far Qasir, the commander of the unit for the transfer of weapons from Iran and its affiliates to Hezbollah in Lebanon (Unit 4400). "The terrorist Qasir was one of the senior leaders of the Hezbollah terrorist organization and the most dominant elements in the Iran-Hezbollah-Syria terrorist axis, and is considered close to the Iranian regime," the IDF spokesman said. "The terrorist Qasir led and directed hundreds of operations to transfer strategic weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon. He promoted, among other things, Hezbollah's precision missile project, and the development of Hezbollah's fire capabilities, which were intended to hit the Israeli rear and various targets in the State of Israel." According to a statement from the IDF spokesman, he served as the commander of Unit 4400 for about 15 years.

19:09 - Herzog in an appeal to citizens: be calm but alert. Obey the instructions of the Home Front Command. President Yitzhak Herzog addressed the citizens of the country: "At this time I want to tell you that I trust the IDF wholeheartedly, I trust its advanced capabilities, the Mossad, the Shin Bet and all the emergency and rescue agencies, and I have no doubt that alongside our partners from all over the world and of course Our most important ally is the United States. Together we will face the difficult challenges ahead of us - be calm but listen to the directives of the home front. And God's help we will get through this in no time."

19:55 - Iran: the shooting at Israel - reaction to the elimination of Haniyeh, Nasrallah and the official who was with him.

Palestinian man killed by shrapnel from Iranian missile near Jericho. Gazan laborer Sameh al-Asali, 37, appears to be the sole victim from the 180 ballistic missiles launched by Tehran, while two people were reported injured inside Israel

Israel warns of ‘consequences’ after Iran launches 181 missiles in major attack IAF, along with US and Jordan, intercept most of the projectiles; 1 Palestinian killed, 2 Israelis hurt; IDF says no harm to ‘competence’ of Air Force after attack targets bases.

West denounces Iran’s ballistic missile attack, cautions against further escalation UN chief makes general condemnation of conflict but is mum on Iran attack; Hamas praises ‘revenge for the blood of our heroic martyrs’.

US calls on every nation to join it in condemning Iran's attack on Israel.

CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour says Iran 'doesn't want conflict' as it rained missiles on Israel.

On PBS Newshour, Amna Nawaz with Leila Molana-Allen are again an echo chamber, the absent Israeli innocent victims.

Israel's FM reports possible shooting incident in Sweden embassy, police probe.

IDF shoots at suspects moving toward forces in central Gaza.

US Navy shoots down Iranian missiles, Jordan allows use of airspace - report.

Wardens crack down on Arab prisoners who expressed joy during Iran attack.

IDF chief: We proved our defensive capabilities, we'll exact a price from Iran.

Biden says consequences for Iran remain to be seen after Israel attack.

'Iran has made a big mistake,' PM says.

IDF destroys over 100 Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon.

Kamala Harris calls Iran a destabilizing force in Middle East.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant closely monitored IDF's defense against Iran attack.

IDF announces change in Home Front Command's defense policy.

US: We will help Israel exact ‘severe consequences’ from Iran for missile attack.

A huge miracle happened' Iranian missile hits school in Gedera.

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Arab-Palestinians celebrating Iran's missiles, (while one Arab-Palestinian was killed in the attack).

Arab Palestinian (18) killed by own weapon during Tulkarm Camp celebration of Iranian attack.

Vance and Walz spar on Middle East at vice presidential debate. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says Iran is closer to a nuclear weapon because Trump withdrew from 2015 deal. Senator JD Vance replies: When did Iran and Hamas and their proxies attack Israel? It was during the administration of Kamala Harris. Vance signals he’d be okay with Israeli strike on Iran; Walz sidesteps. Democrat fumbles some answers in relatively civil, policy-heavy encounter; candidates clash on immigration, Republican refuses to say Trump lost 2020 vote, as early voting begins.

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France's Macron condemns Iran's attacks on Israel.

Flydubai cancels flights to Jordan, Iraq, Israel and Iran on Oct 2-3.

U of Maryland must let pro-Palestinian student group hold rally on Oct. 7, judge rules. Federal judge finds banning event would violate First Amendment rights; anti-Israel groups praise decision to ‘protect students who seek to mourn a (so called) genocide[sic]’. It comes after the Islamic lobby CAIR - Council on American-Islamic Relations attorney Gadeir Abbas announcesd a lawsuit against the University of Maryland on September 17, 2024.

US Secretary of Defense Austin calls Iranian attack 'outrageous act of aggression'.

IDF female soldier wounded in Tuesday's Jaffa terror attack.

Rocket fired from Lebanon strikes open area in central Israel, none wounded.

Lloyd Austin to Iran: Call off all further attacks on Israel, including by proxies.

Four names of Jaffa terror attack victims released. Shahar, 30, Inbar, 33, Revital, 24, and Ilya, 42, were murdered in the terrorist attack in Jaffa.

Canada condemns Iran's strikes on Israel.

Iran warned US not to get involved following missile attack on Israel, Tasnim news agency reports.

Timeline of evil: Nasrallah’s death ends three-decade global trail of bloodshed. Under his leadership, Hezbollah grew into an international network that carried out terror attacks killing hundreds of Jews, Israelis and US troops, and massacred thousands of Syrians.

Axios: Israel will launch retaliation that could target Iranian oil facilities.

IDF exchanges fire with Hezbollah in Odaisseh village.

Approximately 100 houses in Hod Hasharon damaged by Iranian missile attack - report.

Despite the war, no shortage of honey for Jewish New Year. Located on a kibbutz near Gaza border, the Yad Mordechai factory, Israel’s biggest honey producer, reopened a month after the Hamas infiltration and massacre on October 7.

South Korea urges citizens in Lebanon and Israel to leave country immediately.

Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Halevi discuses Iranian attack with CENTCOM General Kurilla.

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted Israeli military posts with rockets.

Dozens of Lebanon rockets fired toward Israel's North, hits to 4 Metula houses.

Israel conducts strike in Dahieh suburb of Beirut - report.

Italy to host G7 leaders' call on MidEast crisis - Meloni's office.

Mekimi launches to provide a platform with resources to commemorate Oct. 7, offering tools for global remembrance and healing.

‘Screams Before Silence’ screening and discussion grapple with violence against women on Oct. 7. Seed the Dream Foundation.

Hezbollah says 'we are only in the first round' following clashes with Israeli troops.

Around 40 projectiles fired from Lebanon toward Upper Galilee area - IDF.

IDF chief of staff, head of Shin Bet, and head of Mossad hold situational assessment meeting.

Blasts near Israeli embassy likely caused by hand grenades, Danish police say.

Australia charges Arab woman, Sarah Mouhanna, for flying Hezbollah flag at anti-Israel protest.

Islamic State ambush kills four Iraqi soldiers near Kirkuk.

Netanyahu meets with heads of the security establishment in Tel Aviv.

IAF strikes terrorists embedded in a girls' school in Nuseirat, Gaza.

Home Front Command updates guidelines ahead of Rosh Hashanah in North.

Iran's president arrives in Qatar on scheduled visit - SNN.

UK charter flight leaves Lebanon, more planned in coming days.

UK says its fighter jets played a part in preventing further escalation in Middle East.

Hezbollah says it destroyed three Israeli tanks with guided rockets in southern Lebanon.

Hamas claims responsibility for Jaffa terror attack.

Days before elimination: Khamenei urged Nasrallah to flee Lebanon.

US looking to align positions with Israel on response to Iran.

Biden, G7 leaders discussed new sanctions in response to Iran's attack on Israel.

UK's Starmer reiterates Israel has right to security and to defend itself.

Netanyahu expresses condolences for families of eight soldiers killed in Lebanon.

Over 100 rockets cross from Lebanon into northern Israel on Rosh Hashanah.

US organized a flight out of Beirut as Americans seek to leave Lebanon, says. State Dept.

US imposes sanctions on individual, three companies for weapons procurement, smuggling for Houthis.

Israeli cabinet decides on response to Iran.

Lebanon is in immediate need of a ceasefire, caretaker PM says.

Israel Says Eight Soldiers Killed in Lebanon Combat. Israel is weighing response to Iran's missile attack as its forces fight Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Biden: US opposes Israel hitting Iran nuclear sites, response should be proportional.

Trump, later on (Oct/5), reacted to this, being the wrong answer. And that they should rather target these sites now, before the Iranian nuke danger will get worse.

They were murdered on Oct. 7; then I found their final roll of film. They kept postponing their flight back home to Germany, stretching out their vacation in Nir Oz as long as they could. Caroline, Daniel, and I spent two weeks together with cameras, trips, bicycles, and fields. Until that Saturday, when I was in a portable shelter and they were in a safe room. Two months later I developed the pictures from the roll of film containing the final pictures.

Article: May this year’s inscription be better than the one of a year ago. If we can work together, despite our differences, and also seek God in the world more actively, then we are doing our due diligence for a better 5785.

Despite its anti-Israel stance, Turkey isn’t shedding tears over Hezbollah losses. Analysts say Ankara’s sympathy for Palestinians doesn’t extend to regional foe Iran and its Shiite allies, largely due to their support for Syria’s Assad.

Days before elimination: Khamenei urged Nasrallah to flee Lebanon.

Hero of Israel: "There is no one proud of me": the chilling video of a nut fighter who fell in battle in Lebanon. The late fighter Eitan Oster in the documentation before his death: "Now is our time".

Danish and Swedish police probing explosions, gunshot at Israeli embassies. Foreign Ministry says Copenhagen embassy was closed during likely grenade blasts, staff and building unharmed; Swedish police confirm Israeli embassy in Stockholm shot at on Oct 1.

Article: Not by my strength and not by our hands do we wage war. If this year has taught me anything it’s that even with all the wonders of Israeli technology, we .. need God’s guidance to protect us.

S&P cuts Israel’s rating soon after Iran attack, warns of ‘delayed economic recovery’ Rating agency maintains a negative outlook on Israel, citing ‘intensifying conflict’ with Hezbollah and risk of ‘a more direct war with Iran’.

FM Katz declares UN chief Guterres ‘persona non grata’ in Israel over response to Iran attack.

Parents, creators discuss how to talk to kids about war, hostage crisis. L Conference at Jerusalem’s Mandel Leadership Institute includes TV writer Hen Avigdori, whose wife and daughter were released from captivity; ‘Laugh as much as possible,’ he says.

Palestinian daily 'Al-Quds' lavishes praise on slain Hezbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, calling him a 'heroic leader' and 'Martyr'.

A nervous Iran wanted to restore old regional order, but Israel is on the offensive. Hardliners seem to have won the day in Tehran, but instead of deterring Netanyahu, they have likely sparked a painful, direct strike on Iranian territory – possibly the first of many.

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US official says Israel doesn’t seem to have decided how to respond to Iran attack.

Biden: Talks ongoing on possible Israeli strike on Iranian oil sites.

200 rockets fired Friday from Lebanon at north as sirens sound non-stop.

Cpt. Ben Zion Falach killed in Lebanon.

IDF strike in Gaza kills Arab Palestinian infamous for holding up blood-soaked hands in gory intifada photo (Ramallah lynching 2000). The photo of Aziz Salha ecstatically celebrating the animalistic lynching of 2 Israelis who lost their way, holding aloft his bloodied palms, has become the defining image of the Second Intifada and of Palestinian terror. Aziz Salha, among those who murdered Israelis Vadim Norzhic and Yosef Avrahami, was released as part of the 2011 Gilad Shalit exchange deal. (The huge crowd of "Palestinian" Arabs cheered and thugs moaned in mutilating bodies).

IDF eliminates Arab-Islamic terrorist responsible for soccer field massacre. Khider al-Shaebia, Hezbollah terrorist responsible for the July murder of 12 Druze children playing on a soccer field in northern Israel, is eliminated in an IAF strike.

Nasrallah's designated successor reportedly targeted by 'massive' Israeli strike in Beirut.

IDF rescues Yazidi woman kidnapped by ISIS in Iraq - slave sold to Gazans. Fawzia, who was kidnapped at just 11 years old, reunited with her family after years of captivity in Gaza. Israel's official Arabic-language X account shared the emotional reunion footage, noting: "Her story echoes the cruelty experienced by Yazidi children who were abducted against their will. We must remember that 101 Israeli hostages are still being held in Gaza."

Iran-Backed telegram channels support Hizbullah's 'Operation Khaybar' with Antisemitic posters and videos threatening Israel: 'Khaybar, Khaybar, oh Zionists! The army of Muhammad is coming!'

Germany arrests Islamic teen suspected of planning terror attack on Jews during school trip to Holland. The Düsseldorf Public Prosecutor’s Office arrested a 15-year-old Turkish-German teenager for allegedly planning Islamist-style attacks against European Jewry, Spiegel reported on Thursday.

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IDF says it struck Hamas command center in former school in central Gaza.

Israeli security establishment increasingly believes Nasrallah’s presumed successor killed in strike.

Hamas confirms death of commander in Israeli strike in West Bank. IDF confirms killing de facto Hamas PM in Gaza strike. Rawhi Mushtaha was targeted three months ago along with senior Hamas terrorists Sameh al-Siraj and Sami Odeh.

IDF kills Hamas commander in Samaria’s Tulkarem. The Palestinian Authority reported at least 18 fatalities in the strike. An Israeli Air Force fighter jet conducted a rare strike in Tulkarem in northwestern Samaria on Thursday night, targeting top Hamas terrorist Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi. A day later, Israel says at least 12 of those killed in Tulkarem airstrike were terror operatives.

Iranian official Reza Taghavi- Hitler was Right-sic- on his approach towards the Jews, Zionists must be persecuted, deported, and killed everywhere

Iranian official Reza Taghavi: Hitler was right[sic] in his approach towards the Jews; the Zionists must be persecuted, deported, and killed everywhere.

Clutching a rifle, Khamenei delivers rare public sermon in Arabic.

The BBC livestreams Ayatollah Khamenei’s propaganda speech for 40 minutes: Oct. 7 jihad massacre was ‘logical and legal’.

Dutch police officers refuse to guard Jewish sites over ‘moral dilemmas,’ officers say. “There are colleagues who no longer want to protect Jewish targets or events. They talk about ‘moral dilemmas,’ and I see a tendency emerging to give in to that. That would truly mark the beginning of the end. I’m concerned about that,” Theeboom said.

US-British air strike targets Houthi facilities in Yemen, the south of Dhamar city. Israel was not involved in the latest round of strikes on the Iran-backed jihadist terror installations.

Two soldiers killed by drone strike from Iraq in the northern Golan. Sergeant Daniel Aviv Haim Sofer, 19, and Corporal Tal Dror, 19, were killed and 24 additional soldiers were injured from a drone strike from Iraq in northern Israel on Tuesday.

IDF, Shin Bet kill seven terrorists in Tulkarm, while they were planning a terror attack.

Israel eyes retaliation on Iran: ‘They will pay with interest’; Iraq also in crosshairs. Sources say Israel planning strong response against Tehran soon, placing Islamic Republic under 'immense pressure'; US official says 'Israel can rest assured it has our backing'; Israel may also target Iraq militias after deadly drone strike.

'I'll be the first to return': Female Northern Command officer evacuated from her home. Lieutenant Colonel S., the the IDF’s first female offensive operations at the IDF's Northern Command, recounts northern conflict and says actions against Hezbollah is critical.

Israeli officials estimate Hezbollah intel. chief was in Beirut bunker bombed Thursday - report.

Harris adviser meets US Muslim, Arab leaders (in MI) angry at support for Israel.

Britain charters flight to leave Lebanon on Sunday.

Muslim man, Zaid Mohammed Mahdawi, 26, charged over ‘Hamas is coming’ graffiti during July anti-Netanyahu protests in DC,

US security officials warn of potential threats surrounding October 7 anniversary. The anniversary of the deadly terror attack in Israel amid continued turmoil could serve as motivators for acts of violence, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security said.

• Oct 5, 2024:
  

IDF strikes former school being used by Hamas.

Israeli military issues new alert for residents of Beirut southern suburbs to evacuate immediately.

Nova survivor who shot Jaffa terrorist thanked by those he saved. The day after the attack, Lev Kreitman returned to lay a wreath for the victims, where he was recognized and thanked by passers-by.

Inbar's baby looks for his slain mother at night after deadly Tel Aviv shooting.

Hamas leader Sayyed Attullah Ali eliminated in strike on Lebanon, Hamas claims.

Sky News: Israel confirms Safieddine, Nasrallah's successor, eliminated in Beirut.

IDF issues new evacuation orders for areas of southern, central Gaza Strip.

Iran Foreign Minister Araqchi arrives in Syrian capital Damascus.

IDF calls for evacuations of two southern Beirut neighborhoods.

More than 200 Chinese citizens evacuated from Lebanon, foreign ministry says.

South Korea military evacuates 97 from Lebanon as tensions rise.

IDF installs surveillance cameras on street lamps in Philadelphi Corridor, southern Gaza - report.

Hezbollah rocket hits Karmiel home, no injuries reported.

Ambulances with terrorists: Hezbollah's 'Medical Corps'. Military spokesperson uncovers footage of forces operating inside Radwan Force deep underground complex before collapsing it Lebanon reports hits on hospitals, medical teams and ambulances, but avoids addressing how medical personnel are assisting terrorists or dealing with Hezbollah's use of civilian and medical facilities. Like Hamas, the terror organization extensively uses civilian infrastructure, and reports say terrorists and weapons are being transported via ambulances and medical vehicles.

IDF dismantles Hezbollah tunnel meters away from border.

French President Emmanuel Macron calls for arms embargo on Israel.

Netanyahu to Macrom: Israel will win with you or without you. 'Israel will fight until the battle is won - for our sake and for the sake of peace and security in the world,' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises.

Blinken announces US will provide $157 million to Lebanon in humanitarian aid.

International investigation: Iran used criminals and drug dealers in Europe to target Israelis and Jews. Joint investigation reveals how Iran operated terror cells on European soil using figures from the criminal underworld to try and orchestrate massive attacks.

So far: IDF spokesman reveals: IDF destroyed Lebanon tunnel intended for use in invasion of Israel. Over 2,000 Hezbollah terror infrastructure destroyed, 440 terrorists killed.

IDF soldier seriously injured in southern Lebanon.

Ceremony for families of hostages will be in front of a limited audience due to security risks.

Israel assassinates two Hamas terrorists in Lebanon as Hezbollah rockets damage homes in North: Muhammad Hussein Ali al-Mahmoud and Said Alaa Naif Ali.

The Israel Air Force (IAF) struck Hezbollah terrorists operating within a command center that was located inside a mosque adjacent to the Salah Ghandour Hospital in southern Lebanon.

Israel Fire and Rescue Services respond to at least 40 fires caused by rockets over the Rosh Hashanah holiday.

France to host Lebanon aid conference, Macron says.

IDF strikes Hamas terrorists embedded inside UNRWA building.

IDF maneuvering in Jabalya area of Gaza - report.

Man attempts self-immolation near White House.

The data behind the tragedy: 878 civilians were murdered in the war, of which 53 were children. 921 orphans and 119 bereaved parents who were left with no children at all All the painful numbers.

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Three drones intercepted off the coast of Israel.

IDF expands humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi, updates evacuation routes from northern Gaza.

2 surface to surface missiles fired at Haifa area intercepted.

Victor Shimshon Green named as seventh victim of (Oct/1) Jaffa terror attack.

Revealed: Hezbollah operatives were duped into holding pagers with 2 hands, causing worse injuries.

IDF reveals: The seized weapons used by Hamas terrorists on October 7.

IAF strikes Beirut's southern suburbs - report.

Red Cross calls for release of hostages in Gaza.

Oct 2024: Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) celebrates 2,932 terror attacks since October 7, 2023

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Oct 2024: Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) celebrates 2,932 terror attacks since October 7, 2023.

Noted: Lebanon shows us how the world betrayed Gaza by insisting no Palestinians could flee to safety.

As Israel battles Hezbollah, Lebanese worldwide fear for their homeland and loved ones.

Ben-Gvir: 'Kamala the humanitarian thing is to ensure Israelis return home'.

IDF eliminates Kfarkela Hezbollah company commander - Kfarkela Hezbollah company commander, Hader Ali Taweel, the military announced on Sunday. He had been responsible, in addition to two terrorists who were eliminated last week, for the anti-tank missile attack on Kfar Yuval on January 14 in which Mira Ayalon and Sergeant First Class (Res.) Barak Ayalon were killed. He was also responsible for the firing of hundreds of rockets anti-tank missiles toward northern Israel.

IDF issues new evacuation alerts for areas in southern Lebanon.

Explosion heard in factory in Homs, Syria - SANA.

Hezbollah leader responsible for murder of mother, son eliminated.

Large strikes in Beirut target Hezbollah; surface-to-surface missiles fired at Haifa.

3 wounded in Arab terror shooting attack at Be'er Sheva Central Bus Station. Three people critically, moderately, and lightly wounded in shooting in Be'er Sheva. Shooter neutralized.

Gallant: 'The Iranians did no harm to the Air Force's capabilities'.

One year in captivity- Pictures of hostages projected on Jerusalem's walls.. (6.Oct.24)

One year in captivity: Pictures of hostages projected on Jerusalem's walls. Photos of the 101 hostages in Hamas captivity in Gaza, the number 365, and a yellow ribbon were projected on Sunday onto the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem.

The tunnel Hezbollah planned to use to invade Israel. (Oct/24)

Clip: The tunnel Hezbollah planned to use to invade Israel. Soldiers raided and dismantled an underground tunnel system. The tunnel system contained a combat compound used by Hezbollah terrorists as a hideout and a base for attacks on northern Israel.

10,000 antisemitic incidents in US since Hamas’s October 7 attack. (Oct/24)

There have been more than 10,000 antisemitic incidents in US since October 7. Anti-Defamation League data reveals a 200% increase in antisemitic incidents from October 7, 2023 to the end of September, with more than 1,200 incidents on campuses and over 2,000 at Jewish institutions; Highest number of anti-Semitic incidents ever recorded by the watchdog in one year. Hotspots including college campuses, Jewish institutes targeted with bomb threats.

US reportedly offers Israel increased diplomatic, military support in exchange for not hitting Iran’s oil facilities in retaliation.

Iran: We have a counter-response ready if Israel attacks. In response to potential Israeli action, Tehran has prepared its defensive strategy, promising a swift counterattack while Israel considers direct strikes on Iranian facilities as Biden administration pleads for moderation; All flights from Iranian airports canceled until 6 a.m. Monday (Oct/7).

Gallant making lightening visit to US in preparation for attack on Iran.

Herzog exhorts Iranians to ‘rise up’ against Tehran-led anti-Israel axis. President calls current moment ‘golden opportunity’ for moderate states to reshape Middle East, suggests ‘NATO-like structure’ to block radicalism, in interview on Saudi TV.

Kamala Harris defends security aid to Israel alongside pressure for ceasefire. VP and Democratic presidential candidate says White House working ‘diplomatically with the leadership of Israel’ on pushing its goals, dodges question on alliance with Netanyahu.

October 7 anniversary marked worldwide with memorials, pro- and anti-Israel protests. Pro-Israel demonstrators remember the victims of Hamas’s attack, call for the release of hostages while pope makes same plea, calls for day of prayer, fast on Monday.

IDF strikes some 150 Hezbollah targets in 24h; rocket attack wounds man in north. Troops find weapons in almost every home in some villages, officers say; military imposes third closed zone on border; UN refugee chief warns of migration crisis from airstrikes.

‘We are all still in pain’: Oct. 7 anniversary looms as new footage of attack emerges.

IDF chief: Commemoration is day of ‘deep soul-searching’ as Israel continues fight ‘for our right to be a free people in our land’; Herzog: We aim for ‘space for national mourning’.

Hezbollah rocket hits Haifa, one person moderately injured. 20 projectiles fired towards Haifa and the area and the upper Galilee area. Some of the projectiles intercepted, others identified falling in the area.

M. Koubi: interrogated Oct. 7 mastermind Sinwar for 180 hours — there can be no peace as long as he lives.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) celebrates 2,932 terror attacks since October 7, 2023.

Kamala Harris’s unsavory supporters. The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security has chosen to twist and distort its alleged focus of inquiry.

The "civil defense medic", Mehdi Adnan Helbawi, who was a Hezbollah "warrior" - and worked for Hezbollah's "Islamic Health Authority". Eliminated Oct 3.

Brooklyn: Jewish Yeshiva bus vandalized over Rosh Hashanah.

IDF announces death of Maj. (res.) Itai Azoulai, 25, killed in battle at Lebanese border. The attack occurred early Monday morning when Hezbollah terrorists targeted the soldiers from fortified positions, employing machine guns, anti-tank missiles, and mortars.

IDF says it foiled larger Hamas rocket barrage from Gaza to mark Oct. 7

Article: 'Oct. 7 forever altered the global Jewish existence. Oct. 7 and its aftermath forever altered the daily lives of every Jewish person around the world. For nearly a century, Jews in places like America, Canada, Great Britain and Australia took for granted their connection to and comfort within their homes and nations. Even if antisemitism still dwelt at the fringes of society, Jews in these places felt as though they had finally been woven into the very fabric of society and shared history.'

Terrorist shoots down IDF drone, civilian medic seen in battle: New footage emerges from Oct. 7 massacre. On the eve of the anniversary of the Hamas massacre, the IDF has released exclusive footage from the heroic battles at Kibbutz Re’im and the Sderot police station.

Netanyahu holds hostage deal meeting on eve of October 7. For first time in a month, PM convenes security discussion on 'new ideas' to break deadlock in hostage negotiations; sources privy to details say Sinwar not responding; intelligence reports suggest half of 101 hostages alive but in critical conditions.

Harris, Trump to both give remarks to mark Oct. 7 anniversary.

Beirut International Airport cancels all flights until Monday morning - report.

Noa Argamani (rescued hostage) speaks at hostage rally one year after Oct. 7.

Flight restrictions lifted in Iran.

UK advises against all travel to Israel and Gaza.

Russia says it struck two Syrian militant sites.

IDF announces death of Maj. (res.) Itai Azoulai, 25, killed in battle at Lebanese border.

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Arab "Palestinian" militants in Gaza fire rockets into Israel as it marks Oct. 7

10 injured in Haifa and Tiberias. Ten people injured in rocket barrage from Lebanon towards Haifa and Tiberias. Victims evacuated to Poria and Rambam Hospitals.

IAF intercepts aerial threat heading towards israel from the east.

Oct.7 anniversary: Thousands gather in Central Park to demand return of hostages.

IDF targets Hamas terrorists operating within hospital in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip.

Biden to mark Oct. 7 with yahrzeit candlelighting at White House.

Fearing elimination. Report: Senior Hamas officials fled Lebanon and Iran.

Until hostages are free, mission continues with force, IDF commander says.

October 7 2024: Hamas rocket fire targets Tel Aviv, surrounding areas. 6 Lightly injured, shrapnel falls in Kfar Chabad, Holon after Hamas fires barrage at central Israel.

728 fallen troops, over 25,000 rockets fired at Israel in year of war.

Iran summons Australian envoy over stance on its Israel attack.

Knesset lowers flags at half mast to commemorate Oct. 7 massacre.

Two German "activists" deported from Israel after clash with IDF soldier in West Bank.

US Secretary of Defense Austin reiterates US support of Israel.

A year later, authorities say hostage Idan Shtivi killed during October 7 attack. IDF cites new findings in declaring death of volunteer photographer, 28, apparently killed while trying to escape Nova rave; his body is one of 34 held in Gaza.

Harris, Trump and Biden will mark anniversary of October 7 attacks with separate events.

World leaders mark first anniversary of 7 October attack on Israel (10.7.24)

Editorial: Remember the hostages. Remember that Israel will live and fight on. Today is a day of mourning for Israel and for every civilized living human. One year ago, the genocidal butchers of Hamas invaded the Jewish state. On the orders of Ismail Haniyeh, now blessedly burning in Hell, and with the backing and permission of Iran, paramilitary crews of terrorists surged over the border under cover of darkness and began to kill. They did not target soldiers or military facilities. No, they shot, stabbed, burned and murdered indiscriminately: the old, the young, infants. They raped women and dragged their violated bodies in celebration. They committed unthinkable atrocities at the Nova Festival, at Kibbutz Nir Oz and elsewhere. We won’t give their sick fans around the world the pleasure of reciting them. The unbearable facts, at this point, are well known. And they took 251 hostages. That’s 251 lives stolen. Families torn apart. Now 97 still remain in the terror tunnels, with 33 believed dead. Today is a day to remember and honor them. Like Gadi Moshe Mozes, an 80-year-old Nir Oz potato farmer and beloved grandfather. What military reason justified his abduction? And Kfir Bibas, 1 year old. One. This innocent child (if still alive; Hamas has bruited his possible death in a piece of psychological warfare) has now spent his first year on this earth as a prisoner. There are Americans among them, seven all told. Like Edan Alexander, originally from New Jersey. Sagui Dekel-Chen, who rushed into confrontation with Hamas’ murderous and cowardly thugs before being captured himself. And Gad and Judy Haggai, both now dead, a loving married couple. Since the atrocities, Israel has waged a heroic war against Hamas as it fights to recover its citizens and defeat the bloodthirsty killers who long to see the Jewish state destroyed and its Jewish citizenry obliterated. Despite obstacles placed in its path at every turn by the Biden administration, which has aligned itself with Iran. Despite the blood libels bayed from UN podiums, seats of European government, elite universities and — to America’s undying shame — by members of the US Congress like Rashida Tlaib, Jamaal Bowman and their vile cohort. It’s been a year. A year. And still Hamas has been allowed to keep these hostages with no meaningful repercussions by the United States, the United Nations or any other self-appointed arbiter of human rights. As if the open abduction of civilians — of babies — was a lawful act of war. That’s why we must keep their names in our minds and hearts. And on our tongues, too, as we decry this enormity before the world until the world listens. But despite all that, Jews and civilized humans everywhere need to remember this inextinguishable truth: .עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי.'

'A year later, Kibbutz Nir Oz still fighting to tell the real story of Oct. 7.'

A most difficult year How Israel’s war against Hamas became its longest ever — and reached across the world. In a special video panel report, journalists examine Israel’s war against Hamas one year later – how it became its longest ever and reached across the world.

Biden on 10/7 anniversary: 'We support Israel's self-defense from Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran'.

PM meets US Senators: 'Unlike the Holocaust, today we fight back'.

Some 80% of Gaza fatalities are Hamas or family members - per Hamas admission. (Oct/24)

Some 80% of Gaza fatalities are Hamas or family members. Israel has estimated that 17,000 combatants have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas is privately admitting that 80% of the Palestinians killed during the year-long war in Gaza are Hamas members or their families, Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Sunday (Oct/6). The report comes as most of the international media continue to use unverified Hamas casualty figures, which do not differentiate between combatants and civilians and which statisticians have previously called into question.

Hezbollah fires 135 projectiles at Israel on 10/7 anniversary.

Explosion heard near Israeli embassy in Denmark for second time in week.

IRGC air force chief awarded 'Medal of Conquest' for missile attack on Israel.

Netanyahu proposes to change name of war to 'Revival War'.

Missile fired from Yemen causes sirens in central Israel. Surface to surface missile fired from Yemen intercepted. Explosions heard in central Israel and Jerusalem.

Russia's Putin and Turkey's Erdogan discuss Middle East, agree to meet, says Kremlin.

Air France extends suspension of flights to Beirut and Tel Aviv.

IDF says it foiled larger Hamas rocket barrage from Gaza to mark Oct. 7

Article: 'Oct. 7 forever altered the global Jewish existence. Oct. 7 and its aftermath forever altered the daily lives of every Jewish person around the world. For nearly a century, Jews in places like America, Canada, Great Britain and Australia took for granted their connection to and comfort within their homes and nations. Even if antisemitism still dwelt at the fringes of society, Jews in these places felt as though they had finally been woven into the very fabric of society and shared history.'

Terrorist shoots down IDF drone, civilian medic seen in battle: New footage emerges from Oct. 7 massacre. On the eve of the anniversary of the Hamas massacre, the IDF has released exclusive footage from the heroic battles at Kibbutz Re’im and the Sderot police station.

Netanyahu holds hostage deal meeting on eve of October 7. For first time in a month, PM convenes security discussion on 'new ideas' to break deadlock in hostage negotiations; sources privy to details say Sinwar not responding; intelligence reports suggest half of 101 hostages alive but in critical conditions.

Harris, Trump to both give remarks to mark Oct. 7 anniversary.

Beirut International Airport cancels all flights until Monday morning - report.

Noa Argamani (rescued hostage) speaks at hostage rally one year after Oct. 7.

Leader of Hamas abroad Khaled Mashal on anniversary of October 7 attack: our losses are tactical, whereas our enemy's losses are strategic will will lead to their "annihilation [sic]," Muslims should wage jihad with weapons.

Flight restrictions lifted in Iran.

UK advises against all travel to Israel and Gaza.

Russia says it struck two Syrian militant sites.

IDF announces death of Maj. (res.) Itai Azoulai, 25, killed in battle at Lebanese border.

Yair Lapid: 'Israel should bomb Iran's oil facilities'.

ZAKA volunteer: 'You can’t handle that many bodies and remain the same person'. Eli Turjeman worked tirelessly after the October 7 massacre, helping identify around 1,200 bodies; despite a decade of experience with disaster scenes, he was deeply affected by the scale and brutality, especially the state of the bodies.

IDF names elite commando killed in intense Lebanon combat. Warrant Officer (res.) Aviv Magen, 43, of 5515th Mobility Unit, from Herut, killed by Hezbollah mortar shell that also claimed the life of Master Sergeant Etay Azulay; IDF's war death toll reaches 729.

Lawmakers push for specialized genocide court to prosecute October 7 atrocities. Knesset members Simcha Rothman and Yulia Malinovsky to table bill to prosecute planners and perpetrators of October 7 massacre; previous attempts stalled due to concerns over hostage negotiations and challenges in identifying individual culprits.

Pain, determination and survivor guilt at Nova massacre site, a year after atrocity Thousands honor the victims of the Hamas onslaught at the location of the outdoor rave, as relatives say they must tell their loved ones’ stories.

A year of war saps Israel’s borrowing strength, while costs balloon. Foreign investors reduce holdings of local bonds, some raise concerns over Israeli assets, as the country grapples with rising cost of borrowing to finance high war spending.

Netanyahu suggests changing name of Gaza war to ‘War of Revival’. Unsatisfied with existing moniker ‘Swords of Iron,’ PM tells cabinet official name of conflict should reflect nature of battle; Lapid pans proposal.

Chevron suspends work on expansion of Leviathan gas field due to the escalating war. Operator of Israel’s offshore reservoir halts infrastructure plans until April 2025; construction was intended to boost production for export and domestic supply.

Year after Oct. 7, US sanctions ‘sham charity’ and individuals for funding Hamas Treasury secretary vows to ‘relentlessly’ pursue funding of terror group; says Hamas may have drawn as much as $10 million a month from donations, with Europe key source of funds.

Bereaved Families' October 7 Memorial Ceremony. The memorial ceremony organized by bereaved families in Tel Aviv marks one year since the October 7 massacre, when 1,200 people were murdered and 250 were abducted by Hamas terrorists.

Biden speaks with Herzog on anniversary of Oct. 7 attack - report.

IDF updates Home Front Command security guidelines.

IDF strikes Gaza rocket launching sites used to target Israel on Oct. 7 anniversary. Jets destroy Khan Younis launchers used in day’s second barrage; army orders civilians there to evacuate beforehand while widening similar directive in northern Strip.

IDF Arabic spokesperson warns Lebanese of imminent action against Hezbollah.

Clip: President Biden lights memorial candle for October 7 victims President Biden and the First Lady mark one year since Hamas' brutal October 7th terrorist attacks and participate in a yahrzeit candle lighting.

Iran president set to meet Putin for first time as clash with Israel escalates. Russian leader to hold talks with Pezeshkian on sidelines of forum in Turkmenistan on Friday.

Missile fired from Yemen shot down after triggering sirens across central Israel. Sirens activate due to possibility of falling shrapnel as projectile intercepted with Arrow missile defense system; Houthis claim responsibility.

A year after Oct. 7, some Gazans rail at Hamas for causing devastating war While many celebrate massacre as a victory for the ‘resistance,’ others curse Sinwar who fled into his ‘rat hole’ and terror leaders who live safely abroad while civilians languish.

3.5 million US Jews experienced antisemitism since Oct. 7 Hamas attack, survey finds. Combat Antisemitism Movement reports 61% said they had encounters; 380,000 children personally felt antisemitism; less than half feel law enforcement is effective

'Every day since october 7th is october 7th’: family member of Israeli hostages, which includes baby Bibas, tearfully details excruciating year, fears that he will next see them at their funeral. He breaks down: Why do I have to fight for this? [It’s] basic human things. I don’t understand the United Nations and all those that have power. Why is it politicized? There is no context. You just don’t kidnap babies. I was in Ireland and I saw that someone ripped Bibas’ poster and wrote “free Palestine.” What does that have to do with this?

Torah scroll dedicated to Oct. 7 families installed at Western Wall.

Clip: Trump attends October 7 memorial event at the Ohel. Former US President Donald Trump attends an October 7 Commemoration Event in at the gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe in Queens, New York.

JD Vance gives full-throated support for Israel, has choice words for Biden-Harris at Oct 7 memorial rally. 'Hamas started the war, ‘Israel is going to finish it,’ Vance says at pro-Israel rally on National Mall. The Republican vice presidential nominee spoke at a rally co-organized by Christian and Jewish groups marking one year since Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack.

Israel's UN Mission marks one year since October 7 massacre.

Mural of Oct. 7 survivor defaced, in latest example of rising antisemitism in Italy. Targeted exhibit shows Vlada Patapov escaping Hamas attack; antisemitic graffiti, insults, acts of intimidation, aggression up from 30 to 80-90 a week in past year, watchdog says.

Netanyahu: We are fighting for victory, not just for ourselves but future generations.

Former Hezbollah hostage Elhanan Tannenbaum dies at 78. Army reserve colonel was duped into traveling to Dubai for supposed drug deal, then abducted to Lebanon; was eventually released in exchange for hundreds of security prisoners.

Five rockets crossing from Lebanon trigger alarms in Israel, including Tel Aviv.

Kamala Harris (with husband) plants tree at home in memory of Oct. 7 victims, vows to never forget.

Overwhelming bipartisan solidarity with Israel from Congress on Oct. 7, with a few slamming Netanyahu.

Thousands gather in Times Square to mark October 7th anniversary.

Thousands gather in Washington to commemorate Oct. 7.

Over 40,000 attend memorial for October 7 massacre in Toronto. [Both in person and online]. UJA: "We have donated, volunteered and spoken out against growing lies and hatred. It has been a long year, and our fight is far from over."

WSJ: Israel's enemies target Tel Aviv on anniversary of Oct. 7 attack

NYT: Sorrow 'beyond bearing' on a bloody anniversary

Boston Globe: Jews reckon with a crushing legacy

ile:WaPo: Still at war, Israelis take time to mourn

File:'Despicable' (afrer Arab Islamic "palestine" activists organizing celebrating Oct 7)

Thousands wearing Hamas headbands chant Allah Akbar, wave “long live Oct 7” flags in Manhattan. (Clip).

Editorial: 'Protesters celebrating Oct. 7 horrors across NYC are showing us all their true cause.'

Berlin, Germany: Muslim migrant climbs atop police car, leads screams of ‘Kill all the Jews’ as cops simply look on.

Antisemitic graffiti at Jewish Federation of Detroit the latest attack on Jews in Metro Detroit. For the second time in three days, antisemitic messages were discovered in Metro Detroit – this time on the front doors of the Jewish Federation of Detroit.

Canada: opposition leader Pierre Poilievre asks foreign affairs minister Melanie Joly to denounce the anti-Semitic hate speech occurring across Canada on the anniversary of the October 7th attacks. 'She declines. Trudeau's hate speech Tsar Arif Virani then also declines to condemn the hate chants. Unbelievable.'

How the NYTimes censors calls to violence (and actual violence) at anti-Israel protests.

New York City: Arab Pro-Hamas thugs spit on car, menace driver.

Arab Children at Brooklyn Bay Ridge "little Palestine" section), October 7 anniversary March: F*** Israel! Hamas meeds to build more tunnels, Go into Israel and Attack them.

Al Jazeera anchorman celebrates one year since massacre of Jews. Jamal Rayyan, posts in Arabic on X celebrating one year since the October 7 massacre in Israel. 'This is the day that restored the nation's dignity and prestige.'

Arab associate professor (ASU) Khaled Beydoun, (‘Islamophobia’ complainer) says Oct. 7 massacre was cause for 'onsiderable celebration.'

Ilhan Omar daughter leading the charge. Columbia students are chanting “Resistance is glorious! We will be victorious!" On the anniversary of Oct. 7th, this is disgusting.

An entire crowd of UPenn faculty and students chanted in Arabic, "Strike, strike, Tel Aviv. Abu Obeida, our beloved." This is a direct call to violence and references the Hamas spokesperson as “beloved.” 'At what point will Penn hold these people accountable?'

'At Cooper Union, where Jewish students had to lock themselves inside a library to escape a violent mob freely roaming the building, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) held an October 7th vigil not for the murdered but for the murderers. Memorializing the murderers rather than the murdered is a little like prosecuting the rape victims rather than the rapists. It is victim-blaming and terrorism worship at its most demonic.'

The Argentinian broadcaster marks the anniversary of the massacre: "Terrorism is obscene without mother or sorrow".

Hamas lies about Gaza deaths. The Gaza Health Ministry lies about Gaza deaths. And NPR exposed as lying about Gaza deaths, too.

Iran's Red Crescent in Lebanon is the Iranian Quds Force/IRGC in disguise.

IDF confirms killing of Hezbollah logistics chief in Beirut airstrike. Suheil Hussein Husseini played key role in coordinating arms transfers between Iran and Hezbollah, oversaw unit involved in production of precision-guided missiles

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First reserve division begins operating in southern Lebanon.

Report: Biden after killing of (US wanted) Fuad Shukr: 'Bibi, what the f-?'.

US not trying to revive Hezbollah ceasefire deal, US officials tell CNN.

Two men from [Arab] east Jerusalem suspected of raping foreign citizen in Tel Aviv.

Former PM Naftali Bennett calls for strike on Iran's nuclear program.

IHF Chief Executive tells of Trump's visit to the Ohel. R' David Katz, Executive Director of the Israel Heritage Foundation, shares his experience accompanying Donald Trump to the tomb of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet with Iranian counterpart to discuss conflict with Israel.

IDF, Shin Bet kill two Hamas terrorists who took part in October 7 massacre.

Sirens in Tiberias area in northern Israel, no injuries.

Hezbollah launches barrages at Haifa, 70-year-old woman wounded.

Hamas, Fatah delegations meet in Cairo 'to reach reconciliation' - report.

IDF, Shin Bet kill two Hamas terrorists who took part in October 7 massacre.

Sirens in Tiberias area in northern Israel, no injuries.

Netanyahu to Lebanese people: 'Do you remember when your country was the pearl of the region?'

Netanyahu confirms Israel eliminated 'Nasrallah’s replacement,' Hashem Safieddine in televised message to Lebanon's residents.

Some 20 Iranian-linked threats were foiled in UK, MI5 official says.

IDF destroys rocket launchers used to fire at Haifa.

Hezbollah terrorists wounded from beeper explosions appear in footage from Iran.

Saudi crown prince 'reassured everyone' about king's health, state media says.

IDF announces change in Home Front Command directives in Haifa’s bayside suburbs.

Multiple drone intrusion alerts in Galilee panhandle are false alarm.

IDF troops raise Israeli flag in Maroun El Ras, southern Lebanon.

Two rockets cross into Gaza border communities area from Gaza Strip.

Hezbollah lobs heavy barrages on Haifa, Akko, areas.

World unites in commemoration of October 7 and calls for release of hostages. Commemorations around world over marked first anniversary of Hamas attack, with events from the US to Europe honoring the victims; 'We are showing the world that despite the loud anti-Israel minority, the majority supports Israel'.

Manhattan event was city’s largest Torah dedication ever, organizers say. An estimated 5,000 people gathered on Manhattan's Upper East Side on Oct. 7, 2024 to celebrate a new Torah scroll dedicated in honor of the victims of Hamas's terror attack the prior year.

Bruised & battered: Hezbollah demands a ceasefire while claiming it’s winning against Israel.

Tunnel rescue attempt, remote training and the 'Jewish Schindler': Behind the op to rescue a Yazidi woman. Nearly 10 years after 11-year-old Fawzia Amin Sido was kidnapped and taken to Gaza, she managed to send a message to her family through TikTok; They contacted Steve Maman, a Canadian-Moroccan Jew who had previously helped rescue more than 100 other Yazidi girls.

Islamist Afghan National (in Oklahoma) arrested for plotting an Election Day terrorist attack in the name of ISIS.

Clip: IDF uncovers Hezbollah tunnel crossing into Israel. The 20-meter-long underground tunnel with no exit on the Israeli side, was discovered near Zar'it in southern Lebanon’s western sector and has been under Israeli control for months; IDF also continues with targeted airstrikes against dozens of Hezbollah underground command centers, killing more than 50 field commanders. On Monday (Oct 7), the IAF conducted a series of strikes in southern Lebanon on underground command centers of Hezbollah’s units in southern Lebanon: Nasser Unit, Bader Unit, Aziz Unit, and the Radwan Forces in the area.

Strikes reported in Beirut's southern suburbs - report.

IAF intercepts drone from the east, no sirens were sounded.

Some 'meaningless' progress made on Gaza ceasefire deal, says Harris.

Article: The big lie of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s 10 days in ‘Palestine’. There are times when terrible books can be useful. In the case of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ truly awful The Message, the author has not only demonstrated exactly how and why America’s chattering classes have not just turned on Israel and are supporting an ideological war against its existence. Coates has given us more than that. During his book tour of the mainstream media, he also helped illustrate how a mob mentality and woke bureaucratic structures have gutted a supposedly prestigious legacy outlet like CBS News. At virtually every other stop, Coates was treated as a hero, offered only softball questions and never challenged about the bogus nature of his latest work. But one journalist, Tony Dokoupil, a host on CBS Mornings, had the temerity to ask Coates some tough questions about the inaccuracies of his book and its true intent, which is to delegitimize and amplify calls for Israel’s destruction.'

MSNBC's Alex Wagner,interviewing/promoting Ta-Nehisi, plays it dumb as if she doesn't know that Islamism is an issue regarding Israel's security.

Report: Biden and Netanyahu to speak on plans for Iran strike.

Canadian opposition leader: 'Israeli strike on Iran would be a gift to humanity'.

New book draws line from 1929 Hebron Massacre to horrific events of October 7. In ‘Ghosts of a Holy War,’ Yardena Schwartz investigates the lies and denials that have fueled the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for a century, pushing a solution further away.

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Four-site terror attack in Hadera, terrorist neutralized. Six wounded, 5 gravely, in stabbing attacks in Hadera. Two victims in critical condition, 3 in serious condition and another suffered moderate injuries; video shows suspected attacker neutralized by armed civilians.

US and Arab states reportedly in talks with Iran for ceasefire on all war fronts Israeli TV says Jerusalem informed of the initiative but not part of it; Hezbollah seems to drop demand for Gaza truce as its deputy leader backs effort for Lebanon ceasefire.

4 Injured, 1 Seriously, After Hezbollah Fires Heavy Barrage At Haifa Area. Two wounded by shrapnel while motorcyclist injured in accident during sirens; IDF says 40 rockets fired from Lebanon; power outages reported in Kiryat Bialik.

Columbia student group retracts apology of member who said ‘Zionists deserve to die’. Day after Oct. 7 anniversary, Columbia University Apartheid Divest issues explicit endorsement of violence as Khymani James claims he ‘never wrote neo-liberal apology’ in April.

CNN Hides Iran’s Genocidal Ambitions. As Iran and its terrorist proxies wage war against the Jewish state, CNN owes its audience the truth about Iran’s goal: the destruction of the Jewish state. This is especially so when Iran itself states it publicly. Yet, in a video report aired on Wednesday, CNN hid Iran’s openly genocidal rhetoric by egregiously mistranslating the regime’s own words. The video report shows an image of a large sign displayed in Tehran. The sign features images from Iran’s October 1 ballistic missile attack against Israel. Over these images, there is text in both Farsi and Hebrew. The narrator describes the text as follows: “‘If you want war, we are the masters of war,’ this poster in Revolution Square Reads, both in Farsi and in Hebrew..

Police data shows antisemitic hate crimes have surged in NYC this year. Jews have been targeted in over half of all hate incidents in 2024, according to NYPD; mayor says city will ensure Jewish New Yorkers can ‘celebrate and congregate free of fear’.

Bumper stickers of the fallen coalesce online into a mosaic of mourning. Decals of slain Israelis bearing powerful messages are appearing on cars, walls and lampposts in a new and unusual homage. Now, Stickers of Meaning features them all in one place.

Three soldiers severely injured in southern Lebanon. IDF Combat NCO and two reservists severely injured in two separate incidents in southern Lebanon. They were evacuated to a hospital to receive medical treatment.

Risk to Jews and Israelis. Norway raises terror threat level to second-highest tier.

Self-described Nazi set to become first Australian jailed for banned salute. Jacob Hersant says will continue to make outlawed gesture ‘but hopefully police officers don’t see it’; magistrate says he’ll get ‘relatively modest term of imprisonment’.

As Israel mulls response to Iran attack, past premiers differ on potential targets. Olmert says strike on nuclear sites would be a ‘mistake,’ Lapid calls oil facilities ‘most painful target,’ and Bennett urges strong blow, after Iran fired 200 ballistic missiles.

All’s fair in Lebanon war? When it comes to removing Hezbollah, Israeli experts say yes. Allegations of ‘forcible displacement’ of Lebanese civilians and disproportionate strikes on Hezbollah leaders do not match up with reality on the ground, according to academics.

‘Megalomaniac’ Sinwar ordered renewal of suicide bombings after taking power – report. WSJ says some Hamas officials have reservations about tactic but haven’t spoken up, as terror chief said to talk about the war and his role in ‘increasingly grandiose terms’.

Kiryat Shmona: Rocket hits home, couple killed. Man and woman critically injured in rocket strike on northern Israel declared dead shortly afterwards IDF says 20 rockets fired from Lebanon. 'Their injuries were critical.'

Netanyahu and Biden expected to hold call on Iran Wednesday after weeks of silence. US said to be frustrated after Israel declined to share information about its plans, reportedly will try to ‘shape the limitations’ of the response to Iranian missile attack.

Netanyahu promises Haredi draft bill by month’s end, as ultra-Orthodox threaten budget. Legislation meant to renew sweeping exemptions from military service, after fierce Haredi opposition to High Court ruling ordering government to end decades-long practice.

More Jew-hatred correlated with non-use of IHRA definition. New research shows that states which did not implement the IHRA Definition of Antisemitism have a higher prevalence of Jew-hatred on campuses.

Without Israel, US has secret Gaza ceasefire talks with Arab countries.

Three soldiers wounded during combat in southern Lebanon.

File:Issam al-Salaj, the Head of the Balata Battalion of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - eliminated 10.9.24

Undercover Israeli commandos kill terror leader, four others on Nablus street. Local Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade leader, who reportedly survived June 2023 raid, killed in daylight shooting; Israel said to believe armed suspects were planning terror attack. Among those killed in the broad daylight shooting near central Nablus was the long-sought leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade terror group in the nearby Balata refugee camp, according to police. He was named in reports as Issam al-Salaj.

Illegal resident in Petah Tikva breaks into public school in the middle of classes.

Iran's foreign minister will arrive in Qatar late on Wednesday.

Clip: IAF targets Hezbollah weapons, intelligence facilities in Dahieh area.

Terrorists fire one rocket into Israeli territory from Gaza, IDF intercepts it.

Israeli navy ship intercepts drone from Lebanon, IAF strikes Hezbollah rocket launchers.

Supreme Court: Tel Aviv must allow gender-segregated Yom Kippur service.

Netanyahu and Biden, joined by Harris, talk for 50 minutes. It's been six weeks since the president and PM last spoke; They discussed Israel's plans for a retaliatory attack against Iran; After conversation Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says that 'Our attack will be deadly, precise and, above all, surprising'. 'The Iranian attack was aggressive but imprecise, our reponse will be deadly, precise and surprising.'

Herzog concludes 3 day tour of communities attacked on October 7.

Miracle in Safed: rocket hits baby’s room as Hezbollah fires another heavy barrage.

The Iranians who hope for an attack - and bless on the liquidation of Nasrallah, "Get the Supreme Leader's office." "Hamas is an enemy of Iranian nation".

Hezbollah weapons, infrastructure dismantled at 'Green Without Borders' site. Over years, Hezbollah dug tunnels, stored weapons, and built military observation posts inside 'Green Without Borders' facilities located near the border with Israeli communities.

Israeli navy ship intercepts drone from Lebanon, IAF strikes Hezbollah rocket launchers.

The Israel Air Force (IAF) struck and eliminated Adham Jahout, a terrorist in Hezbollah's "Golan Terrorist Network," Hezbollah's terror cell.

Dvir Sharvit, Revital Yehud named as civilians killed in Kiryat Shmona rocket barrage from Hezbollah (10.9.24)

Dvir Sharvit, Revital Yehud named as civilians murdered in Kiryat Shmona rocket barrage by Hezbollah. Two years ago, Yehud recovered from cancer and decided to move from Eilat to Kiryat Shmona, following her partner, Sharvit.

Some 220 Hezbollah rockets crossed into Israel on Wednesday, IDF says.

IDF says it intercepted drone over Red Sea; Islamic Resistance in Iraq claims attack.

Dozens gather in Tel Aviv to mark Yarden Bibas’s second birthday in Hamas captivity.

Saudi prince hosts top Iran diplomat for talks as regional tensions simmer. Kingdom’s Mohammed Bin Salman discusses thawing ties and regional developments with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Iran as Israeli retaliation for strike looms.

European aviation regulator lifts recommendation to avoid Israeli airspace Transportation Minister Miri Regev claims credit for move; not yet clear if airlines will resume service to Israel amid escalating conflict in the region.]

IDF spokesperson in Arabic warns residents of Beirut's southern suburbs to evacuate.

Brown University rejects anti-Israel students’ divestment proposal. Explaining vote, board of governors says the university’s ‘mission is to discover, communicate and preserve knowledge. It’s not to adjudicate or resolve global conflicts’.

White House: Biden affirmed Israel’s right to protect its citizens from Hezbollah. White House issues statement summarizing call between Biden and Netanyahu: They agreed to remain in close contact over the coming days both directly and through their national security teams.

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Terrorists responsible for missile strikes on Israel eliminated. IDF eliminates two Hezbollah terrorists responsible for hundreds of missiles on northern Israel. Ahmad Moustafa al-Haj Ali, served as commander of the Houla Front in the Hezbollah terrorist organization, and was responsible for hundreds of missile and anti-tank missile attacks toward the Kiryat Shmona area.

In a separate strike, the IDF eliminated Mohammad Ali Hamdan, commander of Hezbollah’s anti-tank unit in the Meiss El Jabal area, who was responsible for extensive anti-tank missile attacks toward communities in northern Israel. More than 200 rockets fired at Israel Israel struck targets in the Homs area On Thursday and overnight, the IAF, with the precise intelligence direction of the IDF Intelligence Directorate, struck multiple weapons storage facilities in the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, and weapons storage facilities and additional terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon. Prior to the strikes in the Dahieh area, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including publishing advance warnings to the population in the area. The IDF stressed, "The Hezbollah terrorist organization has deliberately embedded its weapons storage facilities and weaponry beneath residential buildings, schools, mosques, and universities, in the heart of Beirut, endangering the civilian population in the area."

13-year-old released hostage: 'Civilians hit me in Gaza'. Eitan Yahalomi, 13, kidnapped to Gaza on October 7, and released in a November 2023 deal, speaks about the kidnapping and his first days in captivity.

Clip: This is how Hamas takes over the humanitarian aid. Hamas terrorists succeed in taking over about half of the humanitarian aid brought into Gaza - and selling it for a high price in order to fund its terror operations.

Former national security advisor Hulata expresses shock by Israeli response to Iran attack.

UK maritime security agency receives report of incident near Yemen.

Israeli official to CNN: Cabinet to discuss response to Iran's missile attack.

Two wounded in stabbing attack in Pardess Hanna.

UK reports religious hate crimes rose at record rate, with Oct. 7 kindling the flame.

The taxman cometh: Jerusalem dig shows tribute system after biblical revolt against Assyria. A jug handle stamp impression showing that the contects beloged to the Kingdom of Judah administration, found at an 8th century BCE site in Jerusalem.

IAF intercepts drone that crossed into Israel from Lebanon.

US moved 1,000 citizens out of war-hit Lebanon via Turkey.

Gulf countries lobbying US to prevent Israeli strike on Iran’s oil facilities.

IDF destroys Hamas training site in Rafah, Gaza Strip.

Home Front Command chief visits scene of rocket crash in Safed.

Finally on the offensive, IDF’s 91st Division slices through Hezbollah’s front lines.

'Gear ready to raid Israel'. Footage: A tour of a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon. The IDF Spokesman toured a Hezbollah stronghold in a village in southern Lebanon.

It’s time to correct Wikipedia’s dangerous anti-Israel bias. A clear double standard exists, whereby for anti-Israel terrorists, Wikipedia frequently buries the devils in the details and places the burden on readers to find them.

Scholz vows Germany to soon send Israel more weapons amid deep drop in deliveries.

Hurricane Milton disrupts Yom Kippur plans for Florida Jews.

IDF Chief of Staff, Shin Bet head hold situational assessment in southern Lebanon.

3 reserve soldiers killed in northern Gaza as IDF presses offensive in Jabaliya.

IAF intercepts two drones on their way to Israel from East.

Yemen's Houthis say they targeted two vessels in Red Sea and Indian Ocean.

Amb. Danon: 'UNIFIL must step up, Lebanese people held hostage by Hezbollah'.

Vile Antisemitism: ‘Serve the nation, kill (sic) a Jew’ graffitied on prominent Buenos Aires monument.

IAF strikes terror cell in Tulkarm in the West Bank.

Israeli NBA star Deni Avdija won't play on Yom Kippur. Avdija announces he will miss first preseason game that falls on holiest day of the year. 'The best way for me to start the season will be by respecting the Jewish tradition along with my brothers and sisters worldwide.' Israeli basketball player Deni Avdija, who was just named to The Action Network's “Elite 100” list of the best NBA players, announced that he will not play on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Hebrew calendar, which falls this Friday night and Saturday.

New top Sephardic rabbi backs rulings that soldiers in combat must eat on Yom Kippur.

Haredi father of 7 injured in Hadera stabbing Arab terror attack dies of his wounds.

ISA foils terror attack planned for Tel Aviv mall. Five terrorists from Tayibe [Tayibe - الطَّيِّبَة], affiliated with ISIS, planned to blow up the Azrieli Towers in Tel Aviv using a car bomb.

IDF says 190 projectiles fired from Hezbollah to Israeli territory on Thursday (10/10).

ISIS-inspired Arab cell, 5 Islamists in Taibeh, planned massive car bombing at Tel Aviv mall.

Every house is a terror base, IDF says of South Lebanon village. Hezbollah's elite Radwar force planned an invasion of northern Israel carried out by thousands of terrorists breaching the border in six points to overrun bases and communities; terrorists embedded in villages, their equipment stored, waiting for the order to attack. IDF troops operating in South Lebanon found Hezbollah's preparation for an invasion into Israel, the military spokesperson said on Thursday. Every house here was a base for terror, Daniel Hagari said in a video filmed inside a Shi'ite village near the Lebanon border with Israel.

13-year-old released hostage- 'Civilians hit me in Gaza'. Palestinian-Arabs Forced him to watch them killing people, being happy about it

13-year-old released hostage: 'Civilians hit me in Gaza'. Eitan Yahalomi, 13, kidnapped to Gaza on October 7, and released in a November 2023 deal, speaks about the kidnapping and his first days in captivity. "When I came into Gaza, I saw a lot of people," Yahalomi shared with the "Children of October 7" project. "Civilians hit me, I started hearing gunshots and shouts in Arabic... The terrorists showed me video clips where they killed people, they were happy. I didn't look to the side because they didn't allow me, but I also saw things in the real world. I think about it all the time." Yahalomi, whose father is still held in Gaza, said, "I ate a pita a day, and a cucumber. Now I don't sleep a lot, it's as if I went through the worst possible, and that's it..." Yahalomi's father, Ohad, is still held captive in Gaza. Ohad's sister Ayala told Israel National News - Arutz Sheva, "Ohad lived in Nir Oz with his wife and three children that morning - not anything unusual. Unfortunately they woke up to the sound of sirens and missiles falling - but they quickly understood that something else was happening." "Slowly, slowly, they began to hear voices in Arabic outside, 'Itbah al Yahud' (kill the Jew -ed.), and 'Allahu akhbar,' (G-d is great; a phrase commonly said prior to carrying out terror attacks - ed.), and they quickly understood that there were terrorists around their home. Afterwards the scale of it was understood, and that hundreds of terrorists were inside Nir Oz." "Ohad at some point - because the door of the bomb shelter did not close - he chose to protect his family from outside the bomb shelter. He closed the door on them with the intention of protecting them. At some point, the terrorists just broke into Ohad's home, fired at him, injured his limbs, his hand and thigh, and the moment they had him down and he sat on the floor they opened the door of the bomb shelter, where his wife Batsheva and three children were."

Zachary Allen Kam, 24, of Chicago, was arrested in Illinois on assault charges in assaulting two officers during protests of Netanyahu address to Congress. Kam is at least the third person charged with crimes related to a July 24 demonstration at Columbus Circle, in front of Washington’s Union Station.

File:Muhammad Abdullah, Iran backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander in Tulkarem area, eliminated (10.10.24)

Israeli strike kills Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander in Tulkarem area. Army says Muhammad Abdullah, head of local cell, was tapped for role after predecessor Muhhamad Jabber was eliminated in an August gun battle. Abdullah was involved in organizing and executing terror attacks, and deploying explosives targeting IDF troops. Alongside him, another member of the militant group was also killed in the city of Tulkarm.

Hamas tries to prevent civilians fleeing danger in northern Gaza. As troops urge Gazans to leave, many remain fearing travel through areas under IDF control and after threats from Hamas that seeks to use them as human shields while forces hunt them down.

After backlash, Guardian deletes online Journalist Stuart Jeffries' review that criticises the ‘demonisation’ of Hamas - that CCTV footage in Channel 4's 'One Day in October' shows the terror group members in a bad light on 7 October.

'Senior Israeli officials said the IDF and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted UNIFIL commanders and the peacekeeping department at the UN headquarters in New York and requested that UNIFIL forces evacuate to a distance of five kilometers from the border with Israel so that they would not be harmed by the IDF's ground operation.'l UNIFIL rejected the request.'

IDF urged UNIFIL troops to shield themselves before it opened fire in the area.

Netanyahu sits down with Sky News host Sharri Markson ahead of likely strike on Iran. (Oct 2024)

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu sits down with Sky News host Sharri Markson ahead of likely strike on Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has discussed Israel’s war against terror with Sky News host Sharri Markson during her visit to Israel. She comments: Imagine having the opportunity to sit with Churchill during the war against the Nazis. A once in a lifetime experience. Netanyahu does not intend to ask permission from weak international leaders to protect his citizens and ensure the existence of Israel, the future of the only Jewish homeland in the world now rests on his shoulders.

Among the dignitaries present was Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was seen taking part in the Selichot.

'I've received many death threats, but it’s my duty to tell Israel’s side of the story.' While global media often criticizes Israel, Sky News Australia has shown solidarity; anchor Sharri Markson broadcast from Israel, sharing her experience during a rocket alert; despite threats, she criticizes foreign media and affirms she stands with Israel.

• Oct 11, 2024:
  

Chief Rabbi Ammar: We have had a difficult year, we will humbly pray that we have only God to trust. Speaking about the need for humble prayers on the holy day: "Our hearts are broken from everything we went through, for every soldier who fell. We went through a difficult year with a great disaster that happened on the day of Simchat Torah which fell on Shabbat We do not depend on our wisdom and bravery, 'except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.' (- Psalms 127:1)" | "In all prayers there is an awakening; the more we call to God from the walls of our hearts, the more the prayers will be accepted".

Senior Hezbollah figure appears to escape as Israeli strikes rock central Beirut.

IDF eases some restrictions in north even as rocket fire persists.

One year after Oct. 7, a Yom Kippur ritual of communal mourning takes on fresh meaning. Leaders try to find ways to ritualize grief, with some putting out supplements to the usual prayers that focus on the tragedy and 12 months of conflict with no end in sight.

Hamas, Hezbollah will ‘remember the lesson of October 8,’ Shin Bet head vows in Lebanon. Bar, IDF chief Halevi hold situational assessment in southern Lebanon.

IDF investigating reports of injuries to UNIFIL peacekeepers.

Rocket launched at Sderot from Gaza intercepted.

Tekuma Administration reports spending NIS 6.4b on Gaza border reconstruction this year. Authority waiting for government to release over NIS 2 billion of this sum as local mayors appeal to Finance Ministry and PM’s office, fearing program cuts in 2025 budget.

Iran threatens regional neighbors not to assist Israel, or come under attack, report Tehran uses secret diplomatic channels to warn Jordan, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar among others that they would themselves come under attack if they allow Israel to use their airspace to strike Iran; US official confirms Pentagon informed of concerns.

Foreign worker killed by unexploded ordnance in Galilee amid ongoing rocket attacks. Thai man dies and another injured in blast, apparently caused by a munition previously fired by Hezbollah; IDF intercepts several drones from Lebanon.

Rockets hit Haifa suburb industrial zone.

IDF says it killed the Hezbollah commander responsible for anti-tank missile fire on Israel in a strike on South Lebanon.

Hezbollah appoints new leadership to fight war, report, terror group denies just 72 hours after the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah a new command was constructed to run the war, sources said adding Hezbollah forces fighting IDF in the South take orders from new commanders, precision missiles kept for later use against Israel .

Prof. Anne Bayefsky: UN report blames Israel, not Hamas, for starvation of hostages. Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust and President of Human Rights Voices speaks to Arutz Sheva about new report on the Gaza war by UN official (infamous) Navi Pillay accusing Israel of many war crimes while downplaying or denying the war crimes of Hamas.

Clip: Former hostage Karina Engel recounts October 7 attack. MDA ceremony held to mark one-year anniversary of the October 7 massacre and in memory of 36 volunteers who were killed during the massacre and the war.

Radwan force anti-tank missile unit commander eliminated. Araeb el Shoga, a commander in the Hezbollah Radwan Forces’ Anti-tank Missile Unit, killed in IAF airstrike.

Iran foreign minister reiterates Israel retaliation warning.

IDF Chief of Staff in southern Lebanon: 'We won't stop'.

Israeli official: No decision on Iran attack; Israel, US in tune on strategic challenges With no final ruling made, Gallant’s trip to US to discuss Iran still not authorized by PM; Tehran said to threaten West’s Arab allies if they assist in an Israeli strike

Tank commander Itay Fogel killed in action in Gaza.

Regarding "genocide" propaganda: 'Hamas, not Israel, causes Palestinian suffering through violence and oppressive governance, while Israel aims to protect civilians.'

Unmasking of (so-called) genocide accusations: Israel and the Palestinians. Accusations of (so-called) genocide against Israel are widely debated, but they lack evidence and distract from real issues; Hamas, not Israel, causes Palestinian suffering through violence and oppressive governance, while Israel aims to protect civilians.

Article: 'The Real Scandal at CBS News is Promoting a Terror Apologist Before Oct 7. The Jews are guilty of “an enormous con[sic]”, he storms, their history is “a poorly wrought fairy tale[sic]”. It was bad enough that professional woke author Ta-Nehisi Coates chose to go all in on antisemitism and Islamic terrorism with his new book of essays ‘The Message’ (which I reviewed today), but Random House, an ex-Nazi corporation that publishes all of his screeds, chose to release it in time for the Oct 7 anniversary of the Hamas attacks. CBS News then decided to schedule a featured morning interview with Coates to promote his hateful book which makes no mention of Hamas, but does repeatedly attack Israel and Jews, before Oct 7. Coates denounces Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust museum. “This putative[sic] ‘Jewish democracy’ is, like its American patron, an expansionist power,” Coates sneers. The Jews are guilty of “an enormous con[sic]”, he storms, their history is “a poorly wrought fairy tale[sic]” and a compensation of “violent impotence” for the Holocaust. CBS News featuring Coates before Oct 7 is the equivalent of bringing on a Holocaust denier ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day. It was obscene. But then one of the hosts, Tony Dokoupil, asked Coates some basic questions that were slightly challenging. And the woke staff and leadership at CBS News demanded Dokoupil’s head. A DEI expert was brought in and a struggle session was led at which Doukopil was forced to apologize for doing his job and not letting Gayle King ask sweetheart questions which she had provided Coates with beforehand. And CBS News brass were accusing Dokoupil, not King, of violating “journalism standards.” The whole scandal is now playing out in the media and it’s telling that asking a racist bigot basic questions instead of pandering to him is a ‘scandal’ rather than what one might have called ‘journalism’. But the real scandal still is that CBS News brought on a terror apologist and then announced a review of a journalist condemned for asking him questions in time for Oct 7.'

Article: 'The creepy thought experiments of Ta-Nehisi Coates. I cannot believe this needs to be said in 2024, but there is no context in which killing innocent Jews becomes understandable. Everywhere one looks these days, people are ‘contextualising’ pogroms. Among the cranky online right there is a creepy new trend of excuse-making for the Nazis’ extermination of Europe’s Jews. And among the woke left, there’s a rush to provide context for Hamas’s butchery of 7 October. Gaza is hellish, they say. Its people are oppressed, they insist. As if any of that explains the rape of Jewish women or the hurling of hand grenades into Jewish children’s faces. No political grievance, not one, makes sense of Jew murder. The most striking thing about Coates’s latest artless intervention into the discussion of Israel-Gaza is how he puts himself slap bang in the middle of it. Many of today’s moral relativists who masquerade as progressive thinkers have said, or at least implied, that 7 October was a prison-break by the persecuted, a revolt of the downtrodden. But Coates goes a step further. He wonders what he would do. He puts himself in the shoes of the pogromists. I’m all for empathy. But trying to get into the hearts and minds of the men who raped Jewish women and then shot them? Yeah, that’s where my empathy dries up. Coates’s thought experiment speaks not only to the moral disarray of contemporary ‘progressive’ thought, but to its narcissism, too. As with his new book, The Message, which includes a long section on a trip he took to Israel and Palestine, Coates seems hell-bent on centring his own emotions and hang-ups. The entire wartorn Middle East is reduced to a therapist’s couch for a moneyed American trying to make sense of his own life experiences. His interest in the region seems little more than an extension of his own ceaseless self-reflection as the literary establishment’s anointed truth-teller on race.'

Arab Palestinian-owned Oakland cafe features drink named for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Also on offer at the Jerusalem Coffee House is the “iced in tea fada” iced tea. (Despicable).

Meet Kamala’s Arab-Palestinian Best Friend Who Changed Her Mind on Israel. Is a longtime Kamala friend part of a Hamas family? “I say this as someone who’s known her since 1997: She’s trying,” Hala Hijazi assured a panel at an anti-Israel DNC event that once she was president, Kamala would crack down on Israel.

IDF reinforces Central Command with combat units for Yom Kippur defense.

NYU attacks Betar Zionist organization. University accuses the Betar organization of 'threatening social media posts' as well as 'acts of violence and vandalism.' World Betar Movement CEO: 'A clear directive to SJP and their terror supporters at NYU to carry out violence against Jewish students.'

As Yom Kippur begins: Hezbollah fires 100 rockets towards northern Israel. Hezbollah terrorists fire approximately 100 rockets towards northern Israel as Israelis prepare for the start of the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.

Israel, on high alert, marks Yom Kippur amid war for first time since 1973. Israel shuts down for Holy Day, but residents urged to employ special alert systems in place; 120 rockets fired at start of holiday; war-zone soldiers instructed not to fast.

• Oct 12, 2024:
  

Hezbollah fires 320 projectiles at Israel during Kippur.

Report: U.S. to deploy THAAD air defense batteries in Israel.

Islamic Republic of Iran's ally, dictator socialist Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua breaks off diplomatic relations with Israel. He uses hyoetbolic terminology.

Report: Hamas planned mega attack in 2022, delaying to enlist Iran, Hezbollah.

Neo-Nazi falls to his death while climbing Hitler's favorite peak.

US to deliver ballistic missile interceptor batteries to Israel.

National memorial day to be held in two weeks.

"Palestine" regime Islamist Hamas planned Sept. 11-style toppling of a Tel Aviv skyscraper.

Hamas planned Sept. 11-style toppling of a Tel Aviv skyscraper. Newly disclosed documents show that Hamas had plans for assaults even larger than the October 7th massacre. Sinwar reportedly requested hundreds of millions from Iran and training for 12,000 operatives, claiming it would enable them to destroy Israel within two years; documents revealed in Washington Post also outline multi-front attack scenarios.

Austin to Gallant: 'Israel needs to pivot to diplomatic pathway in Lebanon'.

Canada: Jewish school hit by gunfire amid shocking rise in antisemitism.

CBS instructs staff not to refer to Jerusalem as Israel.

Australia: Jewish-owned in inner-city Sydney hit with Nazi, Hamas graffiti.

IDF closes Zar'it, Shomera, Shetula, Netu'a, and Even Menachem as military zone.

Yom Kippur Night: Hezbollah Drone Hits Nursing Home In Herzliya.

Russia, Syria, Iran should take measures after Israel's strike on Damascus, Turjet's Islamist Erdogan says / incites.

Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris on handling Israel, Ukraine wars, WSJ poll shows.

IDF closes Zar'it, Shomera, Shetula, Netu'a, and Even Menachem as military zone.

Washington says US forces bombed Islamic State camps in Syria.

Israel's government to vote on additional national October 7 memorial day.

Second time in five months. Shots fired at Toronto Jewish school

• Oct 13, 2024:
  

National day of mourning for Oct 7 will be held on Hebrew date. The date set by the Knesset will be marked close to Simchat Torah, when the massacre took place. Two state ceremonies are being prepared.

Suspicious aerial target intercepted in coastal area of Nahariya. IAF intercepts suspicious aerial target that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory in the coastal area of Nahariya. No sirens sounded in accordance with protocol.

Two soldiers severely wounded in southern Lebanon.

Israel to mark national day of mourning for October 7 massacre.

Iran has 'no red lines' in defending its people and interests, foreign minister says.

IAF planes strike vehicle in Bekaa Valley, eastern Lebanon - report.

Trump says he recently spoke with Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Netanyahu urges UN's Guterres to move UNIFIL forces away from fighting, that Hezbollah uses them as human shields.

Anti-tank missiles severely wound two IDF soldiers, tank at UNIFIL post to evacuate soldiers. “It is time for you [Guterres] to remove UNIFIL from Hezbollah's strongholds and from the fighting areas,” Netanyahu stated. He rephrased in English: “Mr. Secretary General, get the UNIFIL forces out of harm's way. It should be done right now, immediately.” He spoke after two incidents in which IDF fire hit UNIFIL bases on the Lebanese side of the north border.

Clip: Hezbollah terrorist nabbed in S. Lebanon tunnel shaft.

Troops taken aback by Radwan arsenal in South Lebanon.

New York Times guest essay shredded online after claiming IDF supposedly targets Gazan children. Not to mention that: Palestinian American Medical Association (PAMA), has a history entangled with lobby, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a U.S. organization that has been tied to terrorist groups. It published what it seems doctored X-Rays in Anti-Israel hit piece.

Simon Coveney: Jewish people in Ireland feel under siege. Former foreign affairs minister says Fine Gael and the government have an obligation ‘to protect every community in Ireland’.

Kibbutz that fought off Oct. 7 terror endeavors to develop Israeli version of tequila.

240 terror targets in Gaza and Lebanon struck in last day.

Israel will not attack Iran's nuclear sites. US officials say Israel will limit its retaliation for Iran's massive ballistic missile attack to strike on military and energy infrastructure targets, leaving Iran's nuclear program alone.

Southern Lebanon: 120 meter long tunnel located and destroyed | Clip.

20 wounded, some severely, in drone strike near Binyamina. IDF strikes over 280 terror targets in Gaza and Lebanon, relaxes guidelines for parts of northern Israel. Hezbollah launches 320 projectiles towards Israel throughout Yom Kippur.

Iranian journalist stabbed in UK: I feel safer in Israel. Pouria Zeraati, who was targeted in London in March, has asked why Labour has not banned the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as they pledged.

CBS News order on Jerusalem sparks outrage. Israeli, U.S. officials blast media outlet for instructing reporters to avoid referring to Jerusalem as part of Israel or its capital.

Bill Maher lambastes Chappell Roan: They’d throw you ‘off a roof’ in Gaza In lengthy monologue, veteran pro-Israel pundit lectures LGBTQ singer — and Generation Z at large — after her thinly veiled reference to Palestinian rights went viral.

File:Airbrushing history- Israel haters now Photoshopping Palestine Mandate coins to erase "Eretz Yisrael" - promoted by repeated Pallywood "journalist" Sulaiman Ahmed

Airbrushing history- Israel haters now Photoshopping Palestine Mandate coins to erase "Eretz Yisrael," promoted by repeated Pallywood "journalist" Sulaiman Ahmed.

Israel can't go back to same situation it had on the border with Hezbollah. There were 1,000 first aid kits, hundreds of blood units, and thousands of weapons from Iran and Russia: Hezbollah’s deadly invasion plan reached Israel’s doorstep, but now the IDF is clearing it out; 'It takes a decade to build something like this, we knew about the plan, but the scale on the ground surprised us,' says IDF commander.

• Oct 14, 2024:
  

4 soldiers killed in (Oct/13) drone attack on army base near Binyamina. UAV launched on Sunday by the Hezbollah terrorist organization hit an army base adjacent to Binyamina, the IDF announced; 67 soldiers were injured in the attack, including the 4 dead soldiers and 7 more seriously injured; 'The incident is being investigated'. The UAV launched on Sunday (Oct/13) by the Hezbollah terrorist organization hit an army base adjacent to Binyamina, the IDF announced early Monday morning (Oct/14), hours after the attack that injured at least 67.

Tragic UAV attack:

Seven still hospitalized in serious condition. 'Chased by jets, drone disappeared before blast'. IDF probe finds drone entered Israel from Lebanon by sea, tracked by aircraft before vanishing, exploding minutes later. UAV launched by Hezbollah directly hits dining room at the Golani Brigade training base. Four IDF soldiers killed and an additional seven severely injured. The incident is under investigation. IDF names 4 soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone strike on IDF base. Sgt. Omri Tamari, 19, from Mazkeret Batya; Sgt. Yosef Hieb, 19, from Tuba-Zangariyye; Sgt. Yoav Agmon, 19, from Binyamina-Giv'at Ada and Sgt. Alon Amitay, 19, from Ramot Naftali, all Golani Brigade infantry trainees, killed in attack.

Around ten rockets fired from Lebanon at Haifa area, crashes reported.

Senior Israeli official: IDF striking everywhere in Lebanon, including Beirut.

Rocket sirens sound in Netanya, central Israeli localities.

File:Muhammad Kamel Naim - Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force, responsible for anti-tank missile fire into Israel.

Israeli strike kills Radwan missile-unit commander. Muhammad Kamel Naeem was responsible for planning and carrying out many terrorist attacks against civilians.

Hezbollah launched 25 attacks from near UNIFIL posts over past month.

Hezbollah said in ‘financial crisis,’ unable to pay members due to Israeli offensive. Report says terror group’s main money sources hit by IDF strikes, Lebanese bankers not providing money for fear of being eliminated.

The force that isn’t keeping the peace in Lebanon: 4 scenarios for the future of UNIFIL. PM charges Hezbollah terror group uses UN peacekeepers as human shields, while ex-IDF intelligence expert says it’s long been clear that the force isn’t fulfilling its mandate.

Meet the force guarding Hezbollah. Opinion: 'UNIFIL's presence in S. Lebanon has been rendered meaningless, failing to prevent Hezbollah's military buildup.'

Kamala Harris repeats claim Israel supposedly blocking aid from entering northern Gaza contradicted by UN, Israeli data. (Influenced by Arab lobby).

Russia and Pakistan start joint tactical drills, TASS says.

Netanyahu to hold security consultation regarding the response against Iran.

US Embassy in Lebanon strongly encourages citizens to leave the country.

Italian airline ITA cancels flights to Tel Aviv.

IDF tanks cross into Syria - report.

Hezbollah underground compound stocked with weapons for invasion. Command center for the Radwan Force found filled with helicopter-fired missiles, mortar shells, motorcycles, and more meant to be used as part of Hezbollah's 'Conquer the Galilee' plan.

GOP Reps to FBI: 'Do your jobs, start protecting Jewish students'.

Recording. Gazan: 'Hamas hitting us with sticks to stop us from evacuating'. Gazan civilians told the IDF that Hamas is actively preventing Gazan civilians from heeding the IDF’s calls to move away from the combat zone in Jabaliya.

Clip: Car in flames after rocket strike in Carmiel.

Central Israel comes under Islamist---Hezbollah-- rocket attack, sirens blare in major cities (10.14.24)

Hezbollah rockets pummel swaths of Israel as IDF vows to eliminate group’s drone unit. Central Israel comes under rocket attack, sirens blare in major cities. IDF says three projectiles crossed into Israeli territory from Lebanon and were intercepted; millions rush to shelter as sirens blare in areas south of Haifa to the north to the outskirts of Ashdod.

Hamas Aerial Unit head eliminated. Samer Abu Daqqa was responsible for carrying out numerous terror attacks. (10.14.24)

Hamas Aerial Unit head eliminated. Samer Abu Daqqa was responsible for carrying out numerous terror attacks, including launching drones and UAVs towards Israeli territory and IDF troops.

Hezbollah’s Iranian-made drones emerge as a fierce and evasive foe for Israel. Sunday (Oct/13) attack that killed