Hezbollah vows to punish Israel after pager explosions across Lebanon
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/dozens-hezbollah-members-wounded-lebanon-when-pagers-exploded-sources-witnesses-2024-09-17
Monthly Archives: September 2024
Saudi Arabia and the UAE: Growing economic competition
Since the so called “Arab Spring”, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have closely coordinated their regional policies, initially focusing on suppressing unrest and countering threats from the Muslim Brotherhood. Their relationship grew closer after a change in leadership in Riyadh, but began to diverge around 2019 over differing priorities in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia focused on fighting the Houthis and… Read more »
Ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthis hits Israel sparking fire
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/15/missile-fired-from-yemen-lands-in-israel-setting-off-sirens-military-says The article describes a missile from Yemen’s Houthis hitting Israel with no reported casualties. Emergency services reported 9 minor injuries people suffered while seeking shelter. Houthi members claimed that the missile evaded 20 other missiles to intercept it. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu responded by saying the Huthis should know the Israelis charge a heavy price for… Read more »
Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza and kill at least 34 people, hospitals say
Link to Article – https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-school-hospital-displaced-44f93845d6b6cfc9dcc4d0ba37bdd263 Summary – The Israeli military launched multiple airstrikes on Gaza that hit a UN school and homes. The airstrikes killed at least 34 people combined. The article says that more than 90% of Gaza’s school buildings have been severely or partially damaged in strikes and that at least 41,084 Palestinians have been killed due to… Read more »
Israel attacks “safe (Mawasi, the Israel designated “safe bombed) zone”
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/10/what-was-the-humanitarian-zone-bombed-overnight-by-israel On Tuesday, September 10th, Israel dropped at least three missiles on the Israel-designated “safe zone” al-Mawasi on the Gaza strip, killing at least 19 people and wounding about 65 more. The area of al-Mawasi is packed full of displaced people, namely Palestinians, due to the Israel-Hamas conflict that began in early October, 2023. The area that was bombed was… Read more »
Hezbollah warns of ‘large losses’ if Israel expands conflict in Lebanon
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/15/hezbollah-warns-of-large-losses-if-israel-expands-conflict-in-lebanon Hezbollah issued a warning to Israel, saying that an act on Lebanon would result in major losses on both sides. This statement was a response to Israeli Prime Minister Natanyahu saying he was on the verge of releasing a strong military operation on Lebanon. The Israel-Lebanon border has housed tons of fire since the war started… Read more »
US greenlights military assistance to Egypt, overruling rights concerns
Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/11/us-greenlights-military-assistance-to-egypt-overruling-rights-concerns The United States has decided to give Egypt $1.3 billion in military assistance. In the past, The U.S. has not given Egypt all of the money in order to use some as leverage to get Egypt to treat its citizens better. Those precautions were waived because of how key Egypt has been in negotiating a cease-fire… Read more »
Israel Closes West Bank Crossing into Jordan (King Hussein Bridge)
On Sunday Sep. 8, Israel closed the West Bank/King Hussein bridge between itself and Jordan. The bridge was opened for traffic Monday morning but did not let any cargo trucks through and has not been open since. The closing is a result of a Jordanian truck driver killing three men of Israel’s security forces. The truck driver responsible for the… Read more »