Courting The Hague: Israel’s exploding pagers and walkie-talkies verge on war crimes
Hezbollah, a powerful Lebanese Shia group backed by Iran, has been exchanging rocket fire with Israel since October 7, leading to the displacement of tens of thousands in southern Lebanon and Northern Israel. Some estimates hold that more than 600 people have been killed in Lebanon, including more than 130 civilians, over the course of the past year. In Israel, including the annexed Golan Heights, the violence has killed at least 24 soldiers and 26 civilians.
Israel air strikes destroy 1,000 Hezbollah rocket launcher barrels as military vows to sustain attacks
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah after a week of escalation. The US has also expressed fears of further escalation.
Israel pounds southern Lebanon in heaviest air strikes since start of war as US, UK urge restraint
The bombardment included more than 52 strikes across southern Lebanon after 9pm (1800 GMT), Lebanon’s state news agency NNA said. Three Lebanese security sources said these were the heaviest aerial strikes since the conflict began in October. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Experts: Israeli spy agency Mossad behind Hezbollah walkie-talkies that detonated across Lebanon
Images of the exploded walkie-talkies examined by experts showed an inside panel labelled “ICOM” and “made in Japan.” According to its website, ICOM is a Japan-based radio communications and telephone company.
Hezbollah puzzled by how Mossad infiltrated its ranks and planted explosives in 5,000 pagers that killed 9, injured 3,000
The plot appears to have been many months in the making, several sources said. The senior Lebanese security source said the group had ordered 5,000 beepers from Gold Apollo, which several sources say were brought into the country earlier this year.
Hezbollah pager explosions kill several people in Lebanon, injure 1,000 including Hezbollah fighters
Lebanese internal security forces said a number of wireless communication devices were detonated across Lebanon, especially in Beirut’s southern suburbs, leading to injuries. Groups of people huddled at the entrance of buildings to check on people they knew who may have been wounded, the journalist said.
Out of school for two years, Gazan children eke out a living by crushing rubble used to build new graves
Humanitarian workers say the extended deprivation of education threatens long-term damage to Gaza’s children. Younger children suffer in their cognitive, social and emotional development and older children are at greater risk of being pulled into work or early marriage, said Tess Ingram, regional spokesperson for UNICEF, the United Nations agency for children.
Israeli PM Netanyahu under pressure to agree a ceasefire with Hamas after six more hostages are killed in Gaza
In Jerusalem, protesters blocked streets and demonstrated outside the prime minister’s residence. Aerial footage showed Tel Aviv’s main highway filled with protesters holding flags with pictures of the slain hostages.
Senior US general says the risk a wider Middle East war is diminishing after Israel-Hezbollah exchange
Iran has vowed a severe response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, which took place as he visited Tehran late last month and which it blamed on Israel. Israel has neither confirmed or denied its involvement.
Fresh fears of regional war rise after Israel stages retaliatory airstrikes on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon
Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon early Sunday in what it said was a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah, as the militant group said it had launched hundreds of rockets and drones to avenge the killing of one of its top commanders last month. The heavy exchange of...
