The UN Secretary-General has condemned recent Israeli attacks on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, saying that it “may constitute a war crime.” | "UNIFIL personnel and its premises must never be targeted," Stephane Dujarric said, adding, "Attacks against peacekeepers are in breach of international law." "In a deeply worrying incident that occurred on Sunday, the entrance door of a UN position was deliberately breached by [the Israeli military] armored vehicles," he added in a statement. ■ UNIFIL said the regime’s forces had "deliberately" fired shots at its headquarters in the town of Naqoura in recent days. He urged all parties, including the Israeli military to refrain from any action that put UN peacekeepers at risk. At least five peacekeepers have been wounded in recent days in southern Lebanon. Israeli prime minister war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu has called on Guterres to relocate peacekeepers from southern Lebanon.

Hungary's agenda does not include Ukraine's accession to NATO, since this would mean a direct confrontation between the alliance and Russia and would lead to World War III, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said in an interview with Sputnik. | According to Szijjarto, since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, Budapest has drawn red lines — one of them is that it is necessary to "do our best and utmost in order to avoid any form of direct confrontation between NATO and Russia." According to the minister, most of his colleagues from NATO countries, in conversations with Ukrainian representatives, talk about Kiev's possible accession to the alliance, but in a closed circle they admit that this is impossible.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "ordered" Irish, Italian, and Ghanaian peacekeepers from the United Nations to move 5 kilometers north as he announces his plan for a full scale bombardment of the Lebanese border. Ireland has said they refuse to move from their peacekeeping posts.  ■  Peacekeepers from the UN mission in Lebanon witnessed a serious violation by Israeli forces in the early hours of Sunday morning, when three Israeli military units crossed the 'blue line' and entered Lebanese territory near the village of Ramya, UN peacekeepers announced. In addition, two Israeli tanks knocked down the main gate on the territory of the UN facility and entered inside, putting UN officials at risk, the statement added.

■ Netanyahu calls on UN to evacuate Lebanon peacekeepers (RT.com)

The UN’s Special Rapporteur on occupied Palestinian territories calls out Israel’s dangerous expansionist agenda and lays out her vision for peace in the Middle East. | So, we should be able to take a step back and see that this is not just about Israel versus Palestine or Israelis versus Palestinians. I agree with the Pope when he says the Palestinians are not victims of a war, they are victims of an ideology. But I wonder if today we cannot see that this ideology is much broader than the land of Palestine and touches all of us. How do you define this ideology? This ideology we are talking about is the one that conceives the right to exist in the land that was a historical Palestine. And Israel sees it as Greater Israel unified from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea. Several Israeli politicians and leaders are openly talking about the fact that Greater Israel should include parts of Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan and Saudi Arabia. I mean, it's unconscionable what we are sort of letting Israel get away with [this]. But again, there is an ideology that envisages the right to exist in this land for the Jewish people only.

■ Israeli army cuts off North Gaza from the entire Strip (Days of Palestine)
■ Israel Orders Gazans to Leave the North, but Most Are Staying Put (New york Times)(Archived; Oct. 11, 2024)
⚡ Israel's future borders would extend beyond Jordan River — minister (10/11/24)

At least 8 Palestinians killed in an lsraeli airstrike targeting a house in al-Nussairat Camp, Central Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/5vzePO1kUJ

— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) October 13, 2024

■ Gaza: 49 Palestinians killed, 219 injured in the past 24 hours (Days of Palestine)
■ Israeli army cuts off North Gaza from the entire Strip (Days of Palestine)
■ Israel Orders Gazans to Leave the North, but Most Are Staying Put (New york Times)(Archived; Oct. 11, 2024)

Israeli occupation forces have seized control of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in occupied East Jerusalem. The Israeli government plans to build 1,440 settlement units on the site. | According to the Middle East Eye, the announcement comes a day after members of the United Nations Security Council warned Israel against proceeding with a law, promoted by Iloz and others, aimed at curbing UNRWA’s ability to operate. The Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee approved two bills on Sunday which effectively aim at ending UNRWA’s activity and privileges in Israel. The US envoy to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, warned that the bill risked “hindering its ability to communicate with Israeli officials and removing privileges and immunities afforded to UN organizations and personnel around the globe”.

Over 200,000 citizens in Jabalia area struggling to survive due to tight Israeli siege since Oct. 6 | Residents of the Jabalia refugee camp have been deprived of essential food and water supplies for the seventh consecutive day as Israeli military offensives continue to intensify in the northern Gaza Strip, the spokesperson for the Civil Defense in Gaza said on Saturday. In a video statement, spokesperson Mahmoud Basal highlighted the dire situation facing approximately 200,000 citizens in the Jabalia area.Since Oct. 6, the Israeli army has imposed a tight siege on Jabalia, following an unprecedented escalation of violence in northern Gaza.

Israeli Army Radio described move as part of preparations for expected Israeli response to Iran’s recent missile attack | The Israeli military announced on Saturday evening that the US has deployed the THAAD anti-ballistic missile defense system in Israel amid tensions with Iran. Israeli Army Radio described the move as part of preparations for the expected Israeli response to Iran’s recent missile attack. While it is described as the "first" such deployment, the US had announced a temporary deployment of THAAD in March 2019 as part of joint defense exercises. It remains unclear whether the current deployment is permanent.

1:47 PM EDT SATURDAY -- Following Lebanon, Israel's ground invasion of Syria has begun! Israeli special forces have broken through the Syrian border from the Golan Heights towards the village of Qadana in armored vehicles. The initial assault began about an hour and a half ago and has reportedly advanced at least 500 meters into Syrian territory. This is a rapidly developing story, check back for updates.

#BREAKING - unconfirmed reports about attacks in some areas in Isfahan, #Iran. pic.twitter.com/tMLfHC9tlJ

— BenSabti (@BeniSabti) October 12, 2024

4:39 PM EDT Saturday -- Scattered and UNCONFIRMED reports are coming in from the area of Isfahan, Iran claiming the sound of explosion(s) have been heard. ONE photo, ALLEGEDLY from Isfahan, shows a fire and smoke. Also receiving reports claiming "An unidentified flying object appeared in the Iranian sky near a nuclear facility in Isfahan, and Iranian defenses tried to shoot it down." Also UNCONFIRMED right now. Social media starting to show videos of an alleged air-defense engagement near Isfahan:

Last embrace | Gaza. pic.twitter.com/IU0SXqi5Ao

— TIMES OF GAZA (@Timesofgaza) October 12, 2024

At least 28 displaced people, including women and children, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter in central Gaza, while hospitals in the north are ordered to evacuate, amid a major Israeli aggression. | The air raid targeted Rafidah School in Deir al-Balah, which was housing over 1,000 displaced people, on Thursday. According to medics, the strike killed 28 Palestinians and wounded 54 others.

💬 “We were sitting in peace, in front of the school,” Abu Hamza, who was taking refuge at the site, told Middle East Eye, adding that, a huge explosion “broke through three floors of the building” suddenly. “The people took refuge here because it was meant to be safe. But there are no safe places. The Israelis are liars,” he said.

Describing the aftermath of the blast, the 34-year-old Nahed al-Zaneen, who teaches displaced children in tents near Rafidah School, said “I get out and all I see is shreds of bodies all over the floor. Heads blown up, innocent children scattered across the floor.”

■ Gaza home to largest number of amputee children in modern history: UN (Al Mayadeen)
■ Gaza “is Being Erased Before Our Eyes,” UK NGOs Warn (Days of Palestine)
■ Israel prepares to invade and empty the north – again (Electronic Intifada)

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN strongly condemned Israel’s airstrike on the Iran Red Crescent’s humanitarian aid at the Syrian-Lebanese border, saying that the attack is an undeniable war crime. | "The deliberate targeting of humanitarian and medical facilities by the Israeli regime is a blatant violation of international humanitarian law and constitutes an undeniable war crime”, Amir Saeed Iravani Iravani said in letters he wrote to the UN secretary-general and the president of the UN Security Council. The attack, which the Iranian envoy called “heinous and savage”, took place on October 9 and destroyed the Iranian facility and its supplies. The following is the full text of Iravani’s letters:

The US and the UK recently appeared poised to support long-range strikes on Russian territory but backed down after serious warnings from Putin | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Thursday and again asked for permission to use British-provided missiles for long-range strikes inside Russian territory but was denied. ● A spokesperson for Starmer said the UK has not lifted the restrictions on Storm Shadow missiles, which have a range of about 155 miles, and added that “no war has ever been won by a single weapon, and there’s no change in the government’s policy on the use of long-range missiles.” ● According to Zelensky’s office, the Ukrainian leader emphasized to Starmer the “need to obtain permission to strike deep into the territory of Russia.”

■ Hungary Warns Against Allowing Long-Range Strikes Inside Russia (Antiwar)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz affirms that his government has not decided to stop delivering weapons to "Israel" and will provide some soon. | German Chancellor Olaf Scholz denied on Thursday allegations that Berlin had effectively halted arms exports to "Israel", emphasizing that further defense supplies would be sent shortly. ● His stance contrasts with that of French President Emmanuel Macron, who recently suggested an arms embargo on equipment for use in Gaza, prompting a sharp response from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ● Speaking to the German parliament, Scholz said, "We have not decided to stop delivering weapons. We have delivered weapons and we will deliver weapons."

The French leader has accused the IDF of “deliberately” targeting UN peacekeepers | French President Emmanuel Macron has reiterated his call for an arms embargo on Israel in response to the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon. He also condemned recent attacks on United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, describing them as “totally unacceptable.” ● Two Sri Lankan peacekeepers with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were injured this week after a Merkava tank fired at a watchtower at the force’s headquarters in the border town of Naqoura. Israel claims its forces fired at an immediate threat, but Macron insists that the strike was “deliberate,” echoing the view of the force’s spokesperson, who spoke to RT.

■ Israeli attacks on UN force has been ‘deliberate’ – peacekeepers spokesperson to RT (RT.com)

■ Why Macron wants off the Israel bandwagon (Rachel Marsden) | French President Emmanuel Macron would like Israel to slow its roll now, please. Because it’s acting like a spoiled brat who has been given a Ferrari by the West, and now behaves like the rules of the road don’t exist, blowing past every exit ramp en route to escalation with its neighbors. ■ And now the inevitable has happened: a head-on collision between Israeli and French interests. Because that’s the thing with spoiled brats – the day you say “No,” you, too, become a problem. ■ All this is happening now because Israel has crossed a red line for France in subjecting Lebanon to what the Western establishment would be blatantly calling an “invasion,” if Lebanon were Ukraine and Israel were Russia. French is spoken by about half of the Lebanese population and France considers the country to be within its sphere of influence, both linguistic and economic.

Andrew Korybko | It’s important for the public to be more aware of this since it helps explain Russian and Israeli policies towards one another in the context of the Ukrainian Conflict and the regional Israeli-Resistance War. | There’s been grassroots pressure on Turkiye to cut off Azerbaijan’s oil exports to Israel via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline ever since what can now be described as the regional Israeli-Resistance War broke out one year ago. Activists believe that this trade literally fuels Israel’s war machine and thus makes all the involved parties indirectly complicit in its alleged war crimes. Regardless of whatever one thinks about this claim, what’s interesting is that there’s no such pressure upon Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks with his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat on Friday, Russian news agencies reported. | The meeting comes amid soaring tensions in the Middle East, with Israeli air strikes on Lebanon's capital Beirut that it says are aimed at Iran-backed Hezbollah. ● Ties between Russia and Iran -- both under Western sanctions -- have strengthened massively since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022, with Tehran widely believed to be supplying Moscow with weapons. In a short video published by a Russian state TV reporter, Pezeshkian accused Israel of bombing civilians and being backed by Western powers, according to a Russian translation. ● The leaders are meeting for the first time at a regional summit in the Central Asian country, one of the most reclusive in the world. The Kremlin earlier said the two will discuss mutual relations as well as the situation in the Middle East.

■ Europe, US not interested in de-escalation in Middle East — Iranian president (TASS)
■ ‘Entrenched impunity’: Pezeshkian slams US, Europe supports as Israel continues to kill (PressTV)

While we were being distracted by war and wild weather, the UN passes its worst-ever document, the Pact for the Future that includes a so-called Global Digital Compact. | DR Sherry Tenpenny, a longtime vaccine safety campaigner, has urged Americans to stop the WHO’s latest attempt to impose a literal global digital dictatorship based on a biometric digital identity for all humans. ● Tenpenny has warned that implementation of the Global Digital Compact, which is part of the Pact for the Future, will result in a centrally controlled digital currency system linked to AI with inbuilt punishments for dissidents who do not follow the global agenda. This would include cancellation of access to the digital currency. ● Information control is also a big part of the plan, and is already being promoted through globalist operatives such as Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Keir Starmer, Bill Gates, Klaus Schwab and others in the loop.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is demanding that governments enforce bans on members of the general public growing their own food at home in order to comply with the unelected globalist organization’s “Net Zero” agenda. | The WEF argues that home-grown food creates “emissions” that allegedly cause “global warming.” ● According to so-called “experts” behind a recent WEF study, researchers apparently discovered that the “carbon footprint” of home-grown food is “destroying the planet.” ● As a result, the WEF and other globalist climate zealots are now demanding that governments intervene and ban individuals from growing their own food in order to “save the planet” from “global warming.” Globalists insist that allowing citizens to grow their own food will undermine efforts to meet the goals of the “Net Zero” agenda as dedicated by the WEF and the United Nations (UN).

Slovak government commissioner for pandemic research Peter Kotlar considers mRNA vaccines dangerous and calls for a ban. | Slovak government commissioner for pandemic research Peter Kotlar considers mRNA vaccines dangerous and calls for a ban. He also questions the COVID pandemic itself. In Slovakia, Health Minister Zuzana Dolinkova has resigned, and Kotlar’s report on the investigation into the COVID pandemic, which he presented a week ago, may have been the decisive factor in her decision.

The Movement for Settlement in Southern Lebanon published this map, featuring "The new Hebrew names for the settlements of Southern Lebanon" based on the current names of the Lebanese towns and villages. https://t.co/QmyW5XEbxZ pic.twitter.com/359Yoynex1

— B.M. (@ireallyhateyou) September 24, 2024

Far-right Bezalel Smotrich claims Jerusalem would eventually extend to Damascus in Syria, in line with 'Greater Israel' ideology. | Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich sparked controversy with comments that suggested an expanded "Greater Israel" in a recent documentary. ● Smotrich suggested that Israel's future borders would extend beyond the Jordan River. "Little by little," he responded when asked about possible expansion in the “In Israel: Ministers of Chaos” documentary. ● The far-right minister also claimed that Jerusalem would eventually extend to Damascus in Syria, in line with the "Greater Israel" ideology based on religious interpretations of a so-called "promised land." ● The remarks follow previous controversial statements made by Smotrich, who denied the existence of a Palestinian people and said a Palestinian city should be "wiped off the face of the earth."

■ ‘Israel is tiny..Is there a way to get more?’ Donald Trump at Jewish event (The Siasat Daily)
■ 'Jewish state will extend from Jerusalem to Damascus': Israeli finance minister (The Cradle)
✅ “Greater Israel”: The Zionist Plan for the Middle East (Michel Chossudovsky)
✅ A Strategy for Israel in the Nineteen Eighties (Oded Yinon)(.pdf)

Israel has launched an airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, outside of the city’s southern suburbs, killing about two dozen people and wounding scores of others. | The Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon said on Thursday night at least 22 people were killed and 117 wounded in Israeli strikes on Beirut this evening. The Israeli army attacked the central area of the city. A huge number of people were injured they were brought to nearby hospitals in the surrounding neighborhood. The hospitals have asked for no one to come and donate blood because they are already overwhelmed. People could be seen overwhelmed with grief outside the American University of Beirut Medical Center, where some of the casualties were being treated. People outside told reporters that they saw streaks in the sky and, of course, big explosions. People were running and screaming in these neighborhoods, absolutely traumatized. Many people have come from the southern suburbs of Beirut and are sheltering in the densely packed neighborhoods in central Beirut. About 700,000 people emptied from these suburbs into these areas.

■ Recap: Central Beirut targeted by Israeli strikes, 22 dead and over 100 injured (L'Orient Today)
■ 22 martyred in Israeli strikes on residential bldgs in central Beirut (Al Mayadeen)
■ Death toll in Lebanon from Israeli attacks since last October reaches 2,169: Health Ministry (Anadolu)
■ Israeli airstrike hits near headquarters of UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon (Anadolu)
■ UN Inquiry Needed on Israeli Attacks on Peacekeepers (WN.com)

The crackdown on narratives countering mainstream and Western media continues, slamming the notion of the freedom of the press. | Meta has disabled the account of Al Mayadeen English on Instagram for allegedly not following

💬 "our Community Guidelines." "All your information will be permanently deleted," the decision stated. "You cannot request another review of this decision," it asserted, meaning that no appeal can be made.

The move follows a similar one last October when the Al Mayadeen English account was shortly suspended on Instagram and later restored following an appeal. At the time, neither a reason nor a prior notice was provided for the suspension.

NATO kicks off its "Steadfast Noon" nuclear exercise on Monday. Member countries will be deploying 60 aircraft, including F-35A jets and B-52 bombers, across the U.K., Belgium, and the Netherlands. The annual drills, involving 2,000 personnel, simulate missions with U.S. nuclear warheads to showcase NATO’s nuclear readiness. NATO clarifies this is a regular exercise, and definitely not a reaction to recent Russian statements.

■ State Department CANCELS Today's Press Briefing (Hal Turner Show) | Russian Embassy in Tehran: "We recommend that our citizens comply with security measures due to the possibility of an Israeli attack on Iranian facilities."
■ Biden, Harris engage Netanyahu on 'Israel’s' attack on Iran (Al Mayadeen)om
■ Iran ‘fully prepared’ for war – FM (RT.com)

✅ Israel Churning-Out THREATS to Iran (Harold Turner)
✅ 2009 US Policy Paper Planned Current Israeli-Iranian Tensions (Brian Berletic)
✅ If Tehran Is Turned Into a Parking Lot, Israel Will be Soon to Follow (Mike Whitney)

Poursuivi pour avoir célébré la naissance de sa fille un 7 octobre… Faut-il interdire les anniversaires maintenant ? | L’accusation est grave : apologie du terrorisme. Oui, vous avez bien lu. Dieudonné aurait fait l’éloge du terrorisme simplement parce qu’il a salué la naissance de sa fille un 7 octobre. Ce 7 octobre n’est pas n’importe quel jour, il coïncide avec les attaques du Hamas en Israël. Donc, logiquement, quiconque ose sourire ce jour-là est suspect. Qui sait, peut-être que naître un 7 octobre deviendra un acte antisémite interdit par la loi.

The Iranians won’t know what hit them, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has said | Israel’s response to the Iranian missile attack will be “deadly, pinpoint accurate, and surprising,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has said. Tehran’s missile barrage pummeled Israel earlier this month, in what was said to be reprisal for the killings of the heads of Hamas and Hezbollah, as well as a general of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

■ Biden, Harris engage Netanyahu on 'Israel’s' attack on Iran (Al Mayadeen)
✅ Israel Churning-Out THREATS to Iran (Harold Turner)

The Syrian Ministry of Defense said that the aggression only resulted in material losses. | Israeli warplanes launched an aggression on Syria, Thursday overnight, striking areas in Homs and Hama, the Syrian Ministry of Defense stated. ● The ministry explained that the strikes targeted a car assembly plant, in the Hassia industrial area, in the countryside of Homs, and a Syrian military site in Hama. According to the statement, the aggression only resulted in material losses. ● On Tuesday, an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential building in the Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus, claiming the lives of seven civilians, including women and children, according to the Syrian Defense Ministry. With two later announced dead, the toll rises to 9, with 14 reportedly injured.

■ Syria state media reports Israeli attack on Homs province (The New Arab)
■ Mezzeh Massacre: Damascus strike highlights Israel's growing ruthlessness in Syria (The New Arab)

The Ministry of Health in Gaza has just published a 649-page document with the the name, age, gender, ID number of every Palestinian killed in Gaza from October 7 to August 31 that it has info for (over 34k out of 40k). The 1st 14 pages the age is listed as 0 (under 1 year old) pic.twitter.com/NZZNLLf7ml

— Sharif Kouddous شريف عبد القدوس (@sharifkouddous) September 15, 2024

■ Harrowing 649-page document names every Palestinian killed by Israel in Gaza amid 'genocide denial' (The New Arab)
■ US doctors recount horrors of children shot in the head in Gaza: NYT (Al Mayadeen)