The Middle East crisis • Israel-Iran
Task: Netanyahu to get green light for revenge attack
Israel's security cabinet is meeting Thursday night to discuss a response to last week's drone attack by Iran, sources told the New York Times. During the meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are expected to get the go-ahead to carry out a retaliatory attack.
It is not clear what options are on the table. Among others, the White House has expressed concern that a harsh response from Israel will result in a major regional war.
When Biden was asked on Thursday whether or not he had received any information about a retaliatory attack from Netanyahu, he jokingly replied, according to Haaretz:
- He comes over to help with the storm.
Task: Netanyahu to get green light for revenge attack
Israel's security cabinet is meeting Thursday night to discuss a response to last week's drone attack by Iran, sources told the New York Times. During the meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant are expected to get the go-ahead to carry out a retaliatory attack.
It is not clear what options are on the table. Among others, the White House has expressed concern that a harsh response from Israel will result in a major regional war.
When Biden was asked on Thursday whether or not he had received any information about a retaliatory attack from Netanyahu, he jokingly replied, according to Haaretz:
- He comes over to help with the storm.
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The Middle East Crisis • Israel-Hezbollah
Israeli fire on UN positions in Lebanon
Israel has "repeatedly" shelled UN positions in Lebanon in the past 24 hours, sources told Reuters.
It will be about three positions controlled by the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL in southern Lebanon.
Among other things, a watchtower is said to have been hit. Two soldiers from the peacekeeping forces are said to have been injured, but not seriously.
The shelling has taken place in connection with the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Israeli fire on UN positions in Lebanon
Israel has "repeatedly" shelled UN positions in Lebanon in the past 24 hours, sources told Reuters.
It will be about three positions controlled by the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL in southern Lebanon.
Among other things, a watchtower is said to have been hit. Two soldiers from the peacekeeping forces are said to have been injured, but not seriously.
The shelling has taken place in connection with the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
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A quarter of Lebanon is subject to evacuations
About 25 percent of Lebanon's territory is covered by Israeli evacuation orders, according to the United Nations, according to the Wall Street Journal. Israel has issued new evacuation orders almost daily since the offensive against Hezbollah began and now includes over 100 villages and communities in the southern parts of the country.
The 39-year-old doctor Sahar Ali has sought shelter in a night club that has opened up to refugees.
- There is no help from the state, she says.
At least one million inhabitants have been forced to flee and the newspaper writes that the country is having great difficulty managing the humanitarian situation, in the wake of, among other things, the economic crisis, corruption and long-term political uncertainty.
About 25 percent of Lebanon's territory is covered by Israeli evacuation orders, according to the United Nations, according to the Wall Street Journal. Israel has issued new evacuation orders almost daily since the offensive against Hezbollah began and now includes over 100 villages and communities in the southern parts of the country.
The 39-year-old doctor Sahar Ali has sought shelter in a night club that has opened up to refugees.
- There is no help from the state, she says.
At least one million inhabitants have been forced to flee and the newspaper writes that the country is having great difficulty managing the humanitarian situation, in the wake of, among other things, the economic crisis, corruption and long-term political uncertainty.
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The Middle East crisis The Gaza war
School in Gaza bombed - many dead and injured
Up to 30 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli airstrike against a school building in Gaza. The death toll is expected to rise because many are injured, AP writes.
Several thousand Palestinians who had been forced to leave their homes had taken refuge in the school in Deir al-Balah.
According to media reports, the dead and injured are being taken to al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital and it will be chaotic there. The death toll is confirmed by the hospital and an AP reporter who counted the bodies on the spot.
According to the reporter, many bodies must have arrived in parts at the hospital. There are also horrific reports of injured people at the hospital, such as children with severe burns, writes TT.
According to reports, women and children are among the dead. The hospital is said to be overwhelmed by the number of injured.
Israel accuses terror-labeled Hamas of using the building as a "command and control center".
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