The latest Israeli and Israeli attacks on Hezbollah and the Hamas-Nuseirat Refugees in the Gaza Strip
Israel’s military warned Palestinians to evacuate along the strategic Netzarim corridor in central Gaza that was at the heart of obstacles to a cease-fire deal. The military ordered people in the Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps to go to Muwasi, a coastal area it has designated as a humanitarian zone.
According to health officials in Lebanon and Gaza, Israeli air strikes have killed scores of people this weekend, as the country’s government continues to ponder what to do about Iranian missiles.
One year ago today, Hamas launched an ambush attack on Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking hostages. This is the most deadly war in Palestinian history. According to the Gaza health ministry at least 41,000 people have been killed by Israel in Gaza. Israel is bombing Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Last week, Israel launched what it called a limited ground operation into southern Lebanon after a series of attacks killed longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others. The fighting is the worst since Israel and Hezbollah fought a brief war in 2006. Nine Israeli soldiers have died in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
The tents with wind-flapped flaps are steps away from the luxurious homes of the Corniche. Om Ali Mcheik said that they do not want to die at the hands of Netanyahu.
“We were on the road for two days,” said Issa Hilal, one of many Syrian refugees in Lebanon who are now heading back. The roads were very crowded. We almost died getting here.” Some children cried or pretended to cry.
As Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon late on Saturday night, it also hit a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time, targeting both Hezbollah and Hamas.
Israel’s military earlier Saturday said about 90 projectiles were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory. Three people were lightly injured in the town of Deir al-Asad, where most of the intercepts took place.
In late September, Secretary of State Antony Blinken summed up the U.S. position, saying, “Israel has the right to defend itself against terrorism. The way it does so matters.”
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, told reporters in Damascus that “we are trying to reach a cease-fire in Gaza and in Lebanon.” Some countries outside the Middle East are putting forward initiatives, according to the minister.
The military of Israel said it had struck targets near Lebanon and that about 30 projectiles had crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory.
Israel has killed several Hamas officials in Lebanon since the Israel-Hamas war began , in addition to most of the top leadership of the Lebanon-based Hezbollah as fighting has sharply escalated.
Israel’s September 7 Attack on a Military Site Near the Main Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Lebanon
The targets included a gas station and warehouse for medical supplies, according to the agency. Some of the overnight strikes set off a long series of explosions, suggesting that ammunition stores may have been hit.
Loud explosions echoed across the southern suburbs of Lebanon as Israel hit what it said were Hezbollah militant sites.
About 1 million people have left their homes in Lebanon due to the Israeli attacks. Hezbollah rocket fire has displaced over 60,000 Israelis along the border with Lebanon.
One person was killed and 10 others wounded in a knife and gun attack in Beersheba on the eve of the religious ceremonies, according to the Israeli emergency services.
The October 7 attack, which set in motion a year of violent across the region, came as Israel is on high alert.
An Israeli strike in Gaza hit a mosque where displaced people were sheltering near the main hospital in the central town of Deir al-Balah. Another four people were killed in a strike on a school-turned-shelter near the town. The Israeli military did not provide evidence for the strikes.
An Associated Press journalist counted the bodies at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital morgue. The dead on the mosque were all men, according to hospital records.
A Gaza Safe Zone for Humanity and Humanoid Aid during the 1948–1948 War: After the Israelis Left, the Palestinians Returned
The Israeli military announced a new air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, in northern Gaza, home to a densely populated refugee camp dating back to the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation. It circulated photos and video footage showing a column of tanks heading toward the area.
Residents posted about the airstrikes and mourned their relatives on social media. Imad Alarabid said on his Facebook page that an airstrike at his parents house killed a dozen family members. The medic said he had been wounded and bleeding.
The TV journalist was killed in a shelling of his home, whose footage was aired on multiple networks. Anas al-Sharif, an Al Jazeera reporter in northern Gaza, confirmed his death.
In the first few months of the fighting, the safe zone was supposed to be a place where civilians could shelter and get access to desperately needed international aid. Even so, Israel continued to carry out airstrikes on Rafah, some targeted at Hamas fighters or facilities, while others aimed to free Israeli hostages, according to the Israeli military. Some of those airstrikes hit homes, killing and injuring dozens of civilians, and others destroyed food distribution sites. More than half of Gaza’s prewar population of 2.2 million was believed to be sheltering in Rafah. One of the main entry points for humanitarian aid had been sealed off by Israel after it issued an order to evacuate the city in May.
The fate of the remaining captives in Gaza has remained an open wound for many Israelis. Netanyahu’s office believes that of the 101 hostages still unaccounted for in Gaza, about a third are likely dead.
The Gaza Strip is bombing everywhere: Israeli troops and civilians fighting in the aftermath of Hamas’ attack on a Gazan village
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the area was hit by more than 30 strikes overnight, the heaviest bombardment since Sept. 23 when Israel escalated its air campaign.
Hezbollah said it successfully targeted a group of Israeli soldiers in northern Israel “with a large rocket salvo, hitting them accurately.” It was impossible to confirm the claim.
The United States has provided important military and diplomatic support to Israel. Iraq, Yemen and Syria have joined with Iran’s militant groups to hit Israel.
In northern Gaza, a new phase of the war began as the military dropped leaflets warning of a new conflict and commanders ordered the evacuate of hundreds of thousand of residents.
“Enough, world, enough, tomorrow will be a complete year,” said Hakima Al Jamal, as she watched her dying father be carried out of the mosque. “We are tired. By God, we are so tired.
More Israeli troops are being moved to the border with Gaza to protect one-year commemoration ceremonies in communities affected by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks last year that killed some 1,200 people and saw more than 200 hostages taken into Gaza.
“There is no safe place” Riqad said Saturday. “Israel is bombing everywhere.” Two young children in his family asked an adult relative if bombs would reach them in the hotel where a politician affiliated with Hezbollah provided shelter, as he spoke.
Riqad, who only gave his maiden name out of concern for his safety, arrived with his family four days ago with his family from the southern suburbs of Beirut after fleeing Israeli attacks in the south of the country.
The impact on the society has been very fast. One pre-med student, who gave only her first name Yasmin, had started college only a month earlier.
It was supposed to be one of the best years of my life. I’ve worked so much to get to the university I am in,” she said. “Now, all I miss is my university days … the coffee there, my friends, studying in the library. That’s all I want now.”
Up First: Israel-Hamas war disrupted lives. A key factor for Michigan voters: An article by Anas Baba, a journalist for NPR
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He frequently meets a girl at the hospital in central Gaza. She’s been colorblind since birth. She told Anas she had seen a man drown with water in his nose. It wasn’t water; it was blood.
Anas Baba has been reporting for NPR for the entire year in Gaza. He filmed the bodies brought into the mortuary after the Israeli strikes. He always trains his camera on young children, sheltering near the morgue, standing alone and watching silently as bodies are laid out.
The most awful day in Israel’s history, for a woman named Batya Ofir, who lives in a sea with a kayak
“I really thought about it. And then I decided that I wanted to continue to live,” she said. Today, she is learning how to kayak in the sea to help her face her fears. “I do everything to give some meaning to life now that they’re gone.”
I think about Batya Ofir, a woman my colleague Itay Stern and I met the other day at Kibbutz Be’eri, the Israeli village that suffered the greatest loss — 102 people there were killed. Her brother was killed along with his family. She asked herself whether she wanted to live, as she felt survivor’s guilt.
It was the worst day in Israel’s history. It sparked the deadliest war in Palestinian history. It was a regional war one year later. Every day is different.
What matters to Michigan voters? An analysis of two economic proposals in a close race between Vice President Harris and the U.S. Senator Marco Rubio
Michigan, a “blue wall” state, is part of Vice President Harris’ clearest path to the White House. The victory won’t be easy. Harris and Trump are both in a close race. Here are key factors that could decide which way Michigan swings:
The war in the Middle East is very personal for the people of Michigan. The GOP and Democrats are focused on the Arab and Muslim American voting bloc, and the state has the largest Lebanese American population in the country. Many in the state have families living in the areas of Lebanon that are being bombed right now.
A report has found that both Harris and Trump’s economic plans would increase the national debt. According to the nonpartisan nonprofit Committee for Responsible Federal Budget, Trump’s plan would add an estimated $7.5 trillion to the nation’s debt over the next decade, while Harris’ proposals would cost the government an estimated $3.5 trillion. The committee has cautioned that there could be a future fiscal crisis if politicians do not take more decisive action on the national debt. Let’s take a closer look at the details of both economic plans.
This year will likely see a historic election, and NPR is visiting key swing states. This week, Morning Edition is in Michigan to listen to voters about what matters to them and how that will affect their vote.
“Bring them home now!” was the slogan of a Gaza stronghold for the first 25 years of the conflict between Israel and the United States
As the Israeli military began its assault on Hamas in the north of Gaza, many Palestinians fled southward and were unable to access essential infrastructure in order to survive.
Benjamin Netanyahu came under intense pressure to halt the fighting in Gaza and secure the release of hostages, because he was weathering intense criticism for intelligence failures that preceded the surprise attack.
In the aftermath of the Hamas attack, Israelis were afraid for the safety of their hostages. A central plaza in downtown Tel Aviv, unofficially dubbed Hostages Square, was quickly transformed into a gathering place for the families, friends and supporters of the captives. “Bring them home now!” emerged as a potent rallying cry, and posters showing the faces and names of the hostages became ubiquitous. Many Israelis began wearing necklaces, bracelets and T-shirts in support of the captives. Large crowds came to Hostages Square for the daily vigils.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has called the humanitarian situation in Gaza a “moral stain on us all,” and the aid group Refugees International has said that Israel’s military response “has wrought disproportionate death and suffering among civilians in Gaza, generating famine-like conditions while obstructing and undermining the humanitarian response.”
Khan Younis, Gaza’s second-largest city, which Israeli authorities considered to be a Hamas stronghold, experienced some of the most intense bombardment of the conflict.
Food, drinking water and materials for temporary shelters are in short supply and are being carried in by trucks operated by international relief organizations. People in Gaza are down to one meal every other day, and an estimated 50,000 children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years are in urgent need of treatment for malnutrition.
U.S. efforts to speed aid to Gaza have also floundered. During the course of a year high winds and rough seas in the eastern Mediterranean wreaked havoc on the joint Logistics Over-the-Shore system, causing it to be unable to operate.
Repeated rounds of peace talks have failed to make much progress, despite the brief cease-fire to facilitate a hostages-for-prisoners swap. Deep-seated animosities and the fragmented nature of the Palestinian leadership have played a part in preventing any lasting peace deal.
Conservatives support Israel while some people are more liberal and attend pro-Palestinian rallies on college campuses.
A Pearson Institute/AP-NORC poll showed that more than half of the Democrats believe that Israel is responsible for the continued war in Gaza.
Some Democrats claim Netanyahu is trying to tip the election to Donald Trump by ignoring the Biden administration’s peacetures. Meanwhile, voters in key battleground states give Trump higher marks than his opponent, Vice President Harris, on foreign policy matters, according to a recent poll by the New York-based Institute for Global Affairs.
Source: 1 year after Hamas attacked Israel, the conflict grows more dangerous than ever
Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah is killed in airstrikes: Israel‘s response to Mossad’s attack
Fast-forward to last month: In an operation credited to Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, in synchronized attacks over two days, electronic pagers belonging to members of Hezbollah suddenly exploded across Lebanon, killing more than a dozen people — including two children — and wounding thousands more, according to Lebanese health authorities.
As Israeli airstrikes continued days later, multiple residential buildings in southern Beirut were demolished. Israel announced that Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah, who led the militant group for more than three decades, was killed in one of the strikes. His death was confirmed by Hezbollah.
