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Tag Archives: Lebanon
Contempt for life and international law cannot be normalised
https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/08/scenes-devastation-israel-bombs-lebanon-100-times-10-minutes-27900858/?ito=article.mweb.share.top.native PM Sanchez of Spain condemns Netanyahu: “Netanyahu’s contempt for life and international law intolerable”: Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez ANI Updated At : 04:25 AM Apr 09, 2026 IST ………………. “Just today, Netanyahu launched his harshest attack against Lebanon since the … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, blocking access to southern Lebanon, Christians, contempt for life, contempt of international law, Druze, extremist, France history with Lebanon, France relations with Saudi Arabia, Gazafied, Hezbollah, ICC, inhumane, Israel annexing southern Lebanon, Israeli constant bombing residential areas, languages spoken on Lebanon, Lebanese, Lebanon, not anti semitic but anti right wing extremists, Pedro Sanchez, persecution, Pope Leo, Shia Palestinians, Smotrich, spain, zionism
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He said ‘no more wars’
This headline of ‘more’ troops is apparently not quite correct. These troops have been on their way since the end of March and will arrive soon: https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/us-to-send-thousands-of-troops-to-iran-after-trump-says-war-is-almost-over/ar-AA20WtA0 Terrence Goggin (Substack) suggests it would take 100,000 US troops to take over … Continue reading
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Tagged anneing Southern Lebanon, dialogue, Iran, israel, Israeli war on Shia muslims, Lebanon, Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, President Trump, Smotrich, Strait of Hormuz, US
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Historical markers in the Middle East
Below is an extract from Wajeeh Lion’s, Substack. I urge you to read the full article ‘Beyond Belief: The 1,400-Year History and Modern Geopolitics of the Sunni-Shia Divide The 1979 Revolution and the Sectarianization of Geopolitics The catalyst for the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1979, British, Caliphate, egypt, French, GameTheory, historical divisions, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Lebanon, middle east, Pakistan, Palestinians, Saudi Arabia, shia, sunni, Turkey
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Wrong headed Israeli extremists
A child’s instant shock and horror, caught on social media, as she chats playfully with friends but Israeli bombs interrupt her, destroying a neighboring block of flats: https://youtu.be/WU1srlgCovM?si=GMJrYwtrw1Ew8nHL
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Tagged annexing land, children, death, destruction, displaced people, illegal war, innocent civilians, Israeli bombs, Lebanon, no safe place, social mwdia, unlawful, war crimes
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Beirut, Lebanon – no mercy
Netanyahu’s hate attack: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-launches-massive-wave-strikes-across-lebanon-iran-ceasefire
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Tagged Beirut, Beqaa, extremists, Hezbollah, Israel attacks, Lebanon, Netanyahu
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The Red Cross in Lebanon, update 2nd April 2026
The Lebanese Red Cross is the largest humanitarian organization in Lebanon, with approximately 7,000 members/volunteers and 200 staff personnel. It operates over 250 ambulances and 46 first-aid centers across the country. Wikipedia redcross.org.lb I received this email update: I’m writing with another … Continue reading
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Tagged death, destruction, hospitals, occupation, IDF, Lebanon, children, suffering, Hezbollah, Israeli attacks on health workers, medics, displacement, Latani River
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Extremists at war
Shane Yirak observations on Substack
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Tagged China, GCC, Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, international trade, Iran, IRGC, Japan, kill box, Lebanon, LNG, middle east, negotiating safe passage of tankers, oil, Persian Gulf, red sea, Russia, Strait of Hormuz, US-Israel war
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Targeting Journalists: Lebanon and West Bank
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/28/lebanon-condemns-blatant-war-crime-israel-kills-three-journalists Time and time again, targeting journalists: https://borderslynn.com/2024/05/03/4337/ Jeremy Diamond and his CNN team were assaulted by IDF supporting illegal settlers:
Israeli’s use unlawful phosphorus on residential areas of Lebanon
Deliberate use of this substance will cause horrific harm to humans and their environment. https://www.trtworld.com/article/b9f138a2ee66 Increasingly we learn of strikes on hospitals after Gazan health centres were decimated by Israeli strikes. https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/like-an-earthquake-inside-israel-s-deadly-strike-on-medical-centre/ar-AA1YG0KE And, as if now it is normalised, we … Continue reading
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Tagged conflict, war, sudan, israel, Pakistan, hospitals, Gaza, Lebanon, slaughter, Taliban, Hezbollah, Afganistan, health centres, healthcare systems, targeting
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Smotrich verbalises threat to Lebanon
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/5/israels-smotrich-threatens-beirut-suburbs-amid-evacuation-orders The cruelty of the ‘double tap’: The health ministry on Wednesday said that “successive raids launched by the Israeli enemy” on the southern town of Qana, Tyre district, killed five people and wounded five others. In Hennawiyeh, Tyre district, … Continue reading
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