Tag Archives: Lebanon

A Lebanon school destroyed by Israel:complicit silence as destruction continues unabated

Posted on May 4, 2026 by borderslynn

A Substack comment:

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged complicit nations, culture destruction, Gaza, Hezbollah, IDF, impunity, Iran, israel, land grab, Lebanon, preventing scholarship, proxies, southern villages in Lebanon, Turkey, war crime | Leave a comment

Amal Khalil targeted and killed

Posted on April 23, 2026 by borderslynn

https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/23/israeli-strikes-kill-a-journalist-and-injure-another-in-lebanon/ Check the numbers of journalist and media workers killed by the IDF at: https://cpj.org/data/killed/2026/?status=Killed&type%5B%5D=Journalist&type%5B%5D=Media%20Worker&motiveConfirmed%5B%5D=Confirmed&motiveUnconfirmed%5B%5D=Unconfirmed&start_year=2026&end_year=2026&group_by=location The journalist injured in the same attack: Journalist recalls Israeli strike killing Amal Khalil in southern Lebanon Journalist Zainab Faraj recalled the final moments of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged CPJ, data, Israeli assassination, Amal Khalil, journalists, Lebanon, Leon Levy Foundation, statistics, war crime | Leave a comment

Contempt for life and international law cannot be normalised

Posted on April 17, 2026 by borderslynn

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 →

Posted in anthropocene | 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 | Leave a comment

He said ‘no more wars’

Posted on April 15, 2026 by borderslynn

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 →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged anneing Southern Lebanon, dialogue, Iran, israel, Israeli war on Shia muslims, Lebanon, Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, President Trump, Smotrich, Strait of Hormuz, US | Leave a comment

Historical markers in the Middle East

Posted on April 14, 2026 by borderslynn

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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Wrong headed Israeli extremists

Posted on April 12, 2026 by borderslynn

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

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged annexing land, children, death, destruction, displaced people, illegal war, innocent civilians, Israeli bombs, Lebanon, no safe place, social mwdia, unlawful, war crimes | Leave a comment

Beirut, Lebanon – no mercy

Posted on April 9, 2026 by borderslynn

Netanyahu’s hate attack: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-launches-massive-wave-strikes-across-lebanon-iran-ceasefire

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The Red Cross in Lebanon, update 2nd April 2026

Posted on April 2, 2026 by borderslynn

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 →