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26 September 2024 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Israel ramps up preparation for ground operation in Lebanon: military chief People's Daily 26 Sep 2024 -- Israel is ramping up preparations for a ground offensive against Hezbollah, military chief Herzi Halevi said Wednesday, the third day of Israel's most intense bombardment of Lebanon since 2006.
- IDF Says Carrying Out Precision Strikes on Beirut Sputnik 26 Sep 2024 -- Israel's armed forces are carrying out precision strikes on Beirut, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday.
- Prime Minister's Office Statement Israel - Prime Minister 26 Sep 2024
- Netanyahu says Israel will continue striking Hezbollah VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel is planning to continue striking Hezbollah in Lebanon "with full force" until residents in northern Israel can go back to their homes safely.
- Netanyahu's Office Denies Reports of Ceasefire Talks With Hezbollah Sputnik 26 Sep 2024 -- The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected on Thursday the reports of allegedly ongoing ceasefire talks with the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, stressing that the prime minister did not even respond to the proposals of the United States and France.
- Sept. 25: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 26 Sep 2024
- 'At this very moment the future of Lebanon's people is imperiled', Foreign Minister tells UN UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- The Foreign Minister of Lebanon on Thursday said that the crisis in his country demanded urgent international action as Israeli attacks threatened to set off "a domino effect", turning the entire Middle East region into "a black hole" of endless conflict.
- Syrian refugees flee increasing conflict in Lebanon VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- Thousands of Syrian refugees are among those fleeing the escalating violence in Lebanon between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group.
- Hezbollah targets Israeli bases after airstrike on Beirut's Dahiyeh Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Hezbollah has targeted Israeli military positions and bases in the northern occupied territories with several barrages of rockets in response to the regime's attacks on Lebanon.
- Israeli aggression kills 23 Syrian nationals in eastern Lebanon Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- At least 23 Syrian nationals have been killed in a new wave of Israeli aggression on eastern Lebanon, amid fierce fire exchanges between the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah and the occupying entity over the past week.
- UNRWA Situation Report #1 on the Lebanon Emergency Response. All information valid as of 25/09/2024 at 15:00 UNRWA 26 Sep 2024
- Remarks by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini at the Ministerial Meeting Co-hosted by Jordan and Sweden on the Margins of the 79th UN General Assembly UNRWA 26 Sep 2024
- Secretary-General remarks at High-level Ministerial Meeting in Support of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) [as delivered] UN Secretary-General 26 Sep 2024
- 'Tragedy upon tragedy' in Lebanon as death and displacement mount UNICEF 26 Sep 2024 -- The average number of children killed per day in Lebanon this week is more than double the number of children killed per day during the country's devastating 2006 conflict.
- Lebanon crisis: 90,000 displaced in last 72 hours, warns refugee agency UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- A new humanitarian crisis is unfolding at Lebanon's border with Syria as thousands of people flee Israeli shelling linked to the war in Gaza, UN humanitarians said on Thursday, just as Israel premier Benyamin Netanyahu arrived in New York for the UN General Assembly.
- 'We have failed the people of Gaza,' Guterres tells ministers UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- The UN agency that supports Palestine refugees, UNRWA, is the only "outpost of hope" left in the hellscape that is Gaza, the UN Secretary-General told a high-level ministerial meeting on Thursday in New York.
- UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah conflict People's Daily 26 Sep 2024 -- Requested by France, the UN Security Council on Wednesday convened an emergency meeting on Lebanon, the second meeting on the country's deteriorating situation in less than a week, with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres saying that "hell is breaking loose in Lebanon."
- UNRWA: Over 625,000 school-aged children in Gaza experiencing severe psychological trauma Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has reported that over 625,000 school-aged children in Gaza are enduring severe trauma while residing amidst the destruction.
- Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Dermer US Dept. of State 26 Sep 2024
- U.S., Allies Call for 21-Day Cease-Fire on Israel-Lebanon Border DoD News 26 Sep 2024 -- The United States yesterday called for a 21-day cease-fire on the Israel-Lebanon border to prevent an escalation of war and give diplomacy a chance there and in Gaza.
- Readout of Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ms. Amanda Dory Meeting With Israel Ministry of Defense Director General Eyal Zamir DoD 26 Sep 2024
- Israel gets $8.7bn in US military aid amid new invasion plans Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Israel's ministry of war affairs says it has secured an $8.7 billion aid package from the United States to support its ongoing military plans across the region.
- Security Council turning into political tool, its silence is deafening: Iran diplomat Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- A senior Iranian diplomat has strongly criticized the United Nations Security Council for inaction regarding Israel's crimes in Palestine and Lebanon, saying the world body's silence is deafening.
- Iran: Israel after full-scale war in region, does not deserve UN membership Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warns that the Israeli regime is after igniting a "full-scale war" in the West Asia region, saying the regime "does not deserve" to be a member of the United Nations due to its deadly and incendiary provocations.
- Pezeshkian says shared Iran's concern about Palestine, Lebanon with world leaders IRNA 26 Sep 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that during his visit to New York fruitful, and said that "we had a chance to talk with the heads of the countries and we shared our concerns about Gaza, Palestine and Lebanon with others".
- 'Israeli regime, its supporters are biggest terrorists' IRNA 26 Sep 2024 -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the Israeli regime and its supporters are the biggest terrorists, because they are killing people with the tools and power they possess.
- Canada calls for de-escalation and protection of civilians amid escalating violence in Lebanon and Israel Canada 26 Sep 2024
- Remarks by China's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Fu Cong at the UN Security Council Briefing on the Lebanese-Israeli Situation PRC MofA 26 Sep 2024
- "I call for an immediate ceasefire between Lebanese Hizballah and Israel.": UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 26 Sep 2024 -- Statement by Foreign Secretary David Lammy at the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Lebanon.
- Minister Fajon at the Security Council: both Israel and Hezbollah must stop attacks Republic of Slovenia 26 Sep 2024 -- Tanja Fajon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, chaired an emergency Security Council meeting on Lebanon. Slovenia, which holds the Presidency of the UN Security Council for this month, convened the emergency meeting in the light of the escalating situation and at the request of France.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Sep 2024
- World countries call for 'temporary' ceasefire in Israeli war on Lebanon, warn of 'unacceptable risk' of broader escalation Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- A group of world countries has issued a joint statement, calling for a three-week ceasefire in Israel's aggression against Lebanon as the Tel Aviv regime's military has said it is preparing for a possible ground assault.
- Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the military escalation between Israel and Hezbollah EC/CEU 26 Sep 2024
- Lebanon: Address by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the emergency meeting of the UN Security Council European External Action Service (EEAS) 26 Sep 2024
- France proposes truce during UNSC meeting on Lebanon IRNA 26 Sep 2024 -- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barot has unveiled a joint Paris-Washington plan to establish a ceasefire between Lebanon and the Zionist regime during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC).
- Latin American leaders urge end to Gaza genocide in UN addresses Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Leaders of Brazil, Chile, and Colombia have condemned Israel's genocidal war in Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territory.
- Palestinian leader Abbas calls for US to end arms shipments to Israel VOA 26 Sep 2024 -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the international community Thursday, particularly the United States, to stop sending weapons to Israel to end the bloodshed in the West Bank and Gaza.
- Abbas dismisses 'Israeli lies', tells world leaders entire generations being wiped out in Gaza UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addressed world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, stressing that the Palestinian people will not leave their homeland - the land of their ancestors.
- Hamas says Biden, Blinken directly involved in Palestinian genocide Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Hamas criticizes the US administration for misleading Congress regarding the ongoing transfer of American arms to Israel and withholding essential information on the blockade of Gaza, where over 2 million Palestinians are under relentless Israeli airstrikes.
- Iraqi resistance destroys one of Israel's strategic reserves IRNA 26 Sep 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has reportedly destroyed Israel's main potash storage depot in Eilat port with drone a few hours ago.
- Houthi: Yemen won't hesitate to support Lebanon against Israeli invasion Press TV 26 Sep 2024 -- Ansarullah leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi says the Yemeni resistance movement will not hesitate to support Lebanon and Hezbollah against a possible invasion of the country by the Israeli enemy.
- Exert more pressure to dry up funding for Houthi militias, Yemeni leader tells UN UN News 26 Sep 2024 -- The Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen called on Thursday for increased international pressure to dry up sources of funding for Houthi militias and to curb "the flow of Iranian weapons" into his country, which was constantly working to de-escalate tension.
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