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Post by sevenofnine on Aug 21, 2024 11:11:38 GMT -5
Breaking news... Drone strike kills Fatah official in Lebanon A drone strike in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon has killed an official from Fatah, the movement led by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. State media and Palestinian officials in Lebanon said Israel had carried out the attack. "The Israeli strike in Sidon killed [Fatah] group official Khalil [al-]Makdah," said Fathi Abu al-Aradat, a senior member of the political party. There have been no previous attacks on Fatah in more than 10 months of cross-border clashes between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement. A Lebanese security source confirmed the report to AFP, saying the strike hit his car. Lebanon's official National News Agency said Makdah was killed "in a drone strike on his car." Mounir al-Makdah, who heads the Lebanese branch of Fatah's armed wing, the Al-Aqsa Marty www.dw.com/en/middle-east-updates-israel-kills-fatah-official-in-lebanon/live-70002826 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Aug 21, 2024 11:12:08 GMT -5
Oh yeah they confirmed Israeli confirms it targeted Fatah official The Israeli military says it targeted a commander in the armed wing of the Palestinian Fatah movement, describing him as having worked for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. Khalil al-Maqdah was killed in a targeted air strike in Lebanon on Wednesday. "Earlier today... an air force aircraft targeted Khalil al-Maqdah in the Sidon area of southern Lebanon," the military said in a statement. It claimed that Maqdah and his brother worked for Iran in "directing attacks and transferring funds and weapons to terrorist infrastructure" in the occupied West Bank. The "assassination of a Fatah official is further proof that Israel wants to ignite a full-scale war in the region," Tawfiq Tirawy, a member of Fatah's central committee, told the AFP news agency. www.dw.com/en/middle-east-updates-israel-kills-fatah-official-in-lebanon/live-70002826 |
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Post by oliverwithatwist on Aug 21, 2024 12:22:46 GMT -5
As some old pop music group said: "another one bites the dust".
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Post by sevenofnine on Aug 22, 2024 11:41:31 GMT -5
Well more updates Middle East updates: 11 killed in attack on Gaza residence 11 killed in strike on residential building: local media An Israeli strike on a house in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya killed 11 people, including children, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. Another six were injured in the strike, including a local journalist, medics said. An Israeli army spokeswoman said the strike was against a terrorist target and that the military was not yet aware of any other casualties. www.dw.com/en/middle-east-updates-11-killed-in-attack-on-gaza-residence/live-70015576 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Aug 22, 2024 11:42:10 GMT -5
Busted it Four arrested over settler attack on West Bank village Israeli security forces arrested four suspects following an attack by militant Israeli settlers on the Palestinian village of Jit in the occupied West Bank. Israel's domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet called the attack a "serious terrorist incident." The incident in question occurred last Thursday, when a 23-year-old Palestinian man was killed and another resident was injured after dozens of masked settlers stormed their village. Residents said some 100 settlers armed with knives and firearms set cars and homes ablaze. The attack was strongly condemned by Israeli officials as well as the US, the UN and European countries. www.dw.com/en/middle-east-updates-11-killed-in-attack-on-gaza-residence/live-70015576 |
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Post by sevenofnine on Aug 22, 2024 11:42:42 GMT -5
OH OH Hountis are at againnnnn! French ship rescues sailors targeted by Houthi attack A French naval destroyer has rescued 29 sailors whose oil tanker repeatedly came under fire while passing through the Red Sea, officials said on Thursday. The French vessel, part of an European mission to provide security in the area, also destroyed a sea drone, officials said. The ship, a Greek-flagged oil tanker called Sounion, has been abandoned due to engine problems but will be moved to a safer location. The attack was carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels, who have launched many similar strikes in recent months. The Houthis say they are doing so in solidarity with the miltant Hamas group in Gaza and state that their attacks on maritime traffic will stop if there is a ceasefire in Gaza. www.dw.com/en/middle-east-updates-11-killed-in-attack-on-gaza-residence/live-70015576 |
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