Israel Killed More Than 2000 In Lebanon; Death Toll Rapidly Increasing (image @sahouraxo)
Israel killed more than 2000 people in Lebanon since it started the bombing campaign on Beirut two weeks ago. The death toll in Palestine and Lebanon is rapidly increasing. The Israeli Occupation Force (IOF) continue to pummel heavily packed civilian areas, claiming it to be Hezbollah command centre, the same tactic that has been used in Gaza since October 7th last year.
The latest fierce bombing was practiced hours after Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi touched down in Lebanon. He is the first Iranian official to land in the country after the assassination of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, and Tehran’s missile attack on Israel.
More than 1.2 million people have been displaced form Lebanon. Tens of thousands are displaced under Israeli evacuation orders in almost 100 towns and villages near the border.
The Israeli military suffered heavy casualties on its ground invasion, with more than 8 soldiers being killed and more than 20 wounded. After recalling major ground invasion, Israel has returned to its bombing superiority.
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Israel continue to kill dozens in Gaza, and West Bank. Reportedly, while storming Nablus in West Bank, the Israeli military used Palestinians as human shields. According to Wafa news agency, heavy clashes are going on in Nablus.
At the same time, tension between Iran and Israel is also raising rapidly. Israel vowed to retaliate to hundreds of missile barrage from Iran last earlier this week.
While not publicly supporting Iran, and after adopting a neutral stand, the Arab nations said voiced solidarity in not going into a full scale war in the region.
The GCC nations have declared to not allow the U.S. to use their airbases against Iran. The USA has used the military airbases located in West Asia on numerous occasions to wage wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria.
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While the Arab nations support Palestine verbally, they refused to speak on behalf of Iran, which is at the cusp of war with Israel.
Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for unity in Middle East while delivering rare Friday sermon. Khamenei said that there is only one enemy, which is trying to sow the seeds of division among all Muslims. He said the enemy is same to Palestinians, Lebanon, Egyptians, Iraqis, Yemenis, and Syrians. “Our enemy is one”, he said.
The sermon was first in nearly five years since he last delivered one. While addressing the huge gathering, Khamenei said every country has the right to defend itself from its aggressors.
During the second part of his sermon, which was delivered in Arabic, Khamenei directly addressed the Arab nations. He said interference by foreign powers supporting Israel is the most pressing issue in the region. Khamenei said that the resistance against Israeli aggression has “set the Zionist regime back 70 years” as it is now fighting to survive as it did at the time of its founding.
