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 Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 10:03pm On Apr 09 |
At least 303 dead after Israeli strikes yesterday - Lebanese health ministry The Lebanese health ministry said earlier that 303 people were killed in Israel's strikes yesterday. That figure is expected to rise further as rescue teams recover bodies from under rubble, the ministry added. It came before the Israel Defence Forces announced that it began striking Hezbollah launch sites in Lebanon (see 7.45pm post) following yesterday's strikes. Iran said today that its "fingers remain on the trigger" if Israel continued to strike Lebanon, labelling it a violation of the US-Iran ceasefire. Lebanon's health ministry also says that 1,888 people have died and more than 6,000 have been wounded by Israeli strikes since 2 March 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 10:02pm On Apr 09 |
IDF says it has started striking Hezbollah launch sites The Israel Defence Forces announced that a "short while ago", it began striking Hezbollah launch sites in Lebanon. It follows Benjamin Netanyahu's earlier statement, outlining that he instructed Israeli officials to begin negotiations with Lebanon "as soon as possible" (see post at 4:47pm). Iran said today that its "fingers remain on the trigger" if Israel continued to strike Lebanon, labelling it a violation of the US-Iran ceasefire. The country maintains that the two-week ceasefire included Lebanon; however, the US says that is not the case. 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 10:01pm On Apr 09 |
Hezbollah urges Lebanese government to demand ceasefire before negotiations start Hezbollah politician Ali Fayyad said the group rejected direct negotiations with Israel, calling on the Lebanese government to demand a ceasefire as a precondition before any further steps are taken. Benjamin Netanyahu says he's told his cabinet to start direct talks with Lebanon. Fayyad said the Lebanese government's position should be to ensure the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanese territory and the return of displaced people to their homes. 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 10:01pm On Apr 09 |
Pahlavi: Starmer needs to be like Churchill, not Chamberlain The exiled crown prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi has slammed Sir Keir Starmer, saying the UK prime minister has "failed to act" to stop Tehran's "massacre of 40,000 innocent Iranians" in January. "Only an end to this regime - that brings terror to Britain's own shores - will yield lasting peace and regional stability," Pahlavi added. "Keir Starmer should follow in the footsteps of Churchill, not Chamberlain. He should support the Iranian people's fight for liberty." Pahlavi's remarks online are in reply to Starmer's statement yesterday, welcoming the two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 4:25pm On Apr 09 |
Stench of hypocrisy: Russia slams Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, warns of risks to negotiations Russia’s Foreign Ministry has condemned Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and has warned in a statement that they threaten to derail the ongoing negotiation efforts. “Such actions only push Lebanon towards the brink of an escalating humanitarian catastrophe and further worsen already fragile social and economic conditions,” the ministry said in a statement. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 2:01pm On Apr 09 |
If dem born una well, make una jail am. 2 Likes |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 2:00pm On Apr 09 |
Netanyahu’s corruption trial to resume on Sunday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s long-running corruption trial will resume on Sunday, the courts’ spokesperson said, hours after Israel lifted a state of emergency imposed over its war with Iran. “With the lifting of the state of emergency and the return of the judicial system to work, hearings will resume as usual,” a statement from the Israeli courts said, adding that they would take place between Sundays and Wednesdays. Netanyahu, the first sitting Israeli prime minister to be charged with a crime, denies charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust brought in 2019 after years of investigations. His trial, which began in 2020 and could lead to jail terms, has been repeatedly delayed due to his official commitments, with no end date in sight.  |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 1:59pm On Apr 09 |
Breaking! Lebanon calls for direct talks with Israel We are hearing from our correspondents on the ground in Lebanon that the Lebanese government is calling for direct talks with Israel. The move came amid the worst Israeli attacks on Lebanon in six weeks. We will bring you more shortly. 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 1:30pm On Apr 09 |
That's a real man with balls of steel. Nothing like the other blabbermouth. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 1:26pm On Apr 09 |
Netanyahu says Israel will strike Hezbollah ‘wherever necessary’ The Israeli prime minister says Israel would keep hitting Hezbollah “wherever necessary”, a day after deadly Israeli strikes pummelled Lebanon. “We are continuing to strike Hezbollah with force, precision, and determination,” Netanyahu said on his personal X account. “Our message is clear: anyone who acts against Israeli civilians – we will strike them. We will continue to hit Hezbollah wherever necessary, until we fully restore security to the residents of the north” of Israel, he added. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:52am On Apr 09 |
Ceasefire ‘a mistake’, says Israeli minister from ruling Likud party Israel’s diaspora affairs minister and member of the ruling Likud party Amichai Chikli says a ceasefire with Iran was “a mistake”, according to local media reports. “I think it was a mistake to go to a ceasefire at this time. Countries like these, the Japanese Empire, Nazi Germany, you need to bring them to their knees,” he told Israel’s 103FM radio. He added that according to him, the probability that the ceasefire would last is 50 percent. 1 Like |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:51am On Apr 09 |
Israel strikes towns in eastern and southern Lebanon Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that Israel has struck the Lebanese towns of Al-Sheikh and Meifadoun in the east and the southern towns of Kunin and Ali Al-Tahir Heights. There were no initial reports of casualties. The strikes come a day after a wave of Israeli attacks killed at least 254 people and injured 1,165 across Lebanon. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:46am On Apr 09 |
Breaking! Israel says it killed personal secretary to Hezbollah chief The Israeli military says its overnight air strikes in Beirut killed Ali Yusuf Harshi, the personal secretary to Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem. In a statement, the military claimed Harshi was “a close associate and personal advisor” to Qassem. The military also claimed to have attacked two “key crossings” over the Litani River, as well as Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:02am On Apr 09 |
Breaking! More Israeli raids hit south Lebanon Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting an Israeli attack on the town of Habboush in southern Lebanon. Earlier, we reported on raids in the towns of Harouf and Al Duwair. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:01am On Apr 09 |
Iranian delegation heading to Pakistan tonight for talks: Iran’s ambassador Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, says an Iranian delegation will travel to Islamabad tonight for talks based on Iran’s 10-point peace plan. In a post on X, Moghadam said the delegation was making the trip despite the “scepticism” of Iranians over Israeli government efforts to “sabotage the diplomatic initiative”. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 7:00am On Apr 09 |
Happening now! Israel bombs another south Lebanon town We’ve been reporting on an Israeli raid on the town of Harouf. Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic now say there’s been another Israeli attack on the town of al-Duwair, also known as Kherbet el-Doueir. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 6:59am On Apr 09 |
Smoke rises following an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 6:58am On Apr 09 |
Breaking! Israel bombs southern Lebanon Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic say Israeli forces have launched air attacks on the town of Harouf in southern Lebanon |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 6:57am On Apr 09 |
Trump said that it was “highly unlikely” the agreement would not be followed, but warned that if for “any reason it is not”, then the “Shootin’ Starts, bigger, and better, and stronger than anyone has ever seen before”. “It was agreed, a long time ago, and despite all of the fake rhetoric to the contrary – NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS and, the Strait of Hormuz WILL BE OPEN & SAFE,” he added. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 6:56am On Apr 09 |
Trump says US military will remain in and around Iran until ‘real agreement’ is ‘fully complied with’ In a post on his TruthSocial platform, the US president said this would include “US Ships, Aircraft, and Military Personnel, with additional Ammunition, Weaponry, and anything else that is appropriate and necessary for the lethal prosecution and destruction of an already substantially degraded Enemy”. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 10:05pm On Apr 08 |
Lebanon declares day of mourning after Israeli attacks Lebanon has declared Thursday a day of mourning following Israeli attacks that have killed more than 200 and injured more than 1,000 across the country. Prime Minister Salam’s office said he was engaged in diplomatic outreach “to mobilise all of Lebanon’s political and diplomatic resources to stop the Israeli killing machine”. Public administrations will be closed, and flags lowered to mark the day. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 10:04pm On Apr 08 |
Child killed by falling drone debris in Iran’s Khuzestan province A seven-year-old girl has been killed by debris of a drone that was shot down by Iranian air defences, Iranian media is reporting. The drone was shot down at roughly 8pm (16:00 GMT) in Shishtar, Khuzestan province, according to the Deputy Security Officer of Khuzestan. Six members of the girl’s family were also reportedly injured. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:38pm On Apr 08 |
Iran FM spokesperson accuses US of ‘reneging’ early on terms of deal Esmaeil Baghaei, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, has posted a clip on social media of White House press secretary Leavitt telling reporters earlier today that Lebanon is not part of the two-week ceasefire agreement. “If this isn’t yet another case of the US early reneging, then what is it?!” Baghaei wrote alongside the short video. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:13pm On Apr 08 |
US VP Vance says ‘would be dumb’ for Iran to derail ceasefire ‘over Lebanon’ The US vice president has been speaking to reporters before his departure from Hungary: “We have the Iranians promising to open the Strait of Hormuz, and we have a negotiation that’s supposed to start this weekend.” “I think it’s a good first step but we’re going to see if we can make more progress here in the days to come.” Vance says there has been a “legitimate misunderstanding” on Lebanon: “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn’t. We never made that promise.” He says Israel, which killed more than 200 people across Lebanon today, has “offered … to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon because they want to make sure that our negotiation is successful”. “If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice. We think that would be dumb. But that’s their choice.” |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:12pm On Apr 08 |
Photos from, Beirut, Lebanon: A man who survived an Israeli air strike is rescued by a firefighter Rescuers work to free a woman from a damaged building An emergency responder works at the site of an Israeli strike, in al-Mazraa in Beirut
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| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:09pm On Apr 08 |
Breaking! More Israeli air strikes hit areas in southern Lebanon Israeli air strikes have targeted Beit Yahoun, al-Jumaijmah and Majdal Selm areas in southern Lebanon, our colleagues on the ground are reporting. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:08pm On Apr 08 |
Amnesty Internationals calls on states to halt arms sales to Israel Amnesty International’s regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, Heba Morayef, says that the “nightmare for civilians has become more terrifying” in Lebanon, “just hours after the world cautiously welcomed news of a US-Israeli ceasefire with Iran” |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:06pm On Apr 08 |
Hamas condemns Israel’s killing of Al Jazeera journalist in Gaza The Palestinian group has condemned the killing of Mohammed Wishah as the latest in “a long list of crimes targeting journalists in the Gaza Strip”. Israel’s killing of Wishah and other Palestinian journalists aims to “prevent the truth about the genocide” in Gaza from being disseminated, Hamas said in a statement. “International and human rights organizations will face a true test of their legitimacy by taking serious and effective action to pressure the occupation to stop its ongoing crimes against our Palestinian people,” it said. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:05pm On Apr 08 |
Iran’s foreign minister says US must choose ceasefire or war via Israel The US must choose between continued war via Israel or a ceasefire, Iran’s top diplomat says. “The conditions for a ceasefire between Iran and the United States are clear and explicit: America must choose either a ceasefire or the continuation of war through Israel; both cannot coexist,” Araghchi wrote on Telegram. “The world is witnessing the killings in Lebanon. Now the ball is in America’s court, and global public opinion is watching to see whether this country will fulfill its commitments or not.” |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:04pm On Apr 08 |
US sending JD Vance, Kushner and Witkoff to Iran talks in Pakistan Leavitt at the White House says US Vice President JD Vance, as well as top Trump advisers Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, will take part in negotiations in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. “The first round of those talks will take place on Saturday morning local time, and we know we look forward to those in-person meetings,” Leavitt told reporters. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:04pm On Apr 08 |
White House says Trump’s ‘red lines’ on Iran ‘have not changed’ “The president’s red lines, namely the end of Iranian enrichment in Iran, have not changed,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has told reporters in Washington, DC. We’ll bring you more of her remarks shortly. |
| Foreign Affairs › Re: World News! Events Happening Around The World by Jangbajantis: 9:03pm On Apr 08 |
Breaking! Netanyahu says ‘ceasefire with Iran will not include Hezbollah’ “A ceasefire with Iran will not include Hezbollah. We are continuing to hit Hezbollah,” Netanyahu says. Describing today’s widescale and deadly Israeli assault on Lebanon that has killed at least 254 people, the Israeli prime minister told reporters: “We have hit locations Hezbollah thought they were safe [in].” |
