War on Lebanon
CrossFireArabia- November 14, 2024
Since the initiation of Israel’s onslaught on Lebanon, over 3365 civilians were killed including 203 children. Here’s a recap of the Israeli occupation’s atrocities against civilians.
300,000 Lebanese Kids Flee to Syria
- CrossFireArabia
- November 13, 2024
About 300,000 children have fled from Lebanon to Syria in the past seven weeks to seek safety from the worsening conflict, only to arrive in a country where humanitarian needs have never been higher, Save the Children organisation said.
Many children are travelling alone, separated from parents or families, and are at risk of abuse, food shortages and illness as winter looms.
The UN estimates that approximately 60 per cent of the people being displaced from Lebanon to Syria are children and adolescents with many arriving in desperate need of medical care, shelter, food and water.
Expert: Israeli Soldiers in State of ‘War Fatigue’
- CrossFireArabia
- November 12, 2024
Military expert Brigadier-General Mohammed Al-Samadi said the killing of five Israeli soldiers in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip confirms the resistance’s exploitation of the rubble and debris of houses to launch sniper operations against occupation soldiers.
Al-Samadi added Israel imposes a blackout and censorship on its real losses in Gaza, as the operations indicate they are much greater than what is announced, pointing out the morale of the soldiers has declined significantly, because they have come to realize the futility of the war they are fighting.
The military expert cited talk about reducing the periods of service of the occupation forces, saying it confirms attempts to reduce cases of evasion from conscription and perhaps complete abstention from service due to frustration and “war fatigue”.
According to Al-Samadi, the resistance does not need large numbers of fighters to launch its operations, while the occupation army needs entire battalions and brigades in order to continue the war.
He pointed out the danger of the Israeli soldiers’ reluctance to go to war “at this dangerous stage in the life of the state”, and said that it reflects a lack of faith in the political leadership and the usefulness of the war, in addition to the fact that last October was the bloodiest month in the ranks of the occupation army.
Reducing period of service
The Israeli occupation army decided to reduce the period of reserve service from an average of 20 weeks for each soldier to only 9 weeks after the unusual decrease in the number of applicants for service, according to Israeli media.
Israeli media revealed a significant decrease in the number of reserve soldiers joining the Israeli army as a result of the government pushing a bill that allows the continued exemption of religious Jews from military service, as well as due to fatigue.
Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said that the army is concerned about a decrease of between 15% and 25% in reserve service, and explained that this feeling emerged in recent weeks in the combat brigades in the Gaza Strip, and on the northern front – during the war on Lebanon – stressing that it affects the army’s operational decisions according to Al Jazeera.
Expert: Israel Fails to Achieve Lebanon Goals
- CrossFireArabia
- November 11, 2024
Military strategic expert Nidal Abu Zeid said the occupation army’s statements that it achieved 90% of the objectives of its military operation in southern Lebanon are unrealistic. How wounders whether they are really preparing to end their military operations in southern Lebanon.
He said the most prominent objectives, return of the residents of the northern settlements, have not been achieved. On the contrary he pointed out there has been a displacement movement of residents of many areas in the northern Israeli settlements due to continuing military strikes by Hezbollah.
Abu Zeid added to Jordan 24 that the occupation is preparing, through the media, to end the war with Hezbollah after the latter targeted three crucial military factories, namely the Rafael factory for manufacturing armor, Yudifat factory for manufacturing aircraft spare parts, and the Lama factory for manufacturing parts for air defense systems, 135 km from the Lebanese border.
He pointed out Hezbollah’s target bank has details and accurate information about important Israeli sites and is working on them on a “gradual equation.”
Regarding what is happening in Gaza, Abu Zaid pointed out the Israeli army established a new axis in north Gaza, parallel to the Netzarim axis and the Philadelphi axis.
Thus it is dividing Jabalia from Gaza city, which means re-engineering the geography and demographics of Gaza to enable its occupation forces to repeat the West Bank model by ensuring the ability to move within the Strip in the way it wants.
Baby Survives After 14 Hrs Under Rubble
- CrossFireArabia
- November 9, 2024
Young Ali Khalifa miraculously survived after spending 14 hours under the rubble following an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon.
He lost his parents, sister, and grandmothers, and doctors had to amputate his hand.
Ali is a two-year-old child. He miraculously survived after Israel destroyed his house last Tuesday, in Sarafund. Eleven other people were killed in the attack.
