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Iraqi Drones Strike Eilat

CrossFireArabia
September 26, 2024

Iraqi drones breached Israeli airspace, Wednesday night, striking Eilat which was built on the ruins of Umm Al-Rashrash. Sirens blared across the city as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) originating from Iraq penetrated deep into area, according to local reports.

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for the operation, stating its drones targeted a “vital site” in the occupied city. The group emphasized that the operation was part of its continued resistance against Israeli occupation, expressing solidarity with Palestinians and Lebanese people, adding the attack was a response to massacres committed by the occupation against civilians, including children, women, and the elderly according to the Quds News Network.

Footage of the moment Iraq’s Resistance hit israel with drones

The 3 drones targeted the port of "Eilat" in southern occupied Palestine.

At least one Israeli injured pic.twitter.com/0NSOQIniP7
— Ryan Rozbiani (@RyanRozbiani) September 25, 2024

Israeli Channel 14 confirmed three drones entered Israeli airspace over Eilat. One drone reportedly crashed near the port, a second was intercepted, and the whereabouts of the third remains unknown. In their statement the Israeli military acknowledged only two drones.

Israeli sources reported two injuries among Israeli settlers following the explosion of one of the drones in a targeted location in the city. Footage from the scene showed significant damage in the area where the Iraqi drone had landed.

This drone strike comes as tensions are escalating across the region. Israel is currently conducting a large-scale military offensive in Lebanon, while its genocide in Gaza has persisted for almost a year. Earlier today, the Islamic Resistance in Iraq also claimed to have launched a missile attack on a key target in northern Israel, describing it as part of its broader retaliation for Israeli actions against civilians.

⚡️Important developments today:

1️⃣Hezbollah unveiled Qader-1 ballistic missile with 500kg warhead

2️⃣Iraqi resistance successfully hit Eilat port with a Shahid-131 drone

3️⃣Safad came under heavy fire from Hezbollah

4️⃣Hezbollah tries to evacuate Haifa port with multiple attacks pic.twitter.com/V2Z78gAZdA
— Arya – آریا (@AryJeay) September 25, 2024

The same group recently carried out a drone attack near the Jordan Valley, signaling its ongoing campaign of strikes in response to Israeli massacres of civilians.

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IOM: Over 90,000 People Displaced in Lebanon

CrossFireArabia
September 26, 2024

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released its latest Mobility Tracking displacement update showing at least 90,350 people have become newly displaced since 19 September, following the latest military escalation in Lebanon.

According to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, nearly 600 people have been killed, including 50 children, and approximately 1,700 injured, since Monday.

Deeply alarmed by the military escalation in #Lebanon, which claimed hundreds of lives, incl women & children.

Protection of civilians, infrastructure, & welfare must be respected in line with IHL. IOM is on the ground, working with partners to address urgent needs. pic.twitter.com/PRUQ2mFe7m
— Amy Pope (@IOMchief) September 24, 2024

IOM Director General Amy Pope, speaking from the United Nations General Assembly in New York reiterated a call for diplomacy, peace and de-escalation.

“We are deeply alarmed by the military escalation in Lebanon, which has claimed hundreds of lives, including women and children.” DG Pope said. “The welfare of civilians and protection of related infrastructure must be respected, in line with international humanitarian law and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 which calls for peace and stability in the region.”

IOM is working with government authorities and partners to address immediate humanitarian needs. It is responding with the delivery of assistance, services, and protection to internally displaced persons by supporting local authorities and partners.

The Organization is distributing essential relief items to internally displaced persons and host families, and protection services, including psychosocial support services. In close coordination with the Government of Lebanon, IOM provided 1,350 mattresses, blankets, and pillows in the past 48 hours to individuals sheltering in schools and other buildings that have been converted into shelters for displaced families.

Since October 2023, IOM has delivered lifesaving medicines and supplies to Ministry of Public Health hospitals and health centres across the south, prepositioned vital equipment and more recently, provided logistics support the Ministry’s primary warehouse facility.

The United Nations said Wednesday that some 90,000 people had been displaced in #Lebanon this week amid the ongoing aggression and relentless IDF strikes. Since Monday, the UN's International Organization for Migration has recorded "90,530 newly displaced persons", a statement… pic.twitter.com/hWxi0gpPaW
— KUWAIT TIMES (@kuwaittimesnews) September 25, 2024

“Our teams are on the ground, working tirelessly alongside our government counterparts and local partners to deliver vital humanitarian support to those who need it most. We are committed to scaling up our response to meet the growing needs faced by so many across Lebanon” said Mathieu Luciano, IOM’s Head of Office in Lebanon.

Prior to the recent displacement across Lebanon, the country was already in the grips of a protracted political and socio-economic crisis, with more than 3.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.

In support of the Government of Lebanon, IOM is scaling up its critical humanitarian support to ensure the needs of displaced populations and host communities are met.

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Israel Must Provide Info of 88 Bodies It Left in Khan Yunis Street

CrossFireArabia
September 26, 2024

It is regrettable that Israel turned over the bodies of 88 dead Palestinians in a container without providing any information about who they were, where they were found, when they died, or how they died.

Upon the bodies’ arrival in such condition, the Gaza Ministry of Health declared that it would halt the container’s delivery process until all necessary data and information about the bodies were obtained in order to identify their identities.

The “container” holding the dead bodies was left in one of Khan Yunis’s streets. This is a grave violation of the rights of the dead people and their families, as well as a catastrophic situation that could result in a health catastrophe.

🧵Today Israel sent to Gaza a truckload of 88 dead decomposing bodies without any autopsy reports or information about their identity & how, where or when they were killed

Israel is systematically violating the human dignity of the dead & exacerbating their loved ones' suffering pic.twitter.com/hSqIKUZSr9
— Euro-Med Monitor (@EuroMedHR) September 25, 2024

Urgent international intervention is needed to open a thorough and impartial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of these Palestinians, identifying them, and returning their human remains to their families so they can be buried with dignity.

All pertinent international parties have an unavoidable international duty to carry out these investigations in compliance with international standards.

Under international law, specifically international humanitarian and human rights law, Israel must respect the dead and their remains and take all legal procedures to identify them, including documenting and sharing as much information as possible.

In addition to working with the Israeli occupation to identify and provide information about the victims, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator, the World Health Organization, and the Red Cross must move quickly to begin the burial process. This will stop the victims’ mistreatment and violation of their human dignity.

EuroMed Human Rights Monitor

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Israeli Troops Prepare to Invade Lebanon

CrossFireArabia
September 25, 2024

The Israeli army stated, Wednesday, it is preparing for a ground operation in Lebanon as airstrikes continue to pound the country.

“We are not stopping, the fighter jets have been striking all day [in Lebanon], and we are preparing for the maneuver,” Israeli Chief of Staff Gen. Herzi Halevi said during an exercise in the north, according to a military statement.

He visited the 7th Brigade at the northern border, along with the commanding officer of the Northern Command, the commanding officer of the 98th Division, the commanding officer of the Ground Forces Training Center, and the commanding officer of the 7th Brigade, the statement added according to the Anadolu news agency.

BREAKING: ISRAELI ARMY CHIEF SAYS THEY ARE PREPARING FOR A GROUND INVASION

Herzi Halevi:

“We are not stopping. The planes are attacking all day, also to prepare the ground for the possibility of a ground maneuver in Lebanon – the goal is very clear: to return the residents of… pic.twitter.com/Qu7UvzkxSm
— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) September 25, 2024

“You hear the jets overhead; we have been striking all day. This is both to prepare the ground for your possible entry and to continue degrading Hezbollah,” Halevi told soldiers.

“Today, Hezbollah expanded its range of fire, and later today, they will receive a very strong response. Prepare yourselves,” he said.

Erlier, the army said that it struck over 280 Hezbollah-linked targets in Lebanon since Wednesday morning.

The army called up two reserve brigades to the northern border with Lebanon early Wednesday amid its ongoing attacks on the country.

🚨 IDF CHIEF OF STAFF CONFIRMS PREPARATION FOR GROUND MANEUVERS AGAINST HEZBOLLAH 🚨

During an exercise at Israel’s northern border, Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, emphasized the ongoing efforts to prepare for potential ground maneuvers against… pic.twitter.com/CVT9MiuxUI
— Israel Realtime (@IsraelRealtime) September 25, 2024

The mobilization of reserve forces signals potential preparations for ground operations.

Israel has launched waves of deadly airstrikes on Lebanon since Monday morning, killing nearly 610 people and injuring over 2,000 others, according to Lebanese health authorities.

Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in cross-border warfare since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, which has killed over 41,400 people, mostly women and children, following a cross-border attack by Hamas last Oct. 7.

The international community has warned against the strikes on Lebanon, as they raise the specter of spreading the Gaza conflict regionally.

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‘We Are Complicit’ – Jean-Luc Mélenchon

CrossFireArabia
September 25, 2024

French politician and leader of La France Insoumise, Jean-Luc Mélenchon: “Right now, Lebanon is being bombed, and genocide in Gaza has been ongoing for nearly a year. Yet the world looks away. We are morally responsible for what is happening, and whether you like it or not, we are complicit.”