Bulletins and News Discussion from September 23rd to September 29th, 2024 - The War In The North
Image is of a Hezbollah missile attack on a military camp west of Jenin.
The situation between Hezbollah and Israel is rapidly escalating, with massive bombing campaigns on southern Lebanon by Israel predominantly on civilians (as the tunnels in South Lebanon are mostly unreachable to the Zionists, just like in Gaza), while Hezbollah and its allies respond with missile attacks predominantly on Israeli military facilities. Israel is spreading an evacuation order to the residents of southern Lebanese villages while also bombing their routes of escape and civilian infrastructure, similar to a terror tactic used widely in Gaza.
Northern Israel is currently under military censorship to hide their losses, so we get very little information other than what the Resistance provides and what videos and images get through the censors.
I don't know if Israel will dare a ground incursion soon, but it seems fairly likely in the coming days or weeks.
Defense Politics Asia's youtube channel and their map. Their youtube channel has substantially diminished in quality but the map is still useful. Moon of Alabama, which tends to have interesting analysis. Avoid the comment section. Understanding War and the Saker: reactionary sources that have occasional insights on the war. Alexander Mercouris, who does daily videos on the conflict. While he is a reactionary and surrounds himself with likeminded people, his daily update videos are relatively brainworm-free and good if you don't want to follow Russian telegram channels to get news. He also co-hosts The Duran, which is more explicitly conservative, racist, sexist, transphobic, anti-communist, etc when guests are invited on, but is just about tolerable when it's just the two of them if you want a little more analysis. Simplicius, who publishes on Substack. Like others, his political analysis should be soundly ignored, but his knowledge of weaponry and military strategy is generally quite good.
On the ground: Patrick Lancaster, an independent and very good journalist reporting in the warzone on the separatists' side.
Unedited videos of Russian/Ukrainian press conferences and speeches.
Pro-Russian Telegram Channels:
Again, CW for anti-LGBT and racist, sexist, etc speech, as well as combat footage.
https://t.me/aleksandr_skif ~ DPR's former Defense Minister and Colonel in the DPR's forces. Russian language. https://t.me/Slavyangrad ~ A few different pro-Russian people gather frequent content for this channel (~100 posts per day), some socialist, but all socially reactionary. If you can only tolerate using one Russian telegram channel, I would recommend this one. https://t.me/s/levigodman ~ Does daily update posts. https://t.me/patricklancasternewstoday ~ Patrick Lancaster's telegram channel. https://t.me/gonzowarr ~ A big Russian commentator. https://t.me/rybar ~ One of, if not the, biggest Russian telegram channels focussing on the war out there. Actually quite balanced, maybe even pessimistic about Russia. Produces interesting and useful maps. https://t.me/epoddubny ~ Russian language. https://t.me/boris_rozhin ~ Russian language. https://t.me/mod_russia_en ~ Russian Ministry of Defense. Does daily, if rather bland updates on the number of Ukrainians killed, etc. The figures appear to be approximately accurate; if you want, reduce all numbers by 25% as a 'propaganda tax', if you don't believe them. Does not cover everything, for obvious reasons, and virtually never details Russian losses. https://t.me/UkraineHumanRightsAbuses ~ Pro-Russian, documents abuses that Ukraine commits.
“We have to build a fairer and more effective international order,” said French President Emmanuel Macron in his address to the United Nations General Assembly.
He called for a cessation of hostilities, while equating the Israeli aggressions that left hundreds dead, including children and women, with the attacks against military targets by the Lebanese resistance.
French President Emmanuel Macron used his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday to urge Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah to stop hostilities on the border between the two countries.
The president made no mention of the multiple indiscriminate killings from air strikes, although he did “firmly” call on Israel to stop the escalation in Lebanon.
At the same time, he stressed the importance of respecting the “blue line”, the border line drawn by the UN between Israel and Lebanon, at a time when the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) chiefs told the local press that they are prepared to carry out a land invasion in southern Lebanon.
In this regard, Macron warned that an extension of military operations on Lebanese territory would have serious consequences. “There cannot and must not be a war in Lebanon,” the president affirmed, stressing that the situation in Gaza has already generated too many civilian casualties.
“The war in Gaza has gone on too long, and there is no justification for the tens of thousands of Palestinian civilian casualties,” he stressed.
The president also called for a new phase in Gaza, focused on the cessation of hostilities, the return of humanitarian aid and the protection of the civilian population. However, France's condemnation of the Israeli regime has, for the time being, been no more than declarative.
Nevertheless, Macron noted that his country is ready to participate in any initiative that can save lives and ensure the safety of those involved.
On the other hand, Macron advocated a reform in the UN Security Council, seeking to limit the use of the veto in cases of mass crimes.