Tuesday, October 01, 2024

Aljezeera links on events in Lebanon, and background Hezbollah, and Nazrallah. Plus a few Israeli links.

 A bio and history of the assassinated leader.

Fact background of Hezbollah.

Dozens of targets.

Aftermath photos.

Israeli coverage clearly differs, and international coverage seems cautiously noncommittal. It is a picture of people going beyond diplomacy to war.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/latest/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-knew-of-nasrallahs-location-for-months-some-ministers-opposed-hit-reports/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/irans-khamenei-moved-to-secure-location-after-israel-kills-hassan-nasrallah/ 

https://www.ynetnews.com/article/s1vvygd0a#autoplay

It is the other side of the world, but between China and the far east, and Europe. As such, and with all that oil, events there reverberate here. And we provide aircraft and munitions (and veto votes) to favor one side.