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Macron urges countries to ‘stop delivering weapons’ to Israel for war in Gaza

Washington Post French President Emmanuel Macron’s call comes as the war in Gaza grinds on, and the regional conflict escalates further into Lebanon. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/05/macron-france-stop-arms-israel-gaza-war/

Iranian news media asks: Where is top Quds Forces commander General Esmail Ghaani?

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/05/world/israel-iran-hezbollah-lebanon/iranian-news-media-asks-where-is-top-quds-forces-commander-general-esmail-ghaani

Netanyahu calls Macron, other Western leaders who support arms embargo against Israel a ‘disgrace’

Fox News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed French President Emmanuel Macron and other Western leaders on Saturday who he said had called for an arms embargo on Israel over its airstrikes against Hamas in Gaza. “As Israel fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilized countries should be standing firmly by Israel’s…

Mossad’s pager operation: Inside Israel’s penetration of Hezbollah

Washington Post New details emerge of Israel’s elaborate plan to sabotage Hezbollah communications devices to kill or main thousands of its operatives. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/05/israel-mossad-hezbollah-pagers-nasrallah/

Tunisia to vote for president as the incumbent consolidates power

Washington Post Tunisians will vote in presidential elections Sunday. But its years-long democratic experiment may be coming to an end. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/05/tunisia-elections-free-fair-saied-kais/

Hvaldimir autopsy finds no gunshot wounds in alleged Russian spy whale

Washington Post Animal rights groups questioned the report’s conclusion that there were no human-caused injuries, and they called for further police investigation. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/05/hvaldimir-autopsy-bacterial-infection-gunshot/

Israel expands strikes to northern Lebanon as death toll rises

Washington Post Hamas said that the strike in Tripoli killed one of its field commanders. Another strike in eastern Lebanon killed Hamas’s “executive authority” in Lebanon. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/05/israel-expands-strikes-northern-lebanon-death-toll-rises/

Rising from the ashes: Israelis in nation’s war-torn south move home a year after October 7 massacre

Fox News Before October 7, the communities of the mostly agricultural cooperative settlements, commonly known as kibbutzim, near the Gaza Strip, were considered some of the most picturesque places in Israel, characterized by green fields and carpets of vibrant red anemones. Yet, they were also among the most bombarded areas in the country. “Ninety-nine percent…

Fear Factors

New York Times Sometimes the scariest movies are the ones that depict the ordinary horrors of life. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/05/briefing/fear-factors.html

Ukraine left in security limbo with Zelensky U.S. trip results unclear

Washington Post Since the U.S. visit, Ukraine is in an unsettling limbo — reliant on the United States as its main ally yet unsure how long that support will continue. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/05/zelensky-biden-visit-russia/