World News – Page 83 – Prologue Journal

Ground offensive preceded by year of secret raids in Lebanon, Israel says

Washington Post Before sending troops into Lebanon Tuesday, Israel carried out more than 70 operations north of the border, an Israeli official said. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/02/israel-lebanon-raids/

Israel’s Strikes in Beirut Brings the Once-Bustling Suburbs to a Standstill

New York Times Airstrikes targeting members of Hezbollah have brought the Dahiya neighborhoods south of Beirut to a standstill, its residents fleeing and businesses shuttering. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/02/world/middleeast/hezbollah-beirut-dahiya.html

Israel assesses Iranian missile damage, weighs response

Washington Post The barrage of more than 180 missiles Tuesday left only scattered damage but was seen as a major provocation in an increasingly tense moment for the region. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/02/iran-missile-attack-israel-response/

Chinese Communist Party marks 75 years of rule as economic, security threats persist

Fox News China is marking the 75th year of Communist Party rule as economic challenges and security threats linger over the massive state. No festivities have been announced for the 75th anniversary on Tuesday, save for a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square, with an honor guard marching from the entrance of the sprawling palace that…

WATCH: US destroyer fires ballistic missile interceptors to defend Israel against Iranian barrage

Fox News The U.S. Navy has released video showing the fiery launch of ballistic missile interceptors from two guided-missile destroyers in the Eastern Mediterranean to defend Israel from an Iranian missile barrage on Tuesday. The USS Cole and USS Bulkeley fired about a dozen interceptors as Iran bombarded Israel with nearly 200 ballistic missiles in…

Israel bans UN secretary-general over anti-Israel actions: ‘Doesn’t deserve to set foot on Israeli soil’

Fox News The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) met on Wednesday following Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, but overshadowing the meeting was Israel’s announcement that it had banned the U.N. secretary-general due to his failure to condemn Iran. “Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran’s heinous attack on Israel does not deserve to step foot on…

Putin signs law giving criminal defendants immunity if they join the army

Washington Post With the new rule, Russia will be sending an additional 20,000 men under investigation or awaiting trial on charges to the front lines. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/02/russia-criminal-immunity-military-contract/

Iran mustered fiercer attack than in the spring, warns of even worse

Washington Post Iran relied largely on ballistic missiles, rather than slower moving munitions, and several of them succeeded in striking Israel. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/02/iran-israel-ballistic-missile-attack/

8 Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon as Netanyahu says IDF engaged in ‘tough war’ with Hezbollah

Fox News Eight Israeli soldiers have been killed in the ongoing ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that his country is in the “middle of a tough war against Iran’s axis of evil.” The Israeli Defense Forces announced that Captain Eitan Itzhak Oster, 22, Captain Harel Etinger, 23,…

U.K. Conservatives struggle with which way to go after election loss

Washington Post At the first Conservative Party Conference since an election knocked them out of power, Tories were split on whether to swing right or hew to the middle. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/10/02/uk-conservative-party-conference-leadership/