Israel's Paranoia
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Israel violated global child rights treaty in Gaza, UN committee says
GENEVA (Reuters) - A UN committee on Thursday (Sep 19) accused Israel of severe breaches of a global treaty protecting children's rights, saying its military actions in Gaza had a catastrophic impact on them and are among the worst violations in recent history.
Palestinian health authorities say 41,000 people have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its military campaign in response to cross-border attacks by Hamas on Oct 7 where 1,200 were killed and 250 taken hostage, according to Israeli tallies.
UN rights chief sounds alarm on Gaza's humanitarian crisis
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, has addressed the Security Council regarding the "tragic" events in the Middle East, highlighting the "catastrophic" humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Who is Ibrahim Aqil, the top Hezbollah commander killed in an Israeli strike?
BEIRUT (Agencies) - Ibrahim Aqil, the Hezbollah operations commander killed in an Israeli strike on Friday (Sep 20), had a US$7 million bounty on his head for two 1983 Beirut truck bombings that killed more than 300 people at the American embassy and a US Marin barracks.
He headed the Hezbollah group's elite Radwan Force and had been in a meeting of the unit when he was killed in an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs. Radwan Force fighters spearhead Hezbollah's operations on the ground.
Top Hezbollah commander among 14 killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the Lebanese movement in an airstrike on Beirut on Friday (Sep 20), vowing to press on with a new military campaign until it is able to secure the area around the Lebanese border.
Hezbollah confirmed in the early hours of Saturday that its top military commander Ibrahim Aqil was killed, calling him "one of its top leaders", without providing further details on his killing.
