40-plus Palestinians killed in Israeli
attacks on 100s of residential
buildings in N Gaza: Report
November 3rd, 2:16am
(PressTV)
The Gaza Strip’s Government Media Office says more
than 40 Palestinians -- including many women and
children, have been killed during Israeli attacks
on hundreds of residential buildings in the
northern part of the coastal sliver.
The fatalities have occurred over the space of just 48
hours, the office reported in a statement on Saturday.
The Israeli military has bombed and destroyed 254
residential structures... at the Nuseirat Refugee
Camp in northern Gaza, throughout the period,
deploying internationally banned ammunition
from warplanes and tanks, it noted.
“Explosive barrels were planted among citizens’
homes and detonated remotely,” the
statement said.
“The occupation.... also used missiles with immense
destructive power against homes,” the office said,
noting that the projectiles, which were “mostly
covered with asbestos... and zinc sheets,”
reduced the targets..... “to rubble, in an
unimaginable humanitarian disaster.”
The office further denounced the regime’s allies,
including the United States, the UK, Germany,
and France, as countries that are “complicit
--- in the ongoing genocide,” holding them
fully responsible for the continuation
of the regime’s atrocities.
The most recent victims of the aggression are among
the 43,300-plus Palestinians, who have been killed
as a result of the regime’s October 2023-present
genocidal war on entire Gaza. Women and
children comprise the majority of
the victims.
“We demand that the international community, and all
international organizations exert maximum pressure
on the Israeli occupation to stop its crimes against
humanity ------ and end the genocidal war against
defenseless civilians in the Gaza Strip,”
the statement concluded.
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Two more Israeli forces
killed in northern Gaza:
Reports
November 2nd, 10:06pm
(PressTV)
Israeli media outlets have reported the death of two
more Israeli forces in the northern part of the Gaza
Strip, where the Israeli military is facing
increasingly stiff resistance.
Reporting on Saturday, the outlets said the forces
belonged to the military’s Givati Brigade --- an
infantry force, adding that another trooper
was seriously injured in confrontations
with Palestinian resistance fighters.
The fatalities occurred after the troops entered
a booby-trapped house in the city of Jabalia.
The structure lies near a residential building that was
blown up following the intrusion of a group of Israeli
troops, resulting in the death of four of the forces
earlier this week.
The Israeli military itself has admitted that four of its
forces had been wounded across Gaza over the
past 24 hours.
A day earlier --- fighters with the armed wing of the
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas released
a statement --- announcing their killing and
wounding of as many as fifteen Israeli
troops - during a complex operation
in northern Gaza.
Palestinians have stepped up their resistance
operations in the face of intensified Israeli
aggression in northern Gaza that has
claimed the lives of more than
1,000 people over the
past weeks.
Announcing the death toll, Mahmoud Basal, Gaza’s
chief of civil defense, recently said, “The
occupation deliberately destroys more
than one building in each airstrike
to cause the highest number
of martyrs.”
A Gazan official says the Israeli regime’s intensified
attacks on the northern part of the coastal sliver
has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians, mostly
women and children, so far.
The fatalities are among the 43,300-plus Palestinians,
who have been killed --- as a result of the Israeli
regime’s October 2023-present genocidal war
on the territory. Women and children
comprise the majority of
the victims.
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Israeli Enemy Continues War on
Lebanon, Targeting Akkar
for the First Time
November 2nd, 9:40pm
(al Manar)
The barbaric Zionist war on Lebanon continued on
Saturday, launching numerous air raids on the
South, Bekaa, Beirut and the North.
The aggression so far has left 2,968 martyrs and
13,319 injuries, according to the latest toll
released by the health ministry.
In details, an Israeli warplane raided Haris town in
Tyre City, leaving casualties. Other Zionist air
raids targeted the town of Halousiya and
the outskirts of the town of Qana.
Zionist drone attacks also targeted the vicinity of
Hiram Hospital and the area between Al-Humairi
and Maaroub.
The Zionist air force.. raided the area between
Al-maslakh and Al-Salihiya neighbourhoods...
in the city of Nabatieh, leaving two martyrs.
An Israeli drone also carried out a raid
with a guided missile, targeting the
eastern town of Zawtar.
The Israeli war jets also raided Germash crossing
in Hermel City on the borders between Lebanon
and Syria. An Israeli air raid also targeted
Mashghara town in Western Bekaa
with no casualties reported.
Akkar was targeted for the first time by the Israeli war
on Lebanon. One air raid targeted Mount Akroum,
while another one hit the area between
Al-Nassoub and Halwas.
On the other hand, the Islamic Resistance continued
attacking the Israeli occupation forces in the border
villages - in addition to the Zionist military bases
and settlements.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
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US embassy in Beirut blocks Iraq-
Lebanon humanitarian air bridge
November 2nd, 8pm
(PressTV)
The US embassy in Beirut - has blocked the
establishment of a humanitarian air bridge
between Iraq and Lebanon, insisting that
any consignment of humanitarian aid
destined for those displaced as a
result of the - ongoing - Israeli
military offensive, must be
delivered via Jordan “for
inspection first.”
According to a report by the Lebanese Al Akhbar
Arabic-language newspaper.. Washington..
reportedly also threatened - to slap more
sanctions against Lebanon's flag carrier,
Middle East Airlines (MEA), if its planes
were used to transport those wounded
by the explosion of thousands of hand
-held pagers and walkie-talkies -- in
terror attacks by Israel.
Furthermore, the US embassy in Lebanon, receives a
“daily manifesto” of all passengers traveling through
Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport... from the
International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Iraq became one of the top providers of humanitarian
aid - via land - to Lebanon, since the Israeli military
invaded southern Lebanon at the start of October.
Nevertheless, Israel's destruction --- of the main road
linking Lebanon to Syria has hampered those efforts.
Al Akhbar reported that the US embassy is behind
“mysterious” road works in the coastal Dbayeh
area north of Beirut.... noting -- that the
development comes as Washington
continues to meddle in Beirut's
internal politics.
“[Bulldozers] began at the beginning of the aggression
to open a passage between the sea road adjacent to
the [Lebanese Armed Forces'] Al-Fuhoud barracks,
in Dbayeh and the sea …... After some residents
became suspicious of these works and asked
the army about their nature, the military
institution denied any knowledge of
the matter,” the report read.
Lebanon's Ministry of Public Works and Transport, has
denied any knowledge about the construction, which
the daily newspaper says is being undertaken at the
request of the US embassy --- under the “implicit
approval” of the Lebanese army's command to
allegedly “prepare for the evacuation” of
US citizens.
Last month, local media reported that the US embassy
in Lebanon has been in talks with their local allies to
ignite an “internal uprising” that would help the Tel
Aviv regime achieve its war goals.
At least 71 people were killed and 169 wounded
in Israeli airstrikes on Friday, according to
Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
The total number of deaths from Israeli attacks
in Lebanon since October 2023 now stands at
2,968, with 13,319 people wounded.
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Israel plans to displace Palestinians
in occupied West Bank: Senior
Hamas official
November 2nd, 7:50pm
(PressTV)
A senior official with the Palestinian resistance
movement Hamas has warned of Israel’s plans
to annex the West Bank & drive Palestinians
out of their villages, as the regime’s troops
continue their deadly raids on the
occupied territory.
“We warn --- of the grave danger posed by the plans, led
by the extremist occupation regime and illegal settler
groups to displace the residents of Palestinian
villages in the occupied West Bank,”
Mahmoud Mardawi said, in a
statement on Saturday.
He went on to say that the Israeli regime’s current
actions in different areas across the West Bank -
constitute a “serious plan --- targeting the
Palestinian presence” in the
occupied territory.
Mardawi further noted that the occupying regime
“seeks to alter the demographic reality -- and
complete its West Bank annexation plan,
which has already resulted in the
seizure of thousands of acres
of Palestinian land... over
the years.”
The latest development came after Israel's far-right
minister Bezalel Smotrich called for the full
annexation of the West Bank and the
Gaza Strip - earlier this week.
Speaking at a recent summit in occupied al-Quds,
hosted by Israel for a US evangelical audience
on Monday, Smotrich asserted that Israel
should unequivocally declare - there
would be no Palestinian state.
Smotrich, who has a history of making outrage-inciting
comments and provoking Palestinians, repeated his
proposal of expanding Israeli settlements within
the West Bank and other occupied territories.
Israel has ramped up its aggression against
Palestinians across the West Bank since
October 7 last year --- when it launched
a genocidal war against the Gaza Strip.
Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed and
thousands of others injured by Israeli settlers
or troops across the occupied territory
since the onset of the war.
There has also been a sharp increase in violent
assaults by extremist Jewish settlers across
the West Bank.
More than 700,000 Israelis live in over 230
settlements built since the 1967 Israeli
occupation of the West Bank and
East al-Quds.
The international community --- views the
settlements as illegal under international
law and the Geneva Conventions, due to
their construction on occupied territory.
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Israeli Commandos Kidnap
Lebanese Civil Naval
Officer from Batroun
November 2nd, 5:38pm
(al Manar)
Marking a new Israeli aggression and violation of
Lebanon’s sovereignty, a Zionist naval force
landed in the northern Lebanese coastal
town of Batroun early on Friday and
captured one person, a security
source said.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said
security forces were investigating the incident.
Caretaker Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali
Hamieh indicated that the kidnapped Imad Amhaz
is a civilian naval officer.
He said: “The kidnapping of Amhaz -- took place 100
metres from his place of residence. If it is proven
that the kidnapping took place via a naval
landing, where is the implementation
of Resolution 1701?”
Hamieh stressed that communication is underway
with UNIFIL, as “the Lebanese coast is monitored
by the peace-keeping forces, periodically, from
Naqoura to Arida.”
The Zionist force “went with all its weapons
and equipment to a chalet near the beach,
kidnapping a Lebanese man… and sailing
away into the open sea on a speedboat,”
the NNA said.
Media reports indicated that the Israeli operation
was likely coordinated with the German navy
monitoring the Lebanese coasts, in the
context of the implementation of
the UN Resolution 1701.
Hezbollah Media Relations issued a statement to deny
the allegations promoted by Al-Arabiya TV Channel,
reiterating that the Resistance Party does not
have sources (or close sources).
Hezbollah affirmed that it reflects its stances in clear
statements and may never give confidential data to
media outlets involved in the Zionist propaganda
against the Resistance.
For his part, MP Jamil Al-Sayyed indicated that the
Zionist naval attack reflects a sample of the
situation that the enemy and its allies
want to impose on Lebanon.
They want Lebanon to be -- without
protection, deterrence, and dignity.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
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Hezbollah Long-Range Missiles, Drones
Strike Israeli Occupation Settlements
and Military Bases
November 2nd, 4:42pm
(al Manar)
The Islamic Resistance continued on Saturday its
fierce confrontation with the Israeli occupation
army waging a destructive war on Lebanon.
The Zionist enemy has so far failed to achieve any
ground achievement in the border area between
Lebanon and occupied Palestine - granting the
air force criminals all the chance to carry out
more raids on several Lebanese areas.
Hezbollah Military Media issued a long series of
statements detailing the Resistance attacks
and their outcomes.
Statement One
In defense of Lebanon and its people -- and within the
framework of the “Khaibar” operations series, and in
response to the enemy’s assaults and massacres ---
and in answer to the call of “Labbeik ya Nasrallah”
[Here I am, at your service O Nasrallah], the
Islamic Resistance fighters, bombarded the
Glilot base, affiliated with the 8200 Military
Intelligence Unit, in the suburbs of Tel
Aviv using a qualitative missile
barrage at 2:30 am --- on
Saturday, 02-11-2024.
Statement Two
In defense of Lebanon and its people, and within the
framework of the warning issued by the Islamic
Resistance to several northern settlements,
the Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded
the Sha’al settlement with a missile
barrage on the morning of
Saturday, 2-11-2024.
Statement Three
In defense of Lebanon and its people, and within the
framework of the warning issued by the Islamic
Resistance to several northern settlements,
the Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded
Dalton settlement with a missile barrage
on the morning of Saturday, 2-11-2024.
Statement Four
In defense of Lebanon and its people, and within the
framework of the warning issued by the Islamic
Resistance to several northern settlements,
the Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded
Yesud HaMa’ala settlement with a missile
barrage on the morning of Saturday,
2-11-2024.
Statement Five
In defense of Lebanon and its people, and within the
framework of the warning issued by the Islamic
Resistance to several northern settlements,
the Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded
Bar-Yohai (Sapir|”Al-Safsaf”) settlement
with a missile barrage on the morning
of Saturday, 2-11-2024.
Statement Six
In defense of Lebanon and its people, and within the
framework of the warning issued by the Islamic
Resistance to several northern settlements,
the Islamic Resistance fighters bombarded
Birya (north of Safed) settlement with a
missile barrage on the morning of
Saturday, 2-11-2024.
Statement Seven
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the fighters of
the Islamic Resistance targeted, at 9:30 AM on
Saturday, November 2, 2024, the Krayot area
north of Haifa with a missile barrage.
Statement Eight
In defense of Lebanon and its people... and within the
framework of the Khaibar operations series --- and in
response to the assaults and massacres committed
by the Zionist enemy ------ and answering the call of
“Labbeik ya Nasrallah” [Here I am at your service
O Nasrallah], the Islamic Resistance launched
an aerial operation ----- with a squadron of
assault drones on Palmachim Air Base
(which contains a military research
centre and radar...... for the Hetz
[Arrow] system) -- south of Tel
Aviv 11:15 am on Saturday,
2-11-2024, accurately
hitting its targets.
Statement Nine
In defense of Lebanon and its people - and within the
framework of the Khaibar operations series --- and in
response to the assaults & massacres committed by
the Zionist enemy and answering the call of “Labbeik
ya Nasrallah” [Here I am, at your service O Nasrallah]
-- the Islamic Resistance targeted the Zvulun Military
Industries Base north of Haifa with a qualitative
missile barrage at 11:05 am on Saturday,
02-11-2024.
Statement Ten
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic
Resistance targeted, for the second time, Zvulun
Military Industries Base north of Haifa with a
missile barrage at 12:45 pm on Saturday,
02-11-2024.
Statement 11
In defense of Lebanon and its people -- the Islamic
Resistance targeted a gathering of ‘Israeli’ enemy
forces east of Maroun Al-Ras ---- with a missile
barrage at 12:30 pm on Saturday, 02-11-2024.
Statement 12
In defense of Lebanon and its people -- the Islamic
Resistance targeted a gathering of ‘Israeli’ enemy
forces in Al-Malkiya settlement -- with a missile
barrage at 12:30 pm on Saturday, 02-11-2024.
Statement 13
In defense of Lebanon and its people -- the Islamic
Resistance targeted a gathering of ‘Israeli’ enemy
forces north of the occupied city of Safad with
a missile barrage at 12:30 pm on Saturday,
02-11-2024.
Statement 14
In defense of Lebanon and its people ---- the Islamic
Resistance targeted a gathering of “Israeli” enemy
forces in Bar-Yohai (Sapir |”Al-Safsaf”) settlement
with a missile barrage at 12:30 pm on Saturday,
2-11-2024.
Statement 15
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic
Resistance bombarded the occupied Safad city
with a missile barrage at 1:30 pm on Saturday,
2-11-2024.
Statement 16
In defense of Lebanon and its people --- and as part
of the Khaybar operations - responding to the call
“Labbayk Ya Nasr Allah,” the Islamic Resistance
launched an aerial attack with a swarm of
assault drones -- at 8:00 AM on Saturday,
November 2, 2024, targeting the Ramat
David base and airport, hitting its
targets accurately.
Statement 17
In defense of Lebanon and its people, and within the
framework of the Khaibar operations series, and in
response to the call of “Labbeik ya Nasrallah”
[Here I am, at your service O Nasrallah], the
Islamic Resistance targeted the Glilot base
of the 8200 Military Intelligence Unit in the
suburbs of Tel Aviv with an assault drone
at 7:45 am on Saturday, 02-11-2024,
hitting its target accurately.
Statement 18
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic
Resistance launched an aerial attack with a
squadron of assault drones on Shraga base
north of the occupied city of Akka at
7:45 am on Saturday, 02-11-2024,
accurately hitting its targets.
Statement 19
In defense of Lebanon and its people ---- the Islamic
Resistance fighters targeted, for the first time, the
Regional Logistics Regiment at the “Misgav” base
northeast of the city of Haifa --- with a missile
barrage at 2:00 pm on Saturday, 02-11-2024.
Statement 20
In defense of Lebanon and its people, the Islamic
Resistance fighters targeted ELTA Military
Industries company northeast of Haifa
city with a missile barrage at 2:00 pm
on Saturday, 02-11-2024.
Statement 21
In defense of Lebanon and its people ----- the Islamic
Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of “Israeli”
enemy soldiers at “Tal Al-Khazan” on the outskirts
of Houla town with a missile barrage at 02:30 pm
on Saturday, 02-11-2024.
Statement 22
In defense of Lebanon and its people ----- the Islamic
Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of “Israeli”
enemy soldiers --- at Jal Al-Deir site opposite the
town of Maroun Al-Ras with a missile barrage
at 04:00 pm on Saturday, 02-11-2024.
Statement 23
In defense of Lebanon and its people ------- the Islamic
Resistance fighters targeted the Sanat Chin Base (a
logistical base belonging to the Northern Region
Command) north of the occupied city of Akka
[Acre] with a large missile barrage, at
04:00 pm on Saturday, 02-11-2024.
Statement 24
In defense of Lebanon and its people, while monitoring
an armoured “Israeli” force --- attempting to advance
towards the town of Houla at 3:30 PM on Saturday,
November 2nd, 2024 - the fighters of the Islamic
Resistance targeted it with two guided missiles,
hitting two military bulldozers at the front of the
force, leading to their destruction and burning,
killing and injuring those inside, and forcing
the force to withdraw.
Statement 25
The Islamic Resistance fired three missile barrages at
an Israeli armoured force after it had withdrawn from
Houla town, inflicting confirmed hits at 3:30 PM on
Saturday, November 2, 2024.
Hezbollah Military Media also released:
1, Footage of the Islamic Resistance targeting
the Ramim barracks belonging to the “Israeli”
enemy army at the southern Lebanese border.
2. Footage of the Islamic Resistance targeting the
Glilot base belonging to the “Israeli” army north
of Tel Aviv (occupied Jaffa) with “Nasr 2”
missiles and kamikaze drones.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
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Gaza Under Siege: Israel’s
Relentless Assault on
Palestinian Lives
November 2nd, 3pm
(al Manar)
As the Israeli military’s aggression against the
besieged Gaza Strip continues unabated, a
devastating toll is being extracted on the
Palestinian people.
In the central Gaza region --- five Palestinians were
martyred and many more were injured in the latest
Israeli bombardment of several homes in Nuseirat
refugee camp. Palestinian media outlets reported
the arrival of three martyrs and a number of
wounded individuals at al-Awda Hospital -
after Israeli occupation forces shelled
the Al-Assar family’s residence, in
Nuseirat’s Camp 5.
The violence did not stop there, as Israeli drones
unleashed heavy fire on the al-Daawa school,
located N. east of the Nuseirat refugee camp.
Simultaneously, Israeli airstrikes pounded the
northwestern area of the camp. Further east,
in the town of Deir al-Balah ------ an Israeli
airstrike targeted the Wadi al-Salqa area.
The onslaught also claimed the life of a
woman in the al-Rahma neighbourhood,
to the west of a new camp, in Nuseirat,
as rescue teams were unable to reach
her - due to Israeli obstruction.
The cruelty of the Israeli occupation forces -- knows no
bounds, as they even deliberately targeted emergency
medical crews who were in the process of recovering
the bodies of those killed and treating the injured in
the northern area of the Nuseirat camp.
This callous disregard for human life is a chilling
reminder of the daily horrors faced by the
Palestinian people under the relentless
Israeli assault.
In northern Gaza, the situation is equally dire, as the
Israeli occupation tightens its stranglehold on the
region for the 29th consecutive day. The people
of Beit Lahia and the Jabalia refugee camp are
being suffocated, starved, and massacred by
the Israeli forces.
A recent large-scale attack on the Beit Lahia project
claimed the lives of 117 Palestinians, the majority
of whom were women and children.
The few survivors of the Abu Nasr family confirmed
that this attack was carried out without any prior
warning, further underscoring the complete
disregard for Palestinian lives by the
Israeli occupation.
Source: Agencies (edited and translated
by Al-Manar English Website)
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Japan --- examining formal recognition
of Palestinian state, says ambassador
November 2nd, 11:03am
(PressTV)
Japanese Ambassador for Palestinian Affairs and
Representative of Japan to Palestine, Yoichi
Nakashima, says his country is studying
the possibility of formally recognizing
the State of Palestine in order to
achieve peace and stability
in West Asia.
“The international community is convinced that there is
no solution except for the [so-called] existence of two
nations Palestine and Israel,” Nakashima said in an
interview with the “With the Editor-in-Chief”
program broadcast on Palestine TV
on Friday.
He stressed that unilateral Israeli measures hinder
the establishment of an independent sovereign
Palestinian state.
Nakashima said the relationship between Palestine
and Japan is age-old, ongoing and always evolving,
emphasizing that Palestinians are living in very
difficult circumstances... and that the
international community, and donor
countries are constantly following
up on these conditions.
Israel, he said, is targeting international organizations,
especially the United Nations Relief and Works
Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near
East (UNRWA) and its employees, under
flimsy pretexts.. in order to obtain
political goals.
Nakashima also said Japan - as one of the largest
donors to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees,
is making every effort --- along with partner
countries, to support the work of UNRWA
and its relief operations for the
Palestinian people.
Regarding the decision of the International Court of
Justice (ICJ) to refer the resolution to end the
Israeli occupation to the General Assembly
for a vote... the Japanese ambassador
stated that Tokyo supports the move
--- and respects all decisions of
international organizations
as well as principles of
international law.
He touched on Israeli crimes against Palestinian
prisoners and its violation of all international
charters and resolutions --- stressing that
Japan is following up on the conditions
of the inmates and that the ICJ is the
legal body whose decisions must
be adhered to by everyone
without exception.
“We stand with Palestine in the necessity of returning
the funds that Israel is withholding so that it can
provide services to Palestinian citizens... and
achieve financial stability,” Nakashima said.
The diplomat said demonstrations taking place around
the world are natural reactions to the unfolding Israeli
atrocities in the besieged Gaza Strip and occupied
West Bank.
“The scenes of killing and destruction in Palestine
touch the hearts of the Japanese because they
have suffered from wars in the past,” the
ambassador said.
Back in July, former Japanese foreign minister
Yoko Kamikawa, said Tokyo is considering
plans to formally recognise the State of
Palestine, and that her government
supports the purported two-state
solution -- to the decades-long
Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
The Palestinians hope to establish an independent
state of their own in the Gaza Strip and West
Bank, with East al-Quds as its capital.
Israel occupied East al-Quds during the 1967 Arab-
Israeli War. It annexed the entire city in 1980,
claiming all of al-Quds as its “eternal and
undivided” capital ------ in a move never
recognized by the international
community.
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Leader: US and Israel will definitely
receive ‘teeth-breaking response’
November 2nd, 11am
(PressTV)
Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali
Khamenei, has warned the US and Israel, that they
will definitely receive a crushing response, for
their atrocities.
“The enemies, both the US and the Zionist regime,
should know that they will definitely receive a
teeth-breaking response for what they are
doing against Iran and the resistance
front,” he said in a meeting with
students on Saturday.
Iranian officials have pledged to avenge Israel’s act of
aggression targeting two Iranian border cities, Ilam
and Khuzestan, as well as central Tehran, in the
early hours of October 26.
"This is not merely a matter of revenge, but a logical
action -- an approach aligned with religion, ethics,
and the Sharia, in accordance with international
regulations," Ayatollah Khamenei said.
The Leader made the statements, during the occasion
to mark the US embassy takeover by Iranian students
on November 4, 1979, known as the National Day of
the Fight against Global Arrogance.
“We are certainly doing everything necessary to
prepare the Iranian nation to stand against
arrogance, whether in terms of military
readiness, armaments, or political
actions, and thank God, our
officials are currently
engaged in this” -
the Leader said.
The overall movement of the Iranian people and the
country’s officials, he said, is “definitely and justly
aimed at confronting global arrogance and the
criminal apparatus that rules today’s world
order. Rest assured, there will be no
negligence in this regard.”
“The Iranian people - and the country’s officials - will
not hesitate or neglect this course. Rest assured.”
He also referenced the US embassy takeover, saying it
was not merely a site for diplomatic and intelligence
activity, but rather, the headquarters of plotting to
destroy the Islamic Revolution.
Iranian students took over the embassy in Tehran, also
known in Iran as the “Den of Espionage,” less than a
year after the Islamic Revolution toppled the US-
backed Pahlavi dictatorship in 1979.
Every year, on the 13th day of the Iranian month of
Aban, the Iranian nation, particularly the students,
commemorate the event by staging rallies across
the country, calling on all Muslims and freedom-
seeking nations to resist against arrogant
powers ---- and not to succumb to
their bullying.
“For the Iranian nation -- inspired by Islamic teachings --
standing up against oppression, is a duty. Confronting
arrogance, is a duty. Arrogance - means the
comprehensive economic, military and
cultural domination - and the
humiliation - of nations,”
Ayatollah Khamenei
noted.
He added that the Iranian people had been humiliated
for years and, therefore, will certainly continue their
struggle against global arrogance.
Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized that the Iranian
nation's rational, wise, and logical movement,
aligned with human, Islamic, and
international principles in
confronting arrogance,
must continue.
“The continuation of the Iranian nation’s path in
confronting arrogance requires knowledge,
thought, technology, and a roadmap,”
the Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei also touched on the longstanding
US enmity toward the Iranian nation, saying, “The
effort of historians who distort facts is to claim
that the conflict between Iran and the United
States began on November 4, 1979. This is
a lie. The Americans clashed with the
Iranian nation from the very start of
the Revolution - even from years
before - doing everything they
could - against the
Iranian nation.”
“American involvement and efforts in Iran were
extensive, even before August 19th, 1953,” he
said, referring to the CIA-orchestrated coup
in Iran that overthrew the democratically
elected government of Dr.
Mohammad Mosaddeq.
“However, the clearest evidence --- was on August 19th.
A national, popular government was in power in Iran,
but the Americans entered the field, betraying the
trust.. of a government that had naively trusted
them. They overthrew that government --- and
established the oppressive rule of the Shah.
For many years the Iranian nation directly
experienced America’s enmity.”
He said that the Americans staged a coup in Iran, set
up SAVAK in the 1950s, and established a centre of
torture and pressure on fighters and freedom-
seekers. So many young people, faithful
individuals, and freedom-lovers, were
either killed, mutilated, or tortured
by SAVAK’s criminal agents
— the so-called Shah’s
intelligence agency,
he added.
SAVAK was established in 1957 with the assistance of
the US’s CIA --- and Israel’s Mossad. The agency was
vested with far-ranging powers - to use torture
against those who expressed dissent
against the West-backed
Pahlavi regime.
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Israeli reservist killed in Lebanon
‘happily’ slaughtered women
and children in Gaza
November 2nd, 10:27am
by Alireza Akbari
(PressTV)
Shuva'el Ben Natan, an Israeli reservist involved in the
killings of Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied
West Bank for years, was neutralized during
combat in southern Lebanon last week.
He had been dispatched to southern Lebanon from
Gaza after the Israeli regime announced the
“ground invasion” ...of southern Lebanon
recently, which has proved a complete
disaster for the regime.
After failing to achieve its key military objectives in the
Gaza Strip after one year of a genocidal war, that has
claimed nearly 43,300 lives so far, the Israeli regime
ordered a “ground invasion” of southern Lebanon
early last month --- despite warnings from the
Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
Despite its attempts, the Tel Aviv regime has not
succeeded in breaching the Lebanese border,
facing strong resilience from the Lebanese-
based resistance, Hezbollah.
According to Israeli media, including Yedioth Ahronoth,
around 50,000 Israeli troops as part of five military
divisions and reserve brigades have failed to
occupy even one Lebanese village or town
- in more than a month - while losing
hundreds of soldiers to Lebanese
resistance operations in
the process.
One of them is Ben Natan, who had the blood
of many Palestinian children on his hands.
Just after the Israeli regime launched its genocidal war
against Palestinians in Gaza in October last year, a
hate-spewing military reservist killed 40-year-old
Bilal Salah, a Palestinian olive harvester in the
village of Sawiya, located south of Nablus
in the occupied West Bank.
He also participated in the burning of several
Palestinian villages - destroying homes and
vehicles in the occupied region, according
to eyewitness reports.
After that, he was deployed to the besieged coastal
Palestinian territory at a time when hospitals and
schools were being indiscriminately bombarded
and civilians killed in cold blood -- in
broad daylight.
He engaged in horrendous war crimes in Gaza, where
he was involved in setting fire to homes and killing
Palestinians, including women and children,
without regard for human life.
The extent of his brutality became alarmingly evident
during his funeral, where his brother Uriyah and
friends openly recounted his war crimes and
expressed a desire for "revenge."
Their speeches - were subsequently interpreted - as
explicit admissions of the slain reservist’s heinous
atrocities committed against Palestinian civilians,
emphasizing his direct involvement in war crimes.
This disturbing portrayal - garnered widespread
attention as the video of the funeral circulated
online, igniting outrage and condemnation
among netizens.
During Ben Natan's funeral, his brother
Uriyah delivered a ''eulogy'' that
shocked many in attendance.
"You entered Gaza to revenge as much as possible,
women, children - everyone you saw - as many
people as possible, that’s what you wanted,”
he exclaimed, referring to his brother’s
main motive.
“And on this day, a year after Simchat Torah, when we
thought we would massacre the enemy, massacre
them all, drive them out of the land, we are here
at your funeral… the entire nation of Israel will
have the opportunity to avenge your revenge
- blood revenge, not the revenge of burning
houses, not the revenge of burning trees,
not the revenge of burning cars, but
the revenge of blood you spilt.”
Uriyah’s words laid bare the chilling extent to which the
concept of “massacre” has taken root in the mindset
of Israeli settlers ---- reflecting a deeply ingrained
ideology that glorifies violence and vengeance.
Ben Natan's father also mourned his son by reminiscing
about their shared experiences, recalling how they
would patrol together while shooting at
Palestinians who threw stones,
describing their aim: to
“control and blow
them up from
a distance.”
During the eulogy, that further exposed Ben Natan's war
crimes, an Israeli soldier referenced Ben Natan, saying,
“You were the happiest and most optimistic and
frivolous person in the platoon. We saw it
for the first time in Gaza, when you -
unauthorizedly - burnt a house...
just to lift the atmosphere.”
The statement not only highlighted Ben Natan's
barbaric behaviour, but also underscored the
normalization of violence within Israeli
military circles, as well as the
settler population.
Ben Natan’s barbaric mindset, exposed during his
funeral, sheds light on his affiliations with the
Hilltop Youth which is a far-right Jewish
settler movement in the occupied
West Bank... led by the Israeli
minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir.
This group is recognized as one of the most radical
factions associated with Israeli settler extremism.
Emerging in the early 2000s... the Hilltop Youth is a
loosely organized collective primarily composed of
young, extremist Israeli settlers who are driven by
the belief that establishing illegal outposts on the
forcibly seized Palestinian land... is a religious
obligation.
Bilal Salah, an olive farmer, was killed by Ben Natan
while he was picking olives in his farm in the village
of al-Sawiya, occupied West Bank, in October 2023.
The group's ideology, revolves around expanding
the Jewish presence in the occupied West Bank,
an initiative aimed at fulfilling their aspiration
for a "Greater Israel."
Their activities are marked by violent attacks against
Palestinian civilians, the destruction of property, and
instances of verbal harassment, contributing to the
ongoing cycle of tension and conflict in the region.
In a poignant reflection on Ben Natan’s funeral,
Lebanese Islamic scholar Sayyid Hussain
Makke took to X (formerly Twitter) to
express a powerful sentiment.
He emphasized that, despite the immense suffering
endured by him and many others in Lebanon amid
the ongoing massacres --- there is no desire for
"revenge" against Israeli women and children.
“Despite having lost so many loved ones --- and despite
my father being abducted by Israel as a teenager, and
despite all the suffering inflicted upon us personally
since I was born, and despite being displaced with
my family right now - and after having our whole
village destroyed - neither I nor anyone I know
has ever wished 'revenge' on Israeli women
and children,” he wrote.
His remarks highlighted a stark contrast
to the narratives perpetuated by the
settlers’ extremist ideology.
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At least 19 Israelis injured in
Hezbollah’s fresh missile,
drone operations
November 2nd, 9:01am
(PressTV)
At least 19 Israelis have been injured in a missile
attack by the Lebanese resistance movement,
Hezbollah on the central occupied territories,
amid the regime’s daily aggression on
southern Lebanon.
The Israeli police said 19 people in the town of Tira
in the Sharon region were injured after the military
reported the launch of “three projectiles from
Lebanon” early on Saturday.
Israeli media cited the occupation army as saying that
around 15 rockets were fired from Lebanon and
triggered sirens across northern Israel.
Some five rockets fired at the Upper Galilee were
mostly intercepted, reports said, adding that
some 10 rockets were also fired at the
Haifa Bay area and Galileae.. with
the military claiming, that some
were intercepted while others
fell in open areas.
Separately, two rockets fired from Lebanon at the
northern Golan Heights struck open areas,
according to the Israeli military.
Hezbollah also announced that it had launched
rockets at an Israeli intelligence base near
Tel Aviv in the early hours of the day.
The Lebanese resistance group said in a statement
that its fighters “fired at 2:30 a.m. (0030 GMT) a
salvo of rockets at the Glilot base of the 8200
military intelligence unit in the suburbs
of Tel Aviv.”
Hezbollah also said it had launched several drones
from Lebanon at northern Israel, setting off sirens
in the Haifa area, for about half an hour.
The Israeli military said one of the drones was shot
down ..and another drone impacted a factory
building in an industrial zone near Nahariya,
providing no further details on the extent
of damage and possible casualties.
The resistance media reported that Hezbollah’s drones
had penetrated large areas in the north and the sirens
were activated in the Ramat David area, southeast
of Haifa.
On Friday, the Lebanese resistance movement carried
out fresh retaliatory operations against Israel,
targeting several settlements and military
positions of the regime.
The Lebanese resistance group says the attacks are in
response to Israeli strikes against Lebanese towns
and civilians.
Israel has been carrying out bloody acts of terror
and aggression - across Lebanon - after
the occupying regime unleashed its
genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.
At least 2,865 people have been killed and 13,047
others injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon
since early October last year, according
to the country’s health ministry.
In late September -- the regime assassinated Sayyed
Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Lebanese resistance
movement Hezbollah, in a strike in southern Beirut.
Since then, Hezbollah has increased its retaliatory
attacks against Israeli targets and vowed to
continue its fight in support of Gaza and
Palestine, and in defense of Lebanon.
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Ynet: With 50,000 troops... Israel unable
to ‘capture a single village’ in Lebanon
November 2nd, 8:32am
(PressTV)
The Israeli military has, so far, failed to “capture even a
single village” in southern Lebanon despite deploying
over 50,000 soldiers for the ground invasion of
Lebanon, an Israeli paper has lamented.
“After a month of ground operations.. involving five
divisions and reserve brigades, exceeding 50,000
troops ----- three times the force used in the July
2006 war, Israel has been unable to establish a
presence in southern Lebanon,” the Hebrew-
language daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.
“Despite support from firepower and air support,
the Israeli military still hasn’t managed to take
...a single village in southern Lebanon.”
The report attributed the failure of the Israeli forces,
to Hezbollah’s “effective tactical strategies,” which
include multiple defensive lines ------ equipped with
munitions capable of accurately targeting Israeli
armoured vehicles, tanks, and soldiers.
Additionally, it noted the Israeli army’s difficulties in
mapping Hezbollah’s positions and countering the
threat posed by small, hard-to-detect drones.
Hezbollah issued a statement on Friday, saying that in
the past 45 days, it had destroyed a large number of
Israel’s military vehicles, including 42 Merkava
tanks, 4 military bulldozers, 2 Hummer
vehicles, 1 armoured vehicle, and
1 troop carrier.
More than 95 Israeli officers and soldiers have been
killed and 900 others wounded since the regime
started its ground invasion against Lebanon,
the statement added.
Resistance fighters also downed three
Hermes-450 and two Hermes-900
drones.
In an interview... Colonel Jack Neriya, a former advisor
to Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, explained that
Hezbollah fighters -- are deliberately allowing Israeli
forces to advance, only to trap them in ambushes.
This tactic has created a dire situation for Israeli
troops..... including elite units, like Golani and
other commandos, he said.
Neriya also warned that the human cost of any
advance for Israeli forces could be severe,
potentially surpassing “Israel’s” total
casualties since the late 1940s.
Since October 2023, Israel has killed over 2,700 people
in Lebanon. Most of them have lost their lives in the
past month amid the intensified airstrikes and
ground offensive.
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50 children among 84 people killed in
‘brutal massacres’ by Israel in Gaza
November 2nd, 3:30 am
(PressTV)
Two Israeli attacks on residential buildings in northern
Gaza, have killed 84 Palestinians, including more than
50 children, Gaza’s Government Media Office has said.
“The Israeli occupation army commits two brutal
massacres by bombing residential buildings
...belonging to the Shalayel and Ghandour
families in the northern Gaza Strip ------
resulting in more than 170 civilians
being affected... with 84 martyrs
including over 50 children, and
dozens missing and injured,”
the Government Media
Office said on Friday.
It said 84 people were “massacred” as no civil defense
crews, medical services or other relief services were
available in the area --- amid an Israeli siege and
continuing bombardment.
“These crimes come - as the occupation army targets
civilian families in residential buildings populated by
civilians and displaced individuals, consisting of
several storeys," the statement said.
"This coincides --- with the absence of civil defense
teams, medical services, or relief teams, as they
have been targeted & rendered non-operational
by the ‘Israeli’ occupation for almost a month.
These crimes ---- also coincide with the
collapse of the health system in
northern Gaza -- with hospitals
destroyed and out of service,”
it added.
The buildings belonged to the Shalayel
and al-Ghandour families, it said.
The Gaza government called on the international
community to uphold its obligation to protect
civilians, adding that: it holds Israel and its
allies – the US, France, the UK & Germany
– responsible for the ongoing “genocide”
in Gaza.
“We call on the international community ------ and
international and UN organizations, to urgently
and immediately fulfill their humanitarian role
and duty - to protect civilians and safeguard
hospitals and health institutions,” the
statement said.
"We also reiterate our demand -- for the entry of surgical
medical teams and ambulances and the restoration of
civil defense operations to save lives, as its targeting
constitutes a crime against humanity --- which the
international community, regrettably, remains
silent about,” it added.
Hamas has denounced the global silence on “ethnic
cleansing” in the besieged Gaza Strip after Israel’s
bombing of Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Entire Gaza population “at imminent risk of dying'
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society
(PRCS) said it was evacuating patients from the
al-Awda and Indonesian hospitals in northern
Gaza amid the ongoing Israeli siege.
The Palestinian group evacuated 21 patients in
coordination with the International Committee
of the Red Cross, it said on X.
The UN Inter-Agency Standing Committee
earlier warned --- that the situation in
northern Gaza is “apocalyptic.”
It said that its entire population --- is “at imminent
risk of dying from disease, famine and violence.”
Israel ------ unleashed a genocidal Gaza onslaught on
October 7, 2023, after Hamas-led resistance groups
carried out a surprise operation against the
usurping entity in retaliation for its
intensified atrocities against
the Palestinian people.
So far, the occupying regime has killed at least 43,259
Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured
101,827 others in the besieged Gaza, according to
the latest official tally.
In its brutal aggression, Israel has deliberately targeted
buildings and tents sheltering displaced Palestinians
and committed war crimes.
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Haunted houses on Halloween fall
on a year of genocide in Gaza
November 2nd, 3:04am
by Rachel Hamdoun
Press TV, New York
Halloween is a night when Americans and many others
go trick-or-treating and dress up in spooky costumes.
Yet, in Gaza and Lebanon, people live through real
horror every day under relentless Israeli attacks.
As they endure this nightmare, they ask the world: do
you want to know what Halloween feels like for us?
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Iraqi Resistance Strikes Back
in Brazen Operation against
Israeli Targets
November 2nd, 12:06am
(al Manar)
The Iraqi Resistance has once again demonstrated its
unwavering commitment to the liberation of Palestine
& support for the people of Lebanon through a series
of drone attacks targeting vital Israeli infrastructure
across the occupied territories.
According to the Resistance’s statements, this latest
operation is a direct response to the ongoing Israeli
aggression and massacres perpetrated against the
civilian population, including vulnerable women,
children, and the elderly.
Employing advanced one-way attack drones, the Iraqi
fighters carried out a total of seven long-range strikes
------ hitting a diverse array of strategic sites in the
northern, central, and southern regions of the
occupied lands.
Two of these operations were focused on the occupied
Syrian Golan --- an area of critical importance to the
Israeli regime. The remaining strikes were spread
throughout the northern occupied territories ---
often referred to as al-Jalil, where two vital
targets were successfully engaged.
Further south, the Resistance also targeted sites in the
occupied Umm al-Rashrash, or Eilat, region - along the
Red Sea coast. The final two operations struck at
the heart of the central occupied territories ---
demonstrating the Resistance’s ability.... to
reach deep into the enemy’s strongholds.
In the face of the relentless Israeli onslaught against
the people of Palestine and Lebanon ----- the Iraqi
Resistance, has vowed to continue escalating
these operations, making it clear that their
unwavering solidarity and support will
not waver, in the struggle for
liberation and justice.
Source: Agencies (edited and translated
by Al-Manar English Website)