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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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Follow-up on the Saint Porphyrius Church massacre in Gaza

On Oct ⁠19, reports on social media said the church was destroyed by the Israeli army during a wave of violent airstrikes on the city. Thankfully, the church was not targeted in itself (photo ⁠1) or destroyed. Only a wall was lighty damaged. This was verified through photos during daylight.

What happened was the collapse of the church's administrative building due to the Israeli explosive's shock wave (photos 2 & 3).

This unfortunate incident claimed the lives of 18 Palestinians, including 8 children, mostly Christians (photos 4 & 5).
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⋯ Former U.S. Congressman Justin Amash, who is a Palestinian Christian himself, said that several members of his family were killed at the Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza, where they had been sheltering from Israeli airstrikes.

Namely, Samaa al-Amash, Yara al-Amash and Viola al-Amash died following the IDF raids.

Alongside them, 10 members of the Al-Souri Family, a Palestinian Orthodox Christian family, were all killed by Israel.

CC: @BellumActaNews
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IDF justifies the bombing then deletes the justification

To justify this crime, and to claim innocence, the Israeli army released drone footage of the airstrike, showcasing how they didn't actually target the church itself.

In a tweet that's already deleted by the Israeli army, viewers can see an airstrike just across the church, which caused both material damage to it, collapsed the administration building killing refugees inside, and putting everyone around at risk.
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⋯ Israel's PM Netanyahu used to normalize accidental bombings of hospitals (1980s video), taking the example of a German children hospital bombed during WW2 by the British army.
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"Hamas are the new Nazi": Israel

"You fought the Nazis 80 years ago... Hamas are the new Nazis," says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to UK PM Rishi Sunak that Israel's fight against Hamas is "the battle of the entire civilized world"

And so, collateral damage and civilian murder is acceptable.
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⋯ Former PM Ehud Barak mentions WW2 Dresden bombing as precedent for Israeli war crimes in Gaza.

On Oct ⁠19, as a former Prime Minister of Israel (Labour Party) and defense minister (2007-2013), Ehud Barak was interviewed by Piers Morgan on Talk ⁠TV (UK). The firebombing of Dresden on Feb 13-15, 1945, left up to 25,000 dead with no significant military purpose. Inelegant, he also compared Israel's 1,400 slain Jews to “a ten thousand” Britons, revealing a conversion rate of 1 for ⁠7.
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🔴 Hezbullah mourns the death of Ismail Ahmad Al-Zein from Shhour, who was killed during his duty.

He was the driver of a car operated by Hezbullah.
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Something or someone fell from the sky into the water near the Lebanese border.

Not clear what. Video by Al-Akhbar
(Update: a balloon)
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🔴 Hezbullah issued a statement announcing they have targeted Israel's base at Ruwaysat Al-Alam hill.
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Israel is shelling the outskirts of Yaroun, Lebanon with phosphor shells.
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🔴 Hezbullah issued a statement announcing they have targeted Israel's Al-Abad base and destroyed its equipment.
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🔴 Hezbullah issued a statement announcing they have targeted Israel's Hanita base with ATGMs.
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🔴 Israel carried a drone strike against a squad in southern Lebanon, near Mount Dov, while allegedly attempting to fire anti-tank missile.
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The Israeli army is firing phosphor shells towards the area facing Al-Malikieh military site, where Hezbullah attacked recently.
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A fire is ongoing in Ber'am settlement after reports of ATGM attacks from Lebanon.
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🔴 Hezbullah issued a statement announcing they have targeted a group of Israeli infantry in Ber'am with ATGMs. A fire is ongoing.

They confirm a direct hit.
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