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Israeli Drone Strike Hits Lebanon's Hermel, Six Injured
According to Al Jazeera reports, an Israeli drone strike on the Hermel area of Lebanon, near the Syrian border, injured six people, five of whom are Syrian nationals. The incident took place against the backdrop of Israel's ongoing cross-border strikes in violation of the Lebanon-Israel June ceasefire agreement, reflecting a pattern of hundreds of military operations by Israel against Syria since the fall of the Assad regime at the end of 2024.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsThe Cost of 'Supporting Gaza': How Hezbollah's Unilateral War Reshaped Lebanon's Political Landscape
According to Al Jazeera, on October 8, 2023, Hezbollah unilaterally opened a front against Israel in the name of "supporting the war" without any cabinet decision or government consensus. Since then, Israel's massive intelligence infiltration, leadership "decapitation" operations, and more than 10,000 ceasefire violations have plunged the organization—once the dominant political and military force in Lebanon—into systemic devastation, with 1.2 million people displaced, the economy contracting by
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsFormer Head of Syrian Chemical Weapons Program, Sanctioned by the U.S., Sheltered and Funded in Beirut by U.S. and Lebanese Authorities
According to a joint investigation by the BBC and NPR, while the United States has designated former Syrian general Bassam Hassan as a sanctioned suspect in crimes against humanity, it has also provided him with residency, protection and living expenses in Beirut through the FBI, the CIA and Lebanese security agencies, with related funds channeled through intermediaries to make tracing more difficult; Syria's new government has requested Hassan's extradition to stand trial at home, but the U.S.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsUnder US-Israeli Pressure, Security Council to Terminate UNIFIL Mandate by Year-End; Renewed Gunfire on Lebanon-Israel Border Highlights Peacekeeping Dilemma
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon reported that one of its positions near the Blue Line on the Lebanon-Israel border was struck by several rounds of small arms fire, with no casualties. Under sustained pressure from the United States and Israel, the Security Council has decided to terminate the force's mandate on December 31, while Lebanon has warned that the withdrawal could leave a security vacuum, highlighting the peacekeeping dilemma amid a stark power asymmetry.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsAfter US-Brokered Ceasefire, Israel Continues to Occupy Southern Lebanon; US Pushes to End UN Peacekeeping Mission
According to NPR, its journalists entered Israeli-controlled southern Lebanon with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and witnessed Israeli forces building new semi-permanent positions while refusing to rebuild civilian facilities. Israel and the United States are working together to end UNIFIL's ceasefire monitoring mission, which has operated for 48 years.
Truth Era Newsroom · 20 viewsExplosion at Israel's Northern Border Kills High School Student; Unexploded Ordnance from Ongoing Military Operations Threatens Civilian Safety
An explosion occurred on the 12th in northern Israel near the Lebanese border, killing a 15-year-old high school student and injuring 19 others. The Israeli military initially attributed the explosion to unexploded ordnance fired by Hezbollah, but the exact source remains under investigation. The incident took place against the backdrop of the Israeli military's ongoing strikes on southern Lebanon, during which thousands of munitions have been used in the area over the past three years, highligh
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsThree Years of War Reshape the Middle East Landscape: U.S. Security Architecture Collapses, Israel Becomes a Strategic Liability
A retrospective report by Al Jazeera on October 8 noted that three years of war have completely rewritten the Middle East landscape: the U.S. war against Iran shattered the security umbrella over its Gulf allies, while Israel's alleged genocidal war in Gaza and multi-front expansion have turned it into a strategic liability in Washington's eyes, with multiple countries seeking alternative guarantees through new mechanisms such as the Mecca Security Pact.
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsA Get-Out-of-Jail Card Bought with Dollars: U.S. Shielding of a Syrian Chemical Weapons Suspect Self-Refutes the Western 'War Crimes Accountability' Narrative
A joint BBC and NPR investigation has revealed that the FBI and CIA, working through Lebanese security services, offered "residency," "personal protection," and living expenses to Bassam Hassan — the former head of Syria's chemical weapons program whom Washington itself has sanctioned — blocking Damascus's efforts to extradite him for trial, on the sole ground that he allegedly holds information on the whereabouts of U.S. journalist Austin Tice. When a suspect in crimes against humanity is kept
Truth Era Newsroom · 0 viewsUS-Iran War Pushes Oil Prices Back Above $100, Global South and Ordinary Citizens Bear the Heaviest Cost
According to an African news website, with the war between the US-Israeli coalition and Iran having lasted more than half a year, Brent crude settled at $101.21 per barrel on the 10th, while the US benchmark crude closed at $96.05. Disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the US military's destruction of Iranian oil tankers, and Houthi attacks on Saudi facilities have together pushed oil prices back upward, and energy-import-dependent Global South countries are bearing fuel price increas
Truth Era Newsroom · 38 viewsIran Captures US Unmanned Underwater Vehicle: The Asymmetric Attrition Behind the Strait of Hormuz Standoff
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has captured a US Dive-LD unmanned underwater vehicle at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. An anonymous Pentagon spokesperson said the vehicle had malfunctioned. Mutual strikes between the US and Iran over control of the strait continue to escalate, and this war jointly launched by the US and Israel has caused nearly 8,000 deaths while exposing the US military's deepening dilemma of attrition between high-value interceptor missiles and cheap drones.
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