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  • Israeli forces use phosphorus shells in southern Lebanon attacks

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    Smoke rises after Israeli forces carried out air and artillery attacks on towns in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, despite a ceasefire, on September 21, 2026. [Ramiz Dallah – Anadolu Agency]

    Israeli forces used phosphorus munitions while shelling several towns in southern Lebanon on Friday, state news agency NNA reported.

    Artillery struck the outskirts of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, Mayfadoun and Nabatieh al-Fawqa in the Nabatieh district.

    Phosphorus shells were used in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, while Israel later renewed attacks on Zawtar al-Sharqiyah with similar munitions.

    In the Tyre district, artillery fire also targeted Wadi Zibqin and the outskirts of Haris and Haddatha.

    READ: Israeli army sets fire to government hospital in southern Lebanon

    Lebanese army specialists dismantled two unexploded Israeli aerial bombs in Majdal Selm and Al-Ghandouriyah in the Marjayoun and Bint Jbeil districts and moved them to a safe location.

    The Israeli offensive in Lebanon has killed at least 4,386 victims, wounded 12,407 and displaced more than 1 million others since early March, according to Lebanese authorities.

    The attacks continue despite a June framework deal that provides for a gradual Israeli withdrawal from occupied Lebanese territory in exchange for the deployment of the Lebanese army there and the disarmament of Hezbollah.

    READ: Israeli army prepares for new phase of fighting in southern Lebanon: Report

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    Donald Trump sings and dances, says that it’s fun to kill everyone … unless he gets distracted or falls asleep.
    • Too small to lead, too visible to hide: Jumblatt and the Druze framework calculus
    • Iraq says coalition headquarters to close by Sept. 30, citing stable security
    • Yemen’s war is closer to Indonesia than it looks
    • Ireland players to wear black armbands for Israel Nations League match
    • Palestinian hunger strikers hospitalized in Brussels as protest continues
    • Trump says he rejected Iran’s latest proposal from indirect talks in New York
    • New York is becoming a stage for speeches, not decisions
    • In UN General Assembly address, China opposes ‘unilateral military actions’ amid US-Iran war, calls for 2-state Palestine solution track
    • Iran denies plans for military retaliation over aviation restrictions
    • Israeli occupiers establish new settlement outpost in occupied West Bank: Rights group
    • ‘War criminals’ belong in courtrooms, not at UN rostrum: Turkish president
    • 262 Palestinian journalists killed by Israel since Gaza war: Media office
    • More Ireland players considering boycott of match with Israel
    • Netanyahu blocking inquiry into Oct. 7 events, says former Israeli intelligence officer
    • Palestine opens registration for Nov. 28 legislative vote
    • Israeli army raids university campus in occupied West Bank
    • Félix Tshisekedi in Jerusalem and the dangerous marriage of faith, foreign policy and political survival
    • Iraq seeks exemption from US ban on Iranian flights
    • Gulf Cooperation Council condemns Houthi missile, drone attacks on Saudi Arabia
    • Palestinian vote could be ‘game-changer’ in Israel’s upcoming elections: Lawmaker
    • Netanyahu failed to relay UAE warning of possible Hamas attack to security chiefs: NYT
    • Israeli forces use phosphorus shells in southern Lebanon attacks
    • Trump doubts Iran deal, plans renewed strikes after midterms: WSJ
    • Bahrain rejects permit, fee regime for Strait of Hormuz passage
    • Egypt calls for end to Israeli violations, rejects forced displacement of Palestinians
    • RSF military group defects, joins Sudanese army: State media
    • Iran says Strait of Hormuz can reopen within 7 days if US accepts plan
    • Iran warns regional air travel could be halted because of ban on its airlines
    • Netanyahu has driven Israel’s standing in US to ‘unprecedented low’: Haaretz
    • UN says Israel’s 942 checkpoints, barriers in occupied West Bank restrict Palestinian movement
    • Aafia, Adiala, and the architecture of the War on Terror
    • 5 Netanyahu claims at UN that clash with documented findings
    • US university ends contract for sending human cadavers to train Israeli military personnel
    • Army halts arrests of ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jews draft dodgers: Israeli newspaper
    • Yemeni government forces seize strategic mountain range in Lahj after clashes with Houthis
    • UN chief calls for end to Sudan war, voices regret that Burhan was denied US visa
    • Maldives vice president tells UN Israel’s genocide in Gaza ‘must end’
    • Israeli opposition party leader says state’s global standing at all-time low, warns of economic collapse
    • Turkiye rejects East-West divide, says Mecca defense pact not aimed at Iran or Israel: President
    • China helping Iran would be ‘totally unacceptable,’ Trump told Xi during visit: US ambasador
    • Zionism is racism, says Green leader Zack Polanski
    • 71,000 children displaced in Yemen in 3 weeks amid escalating conflict: UNICEF
    • Egypt urges resumption of US-Iran talks, regional de-escalation
    • Saudi grand mufti urges front-line troops to unite against Houthis
    • Israeli army prepares for new phase of fighting in southern Lebanon: Report
    • Iran just gave Washington a deadline. Watch Islamabad, not the White House
    • Report: UK’s ‘double lock’ on arms to Israel suspends nothing
    • Protesters outside UN’s New York headquarters demand Netanyahu face war crimes charges
    • Rising from the ashes: Post-Assad Syria is slowly stirring
    • Abbas at UN: ‘Do not allow Palestinian homes to be burned while residents sleep’
    UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
    UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
    Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza's hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel's genocide.
    Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel’s genocide.

    26 September 2026
  • Report: UK’s ‘double lock’ on arms to Israel suspends nothing

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    UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband leaves 10 Downing Street following the first cabinet meeting of the new legislative session in London, United Kingdom, on September 08, 2026. [Raşid Necati Aslım – Anadolu Agency]

    The British government has not suspended or revoked a single additional arms export licence for Israel since announcing what Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband described as a “double lock” on military sales, according to an investigation by Declassified UK.

    Miliband announced a package of measures on 8 September targeting Israel’s illegal occupation and settlement activity. The measures included plans to prohibit trade with illegal settlements and refuse applications for arms and other exports that materially contribute to the occupation of Palestinian territory.

    However, responding to a parliamentary question from independent MP Iqbal Mohamed, the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade confirmed that no further licences had been suspended or revoked since the announcement.

    The department said this was largely because licences covering equipment that could contribute to the occupation had already been suspended over Israel’s conduct in Gaza. It added that existing licences remain under review and could be withdrawn if they are found to contribute materially to the occupation.

    The disclosure has raised questions about the practical effect of Miliband’s restrictions. Ministers had claimed the measures went much further than the action taken by former Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government in 2024, when it suspended 30 of the roughly 350 arms export licences for Israel that were active at the time.

    Declassified UK said the latest measures had made no immediate material difference to the flow of military goods between Britain and Israel.

    READ: UK sanctions on illegal settlements mark diplomatic setback, major failure for Netanyahu: Israeli report

    British-made components for F-35 fighter aircraft continue to enter a global spare-parts pool accessible to Israel. The government has maintained an exemption for the multinational F-35 programme, despite the aircraft’s use in Israeli attacks on Gaza.

    Parts for Israel’s M-346 military training aircraft also remain eligible for export. The government says such components are not used in Gaza and do not materially support the illegal occupation. However, the Foreign Office has previously acknowledged that the aircraft train Israeli pilots and help develop the air force’s offensive capabilities.

    Martin Butcher, Oxfam’s policy adviser on arms and conflict, said the government’s stated intention to end British military support for the occupation was being undermined by an excessively narrow interpretation of its international legal obligations. He called for all British exports of F-35 and military training aircraft components to Israel to end.

    Dearbhla Minogue of the Global Legal Action Network, which challenged the government over arms exports to Israel, said the measures appeared to impose no concrete consequences despite Britain’s recognition of the likelihood of war crimes and ethnic cleansing.

    The mother of a British aid worker killed by Israel in Gaza has called on the government to halt all arms sales and sever military ties with Tel Aviv. Legal experts and campaigners have repeatedly warned that the F-35 exemption may conflict with Britain’s obligations under the Genocide Convention.

    Emily Apple of Campaign Against Arms Trade described the “double lock” as a political soundbite that had failed to produce meaningful change. Campaigners are calling for a comprehensive two-way arms embargo covering direct exports, the F-35 supply chain, military imports and government contracts with Israeli weapons companies.

    READ: British banks urged to avoid financing Israeli settlements ahead of UK trade ban

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    • 5 Netanyahu claims at UN that clash with documented findings
    • US university ends contract for sending human cadavers to train Israeli military personnel
    • Army halts arrests of ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jews draft dodgers: Israeli newspaper
    • Yemeni government forces seize strategic mountain range in Lahj after clashes with Houthis
    • UN chief calls for end to Sudan war, voices regret that Burhan was denied US visa
    • Maldives vice president tells UN Israel’s genocide in Gaza ‘must end’
    • Israeli opposition party leader says state’s global standing at all-time low, warns of economic collapse
    • Turkiye rejects East-West divide, says Mecca defense pact not aimed at Iran or Israel: President
    • China helping Iran would be ‘totally unacceptable,’ Trump told Xi during visit: US ambasador
    • Zionism is racism, says Green leader Zack Polanski
    • 71,000 children displaced in Yemen in 3 weeks amid escalating conflict: UNICEF
    • Egypt urges resumption of US-Iran talks, regional de-escalation
    • Saudi grand mufti urges front-line troops to unite against Houthis
    • Israeli army prepares for new phase of fighting in southern Lebanon: Report
    • Iran just gave Washington a deadline. Watch Islamabad, not the White House
    • Report: UK’s ‘double lock’ on arms to Israel suspends nothing
    • Protesters outside UN’s New York headquarters demand Netanyahu face war crimes charges
    • Rising from the ashes: Post-Assad Syria is slowly stirring
    • Abbas at UN: ‘Do not allow Palestinian homes to be burned while residents sleep’
    • Delegates walk out as Netanyahu defends Israel’s regional wars in UN address
    • Netherlands bans trade in products from Israeli settlements
    • Barghouti proposes Fatah reunification ahead of Palestinian elections
    • Ankara: Netanyahu’s claims against Turkey, Erdogan are desperate attempts to cover up Gaza war
    • Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan discuss activating Mecca agreement against Houthi attacks
    • School deaths and narco killings: The UN and US crimes in international law
    • More than 1,000 Palestinian figures call for an elected National Council and diaspora representation
    • Al-Ansari: Netanyahu’s accusations against Qatar seek to divert attention from Israel’s violations in Palestine
    • Hamas slams Netanyahu’s UN speech: He should be in prison to face trial for crimes
    • Macron says France to deploy forces to protect Saudi oil export port
    • Israeli drone blast kills two soldiers in Gaza, wounds others
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    • US, Iran should return to dialogue to end war, Xi tells Trump at White House
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    • Gaza economy has entered world’s ‘most severe crisis on record’: UN report
    • Saudi-led coalition for Yemen says it intercepted 6 ballistic missiles launched by Houthis
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    • Iran cancels all flights to United Arab Emirates
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    • Israeli army detains more than 150 Palestinians in West Bank raids
    UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
    UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
    Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza's hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel's genocide.
    Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel’s genocide.

    26 September 2026
  • 5 Netanyahu claims at UN that clash with documented findings

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    A large group of Jewish and Muslim demonstrators carrying banners and Palestinian flags march from Bryant Park toward the United Nations headquarters to protest the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump regarding the war in Gaza in New York, United States, on September 24, 2026. [Waleed Zein – Anadolu Agency]

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly used the UN General Assembly podium to defend Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, making claims that have been challenged by international bodies, humanitarian agencies and, in some cases, data from Israel’s own military, Anadolu reports.

    In speeches between 2024 and 2026, Netanyahu rejected allegations of genocide, described civilian casualties as exceptionally low, blamed Hamas for Gaza’s aid crisis and played down Israeli occupier violence in the occupied West Bank.

    A review of five such claims shows substantial discrepancies between Netanyahu’s account and documented findings.

    – Genocide allegation is ‘the greatest lie of the century’

    In his 2026 UN address, Netanyahu called accusations that Israel was committing genocide in Gaza “the greatest lie of the century,” arguing that warnings to civilians, vaccinations and food deliveries were incompatible with genocide.

    A UN-mandated Independent International Commission of Inquiry reached the opposite conclusion in September 2025. After examining witness testimony, satellite imagery, official statements and other evidence, it found reasonable grounds that Israeli authorities and forces had committed four of the five acts defined as genocide under the Genocide Convention.

    The commission also concluded that statements by Netanyahu and other senior officials were evidence of genocidal intent. Israel rejected the findings.

    The International Court of Justice has not issued a final judgment in South Africa’s genocide case, but has ordered Israel to prevent acts covered by the convention and enable urgently needed humanitarian assistance.

    – Civilian casualty ratio is exceptionally low

    Netanyahu told the General Assembly in 2025 that Gaza’s civilian-to-combatant casualty ratio was below two to one, calling it exceptionally low.

    He also said in his Sept. 27, 2024 UN address: “And no army has done what Israel is doing to minimize civilian casualties.”

    A joint investigation by The Guardian, +972 Magazine and Local Call, based on a classified Israeli military intelligence database, found that as of May 2025 about 8,900 named Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters were listed as dead or probably dead, compared with an overall death toll of about 53,000.

    The figures suggested roughly 83% of those killed were civilians.

    Since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began in October 2023, more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed and around 175,000 injured, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

    READ: Protesters outside UN’s New York headquarters demand Netanyahu face war crimes charges

    – Hamas stole much of Gaza’s humanitarian aid

    Netanyahu has repeatedly accused Hamas of stealing large quantities of aid entering Gaza.

    In his 2026 UN address, he said Hamas “stole much of the food we let into Gaza,” as he argued that the group was keeping Palestinian civilians in harm’s way.

    An internal US Agency for International Development review found no evidence of systematic diversion of US-funded aid by Hamas. It examined 156 cases of theft or loss between October 2023 and May 2025 and found no indication that Hamas benefited.

    Senior Israeli military officials were also reported to have said they found no evidence that Hamas systematically stole UN aid, describing the UN distribution system as largely effective.

    – Two million tons of food disproves starvation claims

    Netanyahu told the UN that Israel had enabled the distribution of 2 million tons of food into Gaza, or about one ton per resident, presenting the figure as evidence against allegations of starvation and genocide.

    “What genocidal regime enables the distribution of 2 million tons of food into Gaza? That’s a ton for every person.”

    But aid entering Gaza is not the same as food reaching civilians. UN agencies have documented restrictions, insecurity, damaged roads and military operations that hindered collection and distribution.

    Israel completely halted the entry of goods and humanitarian supplies from March 2 to May 18, 2025, and has repeatedly blocked, restricted, and paused the entry of humanitarian supplies over long periods throughout the conflict

    In August 2025, the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification confirmed famine in Gaza Governorate, saying more than half a million people across Gaza faced catastrophic conditions marked by starvation, destitution and death.

    The latest IPC assessment says 1.4 million people are still projected to face high levels of acute food insecurity through December 2026.

    – Occupier violence is the work of a small fringe

    In his 2026 address, Netanyahu described violence by Israelis in the occupied West Bank as the work of about 150 “juvenile delinquents” and suggested only “two or three” Palestinians had been killed.

    UN monitoring shows a far wider pattern.

    By July 20, 2026, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs had recorded more than 1,330 occupier attacks resulting in casualties or property damage since the start of the year — more than six a day.

    OCHA also recorded 18 Palestinian deaths linked to occupier attacks by that date: 12 killed by occupiers, three by Israeli forces and three in cases where responsibility was disputed.

    Between January 2023 and July 2026, OCHA said occupier attacks and related access restrictions had caused full or partial displacement in 121 Palestinian communities.

    The figures contrast with Netanyahu’s portrayal of occupier violence as a marginal phenomenon.

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    • 5 Netanyahu claims at UN that clash with documented findings
    • US university ends contract for sending human cadavers to train Israeli military personnel
    • Army halts arrests of ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jews draft dodgers: Israeli newspaper
    • Yemeni government forces seize strategic mountain range in Lahj after clashes with Houthis
    • UN chief calls for end to Sudan war, voices regret that Burhan was denied US visa
    • Maldives vice president tells UN Israel’s genocide in Gaza ‘must end’
    • Israeli opposition party leader says state’s global standing at all-time low, warns of economic collapse
    • Turkiye rejects East-West divide, says Mecca defense pact not aimed at Iran or Israel: President
    • China helping Iran would be ‘totally unacceptable,’ Trump told Xi during visit: US ambasador
    • Zionism is racism, says Green leader Zack Polanski
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    • Egypt urges resumption of US-Iran talks, regional de-escalation
    • Saudi grand mufti urges front-line troops to unite against Houthis
    • Israeli army prepares for new phase of fighting in southern Lebanon: Report
    • Iran just gave Washington a deadline. Watch Islamabad, not the White House
    • Report: UK’s ‘double lock’ on arms to Israel suspends nothing
    • Protesters outside UN’s New York headquarters demand Netanyahu face war crimes charges
    • Rising from the ashes: Post-Assad Syria is slowly stirring
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    • Israeli drone blast kills two soldiers in Gaza, wounds others
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    UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
    UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
    Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza's hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel's genocide.
    Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel’s genocide.

    26 September 2026
  • Israeli opposition party leader says state’s global standing at all-time low, warns of economic collapse

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    Former Israeli defence minister Avigdor Lieberman speaks during a press conference at the Israeli Parliament on 14 November 2018 in Jerusalem [Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images]

    Yisrael Beiteinu opposition party leader Avigdor Liberman said Friday that Israel’s global standing had reached an “unprecedented low,” warning of a “real economic collapse” because of European sanctions and their impact on trade, Anadolu reports.

    Liberman made the remarks in a post through US social media company X, commenting on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the UN General Assembly in New York.

    “Israel’s standing in the world has reached an unprecedented low,” Liberman said.

    “For years, Israel benefited from the American veto at the UN Security Council. I believe that as long as (US President Donald) Trump remains president, the veto will continue to be available to us. Under the next president, whether Republican or Democrat, the reality could change,” he added.

    Liberman also addressed Israel’s relations with the UK, saying Israel has been without an ambassador in London for a year, which he attributed to “intrigues in the Prime Minister’s Office.”

    He warned of the economic repercussions of European sanctions, saying: “Sanctions on trade between Israel and the EU could bring about a genuine economic collapse.”

    In September 2025, the European Commission proposed suspending some trade privileges granted to Israel under the EU-Israel Association Agreement, which would subject Israeli imports to tariffs instead of preferential treatment.

    READ: Protesters outside UN’s New York headquarters demand Netanyahu face war crimes charges

    The commission said the proposal came over what it described as the Israeli government’s violation of provisions concerning respect for human rights. The proposal, however, still required approval from member states and did not receive the majority needed for adoption.

    The EU has also imposed sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers and organizations linked to them over violations against Palestinians in the West Bank, including asset freezes and travel bans on listed individuals.

    In May 2026, the EU added three individuals and four Israeli entities to its sanctions lists, while it said in September that measures taken in this context covered a total of 12 individuals and nine entities.

    Commenting on Netanyahu’s UN General Assembly speech Thursday, Liberman said: “The man (Netanyahu), and along with him Israel, has become a pariah and a burden on the Western world.”

    Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly in New York on Thursday before a largely empty hall after delegations from several countries walked out in protest against Israel’s genocidal war in the Gaza Strip and continued violations in the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria, as large demonstrations took place across the city.

    Liberman called for a change in Israel’s leadership, saying it was necessary. “On Oct. 27, the leadership that is leading Israel toward a diplomatic, security, and economic catastrophe must be replaced.”

    “The next government that we establish will restore Israel’s standing in the United States and around the world,” he added.

    Liberman’s remarks came 33 days before Israeli elections scheduled for October amid sharp domestic political debate over Netanyahu government policies, with opposition figures criticizing his UN speech while ministers and members of the governing coalition praised it.

    The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in November 2024 over accusations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip.

    Since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began in October 2023, more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed and around 175,000 injured, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

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    • 5 Netanyahu claims at UN that clash with documented findings
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    • UN chief calls for end to Sudan war, voices regret that Burhan was denied US visa
    • Maldives vice president tells UN Israel’s genocide in Gaza ‘must end’
    • Israeli opposition party leader says state’s global standing at all-time low, warns of economic collapse
    • Turkiye rejects East-West divide, says Mecca defense pact not aimed at Iran or Israel: President
    • China helping Iran would be ‘totally unacceptable,’ Trump told Xi during visit: US ambasador
    • Zionism is racism, says Green leader Zack Polanski
    • 71,000 children displaced in Yemen in 3 weeks amid escalating conflict: UNICEF
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    • Saudi grand mufti urges front-line troops to unite against Houthis
    • Israeli army prepares for new phase of fighting in southern Lebanon: Report
    • Iran just gave Washington a deadline. Watch Islamabad, not the White House
    • Report: UK’s ‘double lock’ on arms to Israel suspends nothing
    • Protesters outside UN’s New York headquarters demand Netanyahu face war crimes charges
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    • Barghouti proposes Fatah reunification ahead of Palestinian elections
    • Ankara: Netanyahu’s claims against Turkey, Erdogan are desperate attempts to cover up Gaza war
    • Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan discuss activating Mecca agreement against Houthi attacks
    • School deaths and narco killings: The UN and US crimes in international law
    • More than 1,000 Palestinian figures call for an elected National Council and diaspora representation
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    • Hamas slams Netanyahu’s UN speech: He should be in prison to face trial for crimes
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    • US, Iran should return to dialogue to end war, Xi tells Trump at White House
    • UAE suspends flights by Iranian air carriers until further notice
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    • Israel uproots 400 olive trees in occupied West Bank as harvest season approaches
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    • 28% of Israeli police officers resigned since Ben-Gvir took office: Report
    • More than 308,000 displaced from Sudan’s Kordofan since October 2025: UN migration agency
    • Netanyahu’s plane flies through Greek, Italian, French airspace en route to US despite ICC warrant
    • Israeli election committee rejects bid to bar extremist Ben-Gvir’s party from Knesset elections
    • Government, opposition fear our voice as alternative to racist rhetoric: Israeli lawmaker
    • Gaza economy has entered world’s ‘most severe crisis on record’: UN report
    • Saudi-led coalition for Yemen says it intercepted 6 ballistic missiles launched by Houthis
    • Hamas says ready to implement Gaza roadmap, accuses Israel of blocking ceasefire deal
    • Iran cancels all flights to United Arab Emirates
    • Iran says possible new war with US could expand to Indian Ocean
    • Israeli army detains more than 150 Palestinians in West Bank raids
    UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
    UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
    Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza's hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel's genocide.
    Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel’s genocide.

    26 September 2026
  • Israeli army prepares for new phase of fighting in southern Lebanon: Report

    This work by Middle East Monitor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

    Israeli military Merkava main battle tanks are seen along the western entrance to the town of Khiam in Nabatieh governorate, southern Lebanon, on September 22, 2026. [Ramiz Dallah – Anadolu Agency]

    The Israeli army is preparing to enter a new phase of fighting in southern Lebanon in the coming days, Israeli media reported on Friday.

    The report comes as the army continues its attacks in southern Lebanon, in violation of a US-brokered framework deal signed with Beirut in June.

    The army will reorganize its forces in what it called the “yellow zone,” including reducing and redeploying troops stationed along the line, Israel’s Channel 12 said.

    In April, Tel Aviv announced it established what it calls the “yellow line” in southern Lebanon. It is an imaginary line separating an Israeli-occupied “buffer zone” from the rest of Lebanese territory, extending up to 10 km (around 6.2 miles) into Lebanon in certain sections.

    Israel considers the area between the “yellow line” and the border a “security buffer zone,” while Lebanon rejects the continued presence of Israeli forces on its territory and insists on their withdrawal.

    READ: Israeli army sets fire to government hospital in southern Lebanon

    According to the outlet, the army is preparing to remain in the area for an extended period by establishing and completing a new line of forward positions.

    The preparations also include continuing operations against what Israeli officials claim are Hezbollah members, the report said.

    The Israeli offensive in Lebanon has killed at least 4,386 people, wounded 12,407 and displaced more than 1 million others since March 2, according to Lebanese authorities.

    The attack comes despite the June framework deal that provides for a gradual Israeli withdrawal from occupied Lebanese territory in exchange for the deployment of the Lebanese army there and the disarmament of Hezbollah.

    READ: Israel continues artillery fire, airstrikes in southern Lebanon

    UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
    UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
    Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza's hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel's genocide.
    Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel’s genocide.

    26 September 2026
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