Exploding pagers used in apparent Israeli attack on Hezbollah made in Hungary, accused firm...
Johnson Lai & Simina Mistreanu
AP / September 18, 2024
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwanese company Gold Apollo said Wednesday that it authorized its brand on the pagers that exploded in Lebanon and Syria in an apparent Israeli operation targeting Hezbollah’s communications network but that another company based in Budapest manufactured them.
Pagers used by...
What to know about the deadly pager explosions targeting Hezbollah
Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Michael Biesecker, Sarah El-Deeb & Sarah Parvini
AP / September 18, 2024
NEW YORK – In what appears to be a sophisticated, remote attack, pagers used by hundreds of members of Hezbollah exploded almost simultaneously in Lebanon and Syria Tuesday, killing at least nine people — including an 8-year-old girl — and...
Pagers in deadly attack on Hezbollah ‘made in Europe’, as Middle East braces for...
William Christou & Helen Davidson
The Guardian / September 18, 2024
Taiwanese company Gold Apollo says a company in Europe made the pagers used in extraordinary attack in Lebanon that Hezbollah blames on Israel.
The Taiwanese manufacturer linked to pagers that exploded as part of a deadly and unprecedented attack in Lebanon...
Hezbollah is hit by a wave of exploding pagers that killed at least 9...
Bassem Mroue, Abby Sewell & Kareem Chehayeb
AP / September 18, 2024
BEIRUT – Pagers used by hundreds of members of the militant group Hezbollah exploded near-simultaneously Tuesday in Lebanon and Syria, killing at least nine people, including an 8-year-old girl, and wounding several thousand, officials said. Hezbollah and the Lebanese government blamed...
UNGA considers resolution demanding Israel end its occupation of Palestinian territories
Edith M. Lederer
AP / September 17, 2024
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. General Assembly is considering a Palestinian resolution Tuesday demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the occupied West Bank within a year and calling for sanctions and an arms embargo against the country.
It will be put to...
Nothing justifies ‘collective punishment’ – UN chief slams Israel for handling of war
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / September 17, 2024
UN Chief António Guterres criticized Israel for its handling of the war on Gaza stressing that nothing justifies the “collective punishment” of Palestinians in Gaza who are enduring unimaginable suffering.
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres slammed Israel on Monday for imposing a...
Israel says halting Hezbollah attacks is now a war goal as officials warn of...
Josef Federman & Julia Frankel
AP / September 17, 2024
JERUSALEM – Israel said Tuesday that halting Hezbollah’s attacks in the country’s north to allow residents to return to their homes is now an official war goal, as it considers a wider military operation in Lebanon that could ignite an all-out conflict.
Israeli...
‘Hamas is winning the war’ – former Israeli commander tells NYT
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / September 17, 2024
The military official further explained that Hamas quickly reasserted control over cities “within 15 minutes” after Israeli forces withdrew.
The New York Times quoted a former commander of the Israeli army’s Gaza Division stating that the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas is “winning this...
Blinken is heading back to the Middle East, this time without fanfare or a...
Ellen Knickmeyer
AP / September 17, 2024
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Egypt on Tuesday for his 10th trip to the Middle East since the war in Gaza began nearly a year ago, this one aimed partly at refining a proposal to present to Israel and Hamas for a...
‘Pariah’ state – UN experts slam the West over its support of Israel war
TPC Staff
The Palestine Chronicle / September 17, 2024
UN experts criticized the West over its support of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip and warned that Israel might become a “pariah” nation for carrying on a genocide.
Four United Nations Special Rapporteurs criticized on Monday Western countries for their continuous support...
