I’m focusing on social media/tech issues and crisis coverage here. Check the earlier post on Exploding Pagers. Follow X @garybunt for updates on this shifting situation. Warning: sensitive content. Time limits restrict commentary at this stage. Usual disclaimers apply.
BBC News, ‘It’s all gone’: Lebanese civilians return to destroyed homes as ceasefire appears to hold (rolling coverage from Lebanon)
Audrey Azzo, The New Arab, ‘They killed him right next to me’: The Lebanese journalists who risked their lives to report the reality of Israel’s war “As a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect, The New Arab takes a look at the dangers Lebanese journalists faced during their reporting of the war.”
Netanyahu approved pager attacks against Hezbollah, spokesman says https://t.co/DGWYzS9LHR
— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) November 11, 2024
Exploding pagers in Lebanon not made in Taiwan — prosecutors https://t.co/I7y3bafCeY
— Gary Bunt (@garybunt) November 11, 2024
"A Taiwan probe found that domestic firms did not make the pagers that exploded in Lebanon in September, killing dozens. The blasts dealt a severe blow to the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia amid…
Mohammad, 11, sustained severe burns from a gas line explosion when a missile struck his building in Lebanon.
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) November 10, 2024
His wish is to heal soon and he hopes the war will end.
We continue to call for a ceasefire for Mohammad and all the children in the region. pic.twitter.com/8iuBJ9LLbV
Bombing has damaged infrastructure in south #Lebanon, making some roads impassable. @UNIFIL_ peacekeepers are clearing rubble, repairing roads, and restoring safe passage to continue their service. pic.twitter.com/ltaf2VGcWp
— UN News (@UN_News_Centre) November 11, 2024
Salam Khodr reports on the horrific israeli massacre of Almat in Lebanon, which slaughtered many children: there are no children israelis won’t kill pic.twitter.com/Jkyxl1ZZJt
— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) November 11, 2024
Another village in Lebanon blown up by Israel Genocide Forces.
— B.M. (@ireallyhateyou) November 11, 2024
Posted proudly by Netanyahu's mouthpiece Yinon Magal who captioned "Another village is RIP" pic.twitter.com/1JpYmPEj9Z
Journalist Priyanka Navani says the scale of the Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon suggests the Israeli army is employing a strategy that aims to prevent civilians from having a place to live once the war ends. pic.twitter.com/yrYRVgUghE
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 11, 2024
Opinion/analysis:
Mohamad El Kari, Conversation UK, Lebanon: assassinating sectarian leaders has always led to instability – this time will be no different, 16 Oct 2024 “Lebanon’s modern history is rife with conflict. The assassination of Nasrallah marks the latest in a series of bloody milestones that have served as sharp turning points – and even transformational moments – in Lebanon’s sectarian politics.”
BBC, Israeli troops move away from Irish forces in Lebanon, 9 Oct 2024
Nada Homsi, The National, ‘If we die, we die’: Residents of Lebanon’s Sidon refuse to stop living for sake of war, 9 Oct 2024
CBS, AI-generated video purportedly showing fiery aftermath of Israeli airstrike in Beirut goes viral, 7 Oct 2024. “The clip, which purported to show fiery footage of Israeli bombardment in Lebanon was taken from a short video posted to TikTok five days earlier by the account under the username @digital.n0mad, whose bio on the app says they are an AI artist. The video was tagged as being in Beirut, but also carried a disclaimer that it was AI-generated, a label also applied to some of the account’s other sensational video creations.”
Newsweek, Fact Check: No, Hezbollah Is Not Hiring on LinkedIn, 4 Oct 2024 “Multiple fact-checking teams, including Newsweek’s, have investigated its content on topics ranging from the war in Ukraine to the conflict in Gaza. As reported by AFP Fact Check, the account has helped spread conspiratorial theories, including the widely debunked notion of “crisis actors.”” This refers to *visegrad24* on X.
Arab News, Iranian leader Khamenei calls on Muslims to confront Israel, 28 Sep 2024 “Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Muslims on Saturday “to stand by the people of Lebanon and the proud Hezbollah with whatever means they have and assist them in confronting the … wicked regime (of Israel).””
CNN, Hezbollah confirms leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in Israeli strike, 28 Sep 2024
France24, World figures react to the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, 28 Sep 2024
