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by Admin Oct 11, 2024 The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) on Thursday morning attacked the position of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, (UNFIL), in Southern Lebanon and crossed the designated blue line which divides the Israel and Lebanon border. The UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura was repeatedly shelled by the Israeli Merkava armored tank leaving two UNIFIL soldiers injured. In a statement released by the United Nations mission in Lebanon, it said,   “This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall.” “The injuries are, fortunately, this time, not serious, but they remain in hospital.” This attack came a day after the Israeli army fired directly at the UNIFIL position’s perimeter-monitoring cameras, deliberately disabling them and also destroying UNP 1-32A, a designated place where regular Tripartite meetings were held before the outbreak of the war, the IDF damaged the lighting and a relay station. “In the past days, we have seen incursions from Israel into Lebanon in Naqoura and other areas,” adding that “IDF soldiers have clashed with Hezbollah elements on the ground in Lebanon.” the statement added. The United Mission statement further disclosed that “We remind the IDF and all actors of their obligations to ensure the safety and security of UN personnel and property and to respect the inviolability of UN premises at all times”. The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has publicly condemned the actions of the Israeli Defense Forces and has urged the UNIFIL peacekeepers to continue their mission. Taking to his official X account, the Secretary-General said  “UNIFIL continues to carry out their mandates to the extent possible. The mission relies on full compliance by all parties”. He further added that “All actors must ensure their safety and security.”. 

by Admin October 8, 2024 As Israel commemorates the year anniversary of Hamas’s deadly attack which claimed the lives of over a thousand Israelis, the Israeli Defense Forces fired missiles into Central and Northern Gaza killing 56 Palestinians including women and children. The missile strikes which were carried out overnight on Monday into Tuesday morning also left several Palestinians wounded and under critical conditions according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The ministry disclose that Monday’s night attack has increased the tally of the Palestinians casualties to a number of 41,965 and a total number of 91,590 wounded since the war began a year ago. The IDF missiles struck the central city of Deir el-Balah overnight, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital reported, after houses in the Bureij refugee camp were struck killing thirty people including two women and six children. Prodesq gathered that the Israeli defense forces carried out ground raids on northern Gaza enclaves and killed 43 Palestinians.  The Israeli Defense Ministry confirmed that they killed twenty armed Palestinian fighters in northern Gaza. It also reported continuing fighting in central and southern Gaza. Whereas Israel has intensified its attack on Hezbollah in Lebanon, its military has maintained its focus on a ground invasion in Southern Lebanon.  The Gaza Health Ministry has said that the hospital will stop operating within hours due to a lack of fuel while the Israeli military has demanded the evacuation of patients and health personnel at the Indonesian and al-Awda hospitals or face the same fate as al-Shifa Hospital, which was destroyed.

by Admin Oct 8, 2024 Tragedy struck in the city of Guerro, Mexico, when the newly appointed Mayor of the city of Chilpancingo was found decapitated on Sunday, six days after he took over office. Alejandro Arcos, 43, the body was found inside his white pickup truck with his head placed on top of the truck while he was on a visit around the vicinity of Chilpancingo to examine the level of destruction of Hurricane John. Confirming the awful incident is Gov. Evelyn Salgado, the governor of Guerro, said “His loss mourns the entire Guerrero society and fills us with indignation,”. The state Attorney General of Guerro’s office released a statement assuring the citizens of Guerro that a thorough investigation is underway to unravel the misery and the culprits behind the death of Alejandro Arco. The assassination of the Mayor of Chilpancingo makes it the second death three days after the new city government’s secretary, Francisco Tapia, was shot to death. Senator Alejandro Moreno, who is the head of Mexico’s PRI political party took to his social media page to express his thoughts, he said “They were young and honest officials who sought progress for their community,”. He further urged the federal attorney general’s office to lead the investigation into Arcos and Tapia’s murders. Guerro, which is located in the southwestern part of Mexico has been plagued with gang-related violence which has left many people dead including politicians and journalists.  Prodesq gathered that six who ran for public office were assassinated in Mexico’s election held on June 2. The Chilpancingo crime scene is controlled by two rival drug gangs, the Ardillos and the Tlacos. The rivalry of the gang besieged the city last year when the Ardillos gang members rained terror on the city after two of its leaders were arrested by the federal police, there was a standoff between security forces and the Ardillos members till their leaders were released. It was gathered that the former mayor of  Chilpancingo, Norma Otilia Hernández, was caught on video allegedly holding a meeting with leaders of the gangs of Ardillos and Tlacos at a restaurant.  The incident led to her being subsequently expelled from her party, which gave Alejandro Arcos the opportunity to run for office

by Admin Oct 5, 2024 Things got more complicated than before between the President of Croatia and his Prime Minister when the president, who is also the Chief Commanding Officer of the Croatian military, withdrew from sending troops to Germany to help train the Ukrainian army . Croatia, which is a member of NATO, becomes the second NATO member to withdraw its military support from Ukraine, joining Hungary from other 32 members of NATO taking part in military operations against Russia. Croatia soldiers are supposed to join other NATO soldiers in Germany to work as instructors for Ukrainian soldiers as part of the alliance’s Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine, NSATU, project. Whereas, President Zoran Milanovic, opted out of such operations stating that he doesn’t want his country drawn into a longtime conflict with Russia. The president took to his Facebook page to explain his decision, he said “Simply, while I am the President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief – Croatian soldiers, non-commissioned officers and officers will not participate in activities that push Croatia into war,”. He explained that he will not also participate in supporting such operations for a non NATO country that Ukraine is currently not part of NATO membership. Milanovic further noted that  “Everything else is joining the war, which I did not and will not allow. I answer exclusively to the Croatian people, not to Washington and Brussels – it will remain so,”. Andrej Plenkovic, the Prime Minister of Croatia did not welcome the president’s decision and he said “Milanovic participated in the NATO summit and in no way indicated to the allies that he was against it. The level of deception and lies he spreads is unprecedented,”. He further highlighted that “We call on members of Parliament not to agree to follow a policy that is contrary to Croatian interests, to act as if we do not see Russian aggression against Ukraine,”.  Plenkovic urged the Croatian parliament to consider supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia, he added “As the government, we express our great dissatisfaction and call on the members of parliament not to bury their heads in the sand of Milanovic’s presidential campaign,”. He accused the president’s decision as being politically motivated, that Milanovic knows fully that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be present at the summit between countries in Southeast Europe and Ukraine, to be held in Dubrovnik.

by Admin Oct 5, 2024 Tragedy struck in the Democratic Republic of Congo when a boat carrying 278 passengers capsized in Lake Kivu in the eastern part of the country. The boat was said to be traveling from the town of Minova in Southern Kivu and sank off 100 meters from the shores of Goma at the port of Kituku. Confirming the incident Governor Jean Jacques Purisi said “It’ll take at least three days to get the exact numbers, because not all the bodies have been found yet,”. He said ten people who were rescued have been transported to a local hospital in the city of Goma. The governor further explained that the boat had a maximum capacity of 130 people but doesn’t not understand how it managed to carry a total number of 278 passengers and he is awaiting the final investigation by the local police and maritime authorities. Local authorities said that the rescue efforts continued and the death toll remained unknown for the moment.  Congolese officials have often warned several times against overloading and vowed to punish those violating safety measures for water transportation.  The law has not been enforced in remote areas where most passengers come from, so many people are unable to afford public transport for the few available roads in conflict driven regions of the country. Since the beginning of the conflict between the Congolese Armed Forces and the M23 rebels has made the road transit between the cities of Goma and Minova unsafe and forcing the closure of the roads to trucks transporting food, many local traders have resorted to transport on Lake Kivu which most locals considered safer than road traffic, which is threatened by insecurity. Prodesq gathered that in June, an overloaded boat sank near Kinshasa the capital of the country and 80 passengers lost their lives. While in January, 22 people died on Lake Maî-Ndombe and in April 2023, six people also died and 64 went missing on Lake Kivu.

by Admin Oct 4, 2024 The members of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday pledged their unwavering support for the embattled Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, after Israel placed a ban on him claiming he was impartial after Iran’s attack on Israel on Tuesday night. Israel on Wednesday placed “persona non grata”, on the UN secretary-general, banning him from entering Israel.  Switzerland, the current president of the Security Council, expressed “full support” to Guterres, and “the UN in collaboration with other organizations is currently providing humanitarian aid to all civilians.” The decision by Israel has brought the United Security Council to get behind their Secretary-General, Nicolas de Riviere, France’s diplomat to the UN said Guterres has “the full support and trust of France”. Vassily Nebenzia, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations said “We call on the members of the Security Council and the UN to react to this outrageous act,” he further described the Israeli decision as “unheard” and a “slap” to the face of the United Nation in whole. Vanessa Frazier, Malta’s Envoy to the United Nations also stated that “continued and unwavering support” to Guterres and thanked him “for his continued leadership and moral compass whilst guiding this organization through such difficult times”. Fu Cong, China’s envoy to the United Nations also reiterated his colleagues and assured the Secretary-General of China’s resolute support and also opposed Israel’s decision. Ondina Blokar, the deputy envoy of Slovenia did hold back his country’s support for Guterres, he said “We appeal to Israel to reconsider today’s announcement… It is high time to strengthen the role of diplomacy and to prioritize peace”. The only notable exception to support Israel’s decision on the UN Secretary-General is the United States, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the UN envoy said “The United States is fully, fully, fully supportive of Israel”. Antonio Guterres was banned by Israel for not mentioning Iran by name in his statement Tuesday on a missile attack and not “directly condemning” Tehran.