Field developments in the occupied Palestinian territories and southern Lebanon captured the attention of international newspapers, in addition to the latest developments in the Syrian scene after the fall of the regime of ousted President Bashar al-Assad.
The British Financial Times newspaper said that reports of the Israeli army’s incursion into Lebanon reinforce reports of violations of the ceasefire agreement.
The newspaper pointed out that Israeli forces are continuing to carry out their attacks on what they say are Hezbollah targets despite the agreement’s validity, noting that the Lebanese authorities are talking about the killing of at least 28 people since the ceasefire on November 27, 2024.
Yesterday, Thursday, Israeli press reports stated that the Israeli army is planning to potentially remain in southern Lebanon after the 60-day period stipulated in the ceasefire agreement “if the Lebanese army is unable to fulfill its obligations.”
A year of sadness
In Israel, an article in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz described the year 2024 as a year of war, sadness, and anger, noting that it had passed without the return of detained prisoners, as battles continued in Gaza and in light of a burning front in the north and deserted towns.
The article also touched on the ongoing protests, either demanding a prisoner exchange deal or rejecting the policies of Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
The American newspaper The Washington Post published a report from the Syrian city of Hama showing that “those who lived through the atrocities of 1982 are now able to speak out and give their testimonies after decades of fear and silence.”
The report recalled “scenes of brutal suppression of the uprising in Hama at the hands of Hafez al-Assad’s regime,” noting that these methods of repression established the plans of repression used by his son Bashar in 2011.
An article in the Swiss newspaper Le Tan criticized Switzerland’s interest in its economic interests at the expense of its role in international politics, citing what it called the plight of the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank and the endless suffering of the Lebanese because of Israel.
According to the article, Switzerland does not do what it should when it comes to refugees from those regions, while it spares no effort to settle the situation of Ukrainian refugees.
Regarding the Libyan issue, the British newspaper The Telegraph reported that China planned to send armed marches worth one billion dollars to retired Libyan Major General Khalifa Haftar in Libya through a fake company based in Britain to circumvent the international arms embargo.
According to the newspaper, the plan aims to deliver up to 92 drones capable of carrying multiple missiles from China to Libya under the cover of the Coronavirus Aid Authority, in direct violation of the arms embargo imposed by the United Nations.
Source : American press + Israeli press + British press + Swiss press
