Archived Antiwar.com News from September 19, 2024

News

Updated September 19, 2024 - 9:22 PM EDT

2 Israeli Troops Killed, 8 Hurt by Hezbollah Rockets

		*Israel Blows Up Walkie-Talkies in Lebanon, 20 Dead*
		*Gallant: Israel's Focus Has Turned North for 'New Phase in the War'*

US Navy Unveils Plan for War With China

China Sanctions 9 Pentagon Contractors Over Taiwan Arms Deal

Israel Kills 20 More Palestinians in Gaza

		*UN General Assembly Calls for End to Israeli Occupation*
		*Israel Bombed a Residential Block in Gaza, Shot at Rescuers*

Ukraine Drone Attack Blows Up Depot in Russia

US Admits to MQ-9 Crash After Houthis Said It Was Downed

Viewpoints

	Reject Netanyahu's Vision of Conquest and Death. Choose Life by Noa Landau
	Abbas 'Postponed' Democracy – So, Who Speaks on Behalf of the Palestinian People? by Ramzy Baroud

	Ukraine at the Crossroads by Ted Snider
	Turning People Into Involuntary Suicide Bombers to Fight Terrorism by Caitlin Johnstone
More Viewpoints

Israel Terrorizes Lebanon
by Daniel Larison

Frontline

	Funeral Held for 9-Year-Old Girl Killed in Lebanon Pager Explosions
	CIA's Dark Secret: Multiple Sexual Abuse Cases Emerge From the Shadows
	Residents To Evacuate Khartoum Neighborhood Amid Heavy Shelling

Russia/Ukraine

	Mapping the Range of Storm Shadow Missiles in the Russia-Ukraine War
	Russian Attacks Target Ukraine Energy Facilities, Kill One, Authorities Say
	Russia's Oil Revenues Have Dropped by 30% Since June
	Russia Boosts Insurance Coverage for India's Oil Imports
	Ukraine's Boxing Champion Oleksandr Usyk Released After Poland Detention

Germany

	Germany Halts New Arms Exports to Israel Amid Humanitarian Concerns
	Germany Extends Iraq Military Mission to January 2026

Europe

	EU Sanctions Focus Expands to Financing of Russia's Battlefield Products, Envoy Says
	Finland's President Defends Decisions To Buy Israeli Arms, Not Recognize Palestinian State
	France Boosts Pacific Security Forces as Symbolic 'September 24' Date Looms in New Caledonia
	Greece To Buy US Drones, Sources Say
	BBC Faces Questions Over Board Member's Links to Jewish Chronicle
	NATO Must React to Russian Incursions Into Its Airspace, Romania Says
	Norway Says Elevated Radiation Levels Due to Forest Fire Near Chornobyl

Sudan

	UN Chief 'Deeply Frustrated' by Impunity in Sudan, Urges Ceasefire
	Sudan Cholera Cases, Deaths Top 10,000: Health Ministry
	Sudan's Burhan Welcomes Biden Concern, Vows To End Conflict

Africa

	Egypt Won't Accept Security Changes on Gaza Border, Foreign Minister Says
	Ethiopia Plagued by Abductions 'Epidemic'
	Armed Groups With Links to ISIS, Al-Qaeda Are Terrorizing Burkina Faso: HRW

Asia

	Afghan Farmers Struggle After Poppy Ban
	West Papuan Fighters Who Kidnapped Kiwi Pilot Propose Terms of Release
	North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missiles for Second Time in a Week

The War at Home

	US Has Accepted 36 Upgraded F-35s Since Lifting Delivery Pause
	Suspension of Security Clearance for Iran Envoy Did Not Follow Protocol, Watchdog Says
	Congress Races To Patch $3 Billion Veterans Affairs Shortfall
	Veterans Often Wait Decades for the VA To Acknowledge Toxic Exposure Caused Their Illnesses, Report Finds
	Denied the Democratic Convention Stage, Palestinian-American Ruwa Romman Focuses on What's Next

Palestine/Israel

	Thousands of Gaza Amputees To Receive Prosthetic Limbs
	Saudi Arabia Will Not Recognize Israel Without Palestinian State, Says Crown Prince
	What Is Israel's Secretive Cyber Warfare Unit 8200?
	Number of Children Killed by Israel in West Bank Doubles
	Doctor Dies in Israeli Custody After Being Abducted From Al-Shifa Hospital, Officials Say
	Tel Aviv Confirms Four Soldiers Killed in Rafah Resistance Ambush
	China's First University in Israel Closes, Pulls Out
	Israel Blocking Over 80% of Food Assistance Into a Starving Gaza, Aid Groups Say
	IDF Surveillance Troops Testify to Glitches, Neglect, No Warfare Training Before Oct. 7
	'Shot Fired From a Distance': Autopsy Results on Israel's Killing of Turkish-American Activist
	'This Is Unacceptable': Israeli Forces Attack Gaza WHO Convoy
	Sanders Preparing Resolutions To Block $20 Billion in US Arms Sales to Israel

Lebanon

	Escalation Fears Spike as Hezbollah Vows Retaliation for Pager Attack
	Lebanon Deadly Pager Blasts: What We Know So Far
	US Officials Don't Believe Israel Is Preparing To Invade Lebanon
	'Civilian Objects Should Not Be Weaponized': UN Chief on Lebanon Blasts
	Explosives Used in Pager Attack Can Bypass Scanning: Security Sources
	From Taiwan to Budapest: The Murky Trail of Lebanon's Exploding Pagers
	Devices Used in Lebanon Detonations Were Never in Hungary, Government Says
	Israel Planted Explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah's Pagers: Lebanese Security Source
	The History of Conflict Between Hezbollah and Israel
	Lebanon's Hezbollah Says It Attacked Israeli Military Posts in First Cross-Border Attack Since Pager Blasts
	Lebanon's Official News Agency Reports That Home Solar Energy Systems Exploded in Several Areas of Beirut

Middle East

	Iran's President Names First Sunni Governor in 45 Years
	IRGC Commander Qaani in Baghdad To Push US Withdrawal
	Jordan Says Israel Pushing Middle East to Brink of Regional War
	Erdogan Says Turkey Will Deepen Ties With East While Still Facing West

Brazil

	Musk's X Skirts Brazil Ban and Returns to Some Users With Change to Server Access
	Indigenous Man Shot Dead as Land Dispute in Brazil Farm State Escalates

Latin America

	Colombia's President Petro Warns ELN Rebel Attack Threatens Peace Process
	Mexican President Calls on Ex-Security Secretary To Show Proof of Alleged Cartel Ties