More Lebanon Explosions, Haiti Emergency

THE WAR NEWSLETTER — SEP 18 2024

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Today’s updates:

1. 🇮🇱 Walkie-talkies explode in Lebabnon

2. 🇭🇹 Haitian gang activity remains unchecked

1 - ISRAEL

A second wave of explosions targeting electronic devices belonging to terrorist group Hezbollah occurred in Lebanon today, killing at least 20 and wounding over 450. The blasts affected walkie-talkies, solar energy systems, and fingerprint readers, including at a Hezbollah funeral. Israel is suspected as the instigator of the attacks but has not commented.

Yesterday, thousands of Hezbollah pager devices exploded across Lebanon and parts of Syria, killing 12 and wounding nearly 3,000. The devices were used by Hezbollah terrorists and civilians in Hezbollah-affiliated organizations. Israel is believed to be behind these attacks. Hezbollah has been consistently attacking Israel since October 7, and Israel has responded by striking Hezbollah military outposts.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that the war is moving into a “new phase,” focusing on the Israel’s northern front, where more than 60,00 people have been evacuated due to almost daily Hezbollah rocket strikes.

Read more on BBC or Times Of Israel

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2 - HAITI

The state of emergency in Haiti has been expanded to cover the entire nation as gang warfare has spread out from the capital into the neighboring regions.  A state of emergency was first declared over the region where the capital Port-au-Prince is located back in March, and has been repeatedly renewed as gang violence continues to escalate and remains unchecked.

The number of displaced people from Port-au-Prince has now grown to more than 170,000, with 2000 of those being displaced in the last two days after more clashes broke out between armed groups. As a part of a multinational effort to curb the gangs, 380 Kenyan police arrived back in July, but the rest of the promised 2,500 troops have yet to arrive, and so no progress has been made.

Read more on Reuters, Jamaica Observer, or Insight Crime

THE REST OF THE WORLD…

• 🇳🇬 Two policeman killed in armed attack on Nigerian police station [Legit]

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