Sunday, October 6

At least 21 people are dead after Israeli strikes on a mosque in Gaza, and numerous strikes from Israel also slammed into southern Lebanon yesterday.

The strike hit a mosque across the street from the al-Aqsa martyrs hospital, with Israel claiming for it to be a Hamas "command and control center." The original death toll was thought to be 18, but it was later found to be 21 after people dug through the rubble of the building for hours to find lost relatives or friends. This strike comes as the death toll of the war in Gaza is approaching 42,000, and tomorrow is the grim one-year anniversary of when the conflict began on October 7, 2023.

Meanwhile, Lebanon is still suffering from intense strikes as Israel attempts to take down the Iran-backed Hezbollah. At least 1,400 people are dead and millions of people have been forced out of their homes, and more is on the way. After Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nazrallah recently and executed a round of pager explosions throughout the country, the conflict escalated into an all-out war. Israel has bombarded Lebanon's populated southern region with airstrikes and missiles, launched a ground invasion into the country, and attacked Iran as well.

In the latest strikes, Israel fired dozens of missiles into Lebanon, but a few were intercepted by the country's defense system. The attack was described as the worst to hit Lebanon so far, with projectiles constantly smashing into the suburbs of Beirut every few minutes. The projectiles hit Hezbollah bases, warehouses, and weapons facilities, but also did serious damage to the surrounding area.

As the one-year anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war approaches, protests have also been ramping up around the world. Dozens of people have been arrested, and one man in Washington D.C. even set himself on fire-- he miraculously survived. Police have been forced to use tear gas and water cannons in some areas, as protests in Rome and other cities turned into violent clashes with law enforcement officers. Some people even threw objects like bottles and stones at police, sparking the conflicts.

Fact of the Day (Reader's Digest): A group of cats is called a clowder.

Quote of the Day (Gracious Quotes): There are no shortcuts to any place worth going. (Beverly Sills)

Word of the Day (Merriam-Webster): Adversary (noun)- An adversary is an enemy or opponent.

In a Sentence: Upon learning that its adversaries were ahead in sales, the company quickly formed a new advertising campaign.