Over a year has passed since October 7, 2023 — the Palestinian/Israeli equivalent of 9-11.

In the course of its vengeful response to the invasion of southern Israel by Gaza-based Palestinian resistance fighters, itself precipitated by 17 years of brutal Israeli siege, Israel occupation forces have killed at least 42,000 Gazans, 16,000 of them children.

Palestinian casualties, direct and indirect, are surely higher. Some conflict epidemiologists peg the number at 180,000 — ripped to bits by US bombs, missiles, tank rounds and sniper bullets dropped and fired by Israel occupation forces, or snuffed out by forced starvation and thirst.

Meanwhile, in Lebanon, since October 8, Israeli-delivered American bombs and missiles have killed 2300 Lebanese, three quarters of those in the last month alone. Over a million Lebanese people are now internal refugees (two million in Gaza).

Recently returned from his latest trip to Lebanon, Canadian lawyer, activist and journalist Dimitri Lascaris speaks with the GPM about all this. Listen to our conversation in today’s podcast. Click on the play button above, or go here.

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