Israel on two fronts: a family killed by a strike in Gaza, Hezbollah tunnels blown up in Lebanon, the Rome talks postponed

Bangladesh

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Diplomatic and institutional reading · 3 of 11 countries

Dhaka is measuring the gap between the delayed diplomatic calendar and the continuation of strikes on the two fronts opened by Israel.

Brazil

3 SOURCES

Relay of the Israeli security narrative · 3 of 11 countries

Brazil sees the Israeli strike in Lebanon as the neutralization of an underground base built over more than twenty years by Hezbollah, rather than a simple cross-border exchange of fire — local press leaving the Gaza front and the postponement of the Rome talks out of its framing.

France

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7 SOURCES

Cultural mirror and nuance · 2 of 11 countries

France distinguishes the military triumphalism displayed by Israel over the Hezbollah tunnels from the very heavy civilian toll in Gaza, where four members of the same family are among the tens of thousands of deaths recorded over three years.

Iran

2 SOURCES

Cumulative human toll and critical vocabulary · 3 of 11 countries

Tehran denounces a violation of the Islamabad agreement: the destruction on Friday of Hezbollah's underground network under the Ali al-Taher ridge, despite the Iranian warning addressed to Washington, is now fueling the calls of the regime's hardline factions for a direct response against Israel.

Israel

3 SOURCES

Diplomatic and institutional reading · 3 of 11 countries

Israel is exerting simultaneous military pressure on Hezbollah and Hamas — tunnels have been blown up in Lebanon, commanders eliminated in Gaza — while the postponement of the Rome talks to October is fueling American accusations of obstructionism before the elections.

Italy

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Cultural mirror and nuance · 2 of 11 countries

Rome is confronting its cultural and diplomatic mirror head-on: the Venice Mostra is screening a documentary by Israeli officers questioning the "dehumanization" in Gaza, while the Israeli-Lebanese talks that Rome was supposed to host have been postponed until October.

Norway

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Relay of the Israeli security narrative · 3 of 11 countries

Oslo is measuring the extent of the explosion that destroyed Hezbollah's tunnels in southern Lebanon and sees in the postponement of the Rome talks a sign of diplomatic deadlock.

Pakistan

2 SOURCES

Cumulative human toll and critical vocabulary · 3 of 11 countries

Islamabad denounces a deadly escalation in Gaza, where the Pakistani press, citing a toll of more than 73,000 Palestinian deaths since 2023, presents Israeli strikes as repeated violations of a ceasefire that has never been respected.

Portugal

3 SOURCES

Relay of the Israeli security narrative · 3 of 11 countries

Lisbon sees the Israeli offensive as a demonstration of technical power with a double impact: an artificial earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 in Lebanon and Hamas commanders eliminated in Gaza, presented through the very statements of Netanyahu and his army.

Qatar

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3 SOURCES

Cumulative human toll and critical vocabulary · 3 of 11 countries

Doha shines the spotlight on Gaza's human toll, this time carried by Israeli voices themselves, as Israel claims a security advantage in Lebanon and postpones Rome's diplomatic efforts until October.

Singapore

2 SOURCES

Diplomatic and institutional reading · 3 of 11 countries

Singapore views the postponement of the Rome talks as the most revealing signal of the week: for the city-state, the fate of the "Trilateral Framework" concluded in June, the only mechanism deemed viable to restore Lebanon's sovereignty and Israel's security, carries more weight than the daily military tally on the ground.