As Israeli airstrikes persisted to intensify on Lebanon, hopes for a ceasefire agreement among the 2 international locations commenced to emerge, fueled by means of diplomatic efforts led by US envoy Amos Hochstein. The warfare, which began on September 23 with Israeli airstrikes and escalated in early October with Israeli ground incursions into southern Lebanon,…
The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned that a brand new Israeli law geared toward severing ties with the organization and banning it from running in Israel will have “catastrophic outcomes” that would threaten neighborhood balance and humanitarian efforts in Gaza and the West Bank. Philippe…
Iran’s neighbors have promised not to allow their “soil or airspace” to be used for attacks, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday, as Israel weighs a potential retaliatory strike.“All our neighbors have assured us that they won’t allow their soil or airspace to be used against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Araghchi told a…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday on his 11th visit to the region since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.He is expected to meet with top officials as the United States looks to revive ceasefire efforts after the killing of top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, but so far none of…
BEIRUT: Strikes hit south Beirut on Wednesday, an AFP journalist saw, less than an hour after the Israeli military ordered residents to leave part of the Lebanese capital.Black smoke billowed from between buildings in Haret Hreik after the first strike, which followed Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee telling people to leave the area.Moments later an…
BEIRUTU, Lebanon: Lebanese militant group Hezbollah threatened Israel with more attacks if its offensive in Lebanon continued, after a drone attack on a base near Israel’s Haifa Sunday killed four soldiers.Israel’s military said four soldiers were killed in the attack, the deadliest such assault on an Israeli base since September 23, when Israel increased its…
BEIRUT/CAIRO: Hezbollah said on Sunday it was fighting Israeli forces trying to infiltrate Ramiya village in southern Lebanon, as a third UN peacekeeper was wounded in Israel’s escalating conflict with the Iran-backed Lebanese group.Israeli strikes have shook the peacekeepers’ main base in southern Lebanon, prompting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Western countries to condemn the…
MANAGUA: Nicaragua is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel, the Central American nation said on Friday, calling the Israeli government “fascist” and “genocidal.”Nicaragua’s government, in a statement, said the break in relations was due to Israel’s attacks on Palestinian territories.The nation’s congress had, earlier in the day, passed a resolution requesting Nicaragua take action to…
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: A senior Hezbollah official eluded an Israeli assassination attempt on Thursday in Beirut, three security sources said, as Israeli strikes there killed 22 people and the UN said its peacekeepers in southern Lebanon were in growing danger.Wafiq Safa, who heads Hezbollah’s liaison and coordination unit responsible for working with Lebanese security agencies, was targeted…
JERUSALEM: Israel’s defense minister warned on Wednesday that his country’s retaliation for a recent Iranian missile attack will be “lethal” and “surprising,” while the Israeli military pushed ahead with a large-scale operation in northern Gaza and a ground offensive in Lebanon against Hezbollah militants.On the diplomatic front, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joe…
