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US, allies call for immediate 21-day ceasefire between Israel, Hezbollah
New York: The US, France and other allies have jointly called for an immediate 21-day ceasefire to facilitate negotiations in the intensifying conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which has claimed over 600…
- Middle East
Iraqi Shiite militia threatens to attack US forces if assaulted by Israel
Baghdad: Iraqi Shiite militia Kata’ib Hezbollah threatened to attack the presence of US forces if Israel assaults Iraq. Abu Ali al-Askar, security leader of the Iranian-backed Shiite militia, said in a statement…
- Middle East
Israel resumes intensive airstrikes on Lebanon
Beirut: Israeli warplanes resumed intensive airstrikes on eastern and southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese military sources. The sources, who spoke anonymously, told Xinhua on Wednesday evening that Israeli warplanes carried out about…
- Middle East
Israel strikes Lebanon again, Hezbollah targets Mossad’s HQ in Tel Aviv
Beirut: Hezbollah, for the first time, launched a medium-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile from Lebanon on Wednesday, September 24, at the headquarters of Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad, the group said in a statement.…
- News
‘Leave Lebanon immediately’: UK PM Keir Starmer to British nationals
London: Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called on British nationals to leave Lebanon “immediately” after fighting intensified between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah and around 700 UK troops were deployed to Cyprus in…
- Middle East
Attacking camps, settlements in Israel: Hezbollah
Beirut: Hezbollah attacked multiple targets in northern Israel including military headquarters and settlements, using artillery and missiles in defence of Lebanon and its people. In an official statement on Tuesday, Hezbollah reported…
- Middle East
Hezbollah fires 300 rockets at Israel: Army
Jerusalem/Beirut: Israel’s army has said that Hezbollah had fired around 300 rockets and other projectiles into Israel amid the second day of Israel’s heaviest attacks on Lebanon since 2006. An explosive drone…
- Middle East
Speculations over Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s death; Israel probes reports
Speculation is mounting about the fate of Hamas’s Gaza-based leader Yahya Sinwar as Israeli intelligence investigates reports that he may have been killed in a recent airstrike in Gaza. Sinwar has not…
- Middle East
Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon rises to 558
Beirut: The death toll from intensive Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since Monday reached 558, including 50 children and 94 women, with injuries reaching 1,835, Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad said on Tuesday.…
- Middle East
Climate activist Thunberg condemns ‘genocide’ in Palestine in Stockholm
In a significant move, Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg led a rally in Stockholm attended by thousands of people to condemn Israel’s “genocide” in war-torn Palestine and urged global action against Israel’s…
- Middle East
Israel warns of imminent strikes on Lebanon, advises residents to evacuate
Israel’s military issued a warning on Monday that it was about to attack sites in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, where Hezbollah is allegedly storing strategic weapons, urging civilians to evacuate. “Distance yourself from…
- Opinions
Israel: From leading ‘exporter’ to ‘importer’ of arms
If Israel is really a leading exporter of the military equipment of the world where is the need for it to buy arms from India, which till sometimes back actually was among…
- Middle East
Israel prepares for ‘next phases’ of attack on Lebanon after airstrikes killing 492
Jerusalem/Beirut: Israel launched its largest airstrikes in Lebanon since the onset of the Israel-Palestine conflict, killing at least 492 people and injuring over 1,645 others, the Lebanese Health Ministry has said. The…
- Middle East
Netanyahu says airstrikes in Lebanon destroy missiles aimed at Israel
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel was destroying “thousands” of rockets and missiles aimed at Israeli cities as Israeli warplanes bombed Lebanon, killing at least 182 people.…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 182, over 700 injured
Jerusalem: The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday launched a large-scale airstrike campaign, targeting more than 300 Hezbollah positions in southern and eastern Lebanon leaving 182 dead and over 700 injured. This…