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Hezbollah’s new chief Naim Qassem delivers first speech
Sheikh Naim Qassem, the new chief of Hezbollah, delivered his inaugural speech on Wednesday, October 30, a day after being appointed as the group’s secretary general. In a televised statement, Qassem pledged…
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Saudi MBC group dismisses news director over report branding resistance icons as ‘terrorists’
MBC Group the largest media company in West Asia and North Africa owned by Sadui has fired Musaed al-Thubaiti a news director after the publication of controversial reports that labelled resistance leaders…
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Hezbollah names Naim Qassem as successor to slain chief Nasrallah
Lebanon-based resistance group Hezbollah has officially elected Naim Qassem as its new chief. The announcement was made on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, by Hezbollah’s main decision-making body Shura Council. The group confirmed…
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Lebanon receives aid from countries amid continuous Hezbollah-Israeli war
Beirut: Lebanon continued to receive donations from different countries to support the Lebanese government amid the escalation of the Hezbollah-Israeli conflict. Lebanon received a second airplane from Pakistan carrying 17 tons of…
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Hezbollah launches air attacks on Israel in latest exchange of fire
Beirut: Hezbollah has said that it launched air attacks using squadrons of suicide drones and missiles targeting the northern Israeli city of Safed and other locations in northern Israel. The targets include…
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Hezbollah claims attack on Netanyahu’s house, rules out negotiations with Israel
Beirut: Hezbollah said it takes full responsibility for the recent drone attack on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house in the Israeli town of Caesarea. “The Islamic Resistance claims responsibility for targeting…
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Israel confirms killing Hezbollah chief Nasrallah’s successor Hashem Safieddine
Jerusalem: The Israeli military has confirmed that Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, was killed in an airstrike on Beirut three weeks ago. Safieddine was killed in a bombing carried…
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Netanyahu calls Hezbollah’s ‘attempt’ to assassinate him a ‘grave mistake’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the alleged attempt by Hezbollah to assassinate him and his wife “a grave mistake”. The Israeli Prime Minister made the remarks hours after a…
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Death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon rises to 2412: Report
Beirut: The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon since the beginning of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict on October 8, 2023, has reached 2,412, and the number of wounded individuals has increased to…
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Israel renews airstrikes on Beirut’s suburbs
Beirut: Israeli warplanes renewed on Wednesday their raids on Beirut’s suburbs after days of cautious calm, launching three consecutive airstrikes on Haret Hreik. The raids were preceded by an Israeli warning to…
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UN officials call for urgent ceasefire in Lebanon
Beirut: Two senior UN officials on Tuesday, October 15 urged a ceasefire in Lebanon after witnessing the dire circumstances facing families and children due to the Hezbollah-Israeli conflict, according to a statement…
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Iran to support Lebanon with ‘all its strength’: Parliament Speaker
Beirut: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said that his country will always support Lebanon with “all its strength.” “Iran will always support with all its strength the decisions made by the…
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Israeli PM confirms senior Hezbollah leader dead
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel has killed “thousands” of Hezbollah members, including Hashem Safieddine, the expected successor to the group’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah. The statement was…
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Israeli army announces killing of Hezbollah HQ commander
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday announced the killing of Suhail Hussein Husseini, commander of the Lebanese militant organisation Hezbollah headquarters. According to a statement issued by the IDF, the…
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Israeli infantry enters Lebanese village, clashes with Hezbollah fighters
Beirut/Jerusalem: An Israeli infantry force has entered the Lebanese border village of Maroun al-Ras and crossed the Blue Line from different directions, according to Lebanese security sources. An estimated 50 Israeli soldiers…
