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Netanyahu confirms January assassination of Hamas’ ‘No. 4’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that the Israeli army was responsible for the killing of Saleh al-Arouri, deputy chairman of the political bureau of Hamas, in a controversial cross-border…
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35 rockets fired from Lebanon at Israel: IDF
Jerusalem: Hezbollah militants launched about 35 rockets at northern Israel on Sunday, prompting another round of Israeli strikes, IDF said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that the rockets…
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Three killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon
Beirut: An Israeli air strike on a residential area in the southern Lebanese village of Kharbet Selm resulted in the deaths of three civilians and injuries to nine others, according to Lebanese…
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Kerala man who died in missile attack in Israel went there just 2 months ago
Kollam: A man hailing from Kerala who died in an anti-tank missile attack on Israel’s northern border had gone there only two months ago to work in a poultry farm, his father…
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IDF carries out heavy shelling in south Lebanon, West Bank
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has carried out heaving shelling against Hezbollah in south Lebanon and West Bank areas, media reports said. Reports said that the IDF fighter jets are…
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Israeli warplanes strike Hezbollah site in Lebanon after rocket barrage
Jerusalem: Israeli warplanes carried out a strike on a Hezbollah military site in Lebanon on Tuesday, responding to a barrage of rockets launched by the armed group earlier in the day. The…
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Hezbollah ‘shoots down’ Israeli drone in Lebanon
Beirut: Hezbollah claimed on Monday that it had shot down an Israeli drone with a surface-to-air missile, and the drone was seen falling in flames in Iqlim al Tuffah, located more than…
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Hezbollah leader vows to continue attacks on Israel until Gaza war ends
Beirut: Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has said that the Lebanese armed group will not stop its attacks in border regions with Israel until the latter’s war on Gaza ends. Nasrallah in…
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30 rockets fired at Israel from Lebanon: Israeli army
Jerusalem: Nearly 30 rockets were fired from Lebanon at northern Israel on Thursday night, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. The IDF said that the rockets, which triggered sirens…
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Lebanon blocks 900 Syrians’ illegal entry in January
Beirut: The Lebanese army has said in a statement that it foiled the attempt by around 900 Syrian nationals to enter Lebanon through illegal land crossings in January. According to the statement…
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Hezbollah could attack Israeli city of Haifa, says Yoav Gallant
Tel Aviv: Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, widely considered a hawk in the Israeli war cabinet, has said that terror group Hezbollah could attack the northern Israel city of Haifa. In a…
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3 killed, 5 injured in clashes on Lebanese-Israeli border
Beirut: Three Hezbollah members were killed, and five civilians were injured in Israeli raids on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Sunday, Lebanese sources told the media. Official medical sources told Xinhua news agency…
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Hezbollah conducted 692 attacks against Israel since beginning of Gaza war
Beirut: Since the ongoing Gaza war erupted in October 2023, the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group has launched a total of 692 attacks against Israel. In a statement, the Iran-backed group said it…
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German FM vows to offer 15M euros to support Lebanon’s army
Beirut: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has vowed to offer 15 million euros ($16.45 million) to support the Lebanese army amid growing fears of escalating tensions with Israel on Lebanon’s southern border.…
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Senior Hezbollah commander Ali Hussein Barji killed in Israeli strike
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that it has killed a senior commander of Hezbollah responsible for several drone attacks on Israel. The IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari in a…