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Israel FM Says No Macron Visit Unless France Drops Palestinian State Recognition

This is Beirut, 04/09 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's foreign minister said Thursday that his government would not agree to a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron so long as Paris plans to recognize a Palestinian state. A statement from Israel's foreign ministry said Gideon Saar told France's top diplomat Jean-Noel Barrot in a phone call that "there is no room" ...

Drone Strike Near Syria's Aleppo Airport Kills Two: Security Official

This is Beirut, 04/09 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Syrian security official said a drone strike near Aleppo airport on Thursday killed two people, with state media reporting the attack but without saying who may be behind it. An AFP correspondent saw a vaporized car near the airport in Syria's north, with shrapnel scattered around it. Official news agency SANA reported that "a drone targeted a ...

Raggi Reaffirms Commitment to Tackling Illegal Arms

This is Beirut, 04/09 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Minister of Foreign Affairs Youssef Raggi reaffirmed on Thursday the government's commitment to addressing the issue of illegal arms, aiming to extend state authority across all Lebanese territory Speaking at the 164th session of the Arab League Council in Cairo, Raggi described Lebanon’s recent decision to confine all weapons to state ...

Iran’s Nuclear Defiance: Diplomacy on Hold, Escalation on Standby

Salam El Zaatari, 04/09 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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By every measure that counts, Iran is once again daring the West to call its bluff. Less than three months after US and Israeli airstrikes tore into its nuclear facilities, Tehran has chosen defiance over accountability—expelling inspectors, hiding its enriched uranium stockpile and openly daring the international community to stop it. Europe ...

Israel Vows to Inflict Biblical Plagues on Yemen's Houthis

This is Beirut, 04/09 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's defense minister vowed Thursday to inflict the biblical 10 plagues of Egypt on Yemen's Houthi after they stepped up their missile attacks against Israel. "The Houthis are firing missiles at Israel again. A plague of darkness, a plague of the firstborn -- we will complete all 10 plagues," Israel Katz posted on X. He was ...

Hezbollah’s Weapons: A Leaky Umbrella

Marc Saikali, 04/09 08:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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On Friday, the Council of Ministers is, in principle and unless the session is postponed, scheduled to examine the army's plan to disarm Hezbollah. The key question is: Will there be a timeline or not? Without one, Hezbollah would gain time and save face while waiting to see how negotiations between Iran and the United States unfold. For everyone ...

Israel Says It Intercepted Two Missiles Fired from Yemen

This is Beirut, 03/09 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli army said Wednesday it intercepted two missiles launched from Yemen, where Houthis have vowed to avenge their prime minister, killed last week in an Israeli strike on Sanaa. "Following sirens that sounded earlier in several areas of the country, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," the army said in a statement. According ...

Israel Security Agency Says Foiled Hamas Plot to Kill Far-Right Minister

This is Beirut, 03/09 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's internal security service said on Wednesday it had foiled a plot by Palestinian militant group Hamas to kill far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. In a statement, the Shin Bet security service said the planned attack would have involved "explosive drones." It said that in a joint operation with the army in recent weeks, ...

Israel Says Expecting One Million Gazans to Flee New Offensive

This is Beirut, 03/09 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior Israeli military official said on Wednesday that authorities estimated that an imminent offensive in the Gaza Strip would displace one million Palestinians, planning a new "humanitarian area" for them. The vast majority of Gaza's more than two million people have been displaced at least once during nearly two years of war. The Israeli ...

Israel Carries Out a Series of Strikes in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 03/09 16:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The number of Israeli raids targeting villages in southern Lebanon has risen to more than 15 as of late Wednesday night. Around 10:00 p.m., a series of strikes hit the towns of Adloun and Ansariyah, with additional reports of heavy aerial activity in the region. According to the Ministry of Health on Thursday morning, 4 people were killed and 17 ...

Ofek 19, the New Israeli Spy Satellite

This is Beirut, 03/09 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Wednesday that it had launched a new spy satellite into orbit, called Ofek 19. According to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, “This is also a message to all our enemies, wherever they may be: we are watching you constantly and under all circumstances.” For his part, Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared that “Israel ...

At Least 21,000 Children Disabled in Gaza War

This is Beirut, 03/09 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, a United Nations committee said Wednesday. Around 40,500 children have suffered "new war-related injuries" in the nearly two years since the war erupted, with more than half of them left disabled, said the UN Committee on the ...

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