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Syria: Israeli Forces Conduct Incursions, Set Up Checkpoints in Quneitra

This is Beirut, 24/11 19:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Israeli army carried out multiple incursions into Syrian villages in the Quneitra countryside on Monday evening, a SANA correspondent reported. A unit of three vehicles entered the village of Ruweihina, establishing a checkpoint near the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) post along the road connecting Ruweihina with the villages ...

Palestinian Killed by Israeli Army in West Bank Operation

This is Beirut, 16/11 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Sunday it had killed one person overnight during an operation in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, with the Palestinian health ministry reporting a teenager had been shot dead. "Overnight (Sunday), Israeli army reserve soldiers... conducted an operational activity in the area of Nablus during which a terrorist ...

Israel Says Expands West Bank Offensive Inside City of Jenin

This is Beirut, 04/03 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said Tuesday it killed three Palestinians as it expanded its offensive in the occupied West Bank, currently in its 43rd day, to new parts of the northern city of Jenin. Israeli forces "expanded the counterterrorism operation in northern Samaria to additional areas in Jenin", the military said, using the Biblical name for that ...

Israel Voices Concerns over Ceasefire Implementation with Hezbollah as Deadline Approaches

This is Beirut, 23/01 20:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli government expressed concerns on Thursday about the slow implementation of the ceasefire agreement with Iran-backed Hezbollah, just days before Israel is scheduled to complete its troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon, as outlined in the deal. The ceasefire, brokered by the United States and France, was agreed upon in November, ...

Israeli Military Chief Resigns over October 7 'Failure'

This is Beirut, 21/01 17:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The head of Israel's military, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, resigned on Tuesday over his responsibility for its "failure" during the Palestinian militant group Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023. In his resignation letter, released by the army, Halevi said he was leaving "due to my acknowledgement of responsibility for ...

Israel Army Briefly Detains French Reporter in Golan Buffer Zone

This is Beirut, 08/01 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A French journalist was briefly detained by Israeli troops on Wednesday in the buffer zone that separated Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights until Israel entered it last month, the army said. Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told a press briefing that the journalist "came too close to the soldiers, was questioned and ...

Israel Army Retrieves Body Of One Hostage in Gaza

This is Beirut, 08/01 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said on Wednesday that its troops had recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza and brought it back to Israel following a "complex and difficult operation". In a statement, the military said: "The troops located and recovered the body of hostage Youssef al-Zayadna from an underground tunnel in the Rafah area of the Gaza Strip ...

NGOs Report: Israel's Targeting of Gaza Police Facilitates Aid Looting

This is Beirut, 2024-11-15 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Looting of aid reaching Gaza has been made easier by Israel's army targeting the local police which would otherwise be able to prevent it, a group of non-governmental organizations said Friday. A report by the 29 NGOs, including Save the Children, Oxfam and Care, said that humanitarian aid entering the Palestinian territory had fallen to an ...

Israeli Army Chief Calls for Expansion of Lebanon Ground Operation

This is Beirut, 2024-11-06 19:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi stated on Wednesday that the military must prepare to expand its ongoing ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Halevi said during an assessment, in remarks provided by the Israeli army, that “alongside the diplomatic attempt to reach agreements in Lebanon, we need to continue ...

Israel Issues 7,000 New Draft Orders for Ultra-Orthodox Members

This is Beirut, 2024-11-04 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant issued 7,000 additional army draft orders Monday for individuals from the country's ultra-Orthodox community, historically exempted from mandatory service until a June Supreme Court decision. Gallant approved the Israeli army's "recommendation to issue an additional 7,000 orders for screening and evaluation ...

Israeli Army Creates New Division for Border with Jordan

This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 21:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army Herzi Halevi have decided to create a new division aimed at "protecting Israel's eastern borders," according to a statement published on Wednesday on X by the Israeli army’s Arabic-speaking spokesperson, Avichay Adraee. The objective of the move is to strengthen ...

Hezbollah Launches Drone Attack on Northern Israel

This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hezbollah said that it fired rockets and drones on Wednesday at three military positions in northern Israel, including near Haifa and Acre, in a simultaneous operation that it said bypassed Israeli defenses. In a statement, the Iran-backed group said it launched a "combined attack using advanced rockets and a swarm of drones," adding that they ...

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