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Hezb Sniper Hit and Israeli Shelling on Southern Border

The Israeli army targeted the outskirts of the towns of Labbouneh and Naqoura with artillery shelling on Tuesday morning, while heavy machine gun rounds from the Birkat Risha locality were fired towards the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab. Israeli reconnaissance aircraft also flew over the western and central sectors overnight, over the villages in ...

Gaza War Rages on as Hamas 'Studies' New Truce Deal

Fighting was still devastating Khan Younis on the 116th day of the war between Israel and Hamas, on Tuesday January 30. Meanwhile, the truce agreement drafted in Paris is reportedly being "studied" by the Palestinian movement controlling Gaza. Deadly fighting and bombardment rocked Gaza on Tuesday as international mediators pushed for a new ...

New Zealand Suspends UNRWA Funding, Following Broader Trend

New Zealand halts funding to UNRWA on Tuesday, January 30, amid allegations of involvement with Hamas. Aid of around 1 million NZD is on hold. New Zealand announced on Tuesday that it was suspending funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), following accusations that some of its employees were involved in the Hamas attack on ...

Hezbollah Denies Berri and Mikati’s Exclusion in Land Border Demarcation

In the midst of the cross-border exchange on the Lebanese-Israeli border, the continuous war in Gaza and the anticipation of the US decision in retaliation to the targeting of its troops in Syria, an unprecedented development circulated in the media on Tuesday concerning the land border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel. According to ...

Israeli Special Forces Raid Jenin Hospital, Three Palestinians Killed

The Israeli army's special forces carried out an operation in a Jenin hospital on Tuesday, January 30. Dressed as doctors, the soldiers killed three Palestinians. Undercover Israeli troops raided a West Bank hospital and shot dead three Palestinians early on Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry, while the Israeli army said that ...

US Forces in Syria Targeted in Rocket Attack

Rockets targeted United States and allied forces in Syria, on Monday, as confirmed by a US defense official. This incident occurred following the drone attack in Jordan, on Sunday, which resulted in the deaths of three US troops. United States and allied forces in Syria were targeted with rockets on Monday, a US defense official said, after three ...

Hostage Release Framework to Be Sent to Hamas

Qatar's Prime Minister stated on Monday that a framework for halting fighting in Gaza and securing the release of hostages will be conveyed to Hamas, following discussions with US, Israeli and Egyptian officials. A framework for a halt in fighting in Gaza and the release of hostages is to be relayed to Hamas, Qatar's Prime Minister said Monday ...

Southern Front: Seven Hezbollah Attacks, Israel Targets Southern Houses

Hezbollah claimed seven attacks on Monday against Israeli soldiers in the vicinity of Jal al-Alam, the Metat barracks, the Hounin castle, the Zraiyit and Samaka barracks and the Brannit barracks, which that was targeted twice. The weapons used were Burkan-type missiles and rocket weapons, in addition to other “appropriate weapons” that ...

Gallant: Israeli Troops to Go Into Action Soon at Lebanon Border

Israeli troops will "very soon go into action" near the country's northern border with Lebanon, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Monday, as tensions surge amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Gallant told troops near the border with the besieged Gaza Strip that others were being deployed to Israel's north. "They will very soon go into action ... ...

The Patriarch Once Again in Hezb's Crosshairs

Social media flared up on Sunday and Monday with a smear campaign against the Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai, accusing him of "betrayal" and of being the "Arabic-speaking spokesperson" for Israel. In his Sunday sermon, Patriarch Rai denounced Hezbollah’s military operations against Israel on the southern border. He shared a letter, received ...

US Vows Response to Soldiers' Deaths in Jordan

The White House promised, on Monday, significant retaliation for the drone assault on a military base in Jordan, which resulted in the deaths of three American soldiers. President Joe Biden attributed responsibility to Iran-supported insurgents, signaling a forthcoming response. The White House on Monday vowed a "very consequential response" to a ...

Bou Habib Calls for Border Demarcation with Israel

Abdallah Bou Habib, Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs, called on Monday for the initiation of "indirect negotiations with Israel to resolve points of disagreement," intending to initiate the demarcation of the Israeli-Lebanese border. In an interview with Sky News Arabia, Bou Habib stressed that "Israeli aggression against Lebanon must stop, ...