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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon protested Wednesday against a "direct fire" incident by the Israeli army targeting one of its positions in southern Lebanon — the first such incident since the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), part of an international committee ...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday accused French President Emmanuel Macron of siding with a "murderous Islamist terrorist organisation" after Macron criticised Israel's blocking of aid to Gaza. "Macron has once again chosen to stand with a murderous Islamist terrorist organisation and echo its despicable propaganda, accusing ...
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On an official two-day visit to Saudi Arabia, U.S. President Donald Trump called for a fundamental reshaping of the geopolitical balance in the Middle East. In a speech delivered to an audience of Arab leaders, Trump advocated for an expansion of the Abraham Accords and increased cooperation in addressing regional threats, particularly those ...
This is Beirut, 10:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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A senior Hezbollah figure was killed on Wednesday morning in an Israeli drone strike targeting a vehicle on the Qaaqaiyet al-Jisr–Wadi Houjeir road in southern Lebanon. Israeli Channel 12, citing security sources, said the strike targeted a high-ranking official. Al Jadeed identified him as Hussein Naameh, from the village of ...
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A toll-free emergency number that most people in Lebanon have in mind during a crisis is the three-digit “140,” which connects to the Lebanese Red Cross (LRC). The volunteer-based, non-profit organization has proven to be life-saving in times of war and peace. Each year, the LRC handles over one million missions across the country, including ...
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Israel's army said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen Wednesday. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," the Israeli army said in a statement. AFP correspondents in Jerusalem heard explosions, probably from the interception of the missile. It was the ...
This is Beirut, 05:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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United Nations relief chief Tom Fletcher on Tuesday called on the UN Security Council to take action "to prevent genocide" in Gaza, delivering a scathing account of Israel's actions in the Palestinian territory. Fletcher, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, demanded that Israel lift its aid blockade on Gaza, where its ...
This is Beirut, 13/05 23:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel's military on Tuesday urged Palestinians residing in multiple areas of northern Gaza to evacuate "immediately" ahead of a planned attack after rocket fire from the Palestinian territory. "This is a final advance warning before the attack," the military's Arabic-language spokesman, Avichay Adraee, said on X. ...
This is Beirut, 13/05 22:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Yemen's Houthis said they attacked Israel's main airport on Friday, after the Israeli military said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said that the Iran-backed group targeted the Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv "using a hypersonic ballistic missile," while also claiming a drone ...
This is Beirut, 13/05 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the military would enter Gaza "with full force" in the coming days, a statement from his office said Tuesday. "In the very coming days, we are going in with full force to complete the operation. Completing the operation means defeating Hamas. It means destroying Hamas," Netanyahu ...
Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 13/05 15:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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A glimmer of hope can finally be seen in the Middle East and is emanating, surprisingly, from Lebanon, where the state is restoring its sovereignty and shrinking the Hezbollah tumor. More needs to be done. For now, however, the country is on the right track. “It has only been six or seven months,” a senior U.S. official told The Wall Street ...
This is Beirut, 13/05 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Israeli army claimed responsibility on Tuesday for two airstrikes targeting Hula and the area around the Shqif Citadel in South Lebanon, announcing the killing of two Hezbollah members. The Israeli army’s spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, stated on his X account that “a drone targeted (Tuesday afternoon) a Hezbollah member in the area of the ...