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Netanyahu: Israel Will Strike Iran in Response to Airport Attack

This is Beirut, 04/05 19:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened to respond to the Houthi missile strike from Yemen on Tel Aviv’s airport by retaliating against Iran "in due time," during an emergency meeting of the war cabinet. "The Houthi attacks emanate from Iran. Israel will respond to the Houthi attack on our main airport AND, at a time and ...

Israel Calls up Tens of Thousands of Reservists for Gaza Offensive

This is Beirut, 04/05 04:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel was issuing orders to call up tens of thousands of reservists ahead of an expanded offensive in Gaza, Israeli media reported Saturday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked truce mediator Qatar. Several news outlets reported the military had begun sending the orders for reservists to replace conscripts and active-duty soldiers in ...

Hamas Releaes Video of Israeli Hostage as 11 Killed in Strikes on Gaza

This is Beirut, 03/05 22:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hamas on Saturday released footage of an apparently injured Israeli-Russian hostage held in Gaza as 11 Palestinians, including three infants, were killed in a strike on the territory, its civil defense agency said. Israel resumed major operations across Gaza on March 18 amid deadlock over how to proceed with a two-month ceasefire that had largely ...

Yemen Government Names Finance Minister as New PM

This is Beirut, 03/05 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Yemen's internationally recognised government named finance minister Salem bin Buraik as its new prime minister on Saturday, after his predecessor quit saying he was unable to fully exercise his powers. Outgoing premier Ahmed Bin Mubarak had disputed for months with Rashad al-Alimi, who heads the Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council, ...

The Leader of a Palestinian Group Based in Syria Arrested in Damascus

This is Beirut, 03/05 17:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Officials of a small Palestinian militant group that was close to ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad said their leader was arrested Saturday by the country's new Islamist-led authorities. The arrest of the leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC) came after the armed wing of another Palestinian ...

Security Forces Given Free Rein to Pursue Hamas Military Wing

Bassam Abou Zeid, 03/05 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Lebanese authorities—through the Higher Defense Council—have initiated a confrontation with the Palestinian movement Hamas, following the latter’s involvement in supporting Gaza from Lebanese territory under the full sponsorship of Hezbollah. While Lebanon has yet to address Hezbollah’s own weapons arsenal, it appears to be using the ...

Activists Say Israeli Drones Hit Aid Boat Heading for Gaza

This is Beirut, 02/05 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A group of activists organizing an aid boat for Gaza said it was attacked on Friday by Israeli drones in international waters off Malta as they headed towards the Palestinian territory. "At 00:23 Maltese time, the Conscience, a Freedom Flotilla Coalition ship, came under direct attack in international waters," the group said in a ...

Gaza Humanitarian Work on 'Verge of Total Collapse': Red Cross

This is Beirut, 02/05 10:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Red Cross warned Friday that the humanitarian response in Gaza was on the "verge of total collapse" after two months of Israel blocking aid to the war-torn Palestinian territory. "Without an immediate resumption of aid deliveries, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will not have access to the food, medicines, and life-saving ...

Swiss Ban on Hamas Comes Into Force May 15

This is Beirut, 30/04 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Swiss ban on the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas will come into force on May 15, the federal government said Wednesday following a parliamentary vote at the end of 2024. The government's political and security committees submitted a motion to ban Hamas in October 2023, after the group's deadly attack on Israel that month, said a government ...

Top UN Court to Open Hearings on Israel’s Aid Obligation to Palestinians

This is Beirut, 28/04 09:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN's top court will on Monday open a week of hearings on Israel's humanitarian obligations towards Palestinians, more than 50 days into its total blockade on aid entering war-ravaged Gaza. United Nations representatives will start the five days of sittings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague at 10:00 am (0800 GMT), followed by ...

Conflicts spur 'unprecedented' rise in military spending

This is Beirut, 28/04 08:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Worldwide military expenditure saw its steepest rise in 2024 since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion as wars and rising tensions drove up spending, researchers said Monday. Military spending rose worldwide with particularly large increases in Europe and the Middle East, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace ...

Palestinian President Abbas Appoints Aide as Potential Successor

This is Beirut, 27/04 05:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas appointed a close aide as the first ever vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Saturday, positioning him as a potential successor to the veteran leader. Hussein al-Sheikh was appointed by Abbas, 89, after the vice presidency position was created during a convention held in Ramallah ...

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