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Five Dead in Israeli Drone Attack on Southern Lebanon

Five people were killed and two others wounded on Sunday in an Israeli drone strike on Bint Jbeil, the latest in a string of attacks in south Lebanon in recent days. The strike which targeted a motorcycle, also hit a car that was passing by killing and wounding its passengers, a family of six. Three children are among the dead. According to Saudi ...

Ben Gvir and Smotrich Urge West Bank Annexation as Western Countries Recognize Palestinian State

Two Israeli far-right ministers on Sunday called for the annexation of the Israeli-occupied West Bank following the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia's recognition of a Palestinian state. "The recognition by Britain, Canada, and Australia of a Palestinian state... requires immediate countermeasures: the swift application of sovereignty in ...

Peace with Syria and Lebanon Is on the Way...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the recent war between Israel and Hezbollah has created the opportunity of peace with Lebanon and Syria. “Our victories in Lebanon against Hezbollah have opened a window of opportunities that was unimaginable before our recent operations; there is a possibility of peace with our ...

Two Killed, 11 Wounded in Israeli Strikes on South Lebanon

Two people were killed and eleven others wounded in two Israeli drone strikes in southern Lebanon on Friday. The first strike targeted a car at the entrance of the Tebnine Governmental Hospital, in the Bint Jbeil district, killing Hussein Hassan Ramadan, a native of Taybeh in the Baalbek district. The raid was followed by another strike that ...

Iran Withdraws Draft Resolution to Ban Attacks on Nuclear Facilities

Iran late Thursday withdrew a draft resolution at the UN nuclear watchdog that called to ban attacks against nuclear facilities after its war with Israel, citing reported US pressure for the last-minute change. In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran, triggering a 12-day war that saw Israeli and US strikes on ...

Israel Army says will Use 'Unprecedented force' in Gaza City

The Israeli military warned on Friday it will operate with "unprecedented force" in Gaza City, urging residents to flee southwards while announcing the closure of a temporary evacuation route opened 48 hours earlier. Israel's bid to capture Gaza City has sparked international outrage, with the territory already devastated by nearly two years of ...

Israeli Strikes: UNIFIL Denounces 'Serious Violations' of Resolution 1701

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) condemned Thursday night’s Israeli airstrikes on multiple areas in South Lebanon, calling them “violations of Security Council Resolution 1701.” In a statement issued on Friday morning, UNIFIL warned that these attacks “put the fragile stability that has been built since November of ...

Missile From Yemen Intercepted Over Israel, Military Confirms

The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israeli territory on Thursday, after air raid sirens sounded in several areas, including Jerusalem. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF (air force)," the military said ...

Series of Israeli Raids in Southern Lebanon After Warnings Issued by Adraee

A series of Israeli raids targeted several villages in southern Lebanon on Thursday, following evacuation warnings issued to residents by the Israeli army. The towns of Mays al-Jabal, Kfar tebnit and Debbin were targeted late afternoon after the Israeli army issued an urgent warning to residents of several villages in southern Lebanon, cautioning ...

Syria to Strike Security Deals with Israel by End of 2025

Syria expects to finalize security and military agreements with Israel this year, an official said Thursday, in what would be a breakthrough less than a year after Bashar al-Assad's ouster. With the United States pushing for a settlement between the two neighbors, Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani arrived in Washington to discuss talks with ...

Two Dead in Shooting at Jordan-West Bank Crossing

An assailant who arrived in a truck carrying humanitarian aid from Jordan shot dead two men Thursday at the main border crossing between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jordan, the Israeli military and medics said. The security forces "neutralized" the attacker, the military said. Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom said the ...