This is Beirut, 13/06 05:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
US President Donald Trump on Thursday implored Israel not to attack Iran and declared once again his goal was to be a peacemaker. Hours later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, one of Trump's closest international allies, brazenly defied his advice by unleashing a major military campaign described as a "preemptive" strike ...
This is Beirut, 13/06 03:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Israel launched a series of coordinated strikes against Iran, targeting nuclear facilities, missile bases and high-ranking military personnel. The strikes began in the early hours of Friday. According to Iranian and international media reports, explosions were heard across several Iranian cities, including Tehran, Natanz, Isfahan and Mashhad. ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An Israeli drone strike killed one person on Thursday in the town of Nabatiyeh al-Fawqa, targeting a motorcycle in the latest escalation along the southern Lebanese border. Shortly after the strike, two Israeli air raids were reported in the Zaghrin area of Jabal al-Rihan, also in southern Lebanon. Moreover, Israeli warplanes launched two ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Donald Trump on Thursday urged Israel to exercise restraint toward Iran, reiterating his preference for a diplomatic solution as crucial nuclear talks are set to take place Sunday in Muscat. However, he did not rule out an Israeli strike, with U.S. approval, on Tehran, urging it to make concessions on its nuclear program. “We're quite close to ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Syria's interior ministry said an Israeli overnight incursion killed one civilian and abducted seven people on Thursday, with the Israeli army saying it seized members of Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Israeli army said on X that its soldiers seized several suspected members of Palestinian militant group Hamas in a "targeted" ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 18:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Iran on Thursday vowed to significantly increase its output of enriched uranium in defiance of US demands ahead of a round of nuclear talks overshadowed by fears of an imminent Israeli attack. The announcement came after the UN nuclear watchdog—the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)—accused Iran of non-compliance with its obligations, ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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An Israeli NGO representing activists detained aboard a boat attempting to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza said Thursday that six were being deported, including two who were already on planes. "After more than 72 hours in Israeli custody following the unlawful interception of the Madleen Freedom Flotilla in international waters... six volunteers ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 15:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A drone strike targeted a motorcycle on Thursday evening in the Al-Deir neighborhood in Nabatiyeh al-Fowqa, killing one person. Earlier, one person was injured in an Israeli drone attack targeting as well motorcycle in the southern Lebanese town of Deir Siryan, in the caza of Marjayoun. Meanwhile, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) made a ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 15:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US embassy in Jerusalem announced on Thursday it was restricting staff movements after President Donald Trump said US personnel were being moved from the potentially "dangerous" Middle East. "Due to the increased regional tensions, US government employees and their family members are restricted from travel outside the greater Tel Aviv area, ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti on Thursday denied rumors about an alleged agreement to end the peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon. In an interview with Al-Jadeed TV, Tenenti said, “There is no agreement between the United States and Israel to end UNIFIL’s mission in southern Lebanon – what is being said on the matter is merely ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Palestinian Authority said internet and fixed-line communication services were down in Gaza on Thursday following an attack on the territory's last fiber optic cable it blamed on Israel. "All internet and fixed-line communication services in the Gaza Strip have been cut following the targeting of the last remaining main fiber optic line in ...
This is Beirut, 12/06 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli soldiers arrested several Hamas members during a nighttime operation in southern Syria, the Israeli army announced Thursday, as reported by Israeli media. The Hamas members were captured by reservists from the Alexandroni Brigade in the village of Beit Jinn, located about 6 kilometers from the Israeli border, outside the buffer zone ...