War in the Middle East

Iran's 'Serious Dilemma' After Hezbollah Chief’s Killing
Iran's 'Serious Dilemma' After Hezbollah Chief’s Killing

Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has given Iran a serious dilemma, how to cope with the loss of a crucial ally and still maintain its regional influence. Hezbollah, which has long been armed and financed by Iran, confirmed on Saturday Nasrallah's death after Israel said it had "eliminated" him in an air strike on Beirut's ...

Israel Confirms Responsibility for the Killing of Hezbollah Leader Imad Mughniyeh in 2008
Israel Confirms Responsibility for the Killing of Hezbollah Leader Imad Mughniyeh in 2008

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert confirmed on Saturday for the first time that Israel was responsible for the death of Hezbollah’s global operations chief, Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed in a car bomb explosion in Damascus in 2008. In an interview with Channel 13 News, Olmert was quoted by the Times of Israel saying, "We haven’t ...

Iran Pledges that IRGC General Killed in Israeli Strike in Beirut \
Iran Pledges that IRGC General Killed in Israeli Strike in Beirut "Will Not Go Unanswered"

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday that the death of a senior Iranian general, killed alongside Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike on Beirut "will not go unanswered.” Araghchi's remarks came two days after Friday’s strike on Iran-backed Hezbollah's bastion in the Lebanese capital that killed General Abbas ...

French Foreign Minister To Travel to Lebanon on Sunday
French Foreign Minister To Travel to Lebanon on Sunday

France's foreign minister will travel to Lebanon on Sunday, his ministry said, amid spiraling fears that the region could be headed toward an all-out war. Jean-Noel Barrot is due to land in Lebanon on Sunday evening to "exchange with the local authorities and bring French support, especially humanitarian", the foreign ministry said in a ...

Pope Francis Calls For Ceasefire in 'Martyred' Lebanon
Pope Francis Calls For Ceasefire in 'Martyred' Lebanon

From Brussels on Sunday, Pope Francis expressed his “pain” at the widening conflict in the Middle East and called for an immediate ceasefire in “martyred” Lebanon. “I continue to follow with pain and concern the widening and intensification of the conflict in Lebanon,” he declared at the end of a mass at the King Baudouin ...

World Food Program to Provide Emergency Food Aid to Lebanon
World Food Program to Provide Emergency Food Aid to Lebanon

The World Food Program (WFP) has launched an emergency operation to provide food aid to one million people affected by the recent escalation of the conflict in Lebanon, the UN agency announced on Sunday. The Rome-based WFP is “distributing food rations, bread, hot meals and parcels to families in camps across the country.” “A further ...

Netanyahu Says Israel 'Settled the Score' with Nasrallah's Killing
Netanyahu Says Israel 'Settled the Score' with Nasrallah's Killing

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel had "settled the score" with the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an air strike in Beirut. "We settled the score with the one responsible for the murder of countless Israelis and many citizens of other countries, including hundreds of Americans and dozens of French," he ...

France Calls on Israel to Stop Lebanon Strikes
France Calls on Israel to Stop Lebanon Strikes

France on Saturday called on Israel to stop striking Lebanon, as the killing of the head of Hezbollah sparked fears of a widening war in the Middle East. Speaking with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Paris wanted "an immediate halt to Israeli strikes in Lebanon" and was "opposed to any ground ...

Spiralling Middle East Crisis Sidelines Diplomats
Spiralling Middle East Crisis Sidelines Diplomats

The language of concern and restraint streaming from global foreign ministries is failing to quell the fires of conflict in the Middle East, with the death Friday of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike bringing the region still closer to war. Israeli bombings in Lebanon and Hezbollah rocket launches have crescendoed, even as ...

Israel Deploys 'Bunker Buster Munitions' Against Dahieh's Tunnel Network
Israel Deploys 'Bunker Buster Munitions' Against Dahieh's Tunnel Network

On Friday, in the space of seconds, Israel released around 10 tons of high-explosives on Beirut, in a huge airstrike that leveled a city block in Dahieh, reportedly destroying 8 buildings and killing Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah. Israeli airstrikes are ongoing against targets across Lebanon. In Beirut, they have been largely located ...

EU Recommends All Airlines Avoid Lebanese and Israeli Airspace
EU Recommends All Airlines Avoid Lebanese and Israeli Airspace

EU Recommends All Airlines Avoid Lebanese and Israeli Airspace Airlines should avoid Lebanese and Israeli airspace for the coming month, the European Union said Saturday, amid an escalation in air strikes and rocket fire between Israel and Hezbollah. The European Commission and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warned in a statement ...

Khamenei Condemns Israel, Saying Lebanon Will Make Them \
Khamenei Condemns Israel, Saying Lebanon Will Make Them "Regret Their Actions"

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei has released a statement in response to the ongoing strikes across Lebanon and the Beirut suburb of Dahieh, saying that Lebanon will make Israel "regret their actions". On Friday, Israel launched a large airstrike on the neighborhood that reportedly killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. In the statement ...