War in the Middle East

Yemen: the Houthis Claim Responsibility for Firing on Israel After Strikes Against Their Infrastructure

This is Beirut 2024-12-20 01:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Yemen's Houthi rebels on Thursday claimed responsibility for firing two missiles and a drone at Israel after Israeli raids on Yemeni ports and energy infrastructure, which left nine people dead according to their leader. The Israeli army announced that it had struck ports and energy infrastructure belonging to the Houthis, more than 1,500 ...

The UN Asks The ICJ For Its Opinion On Israel's Obligations Towards The Palestinians

This is Beirut 2024-12-20 00:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to rule on Israel's humanitarian obligations towards the Palestinians, at a time when the Israeli government is accused of obstructing access to aid in Gaza. The resolution, submitted by Norway, was adopted by a large ...

Thousands Protest in Northeast Syria in Support of Kurdish-Led Force

This is Beirut 2024-12-19 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Thousands of people demonstrated Thursday in northeast Syria in support of a US-backed, Kurdish-led force that for weeks has been pushing back against Turkey-backed fighters, an AFP correspondent said. The show of support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) comes after Islamist-led rebels toppled Syria's longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad ...

Israel Accused of 'Acts of Genocide', 'Ethnic Cleansing' in Gaza

This is Beirut 2024-12-19 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel on Thursday faced accusations of "acts of genocide" in Gaza, while a medical charity said the devastation caused in the Palestinian territory showed "signs of ethnic cleansing". They are the latest in a series of similar accusations levelled against Israel during its 14-month war in the Gaza Strip. In a new report focused specifically on ...

WindowHezbollah Faces a Shrinking Support Base

Sonia Rizk 2024-12-19 15:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At a time when all norms in Lebanon and its surrounding regions have been overturned, with one downfall following another — from Hamas in Gaza to Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Assad regime in Syria — huge changes continue to unfold, provoking reactions from the entire “Axis of resistance.” This axis has collapsed, dragging along those who ...

Houthis Claim Missile Attack as Israel Hits Key Yemen Sites

This is Beirut 2024-12-19 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Yemen's Houthi rebels on Thursday claimed a missile attack against Israel that was intercepted and prompted Israeli strikes on key infrastructure in Yemen including ports and energy facilities. The Iran-backed fighters, who control most of Yemen's population centres, have repeatedly launched missile attacks against Israel since the war in Gaza ...

Gaza: Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 12 Palestinians

This is Beirut 2024-12-18 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli strikes Monday across the territory killed at least 12 people, the majority displaced Palestinians taking shelter in a house in the north. More than 14 months into the Israel-Hamas war, the violence continued even as the United States expressed "cautious optimism" about the prospects of reaching a ...

US Sees 'Cautious Optimism' on Reaching Gaza Ceasefire

This is Beirut 2024-12-17 22:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States said Tuesday it felt "cautious optimism" on the prospects of reaching a ceasefire in the 14-month war in Gaza, although it acknowledged that similar hopes had been dashed before. Hamas on Tuesday said that talks mediated by Qatar were "serious and positive," a day after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz described the two ...

Netanyahu Holds Security Briefing Atop Strategic Syrian Peak

This is Beirut 2024-12-17 19:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a security briefing Tuesday atop a strategic Syrian mountain inside the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights that Israel seized this month, the defense minister said. Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz and the heads of the armed forces and the domestic security agency visited ...

Several Homes Destroyed in Israeli Operations in Naqoura and Kfar Kila

This is Beirut 2024-12-17 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In their most recent operations in southern Lebanon, Israeli forces conducted excavation operations using bulldozers in Naqoura early on Tuesday, demolishing several homes. In Kfar Kila, numerous houses were destroyed while drones flew at low altitudes over Tyre. The Israeli Army also fired machine guns toward Naqoura, a town it infiltrated ...

Syrian Soldiers Hand in Weapons, Hope for Quiet Lives

This is Beirut 2024-12-16 19:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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When Syria's new government put out a call on social media for soldiers and police to lay down their arms and register with the authorities, Kamal Merhej was happy to oblige. "I don't like the army, I want to get back on track with my life without anyone to give me orders," the 28-year-old told AFP. He spent nine years in the army, posted to the ...

Syria War Monitor Says Israel Struck Military Targets on Syrian Coast

This is Beirut 2024-12-16 14:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli strikes targeted military sites in Syria's coastal Tartus region overnight, a war monitor said Monday, calling them "the heaviest strikes" there in years. "Israeli warplanes launched strikes" targeting a series of sites including air defense units and "surface-to-surface missile depots", the Syrian ...