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USA Lynette Woodard Time Travel
Travel back in time to 1985. What happened in the USA on October 7, 1985? Join us weekly on TimeTravel as we explore historical events under a different theme every month. This October, we're exploring sports!
2024-10-07 10:30 - Reading : 10 minute(s)
Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine United States
On October 7, 2023, Hamas' armed wing launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel, sparking widespread panic and shock on the Israeli side. The Palestinian group carried out an unprecedented assault, firing thousands of rockets and infiltrating border areas between Gaza and Israel. It was a groundbreaking attack in the history of the ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-07 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel began its commemorations on Monday of the one-year anniversary of Hamas' deadly October 7 attack, with an outpouring of emotion at vigils at massacre sites and rallies calling for the return of hostages. Ceremonies and events are planned across Israel and in cities around the world to mark the anniversary of the unprecedented attack by ...
2024-10-07 09:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Hamas Middle East Palestine South Lebanon
The violent outbursts of October 7, 2023, were portrayed as the last bouts of a war of liberation targeting Israel. This boring sloganeering, far from being a novelty, belongs to a trite repertoire of damning rhetoric that punctuated every single stage of the Arab-Israeli conflict. Unfortunately, this rhetoric was paired with violence, repeated ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 20:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syrian air defense intercepted 'hostile targets' in the country's central region on Sunday evening, state media said, a phrase usually used to refer to Israeli strikes on the war-torn country. "Our air defense systems intercepted hostile targets in the airspace of the central region" of the country, the official SANA news agency said. "Israeli ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 20:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed Sunday his country's "unwavering commitment" to Israel's security in a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while insisting on a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, the presidency said. "On the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist offensive against Israel, he expressed the ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ceasefire Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu United States USA Washington
The United States will not ease its "pressure" on Israel and Arab leaders to reach a deal on hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza, Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview released on Sunday. Washington is working with Israel on humanitarian aid and "the need for a deal to be done which would release the hostages and create a ceasefire. And ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hassan Nasrallah Houthi Tehran
Hezbollah members in Yemen have reportedly been isolated by the Houthi security apparatus, according to the Yemeni media outlet Al-Jumhuriya. They are allegedly forbidden from meeting with the leaders of the Iran-backed group, according to the media, which cites sources close to the movement. These preventive security measures reportedly include ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas Palestine United Nations
At least one person was killed and 10 others injured on Sunday during a shooting in southern Israel's Beersheba, police and emergency responders said, a day before the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack. "Paramedics have pronounced a 25-year-old female deceased and are evacuating 10 casualties," emergency service ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad visited an oil facility on Kharg Island on Sunday amid growing concerns over potential Israeli air strikes targeting such vital sites. The visit comes after an Israeli official said the country was "preparing a response" after Iran launched a barrage of missiles this week at Israel, its sworn enemy. Iran's ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 14:50 - Reading : less than a minute
An Israeli strike on Sunday hit a car factory in central Syria, a war monitor said, in the latest such strike in the country or its border with Lebanon in recent days. The raids struck an empty Iranian car factory in the central region of Homs, causing only material damage, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. With AFP
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Voting began in Tunisia's presidential election on Sunday with no real opposition to incumbent Kais Saied, who is widely tipped to win as his most prominent critics are behind bars. Three years after Said staged a sweeping power grab, the election is seen as a closing chapter in Tunisia's experiment with democracy. Polling opened at 8:00 AM and ...