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Faced with the growing spectre of all-out war between Israel and Iran, the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf have intensified diplomatic efforts to safeguard their interests and ensure they do not become collateral casualties. With peace talks over Gaza abandoned and the United States pushing for Hezbollah’s political exile amid Israel’s continued invasion of […]
Flattened villages, burned fields, homes pockmarked with bullet fire, and smoke billowing out of freshly bombed infrastructure: Southern Lebanon is beginning to look like war-torn Gaza. In Lebanon, as in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military has been unleashed without any coherent strategic vision or clear war aim. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu first said […]
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has called for the strengthening of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, during a visit to Beirut. The premier decried attacks against UNIFIL, whose forces have been targeted by Israeli troops in recent weeks. “Only by strengthening UNIFIL while maintaining its impartiality will we be able […]
Iran says manner of Sinwar’s death will strengthen ‘spirit of resistance’ Iran’s mission to the UN has said the circumstances of Yahya Sinwar’s death will strengthen the “spirit of resistance”. Sinwar was apparently killed while fighting Israeli forces in Rafah, rather than hiding in a bunker as Israel had consistently portrayed him. A still from […]
Israeli military confirms killing of Yahya Sinwar The Israeli military has said it killed Yahya Sinwar in an operation in southern Gaza on Thursday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), in a statement shared by Reuters, said: After completing the process of identifying the body, it can be confirmed that Yahya Sinwar was eliminated. The statement […]
Israel said the target was Jalal Mustafa Hariri, a Hezbollah commander in charge of the Qana area. The United Nations mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said its peacekeepers observed an Israeli tank firing at their watchtower near southern Lebanon’s Kfar Kela on Wednesday. Two cameras were destroyed, and the tower was damaged, UNIFIL said. There was […]
2 The Israeli military said around 50 projectiles were fired from Lebanon at the country’s north early Wednesday, without any reports of casualties. “Some of the projectiles were intercepted and fallen projectiles were identified in the area,” a military statement said, while Hezbollah said it launched “a large salvo of missiles” at the town of […]
The Israeli military said around 50 projectiles were fired from Lebanon. Jerusalem: The Israeli military said around 50 projectiles were fired from Lebanon at the country’s north early Wednesday, without any reports of casualties. “Some of the projectiles were intercepted and fallen projectiles were identified in the area,” a military statement said, while Hezbollah said […]
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israeli strikes on health workers and United Nations peacekeepers, Canada expelling six Indian diplomats, and North Korea destroying roads connected to South Korea. Hitting Noncombatants Lebanese Health Minister Firass Abiad accused Israel on Tuesday of targeting the country’s health sector. Thirteen hospitals across Lebanon have been […]
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