The United Nations “strongly condemns” Israel’s latest attacks in neighboring Lebanon, and mourns the loss of civilian lives, a spokesman said on Wednesday. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said, “The United Nations strongly condemns the attacks carried out by Israel across Lebanon, which resulted in significant civilian casualties.” He added, “We […]
The country’s Health Ministry said late Thursday that 92 people had been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon in the past 24 hours. The Israeli strikes killed 40 people in towns and villages in the south, 48 in two eastern areas and four in the east of the central Mount Lebanon governorate, the ministry said […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday his government had no response to an attempt by the United States and its allies to broker a 21-day ceasefire in Israel’s fighting with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. “This is a US-French proposal to which the prime minister has not yet responded,” a statement from Netanyahu’s […]
The pro-Hezbollah newspaper Al-Akhbar described Abdullah's killing as “a harsh blow” to the group. The paper said his killing “reflects a dangerous escalation on the part of the enemy” and “raises hopes that the confrontation will be managed differently.” On Tuesday, Hezbollah said it fired about 50 rockets at Israeli targets in the occupied Golan […]
The Israeli military said its Iron Dome air-defense system “successfully intercepted a suspected air target entering the Manara region of northern Israel from Lebanon”. It said the army “also attacked the sources of fire” of several anti-tank missiles launched from Lebanon into the Manara border area. Lebanon's National News Agency later reported that an Israeli […]
Israel has previously announced the deaths of Hamas commanders and officials in Gaza during the war, but Aruri is the most high-profile person to be killed, and his death came in the first attack on the Lebanese capital since hostilities began. The attack has raised widespread fears that the nearly three-month-old Israel-Hamas war could escalate […]
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) condemned the alleged attacks, saying that they “severely damaged” a Red Crescent training center within al-Amal hospital. “Today’s bombing is unprovoked. Gaza’s health system is already on its knees, with health and aid workers increasingly hampered in their efforts to save lives due to hostilities,” Tedros Adhanom […]
In fact, the entire Bangladesh team performed brilliantly against their higher ranked Lebanon. Bangladesh, ranked 183rd, can also snatch a win against 104th-ranked Lebanon. That is, Morcelin is not completely satisfied with the result. In fact, he missed two chances in both halves. However, they will take solace from the fact that at least one […]
During a highly anticipated speech broadcast as part of an event in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Hezbollah stronghold, Nasrallah warned Israel against attacking Lebanon, saying “all options are open on our Lebanese front”. Nasrallah addressed the United States, saying, “Your fleet in the Mediterranean does not threaten us… We are ready to face […]
About 10,000 peacekeepers from 46 countries are currently deployed in the region. Recurring clashes in 2023 Most of the fighting is concentrated in the area around the divided village of Ghazar, Shebaa Farms and the Kafr Chouba hills, which lie on the border between Lebanon and the Golan Heights. There were several clashes between the […]
In 2006, a bloody conflict broke out between Israel and Hezbollah, killing more than 1,200 people in Lebanon, mostly civilians, and 160 people in Israel, mostly soldiers. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said Israeli forces “directly targeted journalists as part of their ongoing attacks on Lebanese territory”. UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed his “deepest condolences” […]
White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates called Trump’s comments “dangerous and intemperate.” Bates said, “It is completely beyond our understanding why any American would praise an Iran-backed terrorist organization as ‘smart’.” Democratic President Joe Biden condemned the Hamas attack as a “sheer evil act” and declared his unwavering support for Israel. “This is the […]