A huge fireball lit up the night sky and plumes of smoke rose over south Beirut early Sunday (October 6, 2024) as Israel unleashed intense air strikes targeting Hezbollah, nearly a year since the Gaza war erupted. Israeli forces were on high alert ahead of Monday’s anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 attack, which sparked the … Read more
The United States warned Iran that it would face severe consequences for its ballistic missile attack on Israel on Tuesday, saying the barrage marked a significant escalation but appeared to have been thwarted. President Joe Biden expressed solid US support for Israel and described Iran’s attack as ineffective. He said there was a discussion under … Read more
Rockets fly in the sky, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from Tel Aviv on October 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Israeli military said on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) that Iran has fired missiles at Israel, and air raid sirens sounded across the country as residents were ordered to remain … Read more
The Israeli military claims that its air force had struck “dozens of Hezbollah terror targets” after carrying out “hundreds” of strikes on Friday and Saturday. Lebanon’s National News Agency reports a string of raids in and around the city of Baalbek in the east, with “factories, warehouses” and residential areas among the targets. At least … Read more
Yemenis lift anti-Israel and US placards as well as yellow flags of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement during a rally held in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on September 27, 2024 in protest against Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and Gaz | Photo Credit: AFP Tens of thousands protested in Iranian cities and in the rebel-held Yemeni capital on … Read more
Israel flatly rejected on Thursday (September 26, 2024) a push led by key backer the United States for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon, as it vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah militants “until victory”. Israeli aerial bombardment of Hezbollah strongholds around Lebanon has killed hundreds of people this week, while the militant group has hit back … Read more
Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yi addresses the “Summit of the Future” in the General Assembly hall at United Nations headquarters in New York City, U.S., on September 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters China’s top diplomat Wang Yi expressed support for Lebanon and condemned what he termed “indiscriminate attacks against … Read more
Defence Expert Colonel Ajay Raina (Retd) has shed light on the technological sophistication behind the recent walkie-talkie blasts in Lebanon, which killed at least 20 people and injured nearly 450 on Tuesday. While speaking to India Today TV, Colonel Raina said that the attacks, orchestrated using advanced explosives and radio wave technology, signify a troubling … Read more
Civil Defence teams inspect a charred car that was hit by an Israeli drone strike on the road leading to the southern Lebanese on September 2, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP An Israeli airstrike killed two civilians travelling in a car along Lebanon’s southern coast on Monday (September 2, 2024) security sources said, including an … Read more
Thousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups in the Middle East are ready to come to Lebanon to join with the militant Hezbollah group in its battle with Israel if the simmering conflict escalates into a full-blown war, officials with Iran-backed factions and analysts say. Almost daily exchanges of fire have occurred along Lebanon’s frontier with … Read more