Israeli security forces and people inspect a damaged house at a site hit by rockets fired from Lebanon in Rinatya village in central Israel on November 24, 2024, as the war between Israel and the Lebanese Hezbollah group continues. | Photo Credit: AFP An Israeli strike on a Lebanese Army centre on Sunday (November 24, … Read more
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday (October 19, 2024) accused Iran-backed Hezbollah of trying to assassinate him, with the Middle East already on edge after Israel had vowed retaliation for an Iranian missile barrage. Mr. Netanyahu’s office said a drone was launched toward his residence in the central town of Caesarea but he and … Read more
Displaced children draw at a school-turned shelter in Beirut, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, on October 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Strikes hit south Beirut on Wednesday (October 16, 2024), an AFP journalist saw, less than an hour after the Israeli military ordered residents to leave part of the Lebanese … Read more
The rubble of a house destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Deir Billa, Lebanon is pictured on October 13, 2024. Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu has called on the U.N. to remove UNIFIL peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon immediately. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The U.N. Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday (October 14, 2024) … Read more
Armoured vehicles of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) are pictured during a patrol around Marjayoun in south Lebanon on October 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli troops opened fire at three positions held by U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Thursday (October 10, 2024), according to a U.N. source who was … Read more
People watch the speech of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on a TV screen as they sit in a cafe in the southern suburbs of Beirut, on September 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The Israeli military announced on Saturday (September 28, 2024) that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in a strike on Beirut. “Hassan … 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
Women mourn over the coffin of killed Lebanese Hezbollah member Hussein Amhaz during his funeral in Baalbek, in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley, on September 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The Israeli military said on Thursday (September 19, 2024) it struck six Hezbollah “terrorist infrastructure sites” and a weapons storage facility in southern Lebanon overnight, as … 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