Lebanon says 9 dead in Israeli strikes on two villages
Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes on two villages Saturday, one north of Beirut and another to the south, killed at least nine people, as state media reported further strikes elsewhere.An ‘Israeli enemy strike on Maaysra’, a village north of Beirut, killed ‘five people and wounded 14 others’, the ministry said in a statement.Separately, it […]
Israeli strikes kill 19 people in Gaza as tanks push deeper in the north
Israeli forces continue to pound Jabalia from air and groundPalestinian health officials report around 150 killed in Jabalia over past weekUN officials warn Israeli offensive may affect polio vaccination campaignIsraeli military strikes on Gaza overnight killed at least 19 Palestinians, medics said on Saturday, while forces continued to push deeper into the Jabalia area, where […]
UN warns against ‘catastrophic’ regional conflict
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon warned Saturday against a ‘catastrophic’ regional conflict as Israeli forces battled Hezbollah and Hamas on two fronts, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.Israel has faced a fierce diplomatic backlash over incidents in south Lebanon that saw five Blue Helmets wounded.On Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said Israeli air strikes […]
Israel warns south Lebanon residents to ‘not return’; Hezbollah launches missiles across border
Israel warned residents of south Lebanon ‘not to return’ to their homes on Saturday as Hezbollah said it launched missiles across the border on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.In cities around Israel, markets were closed and public transport halted as observant Jews fasted and prayed.But with the country at war, troops […]
Lebanon to ask UNSC to issue a ceasefire resolution
Caretaker Prime Minister of Lebanon Najib Mikati announced Friday that the government has decided, upon the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to formally ask the UN Security Council for a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire and the implementation of UN Resolution 1701. This took place following a cabinet meeting Friday. Mikati condemned Israel's […]
UNRWA chief says many Palestinian camps in Lebanon empty after air strikes
Most Palestinian refugees living in camps in southern Lebanon or near Beirut have fled following escalating Israeli strikes, the head of the United Nations agency on Palestine refugees said yesterday, drawing parallels with mass displacement in Gaza.UNRWA chief Philippe Lazzarini told Reuters that the agency continued to provide services to the most vulnerable left behind […]
Putin cements ties with Iranian president in Central Asia meeting
Russia’s Vladimir Putin held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday in Turkmenistan, where the two leaders hailed their countries growing economic ties and similar views on world affairs, an entente viewed with concern by the US.At odds with Washington and the European Union over Russia’s war in Ukraine, something he casts as part of […]
France’s Macron calls for an end to arms exports used in Gaza and Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday reiterated his call for an end to arms exports to the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, adding it was the sole means at hand to end the two conflicts pitting Israel against Hamas and Hezbollah.’This is in no way a call to disarm Israel (…) but a call to stop […]
Qatar condemns Israeli attack on Unifil in Lebanon
HE the Minister of State for International Co-operation Lolwah bint Rashid AlKhater expressed Qatar's condemnation in the strongest terms of the brutal attack on the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil), which resulted in injuries.In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), HE AlKhater emphasised that this Israeli aggression constitutes a blatant violation of international […]
Thousands said trapped in Jabalia camp as Israel escalates attacks in northern Gaza
Thousands of people are trapped in Gaza's Jabalia camp as Israeli forces attack the area, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) said on Friday, a week after Israel began an offensive it says is aimed at stopping Hamas regrouping.Israeli military strikes killed at least 34 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Friday, with nearly half […]