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UN Coordinator for Lebanon Calls for Talks with Israel
This is Beirut 07/03 12:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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The United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon on Saturday urged Lebanon and Israel to enter talks to negotiate an end hostilities after the outbreak of a renewed Israel-Hezbollah war. "As bad as things are today, they are set to get even worse," Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said. "Talks between Lebanon and Israel can be the ...
Iraq's Kataeb Hezbollah Says Security Spokesperson Killed
This is Beirut 16/03 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Iraq's powerful Kataeb Hezbollah on Monday said its senior commander and security spokesperson Abu Ali al-Askari had been killed. The group's leader Ahmad al-Hamidawi, also known as Abu Hussein al-Hamidawi, said on Monday in a statement "we announce the martyrdom of Haj Abu Ali al-Askari", without providing any details on how ...
Operation Epic Fury: Over 1000 Iranian Targets Struck
This is Beirut 01/03 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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On Sunday, the U.S. Central Command announced that its ongoing operations are targeting more than 1000 sites across Iran in “Operation Epic Fury.” The types of targets singled out in these strikes range incorporate various assets linked to Iran’s defensive and offensive capabilities. Among those listed are integrated air ...
Lebanese Army Says Soldier Wounded by Gunfire from Syria
This is Beirut 07/03 14:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon's military said on Saturday that a soldier was moderately wounded by gunfire coming from Syria a day prior in the country's northeast. "A Lebanese soldier sustained moderate injuries as a result of gunfire from the Syrian side targeting a Lebanese army post in the Qasr-Hermel area," the military said, adding that "soldiers at the post ...
Strikes Hit Iranian Kurdish Groups in Iraq
This is Beirut 05/03 20:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Fresh strikes on Thursday hit Iranian Kurdish opposition group targets in northern Iraq, officials from two exiled groups told AFP. Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region hosts camps and rear-bases operated by several Iranian Kurdish rebel groups, which Iran has struck repeatedly since the start of the war in the Middle East. "Two ...
Lebanon Says 486 Killed by Israeli Strikes Since Last Monday
This is Beirut 09/03 19:20 - Reading : less than a minute
The toll from Israeli strikes on Lebanon rose to 486 people killed and 1,313 wounded since the start of fighting last week, the Lebanese health ministry said Monday. "The toll of the Israeli aggression from dawn on Monday, March 2, until Monday afternoon, March 9, has risen to 486 martyrs and 1,313 wounded," the ministry said in a ...
Hezbollah Says Targeted Israeli Base Near Tel Aviv with Missiles
This is Beirut 09/03 20:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah said on Monday that it had targeted the Israeli Home Front Command base in Ramla, near Tel Aviv, with "advanced missiles" as the war between the pro-Iranian group and Israel hit the one-week mark. In a statement, the group said it had targeted the base with a "salvo of advanced missiles" in response to "the ...
Israel Will Strike Hezbollah Until Group Disarmed: Army Chief
This is Beirut 03/03 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israel's military chief on Tuesday said his forces would keep attacking Hezbollah until the Iran-backed Lebanese group was disarmed, as the war in the Middle East raged for a fourth day. "We are determined to eliminate the threat Hezbollah poses and will not stop until this organisation is disarmed," Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir ...
Iranian Media Report Death of Khamenei's Daughter, Son-in-Law and Granddaughter
This is Beirut 01/03 03:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Iranian media reported on Sunday that the daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed in US and Israeli strikes. "After establishing contact with informed sources in the Supreme Leader's household, the news of the martyrdom of the daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter of the Revolutionary ...
Israel Says Half of Iran’s Missile Arsenal Destroyed
This is Beirut 01/03 12:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli military announced on Sunday that it had destroyed approximately half of Iran’s missile stockpiles, asserting that Tehran had been producing dozens of surface-to-surface missiles each month prior to the operation. In a televised statement, military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said the campaign targeted the Iranian ...
Caught in Escalation: Lebanon's Displaced Say They Want Peace
This is Beirut 04/03 10:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Rockets fired from Hezbollah into Israel triggered Israeli airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs and nearby villages. As the violence escalated, residents from predominantly Shia neighborhoods fled their homes. Many had a common message: they want peace. By Claudia Groeling and Kaline Antoun
Hezbollah Says No Choice But 'Resistance', Self-Defense
This is Beirut 09/03 21:10 - Reading : less than a minute
The head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc Mohamed Raad vowed to continue fighting Israel "whatever the cost", on Monday, in remarks broadcast by Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV. Defending his party, and blasting the Lebanese government, Raad said the group's goal is to "to drive the enemy out of our occupied land... And quite plainly, we have no other ...
Strike on Beirut Southern Suburb after Evacuation Warning
This is Beirut 06/03 01:50 - Reading : less than a minute
An Israeli strike targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut late Thursday, according to Lebanese state media, following an Israeli evacuation warning. AFPTV footage showed a plume of smoke rising from the site in Lebanon, which was drawn into the Middle East war on Monday when the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to ...
Israeli Strikes Target Beirut Suburbs: Lebanese State Media
This is Beirut 02/03 03:05 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli strikes were launched at Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, as Hezbollah said it fired rockets and drones at Israel in response to the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. "Beirut's southern suburbs were targeted by a series of Israeli strikes," the state-run National News ...
Israel 'Crushing Iranian Regime', Says Army Chief
This is Beirut 06/03 21:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel's military chief said on Friday that its forces were "crushing the Iranian terrorist regime", a day after announcing that the joint US-Israeli campaign against the Islamic republic had entered a new phase. "We are crushing the Iranian terrorist regime and will seize every opportunity to deepen our achievements," ...
Israel Says Carrying Out 'Large-Scale Strikes' on Tehran
This is Beirut 02/03 02:25 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli military said it launched "large-scale strikes" on Tehran on Monday, two days since the start of a US-Israeli campaign against Iran. "The Israeli Air Force... has begun an additional wave of strikes against the Iranian terror regime at the heart of Tehran," the military said in a statement. AFP
Iran Targets Cyprus After Khamenei’s Killing
This is Beirut 01/03 12:10 - Reading : less than a minute
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A major Iranian escalation unfolded on Sunday following the elimination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as Iranian missiles targeted Cyprus, a member of NATO. British Defense Secretary John Healey announced that Iranian missiles were fired at British military bases on the island. He also revealed that 300 British soldiers had been stationed near ...
Rockets Seized Near Baghdad Airport
This is Beirut 03/03 15:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Iraqi security forces seized nine rockets and a launchpad prepared to target Baghdad International Airport on Tuesday, a government spokesperson told AFP. “Security forces foiled an attempt to target Baghdad International Airport,” said Saad Maan, spokesperson for the government’s security media cell, adding that forces confiscated “a ...
New Series of Blasts Heard in Tehran
This is Beirut 01/03 04:25 - Reading : less than a minute
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A new series of powerful blasts were heard Sunday in Tehran, AFP journalists in Iran reported. The source of the blasts, which went off at 5:30 am, was not immediately clear. About 90 minutes prior to that, detonations were also heard in the Iranian capital. AFP
Tehran Under Fire: Week One
This is Beirut 08/03 17:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Seven days into the U.S.–Israeli offensive against Iran, the conflict continues to escalate. Airstrikes hit Tehran, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and senior military officials, and targeted key sites including the Natanz nuclear facility and military bases in Isfahan, Qom, and Kermanshah. This video recaps the first week of the ...