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Israel Security Agency Says Foiled Hamas Plot to Kill Far-Right Minister

This is Beirut, 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Israel's internal security service said on Wednesday it had foiled a plot by Palestinian militant group Hamas to kill far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. In a statement, the Shin Bet security service said the planned attack would have involved "explosive drones." It said that in a joint operation with the army in recent weeks, ...

Israel Says Expecting One Million Gazans to Flee New Offensive

This is Beirut, 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A senior Israeli military official said on Wednesday that authorities estimated that an imminent offensive in the Gaza Strip would displace one million Palestinians, planning a new "humanitarian area" for them. The vast majority of Gaza's more than two million people have been displaced at least once during nearly two years of war. The Israeli ...

Ofek 19, the New Israeli Spy Satellite

This is Beirut, 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Wednesday that it had launched a new spy satellite into orbit, called Ofek 19. According to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, “This is also a message to all our enemies, wherever they may be: we are watching you constantly and under all circumstances.” For his part, Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared that “Israel ...

At Least 21,000 Children Disabled in Gaza War

This is Beirut, 14:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, a United Nations committee said Wednesday. Around 40,500 children have suffered "new war-related injuries" in the nearly two years since the war erupted, with more than half of them left disabled, said the UN Committee on the ...

Israel Builds Up Forces ahead of Gaza City Offensive

This is Beirut, 02/09 21:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli reservists began responding to call-up orders on Tuesday, swelling the military's ranks ahead of a planned offensive to capture Gaza City after nearly two years of devastating war. Despite mounting pressure at home and abroad to end its campaign, Israel has recently been stepping up operations as it lays the groundwork for seizing the ...

Solomonic Judgment

Charles Chartouni, 01/09 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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International issues are pending, and nothing seems to move toward negotiated solutions across Ukraine and the wide arc of conflicts extending through the Middle East. None of the actors is interested in peacemaking; on the contrary, these zones of active conflict tend to work in the best interests of countries vying for imperial conquests and ...

Seeking Regional Leaders with Sadat’s Vision

Michel Touma, 01/09 08:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Clothes do not make the man – a saying that fits today’s leaders of Iran’s radical factions, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Tehran’s proxies in Iraq and Yemen. They issue routine inflammatory statements and adopt media stances that are often exaggerated, sometimes bordering on the absurd. In response to the upheavals sweeping the region, they ...

Israel Army Chief Vows to Target Hamas Leaders Abroad

This is Beirut, 31/08 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, Eyal Zamir, vowed Sunday to target Hamas leaders abroad after the military killed Abu Obeida, spokesman for the group's military wing, in Gaza the day before. "In the Gaza Strip, yesterday we struck one of Hamas's senior leaders, Abu Obeida. This is not the end; most of Hamas's leadership is abroad, and we ...

Israel Defense Minister Says Spokesman for Hamas Armed Wing Killed

This is Beirut, 31/08 16:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's defense minister said on Sunday that the army had killed Abu Obeida, spokesman for the armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas, a day after a strike that targeted him. "Hamas terror spokesperson Abu Obeida was eliminated in Gaza," Minister Israel Katz said in a post on X, congratulating Israeli security forces "for the flawless ...

Hamas Confirms Death of Gaza Chief Mohammed Sinwar

This is Beirut, 31/08 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hamas on Sunday confirmed the death of Mohammed Sinwar, its presumed leader in Gaza, more than three months after Israel said it had killed him in an air strike. Pictures released by the Palestinian Islamist group on Saturday showed him alongside other political and military leaders, described as "martyrs of the military ...

Gaza: Israeli Strike Targets Hamas' Abou Obeida, according to the Israeli media

This is Beirut, 30/08 20:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli military has targeted a building in Gaza where Abu Obeida, spokesperson for Hamas' Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, was reportedly located, Israeli media announced on Saturday evening. The military confirmed the attack but did not disclose its target and did not clarify whether its was killed or survived. According to media reports, Abu ...

Heavy Clashes in Gaza City Amid Reports of Israeli Casualties, Missing

This is Beirut, 30/08 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza City witnessed intense fighting in the Zeitoun neighborhood in recent hours, with reports that four Israeli soldiers went missing and two were killed in an ambush carried out by Hamas’s armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, according to Saudi TV, Al Hadath. Israeli journalists on social media reported a series of “difficult” ...

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