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Israeli Strikes Kill Hezbollah Commander and Islamist Group Leader

This is Beirut, 22/04 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border intensified on Tuesday following a series of Israeli drone and artillery strikes that killed two high-ranking militants, including a Hezbollah commander and a senior figure in the Islamist group Jamaa Islamiya. Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army’s Arabic-speaking spokesperson, confirmed that the strike ...

Palestinian Islamic Jihad Says Syria Detaining Two Group Officials

This is Beirut, 22/04 15:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Palestinian group Islamic Jihad's armed wing said Tuesday that Syria's new authorities had detained two of the group's officials and called for their release. A statement from the Al-Quds Brigades said Islamic Jihad's Syria official Khaled Khaled and organising committee member Yasser al-Zafri had been detained in Syria for five days "without ...

Gaza Rescuers Say 25 Killed in Israeli Air Strikes

This is Beirut, 22/04 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said that a spate of Israeli air strikes since dawn on Tuesday killed at least 25 people across the Hamas-run territory. Israel resumed an intense air and ground offensive on Gaza on March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire that had largely halted the fighting in the besieged Palestinian territory. "The total number of ...

Netanyahu Warns of "Expanded Israeli Response”, says "Lebanon Will Not Be Spared"

This is Beirut, 21/04 23:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday issued a series of pointed threats against Iran and its regional allies, warning of an “expanded Israeli response” that could reach beyond the borders of Yemen. “Israel’s response will not be confined to Yemen,” Netanyahu declared. “It will extend to Lebanon and every other front.” ...

New U.S. Ambassador in Israel Urges Hamas to Accept Hostage Deal

This is Beirut, 21/04 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The new US ambassador to Israel on Monday called on Palestinian militant group Hamas to accept a deal that would secure the release of hostages, in exchange for the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. "We call upon Hamas to sign an agreement so that humanitarian aid can flow into Gaza to the people who desperately need it," Mike Huckabee said in ...

Yemen's Houthis Say US Strikes on Sanaa Kill at Least 12

This is Beirut, 21/04 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Yemen's Houthis said early Monday that US air strikes on Sanaa killed at least 12 people and wounded 30, with a military spokesperson later claiming attacks on US aircraft carriers and Israel. The Houthi-run Saba news agency cited the ministry as saying the dead and injured had come from overnight strikes "by the American enemy" on a market and a ...

Pope Francis Makes Joyful Easter Appearance Despite Health Struggles

This is Beirut, 20/04 19:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Pope Francis called for freedom of thought and tolerance in his Easter Sunday address, as the weakened pontiff delighted the crowds of Catholic faithful by making a much-anticipated holiday appearance, even circling St. Peter's Square in his popemobile. "Happy Easter," said the 88-year-old Argentine pope in a faint voice from his wheelchair on ...

Israel Army Probe Says No 'Indiscriminate Fire' in Killing of Gaza Medics

This is Beirut, 20/04 17:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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An Israeli military investigation concluded Sunday that its troops did not use "indiscriminate fire" in an incident that killed 15 Gaza emergency service personnel but acknowledged failures and announced plans to dismiss a field commander. The killings occurred in the southern Gaza Strip in the early hours of March 23, just days into a renewed ...

Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Airstrikes Kill 25

This is Beirut, 20/04 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency reported that Israeli air strikes since dawn on Sunday have killed at least 25 people across the Gaza Strip, including women and children. Israel resumed its aerial and ground assault on Gaza on March 18, reigniting fighting after a two-month ceasefire that had paused more than 15 months of war in the coastal ...

Qatar’s Chief Negotiator Says ‘Frustrated’ by Pace of Gaza Talks

This is Beirut, 20/04 11:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Qatar's chief negotiator voiced frustration over talks for a truce in Gaza in an interview with AFP, a month after Israel resumed its strikes on the Palestinian territory and another round of negotiations ended without a deal. "We're definitely frustrated by the slowness, sometimes, of the process in the negotiation. This is an urgent matter. ...

Netanyahu Vows to Bring Hostages Home Without Yielding to Hamas' Demands

This is Beirut, 19/04 23:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Saturday to bring home the remaining hostages in Gaza without yielding to Hamas' demands, insisting the military campaign in the Palestinian territory had reached a "critical stage". "I believe we can bring our hostages home without surrendering to Hamas's dictates," Netanyahu said, in his first ...

Israel army announces soldier killed in Gaza, first since ceasefire collapsed

This is Beirut, 19/04 21:20 - Reading : less than a minute