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Israel-Hezbollah Escalation Intensifies as Warnings and Airstrikes Continue

The confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah intensified across Lebanon on Saturday, with Israeli airstrikes striking multiple locations in the south and the Bekaa Valley, new evacuation warnings issued to civilians, and Hezbollah launching retaliatory rocket and drone attacks toward northern Israel. The developments come as the conflict enters ...

Iranian Strikes on Arab Countries Continue Into Seventh Day of Regional War

The war between Iran and the U.S.-Israeli alliance continues to spill across the Middle East, with several Arab countries reporting missile and drone attacks as Tehran expands its retaliatory campaign across the region. Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia all reported interceptions of Iranian projectiles on Saturday, while ...

Israel Defense Minister Warns Lebanon to Disarm Hezbollah or Pay 'Heavy Price'

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Saturday warned Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that his country would pay a "very heavy price" if it fails to disarm Hezbollah. Addressing the president, Katz said in a statement broadcast on Israeli television that if "the choice becomes protecting our civilians and the safety of our soldiers or Lebanon, ...

Qatar Civil Aviation Authority Announces Partial Reopening of Airspace

Qatar's aviation authority said on Friday that the Gulf state's airspace would partially reopen after it was closed to all air traffic at the start of an Iranian missile and drone campaign in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes. "Qatar Civil Aviation Authority announces the partial resumption of air navigation in the State of Qatar, ...

Senior U.S. Official to TIB: ‘Hezbollah Should Understand…Aggression Will Bring Decisive Consequences’

In an exclusive conversation, This is Beirut spoke with a senior official from the White House, who stated that the U.S. supports Israel’s operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon and that U.S. military action is focused on Iran. The official said that “the United States fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against Hezbollah and ...

Trump Demands “Unconditional Surrender” From Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday ruled out any negotiated settlement with Iran, insisting that the only acceptable outcome to the escalating conflict would be “unconditional surrender,” even as Iranian officials said several countries had begun efforts to mediate an end to the war. The sharp exchange of statements highlights the widening ...

Iran Missile Fire Sparks Explosions over Tel Aviv

The latest round of Iranian missile fire caused explosions across Tel Aviv and damage in central Israel on Thursday, but there were no reported casualties and residents have been cleared to leave shelters. Iran's state broadcaster reported that Tehran had fired missiles "against targets in the heart of Tel Aviv," after Israel's ...

Strikes Hit Iranian Kurdish Groups in Iraq

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 ...

Iran Not Asking for Ceasefire or U.S. Negotiations: FM to NBC News

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that the Islamic republic was neither asking for a ceasefire nor negotiations with the US, adding that Iran had no plans to close the Strait of Hormuz for now. "We are not asking for a ceasefire. We don't see any reason why we should negotiate with the US... We negotiated with them ...

Lebanese Cabinet to Index IRGC Members Ahead of Deportation

Following a session held Thursday, the Council of Ministers committed to verifying the presence of Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members in Lebanon, with a view to their ultimate expulsion, according to the Information Minister Dr. Paul Morcos. The step, the Cabinet said, aims to safeguard national security, assert state ...