This is Beirut, 08/01 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A French journalist was briefly detained by Israeli troops on Wednesday in the buffer zone that separated Israeli and Syrian forces in the Golan Heights until Israel entered it last month, the army said. Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told a press briefing that the journalist "came too close to the soldiers, was questioned and ...
This is Beirut, 08/01 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Gaza Hostages Israel Army Israel Katz
The Israeli military said on Wednesday that its troops had recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza and brought it back to Israel following a "complex and difficult operation". In a statement, the military said: "The troops located and recovered the body of hostage Youssef al-Zayadna from an underground tunnel in the Rafah area of the Gaza Strip ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-15 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza Israel Humanitarian Aid Israel Army
Looting of aid reaching Gaza has been made easier by Israel's army targeting the local police which would otherwise be able to prevent it, a group of non-governmental organizations said Friday. A report by the 29 NGOs, including Save the Children, Oxfam and Care, said that humanitarian aid entering the Palestinian territory had fallen to an ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-06 19:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Herzi Halevi Israel Army Lebanon
Israeli army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi stated on Wednesday that the military must prepare to expand its ongoing ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Halevi said during an assessment, in remarks provided by the Israeli army, that “alongside the diplomatic attempt to reach agreements in Lebanon, we need to continue ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-04 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Lebanon Gaza Israel Army
Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant issued 7,000 additional army draft orders Monday for individuals from the country's ultra-Orthodox community, historically exempted from mandatory service until a June Supreme Court decision. Gallant approved the Israeli army's "recommendation to issue an additional 7,000 orders for screening and evaluation ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 21:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Jordan Israel Army Herzi Halevi Yoav Gallant
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army Herzi Halevi have decided to create a new division aimed at "protecting Israel's eastern borders," according to a statement published on Wednesday on X by the Israeli army’s Arabic-speaking spokesperson, Avichay Adraee. The objective of the move is to strengthen ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-30 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah said that it fired rockets and drones on Wednesday at three military positions in northern Israel, including near Haifa and Acre, in a simultaneous operation that it said bypassed Israeli defenses. In a statement, the Iran-backed group said it launched a "combined attack using advanced rockets and a swarm of drones," adding that they ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-21 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli police on Monday said they had arrested a spy network of seven Israeli citizens who were gathering information on Israel's military bases and energy infrastructure for Iranian intelligence. The internal security agency and police "successfully dismantled a spy network involving seven Israeli citizens who were operating on behalf of ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-12 22:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel's army said on Saturday five new areas along its border with Lebanon had been declared a closed military zone, as its troops battled Hezbollah forces inside the neighbouring country. "Following a situational assessment, the areas of Zarit, Shomera, Shtula, Netua, and Even Menachem in northern Israel will be declared a closed military zone ...