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Netanyahu Visits Northern Border with Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the northern border with Lebanon on Wednesday and stated that the preemptive strike on Lebanon is not the end, emphasizing that efforts will continue to return Israeli residents back to their homes. “A few days ago, we thwarted a surprise attack by Hezbollah on the State of Israel. We destroyed ...

West Bank: Israeli Forces Kill Gunmen, Borell Demands Sanctions

The Israeli military said its forces killed five Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank on Thursday in a second day of "counter-terrorism" operations that have killed 14 in total. "Following exchanges of fire, the forces eliminated five terrorists who had hidden inside a mosque" in Tulkarem on Thursday morning, the military said. Among ...

Iran Does Not Want War

According to a Western diplomat, citing a Russian official, Iran is not willing to escalate tensions that could lead to a large confrontation in the Middle East. Iranian officials have informed Moscow that Tehran will not respond to the assassination of Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in an attack attributed to Israel, as it does ...

Israeli Strike Kills Four People Accompanying an NGO's Convoy

American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera), a US-based aid group, said on Friday an Israeli air strike killed four people accompanying its convoy in Gaza the day before, while the Israeli military said it had struck armed assailants. "An Israeli air strike yesterday killed four Palestinians in the lead vehicle of an Anera aid convoy carrying food and ...

South Lebanon: Intermittent Fire Exchange

Intermittent exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued throughout the day in southern Lebanon on Friday. Late in the day, Israeli aircraft launched air strikes on the outskirts of the village of Zebqine in the western sector. A drone then targeted the same area, and artillery bombarded the plains of Marjayoun and Kfar ...

West Bank City 'Cut Off from the World' as Israel Raid Drags On

Concrete slabs and sheet metal were piled high alongside streets in Jenin on Saturday, as residents assessed the damage from Israel's latest West Bank raid even as explosions persisted nearby. The scars of ongoing clashes in the occupied Palestinian territory, which began on Wednesday as part of what Israel has described as a "counter-terrorism ...

Diplomatic Delegation: 'The War Will Endure'

An Eastern diplomatic delegation recently visited southern Lebanon, met with officials, and evaluated the situation in the region. The delegation assessed that the conflict in Lebanon is ongoing, persistent, and likely to continue for an extended period. This conclusion was drawn from Israel’s actions and its strategy to devastate the south ...

Israel Union Chief Orders 'Complete Strike' Monday in Support of Hostages

The head of Israel's powerful Histadrut trade union ordered a "complete strike" in support of Gaza hostages on Monday and urged a deal to secure their release after six more were announced dead. "We must stop the abandonment of the hostages... I have come to the conclusion that only our intervention can shake those who need to be shaken," ...

Partial Strike and Protests in Israel Over Gaza Hostages

A strike on Monday called by Israel's largest labor union shuttered parts of the country to pressure the government into reaching a Gaza deal to free hostages, though several sectors were unaffected. The Histadrut trade union called a nationwide strike beginning at 6:00 AM (0300 GMT), a day after mass demonstrations following the army's ...

Biden Criticizes Netanyahu for Insufficient Efforts in Securing Gaza Deal

US President Joe Biden on Monday said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of hostages taken by Palestinian armed group Hamas. Asked by reporters at the White House -- where Biden was arriving for a meeting with US negotiators -- if he thought the Israeli leader was doing enough on the ...

UK Suspends 30 Arms Export Licenses to Israel

The United Kindgomd said Monday it would suspend some arms exports to Israel, citing a "clear risk" that they could be used in a serious breach of international humanitarian law. The announcement follows a review by the Foreign Office into the arms sales given concerns about Israel's conduct in its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Foreign ...

Violence Surges Monday Night on the Southern Front

Violent Israeli raids on Lebanese border villages in the South resumed Monday in the evening, after a relatively calm day. Israeli aircraft launched a series of attacks on Wadi Zibqin, Shihine, Jebbine, Majdel Zoun, Yater, Houla and Markaba, where three people were wounded. In a statement, the Israeli army announced that it had struck ...