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Israeli Strikes and Flyovers Escalate Tensions Across Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 09/05 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Southern Lebanon witnessed a sharp escalation in Israeli military activity on Friday, with intense aerial maneuvers disturbing the region’s airspace. An Israeli drone bombed the town of Majdal Zoun on Friday evening, injuring a civilian, according to the Ministry of Health. In the evening, an Israeli fighter jet dropped a stun grenade ...

Israel's aid Blockade to Gaza 'Unacceptable': Red Cross

This is Beirut, 08/05 16:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Red Cross on Thursday denounced the human cost of the war raging in Gaza, slamming Israel's "unacceptable" full blockade on aid into the besieged and conflict-ravaged Palestinian territory. Aid agencies have repeatedly warned of a growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, which they say has been exacerbated by an Israeli ...

Israel Pounds South Lebanon in Major Strikes on Hezbollah Targets

This is Beirut, 08/05 14:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli raids targeted the hills of Kfar Tebnit and Nabatieh al-Fawqa. Panicked residents also reported frequent overflights by fighter jets.

Iran Denies Involvement in Alleged Plot Against Israeli Embassy in London

This is Beirut, 08/05 13:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected on Thursday allegations his government was involved in a plot to target the Israeli embassy in London, following the arrest of seven Iranian nationals. British police said seven Iranian nationals were arrested on suspicion of "terrorism offenses" in separate operations -- three on Saturday and four ...

Israeli Strikes Target Hezbollah Sites in Southern Lebanon; Two Killed, Multiple Injured

This is Beirut, 08/05 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli security source reported that the Israeli military targeted a Hezbollah military compound in Nabatiyeh. The source, speaking to Al-Arabiya, confirmed that the compound contained weapons and tunnels used by the group. In a tweet posted on Thursday, Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army spokesperson announced: "Israeli Air Force fighter ...

Unveiling Eurovision: Secrets Behind the Rules You Didn't Know

This is Beirut, 08/05 13:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The Eurovision Song Contest evokes a world of intrigue with its song rules, and system of semi-finals, juries and votes that draw out the drama until a winner is crowned. Here is a look at how the competition is put together, how artists are chosen and how the voting system works: Organizers The competition is organized by the European ...

Israeli Forces Close UN Schools in East Jerusalem

This is Beirut, 08/05 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday that Israel closed three of its schools in annexed East Jerusalem, months after an Israeli ban on its activities took effect. An AFP photographer at the scene reported that a closure notice in Hebrew was left at the entrance of at least one of the schools, and UNRWA said at least one of its ...

Israel Threatens Iran With the Same Fate as Hamas and Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 08/05 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel will do to Iran what it has done to Hamas in Gaza, Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Thursday, days after an attack on Ben Gurion Airport by Iran-backed Houthis. "I warn... Iranian leaders who finance, arm, and exploit the Houthi terrorist organization: the proxy system is terminated, and the axis of evil has collapsed," Katz said in a ...

France and the Oil Monarchies' Support for Ahmad al-Sharaa

Nicolas Beau, 08/05 09:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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More than ten key players, including states and militias, have been present for many years on Syrian soil: the Syrian army, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah, Russia, the Turkish and American armies in the northwest of the country, the Kurds of Rojava, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) led by Commander Mazloum Abdi, a former member of ...

The Houthis: Masters of Unassisted Suicide

Marc Saikali, 08/05 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, patterns emerge that we pretend to understand, only for them to slip through our fingers. The latest example: repeated missile launches by Yemen’s Houthis targeting Israel. In this absurd drama, the Houthis have spent the past several months directing their attacks at Israel. Why? To support Gaza, ...

Syria's Sharaa Confirms Indirect Talks with Israel to Ease Tensions

This is Beirut, 07/05 22:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Wednesday that Syria was holding "indirect talks" with Israel to calm tensions between the two countries, following Israeli strikes and threats against Syria since Bashar al-Assad's ouster. "There are indirect talks (with Israel) taking place through mediators to calm the situation and try to ...

Rescuers Say Death Toll from Israeli Strike on Gaza City Rises to 33

This is Beirut, 07/05 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said the toll from an Israeli strike on Gaza City on Wednesday had risen to at least 33 killed and more than 80 injured, many of them children. The agency's spokesman, Mahmoud Bassal, told AFP that "civil defense crews, paramedics, and volunteers transported at least 33 martyrs and more than 80 injured, about half of ...

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