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Huthis Report US Strikes After Israel Vows Revenge for Airport Attack

This is Beirut, 05/05 05:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam United States Yemen Israël Strikes Huthis

Yemen's Huthi rebels on Monday blamed Washington for around 10 strikes in and around the capital Sanaa after a missile fired by the Iran-backed group struck the area of Israel's main airport. The Huthi-run Saba news agency said the strikes included two targeting Arbaeen street in the capital as well as one on the airport road, blaming ...

Aoun Stresses Need for Israeli Withdrawal to Boost Border Security

This is Beirut, 28/04 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun underscored the urgent need for Israeli forces to withdraw from five strategic points in southern Lebanon to facilitate the full deployment of the Lebanese Army (LAF) along the border. “This withdrawal is essential to enable the state to assume full responsibility for border security,” Aoun stated. Following the ...

Israeli Strike on Southern Suburb: Hassan Bdair, Hezbollah Official, Killed

This is Beirut, 01/04 04:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Israël Beirut Bombing Hezbollah

The Israeli army’s Arabic-speaking spokesperson, confirmed on Tuesday the death of Hassan Ali Mahmoud Bdair. According to Avichay Adraee, “Israeli Air Force fighter jets, under the direction of the Shin Bet, carried out an attack last night in the southern suburbs of Beirut, targeting the terrorist named Hassan Ali Mahmoud Bdair, ...

Israeli Army Says Intercepts Missile Fired from Yemen

This is Beirut, 30/03 14:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Israël Iran Houthis

The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen on Sunday after it activated air raid sirens across multiple areas of the country. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF (air force) prior to crossing into Israeli ...

Hamas Says Israeli Strike Kills Political Bureau Member

This is Beirut, 23/03 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Israël Salah al-Bardawil

Palestinian group Hamas confirmed on Sunday that Salah al-Bardawil, a senior member of its political bureau, was killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza the previous day. Bardawil, 65, was killed along with his wife in a camp in al-Mawasi, near Khan Younes, according to the Palestinian Islamist movement. He is the third member of the ...

Diplomatic Meetings Amid Growing Tensions in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 11/03 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Southern Lebanon Israël

Amid a persistent economic crisis and rising security tensions, Lebanon's new leadership is facing significant challenges. International efforts continue however to support the country through this critical phase. One of Lebanon's major challenges remains the situation in the south, where Israel continues to carry out sporadic military ...

Israel Lifts Restrictions for Northern Residents

This is Beirut, 25/02 21:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Israël Gaza Hezbollah

On the night of February 23, the Israeli Army’s Home Front Command announced the lifting of restrictions on towns along the border with Lebanon. Starting March 2, displaced residents from this area will be allowed to return to their homes. This measure, approved by Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, follows an evaluation conducted in ...

Hamas Returns Bodies of Four Israeli Hostages

This is Beirut, 20/02 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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On Thursday, Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages – including Shiri Bibas and her two young children – to the Red Cross. This marks the first transfer of remains since the October 7 attack that triggered the conflict. Armed and masked Hamas fighters displayed the four black coffins on a stage set up in Khan Yunis, each ...

Gaza Truce Under Strain After Trump Warning

This is Beirut, 11/02 16:14 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Donald Trump Israël

The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile Tuesday after Hamas said US President Donald Trump's latest warning "further complicates" the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to five hostage-prisoner swaps. Trump said that "all hell" would break out if Hamas failed to release all Israeli hostages by the ...

Hamas Hands Over Three Israeli Hostages in Fifth Gaza Exchange

This is Beirut, 08/02 14:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Israël

Hamas militants handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of the fifth exchange under a fragile Gaza ceasefire, with 183 prisoners held by Israel due to be released later in the day. The swap comes after US President Donald Trump proposed clearing out the Gaza Strip of its inhabitants and for the United States to take over the ...

Who Is Morgan Ortagus, Trump's Envoy Expected in Beirut on Thursday?

Élie-Joe Kamel, 04/02 14:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Morgan Ortagus Donald Trump Israël Ceasefire

On January 3, 2025, US President Donald Trump appointed Morgan Ortagus as Deputy Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East. Ortagus, who served as spokesperson for the US State Department during Trump’s first term (2017-2021), will be part of the team headed by Steve Witkoff, a close friend and trusted confidant of Trump. Morgan Ortagus, ...

Naim Qassem: Hezbollah's ‘Wish’ to Elect a President

This is Beirut, 04/01 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Hezbollah Israël President of the Republic

On the fifth anniversary of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, the former commander of the Quds Force (Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unit), and his Iraqi lieutenant, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem reiterated the slogan of “the resistance’s victory over Israel,” emphasizing that the ...

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