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Netanyahu Claims Israel 'Delivered Crushing Blows' to Its Enemies

par This Is Beirut, 31/07 22:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel "delivered crushing blows to all our enemies," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, explicitly mentioning the killing of Hezbollah leader Fouad Shokr in south Beirut. Netanyahu's televised statement lasted for approximately five minutes and did not make any reference to the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in ...

Khamenei Orders Iranian Retaliation on Israel for Haniyeh's Killing

par This Is Beirut, 31/07 23:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Israel

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued an order on Wednesday, for a direct Iranian strike on Israel in response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, according to three anonymous Iranian officials briefed on the matter. Khamenei gave the order at an emergency meeting of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council ...

Un Security Council Fears Escalation in the Middle East

par This Is Beirut, 01/08 05:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Palestine Israel

Many members of the UN Security Council expressed concern on Wednesday about the risk of escalation in the Middle East, citing a critical situation following the death in Tehran of the leader of Hamas in a strike blamed on Israel. A few hours after the death of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian movement, the Council held an emergency ...

Blinken Calls on 'All Parties' in Middle East to 'Stop Escalatory Actions'

par This Is Beirut, 01/08 10:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Palestine Israel

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged "all parties" in the Middle East to stop "escalatory actions" and achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, after Hamas's political leader was killed in a strike in Tehran that Iran blamed on Israel. Speaking in the Mongolian capital, top US diplomat Blinken warned the Middle East was on a path "toward ...

Israel Announces the Death of Mohammed Deif

par This Is Beirut, 01/08 11:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's army confirmed on Thursday that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an air strike last month in the southern Gaza Strip. The announcement came a day after Hamas and Iran said the Palestinian movement's chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran. Israel has not commented on that report. "Mohammed Deif, the Osama bin Laden of ...

Lebanon Appeals to UNSC and ITU Over Israeli Cyber Attacks

01/08 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Israel

Lebanon formally submitted complaints on Thursday to both the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in response to Israeli cyber-attacks. The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested condemnation from Security Council member states, citing significant threats to the nation’s civil ...

Haniyeh Killed by Bomb Smuggled into Tehran Guesthouse Months Prior

par This Is Beirut, 01/08 17:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled and placed in the Tehran guesthouse where he was residing, according to a New York Times report citing seven Middle Eastern officials, including two Iranians, and one American official. Citing five of the aforementioned Middle Eastern ...

Resistance Axis Plans Joint but Limited Retaliation Against Israel

par This Is Beirut, 01/08 18:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Iran and armed groups backed by it are preparing coordinated action meant to deter Israel but avert all-out war, sources and analysts said, after the killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah figures. On Wednesday, Iranian officials met in Tehran with representatives of the so-called 'axis of resistance' — a loose alliance of Tehran-backed groups ...

War Diary: Day 300

par Lyne Sammouri, 01/08 21:08 - Reading : less than a minute

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From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for August 1, 2024.

Iran and Allies Prepare Retaliation

par This Is Beirut, 02/08 08:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran and its regional allies vowed retaliation on Thursday for the deaths of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, raising regional tensions as mourners filled Tehran's city center calling for revenge. A public funeral was held for Hamas' political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in the Iranian capital, where he was killed early Wednesday in an attack on which ...

Biden Says US Committed to Defend Israel

par This Is Beirut, 02/08 09:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Palestine Israel

US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Washington is committed to defending Israel's security "against all threats from Iran," the White House said, after the assassination of a top Hamas leader in Tehran. Biden, who was joined on the call by Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala ...

Australia: Israeli Strike on Aid Convoy Due to "Serious Failures"

par This Is Beirut, 02/08 09:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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An Israeli strike that killed seven charity workers in a Gaza aid convoy was the result of "mistaken identification" and a raft of other serious failures, the Australian government found in a report released Friday. Australian national Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom was among a group of seven World Central Kitchen staff killed when their convoy, ...

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