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Escalation Intensifies as Israeli Strikes and Hezbollah Drone Attacks Rock Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 10:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israeli raids resumed on Tuesday across Beirut’s southern suburbs, southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, marking a sharp escalation in tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. An additional Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs on Tuesday morning, following a tense night of evacuation warnings and air raids. In southern Lebanon, Israeli ...

IDF Announces Forward Defensive Operation, Says Forces Operating in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 09:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military says it has launched what it describes as a “forward defensive operation” to protect communities in northern Israel, confirming that forces are currently operating inside southern Lebanon. In a statement issued following what it called a situational assessment, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the operation is ...

Trump Says Largest Strikes on Iran Still to Come as War Expands Across Region

This is Beirut, 06:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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“We haven’t even started hitting them hard. The big wave hasn’t even happened. The big one is coming soon.” That was U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning Monday as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran entered its third day, signaling that the most intense phase of the campaign may still lie ahead. Trump outlined an expanded set of war ...

U.S. Embassies Targeted Throughout the Region

This is Beirut, 03:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An attack by two drones early Tuesday on the U.S. embassy in Riyadh sparked a small fire, Saudi defense ministry spokesman said in a statement, while Iran pressed on with its campaign of retaliatory strikes across the Gulf. "The U.S. Embassy in Riyadh was attacked by two drones, according to initial assessments. The attack resulted in a ...

Hezbollah Says Attack on Israel was 'Defensive Act'

This is Beirut, 01:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah said on Tuesday that its rocket and drone attack on Israel was a "defensive act" after more than a year of Israeli strikes despite a ceasefire. "For fifteen months, Israeli aggression against Lebanon has continued through killing, destruction, bulldozing, and all forms of criminal acts," a statement from the Iran-backed group said, ...

U.S. Official to TIB: ‘Hezbollah has made a grave mistake by entering this war at Iran’s direction’

This is Beirut, 02/03 21:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In a statement to This is Beirut, a senior U.S. official expressed that Hezbollah’s involvement in the war with Iran was a blunder and the organization will see consequences. “Hezbollah has made a grave mistake by entering this war at Iran’s direction,” the official said. They added that “This is a deliberate act of ...

Israel Intensifies Campaign in Lebanon Against Hezbollah as Israeli Army Plans Next Steps

This is Beirut, 02/03 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Over the course of Monday following Hezbollah’s strikes on Israel, the Israeli army stated that it struck around 70 targets in Lebanon within 24 hours. Israeli jets carried out attacks across Beirut’s southern suburbs, southern and eastern Lebanon. As of Monday evening, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reports that at least 52 were ...

Israel Army Chief Vows to Strike 'All Terrorist Leaders and Factions' Across Middle East

This is Beirut, 02/03 16:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israel's military chief Eyal Zamir on Monday warned that his country would strike "all terrorist leaders and factions" across the Middle East, vowing to deal a severe blow to Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. "We will end this campaign with not just Iran being struck but with Hezbollah suffering a devastating blow," Zamir ...

Israeli Army Issues 18 Urgent Evacuation Warnings Across Lebanon

This is Beirut, 02/03 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, announced on Monday that the military has issued 18 urgent evacuation warnings for buildings it says are used by Hezbollah across several areas in Lebanon. The warnings state that Israeli forces will soon strike what they describe as Hezbollah military infrastructure, ...

Greece Sending Two Frigates, Two F-16 Jets to Cyprus

This is Beirut, 02/03 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Greece is sending two frigates and two F-16 fighter jets to Cyprus, where an Iranian drone hit the runway of a UK air force base earlier Monday, the Greek defense ministry announced. "The frigate Kimon is being immediately dispatched to the Republic of Cyprus, accompanied by a second frigate ... and a pair of F-16 fighter jets," the ministry said ...

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