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Landing in Masyaf: No Confirmation from Israel, No Denial from Syria

Neither Israel nor Syria has confirmed nor denied Western reports of a landing operation carried out by Israeli special forces in Masyaf, Syria. The operation allegedly targeted the Scientific Studies and Research Center facilities during the night of September 8-9. However, residents in the Tartous region reported hearing helicopters flying ...

Southern Lebanon: Escalating Confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah

As concerns about a major escalation in southern Lebanon grow, military operations between Hezbollah and Israel continue to intensify. On Saturday evening, Israeli raids targeted several localities in the Hermel region north of the Bekaa, including Hosh al-Sayyed Ali and the Kawakh area. The Israeli army claimed to have bombed Hezbollah weapons ...

UNRWA Staffer Killed in Israeli West Bank Raid

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday one of its employees was killed this week during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank, the first such death in more than a decade. The agency said the employee was "shot and killed on the roof of his home by a sniper", and that it was "the first time an UNRWA staff member has been killed in ...

Israeli Raid on Western Bekaa Kills One and Injures Seven

One person was killed and seven others were injured, including four children, in an Israeli drone attack targeting a residential apartment in Al-Ahmadiya, West Bekaa, on Friday, according to the Ministry of Public Health Emergency Operations. The Israeli army had previously stated “working intensively on the northern front (with Lebanon) during ...

Spain Hosts Meeting on Israel-Palestine Two-State Solution

Ministers from Muslim and European countries along with the European Union's foreign affairs chief gathered Friday in Madrid to discuss how to advance a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. "Together, we want to identify the concrete actions that will enable us to make progress towards this objective," Spanish Prime Minister ...

Airstrikes and Retaliations on Lebanon's Border

Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel continue to escalate along the Lebanon-Israel border. Israeli warplanes have carried out airstrikes since the morning, targeting various locations such as Bint Jbeil, the outskirts of Alma al-Shaab, Dhayra and al-Salhani. In a separate incident, an Israeli Merkava tank fired two direct shells at the vicinity ...

Israel to Revoke Al Jazeera Journalists' Press Credentials

Israel announced on Thursday that it is revoking the press credentials of Al Jazeera journalists working in the country, four months after shutting down the Qatari television network. "The Government Press Office (GPO) is revoking the (press) cards of Al Jazeera journalists working in Israel," it said in a statement. "This is a media outlet that ...

US Calls for Protection of Humanitarian Staff in Gaza

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Thursday for the protection of aid workers after UN staffers were killed in Gaza. He argued that a US-backed ceasefire was the best way to ensure their safety. "We need to see humanitarian sites protected, and that's something that we continue to raise with Israel," Blinken told reporters during a ...

Major Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon Still an Option

From now until the US elections on November 5, all eyes will be on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who may decide to expand military operations against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, coinciding with the first anniversary of the "Al-Aqsa Flood" attack on October 7. Information from the US capital indicates that the Israeli army has ...

Deadly Israeli Strike on Central Gaza School Kills 18

Israel bombed a school housing displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Wednesday, which rescuers said killed 18 people, including UN staffers, while the Israeli army said it hit a Hamas control centre. The Al-Jawni school in Nuseirat had already been bombed several times over the course of the 11-month war in Gaza. The latest strike on ...

Twelve Injured in Israeli Strike on Building in Nabatiyeh

Israeli strikes continued early on Tuesday afternoon. An Israeli drone launched three missiles at a five-story building in the Kssar al-Zaatar neighborhood of Nabatiyeh, near the Serail. According to reports from the Lebanese Ministry of Health, this attack resulted in twelve injuries. Rescue and Civil Defense teams were promptly dispatched to ...

An Israeli Strike in Western Bekaa Kills One

An Israeli drone targeted a car on Tuesday morning in the vicinity of the town of Saghbine on the road to Machghara in Western Bekaa. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, this strike killed one person and injured two others. On Tuesday morning, heavy Israeli shelling was observed in Khiam following the launch of an unexploded missile by ...