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Netanyahu Discharged from Hospital, Attends Parliament Session Following Prostate Surgery

This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 15:55 - Reading : less than a minute

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended a session in parliament on Tuesday after being discharged from hospital where he had undergone a prostate removal surgery over the weekend. The surgery took place on Sunday, with Israel still at war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip nearly 15 months since their unprecedented October 7, ...

Gaza: UN Warns of Near Total Collapse of Healthcare System

This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 13:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A United Nations report published Tuesday found that Israeli strikes on and near hospitals in the Gaza Strip had left healthcare in the Palestinian territory on the verge of collapse. The report by the UN human rights office said such strikes raised grave concerns about Israel's compliance with international law. "Israel's pattern of deadly ...

General Lawandos Briefs French Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs on Security Situation

Lyne Sammouri, 2024-12-31 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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On Tuesday, French Ministers Jean-Noël Barrot (Foreign Affairs) and Sébastien Lecornu (Defense) met in Tyre with General Edgard Lawandos, commander of Lebanon's southern sector and Lebanon’s representative on the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee.

Iran Predicts the Emergence of New Resistance in Syria Against Israel

This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's security chief Ali Akbar Ahmadian said a new group would emerge in Syria to fight Israel following the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, state media reported. "With the occupation of Syrian territories by the Zionist regime, a new resistance has been born that will manifest itself in the years to come," said Ahmadian, the secretary of ...

Lebanese Army Deploys in Chamaa as Israel Renews Warnings to Southern Residents

This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli ceasefire violations continue in southern Lebanon, in parallel with a joint redeployment of the Lebanese army and UNIFIL. A joint Lebanese army and UNIFIL patrol entered the village of Chamaa, following the withdrawal of the Israeli army. The army thus returned to the military position it had vacated after the start of the Israeli ground ...

Intersecting Factors Obstruct Presidential Election Again: From Ceasefire to Iran’s Plan

Philippe Abi Akl, 2024-12-31 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Although the Lebanese presidential election is – or should be – a purely internal matter, observers of the issue agree that it has become organically linked to changes in the region. These include everything from Israel’s war on Hezbollah and its repercussions to the peaceful coup in Syria. While it is true that Iran – through its arm in ...

Houthis Claim Missile Strikes on Israel and US Aircraft Carrier

This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Houthis said Tuesday that they had fired two missiles at Israel, hours after the Israeli military said it had intercepted a projectile launched from the Yemen. "The first (attack) targeted Ben Gurion Airport" in Tel Aviv, and the second was fired at a power station south of Jerusalem, a Houthi military statement said. The rebels also said they ...

At Least 20 Lebanese Towns Still Under Israeli Control

Natasha Metni Torbey, 2024-12-31 08:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Halfway through the 60-day ceasefire initiated on November 27, nearly 800 Israeli violations have been recorded in just 33 days. Strikes targeting Lebanese towns and villages during this period have claimed over 30 lives. Observers warn that these alarming developments cast serious doubt on the viability of the truce agreement between Hezbollah ...

Will There Be War Again?

Marc Saikali, 2024-12-30 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Dominated by the Shiite duo, signatories of the ceasefire agreement and its secret annex, the government is fully aware that it agreed to grant freedom of action to the Israeli army in the south, but pretends to be outraged by these same actions. For its part, Hezbollah manipulates the interpretation of the agreement’s terms and adamantly claims ...

Decades of Israeli Intelligence to Dismantle Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 2024-12-30 13:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel deeply infiltrated Hezbollah, closely monitored its leaders and ultimately killed its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, according to a New York Times (NYT) investigation. Because he thought Israel had no interest in a full-scale conflict, Nasrallah did not think Israel would murder him. For years, Israeli espionage services had been monitoring his ...

Chaos or Restructuring?

Charles Chartouni, 2024-12-30 10:37 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The regional landscape is far from reassuring; none of the political and military events have come to a closure, and none of the geostrategic and political issues have found a way to deliberation. The situation in Syria is under the pull and sway of strident political factionalism, clashing regional power politics and endemic instability. Lebanon ...

Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Strike on Hospital Kills 7

This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said an air strike hit a hospital Sunday, killing at least seven people, while Israel said it had targeted militants at the no longer functioning facility. "Seven martyrs and several injured people, including critical cases, have been recovered following the Israeli strike on the upper floor of Al-Wafaa Hospital in ...

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