War in the Middle East

Israel Strikes Yemen After Houthi Attack on Ben Gurion Airport

This is Beirut 05/05 22:14 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel struck Yemen on Monday in what the Houthis said was a joint raid with the United States, a day after the Iran-backed Houthis claimed missile fire at Israel's main airport. The Houthi-run Al-Masirah television said six airstrikes hit the port of Hodeida, on Yemen's western coast, and reported an attack on Bajil district in the same ...

Israeli Airstrikes Target Hezbollah Positions Near Syrian Border

This is Beirut 05/05 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Israeli air strike targeted the town of Srifa in southern Lebanon. The Israeli army claimed to have targeted military infrastructure in the area. Israeli warplanes carried out six airstrikes Monday evening targeting Hezbollah military infrastructure in eastern Lebanon, according to regional reports and Israeli media. The attacks were ...

Iran Says Israel's Netanyahu Dragging US into 'Disaster' in Region

This is Beirut 05/05 21:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of attempting to drag the United States into "disaster" in the Middle East, warning against any attempt to attack Iran. "Netanyahu is directly MEDDLING within the US government to DRAG it into another DISASTER in our region," ...

Huthis Report US Strikes After Israel Vows Revenge for Airport Attack

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

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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 ...

Houthis Pledge Fresh Strikes on Israel Airports

This is Beirut 05/05 00:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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Houthis who struck near Israel's main airport, leading several international airlines to suspend flights there, promised Sunday fresh missile strikes on the country's airports. Yemen's armed forces "will target the (Israeli) airports, particularly the one in Lod, called Ben Gurion," near Tel Aviv, said a statement from the group's military ...

Netanyahu: Israel Will Strike Iran in Response to Airport Attack

This is Beirut 04/05 19:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened to respond to the Houthi missile strike from Yemen on Tel Aviv’s airport by retaliating against Iran "in due time," during an emergency meeting of the war cabinet. "The Houthi attacks emanate from Iran. Israel will respond to the Houthi attack on our main airport AND, at a time and ...

Lebanese Army Says Hamas Hands Over Rocket Fire Suspect

This is Beirut 04/05 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Lebanese army said Sunday Hamas had handed over a Palestinian suspected of involvement in rocket fire at Israel, days after authorities warned the militant group against harming the country's security. Hamas handed over the man "at the entrance to Ain al-Helweh", an army statement said, referring to a restive Palestinian refugee camp on the ...

Israel Calls up Tens of Thousands of Reservists for Gaza Offensive

This is Beirut 04/05 04:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel was issuing orders to call up tens of thousands of reservists ahead of an expanded offensive in Gaza, Israeli media reported Saturday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked truce mediator Qatar. Several news outlets reported the military had begun sending the orders for reservists to replace conscripts and active-duty soldiers in ...

Hamas Releaes Video of Israeli Hostage as 11 Killed in Strikes on Gaza

This is Beirut 03/05 22:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hamas on Saturday released footage of an apparently injured Israeli-Russian hostage held in Gaza as 11 Palestinians, including three infants, were killed in a strike on the territory, its civil defense agency said. Israel resumed major operations across Gaza on March 18 amid deadlock over how to proceed with a two-month ceasefire that had largely ...

Syria: UN Envoy Denounces Israeli Strikes and Calls for De-escalation

This is Beirut 03/05 15:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen on Saturday urged Israel to immediately stop its attacks on Syria, after strikes including one near Damascus's presidential palace, which followed sectarian violence this week. Fresh overnight strikes were reported, coming as Israel has repeatedly said its forces were ready to protect the Druze ...

Mossad Agents Behind Deadly 'Pager Operation' in Lebanon Publicly Honored During Independence Ceremony

This Is Beirut 03/05 10:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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During Israel’s 77th Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony on Mount Herzl last Wednesday, three masked Mossad operatives identified only by the initials “R,” “D” and “N” appeared publicly for the first time. Israeli media reported that these individuals led the covert “Killer Pager Operation” targeting Hezbollah members in ...

Q&AWho Are the New Security Forces in Syria ?

This is Beirut 02/05 19:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Deadly sectarian violence in Syria this week between security forces and Druze fighters follows massacres of Alawites in March, with government forces and affiliated gunmen involved in both outbreaks. Many questions have been raised on the identity of fighters in the country's new security forces, and the interim government's ability to control ...