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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Warns Strikes In Lebanon Are Not Final Word

August 25, 2024 admin

Israeli military intercepted all the drones that Hezbollah launched, Benjamin Netanyahu said. Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Sunday’s strikes in Lebanon were “not the final word” in his country’s military campaign against Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. “We are striking Hezbollah with surprising, crushing blows… This is another step towards changing the situation…

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Hezbollah Strikes A Slap In The Face For Israel, Says Hamas

August 25, 2024 admin

Israel launched a pre-emptive strike on Lebanon on Sunday Doha: Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Sunday hailed strikes by Lebanon’s Hezbollah against Israel, calling it a “strong and focused response”. “We emphasize that this strong and focused response, which struck deep inside the Zionist entity, is a slap in the face” for the Israeli government,…

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The Iran-Backed Group That Once Went To Month-Long War With Israel

August 25, 2024 admin

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah rarely appears in public. Hezbollah, which has exchanged fire with Israeli forces since October, last went to war with Israel in 2006 and has since expanded its domestic and regional influence, politically and militarily. Financed and armed by Iran, Hezbollah is the most prominent actor in the so-called axis of resistance…

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Israel Attacks Lebanon In “Self-Defence”, Hezbollah Responds With 300 Rockets

August 25, 2024 admin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has convened a security cabinet meeting today. New Delhi: Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah and Israel both announced large-scale military operations against each other today. According to a statement from Hezbollah, an Iran-backed group, “more than 320” Katyusha rockets were launched, targeting key Israeli military sites. In response to the threat, the…

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Antony Blinken Heads To Egypt After Israel To Push For Gaza Ceasefire

August 20, 2024 admin

Antony Blinken said he had a very constructive meeting with the Israel PM on Monday. Israel: Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due to travel to Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US “bridging proposal” for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same. Blinken,…

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Israel Vows To Fight Aggression From Hezbollah “with All Its Might”

August 8, 2024 admin

Israel Defence Minister said that it will not allow the Hezbollah militia to destabilise the border. Jerusalem: Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Thursday that Israel would fight Hezbollah “with all its might” if the Lebanese armed group continued its “aggression” across the border. “We will not allow the Hezbollah militia to destabilise the border…

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Residents Flee Beirut’s Hezbollah Stronghold Fearing Israeli Airstrikes

August 8, 2024 admin

Almost 10 months of cross-border violence have killed some 558 people in Lebanon. Beirut: Batoul and her family have been scrambling to secure housing outside Beirut’s southern suburbs where an Israeli strike killed a senior Hezbollah commander last week, but spiking demand has sent prices soaring. Many in the southern suburbs — a packed residential…

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Biden says killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh not helpful for ceasefire

August 2, 2024 admin

President Joe Biden speaks with reporters after greeting reporter Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., following their release as part of a 24-person prisoner swap between Russia and the United States, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Joe Biden said on…

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Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered ’new phase’ after killings of top militant figures

August 2, 2024 admin

Hezbollah’s leader warned on August 1 that the conflict with Israel has entered a “new phase,” as he addressed mourners at the funeral of a commander from the group who was killed by an Israeli airstrike this week in Beirut. Meanwhile in Tehran, Iran’s supreme leader prayed over the body of Hamas’ political leader, who…

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Benjamin Netanyahu Warns As Iran, Hezbollah Vow Revenge

August 1, 2024 admin

Netanyahu said that Israel is at a very high level of preparation for any scenario. Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel was prepared for any “aggression” against it following threats of retaliation for the killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah figures. “Israel is at a very high level of preparation for…

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