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Hezbollah leader rejects Lebanon-Israel direct talks, vows to confront Israel

April 27, 2026 admin

File photo of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem. | Photo Credit: Reuters Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Monday (April 27, 2026) rejected Lebanon’s planned direct negotiations with Israel, calling them a “grave sin” that will destabilise Lebanon. Lebanon and Israel’s U.S. ambassadors held two meetings in Washington over the past weeks, the first of their kind…

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Why is Israel attacking Lebanon? | Explained

March 21, 2026 admin

The story so far: As the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran enters its fourth week, another, perhaps more brutal, war is unfolding in the region. On March 16, Israel announced the launch of a ground offensive in Lebanon against Hezbollah. It has also carried out massive air strikes in southern Lebanon and the southern outskirts of…

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Israel Army says it has struck Hezbollah site in south Lebanon

August 31, 2025 admin

Peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stand at a position formerly held Iran-backed Hezbollah in the Khraibeh Valley in el-Meri in south Lebanon on August 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP The Israeli Army said it carried out a strike on a site run by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Sunday. …

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Faces Arrest For War Crimes After World Court Ruling

November 21, 2024 admin

An arrest warrant has been issued against Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant The Hague: An arrest warrant has been issued today against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister Yoav Gallant by the International Criminal Court. The world court at The Hague has charged the Israeli leaders for war crimes committed…

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Truce “Within Our Grasp,” Says US Envoy On Israel-Hezbollah War

November 19, 2024 admin

Beirut: US special envoy Amos Hochstein said in Beirut Tuesday that an end to the Israel-Hezbollah war was “now within our grasp” as he met officials to discuss a truce plan largely endorsed by Lebanon. The United States and France have spearheaded efforts for a ceasefire in the war, which escalated in late September after…

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U.N. says over 200 children killed in Lebanon in under two months

November 19, 2024 admin

A child looks on, as members of security forces attempt to evict displaced people from an old hotel, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the Hamra neighbourhood of Beirut, Lebanon on October 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.N. said Tuesday (November 19, 2024) that over 200 children have been killed…

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Taiwan closes exploding pagers case, says not made by Taiwanese firms

November 11, 2024 admin

People gather outside American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) as more than 1,000 people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded when the pagers they use to communicate exploded across Lebanon, according to a security source, in Beirut, Lebanon, on September 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taiwan said on Monday (November 11, 2024)…

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Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli military official says

November 2, 2024 admin

Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, early Friday, Nov. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) | Photo Credit: AP Israeli naval forces captured a senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, an Israeli military official said Saturday, as the conflict between the Iran-backed group and Israel showed few…

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Israeli forces capture senior Hezbollah operative in north Lebanon, Israeli military official says

November 2, 2024 admin

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Israel’s “New Era” Anti-Missile Defence System Will Use Lasers

November 2, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Israel’s ‘Iron Beam’, designed to use high-power laser to down projectiles, will be operational within a year, according to reports. The laser defense system will complement the country’s Iron Dome and other defense systems, heralding in a “new era of warfare”, the Israeli defence ministry said. Costing Israel over $500 million, the Iron…

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