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Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon on September 27 Beirut: Former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to a ceasefire shortly before he was killed in an air strike in Beirut last week, Lebanon Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said today. Speaking to an American…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. File | Photo Credit: Reuters UN chief Antonio Guterres called Wednesday for an end to the “sickening cycle of escalation” in the Middle East, while specifically condemning Iran over its latest missile attack after facing harsh criticism from Israel. The secretary-general was speaking at an emergency meeting of the UN…
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The Lufthansa group said that it had also decided to “avoid Iranian, Iraqi and Jordanian airspace up to and including 2 October”, adding that “flights will continue to avoid Israeli airspace up to and including 31 October”. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Top European airlines Lufthansa, KLM and Swiss on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) announced…
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The Iranian missile attack on Israel appears to have been defeated and ineffective, US President Joe Biden said, hours after Tehran fired nearly 200 missiles at Israel. The Israeli military reportedly said there were no news of injuries from the attack. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Mr. Biden said, “At my direction, the…
United Nations peacekeepers (UNIFIL) look at the Lebanese-Israeli border File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Indian contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in South Lebanon (UNIFIL) will be staying put and performing its duties in the face of Israel’s decision to enter the country amid escalating tensions in the region. “The (Indian) battalion of…
Israel said it killed Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in a powerful airstrike in Beirut, prompting Iran to call for the United Nations Security Council to meet over Israeli military’s actions in Lebanon and across the Middle East region. Here Are Top Points On Israel-Hezbollah-Iran Tensions: The Israeli military said Hassan Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah…
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An aeroplane flies as smoke billows over Beirut’s southern suburbs, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, on September 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Israeli military said it launched new strikes on Saturday (September 28, 2024) targeting Hezbollah in eastern Lebanon after intense bombardments on…
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The Israeli military said that its fighter jets “targeted and eliminated” Muhammad Hussein Srour and identified him as “the commander of Hezbollah’s air unit”. It was the fourth attack in a week targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah members. According to reports, Srur, born in 1973, was among a number of top advisers sent by Hezbollah to Yemen…
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Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday his government had not responded to a push by the United States and its allies for a 21-day ceasefire in Israel’s fight with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. “It is an American-French proposal, which the prime minister has not even responded to,” said a statement from…
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Smoke billows after an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Abbasiyeh on September 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Several pagers and communication devices used by the Hezbollah militant force in Lebanon exploded on September 17 and 18, killing 39 and injuring over 3,000 people, including civilians. These pagers, allegedly set off…