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Israel reports its first troop deaths in Lebanon amid ongoing talks in Rome

August 6, 2026 admin

Smoke rises from a hill following Israeli air strikes, after the Israeli military issued an evacuation warning to the village of Mansouri, Lebanon, August 5, 2026 in this screengrab obtained from social media. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel reported on Thursday (August 6, 2026) its first military fatalities in southern Lebanon in more than a…

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Israel tells Pentagon chief will keep troops in Lebanon, Syria, Gaza ‘security zones’

July 16, 2026 admin

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz told his U.S. counterpart Pete Hegseth early on Thursday (July 16, 2026) that Israel is determined to keep its forces in “security zones” it has carved out inside Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip. In a statement, Mr. Katz’s office said…

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Israel strikes south Lebanon despite framework agreement to end hostilities

June 28, 2026 admin

Israel renewed its strikes on Lebanon on Sunday (June 28, 2026), Lebanese state media reported, two days after an agreement was signed by the two countries, which a Hezbollah lawmaker warned would lead to “internal conflict”. The strikes come a day after one person was killed in an Israeli strike on the south, according to…

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Netanyahu says Israel to remain in south Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms

June 27, 2026 admin

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday (June 26, 2026) that Israel would remain in south Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms, shortly after the announcement in Washington of a framework agreement with the United States and Lebanon. “The most important thing is, first of all,…

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U.S.-Iran war: Maps, timelines and graphics tracking the war

June 15, 2026 admin

A drone view shows members of military engineering teams working at the site where, according to local authorities, an Iranian missile fell in the countryside near Damascus, Syria, on June 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. and Israel sent a barrage of missiles towards Iran on February 28, 2026 after disagreements over Iran’s…

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West Asia war LIVE: U.S. forces shoot down Iranian attack drones, source says

June 13, 2026 admin

Hezbollah said on Friday (June 13, 2026) its fighters had confronted Israeli forces advancing towards a southern Lebanese town, as Israel pressed on with its strikes in Lebanon. In a statement, Hezbollah said its fighters first targeted Israeli troops advancing towards Majdal Zoun, around 5 km from the western side of the border, on Thursday…

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U.S. says shot down Iran drones in fresh escalation

June 7, 2026 admin

The United States said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz, the latest escalation of violence as the war crept into its 100th day on Sunday (June 7, 2026) with no end in sight. Weeks of indirect talks marked by tit-for-tat threats and sporadic exchanges of fire have failed…

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Beaufort Castle | Besieged history

June 6, 2026 admin

An Israeli flag and a flag of the Golani Brigade fly on Beaufort Castle, as seen from Marjayoun, southern Lebanon, on June 1, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Beaufort Castle sits right beside the Litani River in southern Lebanon, with an unobstructed view of northern Israel and the sweeping Beqaa valley. The 900-year-old structure,…

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India condemns attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon; seeks accountability

June 5, 2026 admin

Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni. Photo: X/@IndiaatUnitedNations via PTI India has condemned the attack on United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon that killed a Serbian Blue Helmet and injured two others, and called for an immediate and thorough investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice. Sergeant Milovan Jovanovic, a Serbian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Force…

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Israel strikes near Beirut, intercepts ‘hostile aircraft’

June 3, 2026 admin

A man speaks on a mobile phone while standing near a destroyed building at a neighbourhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs on June 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli drone strikes killed at least six people in southern Lebanon and targeted a car just south of Beirut on Wednesday (June 3, 2026), Lebanese security ‌sources…

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