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Ceasefire Deal Between Israel-Hezbollah “Close”, Says White House

November 25, 2024 admin

Washington: The United States believes a ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah is “close” but negotiations are still ongoing, the White House said on Monday. “We believe we’ve reached this point where we’re close,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters, adding however that “we’re not there yet.” “We believe that the trajectory…

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Hezbollah says launches attacks on Tel Aviv and south Israel

November 24, 2024 admin

Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Sunday (November 24, 2024) it fired dozens of missiles and drones at Israel, as the Lebanese Army announced it lost a soldier in an Israeli attack in the south. The Iran-backed militant group said in a statement that it had “launched, for the first time, an aerial attack using a swarm…

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15 Killed In Israeli Strike On Beirut, Says Lebanon

November 23, 2024 admin

Lebanon said an Israeli air strike in the heart of Beirut that brought down a residential building and jolted residents across the city killed at least 15 people on Saturday. A Lebanese security source told AFP that the strike had “targeted a leading Hezbollah figure”, but a Hezbollah lawmaker denied any official of the Iran-backed…

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Israel Strikes Kill 52 In Lebanon As Hezbollah Targets South Israel

November 21, 2024 admin

Beirut: Lebanon said Israeli strikes Thursday on the country’s east and south killed 52 people, as raids also hit south Beirut and Hezbollah claimed its deepest attack on Israel in over a year. More than 11 months of cross-border fire between Israel and Hezbollah over the Gaza conflict escalated into all-out war in September, with…

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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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Even with Lebanon truce deal, Israel will operate against Hezbollah: Israel PM Netanyahu

November 18, 2024 admin

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses lawmakers in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem on Monday (November 18, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday (November 18, 2024) that Israel will continue to operate militarily against the Iran-backed Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah even if a ceasefire deal is reached in…

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Beirut businesses struggle to stay afloat under Israeli raids

November 17, 2024 admin

A woman collects belongings in an apartment amid destruction in a residential area where an Israeli airstrike killed 9 people the day before, according to Lebanese officials, on November 7, 2024 in Baalbek, Lebanon. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Lina al-Khalil has fled her south Beirut home to escape escalating Israeli attacks on Hezbollah, but…

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Several Children Among 40 Killed In Israeli Strikes, Says Lebanon

November 9, 2024 admin

Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon over the last day have killed at least 40 people including several children, Lebanese authorities said on Saturday, after heavy Israeli bombardment pounded the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut overnight. At least seven people were killed in the coastal city of Tyre late on Friday, Lebanon’s health ministry said. The…

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Israeli strike hits area near Beirut airport

November 7, 2024 admin

Men walk through the rubble at the site of an Israeli airstrike targeting the Ouzai neighborhood near Beirut International Airport in the city’s southern suburbs on November 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Lebanon’s Transport Minister said on Thursday (November 7, 2024) the country’s only international airport was operating normally after Israeli strikes on the…

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Hezbollah elects Naim Qassem to succeed slain head Nasrallah

October 29, 2024 admin

Lebanon’s Hezbollah deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said on Tuesday (October 29, 2024) it had elected deputy head Naim Qassem to succeed slain secretary general Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air attack on Beirut’s southern suburb over a month ago. The group said…

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