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Israeli Strikes Target Lebanon’s Tyre City, 7, Including 2 Children Killed

November 9, 2024 admin

Beirut: Lebanon’s health ministry said Saturday seven people including two children were killed in Israeli strikes on the southern city of Tyre a day earlier, with rescuers still searching for missing people under the rubble. “Israeli enemy strikes on the city of Tyre killed seven people including two girls, and injured 46 others,” the ministry…

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2-Year-Old Boy Buried For 14 Hours After Strikes In Lebanon, Survives

November 8, 2024 admin

Sidon, Lebanon: Rescuers did not expect to find two-year-old Ali Khalifeh alive after an Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed his entire family and left him trapped under the rubble for 14 hours. Amputated, bandaged and hooked to a respirator in a hospital bed that was way too big for him, “Ali is the sole…

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3 Killed, UN Peacekeepers Injured In Latest Israeli Airstrikes On Lebanon

November 7, 2024 admin

Sidon: The Lebanese army said an Israeli strike on a vehicle near a checkpoint in the southern city of Sidon on Thursday killed three people and wounded troops and UN peacekeepers. “The Israeli enemy targeted a car while it was passing through the Awali checkpoint,” the main northern entrance to Sidon, the army said. With…

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Rocket Fire From Lebanon Kills 4 Thai Nationals In Israel

November 1, 2024 admin

Bangkok: Four Thais were killed in northern Israel by rocket fire from Lebanon, Thailand’s foreign minister said Friday. Maris Sangiampongsa, in a post on social media platform X, said he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths close to the town of Metula on Thursday, adding another Thai citizen was injured. The head of the regional…

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UN Peacekeepers Injured As Rocket Hits Their Headquarters In Lebanon

October 30, 2024 admin

Beirut: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said in a statement that peacekeepers were injured as a rocket hit the agency’s headquarters in Naqoura, southwest of Lebanon. “A rocket hit the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura this afternoon, causing a fire in a vehicle repair shop,” the statement said on Tuesday. “The peacekeepers…

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What is the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon? Watch Video

October 26, 2024 admin

Explained: What is UNIFIL? | Video Credit: The Hindu The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is the global body’s peacekeeping force patrolling southern Lebanon. Currently, the group has come under direct fire from the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), which continues to expands its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Established in 1978 by the…

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Israel Army Says Strike That Killed Journalists In Lebanon “Under Review”

October 25, 2024 admin

Jerusalem: The Israeli army said Friday that a strike that killed three journalists in south Lebanon was “under review”, maintaining that it had targeted Hezbollah militants. “Earlier today, following intelligence information, the IDF (army) struck a Hezbollah military structure in Hasbaya in southern Lebanon,” the military said in a statement to AFP. “The strike was…

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Hezbollah Targets Israeli Military Company In Tel Aviv As War Intensifies

October 23, 2024 admin

Beirut: Hezbollah has said it attacked the Israel Military Industries Ltd., also referred to as Ta’a, in the suburbs of Tel Aviv with missiles. Hezbollah, in a statement, said on Wednesday night that the strike “hit its targets accurately”. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said earlier in the day that four projectiles were launched on…

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FBI says it’s investigating unauthorized release of documents on Israel’s possible attack plans

October 23, 2024 admin

The FBI confirmed the investigation for the first time on Tuesday (October 22, 2024) and said that it is “working closely with our partners in the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community.” | Photo Credit: AFP The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said on Tuesday (October 22, 2024) that it is investigating the unauthorized release…

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Israel Confirms Killing Successor Of Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah

October 23, 2024 admin

Jerusalem: Israel’s army confirmed Tuesday it “eliminated” Hezbollah’s Hashem Safieddine, apparent successor of slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a strike in a southern Beirut suburb three weeks ago. “It can now be confirmed that in an attack approximately three weeks ago, Hashem Safieddine, the head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, and Ali Hussein Hazima, the head…

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