BEIRUT (AP) — Witnesses report first Israeli airstrike in central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict, near major transportation hub.
Palestinians and aid groups suspect Israel is gradually adopting a new tactic known as the "Generals’ Plan", writes Jeremy Bowen.
BEIRUT (AP) — Since Israel launched its ground invasion of Lebanon, Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants have clashed along the border while the Lebanese army has largely stood on the sidelines.
Martinique’s airport briefly shuts down as violent protesters overrun tarmac
Ireland, France and Sri Lanka are among the other co-signatories to the statement.
For the first time in almost half a century, Israel is at war during the Jewish day of atonement, Yom Kippur. Religious observant Jews are at home. In Gaza, Israel has launched a ground offensive in recent days in the same place for the third time.
The reality on the ground indicates Israel may be preparing for the possibility of a much bigger war against Hezbollah in Lebanon. If so, the fight could get bloody.
Iran on Sunday warned the U.S. to keep its military forces out of Israel.
Israel has been at war with the Gaza-based militant group Hamas since last October after it launched an attack on southern Israel that killed 1,200 people. More recently a new front has opened up in Lebanon where the IDF launched a ground operation on 30 September.View on euronews
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three on Friday, Lebanon's military said, just hours after the Israeli military fired on the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two of them for the second day in a row.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on the central Gaza Strip has killed a family of eight, Palestinian medical officials said Sunday, as Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants and pushed for the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people from the territory's north.
Israel's brutal response to insurgent groups surrounding its borders has led to a seven-front war, and the United States should question the effectiveness of this approach, as it has a poor track record of defeating insurgencies and killing civilians often leads to more people joining the insurgency.
The UN said a peacekeeper in the city of Naquora was injured on Friday amid "military activity" nearby.
The Israeli military on Saturday renewed its orders for Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip to leave their homes and shelters as troops continue a weeklong offensive against militants.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hundreds of passengers were stranded in the French Caribbean island of Martinique on Friday after its airport was briefly forced to close because protesters overran the tarmac and tried to break in, the airport and local authorities said.
Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged almost daily cross-border fire since the war in Gaza started last October but recent weeks have seen that violence significantly ramp up turning southern Lebanon into a flashpoint.View on euronews
Israeli forces fired on the headquarters of the UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon for the second time in two days on Friday, injuring four peacekeepers. It is the first time Blue Helmets from the UN mission, established in 1978, have been injured since the escalation on both sides of the Blue Line dividing Israel and Lebanon. UN forces appear caught in the crosshairs amid the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. The headquarters of the United Nations Inte
UN peacekeepers in Lebanon have reported two separate attacks within 48 hours.
STORY: :: Reuters presses Israeli authorities to investigate the killing of video journalist Issam Abdallah :: London, England:: Alessandra Galloni, Reuters editor-in-chief“It has been one year since Israeli tank fire killed our colleague Issam Abdallah. On this first anniversary of his death, we call once again on Israel to investigate his killing fully and transparently, to make the findings public and to hold those responsible to account.”:: Abdallah was killed by Israeli shelling on October 13, 2023 near the Lebanon-Israel border“Issam was a brilliant journalist who was very much loved in this newsroom. At Reuters we report the news with accuracy, integrity, independence and freedom from bias. It is critically important that our journalists can do so safely.”An Israeli tank crew killed 37-year-old Abdallah and wounded six reporters in Lebanon on October 13, 2023 by firing two shells in quick succession from Israel while the journalists were filming cross-border shelling, a Reuters investigation found.In a video statement, Galloni repeated calls to Israel for a full and transparent investigation into his killing, saying it's critically important for journalists to be able to report the news safely.
Many protesters accuse the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of not doing enough to secure the hostages' release and accuse him of putting his political survival above the lives of the captives.View on euronews
The United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon said new explosions hit its headquarters Friday, injuring two peacekeepers a day after Israeli forces targeted the same position and struck central Beirut.
