Israel defies ceasefire calls ahead of Netanyahu's UNGA address

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Israel defies ceasefire calls ahead of Netanyahu’s UNGA address By: AFPIsrael rejected a push by allies for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon and vowed to keep fighting Hezbollah fighters “until victory”, ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s expected address to the UN General Assembly on Friday. Netanyahu flatly rejected the ceasefire proposal on Thursday, ordering the military to continue “fighting with full force”.The White House expressed frustration at the rejection, saying the truce proposal had taken “a lot of care and effort”.French President Emmanuel Macron said later it was “a mistake” for Netanyahu to refuse a ceasefire.
Friday Sep 27 2024 | 12:28 AMProtest against Israel’s strikes on Gaza, Lebanon in New York City By: ReutersA woman stands near a representation of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Pro-Palestinian protesters rally against Israel’s strikes on Gaza and Lebanon during demonstrations in New York City, US on September 26, 2024. — Reuters
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 11:42 PMTruce ‘statement was indeed coordinated with the Israeli side’, White House says By: Web DeskThe US White House has insisted that a US-led international ceasefire call in Lebanon was “coordinated” with Israel as their military continued its strikes in the region after rejecting the call for a truce.
“The statement was indeed coordinated with the Israeli side,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated as quoted by Al Jazeera.She added that the talks are continuing at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) being held in New York City. The rubble of destroyed buildings lies at the site of Israeli strikes in Saksakiyeh, southern Lebanon on September 26, 2024. — Reuters
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 11:06 PMIraqi, Iranian foreign minister’s discuss Lebanon ceasefire By: ReutersIraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein discussed with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi the need to unify efforts to achieve a Lebanon ceasefire, state media reported on Thursday.
People clean the streets a day after an Israeli strike on residential buildings in the village of Maaysrah, north of Beirut, Lebanon, September 26, 2024. — Reuters
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 10:19 PMTurkey’s Erdogan says Israel’s attacks on Lebanon will continue if West silent By: ReutersTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that Israel’s attacks on Lebanon targeting Hezbollah group will continue as long as the West remains silent, broadcaster CNN Turk and other media reported on Thursday.
“As the world remains silent and Western countries give the Israeli leadership weapons support, these massacres will sadly continue. We stressed this in our meetings,” he was reported as saying.
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 09:10 PM’When Gaza dies, all of humanity will die,’ Colombian president says at UNGA By: Web Deskhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DAYKK_usrbY/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=540&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenews.com.pk&rp=%2Fliveblog%2Flive-updates-israelhamas-war#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A5821.5999999996275%7D
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 08:11 PMAbbas urges UN to stop the war in Gaza By: ReutersPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the UN General Assembly on Thursday to stop the war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Palestinian resistance group Hamas, saying Israel had almost entirely destroyed Gaza and it was no longer fit for life.
“This madness cannot continue. The entire world is responsible for what is happening to our people,” he told the 193-member General Assembly.
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 07:04 PMIsrael attacks Jabalia school, kills at least 15 displaced By: Web DeskIsrael continues its rampage on Gaza as it claims that it has targeted the Hafsa al-Faluja School in Gaza’s Jabalia as the shelter for the displaced was being used as a Hamas “command and control centre”, Al Jazeera reports.
The military failed to provide any evidence, saying that it targeted Hamas resistance fighters who had “planned to attack Israel”.
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 06:42 PMUnidentified Palestinians buried in unmarked mass grave in Gaza By: ReutersPeople bury in a mass grave unidentified bodies of Palestinians killed in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza, after they were handed over by Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 26, 2024. — Reuters
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 03:11 PMIsrael rejects Lebanon ceasefire proposal, calls for ‘crushing’ Hezbollah By: AFPIsrael’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Thursday rejected a proposal for a 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon and called for the “crushing” of the Lebanese fighter group Hezbollah.
The call for a three-week ceasefire came hours after Israeli army chief Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi on Wednesday told soldiers to prepare for a possible ground offensive against Hezbollah.”The campaign in the north should end with a single result: crushing Hezbollah and elimination of its ability to harm the residents of the north,” Smotrich said on X.”Hezbollah’s surrender or war — this is the only way to bring back the residents and security to the north and the country.”Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. —Reuters/ File
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 12:00 PMNews Emmys Award for ‘Oustanding Hard News Feature Story’ goes to Palestinian journalist’s video By: Web Desk
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 10:48 AMAt least 72 killed, nearly 400 wounded in fresh Israeli bombardment in Lebanon By: Web DeskAt least 72 people have been killed and nearly 400 injured in a fresh wave of Israeli attacks in Lebanon as the death toll surges past 620, says Lebanon’s Ministry of Health.As per Lebanon’s foreign minister, approximately 0.5 million citizens would have been displaced because of Israel’s massive bombardment across the country.
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 08:23 AMPM Shehbaz urges UNSC to apply sanctions against Israel including arm embargo By: APPPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday urged the United Nations Security Council to apply sanctions against Israel including an arm and trade embargo for its genocidal acts against the Palestinians.PM Shehbaz made the remarks while delivering a statement during the high-level open debate of the Security Council on “Leadership for Peace”, on the sidelines of the 79th United Nation General Assembly Session.Read more herePrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaking on September 25, 2024. —UN web TV
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 07:08 AMUS, EU, Arab states call for 21-day ‘temporary ceasefire’ in Lebanon By: AFPThe United States, European Union and several Arab nations issued a joint call Wednesday for a 21-day “temporary ceasefire” in Lebanon after Israeli strikes on Hezbollah threatened to tip the Middle East into all-out war.
Hundreds have been killed and thousands have been displaced since Israel launched its strikes, with the Lebanese health ministry saying that another 72 people died on Wednesday.”It is time to conclude a diplomatic settlement that enables civilians on both sides of the border to return to their homes in safety,” said the joint statement issued by the United States, Australia, Canada, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar.”Diplomacy however cannot succeed amid an escalation of this conflict. Thus we call for an immediate 21 day ceasefire across the Lebanon-Israel border to provide space for diplomacy towards the conclusion of a diplomatic settlement.”
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 03:44 AMFrance working on 21-day temporary Lebanon ceasefire, French foreign minister says By: ReutersFrance and the United States are working to hammer out a 21-day temporary ceasefire between Lebanese Hezbollah militants and Israel to allow time for broader negotiations, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday.
“A diplomatic solution is indeed possible. In recent days, we’ve worked with our American partners on a temporary ceasefire platform of 21 days to allow for negotiations,” he told the 15-member UN Security Council.He said the plan would be made public soon.”We are counting on both parties to accept it without delay, in order to protect civilian populations and allow for diplomatic negotiations to begin,” he said.
Thursday Sep 26 2024 | 01:57 AMNo intelligence support to Israel for Lebanon operations: Pentagon By: ReutersWASHINGTON: The US military is not providing intelligence support to Israel for its operations in Lebanon, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh also said no Israeli ground incursion into Lebanon appeared imminent, but referred reporters to Israel for questions about its operations and plans.Asked about whether the United States was supporting Israel’s operations in Lebanon, including with intelligence support, Singh said: “No. No support.””When it comes to Lebanon, the U.S. military has no involvement in Israel’s operations,” Singh said.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 11:30 PMUN says 90,000 displaced in Lebanon since Monday amid Israeli strikes By: AFPThe United Nations said Wednesday that some 90,000 people had been displaced in Lebanon this week, as Israel pounds what it says are Hezbollah targets across the country and the Lebanese group attacks Israel.Since Monday, the UN’s International Organisation for Migration has recorded “90,530 newly displaced persons”, a statement said.Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, Lebanon September 25, 2024. — Reuters
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 10:08 PMIsrael army chief tells troops to be ready for ‘possible entry’ into Lebanon By: AFPIsrael’s army chief told troops on Wednesday to be prepared for a “possible entry” into Lebanon as Israeli fighter jets bombarded Hezbollah targets across the border.”You can hear the planes here; we are attacking all day. Both to prepare the ground for the possibility of your entry, but also to continue striking Hezbollah,” Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi told a tank brigade, according to a statement issued by the military.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 09:55 PMPakistan issues travel advisory for citizens amid Israel-Lebanon tensions By: Web DeskIn the wake of recent attacks in Lebanon, the Foreign Office on Wednesday advised Pakistani nationals to exercise extreme caution and avoid travelling to Lebanon until further notice.
Pakistanis presently residing in Lebanon are advised to travel out through commercial flights which are still available, the foreign office spokesperson said in a press release.It added that those who could not leave Lebanon owing to some specific reasons are advised to exercise extreme caution and relocate to safe areas. “They are also requested to remain in contact with the Embassy of Pakistan, Beirut.”Contact the Embassy of Pakistan, Beirut at +961-81669488 or +961-81815104 (Cell/WhatsApp) or via email at parepbeirut@mofa.gov.pk, the spokesperson added.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 09:06 PMBiden: All-out war is possible but not inevitable in Middle East By: ReutersUS President Joe Biden said on Wednesday an all-out war was possible in the Middle East but there was also the possibility of a settlement in Israel’s conflicts in Gaza and with Hezbollah.”An all-out war is possible, but I think there’s also the opportunity – we’re still in play to have a settlement that can fundamentally change the whole region,” Biden said in an appearance on ABC’s “The View.”
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 08:18 PMIsraeli strikes’ death toll rises: Lebanon says 51 killed, over 220 injured By: AFPLebanon’s health minister said 51 people were killed and more than 220 injured Wednesday, on the third day of major Israeli raids across the country.”Since this morning 51 people have been killed and 223 injured in the various strikes” on the country, Firass Abiad told reporters.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 06:36 PMCivilians’ protection demanded by Amnesty International as Israel strikes Lebanon By: Web Desk
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 05:26 PM15 killed in Israeli strikes on Wednesday, says Lebanon By: AFPLebanon said 15 people were killed in Israeli strikes on Wednesday, including two rare strikes in mountain areas outside Hezbollah’s traditional strongholds in the south and east.The health ministry said an Israeli strike on the village of Joun in the Chouf mountains, southeast of Beirut, killed four people.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 04:50 PMUN chief says life in Gaza is non stop nightmare, now Lebanon is on brink By: Web Desk
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 04:24 PMHealth ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 41,495 By: AFPThe health ministry in Gaza said on Wednesday that at least 41,495 people have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas, now in its 12th month.The toll includes 28 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, which said 96,006 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began on October 7.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 03:48 PMIsrael preparing for possible ground invasion into Lebanon By: Web DeskThe Israeli army is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported citing a report by Israeli public broadcaster Kan.The report said Defence Minister Yoav Gallant met soldiers training for a ground invasion scenario. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli army on the report.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 01:40 PMIsraeli army orders Lebanon’s Information Ministry to evacuate By: Web Desk View this post on Instagram A post shared by Middle East Eye (@middleeasteye)
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 12:43 PMHezbollah sends ‘message’ by targeting Mossad headquarters with missile By: Web DeskEarlier today, Hezbollah launched missile towards Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv, sending a message to the world.”There is no de-escalation. There is no diplomacy. Just Hezbollah and the Israeli army attacking each other,” says Al Jazeera reporter Imran Khan while reporting from Lebanon.Hezbollah has used one of their longer-range missiles, for the first time since October 8, when hostilities broke out between Israel and Hezbollah.According to Al Jazeera, Hezbollah says they launched the missiles from their territory against the Mossad headquarters just outside Tel Aviv, in direct revenge for the walkie-talkie and pager attacks the world witnessed last week.”Now it’s only one missile, so it’s more than likely to be a message from Hezbollah that they still have ballistic missile capability,” Imran said. “The Israeli army says that their missile defence system actually intercepted it.”Imran emphasised that the fear for the Israelis is that “the missile defence system simply gets overwhelmed.””They have to shoot up a missile to shoot down a missile. So if you send more than what the actual defence system can handle, then some of those missiles will land in Tel Aviv.”
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 11:00 AMPakistan, Turkey agree on accelerated efforts for Gaza ceasefire By: Web DeskPM Shehbaz Sharif meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoganPlay VideoPM Shehbaz Sharif met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the UNGA session wherein both leaders agreed to accelerate efforts for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 10:19 AMIsraeli army reports missile fired at Tel Aviv from Lebanon By: Web DeskIsraeli army says warning sirens sound in Tel Aviv after missile fired from Lebanon, Al Jazeera reports.
The Israeli army says, on X, that it has intercepted a surface-to-surface missile fired from Lebanon after warning sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, as well as to the north of the Israeli city.A screenshot of the Israeli army’s post on X. — X/@IDF
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 10:05 AMMSF stepping up response to ‘escalating humanitarian needs’ in Lebanon By: Web Desk View this post on Instagram A post shared by Al Jazeera English (@aljazeeraenglish)
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 09:14 AMLebanon’s Health Ministry reports rise in death toll By: Web DeskIsraeli strikes have killed at least 569 people since Monday, Al Jazeera reported citing Lebanon’s Health Ministry.Among the dead are 50 children and 94 women.Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry estimates that at least half a million people have fled their homes in the south of the country where Israeli attacks have intensified.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 08:33 AMWorld leaders at UN warn against ‘full-scale war’ over Lebanon By: AFPWorld leaders lined up at the United Nations on Tuesday to call on Israel to refrain from a full-scale war in Lebanon, with the organisation’s chief warning the situation was on the “brink.”The UN General Assembly, the high point of the international diplomatic calendar, comes after Lebanese authorities said Israeli strikes had killed 558 people — 50 of them children.”Full-scale war is not in anyone’s interest. Even though the situation has escalated, a diplomatic solution is still possible,” US President Joe Biden said in his farewell address to the global body.”In fact, it remains the only path to lasting security to allow the residents from both countries to return to their homes on the border safely,” Biden said ahead of an emergency UN Security Council session on Lebanon planned for Wednesday.Biden’s remarks drew disappointment from Lebanon’s foreign minister Abdullah Bou Habib who said they were “not promising” and “would not solve the Lebanese problem,” as he estimated that the number of people displaced by Israel’s strikes has likely soared to reach half a million.”We should all be alarmed by the escalation. Lebanon is at the brink,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said when he opened the gathering.Israel’s ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said his country was “not eager” for a ground invasion of Lebanon.”We don’t want to send our boys to fight in a foreign country,” he said.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 06:41 AMHezbollah announces death of commander after strike on south Beirut By: AFPHezbollah announced on Wednesday the death of a commander, hours after the Israeli army said it had killed him in a strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs which Lebanese authorities said killed six people.
In a statement, the Iran-backed group announced the death of “commander Ibrahim Mohammed Kobeissi”, who was “martyred on the road to Jerusalem”.On Tuesday, Israel’s army said it “eliminated Ibrahim Mohammed Kobeissi, the commander of the missile and rocket network of the Hezbollah … organisation”.Lebanon’s health ministry said in a statement that the “Israeli enemy raid on Ghobeiri in Beirut’s southern suburbs killed six people and injured 15”.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 03:53 AMUS can really make difference in Middle East, Lebanon says By: ReutersLebanon’s Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib criticised Biden’s address as “not strong, not promising” and said the US was the only country “that can really make a difference in the Middle East and with regard to Lebanon.” Washington is Israel’s longtime ally and biggest arms supplier.
The United States “is the key … to our salvation,” he told an event in New York City hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 02:18 AMUNSC to discuss Lebanon on Wednesday By: ReutersThe United Nations Security Council will meet at 6 pm (2200 GMT) on Wednesday on the escalation in fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, said Slovenia, president of the 15-member council for September.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 02:09 AMTel Aviv accuses UN chief of failing to prevent Hezbollah attacks on Israel By: AFPIsrael’s defence minister accused UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of failing to prevent Hezbollah attacks on Israel after the UN chief said Lebanon was becoming a “nightmare” like Gaza following Israeli air strikes.
“Mr Secretary General, the nightmare you speak of, is in fact a reality,” Yoav Gallant said in a response to Guterres on X, adding “the reality is that Hezbollah has taken Lebanon hostage, and the UN is neither acknowledging their actions, nor fulfilling its fundamental obligation — preventing Hezbollah attacks and demanding the implementation of Resolution 1701”.It came after Guterres told the UN General Assembly in New York: “Gaza is a non-stop nightmare that threatens to take the entire region with it. Look no further than Lebanon”.
Wednesday Sep 25 2024 | 01:43 AMIsrael must be held accountable for crimes in Gaza: Maldives president By: Web DeskMaldives President Mohamed Muizzu has told the United Nations that Israel must be held accountable for the crimes it is committing in Gaza, including “genocide”, as well as its attacks on journalists and other violations of international law.
“The ongoing massacre, the genocide by Israel in Gaza is a travesty of justice and the international system,” the leader of the Indian Ocean archipelago told the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday.
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 11:51 PM’Not only children but also UN system dying in Gaza’: Turkey’s Erdogan By: AFPTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday slammed the UN for inaction on Gaza, which he said has turned into “the world’s largest children’s and women’s cemetery.””Not only children but also the UN system is dying in Gaza,” Erdogan told the UN General Assembly. “The truth, the values that the West claims to defend are dying … I ask openly: Hey human rights organisations, aren’t those in Gaza and West Bank human beings?”
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 10:37 PMHezbollah commander in Israel’s airstrike on Beirut By: ReutersAn Israeli airstrike on Beirut killed a senior Hezbollah commander on Tuesday as cross-border rocket attacks by both sides increased fears of a full-fledged war in the Middle East.Israel’s military said the airstrike on the Lebanese capital killed Ibrahim Qubaisi, who it said was the commander of Hezbollah’s missiles and rocket force. Two security sources in Lebanon described him as a leading figure in the Iran-backed group’s rocket division.
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 10:00 PM22 killed in Gaza as Israel fights on two fronts, say Palestinian medics By: ReutersIsraeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 22 Palestinians on Tuesday, medics said, as Israeli forces battled Hamas in Rafah, near the border with Egypt.The violence in Gaza came as fighting intensified between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah across Israel’s border with Lebanon – a parallel conflict that had stoked fears of an all-out war in the Middle East.
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 08:48 PMUNRWA says Gazans struggling to protect themselves from rain By: Web Desk
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 08:01 PMPakistan denounces Israel’s aggression against Lebanon By: Web DeskPakistan condemns in the strongest possible terms, Israel’s latest military aggression against Lebanon, massacring hundreds of civilians.This act of aggression against the Republic of Lebanon is a grave violation of the UN Charter and international law. It is a dangerous escalation that has further endangered peace and security in an already volatile region.Pakistan reaffirms its full support for Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and stands in solidarity with the people of Lebanon and for their right to live in peace and security.
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 07:47 PMBiden says now ‘time to finalise’ Gaza deal and ‘end this war’ By: AFPUS President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Israel and Hamas to finalise a months-old ceasefire proposal, telling the United Nations he was committed to ending the Gaza war.”Now is the time for the parties to finalise its terms,” he said of the deal brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 06:53 PMSix killed in Israeli strike on southern Beirut By: AFPLebanon’s health ministry said six people were killed and 15 injured Tuesday in an Israeli strike on Hezbollah’s southern Beirut stronghold, a day after hitting the same area.The “Israeli enemy raid on Ghobeiri in Beirut’s southern suburbs killed six people and injured 15,” Lebanon’s health ministry said in a statement.
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 05:55 PMCitizens gather near the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs By: ReutersPeople walk next to an ambulance near the site of an Israeli strike in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon September 24, 2024. — Reuters
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 04:19 PMHealth ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 41,467 By: AFPThe health ministry in Gaza said on Tuesday that at least 41,467 people have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas, now in its 12th month.The toll includes 12 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, which said 95,921 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began on October 7.
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 03:37 PMDeath toll in Israel’s attacks across Lebanon has risen to 558, including 50 children By: AFPLebanon said Tuesday the death toll from Israeli bombardment a day earlier had risen to 558, including 50 children, in the deadliest day of violence since Hezbollah and Israel went to war in 2006.
“So far, the health ministry has recorded 558 deaths, including 50 children and 94 women,” Health Minister Firass Abiad said, adding that “the vast majority, if not all of those killed in yesterday´s attacks were unarmed people in their homes.”
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 03:20 PMIsraeli strikes on Lebanon risk destabilising Mideast: Russia By: ReutersThe Kremlin warned on Tuesday that Israeli strikes on Lebanon had the potential to completely destabilise the Middle East and widen the conflict there.When asked about the Israeli strikes, Press Secretary of President of Russia Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call: “This is an event that is potentially extremely dangerous when it comes to the expansion of the conflict, to the complete destabilisation of the region. Of course, this is of extreme concern to us.”
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 11:42 AMChina expresses support for Lebanon, condemns Israeli attacks against civilians By: AFPChina’s top diplomat Wang Yi expressed support for Lebanon and condemned what he termed “indiscriminate attacks against civilians”, Beijing’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday.Meeting his Lebanese counterpart in New York, Wang said: “We pay close attention to developments in the region, especially the recent explosion of communications equipment in Lebanon, and firmly oppose indiscriminate attacks against civilians.”Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. —Reuters/ File
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 10:17 AMUS sends additional forces to Middle East as tensions soar, says Pentagon By: ReutersThe United States is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East given escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, the Pentagon said on Monday, declining to specify the precise number or mission of the deployed forces.”Out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small number of additional US military personnel forward to augment our forces that are already in the region,” Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson, told reporters.
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 08:43 AMNo one to gain from Mideast escalation: G7 By: ReutersThe foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies on Monday warned that actions and counter-actions in the Middle East risked dragging the region into a broader conflict that no country would gain from.”Actions and counter-reactions risk magnifying this dangerous spiral of violence and dragging the entire Middle East into a broader regional conflict with unimaginable consequences,” the G7 said in a statement after meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.”They called for a stop to the current destructive cycle, while emphasising that no country stands to gain from a further escalation in the Middle East.”Israeli forces strike in LebanonPlay Video
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 05:55 AMIsrael wants to drag Middle East into a full-blown war, Iran president says By: Reuters Israel wants to drag the Middle East into a full-blown war by provoking Iran to join the nearly year-old conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iran’s president said on Monday, warning of its “irreversible” consequences.Masoud Pezeshkian, speaking to a group of journalists after his arrival in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, said: “We do not wish to be the cause of instability in the Middle East as its consequences would be irreversible””We want to live in peace, we don’t want war,” he added. “It is Israel that seeks to create this all-out conflict.”Iran’s President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian. —Reuters/ FilePezeshkian accused the international community of silence in the face of what he called “Israel’s genocide” in Gaza.Pezeshkian’s call to resolve the Middle East conflict through dialogue came after Israel unleashed an intense wave of air strikes against Hezbollah on Monday, making it the deadliest day in Lebanon in nearly a year of conflict between Israel and Tehran-backed group.
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 03:24 AMWashington urges Tel Aviv to extend banking ties with Palestinian banks for at least one year By: ReutersUS Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo urged Israel to extend its banking relationships with Palestinian banks for at least a year to avert an economic crisis in the West Bank, warning that Israel’s own security was at stake.
Adeyemo delivered the message in a meeting with Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron in New York on Monday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly before meeting separately with Jordan’s King Abdullah.”He expressed the United States government’s concern about threats by some within the Israeli government to sever correspondent banking relationships between Israeli and Palestinian banks and insisted that these should be extended for at least a year,” the Treasury Department said in a statement about Adeyemo’s meeting with Yaron.
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 02:11 AMSaudi Arabia expresses deep concern over security developments in Lebanon By: AFPSaudi Arabia expressed deep concern in a statement on Monday over security developments in Lebanon, warning of escalating violence and urging all parties to exercise restraint, state news agency SPA reported.
Tuesday Sep 24 2024 | 02:06 AMIsraeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon By: AFPLebanon said that 492 people, including 35 children, have been killed in Israeli strikes on the country´s east and south on Monday — the deadliest day in nearly a year of cross-border clashes.
“The airstrikes have resulted in the martyrdom of 492 people, including 35 children and 58 women, and the injury of 1,645 others,” Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said in a statement.
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 11:30 PMUS sends additional forces to Middle East as tensions soar, says Pentagon By: ReutersThe United States is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East given escalating tensions between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, the Pentagon said on Monday, declining to specify the precise number or mission of the deployed forces.”Out of an abundance of caution, we are sending a small number of additional US military personnel forward to augment our forces that are already in the region,” Air Force Major General Patrick Ryder, a Pentagon spokesperson, told reporters.
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 11:26 PMDeath toll in Lebanon rises to 356 By: AFPLebanon said more than 350 people including 24 children had been killed in Israeli strikes on the country’s east and south Monday — the deadliest day in nearly a year of cross-border clashes.”Israeli enemy strikes on towns and villages in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa and Baalbek” in the east, “killed 356 people, including 24 children and 42 women, and injured 1,246” others, the health ministry said in a statement.
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 09:57 PMAl-Quds Field Hospital PRCS team performs first surgeries in Khan Yunis By: Web Desk
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 08:55 PMIsrael conducting wave of raids in east, says Lebanon state media By: AFPState-run Lebanese media said Israel was conducting new raids across Lebanon’s east Monday, hours after deadly strikes on the south and east, in the deadliest single day in nearly a year of cross-border clashes.”Enemy raids targeted the mountain” areas in the Baalbek region and several towns and villages, the National News Agency said, adding that “the Israeli enemy” launched a strike on the town of Hermel.
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 06:15 PMHealth ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 41,455 By: AFPThe health ministry in Gaza said on Monday that at least 41,455 people have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas, now in its 12th month.The toll includes 24 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, which said 95,878 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 05:23 PMPalestinians need more supplies to cope with rain, autumn weather By: Reuters
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 04:25 PMLebanon says 182 killed in Israeli strikes on south By: AFPLebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on the south killed 182 people and wounded more than 700 Monday, in the worst toll by far in nearly a year of cross-border clashes between Hezbollah and Israel.”Israeli enemy strikes on southern towns and villages since this morning” have killed “182 people and wounded 727 others”, the health ministry said, with casualties including “children, women and paramedics”
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 02:47 PMBelgian MEP criticises European Parliament for enabling Israel’s committing genocide against Gazans By: Web DeskBelgian MEP Marc Botenga asks European leaders how they can still say good night to their children while enabling Israel to commit a genocide against children in Gaza.Play Video
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 01:26 PMIsrael launches its ‘most widespread wave of air strikes’ in Lebanon By: ReutersThe Israeli military launched its most widespread wave of air strikes “against Hezbollah”, simultaneously targeting Lebanon’s south, eastern Bekaa valley and northern region near Syria in nearly a year of conflict.Asked by reporters about a possible Israeli ground incursion into Lebanon, Israeli military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said “we will do whatever is needed” in order to return evacuated residents of northern Israel to their homes safely, a war priority for the Israeli government.
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 11:48 AMChina urges its citizens to leave Israel as tensions along Lebanon border brew By: AFPChina has urged its citizens in Israel to leave “as soon as possible”, as tensions between Israel and Lebanon’s fighter group Hezbollah escalate.”Currently, the situation along the Israel-Lebanon border is extremely tense, with frequent military conflicts,” China’s embassy in Israel said in a statement on Sunday.”The security situation in Israel remains severe, complex, and unpredictable,” the statement added.
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 10:44 AMIsrael begins probe into Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s ‘possible’ death By: Web DeskIsrael is reportedly investigating Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s “death” in the light of his disappearance and silence for a relatively long time.The probe is “based on the fact that Sinwar has been incommunicado in recent weeks” after Israel Defence Forces (IDF) intelligence’s claims that the Hamas chief has been killed in one of the IDF strikes in Gaza, as per Israeli media reports.However, his death was currently an unlikely speculation which was not backed by any hard evidence, as per Times of Israel.“Investigations are underway to find out if Sinwar is advertently silent or it’s another matter,” an Israeli newspaper said.After Ismail Haniyeh’s death, Gaza-based Sinwar was appointed as Hamas’s political head last month.Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. —Reuters/File
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 08:43 AMConcerns about regional war heighten amid Israel-Hezbollah crossborder attacks By: Web DeskWorld’s concerns of a regional war have grown as Israel’s military escalates attacks on Hezbollah, simultaneously it is also pounding the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, at least seven people were killed as Israeli forces bombed two schools sheltering displaced people in Gaza.Hezbollah has declared a “battle of reckoning” with Israel in response to its attacks in Gaza and Lebanon. While, Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu is scouring plans to use siege tactics against Hamas in northern Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 07:14 AMIsrael intensifying attacks on Gaza’s schools-turned-shelters By: Web DeskIsraeli forces bombed two schools-turned-shelters in Gaza on Sunday, killing at least 10 Palestinians, Al Jazeera reported. The attack wasn’t the first on shelters for displaced Palestinians. According to Gaza’s media office, Israel has bombed 181 displacement and shelter centres to date.
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 02:56 AMBiden vows to prevent broader Middle East conflict By: Web DeskUS President Joe Biden speaks to the media. — AFP/FilePresident Joe Biden has pledged to do all within his power to prevent the ongoing conflict in the Middle East from widening. His comments follow intense exchanges of fire between Israel and Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported.
“We’re going to do everything we can to keep the wider war from breaking out and we’re still pushing hard,” Biden told reporters as he arrived back at the White House.Recent Israeli strikes in Lebanon have killed at least 70 people in the past week. Since last October, more than 740 people have died in Lebanon, marking the worst confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah since their 2006 conflict.
Monday Sep 23 2024 | 01:53 AMLebanon orders school closures in conflict zones amid escalating violence By: Web DeskThe media office of Lebanon’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education has instructed all heads of educational institutions in conflict-affected areas to close their schools due to the unsafe conditions caused by ongoing fighting, according to the National News Agency (NNA). Schools must also notify students and relevant educational districts about the closures, as reported by the NNA.Additionally, the Lebanese University has announced that its branches in the southern cities of Sidon, Nabatieh, and Tyre will be closed tomorrow.These interruptions to Lebanon’s education system follow Israel’s extensive strikes on the south last night, where 400 sites were targeted, according to Israel’s reports.
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 11:57 PMIsrael’s army chief vows to ‘hit anyone who threatens’ Israelis By: AFPIsrael’s army chief on Sunday vowed to “hit anyone who threatens” Israelis, saying the military’s ongoing operation against the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group was a “message” to the country’s foes in the region and beyond.”This operation against Hezbollah’s chain of command is a clear message to Hezbollah but it is also a message to the Middle East and beyond: We will hit anyone who threatens the citizens of the state of Israel,” Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said in a video statement.
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 10:39 PMIsraeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City By: ReutersA Palestinian man inspects the damage to a school sheltering displaced people after it was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Beach refugee camp in Gaza City, September 22, 2024. — Reuters
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 09:22 PM’Clear’ that neither side of Gaza war interested in ceasefire: UN chief By: AFPUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that it was “clear” neither side of the grinding war in Gaza was interested in a halt to fighting.”It is for me clear that both sides are not interested in a ceasefire. And that is a tragedy, because this is a war that must stop,” Guterres told US broadcaster CNN, adding that “neither the government of Israel nor the Hamas really want the ceasefire.”
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 08:27 PMHezbollah hailed by Hamas for ‘bravery’ after strikes on Israel By: AFPHamas on Sunday praised Hezbollah after the Lebanese group launched overnight rocket strikes at northern Israel amid escalating cross-border exchanges that have raised fears of an all-out war.”Hamas saluted the resistance fighters in Lebanon for their resilience and bravery in facing the Zionist war machine and for their determination to continue fighting in support of the Palestinian people and their resistance in Gaza and the West Bank,” the Palestinian group said in a statement.
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 08:08 PMUNRWA says makeshift tents flooded as first heavy rain lashes Gaza By: Web Desk
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 07:02 PMConfrontation with Israel is now ‘open-ended battle of reckoning’, says Hezbollah deputy leader By: ReutersHezbollah deputy secretary-general Naim Qassem said that the group had entered a new phase of its battle with Israel which he described as an “open-ended battle of reckoning,” in comments made on Sunday during a funeral for a top commander killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday.
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 05:53 PMUNRWA says Gaza schools are no longer places of joy By: Web Desk
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 05:25 PMIsrael strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after group’s retaliation By: ReutersIsrael’s military said on Sunday it was striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after the Lebanese group’s initial response to deadly remote explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies days earlier.
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 04:19 PMHealth ministry says 41,431 Palestinians killed in Israel’s Gaza offensive since Oct 7 By: ReutersAt least 41,431 Palestinians have been killed and 95,818 injured in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza since October 7, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 02:58 PMIndian-origin Norwegian businessman allegedly sold infamous pagers in Lebanon By: Web DeskName of Indian-origin Norwegian businessman Ranson Jose is surfacing in media for his company’s alleged link in selling the pagers that exploded in Lebanon, while investigation on the matter is underway.As per Hungarian news site Telex, Jose is founder of Norta Global, based in Bulgaria. The Indian-origin man himself lives in Norway.Meanwhile, vigilance around house of Ranson’s parents in Kerala, India, has been stepped up, Indian media reported.The 36-year-old suspect had moved from India to Norway 10 years ago along with his brother, the media added.As per Reuters, the company website, that has been deleted now, advertised services including consulting, technology integration, recruitment and outsourcing.
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 12:07 PMBerlin police chase young participant of pro-Palestine protest By: Web DeskkidPlay Video
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 11:15 AM’100 rockets’ fired from Lebanon this morning: Israel military By: AFPThe Israeli military said more than 100 projectiles were fired from Lebanon early Sunday, with fire services working to put out blazes sparked by falling munitions in Israel’s north.Israeli forces have exchanged regular fire with Lebanese group Hezbollah throughout the Gaza war, but the cross-border violence has intensified in recent days.The military said that “approximately 20 projectiles were identified crossing from Lebanon” shortly before 5:00 am (0200 GMT), followed by a barrage of “approximately 85 projectiles” launched from Lebanon after 6:00 am (0300 GMT).
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 08:33 AMUAE president due in US to seek ‘strategic’ relations amid Middle East crisis By: ReutersUAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is due Monday in Washington for a first official visit at a time of soaring tensions in the Middle East, seeking to highlight economic and technological cooperation.Presidential advisor Anwar Gargash said the Emiratis, who want to reorient their economy away from oil and towards new technologies such as AI, were thinking “economy first, prosperity first” in their “strategic relationship” with the United States.
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 07:04 AMAl Jazeera bureau in West Bank raided by Israeli forces By: ReutersQatari Al Jazeera TV said on Sunday morning that Israeli forces stormed its bureau in the West Bank’s Ramallah city with a military order to close it for 45 days.
The Qatar-based channel aired live footage of the Israeli troops storming the channel’s office and handing over a military closure order to one of the Al Jazeera TV staff before the broadcast was disrupted.In a statement, the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate condemned the Israeli move, saying “this arbitrary military decision is considered a new violation against journalistic and media works, which has been exposing the occupation’s crimes against the Palestinian people.”In May, Israeli authorities raided a Jerusalem hotel room used by Al Jazeera as its office after the government decided to shut down the AL Jazeera TV station’s local operations, saying it threatened national security.
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 05:47 AMIsraeli jets target 400 locations in southern Lebanon By: Web DeskIsraeli fighter jets have struck about 290 locations in southern Lebanon since Saturday afternoon, the Israeli army said in a post on X.
The Israeli military said it also attacked an additional 110 locations in southern Lebanon in the past several hours.The attacks targeted Hezbollah launchers and military infrastructure, the Israeli military claimed.
Sunday Sep 22 2024 | 01:36 AMGaza hospital may go out of service in less than 10 days By: Web DeskAl-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital described in a statement the dire conditions facing the facility.
The hospital may go out of service in “less than 10 days” as a result of depleted “quantities of oil and generator spare parts”.Situation poses a threat of “a real humanitarian disaster” for more than one million residents in central Gaza under fire by Israeli forces.The hospital has been operating on generators for a year without pause during the continuing war.World Health Organization, Red Cross, and other international organisations are urged to “immediately and urgently” address the hospital’s deteriorating conditions.
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 11:42 PMQassam Brigade says it targeted Israel’s soldiers stationed in Gaza By: Web DeskQassam Brigade, the armed-wing of Hamas, says its forces have targeted two homes where the Israeli forces had stationed with four shells east of the Tannour neighbourhood in the city of Rafah.
Resistance and freedom fighter group claims the attack has resulted in a number of deaths and injuries.
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 10:43 PMFuneral service of three Hezbollah members killed by Israel in Lebanon By: ReutersPeople carry a coffin during a funeral of three Hezbollah members Hassan Youssef Abdel Sater, Ahmed Samir Deeb and Abbas Sami Muselmani, who were killed on Friday in Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon on September 21, 2024. — Reuters
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 09:46 PMErdogan: ‘Pressure on Israel must be increased’ By: ReutersAttacks on Lebanon this week showed that the Israeli government planned to spread the war to the region, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, calling on Western countries to take “deterrent steps” against Israel’s actions.”In order for our region not to be dragged into a great disaster, the pressure on Israel must be increased even more,” Erdogan told a press conference in Istanbul.
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 08:38 PMIsraeli army claims dismantling 180 targets in Lebanon By: Web DeskThe Israeli army claims that it has dismantled over 180 targets and thousands of launcher barrels in the southern region of Lebanon, as per Al Jazeera.The military added that, “approximately 90 projectile launches were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory”.“The [Israeli military] will continue operating to dismantle and degrade Hezbollah’s capabilities and terror infrastructure,” the Israeli forces stated.
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 07:59 PMProtesters march for Palestine in Liverpool as Labour Party conducts its annual conference By: ReutersProtestors attend a “National March for Palestine” demonstration in support of Palestinians in Gaza amid the ongoing Israeli offensive on the region, as Britain’s Labour Party’s annual conference is hosted in Liverpool, Britain on September 21, 2024. — Reuters
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 07:15 PMFirst aid training program conducted by PRCS in Gaza shelter By: Web Desk— X/PalestineRCS
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 06:42 PMDeath toll climbs to 37 from Israeli strike on Beirut By: AFPThe death toll from an Israeli air strike targeting Hezbollah military commanders in Beirut’s southern suburbs has risen to 37, Lebanon’s health ministry said on Saturday.
The ministry statement added that rubble was still being removed from the site of Friday afternoon’s strike.
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 05:46 PMWith a click, “you can bring down nations to their knees”, Netanyahu says in old video By: Web Desk View this post on Instagram A post shared by TRT World (@trtworld)
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 04:40 PM22 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza City school By: ReutersPalestinians said an Israeli strike killed at least 22 people in a school sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza City on Saturday, while the Israeli military said the attack targeted a Hamas command centre.The Gaza health ministry said most of those killed were women and children.The media office said 13 children, including a three-month-old baby, and six women were among the dead.
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 02:34 PMLebanon’s Health Minister Firass Abiad holds news conference By: Web DeskLebanon’s Health Minister Firass Abiad on Saturday held a live news conference, according to Al Jazeera, during which he revealed:
- The 31 people killed in Friday’s attack included three children, seven women as well as three Syrians.
- A total of 68 people wounded during the attack were transferred to 12 hospitals. Fifteen are still in hospitals, including two who are in critical condition.
- The total death toll from the pager explosions, walkie-talkie attack and drone attack this week is 70.
- Another 177 wounded people from all three attacks remain in hospital. Of those, 152 are in intensive care, and 2,078 surgeries have taken place since the start of the attacks.
- An attack on civilians is a war crime.
- The Lebanese healthcare system has enough medicine and supplies for up to four months but it needs to be prepared for an expanded Israeli aggression.
- Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 09:06 AMUN condemns Lebanon device attacks By: Web Desk View this post on Instagram A post shared by Middle East Eye (@middleeasteye)
- Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 08:13 AMHamas mourns slain Hezbollah commander as Israeli assault on Gaza intensifies By: Web DeskAs the Palestinian group mourned the killing of “cowardly assassination” of Hezbollah’s Ibrahim Aqil, the group said it was a “crime” and “folly” for which Israel would pay, Al Jazaeera reported.He was killed in what Hezbollah described as a “treacherous Israeli assassination” in Beirut on Friday.
  Thirteen other people were also killed in the attack on a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital.
- Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 05:00 AMIsrael will pay price for Ibrahim Aqil’s assassination: Hamas By: ReutersThe Palestinian group Hamas mourned on Saturday Hezbollah’s top commander, Ibrahim Aqil, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday, describing it as a “crime” and “folly” that Israel will pay the price for.
- Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 02:16 AMUN call for accountability of Israeli troops abusing bodies By: Web DeskExpressing his serious concerns over a video showing Israeli troops throwing bodies of Palestinians off a roof in the occupied West Bank, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the footage was “frankly grotesque and inhumane”.
  “From what we’ve seen this morning, we’re obviously very concerned about the deteriorating situation in the occupied West Bank, including the latest Israeli military operation,” Dujarric said at a press conference.Dujarric stressed the importance of a “transparent” investigation and called for those responsible to be held accountable.
- Friday Sep 20 2024 | 10:19 PMBiden says Gaza ceasefire deal still realistic: ‘We have to keep at it’ By: ReutersReaching a Gaza ceasefire deal is still realistic, US President Joe Biden said at the White House on Friday, telling reporters: “We have to keep at it.”Asked about the impact of fighting elsewhere in the region, Biden also said: “We have to make sure that the people of northern Israel as well as southern Lebanon are able to get back to their homes, and get back safely.”
- Friday Sep 20 2024 | 10:11 PMUNRWA says Khan Younis’s dental clinic reopens By: Web Desk View this post on Instagram A post shared by UNRWA (@unrwa)
- Friday Sep 20 2024 | 08:48 PMIsraeli soldier pushes dead man off roof in West Bank By: AFPFootage of an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank showed a soldier pushing an apparently dead man off a rooftop, in what the army described Friday as a “serious incident”.AFPTV footage of the operation in the town of Qabatiyah, near Jenin, on Thursday showed an Israeli soldier using his foot to roll the body towards the edge of the roof and then pushing him over, while at least two other soldiers looked on.
- Friday Sep 20 2024 | 07:52 PMBeirut strike toll rises to 8 with 59 wounded By: AFPLebanon’s health ministry, in a new toll Friday, said an Israeli strike on southern Beirut killed eight people, with a source close to Hezbollah earlier saying a top commander was among the dead.”The Israeli enemy strike on Beirut’s southern suburb killed eight people,” leaving “59 injured, including eight in critical condition,” the ministry said in a statement, after initially reporting three dead and 17 wounded.
- Friday Sep 20 2024 | 07:32 PMCivilians, officials inspect site of an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut By: ReutersPeople inspect the site of an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, September 20, 2024. — Reuters
- Friday Sep 20 2024 | 07:26 PMUNRWA says Gazans shelter in open spaces with no sewage network By: Web Desk
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 01:00 PMIsraeli settlers steal sheep from Palestinian By: Web Desk View this post on Instagram A post shared by TRT World (@trtworld)
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 11:28 AMHezbollah names second commander killed in Israel Beirut strike By: AFPLebanese group Hezbollah said Saturday that a second senior commander was among 15 of its fighters killed in an Israeli air strike on its Beirut stronghold the previous day.The Iran-backed group said Ahmed Mahmud Wahbi led the military operations of its elite Radwan Force in support of Hamas between October 7 when the Palestinian militant group attacked Israel, triggering the Gaza war, and the start of this year.The Israeli military said that its air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday eliminated Radwan Force chief Ibrahim Aqil and several other commanders.
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 11:04 AMIran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian blasts ‘bloodthirsty’ Israel By: Web DeskIran’s President President Masoud Pezeshkian has blasted Israel in an address to the Iranian armed forces in Tehran, Al Jazeera reported.Pezeshkian said “no enemy dares to invade Iran’s soil” citing the country’s “deterrence” capacity against external threats.Pezeshkian added that “with unity and cohesion among Islamic countries” in the region, “peace and security” in the Middle East could be maintained.”With this unity, we can curb the usurper, bloodthirsty and criminal Israel which has no mercy on women, men, and children,” Pezeshkian said a day after the deadly attack on a gathering of senior commanders of the Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 09:06 AMUN condemns Lebanon device attacks By: Web Desk View this post on Instagram A post shared by Middle East Eye (@middleeasteye)
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 08:13 AMHamas mourns slain Hezbollah commander as Israeli assault on Gaza intensifies By: Web DeskAs the Palestinian group mourned the killing of “cowardly assassination” of Hezbollah’s Ibrahim Aqil, the group said it was a “crime” and “folly” for which Israel would pay, Al Jazaeera reported.He was killed in what Hezbollah described as a “treacherous Israeli assassination” in Beirut on Friday.
Thirteen other people were also killed in the attack on a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital.
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 05:00 AMIsrael will pay price for Ibrahim Aqil’s assassination: Hamas By: ReutersThe Palestinian group Hamas mourned on Saturday Hezbollah’s top commander, Ibrahim Aqil, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday, describing it as a “crime” and “folly” that Israel will pay the price for.
Saturday Sep 21 2024 | 02:16 AMUN call for accountability of Israeli troops abusing bodies By: Web DeskExpressing his serious concerns over a video showing Israeli troops throwing bodies of Palestinians off a roof in the occupied West Bank, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said the footage was “frankly grotesque and inhumane”.
“From what we’ve seen this morning, we’re obviously very concerned about the deteriorating situation in the occupied West Bank, including the latest Israeli military operation,” Dujarric said at a press conference.Dujarric stressed the importance of a “transparent” investigation and called for those responsible to be held accountable.
Friday Sep 20 2024 | 10:19 PMBiden says Gaza ceasefire deal still realistic: ‘We have to keep at it’ By: ReutersReaching a Gaza ceasefire deal is still realistic, US President Joe Biden said at the White House on Friday, telling reporters: “We have to keep at it.”Asked about the impact of fighting elsewhere in the region, Biden also said: “We have to make sure that the people of northern Israel as well as southern Lebanon are able to get back to their homes, and get back safely.”
Friday Sep 20 2024 | 10:11 PMUNRWA says Khan Younis’s dental clinic reopens By: Web Desk View this post on Instagram A post shared by UNRWA (@unrwa)
Friday Sep 20 2024 | 08:48 PMIsraeli soldier pushes dead man off roof in West Bank By: AFPFootage of an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank showed a soldier pushing an apparently dead man off a rooftop, in what the army described Friday as a “serious incident”.AFPTV footage of the operation in the town of Qabatiyah, near Jenin, on Thursday showed an Israeli soldier using his foot to roll the body towards the edge of the roof and then pushing him over, while at least two other soldiers looked on.
Friday Sep 20 2024 | 07:52 PMBeirut strike toll rises to 8 with 59 wounded By: AFPLebanon’s health ministry, in a new toll Friday, said an Israeli strike on southern Beirut killed eight people, with a source close to Hezbollah earlier saying a top commander was among the dead.”The Israeli enemy strike on Beirut’s southern suburb killed eight people,” leaving “59 injured, including eight in critical condition,” the ministry said in a statement, after initially reporting three dead and 17 wounded.
Friday Sep 20 2024 | 07:32 PMCivilians, officials inspect site of an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut By: ReutersPeople inspect the site of an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, September 20, 2024. — Reuters
Friday Sep 20 2024 | 07:26 PMUNRWA says Gazans shelter in open spaces with no sewage network By: Web Desk