New York: The United Nations condemned Israel for widespread violations of children’s rights in Gaza. According to the foreign news agency, a committee of the United Nations accused Israel of serious violations of a global agreement on the protection of children’s rights. The committee said that Israel’s military operations in Gaza have had a devastating […]
Beirut: Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that Israel declared war by detonating electric devices. According to a foreign news agency, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah spoke through a video link due to security reasons. He said that the events that happened in the last 2 days forced me to speak. Israel detonated an electric device and […]
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM: Deadly Israeli attacks that blew up Hezbollah radios and pagers crossed all red lines, the leader of the Lebanese movement said on Thursday, in a speech broadcast as sonic booms from Israeli warplanes shook buildings in Beirut. Lebanon and Hezbollah have blamed Israel for attacks on Hezbollah’s communications equipment that killed 37 people and […]
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese authorities on Thursday banned walkie-talkies and pagers from being taken on flights from Beirut airport, the National News Agency reported, after thousands of such devices exploded during a deadly attack on Hezbollah this week. The Lebanese civilian aviation directorate asked airlines operating from Beirut to tell passengers that walkie-talkies and pagers […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli jets and artillery hit multiple targets in southern Lebanon overnight, Israel’s military said on Thursday, amid spiralling tensions following the mass attack on Hezbollah communications devices this week. The military said air strikes hit Hezbollah targets in Chihine, Tayibe, Blida, Meiss El Jabal, Aitaroun and Kfarkela in southern Lebanon, as well […]
Hand-held radios used by armed group Hezbollah detonated across Lebanon’s south in the country’s deadliest day since cross-border fighting erupted between the fighters and Israel nearly a year ago, stoking tensions after similar explosions of the group’s pagers the day before. Lebanon’s health ministry said 20 people were killed and more than 450 injured on […]
JERUSALEM: The Israeli cabinet authorized the prime minister and defense minister to launch strikes against Hezbollah. According to a foreign news agency, the Israeli army chief has said that we have many capabilities that we have not activated yet. He said that our plan is phased and Hezbollah will have to pay a heavy price […]
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said that he will not establish relations with Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state. According to Arab media, Mohammed bin Salman specially participated in the annual meeting of Saudi Arabia’s Majlis Shura and also talked to the members. While addressing the participants of the meeting, Mohammed […]
UN to demand Israel end “unlawful” presence in Palestinian territories within 12 months UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly will on Wednesday adopt a Palestinian-drafted resolution that demands Israel end “its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” within 12 months. The action will isolate Israel days before world leaders travel to […]
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israel’s Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday’s detonations, a senior Lebanese security source and another source told Reuters. The operation was an unprecedented Hezbollah security breach that saw thousands of pagers detonate across Lebanon, killing nine people and wounding nearly 3,000 others, […]