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US vetoes on Gaza ceasefire resolution
The US has vetoed Wednesday an UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, reports UNB. The US vetoed saying the resolution was not linked to an immediate release of hostages still held by Hamas. Meanwhile in Lebanon, a ceasefire deal between Israel and...
Response to Israeli strikes on Beirut will be on ‘central Tel Aviv’: Hezbollah chief
Lebanon based armed group Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has vowed to retaliate against Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital, saying that this retaliation will be in the heart of Tel Aviv, reports Al Jazeera. He also acknowledged that Hezbollah was dealt a blow when its former chief Hassan...
Over 200 children killed in Lebanon in under two months: UN
The United Nations (UN) said Tuesday that over 200 children have been killed in Lebanon since Israel escalated attacks targeting Hezbollah in September, reports BSS. James Elder, spokesman for the UN childrens agency, UNICEF, said reporters, Despite more than 200 children killed in Lebanon in...
7 wounded in Hezbollah’s attack on central Israel
According to Israels ambulance service, Magen David Adom, at least seven people were injured in central Israel in Hezbollahs rocket attack, reports Al Jazeera. Earlier, Israeli military said that about five projectiles have been identified crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory, following...
Israeli aggression in Gaza, Lebanon pushing region to wider war: Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabias Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Monday said that Israels aggression in Gaza and Lebanon is pushing the region to a wider war, Al Arabia. He told this at the opening session of the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. The ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza and...
US, Egypt discuss post-conflict plan for Gaza amid ongoing Middle East crisis
During the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday (local time), U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held talks focusing on the escalating situation in Gaza and Lebanon. The discussion, which took place on the sidelines of the global summit,...
Iraqi armed group claims attack on Israel
Iraq based armed group The Islamic Resistance said that it launched an attack on a vital target in southern Israel using drones, reports Al Jazeera. The group of Iran-backed militias said the attack was in solidarity with the people of Gaza and Lebanon. It has been launching near-daily...
Israel attacks key government buildings, embassies in Beirut
An Israeli airstrike slammed into a densely populated residential area in Lebanons capital near key government and diplomatic buildings late Monday, reports UNB. The attack killed at least five people as the US pressed ahead with cease-fire efforts. Lebanons state-run National News Agency...
Israel kills six more paramedics in Lebanon
The National News Agency of Lebanon reports that Israeli jets bombed the Islamic Health Authority centre in the village of Arab Salim in the Nabatieh governorate, killing six more paramedics, reports Al Jazeera. The deceased were identified as Mustafa Hanawi, Hassan Aboud, Muhammad Hanawi, Ahmed...
Guterres calls for ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon at G20
The United Nations chief Antonio Guterres repeated the appeal while speaking to reporters in Brazils Rio de Janeiro, ahead of the G20 summit which starts on Monday, reports Al Jazeera. Previously, pro-Palestinian protesters took the streets and demanded to cut relation with Israel. Guterres...
Israel carried out 145 attacks on Lebanon in 24 hrs
The Lebanese government has published a report that demonstrates the scale and intensity of Israels attacks on the country, reports Al Jazeera. The report by Minister of Environment Nasser Yassin said that there have been 145 Israeli attacks across the country in the past 24 hours. Most of them...
Hezbollah claims attack on Israeli soldiers
Lebanon-based armed group Hezbollah says its fighters ambushed Israeli soldiers in the village of Chamaa in southern part of the country on Saturday, causing several casualties, reports Al Jazeera. The group said fighting was ongoing. There was no immediate comment from Israel. Earlier,...
Several buildings, vehicles damaged in rocket attack near Haifa
Israeli Defence Forces said that Hezbollah on Saturday has launched several barrages of rockets targeting Israeli establishments, reports TOI. Israeli air defence system Iron Dome failed to safeguard its agriculture area as police said in a statement that Buildings and vehicles in the area...
Horrors of Gaza now playing out in Lebanon: UNICEF
The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder has said that an impassioned plea for the war on children in Gaza and now Lebanon to stop, reports Al Jazeera. Reflecting on the horrors that he witnessed in Gaza, where so many children have been killed and maimed by Israeli...
Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks resolution
A senior Iranian official said on Friday Iran backs any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, signaling Tehrans desire to end the conflict that has significantly harmed its Lebanese ally, Hezbollah, reports Reuters. Israel continued airstrikes in the...
UNSC condemns attacks on peacekeepers in Lebanon
The UN Security Council (UNSC) condemned recent attacks on the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Wednesday, urging all parties to ensure the safety and security of its personnel. Reports AFP In a statement, the Council condemned the attacks on October 29, November 7 and November 8,...
Hezbollah claims first attack on Israeli war ministry HQ
The Lebanon based armed group Hezbollah says it carried out its first air attack on Israels Kirya military base located in Tel Aviv, reports Al Jazeera. The group said the base was the headquarters of the Israeli war ministry and general staff, as well as its war management room and the air...
Israel kills 79 people in Palestine, Lebanon
Israeli airstrike killed at least 79 people in Palestine and Lebanon on Tuesday, reports UNB. Among deceased at least 46 people in the Gaza Strip, including 11 at a makeshift cafeteria in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone, medics said. And 33 others have been killed in Lebanon as warplanes...
Strikes reported in Beirut and Southern Lebanon following Israel Katz's warning of 'No Respite'
Israels newly appointed Defense Minister, Israel Katz, has declared that there will be no ceasefire and no respite in Lebanon, following a series of Israeli airstrikes and ground incursions over the past few weeks. The ongoing conflict has led to significant casualties, with over 3,000 people...
Israel claims of making ‘certain progress’ in Lebanon ceasefire talks
Israels foreign minister said that talks ongoing over Israels stated objectives of pushing Hezbollah away from Israeli border, reports the Guardian. After 13 months of fighting, the foreign minister, Gideon Saar, said on Monday that certain progress had been made on ceasefire talks in Lebanon....
Trump may pick China hawk for crucial national security role
US President-elect Donald Trump has picked former a army special forces veteran and noted China hawk, Michael Waltz, for the crucial National Security Advisor post in the White House, reports said on Monday. Waltz looks set to be a key advisor in the incoming adminstration as it faces a raft of...
Lebanese children struggle with wounds both physical, emotional
Curled up in his father s lap, clinging to his chest, Hussein Mikdad cried his heart out. The 4-year-old kicked his doctor with his intact foot and pushed him away with the arm that was not in a cast. My Dad! My Dad! Hussein said. Make him leave me alone! With eyes tearing up in relief and pain,...
Saudi Arabia gears up to host Arab-Islamic summit on Gaza, Lebanon
A Saudi Arabia-hosted Arab Islamic Summit is set to open in Riyadh in the coming hours, with leaders expected to hold discussions on Israels war on Gaza as well as its attacks on Lebanon, reports Al Jazeera. The Saudi state-run Al-Ekhbariya news channel broadcast footage of Nigerian President...
Netanyahu claims responsibility for deadly pager attacks on Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken responsibility for recent pager-based attacks on Hezbollah, which led to dozens of fatalities and thousands of injuries among Hezbollah members, according to the Middle Eastern outlet Shafaq News. In a broadcast by Israeli network Makan,...
95 expatriates returning from Lebanon on Tuesday
In the ninth phase, 95 more expatriates will return to Bangladesh from Lebanon on Tuesday night (November 12). The group will land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 10:20 PM, after traveling from Beirut via Dubai. In a press release on Friday (November 8), the Bangladesh Embassy in...
Israeli air strikes kill more than 100 across Gaza, Lebanon
More than 50 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes across Gaza, with at least 42 of the victims killed inGazas besieged north. Lebanons Ministry of Public Health reports thatIsraeli forces killed53 people and wounded 161 in raids across the country over the previous 24 hours,...
IDF claims of killing 60 Hezbollah members
The Israeli Defence Forces said that some 60 Hezbollah operatives were killed on Wednesday in a series of Israeli airstrikes on 20 targets in northeastern Lebanons Baalbek and other areas north of the Litani River, reports Times of Israel. The military separately said that dozens more Hezbollah...
Israeli strikes kill at least 40 in east Lebanon: Health ministry
The Lebanese health ministry said that at least 40 people, including women and children were killed in Israeli attack on Wednesday, reports BBC. The ministry said 40 people had been killed and 53 others injured in a series of Israeli strikes in Bekaa and Baalbek governorates, which make up most...