BEIRUT (AA) – The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Sunday said that two Israeli tanks “forcibly entered” a Blue Helmet position in the town of Ramyeh in southern Lebanon. In a statement, UNIFIL said: “Early this morning, peacekeepers at a UN position in Ramyah observed three platoons of Israeli soldiers crossing the Blue […...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A drone belonging to Hezbollah struck “a military base near Binyamina,” killing four soldiers on Sunday, said Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari. He further stated that all those injured were transferred to hospitals, with their families notified. Their names will be released later, he added. The Israeli Ar...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) — At least 22 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed Sunday in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a school housing displaced people in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. “The Israeli occupation army has committed a new massacre by bombing the Mufti School for displaced people in Nuseirat...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US will deploy an air defense battery to Israel amid the growing threat of Iran, the Pentagon said on Sunday. “At the direction of the President, Secretary Austin authorized the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and associated crew of U.S. military personnel to Israel to help bolste...
BEIRUT (AA) – The Lebanese army has said that it had rescued 99 migrants, 98 Syrians and one Lebanese national, after two boats sank off its northern coast near Tripoli. In a statement, the army’s Directorate of Guidance said a naval patrol successfully carried out the rescue operation on Friday near the Ramkeen Island. Noting [&he...
LONDON (AA) – Norway has advised all its citizens in Lebanon to leave while it remains possible and warned against any travel to the region. According to an official statement, Norway’s ambassador to Lebanon will remain in Beirut, along with a small number of diplomats, to monitor the situation. The announcement comes as Israel intensifi...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestine has welcomed Nicaragua’s decision to sever diplomatic relations with Israel in solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people. The decision reflects “Nicaragua’s responsibility as a member of the international community to take tangible steps to stop the ongoing aggression against the Palestinian p...
ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli army has threatened to target ambulances in southern Lebanon, claiming they are being misused by Hezbollah to “transport fighters and weapons.” Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee alleged that intelligence has revealed “Hezbollah elements are using ambulances to transport fighters and arms.” He warned that ...
ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli army has yet again ordered the residents in northern Gaza to leave their homes and head south. In a statement, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee instructed northern Gaza residents to evacuate “immediately via Salah al-Din Street” to reach what he claimed to be a “safe humanitarian zone.” “The ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said on Friday he is asking Israel to not target UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. “Absolutely, positively,” Biden told reporters when asked if he was asking Israel to stop hitting UN peacekeepers. His remarks came after Israeli forces early Friday shelled an observation post belonging to UN In...
