WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned foreign ministers from the G7 countries Sunday that attacks by Iran and Hezbollah on Israel could come “as early as Monday” in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, according to a report...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies expressed “deep concern” Sunday over the rising tensions in the Middle East. The foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, the US and the High Representative of the European Union in a statement indicated their “deep concern at [&...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The US issued a warning Saturday to its nationals to immediately leave Lebanon as tension between Israel and Hezbollah continued to rise. The US Embassy in Beirut said flights by several airlines have been canceled but “commercial transportation options to leave Lebanon remain available.” “We encourage those who wish to d...
US Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood has urged the UN Security Council to back Israel’s right to self-defense against Hezbollah. Wood stressed that the July 30 attack by Hezbollah, using Iranian weaponry, underscores the need for international accountability. He called for holding Iran responsible for its support of Hezbollah and its breaches of i...
Beirut, Lebanon — AFP Hezbollah has said that senior military commander Fuad Shukr was inside the building in Beirut’s southern suburbs hit by Israel the other day and that his fate was still unknown. The Israeli military claimed that its Tuesday strike had “eliminated” Shukr, a top Hezbollah commander it said was respo...
The US Embassy in Beirut has urged American citizens in the country to prepare crisis plans and leave the country amid fears of an Israeli attack. Tension has escalated between Hezbollah and Israel following a missile attack on the Druze town of Majdal Shams in Israel-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday. While Israel blames Hezbollah for [&hell...
BEIRUT (AA) – Israel killed two people and injured five others in southern Lebanon, targeting a car and a motorcycle on Monday. Lebanon’s official news agency reported that an Israeli drone struck a car between the towns of Mays al-Jabal and Chaqra on the road to Al Qala, resulting in two injuries. A second attack […]
BEIRUT (AA) – Flights at Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport have resumed after airlines reported delays and cancellations. The airport’s online data indicated that several flights landed on Monday morning from key destinations, including Amman, Dubai, Doha, and Larnaca. However, morning departures from the airport pr...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Lebanon has called for an international investigation into a strike that killed 12 people including children on the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, warning against a large-scale retaliation. The Israeli military said that an Iranian-made rocket that Hezbollah group fired on Saturday hit a football field in Majdal Sha...
Tokyo, Japan – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that there was “every indication” that Lebanese group Hezbollah was behind a rocket strike in the Israel-annexed Golan Heights that killed 12 people. “Every indication is that indeed the rocket was from Hezbollah. We stand by Israel’s right to def...
