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8 dead, 2700 injured as pager bombs explode across Lebanon targeting Hezbollah

Sep 18, 2024, at 03:19 am

Beirut/IBNS: At least eight people died and 2700 others received injuries in Lebanon as pagers exploded in a synchronised manner that was set to target US-designated terror group Hezbollah, media reports said.

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu warns Houthis will face 'heavy price' after missile lands in Israel

Sep 16, 2024, at 10:10 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Houthis will face a 'heavy price' after it fired a missile in his territory.

Hezbollah announces large-scale attack, Israel begins preemptive strikes in response

Aug 25, 2024, at 04:15 pm

Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah and Israel have announced large-scale military operations against each other, media reports said Sunday.

Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, triggers fear of all-out war in Middle East

Aug 04, 2024, at 02:40 pm

Tensions in the Middle East have heightened with Iran and Hamas, along with Hezbollah, vowing strong retaliation to the assassination of their group leaders, blamed on Israel, triggering fears of a regional war.

US Embassy in Jerusalem urges citizens to be alert amid escalating tension in Middle East

Aug 03, 2024, at 03:18 pm

The US Embassy in Jerusalem has issued an advisory to its citizens urging them to be cautious and closely monitor the security situation in the Middle East amid rising tension.

UN appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ following Israeli strikes in Beirut

Aug 01, 2024, at 12:55 am

The United Nations has voiced grave concern over Israeli strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, which resulted in scores of civilian casualties.

Israel-Lebanon conflict: IDF claims top Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr killed in rare strike in Beirut

Jul 31, 2024, at 03:53 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday said Hezbollah's most senior military commander Fuad Shukr "Sayyid Muhsan" was killed during a rare strike carried out in Beirut city, further escalating tension between the two nations.

Israel carries out air strike on senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs

Jul 31, 2024, at 05:46 am

Beirut (Lebanon)/IBNS: An Israeli air strike targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs late on Tuesday in what the Israeli military said was carried out in retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack three days ago that killed 12 children and teenagers, media reports said.

India directs citizens in Lebanon to exercise caution amid rising tension following Golan Heights attack

Jul 29, 2024, at 09:51 pm

The Indian government on Monday advised its citizens, who are staying in Lebanon or plan to visit the country, to exercise caution amid rising tension between Israel and the Hezbollah group.

After alleged Hezbollah attack on Golan Heights kills 12, Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Jul 28, 2024, at 05:34 pm

Jerusalem: Israel's air force has reported hitting Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after a rocket attack killed 12 children and young adults who were playing football in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, media reports said.

Meitham Mustafa Altaar: Israel Defense Forces says key operative of Hezbollah's Aerial Defense Unit eliminated

Jul 07, 2024, at 08:20 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said Meitham Mustafa Altaar, a key operative in Hezbollah's Aerial Defense Unit, has been eliminated.

Lebanon-backed Hezbollah fires 200 rockets into Israel amid killing of top commander

Jul 05, 2024, at 08:13 pm

Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said it launched 200 rockets at Israeli military sites in reply to the killing of one of its senior commanders, media reports said.

Lebanon: Man arrested over shooting close to US Embassy in Awkar

Jun 05, 2024, at 11:35 pm

A gunman was arrested after he opened fire close to the US embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday.

17 Indians among crew on ship captured by Iran off UAE cost amid escalating tensions

Apr 14, 2024, at 02:05 am

Among the 25 crew members on the container ship captured by Iran's Revolutionary Guards off the coast of the UAE on Saturday, 17 are Indian nationals, media reports said.

7 Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli raids in Syria, Lebanon

Mar 30, 2024, at 06:15 am

Beirut (Lebanon): Seven Hezbollah members were killed Friday in Israeli raids targeting several areas in Syria and southern Lebanon.

Iran condemns Israel's assassination of senior Hezbollah commander Wissam Hassan Tawil

Jan 09, 2024, at 02:26 pm

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday strongly condemned Israel's assassination of a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon, denouncing it as a "despicable terrorist operation."

5 Hezbollah fighters killed in clashes with Israeli forces on Lebanon's southern border

Jan 07, 2024, at 02:20 pm

Beirut/IBNS/UNI: Five Hezbollah fighters were killed in armed clashes with Israeli forces on Lebanon's southern border on Saturday, according to Lebanese military sources.

Senior Hamas leader Saleh Al-Arouri killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon: Reports

Jan 03, 2024, at 02:46 pm

A senior Hamas leader was killed after Israel carried out a strike in southern Beirut on Tuesday.

Iran vows revenge after Israeli strike kills top commander in Syria

Dec 26, 2023, at 07:45 am

Tehran (Iran): Sayyed Reza Mousavi, a top-ranked commander in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), who was leading operations in Syria and Lebanon, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria on Monday, media reports said.

Roof collapse in Lebanon leaves four Syrian refugee children killed

Dec 23, 2023, at 11:21 pm

Four Syrian refugee children were killed late Friday night after the roof of their house collapsed due to heavy rain in the northern Lebanese town of Miziara, the National News Agency reported Saturday.

Do not travel: US raises travel advisory for Lebanon

Oct 18, 2023, at 03:49 pm

The US State Department has raised the travel alert for Lebanon to 'do not travel'  due to the 'unpredictable security situation' related to rocket, missile, and artillery exchanges between Israel and Hizballah or other armed militant factions.

IDF striking Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanon

Oct 17, 2023, at 04:02 pm

The Israel Defense Forces has said it is striking Hezbollah terrorist targets in Lebanon, amid the ongoing conflict with the Hamas group.

Israel-Hamas Conflict: IDF strikes Hezbollah target in southern Lebanon

Oct 14, 2023, at 02:51 pm

The Israel Defense Forces has said it has hit a Hezbollah target in southern Lebanon after an apparent drone was intercepted on Friday.

Israeli army strikes in 'Lebanon area' in response to Hamas' fire

Oct 08, 2023, at 06:38 pm

Beirut/IBNS/UNI: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that it was striking "the area in Lebanon" in response to fire from the area.

Lebanon: Prison fire leaves three dead, 16 injured

Oct 07, 2023, at 03:48 pm

At least three people died as fire broke out at a prison in eastern Lebanon, media reports said.

Lebanon: School occupations condemned as violence grips Palestine refugee camp

Sep 09, 2023, at 08:27 pm

Thousands of children have been put at risk amid a resurgence of violence at a Palestine refugee camp in Lebanon, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the country said on Friday.

Lebanon: Vital UN refugee health centre reopens

Aug 11, 2023, at 08:58 pm

A UN health centre providing medical care to Palestine refugees at a camp in Lebanon reopened on Wednesday, as a ceasefire between opposing armed groups holds.

Violence at refugee camp in Lebanon leaves 11 dead, forces thousands to flee: UNRWA

Aug 01, 2023, at 11:33 pm

More than two days of armed violence at the Ein El Hilweh Palestine Refugee camp in southern Lebanon continues to impact civilians, including children, a senior UN official in the country said on Monday.

Around 2 million facing food insecurity across Lebanon

Jan 20, 2023, at 09:58 pm

New York: Some two million people in Lebanon, including 1.29 million Lebanese residents and 700,000 Syrian refugees, are suffering some form of food insecurity as a result of the multiple crises afflicting the country, with the situation expected to get worse in the months ahead, UN agencies said on Thursday.

Lebanon: Military court charges 7 over attacking UN peacekeepers

Jan 06, 2023, at 02:09 pm

Beirut: Lebanon's military court charged seven people over the attack in December that killed an Irish peacekeeper and wounded three others in southern Lebanon.