Tehran, Iran – – AFP Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that “no one can stop resistance forces” if Israel keeps up its bombardment of Gaza in response to the shock October 7 attack by Hamas. “If the crimes of the Zionist (Israeli) regime continue, Muslims and resistance forces will become...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel on Tuesday said it killed four infiltrators who tried to cross into Israel from Lebanon. In a statement, the Israeli army said the incident took place near the northern settlement of Hanita, but no injuries were reported on the Israeli side. It added that the infiltrators were struck by a drone […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army on Monday announced a plan to “evacuate 28 Israeli villages on the Lebanese border” following an exchange of fire with Hezbollah. The army stated in a press release obtained by Anadolu: “The National Emergency Management Authority, affiliated with the Ministry of Defense and the Israeli army,...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israel is not interested in having a war on its northern frontier with Lebanon, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said as tensions mount between the two countries. “We have no interest in a war in the north, we don’t want to escalate the situation,” Gallant said in a video released by his [&hellip...
Doha, Qatar – AFP Iran on Sunday warned that any Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip could escalate conflicts elsewhere in the Middle East. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held talks with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, as Israeli troops massed on the border. “No one can guarantee the control of...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States said Sunday it fears an escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas and the prospect of Iran getting directly involved. Speaking on CBS, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan cited the possibility of a new battle front on the Israel-Lebanon border and added, “We can...
Beirut, Lebanon — AFP Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said it shelled Israeli positions in a contested border area on Saturday, as tensions rise over Israel’s war with Hezbollah’s Palestinian ally Hamas. Hezbollah and other Palestinian factions in Lebanon have exchanged cross-border fire with Israel since October ...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon does not want to go to war, said the country’s prime minister while speaking on recent developments in neighboring Israel and Palestine on Lebanese TV. Najib Mikati said security and stability is essential for Lebanon, but added: “However, I could not get assurances about the developments from any par...
Baghdad, Iraq – AFP Iran’s foreign minister, whose government supports Hamas and other Middle East militant groups, said on Thursday opening a “new front” against Israel would depend on Israel’s actions in Gaza. Although Tehran has been a long-term backer of Hamas, Iranian officials have been adamant that the coun...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed three Hezbollah members Monday, the Iran-backed group said, as tensions surged after Palestinian fighters tried to infiltrate into Israel from Lebanon. The escalation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon comes two days after Hamas militants launched an unprecedented multi-...
