Lebanon has submitted a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council. A statement by Lebanon’s permanent mission to the UN says Lebanon condemns Israel’s aggression against its sovereignty and the incursion of its forces within Lebanese borders. On October 1, Israel launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon. Israeli mi...
The White House has confirmed the death of an American in Lebanon. Kamel Ahmad Jawad was a resident of Dearborn, Michigan, where his funeral will be held on Sunday at the Islamic Center of America. A National Security Council spokesperson has not specified the cause of his death. However, his daughter Nadine Jawad says her […]
ANKARA (AA) – At least seven people were killed on Friday in an Israeli airstrike on a house in southern Lebanon, state-run media reported. According to the National News Agency, four paramedics were killed by Israeli shelling near Marjayoun Governmental Hospital in southern Lebanon. The Marjayoun Governmental Hospital stopped operating ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has been in touch with Israel about its possible response to Iran’s missile attack, Pentagon deputy spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said Thursday. “We are talking to them about their response … But you know, I certainly think that any response from Israel to Iran, you know, we will be part of […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US said Thursday it was not aware that the leader of Hezbollah had agreed to a cease-fire shortly before he was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. “I can tell you that, if that’s true, it was never communicated to us in any way,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least 18 Palestinians were killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike late Thursday on the Tulkarem refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the death toll in a statement. Earlier, it said that 16 people were killed in the attack. The […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the US is discussing with Israel potential strikes on Iranian oil facilities after Tehran launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles at Israel. “First of all, we don’t allow Israel. We advise Israel. And there’s nothing going to happen today. We’ll talk about...
The US has announced sanctions against one person and three companies for alleged involvement in facilitating weapons procurement and smuggling for the Yemeni Houthis. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said they are accused of supplying dual-use and military-grade materials for the manufacture and deployment of missiles and unmanned ae...
Hospitals in Lebanon are “overwhelmed” with the large number of injured patients amid Israel’s ongoing attacks on the country. Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Ghebreyesus wrote on X: “The death toll in #Lebanon is rising, and hospitals are overwhelmed with the influx of injured patients. The health system has be...
The Israeli army has wiped out 902 Palestinian families in Gaza since Oct. 7, Gaza’s government media office said on Wednesday. It said Israel has erased them from the civil registry by killing all their members during a year of genocide in Gaza. The office said that the Israeli army “exterminated 1,364 Palestinian families by […]
