Staunchly pro-Israel senator John Fetterman has voiced strong support for Israel’s recent strikes targeting Hezbollah’s communication systems. In a statement, the Democrat praised Israel’s decision to detonate pagers and walkie talkies which it claims were used by Hezbollah. Since 1990, Fetterman has received over $200,000 f...
ANKARA (AA) – The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon since Monday has surged to 610, including women and children, according to official figures. In addition, around 2000 people have been injured, said the Lebanese Health Ministry. Health Minister Firas Abiad said earlier that the Israeli airstrikes forced...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Monday that his administration is seeking to reduce regional tensions as sweeping Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon and retaliatory Hezbollah rocket attacks have raised the specter of all-out war. “My team has been in constant contact with their counterparts, and we’re working to de-escala...
BEIRUT (AA) – At least 274 people have been killed and 1,024 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since Monday morning, Lebanese Health Miniser Firas Abiad said. Some 21 children and several women were among those killed in the attacks, he added during a press conference held in Beirut. The Israeli army said that […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has said that attacks on the Lebanese group Hezbollah will continue until Israeli residents displaced from northern Israel can safely return to their homes. “Hezbollah is beginning to experience the strength of the Israeli army, and there is already a strong sense that they are being hunte...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has condemned Israel’s Friday airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs that left 31 people dead and has called on the international community to take a “decisive action” to stop Israeli attacks. In a statement, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said that such attacks represent a...
ANKARA (AA) – Hezbollah’s top military commander Ahmed Wahbi as well as 14 of its fighters were killed in an Israeli raid targeting Beirut’s southern suburb on Friday, the Lebanese group said. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said 66 people were injured in an Israeli airstrike, with nine in critical condition. The Israeli army said ...
MOSCOW (AA) – The Kremlin has said that Russian special services are closely monitoring the pager explosions in Lebanon and will take appropriate action. “This is a matter of significant interest to our intelligence services, and they will carry out their responsibilities,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Two more Hezbollah fighters were killed by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, the group said on Friday. The Lebanese group Hezbollah identified the slain fighters as Yusuf Mohammad Al-Sayyed from the town of Beit Leif and Muhammad Ali Hassan al-Zein from the town of Qabrikha in southern Lebanon. However, the group did [&...
BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called on the UN Security Council to take a “firm stance” against Israel following two waves of detonation of wireless communication devices across the country. At least 37 people were killed and nearly 3,000 others injured on Tuesday and Wednesday in explosions that targeted th...
