HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada has called on its citizens in Lebanon to “return home immediately,” as Israel dramatically intensified airstrikes across Lebanon. “For Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are in Lebanon – return home immediately,” Foreign Minister Melanie Joly wrote on X, warning against ma...
ANKARA (AA) – Qatar and Saudi Arabia have expressed deep concern over Israel’s ongoing escalation of attacks on Lebanon, warning that Tel Aviv’s “impunity” is driving it to escalate the situation, endangering regional security. The Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it “strongly condemns the Israeli ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Francesca Albanese, UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine, has sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assertion that Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon were solely aimed at Hezbollah, calling the claim false. “Like the Palestinians, the Lebanese know that you are lying,” Albane...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Australia does not have enough capacity to assist its citizens in Lebanon amid bombing by Israel, Foreign Minister Penny Wong has said. “The numbers of Australians in Lebanon are beyond the capacity of the government to provide assistance to all,” Wong said. She emphasized the urgency for Australians to leave ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The military wing of Palestinian resistance group Hamas has announced that one of its field commanders was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on Monday. The Al-Qassam Brigades confirmed in a statement that Hussein Mahmoud al-Nader, a field commander from Marjayoun town in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh Governorate, wa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The soaring tensions in the Middle East will be an “important theme” in President Joe Biden’s meetings during this week’s UN General Assembly, says a senior administration official. Biden and his senior officials “will be convening to talk about various aspects of the crisis, and what we ca...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is sending additional forces to the Middle East as Israel dramatically increased airstrikes across Lebanon prompting unprecedented Hezbollah retaliatory strikes on Monday. The US has about 40,000 troops stationed in the region, and Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder did not specify how many new forces ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has asked its citizens to leave Israel amid heightening tensions over Tel Aviv’s war on Gaza and bombing of southern Lebanon. A statement by the Chinese Embassy in Tel Aviv said the situation on the Israel-Lebanon border was “highly tense, military conflicts occur frequently, and the local security situation in Israel [&h...
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...
