BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Wednesday called on its nationals to leave Lebanon immediately amid growing tensions along the Lebanese-Israeli border. In a statement, the Saudi Embassy in Lebanon said “it is closely following the developments of the current events in southern Lebanon.” “We call on all citizens to adhere to the tr...
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...
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...
Beirut, Lebanon — AFP Israel was behind cross-border rocket fire that killed a Reuters journalist and wounded others from AFP, Reuters and Al Jazeera, the Lebanese army has said. “The Israeli enemy fired a rocket shell that hit a civilian car belonging to a media team, leading to the death of Issam Abdallah,” a Reuters [&hell...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP A Reuters journalist was killed Friday and six others from AFP, Reuters and Al Jazeera were wounded while working in southern Lebanon, the three news organisations said. A group of journalists from different media outlets was near the village of Alma al-Shaab, close to the border with Israel, when they were [&hellip...
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-...
