BERLIN (AA) – A German warship shot down a drone off the coast of Lebanon, military sources said. The German corvette Ludwigshafen am Rhein, which was deployed as part of the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, shot down the unidentified aerial vehicle. A military spokesperson told German press agency DPA that an unmanned aerial vehicl...
BEIRUT (AA) – The Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah has said that its fighters destroyed two Israeli tanks in southern Lebanon’s Labbouneh Heights, killing the attacking soldiers. According to separate statements, the Hezbollah fighters used two guided missiles to target two Merkava tanks in the Labbouneh Heights, causing them to burn and ki...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said it will not abandon its positions despite being “directly and deliberately attacked” by the Israeli military. “Peacekeepers remain in all positions and the UN flag continues to fly,” UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said in an interview. “We will continue our work to imp...
BEIRUT (AA) – At least sixteen people have been killed and more than 50 injured in Israeli airstrikes in Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, the Health Ministry said. The casualties include Ahmed Kheil, the mayor of the municipality. A ministry statement said that efforts were underway to search for survivors under the rubble. The state news [&helli...
Israel’s green-tech start-ups are failing to lure investors due to the country’s wars against Gaza and Lebanon. Venture capitalists are expressing concern over the impact of the country’s violence on the tech sector. Avi Balashnikov, chair of the Israeli Export Institute, noted the urgent need for funding, as investment in the country’s tech s...
Lebanon has submitted a formal complaint to the U.N. Security Council against Israel’s repeated targeting of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Lebanon’s mission to the U.N. in New York filed the complaint under the instructions of Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib to the U.N. Security Council and UN Secretary-General A...
ANKARA (AA) – Jordan’s foreign minister has said that the creation of a Palestinian state is the key to peace in the region. “Without the establishment of a sovereign state for the Palestinians, Israel will not achieve peace,” Ayman Safadi said at the Future of Palestine Conference in Ankara. He said Israel only brings destruction [&hell...
BEIRUT (AA) – Rescuers have recovered the bodies of three paramedics from under the rubble following an Israeli airstrike in eastern Lebanon. Israeli warplanes hit a facility of the Islamic Health Authority in Qilya Monday night, destroying the building and killing three paramedics inside. The state news agency NNA said that the bodies of the ...
BEIRUT (AA) – Four members of a family were killed in an Israeli strike on their home in southern Lebanon, local media reported. The state news agency NNA said a father, wife and their two sons lost their lives in the attack that targeted the town of Jarjouaa. The family’s house was levelled in the […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem has said that a Gaza cease-fire is the key to ending the current crisis. “We have the right to target any point in Israel after its violations in Lebanon,” Qassem said in a televised speech. “Rocket fire will continue.” “The solution is a cease-fire based on an […]...
