ANKARA (AA) – A drone launched from Lebanon on Saturday struck Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in northern Israel, his office said. The prime minister’s office in a statement said the drone launched from Lebanon targeted Netanyahu’s residence in Caesarea, northern Israel. It added that the premier and hi...
ANKARA (AA) – Jordan has dismissed Israeli media reports alleging that military personnel from the kingdom had crossed its western borders into Israel. In an official statement, the Jordanian army urged the public to “rely on official sources for accurate information and to avoid spreading rumors and misinformation.” Earlier, two Israeli...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least five people have been killed and several others injured in Israeli airstrikes in different areas of southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that an Israeli airstrike targeted the town of Jwaya in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, killing three people and injuring several others. Debris ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has called up an additional reserve brigade to its northern border to bolster its invasion of Lebanon. “In accordance with the situational assessment, the IDF (army) is calling up an additional reserve brigade for operational missions in the northern arena,” a military statement said. “This will enable t...
BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has condemned recent Iranian statements regarding Tehran’s readiness to negotiate with France on implementing the UN Resolution 1701, characterizing the remarks as an unwarranted intervention in Lebanese affairs. Mikati’s statements come after comments made by Iranian Parliam...
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...
