Matthew Miller, the spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, commented on Hezbollah's recent call for a ceasefire, stating that the armed group appears to be in a defensive position and is "taking heavy hits." Earlier in the day, Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary-General, Naim Q...
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah issued instructions to its fighters on Monday, October 7th, 2024, to refrain from targeting Israeli forces near a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) base in the border town of Maroun al-Ras. The order, announced in a statement broadcast by Al Maya...
On Sunday, October 6, 2024, senior Iranian security sources reported that contact has been lost with the commander of Iran's Quds Force, Ismail Qaani, since the recent airstrikes on Beirut. Two high-ranking Iranian officials, speaking to Reuters, stated that Qaani traveled to Lebanon follow...
On Sunday, October 6, 2024, Israel announced a state of unprecedented alert in anticipation of the first anniversary of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation, initiated by Palestinian resistance on October 7, 2023. As Israeli forces mobilized in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, a central stati...
A diplomatic source reported on Saturday, October 5, 2024, that a Yemeni doctor and his mother were killed in ongoing Israeli airstrikes targeting their home in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. Abdulrahman Al-Ashwal, former media officer at the Yemeni embassy in Beirut, confirmed that D...
On Saturday, October 5, 2024, Reuters reported that intensive Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut had hindered rescue efforts following a suspected attack that may have killed Hezbollah's potential new leader, Hashim Safi al-Din. According to three Lebanese security sources...
Israeli military sources indicate that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are gearing up for a significant offensive against Iran in response to recent missile attacks launched by Tehran, according to a report by the Hebrew newspaper Haaretz. An Israeli military official, speaking to AFP on the co...
CAIRO/RIYADH – Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Friday, October 4, 2024, urged the international community, particularly the UN Security Council, to fulfill its responsibilities and secure an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, where Israel has been accused of carrying ...
Following the announcement of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's death in an Israeli attack in Beirut's southern suburbs last Friday, questions have arisen regarding the implications for Iranian-aligned factions in the region. Over the past three decades, Nasrallah emerged as a key fig...
An emergency Arab meeting, chaired by Yemen, commenced on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. The meeting aims to discuss "Arab solidarity with Lebanon and address the serious repercussions of Israeli aggression" against the country. The gathering, hel...
On Wednesday, October 2, 2024, GCC Secretary-General Jasem Al-Budaiwi urged for calm in the region, affirming solidarity with Lebanon during this critical period. In his closing remarks following an emergency ministerial meeting of Gulf states, Al-Budaiwi emphasized the need for all parties in ...
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard announced on Tuesday that it targeted key military sites in the occupied Palestinian territories with dozens of missiles. Israeli media reported that approximately 200 missiles were launched from Iran toward Israel. In a statement released by the official Tasnim ...
A special report by the Financial Times on October 1, 2024, reveals that Israel has successfully carried out precise assassination operations targeting senior leaders of the Lebanese Hezbollah militia, attributed to "high-quality intelligence." According to sources familiar ...
Israeli forces have initiated a limited ground invasion in southern Lebanon, following intense clashes with Hezbollah militants. The Israeli military reported that paratroopers and special forces began operations in the region after conducting devastating airstrikes targeting Hezbollah's leade...
On September 30, 2024, United Nations organizations issued a stark warning that Lebanon is "on the brink of catastrophe" due to recent Israeli attacks. This assertion comes from a detailed study released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in co...
On September 30, 2024, Naeem Qassem, the Deputy Secretary-General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, suggested that he may be appointed as the party’s new leader following the death of Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Friday, along with four others, including a deputy c...
On the evening of September 30, 2024, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced that the next phase of the conflict with Lebanese Hezbollah "will begin soon." This statement was made during a meeting with local authority leaders in communities near the Israeli-Lebanese border, a...
On September 30, 2024, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the United Nations General Assembly to recommend the use of force if the Security Council fails to halt Israeli attacks in Gaza and Lebanon. Following a government meeting in Ankara, Erdogan stated, "The Assembly must swif...
On Sunday, September 29, 2024, the Israeli military announced the names of four Hezbollah leaders among the twenty killed in airstrikes targeting the party's headquarters in Haret Hreik, a suburb of Beirut, on Friday. Israeli Army spokesperson Avichai Adraee shared the names on X, stating t...
A Lebanese security source reported that Israel received intelligence from an Iranian source on Friday afternoon regarding the anticipated arrival of Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, at the party's headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut. According to the French n...