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20 Israeli soldiers killed, wounded in ambush, Hezbollah says
WEB8 hours ago — Twenty Israeli soldiers were killed or wounded after attempting to advance towards the Lebanese towns of Maroun al-Ras and Yaroun on Friday afternoon, Hezbollah said in a statement. The Lebanese group said the Israeli army attempted to advance under artillery cover but were ambushed with explosive devices.
Iraqi militias mobilise in anticipation of Israeli attack
WEB5 hours ago — Iraqi factions allied with Iran said they have strengthened coordination and cooperation to confront any potential Israeli attacks, a source close to the factions told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, The New Arab’s Arabic language sister publication.. The factions, which are part of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, said Israel is likely to start lauching attacks on Iraq after a drone launched by Iraqi ...
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WEB5 days ago — The New Arab Staff & Agencies. 02 October, 2024. Subscribe now to The Daily Briefing Bringing you up to speed with the latest news headlines from the MENA region and beyond. Subscribe now.
Displaced, bombed, mourning: Lebanon braces for war
WEB4 days ago — Beirut - A map of Palestine and figures wearing black-and-white keffiyehs adorned flyers littered below an apartment building - its sixth floor entirely wiped out by an Israeli drone attack on Sunday.. Israel’s strike - the first to hit central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict - killed four people, including three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a ...
Israel builds new infrastructure at Gaza's Philadelphi corridor
WEB3 hours ago — Israel has started work paving roads and building infrastructure at the Philadelphi corridor, also known as the Salah Al-Din corridor, which separates the Gaza Strip from Egypt.. The area, stretches from the Mediterranean coast to the Karam Abu Salem, or Kerem Shalom border crossing. Tribal sources living in Rafah told The New Arab’s Arabic language sister publication, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed ...
Analysis - The New Arab
WEBSep 25, 2024 — Israel's new war front in Lebanon has no clear off-ramp. Analysis: Israel's military escalation aims to return displaced Israelis to the north and decouple Hezbollah from a ceasefire in Gaza. It is a high-risk gamble. Giorgio Cafiero. 25 September, 2024.
Lebanon: Hezbollah says contact with Safieddine 'lost'
WEB11 hours ago — A high-level Hezbollah source said on Saturday that contact with Hashem Safieddine, widely touted as potentially the group's next leader, had been lost following Israeli strikes this week. "Contact with Sayyed Safieddine has been lost since the violent strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs" early on Friday, the official told AFP.
Lebanese factions revive bid to fill presidency as Israel attacks
WEB2 days ago — The presidency is decided by a vote in Lebanon's 128-seat parliament [Getty/archive] Israel's offensive in Lebanon has prompted a renewed bid by some leading Lebanese politicians to fill a two-year-long presidential vacuum, an effort to revive the paralysed state as it grapples with an escalating conflict. Lebanon has not …
As Israel invades Lebanon, Biden under pressure for no action
WEB2 days ago — As Israel continues to widen its attacks in the region, with its war on Gaza approaching the one-year mark and now an invasion of Lebanon, many are growing increasingly apprehensive over US President Joe Biden 's lack of control of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The concern is coming from multiple angles, with human rights advocates ...