Tag Archives: Lebanon

Israeli troops reach deepest point in Lebanon since Oct. 1 invasion, Lebanese media say

Muhamad Yehia BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli ground forces reached their deepest point in Lebanon since they invaded six weeks ago, before pulling back early Saturday after fierce battles with Hezbollah militants, Lebanese state media reported. Israeli troops captured a strategic hill in the southern Lebanese village of Chamaa, about 5 …

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Attack on central Israel injures 11 as Iran’s leader promises a punishing response

Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM (AP) — An attack on a central Israeli town early Saturday injured 11 people as Iran’s supreme leader vowed a punishing response to Israel’s attack last week. The predawn strike on Tira, which followed air raid sirens across central Israel, was one of several barrages fired from …

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oworld News Hezbollah chief says group will hold out in its war with Israel for ‘suitable’ cease-fire terms

Muhamad Yehia & sahar ragab BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah’s newly named leader Naim Kassem said in his first public comments aired Wednesday that the militant group will keep fighting in its ongoing war with Israel until it is offered cease-fire terms it deems acceptable. “If the Israelis decide to stop …

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In Beirut, a photographer’s frozen moments slow down time and allow the contemplation of destruction

Muhamad Yehia We watch video after video, consuming the world on our handheld devices in bites of two minutes, one minute, 30 seconds, 15. We turn to moving pictures  “film” because it comes the closest to approximating the world that we see and experience. This is, after all, 2024, and …

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Muhamad Yehia Hezbollah has both political and military wings both of which are designated by several countries as terror organisations. It emerged several decades ago in Lebanon. Since Israel launched its war in Gaza in the wake of the Hamas attacks of October 7th, it has intensified its military activities …

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EU see UNIFIL mission as essential 

MADRID, Oct 16 (Reuters) – The EU countries contributing to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, dubbed as UNIFIL, say it is “essential and fundamental” and only the UN can decide whether to end it, Spanish Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Wednesday after a video call with 15 …

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