Overall, the front lines of Syria’s civil war have been stagnant since 2020, although there have been fierce episodic clashes. For the past four years, Assad has controlled much of the country and its largest cities; a Turkey-tolerated, HTS-led alliance of mostly Islamist rebels have remained squeezed in an enclave in Idlib and parts of…
Hezbollah’s new leader on Wednesday said the beleaguered Lebanese movement could agree to a ceasefire under certain terms, as Israeli forces expand their bombardment of the group’s bastions. Naim Qassem’s statement came as Israel’s security cabinet met to discuss a possible truce, but also as Israel attacked the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek and said…
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday said that Hezbollah’s new chief, Naim Qassem, was a “temporary appointment” and that he won’t last “long”. His reaction came hours after the Iran-backed group announced that it had chosen deputy head Naim Qassem to succeed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon’s Beirut…
Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanon’s health ministry said at least eight people were killed and 25 others wounded Sunday in an Israeli strike near the southern city of Sidon, where an AFP correspondent said a building was targeted. The strike hit a densely-populated area in a Sidon suburb that saw an influx of families displaced from areas…
Beirut: Lebanon said four people including a child were killed Monday in Israeli air strikes near the country’s biggest public hospital close to south Beirut, with state media reporting over a dozen raids. “The Israeli enemy strike near the Hariri Hospital killed, in a preliminary toll, four people, including a child, and injured 24,” the…
Israel gave the United States a document last week with its conditions for a diplomatic solution to end the war in Lebanon, Axios reported on Sunday, citing two US officials and two Israeli officials. Israel has demanded its IDF forces be allowed to engage in “active enforcement” to make sure Hezbollah doesn’t rearm and rebuild…
Oct 21, 2024 09:46 AM IST Naim Qassem fled to Iran for safety. Iranian sources say his last address was delivered from the Islamic Republic’s capital Tehran. Militant group Hezbollah’s deputy secretary general Naim Qassem has fled Lebanon for Iran amid threats of assassination from Israel after Tel Aviv eliminated its top leaders including Hassan…
The documents are attributed to the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency, the reports say. The investigation by U.S. officials will assess who had access to the documents, and whether it was an intentional leak or if they were hacked, according to the reports. One of the documents says the Israeli air force…
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he told French President Emmanuel Macron that he would not agree to a ceasefire deal that failed to stop Hezbollah rearming and regrouping. Macron has called for a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah as well as an end to arms exports used in the Gaza…
Iran’s top diplomat has made a sustained effort to contain the scale of Israel’s potential retaliation. On Sunday he met with his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, who said Baghdad was against an expansion of the Mideast war to Iran. At a joint press conference, Aragchi reiterated that Iran would continue consultations “to prevent the escalation…