The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has escalated with new rounds of airstrikes by Israel in Gaza and Lebanon. Israel launched dozens of airstrikes across northeastern Lebanon on Friday, killing at least 52 people, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. Palestinians also recovered the bodies of more than two dozen people killed in an Israeli air assault in…
Seven civilians killed in rocket fire from Lebanon as Israeli forces conduct deadly air raids on Beirut. Four Thai agricultural workers have been killed in Hezbollah rocket attacks on northern Israel, as the Israeli military hit Lebanon’s capital with multiple air strikes. Posting on social media platform X on Friday, Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa said…
Bangkok: Four Thais were killed in northern Israel by rocket fire from Lebanon, Thailand’s foreign minister said Friday. Maris Sangiampongsa, in a post on social media platform X, said he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths close to the town of Metula on Thursday, adding another Thai citizen was injured. The head of the regional…
Seven people were killed in northern Israel on Thursday after strikes by Hezbollah from Lebanon that the Israeli military described as the “deadliest cross-border” airstrikes since the onset of the conflict between the two sides. A picture taken from the area of Marjeyoun in southern Lebanon shows explosions over buildings in the town of Khiam,…
Middle East Crisis: In a defiant address, Hezbollah’s newly appointed leader, Naim Qassem, declared that the militant group will persist in its conflict with Israel until it receives ceasefire terms that are deemed ‘suitable’. This announcement comes amidst intense Israeli bombardments of the ancient Lebanese city of Baalbek, where residents are reeling from forced evacuation…
Despite Hezbollah’s declarations throughout the war, the terrorist organization has agreed to drop its demands and is ready to withdraw beyond the Litani River, Lebanon’s MTV website, which is associated with Hezbollah opponents, reported Wednesday night. The report indicated that Hezbollah agreed to establish a demilitarized zone, with all its weapons to be moved…
Hezbollah’s new leader Naim Qassem said on Wednesday that the group would agree to a ceasefire with Israel under acceptable terms, but added that a viable deal has yet to be presented. Qassem, who was named Hezbollah secretary general on Tuesday, did not explicitly link a Lebanon ceasefire to an end to fighting in Gaza,…
Hezbollah’s new secretary-general is Naim Qassem, the longtime number two to the late Hassan Nasrallah who was assassinated by Israel on September 27. Hezbollah announced the appointment on Tuesday via its Telegram channel. Who is Naim Qassem? Qassem has a long history in Shia political activism and has been deputy secretary-general of Hezbollah since 1991…
Less than a month after Israel killed Hezbollah’s long-time leader Hassan Nasrallah, the Lebanese armed group has named Sheikh Naim Qassem as its new chief. The 71-year-old Shiite Muslim cleric, who has been a senior figure in the Iran-backed organisation for more than 30 years, fills what many observers have called a power vacuum. Since…
Israel’s military has again bombed residential buildings in Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, killing at least 19 Palestinians, as civilians in the besieged northern town searched for survivors in the aftermath of an earlier Israeli raid that killed nearly 100 people. The latest Israeli bombing, late on Tuesday night, hit several homes belonging to the Al Louh…