The Israeli military and Hezbollah exchanged strikes on Friday with the situation escalating when Hezbollah targeted the northern Israeli town of Safed launching “rocket salvos” to retaliate against Israeli airstrikes that had earlier devastated its stronghold in southern Beirut, as per AFP news agency.A Hezbollah rocket hit a house and a car in Safed, Israel,…
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah The Israeli military launched a massive airstrike on Hezbollah’s headquarters in southern Beirut, targeting the militant group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, on Friday. The strike was described as the heaviest bombardment in nearly a year of conflict which levelled multiple buildings in the Dahiyeh suburb, according to the Guardian.The Israeli Defence Forces…
The Israel Defense Forces chief on Sunday vowed to continue striking Hezbollah until it ‘understood’ that there was no stopping displaced Israelis from returning to their homes in the north, Times of Israel reported.“We will safely return the residents to their homes, and if Hezbollah has not understood this yet, it will get another blow…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Sunday declared plans to intensify their cross-border attacks, raising concerns about a potential escalation into a larger conflict, the New York Times reported.Qassem indicated that the attacks marked the start of a new phase of warfare. “What happened last night is just the…
The pager explosions are just the latest in a series of crises that have plagued Lebanon for decades. The rocket attacks were in response to a vow by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah to retaliate against Israel for a previous mass bombing attack.The Israeli military confirmed carrying out a “targeted strike” in Beirut but did not…
Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir drew criticism from various quarters after he, along with hundreds of Israelies, entered Jerusalem‘s Al-Aqsa mosque compound and performed prayers — this comes as the Middle East remains on edge amid fear of anticipated large-scale Iran and Lebanon attacks in the wake of Hamas chief’s assassination.Ben Gvir and some 2,250…
NEW DELHI: Iran‘s Ambassador to India Iraj Elahi urged India, being a “big power” and “important country”, to take a more active role in resolving the West Asia crisisElahi highlighted India’s influence due to its strong relations with both Israel and Palestine. He emphasized that India being could leverage its relationships to stop the ongoing…
A funeral ceremony was held in Tehran on Thursday for Ismail Haniyeh, the political chief of Hamas, who was killed in a strike that Iran has blamed on Israel. The ceremony was marked by calls for revenge against those responsible for his death.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, led the prayers for Haniyeh before his…
In the cult classic Taken, that some joke put Liam Neeson’s kids through college after he spent a lifetime of doing classics like Schindler’s List, Neeson’s Brian Mills assures his daughter kidnappers: “If you let my daughter go now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you. I will not pursue…
NEW DELHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday delivered a fierce defence of Israel‘s ongoing war in Gaza during a speech to Congress. His remarks sparked boycotts by top Democratic lawmakers and drew thousands of protesters to the Capitol, criticising the conflict and its resulting humanitarian crisis. Commitment to ‘Total victory’ Nine months into…
