The Israeli defence force said on Monday that it has “eliminated” a high-ranking Hezbollah commander, Abu Ali Rida, who was accused of orchestrating rocket and anti-tank missile attacks against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon. Rida, who commanded Hezbollah’s operations in the Baraachit area, was killed in an air strike, though the military did not disclose…
Lebanon‘s Hezbollah militant group on Tuesday announced that it has elected Sheikh Naim Qassem, a long-time leader within the Iran-backed Lebanese group, as its new head. The decision to elect Naim Qassem, previously serving as deputy leader, as the group’s head comes following secretary general Hassan Nasrallah‘s death in an Israeli attack in southern Beirut…
Israeli PM Netanyahu (File photo) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel’s military has significantly altered the situation since the Hamas attack on October 7 last year. Netanyahu, addressing troops, expressed confidence in Israel’s victory in ongoing conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon while preparing to target Iran.Netanyahu visited the Lebanon border and…
Hezbollah’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah (Pic credit: AP) Hezbollah‘s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah has been temporarily laid to rest in an undisclosed location, according to sources close to the group. The decision was made due to concerns that Israel would target a large public funeral, according to AFP sources.“Hassan Nasrallah has been temporarily buried, until…
Lebanon‘s foreign minister Abdallah Bou Habib on Thursday revealed that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to a “complete ceasefire” moments before Nasrallah was killed in an airstrike. In an interview with PBS, the foreign minister when asked if Nasrallah had agreed to a ceasefire moments before “he was…
Demonstrators, carrying black flags, gathered in Magam market and Budgam town, chanting anti-Israel and anti-US slogans. NEW DELHI: Protests erupted in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Budgam district on Wednesday following the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon, officials reported. Demonstrations took place in the Magam market area and Budgam town, as people observed the…
In an apparent bid to avenge Israeli military action against its proxies, Iran on Tuesday launched a barrage of rockets, including ballistic missiles, near Tel Aviv which comes amid Israel’s unabated aerial action against Tehan-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. Iran’s retaliatory action to avenge Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah‘s assassination was looming large, even as the US…
Israeli journalist Amit Segal raised a toast on air to celebrate the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah the video of which has gone viral. Amit asked a show producer to fetch him a bottle of arak and glasses. There were eight panelists including Amit Segal. The video shows he and his co-host on News…
NEW DELHI: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday, called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the “the biggest terrorist” of the world.In an interview with news agency PTI, Mehbooba Mufti compared Netanyahu to German dictator Adolf Hitler saying that while Hitler “built gas chambers to kill jews” the Israeli PM has turned Palestine…
US senator Mark Kelly on Sunday claimed that Israel used an American-made guided weapon, specifically a 2,000-lb (900-kg) Mark 84 series bomb, to kill Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.Kelly, who chairs the Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee, said, “We see more use of guided munitions, JDAMs, and we continue to provide those weapons,” using an abbreviation…
