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…
Workers searched for survivors following an Israeli airstrike that killed at least 37 people in a suburb of the Lebanese capital, making it the deadliest attack in nearly a year of conflict between Israel and the powerful Iran-backed militant group.Israel’s military confirmed that the strike targeted an underground gathering of Hezbollah commanders, including Aqil and…
An initial investigation by Lebanese authorities has revealed that hand-held devices – pagers and walkie-talkies – that exploded earlier this week were booby-trapped before entering the country, Lebanon‘s mission to the United Nations reported on Thursday. The devices, which included pagers and walkie-talkies, were rigged to detonate via emails and targeted users linked to Hezbollah,…
In a major attack that claimed the lives of at least nine people, including an eight-year-old girl, and injured nearly 3,000 others, explosive pagers detonated simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday.The coordinated blasts were the result of a sophisticated, months-long operation by Israel targeting members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.According to intelligence officers quoted by…
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday said that the recent attack on the group’s communication devices, which claimed over 30 lives and injured thousands, was a “severe blow” that overstepped a “red line” and could be seen as “declaration or war”.Nasrallah, in a video message from an undisclosed location, said that the group is investigating…
Japan’s Icom Inc, whose brand appears on walkie-talkies that exploded in Lebanon, said it discontinued production a decade ago of the model photographed in the attacks and is still investigating the situation.Icom exported its IC-V82 two-way radio to regions including the Middle East until October 2014, when it stopped making the devices, the Osaka-based company…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday abstained in the UN General Assembly on a resolution demanding that Israel end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within 12 months, “without delay”.The 193-member General Assembly adopted the resolution with overwhelming support, as 124 nations voted in favour, 14 against and 43, including India, abstained.The vote came…
Nearly three grams of explosive were found in over 5000 pagers planted by Mossad that went ‘undetected’ by Hezbollah for months leading to simultaneous explosions across Lebanon leaving over 11 dead and more 3000 injured. Being the “biggest security breach” that Hezbollah has had in decades, the Iran-backed group vowed to retaliate against Israel. “We…
Thousands of modified pagers turned into instruments of destruction in a deadly attack against Hezbollah on Tuesday. Israeli operatives had embedded explosives in these pagers, which were originally intended for Hezbollah’s communication network. When the devices received a seemingly routine message, they detonated, causing the deaths of at least nine people and injuring over 2,800…
NEW DELHI: Israel‘s ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Tuesday hit out at Iran‘s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for his remarks on Muslims in India. “You are a killer and oppressor of your own people. Muslims in Israel, India and all democracies enjoy freedom, which is denied in Iran. I wish the people of Iran…
