Posts Tagged: Israel Lebanon
Blinken Arrives in Egypt as US Pushes for Gaza Ceasefire
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Egypt on Monday at a critical time as Washington seeks to increase pressure on Hamas and Israel to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and ensure...
Israel Is Burning: The War in the North Could Make Gaza Look Small in Comparison
Large swaths of northern Israel, already rendered uninhabitable by months of Hezbollah rocket fire, are now ablaze. Nearly 100,000 Israelis who were forced from their...
Gunman Fires Shots at US Embassy in Lebanon, Army Says
A gunman fired shots at the US embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday and was wounded in an exchange of fire with troops, the Lebanese army...
Hezbollah Tells Iran It Would Fight Alone in War With Israel
With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza, the head of Iran's Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel next...
India Advises Nationals in Israel to Leave Border Areas After Citizen Killed in Hezbollah Strike
India's embassy in Israel on Tuesday issued an advisory telling its nationals working in the Jewish state to move away from border areas to safer...
Violence Escalates Between Israel, Lebanon’s Hezbollah
Violence escalated at Lebanon's border with Israel on Sunday as the terrorist group Hezbollah launched explosive drones and powerful missiles at Israeli positions and Israeli...
‘Axis of Resistance’ Leaders Backed by Iran Meet to Foment West Bank Terrorism
Leaders from the so-called "axis of resistance" — an Iran-led, anti-Western network of countries and non-state actors that span the Middle East — met in...
‘Hezbollah Has Been Making a Mockery of Security Council Resolutions’: UN Renews Lebanon Peacekeeping Mandate
The UN Security Council on Thursday voted to renew the peacekeeping force in south Lebanon amid tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border that Israel’s UN ambassador...
Israel’s National Security Adviser Praises Iran Protests
i24 News - Israel's National Security Adviser Eyal Hulata on Sunday addressed the ongoing protests in Iran during a security conference in Bahrain's capital Manama. Speaking...
Israel Can No Longer Ignore Hezbollah’s Force Build-Up
Recent threats by Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah to attack Israel’s Karish offshore gas platform in the Mediterranean -- if Israel starts extracting gas before reaching...
Lebanon Optimistic on Reaching Maritime Border Deal With Israel
Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said on Friday there is more optimism than ever on reaching a deal to delineate the country's maritime border...
US Welcomes Lebanon, Israel Maritime Boundary Efforts
The United States on Friday applauded efforts by Lebanon and Israel seeking to reach a decision on maritime boundaries and said it remains committed to...
A New Lucrative Gas Field Is Straining Relations Between Israel and Lebanon
The recent arrival of a gas rig off the coast of Israel has invited renewed media attention to the simmering tensions between Israel and Lebanon...
Israeli Ministers Say Prepared to Defend Offshore Gas Rig, Urge Lebanon to Advance Talks
Israeli officials on Wednesday said they were committed to protecting the country's offshore gas assets, and urged Lebanon to advance talks to settle a long-running...