The protracted shadow war between Israel and Iran has spilled beyond the borders of Syria following a series of attacks in Iraq and Lebanon blamed on Israel, and threats of Hezbollah retaliation that in Israel and Lebanon say has prompted the Israel Defense Force (IDF) to station dummy soldiers ...
Lebanese movement Hezbollah has close ties to Iran (AFP Photo/-)/ Jerusalem (AFP) - The Israeli army on Thursday accused Iran of collaborating with Lebanon's Hezbollah to assemble precision-guided missiles that could cause "massive" human casualties in Israel. Tehran and the Shiite movement plan ...
Lebanese soldiers with U.N officials patrol in the southern Lebanese village of Aitaroun along the Israel-Lebanon border, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. Israeli forces along the border with Lebanon are on high alert, raising fears of a repeat of the 2006 war. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)/ JERUSALEM ...
A Lebanese family drives on a road in the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila along the border with Israel on Thursday. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP/Getty Images)/ Israel unveiled new details Thursday about Iran’s shadow operation in Lebanon, days after a string of blamed on Israel against ...
A general view picture shows the Lebanese village of Adaisseh on the left-hand-side of the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from Kibbutz Misgav Am in northern Israel/ JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel accused Iran on Thursday of stepping up efforts to provide the Hezbollah militia with precision-guided ...
JERUSALEM — Israel has carried out a series of attacks across the Middle East in recent weeks to prevent Iran from equipping its Arab allies with precision-guided missiles, drones and other sophisticated weapons that could challenge Israel’s defenses. The attacks represent a new escalation in ...
Despite Lebanese army fire, Hezbollah 'main enemy' (Adds details) JERUSALEM, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Israel accused Iran on Thursday of stepping up efforts to provide the Hezbollah militia with precision-guided missile production facilities, a warning to Beirut that Israeli counter-strikes could ...
Continuing his weekly series about the complexities of the Middle East, Ahmed Aboudouh looks at tensions between Israel and Iran The shadow war between Israel and Iran has stepped up in recent weeks, with Israel allegedly undertaking strikes on a number of Tehran's allies in the Middle East. The ...
A senior Hamas figure has told the BBC that the group is likely to reject Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza, saying it "serves Israel's interests" and "ignores those of the Palestinian people". The figure said that Hamas is unlikely to agree to disarming and handing over their weapons - a key ...
He promised total victory for Israel, but standing next to Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, it was Benjamin Netanyahu who looked defeated. Israel's prime minister was saying all the right things about the peace deal he had just agreed to, but he seemed deflated, his voice hoarse and ...
Trump and Netanyahu outline peace plan to end war in Gaza/ European and Middle Eastern leaders have welcomed a US peace plan for Gaza, as President Donald Trump warned Hamas to accept it. The plan, agreed by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, proposes an immediate end to ...
It will be Netanyahu's fourth visit to the White House since Trump returned to office in January (file photo)/ US President Donald Trump will push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the framework of a new peace plan to end the Israel-Gaza war during White House discussions on ...
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, alongside her French and German counterparts, urged Iran against "escalatory action"/ Sweeping UN economic and military sanctions have been reimposed on Iran - 10 years after they were lifted in a landmark international deal over its nuclear programme. The new ...
Residents of Gaza City are still evacuating as the fighting intensifies/ More than 35 people have been killed in Israeli strikes and gunfire since the early hours of Saturday morning, hospital sources in Gaza say. A strike on a house in central Gaza left at least 11 people dead - more that half ...
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian spoke at the UN General Assembly/ The United Nations' sweeping economic and military sanctions look set to be reimposed on Iran a decade after they were lifted in a landmark international deal over its nuclear programme. last month, accusing Iran of failing to ...
British soldiers escort a group of Arab prisoners from Jerusalem after a revolt against the British Mandate in Palestine. Photo: 26 October 1938/ Palestinians pursuing an apology from the UK over colonial-era war crimes allegations have urged the government to respond in light of its recognition ...
Dozens walk out as Netanyahu begins speech at UN/ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attacked the recognition of a Palestinian State by multiple Western countries during a combative speech at the UN General Assembly. Netanyahu labelled the recognition moves a "mark of shame" that sent ...
Former UK Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair has been involved in discussions about leading a post-war transitional authority in Gaza, the BBC understands. The proposal, which is said to have backing from the White House, would see Blair lead a governing authority supported by the UN and Gulf nations ...