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The displacement of hundreds of thousands of people in Lebanon due to intensified Israeli bombing has been described as “devastating” by a U.N. migration official, who also emphasized that international support is falling short of the urgent needs on the ground. After a year of intermittent cross-border fire between Israel and Hezbollah, the conflict escalated last month when Israel intensified …

Ireland’s Foreign Minister Micheal Martin on Friday condemned an Israeli military attack in southern Lebanon that left two United Nations peacekeepers injured. On Thursday, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, UNIFIL, reported that Israeli forces had fired on their headquarters in the region, wounding two of the peacekeepers. Prime Minister Simon Harris expressed his deep concern about the incident, while …

On Friday, Lebanon condemned an Israeli attack that reportedly injured United Nations peacekeepers in the country’s south, marking the second such incident in two days, according to state media. In an official statement, Lebanon’s foreign ministry denounced “the targeting by the Israeli army” of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The statement said the attack hit “watchtowers, the main …

France announced on Friday that it had summoned the Israeli ambassador in response to reports from U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon that Israeli fire had struck their headquarters, injuring two staff members. “These attacks represent significant breaches of international law and must come to an immediate halt,” stated the French foreign ministry. “Israeli authorities need to provide an explanation for their …

The U.S. special envoy to Lebanon, Amos Hochstein, expressed that the United States is working tirelessly towards achieving a ceasefire in Lebanon. Speaking to local media, Hochstein emphasized, “We want the entire conflict to come to an end,” in an interview with the Lebanese TV channel LBCI from Washington, adding, “We are working on this non-stop.” Israel has intensified its …

A Sikh charity is providing free meals to those in need as part of its efforts to combat food poverty. Soul Aid, founded by Deepak Singh in 2017, partners with Ramjinder Maan Palvinder Singh, the owner and chef of Kulcha Express in Ilford, to deliver hundreds of free meal boxes throughout Essex. Additionally, they serve meals every Friday at a …

The White House has expressed “deep concern” following a report from the United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon that Israeli forces fired on locations where peacekeepers were stationed, injuring two of them. In a statement on Thursday, a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said, “We are deeply concerned about reports that Israeli forces fired on two …

Lebanese Christian Joseph Jarjour had hoped for a peaceful retirement in his hometown of Rmeish in southern Lebanon, but instead, he now finds himself in the middle of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. “We’re trapped,” said the 68-year-old retired teacher from Rmeish, a village located just two kilometers from the Israeli border. Following nearly a year of cross-border …