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On Saturday, Israel launched artillery fire at the outskirts of several southern Lebanese border towns, including Naqoura, Kfarshouba, al-Wazzani, Blida, Mhaybib, al-Dhayra, Alma al-Shaab, and Tayr Harfa. This action followed reports of Hezbollah’s assaults on Israel’s Misgav Am and a surveillance installation near al-Wazzani. The Israeli military confirmed that it responded overnight to unidentified launches from Lebanon directed at Israeli …

In the coastal town of Nahariya, Daniel Bussidan, a 26-year-old pastry shop worker, is still reeling from a recent tragedy. His friend’s father was fatally struck by a rocket while working on his farm, an event that has left the town, located closest to Lebanon, in a state of heightened alert. Bussidan, speaking on Nahariya’s eucalyptus-fringed main thoroughfare, expressed his …

Israeli aircraft intensified their assaults across the Gaza Strip into Saturday, hitting even the small areas in the territory’s south where Palestinians had been advised to evacuate. This action occurred a day after the United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, despite widespread support from other council members and numerous …

In a recent development, an Israeli drone strike in southern Syria led to the deaths of three Hezbollah members and one Syrian national, as reported by a war monitoring group. Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, informed AFP that the incident occurred in Madinat al-Baath town, located in the Quneitra province near the Israeli-controlled …

Iran issued a stark warning on Saturday about the potential for an ‘uncontrollable explosion’ in Middle East tensions following the United States’ veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing Gaza conflict. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s senior diplomat, also urged for the quick opening of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt to …

Today, Friday, a combined team from the French defense and foreign ministries is scheduled to arrive in Beirut after their visit to Israel, as reported by the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper. During their time in Israel, the delegation learned that Israel is open to a diplomatic resolution for the ongoing border conflicts with Hezbollah, which started on October 8. These clashes …

During the ongoing war in Gaza, which has entered its third month, Palestinians in desperate need of safety are increasingly converging in limited areas of the Gaza Strip. The United Nations has raised alarms about the dire humanitarian situation, stating that their aid operations are severely compromised as no area in Gaza remains safe. Israel’s intense military operations in Gaza …

Three officials from Tel Aviv, speaking anonymously to POLITICO, a U.S. news outlet, have revealed that President Joe Biden’s administration has set a year-end deadline for Israel to conclude its military operations against Hamas. This timeline was emphasized by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his recent visit to Israel. However, Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer clarified in …