News

In the central Israeli city of Tira, at least 11 people were injured overnight on Saturday after three projectiles from Lebanon landed in the area, local officials reported. Geolocated dashcam footage from CNN captured an explosion close to a row of shops in Tira, an Arab-majority city located around 24 kilometers northeast of Tel Aviv. According to Israeli police, three …

Fifteen leaders of United Nations agencies issued a stark warning on Friday, describing the conditions in northern Gaza as “apocalyptic.” This letter, signed by leaders from agencies including OCHA (the UN’s humanitarian affairs office), UNHCR (the UN’s refugee agency), and the World Health Organization (WHO), expressed grave concern for the Palestinian population in North Gaza, who face imminent threats from …

Iran is likely to extend the range of its missiles if it perceives an existential threat, according to Kamal Kharrazi, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, as reported by Press TV. Kharrazi stated that Iran has previously acknowledged Western sensitivities, particularly those of European countries. However, he indicated that if Iran’s territorial integrity is not respected, they would …

In the central Israeli city of Tira, at least 19 people were injured after three projectiles from Lebanon landed overnight into Saturday, local officials reported, increasing the injury count from the previous report of 11. Dashcam footage verified by CNN shows an explosion occurring near a row of shops in Tira, an Arab-majority city located around 24 kilometers northeast of …

Since Israel intensified its offensive against Hezbollah in mid-September, at least 2,267 people have been killed and 11,022 injured in Lebanon, based on reports from the Lebanese health ministry compiled by CNN. The ministry’s latest update, released Friday, reported 52 fatalities and 72 injuries in Lebanon’s Baalbek-Hermel region, with residents affected across 14 villages in southern and eastern Lebanon. Israel’s …

The World Health Organization expressed grave concern on Friday over Israeli attacks impacting healthcare workers and medical facilities in Lebanon amid its ongoing conflict with Hezbollah. WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris highlighted the alarming toll on healthcare staff and facilities, noting 102 deaths and 83 injuries resulting from these attacks. While the WHO tracks incidents targeting healthcare, it refrains from assigning …

Ali Mourad, a law professor, learned through a video that his family’s home in southern Lebanon had been destroyed by Israeli forces. The footage, sent to him by a friend, showed a series of explosions leveling buildings on a hillside, including Mourad’s home in the village of Aitroun, just under a kilometer from the border. Mourad’s father, an 83-year-old pediatrician, …

Cattle farmer Khairallah Yaacoub, like a few other residents of war-ravaged southern Lebanon, initially refused to abandon his border village of Houla despite a year of skirmishes between Hezbollah and Israel. When full-scale conflict broke out, Yaacoub and four others found themselves stranded in the wrecked village. Despite the relentless Israeli attacks, Yaacoub tried to stay, but he eventually had …