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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 …

Roseline Atieno, better known as Rosie from Siaya County, has recently been in the limelight following her touching farewell with her Lebanese employer and their children, a moment that went viral online. After returning to Kenya for the Christmas holidays, Rosie opened up about her time in Lebanon, where she moved in October 2021 seeking better opportunities amidst a challenging …

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 …

The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has given the green light for Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, under specific conditions. This decision was made in a meeting held on Friday, December 8. Athletes from these countries will be allowed to compete, but only under a neutral flag and on the …

Lou Vincent, a former New Zealand cricketer, is now eligible to play domestic cricket and at lower levels after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) amended the lifetime ban initially imposed on him for corruption in 2014. The ECB’s Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) announced this revision on Friday, stating that the decision came after thorough consideration of Vincent’s situation …