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Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday resulted in the deaths of three fighters aligned with pro-Iran groups as they targeted Hezbollah-affiliated sites near Damascus, according to a report from a war monitoring organization. These strikes are part of a series of Israeli actions in Syria over the past month, driven by escalating regional tensions following the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip. …

Hezbollah fired anti-tank missiles at the Margaliot and Ramim Israeli military posts near the Lebanon-Israel border on Thursday. Simultaneously, the Israeli army shelled southern border areas. An Israeli drone also came under fire over the occupied Shebaa Farms. Earlier, an Israeli drone had fired a missile on the outskirts of the Lebanese border town of Mhaibib, while Israeli artillery shelling …

On Wednesday, Israeli artillery launched shelling attacks on several locations, including Ramia, Beit Leef, and the border towns of al-Labbouneh, al-Naqoura, Rmeish, Aita al-Shaab, Halta, and al-Mari. This action was in response to three rockets that had landed in Zarit and Shtula in the Israeli upper western Galilee. Additionally, Israel targeted the outskirts of Mays al-Jabal, Blida, Houla, Mhaibib, and …

On Tuesday, a Lebanese family was mourned by their community as they were interred in their ancestral village in southern Lebanon. The grandmother and her three young granddaughters perished two days prior when an Israeli drone struck the vehicle they were in near the Lebanon-Israel boundary. A solemn procession took place in Ainata, where the villagers, in a display of …

In recent hours, Western and non-Arab countries have stepped up their diplomatic efforts with Lebanese authorities to help de-escalate the rising tensions along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel, aiming to prevent a larger clash, according to media outlets. These diplomatic exchanges have underscored a collective wish to maintain peace and stability in Lebanon, particularly along the southern border. Additionally, there’s …

On Wednesday, the G7 foreign ministers issued a collective appeal to Iran, urging the country to halt its backing of Hamas and Hezbollah. They called on Iran to leverage its influence to mitigate the ongoing tensions in the region. In their consensus statement following discussions in Japan, the ministers—including U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts from Britain, …

During a productive discussion on Tuesday with Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein received positive feedback, according to parliamentary insiders. These sources, speaking to Asharq al-Awsat and quoted on Wednesday, highlighted the active role the U.S. is playing to avert further escalation in the region. Lebanese authorities indicate that while the situation on their end is under …

LONDON: A Brazilian who won Olympic bronze in judo accidentally broke his medal when he took it to the shower with him. Now his fight is to have it replaced by the International Olympic Committee. Felipe Kitadai said he was carrying the medal everywhere he went and decided to take it to the shower as well as a joke, but …