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An Israeli minister has accused has called United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers in southern Lebanon a “useless” force that failed to protect Israelis from Hezbollah attacks. “The State of Israel will do everything to ensure the safety of its citizens, and if the UN cannot help, at least it should not interfere,…
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The past week has seen mounting pressure grow between Israel and the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Israel’s military is currently on the ground in southern Lebanon in what it has described as “limited, localised and targeted” raids against Iran-backed Hezbollah. Fighting in the area has led to clashes with UNIFIL, who since 1978 have…
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The four Israeli soldiers killed in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in northern Israel have been named. Sergeant Omri Tamari, Sergeant Yosef Hieb, Sergeant Yoav Agmon and Sergeant Alon Amitay, all 19, died in the attack. Seven others were severely wounded in the strike, the Israeli military said. Israel’s national rescue service…
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US defence secretary Lloyd Austin has told his Israeli counterpart that Israel should be taking all necessary measures to ensure the safety and security of UN peacekeepers in Lebanon and the Lebanese Armed Forces. In the call with Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, Mr Austin also said Israel should pivot away from military operations in…
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Israel must do more to facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza, says Kamala Harris. Citing a UN report that says no food has entered northern Gaza in two weeks, the vice president said Israel must “urgently” do more to address the situation. “Civilians must be protected and must have access to food, water,…
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Donald Trump says Joe Biden’s lack of conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu is “pathetic” and that Israel’s prime minister is not listening to him. Mr Biden spoke with Mr Netanyahu last week in what was the first known conversation between the two leaders since August. Mr Trump, the Republican presidential candidate for the upcoming US election,…
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Many European leaders on Monday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip while repeating their support for the two-state solution. Since Israel launched a large-scale offensive in Gaza to retaliate against a surprise attack by Hamas on the southern Israeli border on Oct. 7 last year, 41,909 Palestinians have been killed, and 97,303…
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday condemned the massacre of innocent people by Hamas and mourned the loss of civilian lives in Gaza in a call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog as the world marks the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. Expressing his “deepest condolences” to the 1,200 innocent people killed…
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The Biden administration has been pushing Israel for a cease-fire, but that would be “suicide,” Newsmax foreign affairs analyst Walid Phares said Sunday. “So now, the Israelis are showing their technology, are messaging the Islamic regime in Iran that if you continue with what you’re doing, your own fate as a regime will be questioned at the…
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The United States has spent a record of at least $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since the war in Gaza began and led to escalating conflict around the Middle East, according to a report for Brown University’s Costs of War project, released on the anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel. An additional $4.86…
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Israel says it aims to drive Hezbollah away from the border so the thousands of Israelis displaced by months of almost daily cross-border fire can return to their homes. Powerful new explosions have rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight into Sunday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, also striking a Palestinian refugee camp in the…
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Israel’s defence minister Yoav Gallant has commented on the strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen today, calling them “very impressive”. “Those who try to attack us or harm the citizens of Israel will pay a very heavy price,” he said. Four people have been killed in the attacks, which the Houthi media office said hit…
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Mourners have gathered in Baghdad, Iraq, to hold a symbolic funeral for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. The militant group chief was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon earlier this week. People carried flags and signs as they marked Nasrallah’s death, and a mock coffin was paraded through the crowd. Four killed in Israeli strikes…
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More than two days after the huge Israeli airstrike that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, smoke is still rising from the scene. People are flocking to the site this weekend – some to pay their respects and pray, others to see what is left of their homes. The Friday night strike had levelled multiple high-rise…
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The UK defence secretary has urged Britons again to leave Lebanon. Leaving the Cabinet Office a short while ago after chairing an emergency COBRA meeting about the Middle East crisis, John Healey said: “Our concern is always for the safety of British nationals. “And our advice to them is to leave Lebanon now, that hasn’t…
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Joe Biden has made his final address to the UN General Assembly as president of the United States. The global media expected him to use his wide-ranging address to speak to the need to end the conflict in the Middle East. World at another ‘inflection point’, Biden says Joe Biden says many people will “see…
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