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The Week That Shook Lebanon

Just over a week of escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Islamist Hezbollah in Lebanon is unparalleled in the two warring parties' prolonged history of violence. .

The Week That Shook Lebanon

Expert: Strong Hezbollah Wants to Eradicate Israel

Shia Muslim Hezbollah is strong. With Iran at its back and with armed, political, and social branches in Lebanese society, the organization is often called a "state within a state".

Expert: Strong Hezbollah Wants to Eradicate Israel

Continued attacks on Lebanon – and more to come

The artillery fire continues on both sides of the border between Israel and Lebanon. Israel's attacks on the Shia militia Hezbollah in Lebanon are reported to have claimed more than 550 lives.

Continued attacks on Lebanon – and more to come

Tens of thousands in panic-stricken flight in Lebanon

Tens of thousands of desperate people fleeing Israel's attack filled the Lebanese roads on Monday. First, we fled to my brother's, and then again, when they bombed three places near his house, says a refugee to AP.

Tens of thousands in panic-stricken flight in Lebanon

USA advises against invasion of Lebanon

The USA is reported to be advising Israel against launching a ground offensive in Lebanon. It already looks like a war, says the EU's Foreign Minister as the international community gathers for a top-level meeting at the UN headquarters in New York.

USA advises against invasion of Lebanon

Eight days that shook Lebanon

A week of escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Islamist Hezbollah in Lebanon has no comparison in the two warring parties' prolonged history of violence. .

Eight days that shook Lebanon

Middle East expert Aron Lund: Crossroads for Shaken Hizbollah

Israel's intensive attack on Lebanon implies a new phase that Hezbollah was not prepared for. Hezbollah is now facing a strategic crossroads, says Middle East expert Aron Lund, who assesses that Iran still wants to avoid a large-scale war.

Middle East expert Aron Lund: Crossroads for Shaken Hizbollah

Netanyahu: We're not waiting for threats

In less than a day, Israel has struck over 1,300 targets in Lebanon. For those who still haven't understood, I want to clarify Israel's policy.

Netanyahu: We're not waiting for threats

Chip giants TSMC and Samsung consider factories in the Middle East

Two of the world's largest chip manufacturers – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) and South Korean Samsung Electronics – have initiated talks about possible giant investments in semiconductor factories in the United Arab Emirates, reports The Wall Street Journal. TSMC representatives have been in the United Arab Emirates and discussed the possibility of building a factory in the country, similar in size to the company's largest facilities in Taiwan, according to the newspaper's sources.

Chip giants TSMC and Samsung consider factories in the Middle East

Near 500 killed in attacks in Lebanon

Israel is attacking on a broad front in Lebanon. Nearly 500 people have been killed and more than 1,600 injured, reports the Health Department in Beirut.

Near 500 killed in attacks in Lebanon

Multiple killed in attack on school building in Gaza

Seven people have been killed in an Israeli air strike against a school building in Gaza City, writes The Guardian, citing health authorities in Hamas-ruled Gaza. .

Multiple killed in attack on school building in Gaza

UN Chief: Fearful of "a new Gaza" in Lebanon

The world looks on with horror at the escalation of large-scale attacks between Israel and Hezbollah. What worries me is the risk that Lebanon will be transformed into a new Gaza, says UN chief António Guterres at the General Assembly meeting in New York.

UN Chief: Fearful of "a new Gaza" in Lebanon

Attacked in ways they "could not imagine"

Israel has dealt a series of blows to Hezbollah in Lebanon that the extremist group "could never have imagined". This says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after last week's violent incidents.

Attacked in ways they "could not imagine"

Closed schools after Hezbollah attack on Haifa

The Iran-backed Hezbollah militia has fired large quantities of rockets from Lebanon towards, among other things, a military base in Haifa, in northern Israel. Israel is also shelling targets in Lebanon, and has ordered that all schools in the north be closed until Monday.

Closed schools after Hezbollah attack on Haifa

Israel closes Al Jazeera on the West Bank

Israeli military has entered the Qatari TV channel Al Jazeera's headquarters in Palestinian Ramallah and ordered the channel to close for 45 days. "A violation of press freedom", the channel believes.

Israel closes Al Jazeera on the West Bank

USA urges citizens to leave Lebanon

The USA is urging its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country. "Considering that it is impossible to predict how the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel will develop, and the explosions that have occurred in various places in Lebanon, also in Beirut, the embassy is urging American citizens to leave the country while there are still commercial alternatives available", states the American Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

USA urges citizens to leave Lebanon

Many children among the dead in bombing in Gaza City

Most of the dead are children in a new Israeli attack on a former school in Gaza, according to Hamas-affiliated authorities. .

Many children among the dead in bombing in Gaza City

UN: Personal seeker attack was a crime

Using ordinary communication devices as weapons, as in the personal radio- and walkie-talkie attacks in Lebanon, is a violation of human rights. .

UN: Personal seeker attack was a crime

Three children among rising death toll in Beirut

More fatalities have been confirmed after Israel's attack on southern Beirut on Friday. Among the 37 dead are 15 high-ranking Hezbollah members - but also several children.

Three children among rising death toll in Beirut

Gaza: Several killed in attacks on residential areas

Israel has carried out more deadly attacks on the Gaza Strip. In two cases, they were directed at residential buildings, according to information from the Palestinian civil defense in the Hamas-controlled area.

Gaza: Several killed in attacks on residential areas

Israel wants to quash ICC order against Netanyahu

Israel is appealing the request from the ICC's chief prosecutor for an arrest warrant against the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The announcement from ICC prosecutor Karim Khan that he wants Netanyahu, Israel's Defense Minister, and three high-ranking leaders within the terrorist-stamped Hamas to be arrested came in May, among other things, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel wants to quash ICC order against Netanyahu

Ceasefire a long way off according to US sources

American top officials believe that an agreement on a ceasefire between Israel and terrorist-stamped Hamas is unlikely before President Joe Biden's term expires in January, reports the Wall Street Journal. .

Ceasefire a long way off according to US sources

Israeli soldiers pushed bodies off a rooftop

A journalist from the news agency saw three soldiers pushing the bodies that fell out of sight. The Israeli military (IDF) states that the incident is being investigated.

Israeli soldiers pushed bodies off a rooftop

Unique scope of the persons seeker attack

Long-term planning and large resources are likely behind the operation in Lebanon where thousands of seekers suddenly exploded. We are many who are stunned, says intelligence expert Tony Ingesson.

Unique scope of the persons seeker attack