An Israeli drone strike hit a Hamas office in Beirut on Tuesday, killing at least six people, including a senior Hamas official, Lebanese media has reported. A US official told The Washington Post that Israel was responsible for the strike that killed Saleh al-Arouri,...
Israeli Town Council Head Says Israel Should Make Gaza Look Like Auschwitz
David Azoulai, the council head of the northern Israeli town of Metula, has called for Israel to make the Gaza Strip look like the infamous Nazi-operated Auschwitz concentration camp. According to The Jerusalem Post, Azoulai said Gaza should be emptied of Palestinians...
Israel Used US-Supplied White Phosphorous in Attack on Southern Lebanon
Israel used US-provided white phosphorous munitions in an attack on southern Lebanon that wounded nine civilians, The Washington Post reported on Monday. White phosphorous can be used by militaries as a smokescreen or as an incendiary chemical weapon that can burn...
Netanyahu’s National Security Advisor Says Israel Ready to Act Against Houthis
Israeli National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi said on Saturday that Israel was ready to act against the Houthis in Yemen if the US and its allies do not. "Israel is giving the world some time to organize in order to prevent this but if there isn’t to be a global...
Israeli Defense Minister Threatens Military Action to Push Hezbollah Back from Lebanon Border
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday that Hezbollah must be pushed back from the Israeli border, and if it's not achieved through diplomatic means, Israel will take military action. The comments suggest Israel is considering opening a second front in...
Israeli Strikes Kill Two Journalists in Southern Lebanon
Lebanese officials have said that two journalists were killed by Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, bringing the total number of journalists killed since October 7 to 53. The journalists worked for the Beirut-based Al Mayadeen. The media outlet said its...
Biden Adviser in Israel for Talks on Preventing Lebanon War
Amos Hochstein, a senior adviser to President Biden, is in Israel to hold talks with Israeli officials on preventing a major war with Lebanon as fighting between Israeli and Hezbollah forces across the Israel-Lebanon border continues to escalate, Axios reported on...
Report: US Concerned Israel Is Trying to Provoke Wider Lebanon War
Some members of the Biden administration are concerned that Israel is looking to provoke Hezbollah as a pretext for a wider war in Lebanon that could draw in the US, Axios reported on Sunday. Since the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, Hezbollah and Israel...
Israeli Warplanes Launch More Strikes in Syria, Lebanon
Israeli warplanes launched strikes in Syria early on Monday, targeting military positions in the southwest Daraa province. The Israeli military also reported strikes in Lebanon as the risk of Israel's Gaza war turning into a full-blown regional war continues to rise....
White House Has Discussed Military Response If Hezbollah Attacks Israel
The White House has discussed the possibility of using military force against Hezbollah if the Lebanese Shia group launches a significant attack on Israel, Axios reported on Tuesday. The report reads: "The scenario of using US military force if Hezbollah were to join...