Tag: Israel

Lebanon counting on US to pressure Israel, will not be intimidated by Hezbollah: PM

(Al Arabiya) Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Thursday that Beirut was convinced the US is the only party that can exert leverage over...

Israeli fire kills five in Gaza and the West Bank, medics say

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Israeli airstrikes killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, while soldiers shot and killed a 15-year-old child during an army...

Israeli strike on Lebanon’s Bekaa kills one despite truce: State media

(AFP/Al Arabiya) An Israeli strike on Lebanon’s Bekaa region killed one person and wounded two others on Wednesday, Lebanese state media reported, despite an...

Israel will face resistance if troops stay in Lebanon, speaker Berri says

(Al Arabiya) Lebanon’s parliament speaker warned on Tuesday that Israeli forces occupying parts of the country’s south would face resistance if they fail to...

Israel’s conduct in Lebanon totally unacceptable, says Belgium’s foreign minister

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) Israel’s actions in Lebanon are “totally unacceptable,” Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said on Tuesday ahead of a meeting with EU foreign...

Second round of Lebanon-Israel talks to be held this week in Washington

(Al Arabiya) A second round of direct talks between Lebanon and Israel will take place this week, US officials told Al Arabiya English on...

EU seeks policy shift from member nation opposing sanctions on violent Israeli settlers

(AFP/Al Arabiya) The EU’s top diplomat said Monday the bloc will gauge the willingness of member states to take measures against Israel, after Spain...

Israel says it thwarted Iranian plan to attack Baku-Ceyhan oil pipeline

(Reuters) Israel on Monday said it had uncovered an Iranian network that had planned to attack a pipeline carrying crude oil from Azerbaijan to...

Israeli soldier strikes Jesus Christ statue in Lebanon, prompting anger

(Al Arabiya) An image of an Israeli soldier hitting a statue of Jesus Christ in south Lebanon was widely circulated on social media, prompting...

Israeli military urges south Lebanon residents to avoid restricted areas

(Al Arabiya) Israeli military on Monday warned residents in southern Lebanon not to move south of a specified line of villages or approach areas...

Israeli military publishes map of south Lebanon territory under its control

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) The Israeli military published for the first time a map of its new deployment line inside Lebanon on Sunday, bringing dozens of...

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. (Reuters) Spain urges EU to end association agreement with Israel

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Spain will ask the European Union to end its association agreement with Israel over alleged violations of international law, Prime Minister Pedro...

Hormuz chiuso, si riparte da zero. Linee gialle in Libano

(Marzia Giglioli) Solo poche ore e tutto è cambiato per Hormuz e forse per la fragilissima tregua tra Iran e Stati Uniti. L'esercito iraniano ha...

UNICEF says Israeli fire kills two Gaza water truck drivers

(Reuters/Al Arabiya) The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said on Friday it was “outraged” after two truck drivers it contracted to deliver clean water...

Turkey says Israel using security as a pretext to acquire ‘more land’

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Turkey’s foreign minister on Saturday accused Israel of using security as a pretext to acquire “more land”. “Israel is not after its...

Lebanon president says direct talks with Israel ‘crucial’

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday that direct negotiations with Israel were crucial, a day after US President Donald Trump announced...