Lebanon
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Hezbollah confirms top commander Fouad Shukur was killed in Israeli strike in Beirut
World | Jul 31, 2024, 11:52 PM ISTLebanon's Hezbollah confirmed on Wednesday that senior commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli strike on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital, making him the most senior figure from the group to be killed in nearly 10 months of conflict with Israel.
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School teacher, who survived Israeli assassination attempt, likely to be new Hamas leader: Report
World | Jul 31, 2024, 09:51 PM ISTHamas sources said Meshaal is expected to be chosen as the paramount leader of the group to replace Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, with Tehran and Hamas vowing retribution against Israel.
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Body of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr found in Beirut rubble: Report
World | Aug 01, 2024, 12:04 AM ISTLate on Tuesday, Israel's military reported the killing of Shukr, identified as Hezbollah's highest-ranking commander, attributing responsibility to him for a weekend attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that resulted in the deaths of twelve youths.
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Israel vs Lebanon: A timeline of the decades-long conflict between two countries | EXPLAINED
Explainers | Jul 31, 2024, 02:37 PM ISTIsrael's Tuesday strike on Beirut, Lebanon targeting a senior Hezbollah commander in retaliation for Saturday's Golan Heights attack shone the light on the decades-long conflict between the two nations. Israel blamed Hezbollah's Fuad Shukr for the Golan Heights attack that killed 12 children.
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Israel's two major enemies 'eliminated' within hours: How the attacks unfolded?
World | Jul 31, 2024, 02:05 PM ISTIsmail Haniyeh, the chief of Hamas' political bureau, has long been a target for Israel's military and intelligence services. His assassination followed an Israeli strike in Beirut to kill Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in retaliation for a rocket attack in Golan Heights that killed 12 youths.
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Israel claims to kill senior Hezbollah commander in rare Beirut strike, 3 civilians also dead
World | Jul 31, 2024, 06:47 AM ISTIsrael carried out the strike in Beirut against Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander allegedly responsible for the Golan Heights attack on Saturday that killed 12. Israel blames the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, which has denied any role in the attack, amid boiling regional tensions.
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VIDEO: First visuals of aftermath of Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs
World | Jul 30, 2024, 11:59 PM ISTThe Israeli military said Tuesday it struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut, targeting the militant commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 children and teens.
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Israel strikes Beirut targeting Hezbollah commander in 'revenge' of Golan Heights attack
World | Jul 31, 2024, 12:00 AM ISTThe strike comes days after a rocket strike from Lebanon killed the 12 youths. Israel blames the Hezbollah militant group, which has denied any role in the attack.
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India issues travel advisory for Lebanon amid spiralling situation, issues emergency contact number
World | Jul 29, 2024, 02:19 PM ISTIn the latest travel advisory, MEA said: "In view of the recent developments in the region, all Indian nationals in Lebanon and those planning to travel to Lebanon are advised to exercise caution."
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Lebanon's only airport in Beirut cancels hundreds of flights after Israel kills 2 in revenge attack
World | Jul 29, 2024, 04:42 PM ISTFlights at Beirut Airport have been cancelled or delayed due to disruptions in the schedule of Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA). The airline has cited insurance risks as the reason for these disruptions amid escalating tensions between Israel and the armed political group Hezbollah.
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After Gaza, is Israel staring at war on northern border with Hezbollah? EXPLAINED
World | Jul 29, 2024, 07:36 AM IST12 children were killed in a rocket attack on a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Saturday. Israel blamed Hezbollah for the attack and PM Netanyahu gave a stern warning to Hezbollah while also cutting short his US visit.
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'We want to live, we don't want to die': Majdal Shams resident mourns children killed in playground
World | Jul 28, 2024, 06:59 PM ISTA rocket slammed into a soccer pitch where dozens of children and teens were playing in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, which is located about 12 kilometres south of Lebanon and next to the Syrian border. The attack resulted in the killing of at least 12 children.
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Golan Heights: 12 children killed in football stadium, are now wrapped in white clothes for funerals
World | Jul 28, 2024, 06:22 PM ISTOn Saturday just before sunset, a rocket slammed into a soccer pitch where dozens of children and teens were playing in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, which is located about 12 kilometres south of Lebanon and next to the Syrian border.
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Hezbollah's biggest airstrike on Israel, fires over 200 rockets in revenge for its senior commander
World | Jul 04, 2024, 04:06 PM ISTThe Israeli military reported that "multiple projectiles and suspicious aerial objects" had crossed into its territory from Lebanon, with many intercepted. No casualties were reported immediately.
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Israel kills another top Hezbollah commander as tensions between two sides continue to boil
World | Jul 03, 2024, 10:30 PM ISTNasser is the highest-ranking official from the Iran-backed group to be killed since Taleb Sami Abdullah, who died in an airstrike on June 11. In a speech commemorating Abdullah, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah emphasised his pivotal role on the front lines.
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Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah against Israel as another regional war looms
World | Jun 23, 2024, 06:24 PM ISTProspects of another simmering regional conflict grew as Hezbollah fired hundreds of rockets toward Israel in retaliation for the death of a senior commander killed in an Israeli airstrike. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said the group already has 100,000 fighters to fight a war.
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US embassy in Lebanon under attack, Syrian gunman wearing vest with words 'Islamic State' arrested
World | Jun 05, 2024, 02:49 PM ISTThe US Embassy said the morning attack by the embassy's entrance did not cause any casualties among their staff, and that Lebanese troops and embassy security mobilised quickly.
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Terry Anderson, US reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, dies
World | Apr 22, 2024, 12:38 PM ISTIn 1985, Anderson became one of several Westerners abducted by members of the Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah during a time of war that had plunged Lebanon into chaos.
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Four Israeli soldiers injured in blast inside Lebanese territory amid tensions with Iran
World | Apr 16, 2024, 08:22 AM ISTEarlier, in January also, the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group launched at least 62 rockets towards northern Israel in what it called an "initial response" to the targeted killing of senior Hamas leader.
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Iran and Israel have a history of enmity. What key recent events led to Iran's assault on Israel?
World | Apr 15, 2024, 10:55 AM ISTIran, which had once supported Israel after it secured independence in 1948, is now on the brink of war. However, the relations between the two nations were not the same. Here is a look at the key events leading up to Iran's assault: