Beirut, May 16 (IANS) Three paramedics were killed and another seriously wounded in an airstrike in southern Lebanon, as Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam urged stronger Arab and international backing for Lebanon’s diplomatic efforts, warning the country faces its gravest crisis since its founding. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said the strike hit a civil defence centre operated by the Islamic Health Authority in the town of Harouf and completely destroyed the facility.The ministry accused Israel …
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Jerusalem, May 14 (IANS) Israeli and Lebanese officials began a third round of peace talks in Washington on Thursday, an Israeli government official told a news agency.The talks are expected to continue on Friday, though it was unclear whether the sides were close enough to make progress, Xinhua news agency reported.The negotiations are being held at the US State Department, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Israel is represented by its ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leit…
Beirut, May 14 (IANS) At least 59 children were reportedly killed or injured in Lebanon over the past week despite a ceasefire agreement, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said, warning of deepening physical and psychological harm among young survivors. According to Lebanon’s Health Ministry, at least 23 children have been killed and 93 injured since the ceasefire took effect at midnight between April 16 and 17, bringing the total number of child casualties since March 2 to 200 killed …
Beirut, May 14 (IANS) The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has said that a series of drone incidents near and inside its positions in southern Lebanon had endangered peacekeepers and damaged UN facilities. UNIFIL said in a statement on Wednesday (local time) that several presumed Hezbollah drones detonated on Monday and Tuesday near its headquarters in the southern town of Naqoura, where Israeli soldiers could have been present.According to the statement, three drones exploded be…
Beirut, May 11 (IANS) The Embassy of India in Lebanon on Monday conveyed its appreciation for the Indian Peacekeepers in South Lebanon for once again standing at the forefront of mission support and operational solidarity. “Under challenging conditions, Indian convoys safely helped in Induction and de-Induction of Nepalese troops from forward UN positions and accommodated over 450 personnel at UNP 4-2 with full logistics and sustainment support,” the Embassy of India in Beirut posted on X.”The s…
Jerusalem, May 9 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday claimed that it had destroyed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad weapons production site and weapons storage facility in northern Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces stated that “the site had been used by the organisation’s production array, as well as by Hamas for the production of explosive devices and the storage of additional weapons intended to harm Israeli civilians and Israel Defence Forces troops.”The Israel Defense Forces un…
Mumbai, May 7 (IANS) Reaffirming Israel’s strong support for India in the fight against terrorism on the first anniversary of ‘Operation Sindoor’, Israel’s Consul General to Midwest India, Yaniv Revach, said on Thursday that the perpetrators of terror “must know that their actions won’t go unpunished”, while stressing that the West Asian country would continue standing firmly with India against terrorism.Speaking to IANS on the first anniversary of ‘Operation Sindoor’, Revach said Israel was pro…
Washington, May 6 (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Donald Trump’s authority to conduct military operations against Iran without congressional approval, calling the War Powers Act “100 per cent unconstitutional”.The remarks came during a wide-ranging White House briefing on Tuesday in which Rubio defended the administration’s military response in the Strait of Hormuz, broader pressure on Iran and Washington’s Middle East strategy.“The War Powers Act is uncon…
Jerusalem, May 2 (IANS) The Israel Defense Force (IDF) said on Saturday that around 120 terror targets of Hezbollah were attacked by them, officials said.It said that the forces struck numerous terror targets from the air and eliminated terrorists who were operating near IDF forces in southern Lebanon.”As part of the strikes, around 70 military-use structures and about 50 infrastructures of Hezbollah were destroyed in various areas,” it added.According to the statement, the headquarters, weapons…
Washington, May 2 (IANS) The Pentagon has estimated that Iran has suffered losses of around $4.8 billion in oil revenue due to a blockade imposed by the United States Navy on its ports, according to a report by Axios, which cited unnamed officials. The report noted that two tankers have been seized during the course of the blockade. In addition, officials said that as many as 31 tankers carrying approximately 53 million barrels of oil are currently “stuck in the Gulf,” highlighting the scale of …