Smoke rises over south Beirut after an Israeli air strike. – Copyright Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)/AFP Handout Air strikes hit the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Thursday after an Israeli warning to evacuate parts of the Hezbollah bastion, AFPTV images showed. A plume of grey smoke rose over the area after the latest strike […]
Efforts for a Gaza ceasefire have so far failed – Copyright AFP Jim WATSON Jay Deshmukh with Tony Gamal-Gabriel in Beirut US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel Tuesday to push for a ceasefire in Gaza after his administration called for an end to the war in Lebanon “as soon as possible”. It […]
Israel accuses Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar of masterminding the October 7 attack that sparked war in Gaza – Copyright AFP/File Mohammed ABED Jay Deshmukh Israel conducted raids on Gaza Friday, pressing its year-long war to crush Hamas after dealing it a massive blow with the killing of its leader, Yahya Sinwar. Hailing the killing of […]
A plume of flame and smoke from an Israeli air strike on the Marjayoun area in south Lebanon near the border – Copyright AFP Rabih DAHER Layal Abou Layal with Jay Deshmukh in Jerusalem Israel’s military pounded targets in south and east Lebanon on Monday and said more strikes were coming, warning Lebanese to stay […]
Israeli security forces at the scene of the shooting near the Allenby Bridge Crossing – Copyright AFP Ronald PEÑA Ahmad GHARABLI A truck driver shot dead three Israeli guards at a border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan Sunday before being “eliminated”, Israel’s military said, as it pounded Gaza with new strikes. The […]
Israeli demonstrators at an anti-government protest calling for action to release Gaza hostages, in Jerusalem – Copyright AFP Menahem Kahana Chloe Rouveyrolles-Bazire Concerns grew Tuesday over the chances of securing a Gaza truce, a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected making any “concessions” in stalled talks towards a hostage release deal. Netanyahu told […]
