Beirut’s southern suburbs reduced to rubble by Israeli strikes | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Beirut’s southern suburbs reduced to rubble by Israeli strikes | Israel attacks Lebanon News

In Beirut’s southern suburbs on Wednesday, smoke was rising from buildings hit by overnight strikes while young men on mopeds sped along largely empty roads and residents grabbed what they could from their homes, some driving off with mattresses tied to car roofs. Mohammed Sheaito, 31, one of the few…

Can Israel turn tactical successes into strategic gains? | Hamas

Can Israel turn tactical successes into strategic gains? | Hamas

Political scientist Stephen Walt says US unconditional support for Israel does not help its long-term future. Israel was able to deal serious blows to Iran and Hezbollah, but no one should expect them to “suddenly want to cut a deal”, argues renowned political scientist Stephen Walt, professor of international affairs…

Iran and Israel: What are their attack and defence capabilities? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Iran and Israel: What are their attack and defence capabilities? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Iran attacked Israel’s major cities with at least 180 ballistic missiles on Tuesday evening. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the missiles were fired as Tehran’s response to the killings of civilians in Gaza and more recently, in Lebanon, in Israeli attacks – as well as the assassinations of…

Timeline: The key moments that led to Iran’s missile attacks on Israel | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Timeline: The key moments that led to Iran’s missile attacks on Israel | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Fears of a major regional war breaking out have heightened as Israel promised to respond to Iran’s barrage of missiles launched on Tuesday night. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tehran that it had “made a big mistake”. Iran said approximately 180 ballistic missiles were fired at Israel in response…

‘We are all the same’: Lebanese come together to feed those forced to flee | Israel attacks Lebanon News

‘We are all the same’: Lebanese come together to feed those forced to flee | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Beirut, Lebanon – At Nation Station, a communal kitchen in the Geitawi neighbourhood, volunteers move to and fro, stacking food on a table. Behind them, others stir meat, cook rice or chop lettuce while trading small talk. “Fifty meals!”, one of the volunteers shouts out to his comrades, noting a…

The United States is already at war | Israel attacks Lebanon

The United States is already at war | Israel attacks Lebanon

Yesterday, Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel’s assassination in Beirut of Hezbollah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah last week and its assassination in Tehran of Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh in July. United States President Joe Biden instructed the US military to assist Israel in neutralising…

Risk of long-feared regional war rises as Israel and Iran swap threats | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Risk of long-feared regional war rises as Israel and Iran swap threats | Israel attacks Lebanon News

Israel and Iran have issued threats of retaliation against one another, pushing longstanding concerns over escalation towards a regional war to new heights. Israel, with backing from its United States ally, has promised to respond to the huge missile attack that Iran launched late on Tuesday. Iran has said any…

People in Beirut seek shelter on beaches as Israeli strikes continue | Israel attacks Lebanon News

People in Beirut seek shelter on beaches as Israeli strikes continue | Israel attacks Lebanon News

The repeated blasts in Beirut’s southern suburbs, where Israel has been carrying out air strikes this week, have driven Zeina Nazha and her young daughter to camp on a city beach, seeking safety from the war in Lebanon. She and some others from those suburbs, known as Dahiyeh, are sleeping on…