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Hezbollah claims destruction of six Israeli tanks in south Hezbollah said it destroyed six Israeli Merkava tanks during clashes in southern Lebanon, as Israeli forces attempted to advance near the town of Taybeh toward the Deir Siryan area. The group did not provide independent verification of the claim. The development comes as Iranian state television announced a new wave of missile attacks targeting Israel. Iran and Hezbollah have been targeting Israel in coordinated attacks in recent days.
Air strike hits militia headquarters in Iraq, three injured An air strike targeted a headquarters of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) north of Salah al-Din province, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. The report said that the strike hit a facility linked to one of the PMF brigades in the area. The PMF said three people were injured in the attack, including one critically, after a separate strike hit another brigade headquarters in the province.
CAIRO, March 18 (Reuters) - The Iraqi armed group Kataib Hezbollah said on Wednesday it would suspend attacks on the U.S. embassy for five days with conditions. The conditions listed by the group in a statement included Israel's halt of displacing and striking residents of Beirut's southern suburbs and a commitment to not shelling residential areas in Baghdad and other provinces. (Reporting by Muayad Suadi, writing by Jaidaa Taha, editing by Chris Reese)
Israel and Hezbollah are rapidly escalating a new war that is hitting Beirut and pushing toward a wider ground fight
A US-brokered breakthrough between Baghdad and Erbil has restarted Iraqi oil exports through Turkey after a weeklong standoff.
Attempt to ‘decapitate’ state may harden resistance instead of destabilising regime Middle East crisis – live updates Fighting intensifies between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon Israel’s decision to authorise its military to kill any senior Iranian official on its assassination list has raised significant new questions about its so-called decapitation strategy – and what it is intended to achieve. Privately, Israeli officials have briefed their US counterparts that in the event of an uprising, Iran’s opposition would be “slaughtered” . Continue reading...
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Before turning to yet another conflict with Hezbollah, the author dives into his newest book, 'Out of the Sky,' on the real pre-state heroes who parachuted into Nazi Europe to save Jews The post Matti Friedman: Israel’s forever wars in Lebanon appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Group claims Israel hitting cops who are trying to maintain security and stability, which Jerusalem rejects, saying it targets terror operatives who pose active threat to its troops The post Hamas accuses Israel of targeting police force as group tightens grip on Gaza appeared first on The Times of Israel.
For centuries, the Grain Market has been Khan Younis's shopping hub, but it has stood largely empty since Israel's war.
The line of cars stretched as far as the eye could see along the coast of southern Lebanon, as residents of areas bombarded in the Israel-Hezbollah war poured into the ancient city of Sidon in search of safety. At war with Iran-backed Hezbollah, Israel has called on everyone living south of the Zahrani River to evacuate immediately. It is an area comprising 14 percent of Lebanon's territory, and is highlighted in red in the maps posted by the Israeli military.
TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has expressed its condolences on the martyrdom of Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani.
CAIRO/GAZA, March 18 (Reuters) - Israel has killed nearly a dozen Gaza police officers this week as it steps up attacks on a Hamas-run force that the militants have used to re-establish governance in areas under their control, Gaza authorities say. Hamas' nearly 10,000 police officers have emerged as a sticking point in talks to advance U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza. Hamas wants them included in a new police force envisioned under the plan. Israel rejects involvement of any officers with Hamas affiliations.
There are fears that Israel will reoccupy the country, sparking a civil war
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says the war in Gaza was an “experiment” designed to intimidate the Global South.
Two IDF soldiers, operating to counter rocket and drone attacks, were struck and wounded by Hezbollah anti-tank missile; while responding, troops misidentified UN peacekeepers The post Israel acknowledges tank fire mistakenly hit UNIFIL base in Lebanon, apologizes appeared first on The Times of Israel.
Dahiyeh's story is not only about Hezbollah or Israel. It is about how it came to embody Lebanon’s deepest inequalities.
France envoy says its unrealistic for Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah under Israeli occupation France’s special envoy for Lebanon says it is unrealistic to expect Beirut to disarm Hezbollah while Israeli attacks continue. Speaking to France Info radio on Wednesday, Jean-Yves Le Drian said only negotiations could resolve the escalating crisis. "Israel occupied Lebanon for a very long time and failed to eradicate Hezbollah's military capacity. Therefore, they cannot now ask the Lebanese government to do that job in three days under bombardment," Le Drian said. He stressed that pressure on Lebanon’s government during ongoing air raids would not produce results and warned that diplomacy, not military escalation, remains the only viable path forward.
TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – Yemen’s Ansarallah Resistance Movement has expressed condolences over the martyrdom of Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani.