The Palestinian-British surgeon became a household name for his wartime work in the Strip and he is once again treating victims of Israeli attacks in Beirut: ‘Same ammunition, same perpetrators, same injuries, same age groups…’
The Netanyahu government seeks to eliminate Hamas and Hezbollah and establish a new order in the Middle East; however, such a transformation seems unlikely without a fair resolution for the Palestinians
The anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks comes as the region faces its most dangerous moment in decades, awaiting Israel’s retaliation for Iran’s attack and its unforeseeable consequences and while bombs continue to fall on Lebanon, which has taken the spotlight from Gaza
In the shadow of the long and bloody military occupation of Gaza, the presence of Israeli troops sparks doubts about the duration, intensity, and result of the operation across its northern border
The airstrikes, the second against the Lebanese capital during the current offensive, killed at least seven members of a health organization linked to Hezbollah, which launched dozens of missiles and drones against Israeli territory
Iran’s retaliation for Israeli strikes on Lebanon is raising concerns that the political turmoil could spill over into the crude market
Dahieh, the once vibrant Shia suburb of the Lebanese capital, is almost empty after thousands of residents fled. Daily Israeli airstrikes are leaving craters, collapsed buildings and damaged sidewalks
Iran’s attack on Israel shatters hopes for a short-term ceasefire or truce
The Greater Middle East conceived by Bush and his neocons, where democracy was to come from Iraq, is back. But now it is Israel that is doing the dirty work, instead of the US
Iran’s attack on Israel is the result of an irresponsible drift that seeks to extend the war and must be stopped
Up to 180,000 Lebanese and Syrians have crossed into the neighbouring country, which is still at war, in the last week. With hardly any airlines flying and seats at a premium, hundreds of people with means and a Schengen visa are escaping by yacht to Cyprus
Washington will have about 43,000 troops in the area once the new personnel arrive, according to Pentagon officials
The ground incursion, accompanied by air and artillery fire, consists of ‘limited, localized and targeted ground raids’ against Hezbollah targets in the border area. Lebanese troops withdrew five kilometers from the border. Israeli fighter planes also heavily bombed the southern suburbs of Beirut
The detonation of thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies and the killing of the Lebanese militia’s leaders clearly demonstrates Israel’s ability to turn the tables, thanks to its military and technological superiority, and undisputed support of the United States
Israel said it carried out a precise airstrike on Friday while the Lebanese militant group’s leadership met at their headquarters in Dahiyeh
Warplanes reduced four buildings to rubble by dropping bombs of up to one ton on what Israel called the ‘main headquarters’ of the Lebanese party-militia
The Israeli prime minister rejected UN dialogue initiatives and lashed out at Iran for sponsoring terrorism in the region from Gaza to Lebanon
Benjamin Netanyahu, who rejected the diplomatic initiative on Thursday, now recognizes Washington’s ‘indispensable’ role in advancing regional stability
The Israeli prime minister insists on proceeding on a war footing despite a US and French proposal to agree on a 21-day truce
The military capabilities of the Lebanese fundamentalists are far inferior to Israel, but considerable nonetheless. It has missiles capable of hitting any point in Israeli territory if they get past its sophisticated anti-aircraft defenses
Up to 71% of the Israel Defense Forces participating in the Gaza conflict are reservists. Many of them have been transferred to the border with Lebanon after fighting in the Strip
The attacks of September 22-23 have already caused more fatalities in the country than all the other clashes this year
For decades, the small Mediterranean country has been a parallel stage in the struggle for control of historic Palestine
The IDF is replicating its Gaza strategy and forcing thousands of Lebanese families to flee amid intense bombardments against Hezbollah. Meanwhile, three ‘highly trained and motivated’ divisions transferred from the Strip await the order to invade
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the strikes hit a forested area in the central province of Byblos, about 81 miles north of the Israeli-Lebanese border
The professor, who specializes in criminal groups, says that the mass detonation of pagers and walkie-talkies creates ‘a psychosis of absolute insecurity’
The Israeli army is responding to the offensive by the Lebanese militia which fired dozens of rockets at the north of the country on Friday
