The United States on Wednesday urged Israel to protect civilian lives and cultural sites in Lebanon after Israel began heavy airstrikes on the historic city of Baalbek and surrounding villages in the eastern Bekaa region. While the US supports Israel's right to pursue legitimate Hezbollah targets in...
photo: AP / Mohammad Zaatari, File
Following Israel’s October 26, 2024, attack on Iranian energy facilities, Iran vowed to respond with “all available tools,” sparking fears it could soon produce a nuclear weapon to pose a more credible threat. The country’s breakout time—the period required to develop a nuclear bomb—is now estimated...
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The Palestinian economy has been devastated beyond recognition. Israel’s intense military operations in Gaza have led to unprecedented destruction, wiping out much of the enclave’s essential infrastructure, private property and agricultural resources. Meanwhile, the occupied West Bank is also under...
photo: AP / Ariel Schalit
A single Israeli strike on a residential block on Tuesday killed over 100 Palestinians in north Gaza’s Beit Lahia, causing significant damage in the area. Israeli strikes on Tuesday killed at least 143 Palestinians since dawn, with medical sources saying 132 of those were killed in the north of the...
photo: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana
photo: AP / Abdel Kareem Hana, File
The social platform X has suspended a new account on behalf of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that posted messages in Hebrew. The account was suspended early Monday with a brief note appended to it saying: “X suspends accounts which violate the X Rules.” It wasn’t immediately clear...
photo: AP / Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader
