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Israel deploys more troops near Gaza ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary
WEB13 hours ago · The Israeli military said on Sunday it deployed more troops to defend southern communities and areas bordering Gaza, ahead of the one year anniversary of its deadly war in the Palestinian territory. "The IDF's (army) Gaza Division has been reinforced with several platoons, with forces stationed to defend both the communities and the border area," the military said.
Israeli strikes rock Beirut, Gaza ahead of war anniversary
WEB19 hours ago · A huge fireball lit up the sky and plumes of smoke rose over Beirut on Sunday as Israel unleashed intense air strikes targeting the city's southern suburbs, nearly a year since the Gaza war erupted.. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on the international community to put pressure on Israel for a ceasefire as another strike hit the capital's southern suburbs.
Israel builds new infrastructure at Gaza's Philadelphi corridor
WEB1 day ago · Israel has started work paving roads and building infrastructure at the Philadelphi corridor, also known as the Salah Al-Din corridor, which separates the Gaza Strip from Egypt.. The area, stretches from the Mediterranean coast to the Karam Abu Salem, or Kerem Shalom border crossing. Tribal sources living in Rafah told The New Arab’s Arabic language sister publication, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed ...
Displaced, bombed, mourning: Lebanon braces for war
WEB5 days ago · Beirut - A map of Palestine and figures wearing black-and-white keffiyehs adorned flyers littered below an apartment building - its sixth floor entirely wiped out by an Israeli drone attack on Sunday.. Israel’s strike - the first to hit central Beirut in nearly a year of conflict - killed four people, including three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a ...
As Israel invades Lebanon, Biden under pressure for no action
WEB3 days ago · As Israel continues to widen its attacks in the region, with its war on Gaza approaching the one-year mark and now an invasion of Lebanon, many are growing increasingly apprehensive over US President Joe Biden's lack of control of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.. The concern is coming from multiple angles, with human rights advocates worried that this continued violence will only ...
Lebanese factions revive bid to fill presidency as Israel attacks
WEB4 days ago · Israel's offensive in Lebanon has prompted a renewed bid by some leading Lebanese politicians to fill a two-year-long presidential vacuum, an effort to revive the paralysed state as it grapples with an escalating conflict.. Lebanon has not had a president or a fully empowered cabinet since October 2022 due to a power struggle in which Iran-backed Hezbollah has played a big part.
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