Tag: Shia
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Israel’s strategy to break the Hezbollah cycle and secure peace in Lebanon – opinion
THE overwhelming consensus among fighters and commanders in the North points to a clear conclusion: The only path forward is breaking the cycle. By GILAD ACH NOVEMBER 11, 2024 02:39 A war between Israel and Lebanon (illustrative) (photo credit: ING IMAGE, REUTERS) More than a month into the maneuver in Lebanon, it has become apparent…
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Saudi armed forces chief visits Iranian counterpart for rare meeting
Iran’s General Mohammad Bagheri calls for increased security cooperation between the two countries. Saudi Arabia’s top military official has visited Tehran for talks with Iranian officials in a rare high-level meeting since the countries restored ties last year, Iran’s state media reported, General Chief of Staff Fayyad al-Ruwaili of the Saudi armed forces met his…
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Israeli attack on Lebanon’s Almat kills 23, including seven children
The village is located in a mostly Christian region and is outside Hezbollah’s traditional strongholds in Lebanon. An Israeli air attack on the Lebanese village of Almat on Sunday has killed at least 23 people, including seven children, and wounded several others, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health. The Shia Muslim majority village of Almat…
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Hamas under renewed pressure as US prepares for transition of power
Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza The possibility that Hamas could be removed from its base in Qatar has raised pressure on the Iran-backed group as the US prepares for the transition to the administration of Donald Trump, who is seen as particularly pro-Israeli. But no one is betting that Hamas will soon be…
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Lebanon says 20 killed in Israeli strike north of capital Beirut
Lebanon’s health ministry says Israeli strikes also killed three Hezbollah-affiliated rescuers in the south Published: Sun 10 Nov 2024, 3:23 PM A damaged car lies amid the debris in front of a building targeted overnight by Israeli air strikes in the southern Lebanese village of Ain Baal in the Tyre district on November 10, 2024.…
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Iraqi PM urges Trump to ‘work towards ending’ Mideast wars
Iraqi PM urges Trump to ‘work towards ending’ Mideast wars Iraq’s prime minister has expressed hope in a phone call with Donald Trump that the president-elect would keep his promises and end the region’s wars. Despite Iraq having an arrest warrant for Trump, the country’s prime minister hopes Trump can end the wars in Gaza…
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Iraqi PM urges Trump to ‘work towards ending’ Middle East wars
Updated Nov 09, 2024, 05:02 PM Published Nov 09, 2024, 04:15 PM BAGHDAD – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani expressed hopes during a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump that he would keep his “promises to work towards ending wars” in the Middle East. Amid Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon, Mr Sudani…
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Iraqi PM Urges Trump To ‘Work Towards Ending’ Mideast Wars
By AFP – Agence France Presse November 9, 2024 Order Reprints Print Article Text size Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani expressed hopes during a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump that he would keep his “promises to work towards ending wars” in the Middle East. Amid Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon, Sudani…
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Israel dodges a bullet
Melanie Phillips,a British journalist, broadcaster and author, writes a weekly column for JNS. Currently a columnist for The Times of London, her personal and political memoir, Guardian Angel, has been published by Bombardier, which also published her first novel, The Legacy, in 2018. To access her work, go to: melaniephillips.substack.com. (JNS) A nightmare has been…
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Israeli soldiers leave mocking Google reviews about destruction in southern Lebanon
Lebanon’s villages along the border with Israel have borne the brunt of the conflict [Getty] Israeli soldiers are leaving Google reviews mocking the trail of destruction they have left behind in southern Lebanon amid their invasion and ongoing war on the country. The Israeli military began crossing the border into south Lebanon on 1 October,…
