The United Nations human rights chief has strongly denounced a series of deadly explosions of pagers and communication devices in Lebanon, calling it "a war crime".
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has stressed that pager and walkie-talkie blasts by Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday which killed 37 people and wounded nearly 3,000 in Lebanon are a declaration of war.
In the latest news briefing in Beirut on Thursday, Lebanon’s Health Minister Firass Abiad announced that the death toll from the two waves of attacks across the country has risen to 37.
The Japanese maker of the brand of walkie-talkies linked to the recent deadly explosions in Lebanon, announced it could not have made the exploding devices. 20 people were killed and thousands injured in the pager blasts.
An Israeli man has been charged with spying on Iran’s behalf, including allegedly demanding $1mn to carry out surveillance for an assassination plot against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other senior figures, the Shin Bet security agency has said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted the country's foreign ministry’s proposal to sign a strategic partnership agreement with Tehran, according to Putin’s order published on the state website.
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has stressed that Riyadh won't establish diplomatic relations with Israel without the formation of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
A majority of the 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted in favour of a Palestinian resolution demanding an end to Israel's occupation of the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank within a year.
Ukraine is receiving less military aid from the US because the Pentagon finds itself short on equipment and ammunition that it can export without compromising national security, CNN has reported, citing unnamed officials.
At least 20 people have been killed and 450 were wounded in Lebanon in a new wave of blasts related to communication devices, the Health Ministry confirmed on Wednesday. The explosions came a day after thousands of pagers exploded across the country.
The majority of EU countries and the European Commission are in favor of extending the sanctions renewal period for the Russian assets frozen by the bloc from six to 36 months, according to a report.
The death toll from exploding pagers in Lebanon has risen to 12, and includes two children, the country's Health Minister Firass Abiad said on Wednesday.
Tehran's embassy in Beirut has dismissed rumors about health situation of the Iranian envoy Mojtaba Amani, following the pager detonations in Lebanon that left several people dead and thousands injured
Israeli soldiers have killed 1,151 Palestinians working in Gaza’s health sector during the regime's onslaught on the besieged enclave, the Palestinian health ministry has announced.
Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian says he will participate in the United Nation General Assembly’s annual session next week for the main objective of standing up for the Iranian nation’s rights.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned simultaneous pager explosions across Lebanon, which have killed at least 9 people and wounded nearly 2,800 others. He considered the Israeli terror act as an example of "mass killing".
The Palestinian Education Ministry announced that 11,000 students have been killed by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank since October 2023.
At least eight people were killed and about 2,800 were wounded by exploding handheld pagers across Lebanon, the country’s health minister has confirmed.
Hundreds of people, including many Hezbollah members, were seriously wounded across Lebanon on Tuesday when the handheld pagers they use to communicate, exploded.
Israel’s domestic security agency says it has thwarted a plot by Hezbollah to assassinate a former senior defence official in the coming days. There was no immediate comment from the Lebanese group.
