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Report: Israel to invade Lebanon following assassination of Hezbollah leader

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) plans to enter southern Lebanon soon, ABC News reported on Saturday, citing an unnamed senior US official. The news outlet described the supposed operation as “very limited” but provided few details about its nature or when it could begin.

Around 1 million people displaced in recent Israeli attacks in Lebanon

About 1 million people have been displaced in the Israeli attacks in Lebanon since Monday, according to the official in charge of the country’s crisis management center.

Iran Leader promises resistance front to deal more crushing blows to Israel after Nasrallah assassination

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has promised that the resistance front will deliver more crushing blows to the Zionist regime following the death of Hezbollah chief Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah by the Zionist regime.

Biden says US ‘fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself’ after Nasrallah death

US President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the killing of Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, claiming it to be “a measure of justice for his many victims, including thousands of Americans, Israelis, and Lebanese civilians”.

IRGC confirms martyrdom of top commander in Israel’s attack

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed that its senior commander and military advisor Brigadier General Abbas Nilforooshan has been martyred along with the secretary general of Hezbollah Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon.

Iran spokesperson: Inaction against Israel’s crimes will backfire on everyone

The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has hit out at the international community's silence and inaction regarding the Israeli regime’s crimes in Palestine and Lebanon, warning that this approach will ultimately backfire on everyone worldwide.

Israel claims Hezbollah leader killed in Beirut attack

The Israeli military claimed on Saturday that it killed Hezbollah leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Friday, although the group has yet to issue a statement on his fate.

Israeli strikes on Beirut ‘clear war crime’: Iran

Iran strongly condemned Israel's strikes against the Lebanese capital Beirut, saying that the raids serve as an open and undeniable war crime.

Pezeshkian calls Israel’s attack on Beirut ‘state terrorism’

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian denounced Israel’s air strikes on Beirut, describing the regime’s actions as a continuation of “state-sponsored terrorism”. Dozens were killed and wounded in the raids on the Lebanese capital.

Iran says Israel used US-made 5,000-pound bunker-buster bombs in Beirut strike

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi strongly denounces Israel's recent deadly attacks against the Lebanese capital Beirut and the United States’ complicity in the atrocity.

At least 2 killed, dozens injured in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut, fate of Hezbollah chief unclear

Two people were killed and 76 injured in the Israeli air raid on Dahiyeh, the southern suburbs of Beirut, on Friday, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health. Israel has claimed it had targeted the main military headquarters of Hezbollah and It was not immediately clear if the group leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah was killed in the attack or not.

Israel ‘spreading terror’: Lebanon’s PM tells UN Security Council

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called for the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) action in the face of Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon that has killed at least 620 people in three days.

Israel puts army on alert for possible ground invasion of Lebanon as US warns all-out war possible in ME

Israel told its military forces on Wednesday to prepare for a potential ground incursion of Lebanon, as US President Joe Biden warned that an "all-out war is possible".

West Asia on brink of full-blown disaster due to Israeli actions: Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has cautioned that the region is on the verge of a full-scale catastrophe following the escalation of Israel’s crimes. He stated that Israel’s ultimate sinister intention is to set the whole region on fire.

Hezbollah says fired missile at Mossad HQ near Tel Aviv as Lebanon death toll tops 600

Hezbollah has launched a ballistic missile targeting Mossad’s headquarters near Tel Aviv, the Lebanon-based group announced Wednesday.

Iran’s Leader: Hezbollah, Palestine Resistance to achieve victory against Israel

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stated that Hezbollah and the Palestinian Resistance will emerge victorious in response to the Israeli ongoing crimes against the regional nations.

Hezbollah confirms death of senior commander in Beirut

The Lebanese movement Hezbollah said on Wednesday that its senior commander Ibrahim Muhammad Qubaisi was killed in an Israeli attack on a southern suburb of Beirut.

Biden administration delaying Israeli request to replenish munitions and missile interceptors: Report

The administration of US President Joe Biden may be slow-rolling a new Israeli request to refill its arms and munitions stockpiles, raising some questions among US officials whether or not it is trying to apply pressure on Tel Aviv to stop a full-scale offensive on Lebanon, Middle East Eye has reported.

United Nations General Assembly 2024: UN chief warns Lebanon on ‘brink’

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned world leaders gathering in New York that Lebanon was on the “brink”. He made the remarks as more than 550, including dozens of children, were killed in the Israeli attacks in two days in the Middle Eastern country.

50 children among 558 killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon: Health ministry

The death toll from the Israeli strikes on Lebanon since Monday reached 558, including 50 children and 94 women, with 1,835 wounded, health minister Firass Abiad said on Tuesday.

Lebanon must not become “another Gaza”: President Pezeshkian tells CNN

Israel’s extensive strikes on Lebanon are “a human and humanitarian crisis” that risks tipping the region into a wider conflict, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in an exclusive interview.

Iran president expresses deep concern over Israel’s war-mongering in region

In a meeting with António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, in New York, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian voiced deep concern over the Israeli regime's war-mongering in West Asia.

Death toll from Israel’s strikes on Lebanon climbs to 492, deadliest day since civil war

The Israeli air raids on Lebanon killed at least 492 people on Monday, Lebanon's health ministry announced in its latest update. Thirty-five children and 58 women were among those killed, while a further 1,645 people have been injured in the attacks.

State of emergency declared in Israel until late Sept. amid tensions with Hezbollah

The Israeli government has announced a state of emergency across the occupied territories until Sept. 30 amid its escalating strikes on Lebanon and anticipated expansion of Hezbollah rocket firing toward Israel.

Lebanon says over 270 killed in Israeli strikes

Israeli air raids on southern Lebanon killed at least 247 people and wounded 1,024 on Monday, according to the country's health ministry.

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