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Israel says 10 soldiers killed in Lebanon over 2 days

Ten Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon between Thursday and Friday, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) data.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Hezbollah Alive, thriving, strongest defender of Lebanon

Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei, has praised the Lebanese movement of Hezbollah in countering the Zionist regime's aggressive crimes, saying the movement is alive, thriving, and fulfilling its historic role. 

Tehran bids farewell to Iranian Dr. Ali Heydari, victim of Israeli regime’s drone strike

Thousands of people gathered in the Iranian capital city of Tehran to hold a ceremony for Iranian martyr, Dr. Ali Heydari recently killed in Israel's air strike in southern Lebanon.

3 soldiers killed in Israeli attack on southern Lebanon

Three Lebanese Army soldiers were killed in an Israeli air raid while trying to rescue injured people from the regime's earlier attack on southern Lebanon, according to an official statement issued Thursday.

Iran, China urge immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon

The presidents of Iran and China, Masoud Pezeshkian and Xi Jinping, have expressed concern over the current crisis in West Asia, saying the immediate establishment of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon is the key to reducing tensions in the region.

Iran urges UN Security Council to force Israel into stopping aggression in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has called on the UN Security Council to force Israel to cease its assault against the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria.

Iran dismisses claim of embassy involvement anti-Israeli attack by Hezbollah

The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmail Baghaei has refuted the claims made by Tel Aviv that Tehran’s embassy in Beirut has been involved in a military operation by Hezbollah against Israel.

Iran strongly condemns Israel’s assassination of Nasrallah successor

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the Zionist regime's assassination of head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, Seyyed Hashem Saffiedine, in an air attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

Blinken meets Israeli leaders amid regional tensions

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to revive ceasefire negotiations to end the war in the Gaza Strip, pressing for more aid to be allowed into the besieged enclave.

Iran seeking to prevent expansion of regional conflict: President Pezeshkian to India’s Modi

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stressed Iran’s endeavor towards preventing the expansion of regional tensions, calling for an end to Israel’s genocide and crimes in West Asia.

Israel says it has confirmation Nasrallah successor killed in Beirut attack

The Israeli army announced on Tuesday that it has confirmation it killed Hashem Safieddine, a senior Hezbollah official who was the presumed successor to Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah.

Lebanon: Israel conducted strike on Rafik Hariri Hospital

Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israel has carried out a "hostile raid" on Rafik Hariri Hospital in Beirut, even as it announced healthcare workers would be deterred from their work.

Blinken to depart for a high-stakes trip to Middle East

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will depart Monday for a high-stakes trip to the Middle East as Washington seeks to move forward with long-stalled negotiations to bring back the Israeli hostages and end the war in the Gaza Strip following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

Iran’s foreign minister visiting Bahrain, Kuwait within hours: Spokesperson

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi is going to visit Bahrain and Kuwait on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated at a weekly press conference.

Israel conducts air attacks on ‘Hezbollah’s financial arm’, as Lebanese flee homes

Israel's military has announced that it was launching airstrikes on branches of al-Qard al-Hassan, which Tel Aviv described as financial entity of the armed group Hezbollah.

Israel ‘demolished’ UNIFIL watchtower in latest attack on Lebanon peacekeepers

United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon announced that the Israeli military “deliberately” damaged one of their positions in southern Lebanon, in the latest incident reported by the force that remains deployed in all of its positions.

Three Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli attack: Army

The Lebanese military announced on Sunday three of its soldiers had been killed in an Israeli airstrike on their vehicle.

Embassy confirms killing of Iranian woman in Israeli strike in Lebanon

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Lebanon has confirmed the death of an Iranian woman in an Israeli drone attack in the Middle Eastern country.

Iran, Turkey share stance on need to cease Israel’s crimes: FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has stressed that Iran and Turkey, as two influential countries in the Muslim world, share a unified position on the urgent need to stop Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

1 killed, several wounded in fresh barrages fired at Israel from Lebanon

One Israeli has been killed and several others were injured in a series of barrages from southern Lebanon Saturday, Israeli emergency services announced.

NGO warns new humanitarian crisis unfolding in Syria

A “new humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Syria”, the Norwegian Refugee Council warned Thursday, as the Israel-Hezbollah war forces tens of thousands of people to flee Lebanon, many to its war-torn neighbor.

Iran FM, Egyptian president urge halting Israeli crimes in Gaza, Lebanon

Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi met on Thursday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo. The two sides warned against further regional escalation amid Israel's attacks against the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, stressing an urgent need to stop Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian and Lebanese people.

“Very high” risk of cholera spreading in Lebanon: WHO

The risk of cholera spreading in Lebanon is “very high”, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, after a case of the deadly disease was detected in the country’s north.

Israeli forces fired at peacekeepers’ watchtower in Lebanon: UN

Israeli troops fired at a United Nations peacekeeping position in the village of Kfar Kela in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, damaging a watchtower, according to the UN.

Oman decries west’s double standards on Israeli atrocities in Gaza, Lebanon

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman has deplored the double standards adopted by Western countries regarding Israeli crimes in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

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