Tehran residents were going about their daily routines on Saturday, despite the overnight Israeli attacks that struck close to the Iranian capital. “That was not a real attack,” a 57-year-old saffron seller in a prosperous part of northern Tehran said as he sipped his tea. Mr. Moussavi told of his 28 months of service in … Read more
Goktay Koraltan/BBC Ivana is currently receiving treatment for her burns at a hospital in Beirut This story includes some distressing information Ivana’s family was preparing to leave their home in southern Lebanon when an Israeli missile struck. The two-year-old now has third-degree burns on almost half of her body, with bandages covering her head and … Read more
Three journalists have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a building housing reporters in south-eastern Lebanon, witnesses have informed the BBC. The attack targeted a guesthouse in a compound in Hasbaya utilized by over a dozen journalists from at least seven media organizations – with a courtyard containing cars clearly labeled “press”. The three … Read more
On Monday night, when the air strike hit, 74-year-old Fouad Hassan was sitting on his balcony in the Jnah neighborhood of south Beirut, reading his phone. The Israeli army did not issue an evacuation order before the rocket hit the home of his children and grandchildren nearby. “I fainted when the bombing happened,” Fouad recalls. … Read more
Paramedic Nevine al Dawawi states that Jabalia has been “under siege” by Israeli forces. It is difficult for outsiders to fully grasp the extent of suffering endured by civilians in Gaza. A video from Jabalia on Monday 21 October provided a detailed look at the pressure and horror inflicted on civilians by Israel’s current offensive … Read more
Israel has conducted at least four airstrikes on the historic Lebanese port city of Tyre, hours after broadening its evacuation orders to include several central neighborhoods, Lebanon’s state news agency reports. Videos showed large clouds of black smoke rising from a seafront area that is just a few hundred meters from a Unesco World Heritage-listed … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called for a cessation of hostilities between Israel and the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. However, Israeli airstrikes on the historic Lebanese port city of Tyre have shown that the fighting continues unabated. Israel began bombing Tyre shortly after ordering residents to evacuate central areas. Thick smoke filled … Read more
The future of the militia group Hezbollah came under scrutiny on Monday as Lebanon’s prime minister revealed that he had not been in contact with them for weeks. The head of the Arab League also commented that the “idea” of Hezbollah could not be destroyed. Recent Israeli attacks have targeted Iran-backed Hezbollah in an attempt … Read more
Israel has carried out a series of air strikes in Lebanon targeting Hizbollah-affiliated financial institutions, escalating its offensive against the militant group. The strikes, aimed at disrupting Hizbollah’s economic “system and strongholds”, focused on branches of the al-Qard al-Hassan association. Lebanon’s state media reported that Israel conducted 11 strikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs and other … Read more
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a speech at the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 27, 2024. According to reports, a drone was launched towards Netanyahu’s house in Israel, but fortunately, there were no casualties. This incident occurred as Iran’s supreme leader vowed that Hamas would continue its fight against … Read more