A fireball lit up the sky and smoke billowed over Beirut as Israel unleashed intense strikes targeting Hezbollah, almost a year since the Hamas attack that sparked Israel's war in Gaza.

Massive consecutive strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs overnight, Reuters eyewitnesses said, sending booms across the city and sparking flashes of red and white for nearly 30 minutes visible from several kilometres away.

The Israeli assault has also killed hundreds of ordinary Lebanese, Lebanese officials say, and forced 1.2 million people - almost a quarter of the population - from their homes.

BEIRUT: Massive consecutive strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs from late Saturday (Oct 5) into Sunday, Reuters eyewitnesses said, sending booms across the city and sparking flashes of red and white for nearly 30 minutes visible from several kilometres away. The strikes came after days of bombing by Isra

Huge consecutive strikes hit Beirut's southern suburbs from late Saturday into Sunday, Reuters eyewitnesses said, sending booms across the city and sparking flashes of red and white for nearly 30 minutes visible from several kilometres away.

Syrian President and Iranian Foreign Minister discussed ways to support Lebanon amid the ongoing Israeli military offensive in Lebanon

Thousands flee Lebanon as conflict escalates, with Israel targeting Hezbollah and Hamas fighters in the region.

JERUSALEM/PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron called Saturday (Oct 5) for a halt on arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza, provoking a sharp response from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne

Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut's southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it...

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron called Saturday for a halt on arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza, provoking a sharp response from Israe...

French president calls for a halt on arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza

“The purpose of my trip to Damascus is to continue consultations regarding the developments in the region,” Araghchi says.

The French president's call was swiftly criticised by Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters. Thousands of people in Lebanon, including Palestinian refugees, continued to flee the widening conflict in the region, while rallies were […]

The Israeli army said it was "currently striking terror targets in the area of Beirut"

tel aviv, israel — Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon Saturday, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters. Tens of thousands of people in...

PARIS: Shipments of arms used in the conflict in Gaza should be stopped as part of a broader effort to find a political solution, French President Emmanuel Macron

Israeli air strike on Gaza mosque kills five, wounds 20; conflict escalates as Israel-Palestine war anniversary nears.

MASNAA BORDER CROSSING, Oct 6: Powerful new explosions rocked Beirut’s southern suburbs late Saturday (October 5, 2024) as Israel expanded its bombardment

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed French President Emmanuel Macron, who in a recent radio interview called for halting the

Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with a dozen airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters. Thousands of people in Lebanon, including Palestinian refugees, continued to flee the…

JERUSALEM/PARIS: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday (Oct 5) slammed French President Emmanuel Macron for calling for a halt to arms supplies to Israel, which is fighting wars in Gaza and Lebanon.  "As Israel fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilised countries should be stand

Israeli strikes have hit the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs as well as a mosque and school in Gaza. The strikes in Gaza have killed at least 26 people and come a day before the one-year anniversary of the war there.

Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fight...

Netanyahu said Israel would win with or without their support, adding that calling for an arms embargo was a disgrace.

Tehran’s top diplomat in Damascus on Saturday threatened an “even stronger” reaction to any aggression, as Israel readied its response to an Iranian missile attack earlier this week. “Our reaction to any attack by the Zionist regime is completely clear,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told reporters in the Syrian capital, where he met top officials […]

Hamas says strike in Tripoli killed a commander and his family

Failure to achieve a cease-fire is “a mistake, including for the security of Israel tomorrow,” French president tells France Inter.

French President Macron calls for halt to arms deliveries to Israel amid Gaza conflict, emphasising need for political solution.

The widening conflict risks drawing in the United States

Israel has vowed to continue military battle against Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement while the country suffered from rocket attack from Hezbollah. President

‘The most important issue today is the cease-fire,’ Abbas Araghchi says on first trip to Damascus

Iranian FM has said, Iran supports a ceasefire in Gaza & Lebanon, warned Israel that his country would respond proportionately to any attacks.

Beirut: Israel continued to expand its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, reports stated. Its airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburb. The airstrikes also hit a Palestinian refugee camp in the north for the first time, reported the Hindustan Times. Lebanese officials claimed that some of the strikes were ‘very violent.’ “Israeli enemy warplanes carried out four […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal for an arms embargo on Israel, and questioned whether Iran had restricted weapons deliveries to its proxies.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visits Beirut as Israeli airstrikes continue to target top Hezbollah commanders.

Netanyahu criticizes Macron for calling to halt arms supplies to Israel amid conflicts with Iran-backed groups.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed Western leaders on Saturday who said they support an arms embargo on Israel over how its handling the Gaza war.

"This axis of terror stands together. But countries who supposedly oppose this terror axis call for an arms embargo on Israel. What a disgrace!"

Escalated bombings come on eve of anniversary of Hamas attack on Israel last October.

Meanwhile, the French President’s office responded to the controversy, addressing Netanyahu’s statement. Asserting that 'France is Israel’s steadfast friend,' the Élysée stressed that Macron 'supports Israel’s security and demonstrates it.'

Tehran's top diplomat in Damascus on Saturday threatened an "even stronger" reaction to any aggression, as Israel readied its response to an Iranian missile attack earlier this week.

"I think that today, the priority is that we return to a political solution, that we stop delivering weapons to fight in Gaza," Emmanuel Macron told French broadcaster France Inter.