Palestinian Commander Targeted in Israeli Strike in Lebanon, Sources Say
Oct 1(Reuters) - An Israeli strike in Lebanon early on Tuesday targeted Mounir Maqdah, commander of the Lebanese branch of the Palestinian Fatah movement's military wing, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, according to two Palestinian security officials.
Maqdah's...
In Address to Iran, Netanyahu Says Nowhere in Middle East Out of Israel’s Reach
JERUSALEM, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Iranians on Monday that there was nowhere in the Middle East beyond Israel's reach, three days after Israel's military killed the leader of Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
Netanyahu, speaking...
Lebanon PM Ready to Implement 2006 Deal on Hezbollah’s Armed Presence South of Litani...
BEIRUT, Sept 30 (Reuters) - The Lebanese government is ready to fully implement a UN resolution that had aimed to end Hezbollah's armed presence south of the Litani River as part of an agreement to stop...
Israeli Strikes Kill Hamas Leader in Lebanon and Three Palestinian Leaders in Beirut
By Maya Gebeily, Laila Bassam and Muhammad Al Gebaly
BEIRUT, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Hezbollah's deputy leader Naim Qassem, in his first public address since Israel assassinated the group's chief Hassan Nasrallah last week, said the movement...
Iran Will Not Leave Israel’s Acts Unanswered, Says Foreign Ministry
DUBAI, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Iran will not leave any of "the criminal acts" of Israel unanswered, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said on Monday, referring to the killing of Hezbollah's chief and an Iranian Guard deputy commander in...
ANALYSIS: Nasrallah’s Death Is Major Blow to Iran
By Ahmad Rafat
Israel’s killing of Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, has dealt a significant blow to the so-called “Axis of Resistance,” which was established by the Islamic Republic of Iran in...
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Says Militant Groups Will Go on Confronting Israel
DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday that the killing by Israel of an Iranian Revolutionary Guards deputy commander in Beirut was a "horrible crime" that would not go unanswered.
Brigadier...
Hezbollah Leader’s Death Is ‘Measure of Justice’ for His Victims, Biden Says
By Andrea Shalal
REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware, Sept 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday called Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah "a measure of justice" for his many victims, and said Washington fully supported Israel's...
Diplomatic Efforts for Ceasefire With Israel Underway, Lebanese Minister Says
Sept 29 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Information Minister Ziad Makary said during a cabinet session on Sunday that diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire with Israel were underway.
"It is certain that the Lebanese government wants a ceasefire, and...
EXCLUSIVE – Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Taken to Secure Location, Sources Say
DUBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been taken to a secure location inside Iran amid heightened security, sources told Reuters, a day after Israel killed the head of Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah in a strike on...
