Hezbollah Confirms Top Commander Killed in Israeli Strike on Beirut Suburb
By Maya Gebeily
BEIRUT, July 31 (Reuters) - Lebanon's Hezbollah confirmed on Wednesday that senior commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli strike on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital, making him the most senior figure...
UN Security Council Countries Express Alarm Over Risk of All-Out Middle East War
By Daphne Psaledakis and David Brunnstrom
July 31 (Reuters) - United Nations Security Council countries on Wednesday called for stepped-up diplomatic efforts to avert a wider Middle East conflict after the killings of two militant leaders raised...
Israeli Strike Targeted Head of Hezbollah Ops Room, Fate Unknown – 3 Security Sources...
BEIRUT, July 30 (Reuters) - An Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday targeted the head of the armed group Hezbollah's operations room, three senior security sources told Reuters, saying that his fate...
US Issues Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Missile and Drone Program Facilitators
WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on five individuals and seven entities that the Treasury Department said were facilitators for Iran's missile and drones program.
The targeted individuals and entities - based...
Iranian President Sworn in With Chants of ‘Death to America, Israel’
DUBAI, July 30 (Reuters) - Iran's new president Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in on Tuesday, after winning an election earlier this month by promising to improve ties with the world and ease restrictions on social freedoms at home.
"We...
Israeli Officials Say They Want to Avoid All-Out War in Lebanon Retaliation
By Maayan Lubell and Maya Gebeily
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, July 29 (Reuters) - Israel wants to hurt Hezbollah but not drag the Middle East into all-out war, two Israeli officials said on Monday, as Lebanon braced for retaliation after...
France’s Macron Warns Iran Against Continuing Support to Russian War Against Ukraine, Elysee Says
BRUSSELS, July 29 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron warned his new Iranian counterpart Massoud Pezeshkian in a phone call on Monday against Iran's continuing support for Russia's war in Ukraine, the Elysee palace said in a statement.
Macron...
Israel Cabinet Authorizes Government to Respond to Hezbollah Rocket Strike
By Avi Ohayon and James Mackenzie
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights/JERUSALEM, July 28 (Reuters) - Israel's security cabinet on Sunday authorized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to decide on the "manner and timing" of a response to a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights...
US Blames Hezbollah for Golan Heights Attack, Says It Doesn’t Want Escalation
By Simon Lewis, Kanishka Singh and Andrea Shalal
TOKYO/WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - The United States on Sunday blamed Lebanon-based Hezbollah for a rocket attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children and teenagers on a football field while raising the threat of...
Olympics-France Investigates Death Threats Sent to Israeli Athletes
PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) - French police have opened an investigation into death threats received by three Israeli athletes at the Paris Olympic Games, the Paris' prosecutors office said on Sunday.
Anti-cybercrime officers are also investigating the...
