Middle East

Pentagon chief warns ‘severe consequences for Iran’

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has told his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant that Washington had “increased force readiness” in the region in anticipation of the Iranian attack. The call appeared to have taken place before Iran launched hundreds of missiles towards Israel....

Iran launches missile attack on Israel

Nearly 200 missiles were launched into Israel from Iran, Israeli army radio says Iran's UN mission describes attack on Israel as 'legal, rational, and legitimate response' - social media post. Iran's UN mission says if Israel 'dares to respond or commit further acts of malevolence, a...

Israel's long history of incursions and invasions in Lebanon

(Reuters)- Israel's long history of incursions and invasions in Lebanon 1948 - Lebanon fights alongside other Arab countries against the nascent state of Israel. Around 100,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled from their homes in what had been British-ruled Palestine arrive...

16 people killed in 2 Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon

The Israeli army on Tuesday morning carried out two airstrikes on southern Lebanon, killing at least 16 people, including children. According to the official Lebanese National News Agency (NNA), 10 people were killed from the same family in an airstrike on their home in the southern town of...