Lebanon has long made survival an art form
I first visited Lebanon in 1978, three years into the civil war and six years before Theodore Ell was born.
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Israel-Hezbollah step back from war, but for how long?
For weeks, Israel had been anticipating a major attack from Hezbollah in retaliation for its killing of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Lebanon at the end of July.
Monday Briefing: Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Major Attacks
Israel’s military and Hezbollah fired back and forth in one of the largest cross-border barrages since the war in Gaza began. Here’s the latest.
Asia-Pacific markets mixed as Middle East tensions rise; investors assess Powell rate cut comments
Asia-Pacific markets were mixed on Monday amid escalating tensions in the Middle East with Israel and Hezbollah trading strikes, while investors assessed dovish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
Prepared Israel gives Hezbollah yet another beating
After a series of impressive intelligence and military operations that culminated in taking out Hezbollah’s top military chief Fuad Shukr, Israel on Sunday gave Hezbollah yet another beating by suppressing a major retaliation operation that the Iran-backed militia had planned from south Lebanon against the Jewish state.
America’s Iran policy a complete and utter failure
The escalating conflict between Israel and Iran in recent months is frequently explained as another extension of Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza. After all, Hamas enjoys a close relationship with Iran, and both share the goal of eliminating the Jewish state.
Israel airstrike on Gaza school kills more than 100, Hamas-run media office says
More than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, the Hamas-run Gaza government said on Saturday, an airstrike the Israeli military said had targeted a Hamas command centre.
Singapore has ‘very limited role’ to play in Middle East conflict, Vivian Balakrishnan says
Singapore has a very limited role to play in the conflict in the Middle East, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on Wednesday.