Passengers at Rafic Hariri International Airport after their flights were delayed or cancelled in Beirut New Delhi: Many nations including the US, Britain and France have asked their nationals living in Lebanon to leave the country immediately, amid fears of all-out war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah and a broader regional conflict. Here’s your 5-point … Read more
An Israeli Navy corvette patrols along the coast of the northern port city of Haifa on August 3 New Delhi: Iran said it expects Lebanon’s Tehran-backed Hezbollah group to hit deeper inside Israel and no longer be confined to military targets after Israel killed the Hezbollah commander. Hezbollah has been exchanging near-daily fire with Israeli … Read more
Hezbollah has intensified its attacks on Israeli military installations in recent days. New Delhi: Hezbollah last night launched a barrage of Katyusha rockets at an Israeli army headquarters in northern Israel amid tensions between Israel and Iran. Hezbollah is an armed group based in Lebanon that is funded financially and militarily by Iran. Here are … Read more
An unnamed US official told CNN the target of the Israeli strike inside Iran was not nuclear. Tehran: Explosions rocked Iran’s central Isfahan province on Friday, according to state media, while US officials told American news outlets that Israel carried out a retaliatory strike on the Islamic republic. The attack comes less than a week … Read more
Many think an Israeli response to Iran’s attack will come only after the religious holiday. Jerusalem: Israelis of Iranian heritage are torn between nostalgia for their country of origin and anger at its leaders following Tehran’s unprecedented attack on Israel last weekend. Many believe this is not the moment for Israel to retaliate. “I hope … Read more
Israel has been honing its air defences since coming under Iraqi Scud salvoes in the 1991 Gulf war Israel used a multi-layered defence shield to block Iran’s mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory overnight. Its defensive array includes short-range Iron Dome and long-range Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 missiles. Israel has been honing its air … Read more
Demonstrators in Iran celebrate after Tehran’s strikes on Israel New Delhi: Iran’s massive drone offensive against Israel comes against the backdrop of a nearly 50-year-old rivalry that emerged in the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution. The Hamas attack on Israel cities last year and Tel Aviv’s brutal counterstrike triggered a war in Gaza and … Read more
