Author: Bassem Mroue
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Israeli forces storm the main hospital in southern Gaza, saying hostages were likely held there
Israeli forces have stormed the main hospital in southern Gaza in what the army says is a search for the remains of hostages taken by Hamas
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Israeli airstrikes killed 10 Lebanese civilians in a single day. Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate
Lebanon’s state-run news agency says the civilian death toll from two Israeli strikes in Lebanon the day before has now risen to 10, making it the single deadliest day in more than four months of near-daily cross-border exchanges
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A look at the arsenals of Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia as cross-border strikes escalate
The slow-simmering cross-border conflict between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group and Israeli forces has escalated, reviving fears that the daily clashes could expand into an all-out war
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An Israeli drone strike in Lebanon kills 2 in one of the deepest hits inside the country in weeks
An Israeli drone strike has hit a car near Lebanon’s southern port city of Sidon, killing at least two people and wounding two others
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Israel seeks to evacuate Palestinians jammed into a southern Gaza city ahead of an expected invasion
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered the military to prepare a plan for the evacuation of the population of the southern Gaza city of Rafah ahead of an expected ground invasion
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Report: drones attack convoy in east Syria coming from Iraq
BEIRUT • Drones attacked a convoy of trucks in eastern Syria Sunday night shortly after it crossed into the country from Iraq, Syrian opposition activists and a pro-government radio station said. There was no immediate word on casualties. The strike comes amid heightening tension between Iran and its rivals in the region. It was not…
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Macron promises help, Beirut residents vent fury at leaders
BEIRUT • Residents of Beirut vented their fury at Lebanon’s leaders Thursday during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, blaming them for the deadly explosion that ravaged the capital. Shouting, “Revolution!” they crowded around the visiting leader who promised to press the politicians for reform. A military judge leading the investigation into Tuesday’s blast…
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Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands
BEIRUT • A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city’s port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured, with bodies buried in the rubble, officials said. The blast struck with the force of a 3.5…
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Rebels shoot down Syrian helicopter as fighting intensifies
BEIRUT • Rebels shot down a Syrian military helicopter in northern Syria on Tuesday, killing its crew members in a fiery crash, while the government kept up its relentless bombing campaign on the opposition-held region, with an airstrike in which seven civilians died, activists and news reports said. The violence in Idlib province came as…
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Lebanese Cabinet faces multiple challenges, growing unrest
BEIRUT • Lebanon’s new government made of appointees nominated by the Shiite group Hezbollah and its allies got down to business Wednesday, a day after it was formed. Questions arose immediately about its ability to halt spiraling violence and economic and financial collapse. As the government headed by Hassan Diab held its first meeting, protesters…