Full-scale war in the Middle East involving Israel and Iran is now likely, most Western Europeans who responded to a poll believe. At the same time, a large percentage of them criticize Israel’s behavior so far and say that if such a war were to happen, the US and Europe should not provide Israel with … Read more
Israel‘s parliament overwhelmingly approved a bill banning the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) from operating in the country. The decision was made despite objections from the US and the United Nations. The text was approved with 92 votes in favor and 10 against in the 120-member Knesset, causing international outcry. UN Secretary General Antonio … Read more
A few minutes after his “victorious” speech Benjamin Netanyahu for the assassination of the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinuaro Gerson Baskinthe Israeli columnist who in 2006 mediated the release of an Israeli soldier held hostage by Hamas for five years, Gilad Shalitone comment he was content to make in “Vima”: he was referring exclusively to … Read more
«TIsrael has decided that all of Lebanon is a target” says in “Vima” o Ziad Shebibformer governor of Beirut (2014-2020). We met him in Athens this week and, before we proceeded with the interview, he explained that the post of governor of Beirut also falls under the system of sharing power between the religious communities … Read more
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is leaving for the Middle East today, the State Department said, as Washington pushes to restart ceasefire talks to end the war in Gaza after the death of Hamas leader Yahya Chinois. The US top diplomat’s 11th trip to the region since the October 7, 2023 attack by the … Read more
Israel continues to hit Hezbollah targets related to its economic system, while the US has assured that it is working to end the war as soon as possible. Within 24 hours the Israeli military hit 300 targets linked to Hezbollah and among them were an underground shelter in one of Lebanon’s largest hospitals, in which … Read more
On the evening of Sunday October 20, Al-Qard al-Hassan came under massive fire in Beirut from Israel. This is the financial group that supports the Lebanese organization Hezbollah and was hit hard by the attacks. Israel’s new attacks on Hezbollah, and in particular on Al-Qard al-Hassan, raises various questions about what this banking system is, … Read more
The strikes announced by Israel have begun banking institutions from Dahieh as of Beirut. The IDF has informed that it will launch targeted strikes on facilities linked to the funding of Hezbollah in Lebanon in the coming hours and Lebanese residents should leave areas near these facilities, an Israeli military spokesman said today. The Lebanese … Read more
The confirmation that Yahya Shinwar, the leader of Hamas and the architect of the October 7 attack, has been killed is Israel’s biggest success in the war in Gaza. Israel’s armed forces and intelligence services had devoted a lot of time and resources to tracking him down but finally, it was leaked, a team of … Read more
Expanding conflicts in the Middle East between Israel and Lebanon-Hezbollah and the prolonged standoff in the Gaza Strip causing a humanitarian crisis for the Palestinian civilian population are testing US-Israeli relations. The two close allies have been on deadlock since Hamas invaded a year ago, with Washington on the one hand supporting Israel militarily and … Read more