Lifestory: Terry Anderson, US journalist held hostage in Lebanon
ALISTAIR BELL and DANIEL TROTTA, of Reuters, report on the life of Terry Anderson who has died at the age of 76…
Israel will defend itself, Netanyahu says, as West calls for restraint
Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israel will make its own decisions about how to defend itself, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Western countries pleaded for restraint in responding to a volley of attacks from Iran. The United States, European Union and G7 group of industrialised nations all announced plans to consider tighter sanctions on […]
Essay: Shadow war no more – hostilities between Israel and Iran have strayed into direct warfare. Is there any going back?
In an article first published on The Conversation, JAVED ALI, an expert on national security and the Middle East, looks at the background to the escalating conflict in the Middle East…
Israeli military pledges response to Iran attack amid calls for restraint
Jerusalem Reuters Israel’s military chief said on Monday his country would respond to Iran’s weekend missile and drone attack amid calls for restraint by allies anxious to avoid an escalation of conflict in the Middle East. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned his war cabinet for the second time in less than 24 hours to weigh […]
Netanyahu says Israel acting against Iran, will defend itself
Jerusalem Reuters Israel braced on Thursday for the possibility of a retaliatory attack after its suspected killing of Iranian generals in Damascus this week, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the country would harm “whoever harms us or plans to harm us.” His comments came after Israel’s armed forces – stretched by nearly six months […]
Lebanon’s precarious sectarian balance tipping amid Hezbollah-Israeli war
Beirut, Lebanon Reuters As the Lebanese Christian village of Rmeish marks its first Easter since the Gaza war erupted, residents say a parallel confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel is dragging them into a conflict they did not choose. Like many Christians elsewhere in southern Lebanon, residents are angry and fearful their homes could be caught […]
Abandoned Israeli farms cling to life in evacuation zone
Kibbutz Snir, Israel Reuters In an abandoned kibbutz in Israel’s evacuation zone near the Lebanese border, Lior Shelef has stayed behind to keep watch as a reservist in a protection force. He still tends the cows and chickens, even as Hezbollah rockets keep coming closer. The chicken coops had been damaged in a rocket attack […]
Gloomy youth pull US and western Europe down global happiness ranking
London, UK Reuters Rising unhappiness among younger people has caused the United States and some large western European countries to fall down a global wellbeing index, while Nordic nations retain their grip on the top spots. The annual World Happiness Report, launched in 2012 to support the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, is based on […]
Israeli tank strike killed “clearly identifiable” Reuters reporter – UN report
Istanbul, Turkey Reuters An Israeli tank killed Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah in Lebanon last year by firing two 120 mm rounds at a group of “clearly identifiable journalists” in violation of international law, a UN investigation into the 13th October incident has found. The investigation by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), summarised […]
Israeli jets hit Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for a second day
Beirut, Lebanon Reuters Israeli warplanes struck deep into Lebanon for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, hitting a facility belonging to Hezbollah in the Bekaa Valley, sources in Lebanon said. Two Hezbollah members from the Bekaa Valley were killed, the Iran-backed group said in a statement late on Tuesday. Civil defence members walk on the […]