Israel war: Germany warns citizens to leave Lebanon amid growing unrest It comes a day after British people in Lebanon were also told to 'leave now' Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023
Irish soldiers ‘not nervous’ ahead of deployment to Lebanon Kilkenny brothers Tiarnan and Caolan O’Reilly, aged 24 and 22, are preparing to travel to the region next month. The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
OPINION - Rachel Johnson: Boris and I volunteered on a kibbutz — all I feel is sympathy for both Israel and Palestine In 1984, I spent a few months in Israel with my older brother, the then future but now former prime minister of this country. Our summer started as volunteers on a kibbutz in the north, in a thumb of land poking out between Lebanon and the Golan Heights, on the… Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023
Is it safe to visit Lebanon? Foreign Office advice after US embassy in Beirut is set on fire The US has recently warned citizens not to travel to the Middle Eastern country The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023
Foreign Office tells Britons in Lebanon to 'leave now' amid protests over Gaza hospital blast Britons told to leave country while flights are still available Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023
Residents flee Israeli border city amid clashes with Lebanon's Hezbollah The northern Israeli city of Qiryat Shemona, located 3 kilometres from the border with Lebanon, has become a ghost town over the past few days as residents flee amid escalating clashes with Hezbollah. FRANCE 24 reports from the increasingly abandoned city. France 24 · Oct 19, 2023
‘Can’t stay silent any more’: Rage in Lebanon over Israel’s war on Gaza Pro-Palestinian rallies held near US, German embassies in Lebanon to express anger at Israel’s ‘war crimes’ in Gaza. Al Jazeera · Oct 19, 2023
What is Hezbollah, and how will it influence the Israel-Hamas war? The Party of God has a well-armed military wing, decisive political power and hundreds of millions of dollars The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023
From Amman to D.C., protests erupt for Palestinians following the Gaza hospital blast Approximately 300 people were arrested in the U.S. Capitol after American Jewish organizations protested in a House office building. WEKU · Oct 19, 2023
‘All the world is blind’: Hezbollah supporters take to Beirut’s streets Protesters show solidarity with Palestinians after deadly hospital blast in Gaza Strip The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023
Biden backs Israel in blaming ‘the other team’ for Gaza hospital blast during Tel Aviv trip US president says ‘errant rocket fired by a terrorist group in Gaza’ is likely source of explosion which the Hamas-run health ministry in the enclave claims has killed hundreds of people The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
Protesters in Lebanon decrying Gaza hospital blast clash with security forces near U.S. Embassy Hundreds of angry protesters have clashed with Lebanese security forces in the Beirut suburb of Aukar near the United States Embassy The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023
‘No work back home’: Lebanon’s foreign domestic workers fear Israel war In an economy that’s in free fall, migrant workers are already vulnerable. A war could make things worse. Al Jazeera · Oct 18, 2023
Angry protests flare up across Middle East after Gaza hospital blast Hezbollah calls for ‘day of rage’ as both sides trade blame for deadly explosion at al-Ahli al-Arab hospital The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 Will Hezbollah, Israel’s Lebanese militant enemy, enter the Gaza conflict? A set of delicate and unwritten rules of engagement has ensured no major conflict between Israel and Hezbollah since 2006. But those rules are now being tested, Richard Hall writes.
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 Americans warned ‘do not travel’ to Lebanon as part of Beirut embassy set on fire The embassy in Beirut was targeted by protestors who started a fire at the complex
Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023 Protests erupt across Middle East after blast at Gaza hospital ‘kills 500’ Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah has called for ‘a day of unprecedented anger’
The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023 Live updates | Intense Israeli bombardments strike Gaza as the war rages on Hamas says hundreds have been killed in an airstrike on Gaza City hospital, after intensifying bombardments near towns in southern Gaza rattled civilians where Israel ordered them to take refuge
The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2023 Egypt’s president agrees to open the Rafah crossing – as it happened This blog is now closed.
WEKU · Oct 18, 2023 Photos: Gaza hospital blast sparks outrage across Middle East Thousands of people protested across in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq.
Radio France Internationale · Oct 17, 2023 Iran urges 'resistance front' against Israel amid clashes on Lebanese border Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has warned "no one can stop" forces opposed to Israel if it keeps up its bombardment of Gaza. This comes as renewed clashes erupted between Lebanese armed groups and Israeli forces on the countries' border.
The Conversation · Oct 17, 2023 Hamas and Hezbollah: how they are different and why they might cooperate against Israel As Israel prepares for a massive military operation against Hamas in Gaza, risks of an escalating regional conflict loom large. The most critical additional threat to Israel is from Hezbollah, the militant group and political party based across Israel’s northern border in Lebanon.
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023 Clashes again erupt on the Lebanon-Israel border after an anti-tank missile is fired from Lebanon Clashes have erupted again on the border between Lebanon and Israel, where Israeli forces and armed groups in Lebanon have engaged in a series of low-level skirmishes since the outbreak of the latest war in Gaza
Al Jazeera · Oct 17, 2023 Gaza at breaking point as Israel evacuates north Conditions at besieged enclave sharply deteriorate amid bombardment as Israel evacuates communities on Lebanon border.
Zenger · Oct 17, 2023 Biden To Visit Israel In Show Of Support As IDF Strikes Hamas President Biden's visit aims to stand in solidarity with Israel amid ongoing strikes in Gaza