•Israeli soldiers take up position with a tank near Shtula, bordering Lebanon The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah rocket launchers in south Lebanon yesterday, despite a fragile ceasefire with the militant group. The truce, which took effect on November 27, has been marked by mutual accusations of violations from both sides, reports A...
•People stand from afar to view the site of reported Israeli bombardment Hamas and Israel traded accusations today over delays in finalising a ceasefire and hostage release deal, after both had reported progress in the latest round of Gaza truce talks. Indirect negotiations mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States have taken place in [&...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has officially launched the 2024 main Christian pilgrimage to Israel and Jordan. This was disclosed in a statement by the Deputy Director and Head of Media and Public Relations, Celestine Toruka, and published on the Commission’s official X handle, #NGChrisPilgComm, today. The airlift of pilgrims was flagged off y...
•Lebanese people celebrate taking over of the capital Damascus by Syrian rebel fighters The leader of the Islamist-led rebels who seized power in Damascus criticised Israel yesterday for its incursion into southern Syria this week but said his country was too exhausted for fresh conflict. Israeli troops entered the UN-patrolled buffer zone th...
•Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would bring a US-brokered proposal for a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon to his government for approval as soon as yesterday evening. In a televised address, Netanyahu said he would put “a ceasefire outline” to ministers “this evening”. He did not say how long...
•Donald Trump A senior Hamas official said today that the group is “ready for a ceasefire” in Gaza and requested US President-elect Donald Trump to pressure Israel to end the war. “Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip if a ceasefire proposal is presented and on the condition that it is […]
•UEFA Nations League This week’s UEFA Nations League fixtures promise intense clashes across Europe as teams battle for supremacy in their respective groups. Tomorrow, League A kicks off with Group 2 matches as France hosts Israel in Paris, while Belgium takes on Italy in Brussels. League B’s Group 2 also sees action with the Republic [&hellip...
•Site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut today A day after Israeli warplanes flattened their building, Lebanese residents helped rescuers scour the rubble for survivors, still reeling from the rare strike in the country’s far north. The bombing killed at least eight people in Ain Yaacoub, one of the northernmost villages Israel has struck, far ...
•Site of an overnight Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon Lebanese state media said the Israeli army today detonated explosives planted inside houses in three border villages that have been battered by the Israel-Hezbollah war. Hezbollah says it is engaged in fighting Israeli forces in the area, more than a month into an Israeli ground [&he...
•Supporters of Maccabi Tel Aviv hold flags at Dam square ahead of the Europa League football match between Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv, in Amsterdam yesterday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent two rescue planes to the Netherlands today after Israel football fans were reportedly injured in violence in Amsterdam. “Prime Minister Netanyahu vie...

