Four takeaways of Hassan Nasrallah's speech
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah's speech, which was widely anticipated for weeks as a potential turning point in the sequence that began on Oct.7, was not what many thought it would...
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Ambulance convoy targeted by Israeli airstrikes
An ambulance convoy transporting critically wounded patients from al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City has been targeted by Israeli airstrikes, according to the Gaza health ministry, the Hamas-affiliated...
3 November 2023
Key statements from Hassan Nasrallah's speech on Friday
Here are the main takeaways from Hassan Nasrallah's speech earlier today: On the preparation of Hamas's operation "Al-Aqsa Flood" • Nasrallah said that, "this operation is the...
3 November 2023
Blinken in Israel urges humanitarian pauses in Gaza war
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he urged Israeli leaders on Friday to introduce humanitarian pauses in their war on Gaza, which would allow time to provide much-needed humanitarian aid...
3 November 2023
Netanyahu says no 'temporary truce' in Gaza without hostage release
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will not agree to a "temporary truce" in its war on Hamas militants without the release of hostages taken from Israel to Gaza....
3 November 2023
French Institute and AFP office in Gaza hit by Israeli air strike
The French Institute in Gaza was hit by an Israeli air strike, but no injuries were reported among staff at the site, the French Foreign Ministry said on Friday, while the Gaza office of news...
3 November 2023
UNRWA lost contact with UN shelters in northern Gaza
UNRWA Director Tom White has said they've lost contact with many of the UN shelters in northern Gaza, reports Reuters.
3 November 2023
What are the ‘rules of the game’ between Hezbollah and Israel in south Lebanon?
Follow our live coverage here. In the ongoing almost month-long border-confined conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, the question remains of whether the situation will escalate into an all-out...
Sally Abou AlJoud, 3 November 2023
Blinken says Israel has 'right' and 'obligation' to defend itself
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Friday that Israel has the right and obligation to defend itself as it continues to pummel the Gaza Strip with an air and ground assault....
3 November 2023
UN 'deeply concerned' as Israel sends Palestinian workers back to Gaza
The UN voiced concern as Israel Friday began sending back to Gaza thousands of Palestinian workers who had been stuck in Israel since the start of hostilities. The...
3 November 2023
‘To Iran, Hamas is a mere pawn in the grand chess game with Israel’
While the Islamic Republic officially denied involvement in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, various Iranian sources have claimed to media outlets that Tehran planned the al-Aqsa Flood operation in...
Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH, 3 November 2023
Erdogan seeks Gaza cease-fire to halt 'crimes against humanity'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called for an immediate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, saying "crimes against humanity" were being committed in Gaza....
3 November 2023
Lebanon to form committee for evacuation of foreigners in case of escalation
BEIRUT — The caretaker cabinet has announced that it will form a committee to study requests to evacuate foreign nationals and the necessary associated measures in the event of an escalation of the...
3 November 2023
New US ambassador to Israel arrives to take up post
The newly appointed US ambassador to Israel arrived in the country on Friday to assume his position, which had been vacant for months, as war rages between Israel and Hamas....
3 November 2023
Nasrallah’s speech: Three points to focus on
Will it be the most important speech of his life? The one that will officially make him no longer Hezbollah’s Secretary General, but the commander-in-chief of the "Axis of Resistance" throughout...
Anthony SAMRANI, Rita SASSINE, 3 November 2023
Lecornu meets Mikati, reiterates call to preserve calm in south Lebanon
BEIRUT — Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati held talks at the Grand Serail on Friday morning with French Minister of the Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu, who is on an official...
3 November 2023
UN launches $1.2 bn aid appeal to help Gaza, West Bank residents
The UN on Friday launched an emergency aid appeal seeking $1.2 billion to help some 2.7 million people in Gaza and the West Bank. "The cost of meeting the needs of 2.7...
3 November 2023
Irish prime minister says Israel actions in Gaza resemble 'something approaching revenge'
DUBLIN — Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Friday described Israel's actions in Gaza as "something approaching revenge," in some of the strongest criticism of Israel by a leader of a European...
3 November 2023
Thai foreign minister says pressed Iran on Hamas hostages
Thailand's foreign minister said Friday he had pressed his Iranian counterpart over the fate of 23 Thais taken hostage by Palestinian militant group Hamas in its attack on Israel....
3 November 2023
Thousands of Gazan workers sent back from Israel, occupied West Bank: Witnesses
GAZA — Thousands of cross-border Gazan workers and laborers in Israel and the occupied West Bank were sent back to Gaza on Friday, Reuters journalists said. Some of the Gazan...
3 November 2023
Increase in gasoline prices, slight decrease in diesel and generator fuel prices
BEIRUT — The Energy Ministry on Friday announced an increase in gasoline prices, a slight decrease in diesel and generator fuel oil, while the gas cylinder price remained unchanged. Here...
3 November 2023
Fire at drug rehab center in north Iran kills at least 32: Judiciary
A massive fire at a drug rehabilitation center in northern Iran has killed at least 32 people and injured 16, Iranian media reported on Friday. The judiciary was investigating the cause of the...
3 November 2023
UAE warns against risk of regional spillover from Gaza war
ABU DHABI — Gulf Arab power the United Arab Emirates warned on Friday that there was a real risk of a regional spillover from the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, adding that it was working...
3 November 2023
Blinken arrives in Israel in bid to curb civilian harm in Gaza war
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel Friday, an AFP correspondent traveling with him said, in a trip focused on measures to minimize harm to civilians in the war in Gaza. Prior...
3 November 2023
'Horrible suffering' in Sudan only growing as more displaced: UN official
As fierce fighting in Darfur once again pushes thousands of Sudanese to flee their homes, more must be done to alleviate the suffering of the millions already displaced, a UN official tells AFP....
3 November 2023
Nasrallah to speak, cross-border fire intensifies, Gaza City 'encircled': Everything you need to know to start your Friday
Catch up on yesterday’s LIVE coverage of Day 27 of the Israel-Hamas war here . Cross-border attacks intensified ahead of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah’s first speech since Oct....
Abbas Mahfouz, 3 November 2023
Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah's speech LIVE: "All options are open on our front of support...We can resort to them at any time" - Day 28 of the Israel-Hama war Day 28 of Israel-Hamas war
21:01 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage of Day 28 of the Hamas vs Israel conflict. We'll be back tomorrow with more news updates and analysis, right here at...
Matthieu KARAM, 3 November 2023
The war-forged myth of Hassan Nasrallah
With a dreamy smile on her face, Rim Haydar stood before al-Manar Television cameras and expressed her desire to impart a particular fragrance to her children. This was not about a sacred relic,...
