Israel’s 33-day war on Lebanon
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Israel’s 33-day war on Lebanon
August 14 marks the tenth anniversary of the end of Israel’s 33-day war on Lebanon. The conflict began with the Israeli army launching airstrikes against Lebanese cities as well as the positions of the resistance movement Hezbollah. The war resulted in the demolition of thousands of homes and the deaths of over 1,000 Lebanese civilians. Some 162 Israelis, including 119 soldiers, were also killed during the fighting. As Tel Aviv realized that it could not bomb Hezbollah into submission, it accepted UN Resolution 1701 to end the war. During a televised speech on Saturday, Hezbollah Chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stressed that Israel failed to fulfill its goal of defeating resistance during the 2006 war.
US-SAUDI military ties
The US has approved the sale of arms worth over one billion dollars to Saudi Arabia. US lawmakers have 30 days to block the sale, although such action is rare. But this does not mean that arms sales to Riyadh are totally unopposed in the US political system.
Burkini backlash
A controversial decision in France to ban burkinis in beaches has opened a debate in the media about the violation of citizen rights for Muslims living in the country. The ban against using the Islamic full body swimming suit was first adopted in the resort city of Cannes and is now spreading to other cities. Officials have cited public order concerns for the decision.
Humanitarian crisis: Gaza children starving to death
Hamas: Biden ceasefire optimism ‘premature’
Nowhere to go
US vetoes Palestinian request for full UN membership
Iran sufficed to striking part of Israel’s military positions: FM to UN chief
IRGC: Israel’s Dimnoa nuclear reactor not among Op. True Promise’s targets
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'Stop any further Israeli adventurism,' Iran FM tells Security Council
Google fires 28 employees for protesting military deal with Israel
Burkina Faso expels three French diplomats over ‘subversive activities’
Iran slams G7 statement, vows no iota of doubt to respond to aggression
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