The Israeli military said Tuesday it struck the Lebanese capital of Beirut, targeting the militant commander allegedly behind the deaths of 12 children and teens.
The strike comes days after a rocket strike from Lebanon killed the 12 youths. Israel blames the Hezbollah militant group, which has denied any role in the attack.
In the latest travel advisory, MEA said: "In view of the recent developments in the region, all Indian nationals in Lebanon and those planning to travel to Lebanon are advised to exercise caution."
Flights at Beirut Airport have been cancelled or delayed due to disruptions in the schedule of Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA). The airline has cited insurance risks as the reason for these disruptions amid escalating tensions between Israel and the armed political group Hezbollah.
A rocket slammed into a soccer pitch where dozens of children and teens were playing in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, which is located about 12 kilometres south of Lebanon and next to the Syrian border. The attack resulted in the killing of at least 12 children.
Israel blamed Hezbollah for the strike in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, but Hezbollah rushed to deny any role. Netanyahu warned that Hezbollah “will pay a heavy price for this attack, one that it has not paid so far."
Israel's military said it had targeted a Hamas command and control centre in the school compound on Saturday. Israel has accused Hamas of operating from densely populated areas, schools and hospitals as cover, something that the terrorist group has denied.
The order came after reports of rocket fire emerging from the area as well as military forces battling Palestinian militants in Khan Younis. Israeli officials estimate that some 14,000 fighters from militant groups including Hamas and Islamic Jihad have been killed or taken prisoner.
Trump and Netanyahu's first meeting in four years signals an effort to mend ties after relations soured between them when the Israeli PM congratulated Biden for winning the 2020 election. Trump also warned Netanyahu that the Middle East will see a World War III if he loses the upcoming election.
Harris said Israel had a right to defend itself, but it mattered how it chose to do so citing the level of destruction in Gaza in the last nine months. She said there had been "hopeful movement" in ceasefire talks and urged Netanyahu to end the war and bring back hostages.
Netanyahu’s first White House visit since before President Donald Trump left office in 2020, comes at a time of growing pressure on all three to find an endgame to the nine-month war that’s left more than 39,000 dead in Gaza.
Thousands of protesters converged at the US Capitol to demonstrate against Netanyahu's approach to the war that has killed almost 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza and attracted global scorn. Netanyahu criticised the protesters and called them "Iran's useful idiots" in a fiery Congress speech.
Almost everyone in the House chamber rose to applaud Netanyahu as he walked in. Several Democrats — Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio and Sylvia Garcia of Texas — remained seated and did not applaud his entrance.
Protesters carrying signs that read “arrest Netanyahu” and “end all US aid to Israel” shouted “Free, free Palestine," a day after a sit-in at a congressional office building that ended with multiple arrests.
A Canadian citizen who tried to carry out a stabbing attack in a southern Israeli town was "neutralized," Israeli authorities said on Monday. The unsuccessful attack took place at the entrance of Netiv HaAsara, a town near the border with Gaza.
Israel's military said the drone was an upgraded Iranian-made Samad-3 model that killed a 50-year-old man and injured four others in Tel Aviv. The attack threatens to widen red-hot tensions in the Middle East over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Netanyahu's visit to Rafah was announced hours after Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, a move that could disrupt the delicate Gaza cease-fire talks.
India disbursed the initial instalment of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), meeting its annual pledge of USD 5 million for the fiscal year 2024-25.
Deif is considered to be the chief architect of the Hamas-led October 7 attack that killed 1,200 people in Israel and was believed to be hiding in a tunnel in Al-Mawasi near Khan Younis. Meanwhile, a senior Hamas official said the strike showed that Israel was not interested in a ceasefire deal.
The US President said there were some "gaps to close" in the ceasefire deal he proposed in late May between Israel and Hamas. Biden's foreign policy towards Israel had drawn flak due to the rising Palestinian death count in the embattled Gaza Strip.
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