Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier three times over Beirut in less than 30 minutes on Tuesday, leading to loud booms that sent people in the city running for cover just ahead of a speech by the head of the powerful Iran-backed group Hezbollah. Israeli warplanes flew low over the Lebanese capital, with witnesses saying they could see the planes with the naked eye. The booms were the loudest heard in Beirut in years. Also Read | Hezbollah’s barrage of missiles, Iran’s retaliation: What Israel is bracing for as Middle…
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Watch | Hours before Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed, he visited a theme park exhibition | World News
After the shocking assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital Tehran, a video has now emerged which shows Haniyeh hours before he was killed by Israel. The incident which has rocked the Middle East and could probably have severe ramifications on the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, has made way for further escalation in tensions. Ismail Haniyeh was in Tehran for the inauguration of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. According to a CNN report, Hamas spokesperson and deputy head Khalil Al-Hayya said a rocket directly hit Haniyeh’s…
Israeli forces step up military pressure on Gaza amid new ceasefire bid | World News
Israeli forces killed at least 18 Palestinians on the second day of a stepped-up military offensive in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday that Islamist militant group Hamas said was jeopardizing ceasefire talks. Qatari and Egyptian mediators, backed by the United States, have accelerated their efforts this week to seal a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the Gaza war and releasing Israeli hostages in Gaza in return for Palestinians prisoners jailed in Israel. On Tuesday, Israeli tanks deepened their incursion into some Gaza City districts such as Shejaia, Sabra and Tel…