Press Releases

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(MENAFN) A Hezbollah drone strike has reportedly killed an Israeli soldier and targeted a helicopter sent to evacuate wounded troops during ongoing clashes in southern Lebanon, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Israeli forces carried out new strikes in southern Lebanon early Monday, targeting the entrance to the town of Kafra and cutting off its main access road, according to Lebanon’s news agency.

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(MENAFN) A Hezbollah drone attack left one Israeli soldier seriously wounded and two others with moderate injuries Saturday, after an explosive unmanned aircraft crossed into Israeli territory along the Lebanese frontier, the Israel Defense Forces...

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(MENAFN) Indonesia on Saturday condemned the killing of a fourth Indonesian peacekeeper in Lebanon, renewing urgent calls for a United Nations investigation into a string of deadly attacks on the international force.

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(MENAFN) Lebanese officials threw cold water Thursday on reports of an imminent phone call between Beirut and Israel, contradicting a public announcement by US President Donald Trump that such a conversation was set to take place.

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(MENAFN) The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes near Tebnine Government Hospital in southern Lebanon have damaged the facility and left 11 staff members injured.

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(MENAFN) An Indonesian member of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon has died after being wounded in an explosion at a base in the country’s south, according to statements released on Friday.

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(MENAFN) Two people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a town in southern Lebanon early Friday, even as a ceasefire remained in place, according to the country’s Health Ministry.

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(MENAFN) Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Monday that Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours killed 34 more people and wounded 174 others, as violence continues to escalate in the country.

International Committee of the Red Cross

The ICRC supported the continuity of essential health services in Lebanon by providing fuel to critical hospitals, including 35,000 liters to the Rafik Hariri University Hospital, 18,000 liters to Tebnine Governmental Hospital, and 40,000 liters...

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(MENAFN) Russia has condemned the killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil in what it described as an Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon, according to a statement from the Russian Embassy in Lebanon.

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(MENAFN) Russia has issued a sharp condemnation of the killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, describing the incident as a deliberate Israeli drone strike that violated both international law and an active ceasefire agreement, according to a...

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(MENAFN) The United Nations has reported that a second peacekeeper has died following a recent attack in southern Lebanon, intensifying calls for stronger protection of international personnel and accountability for those responsible.

South African Government

The Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, is pleased to announce that a shipment of two million doses of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine from Dollvet in Turkey has arrived in the country and distribution to the provinces will commence in...

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(MENAFN) Lebanon's Health Ministry reported Sunday that Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours claimed 35 lives and left 152 people wounded, pushing the cumulative death toll since the conflict began on March 2 to at least 2,055 — with 6,588 total...

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(MENAFN) Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported on Sunday that 35 people were killed and 152 others wounded in Israeli airstrikes over the past 24 hours.

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(MENAFN) A second UN peacekeeper has died from wounds sustained in a recent southern Lebanon attack, the UN announced Wednesday, intensifying international pressure for accountability over assaults targeting international forces in the region....

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(MENAFN) France has confirmed the death of a second soldier who was injured in an attack targeting the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Lebanon’s Health Ministry announced on Friday that the number of people killed in Israeli strikes since March 2 has climbed to 1,953, while injuries have reached 6,303. In an official update, the ministry reported that a surge of attacks...

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(MENAFN) Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam invoked the grim anniversary of his country's civil war Sunday to call for national cohesion and an end to ongoing hostilities, as the human toll from Israeli military operations continued to mount....