Archives for January, 2024

Hamas number two Saleh al-Aruri's mother Aisha clutches a photograph of of her slain son at the family home in Arura, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank

Who was Saleh al-Aruri, Hamas deputy killed in Lebanon?

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Arouri blast site

Analysis

Israel braces for retaliation by Hamas, Hezbollah for Arouri's death

After the killing of Hamas senior Saleh al-Arouri on Lebanese soil, all eyes in Israel are on Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah for his reaction.

Rina Bassist

By Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

Lebanese emergency responders gather at the site of a strike attributed to Israel that killed a Hamas deputy

Israel ready 'for any scenario' after strike kills Hamas deputy in Lebanon

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Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad makes a statement to the press on March 19, 2013 before a signing ceremony at EU headquarters in Brussels ahead of the opening of the annual coordination meeting of Palestinian aid donors.

Interview

Salam Fayyad says he is not part of Gaza ‘day after’ talks

The former Palestinian prime minister told Al-Monitor that any discussion of post-war rule in Gaza "must be based on national consensus."

Salam Fayyad

Salam Fayyad

Former Palestine Prime Minister

Right-wing Knesset members Itamar Ben-Gvir (L) and Bezalel Smotrich, attend a special session at the Knesset Israel's parliament to approve and swear in a new right-wing government in Jerusalem on Dec. 29, 2022.

US slams Israeli ministers’ ‘inflammatory’ calls for Palestinians to leave Gaza

The State Department said the rhetoric from far-right Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir was "inflammatory and irresponsible."

American aircraft carrier anchored in a harbor after offshore training exercises.

US pulls aircraft carrier from Mediterranean as Israel escalates in Lebanon

Israeli leaders test Hezbollah's restraint as the US Navy's largest aircraft carrier heads home following an extended deployment to deter Iran and its proxies.

Senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, attends by video conference a meeting with deputy Hamas chief Saleh Arouri (on screen from Beirut) discussing Israel's plan to annex parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on July 2, 2020. (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI / AFP) (Photo by ABBAS MOMANI/AFP via Getty Images)

Analysis

Who is Saleh al-Arouri, top Hamas official killed in Beirut?

Saleh al-Arouri played a large political and military role in Hamas, and his death may elicit a strong response from Hezbollah.

Adam Lucente

By Adam Lucente

In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Turkey’s exports to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Russia shoot up in 2023: Erdogan

The Turkish president also said the country’s total export revenues reached an all-time high.

The strike was the first on the Lebanese capital since the Israel-Hamas war began

Hamas deputy killed in Israeli strike on Beirut suburb: security officials

Agence France-Presse

In the United States, the controversy has come amid a rise in attacks and violent rhetoric targeting Jews and Muslims

Harvard president resigns after rows over plagiarism, anti-Semitism

Agence France-Presse

People attend the International E-Sport Gamers forum Next World in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Sept. 7, 2022.

Saudi PIF invested $31.6B in 2023, record in global sovereign wealth funds

The PIF is estimated to have nearly $800 billion in assets and wants to become the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund by 2030.

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On Africa tour, Sudan's Hemedti takes victory lap, touts himself as future leader

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is on a regional tour after his forces seized Sudan’s bread basket, Wad Madani.

An Iranian navy missile is displayed during the army day military parade, outside the mausoleum of the late founder of Islamic republic, Ayatollah Khomeini (poster) in Tehran, April 18, 2007.

Iran hails Houthi rebels, deploys warship as Red Sea simmers

As the Houthi spokesman visited Tehran, the Iranian army dispatched a leading destroyer to the Red Sea, where the United States has been mobilizing an international coalition to end disruptions by the Tehran-backed militant group.

sea mind explodes

Turkey to block UK minesweeper ships intended for Ukraine

Turkey appears determined to strictly adhere to a treaty under which Ankara also closed off its straits to Russian warships.

An image of the aftermath of the explosion in southern Beirut on Jan. 2, 2023.

Breaking | Last Updated: January 3, 2024, 10:15 am

Top Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri killed in Beirut as Lebanon-Israel tension soars

Videos of the aftermath of the reported drone strike showed a large impact on cars and residential buildings as the Israel-Lebanon border heats up.

A metal cutout of an Israeli soldier at an army post in Mount Bental near the Syrian border in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on February 9, 2022. - Israel launched strikes against targets in Syria early today, hitting anti-aircraft batteries in response to a missile fired from Syria, the military said. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP) (Photo by JALAA MAREY/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel launches strikes in Syria, Lebanon, targets 'Hezbollah infrastructure'

The airstrikes near Damascus follow the Christmas Day death of a top Iranian commander in Syria in a strike widely attributed to Israel.