Hezbollah Says Launched Missiles at Military Base in North Israel

Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on May 7, 2026. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on May 7, 2026. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
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Hezbollah Says Launched Missiles at Military Base in North Israel

Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on May 7, 2026. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on May 7, 2026. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

Hezbollah launched missiles at a military base in Israel on Friday in response to Israeli attacks that killed a top commander, while Lebanese authorities reported five people including a rescuer killed in fresh Israeli strikes. 

In a statement, the group said the missiles targeted a base south of the Israeli city of Nahariya "in response to the Israeli enemy's violation of the ceasefire, the targeting of Beirut's southern suburbs and the attacks that affected villages and civilians in southern Lebanon". 

Air raid sirens had sounded earlier in several cities in northern Israel, according to the Israeli military. 

The military said it "intercepted one launch, and the additional launches fell in open areas", adding that no injuries were reported. 

The Lebanese health ministry meanwhile said in a statement that "the Israeli enemy's raid on the town of Toura" in the southern Tyre district killed four people, including two women, and wounded eight others in a preliminary toll. 

Lebanon's civil defense said earlier that one of its members was killed in an Israeli attack on the south. 

Despite a truce in the war between Israel and Hezbollah in place since April 17, fighting has not stopped in south Lebanon. 

The terms of the ceasefire announced by the US state department on April 16 allow Israel to act against "planned, imminent or ongoing attacks" by Hezbollah. 

The Israeli military had issued evacuation warnings for seven southern Lebanese towns, including Toura. 

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported a series of strikes across the south on Friday. 

Hezbollah also claimed responsibility for several attacks on Israeli troops in southern Lebanon. 

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Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, the first attack on the Hezbollah stronghold in a month. 

The Israeli military said it targeted the commander of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force. 

Hezbollah has not yet announced a commander's death, but a source close to the group confirmed the killing to AFP the killing of Malek Ballout 

The latest attacks came as Lebanon and Israel, officially at war since 1948, were set to hold direct negotiations in Washington next week. 

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with delegation chief Simon Karam on Friday ahead of his departure to the US, giving him "directives outlining Lebanon's firm positions regarding the negotiations". 

Lebanon and Israel's US ambassadors had previously met twice in Washington over the past weeks, in an attempt to end the war that started when Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the Middle East conflict on March 2. 

Hezbollah is strongly opposed to the direct talks, calling them a "sin" and urging Beirut to withdraw from them. 

Israeli strikes have killed more than 2,750 people in Lebanon since March 2, including dozens since the ceasefire was announced. 

EU crisis management chief Hadja Lahbib told reporters in Beirut that since the start of the war on March 2, the 27-member bloc has provided 100 million euros in aid and sent six planes carrying humanitarian aid, with a seventh expected on Saturday. 



Trump Warns Israel and Iran Not to 'Blow It' after New Strikes Threaten Emerging Ceasefire Deal

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight back to Washington March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight back to Washington March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
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Trump Warns Israel and Iran Not to 'Blow It' after New Strikes Threaten Emerging Ceasefire Deal

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight back to Washington March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight back to Washington March 15, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged no further attacks by anyone after Israel's military said it launched strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs, potentially complicating efforts to finalize a deal to end the US-Iran war.

The Public Health Emergency Operations Center said three people, including two women, were killed, and 16 were wounded.

Trump reacted on social media and said Israeli strikes on Beirut "should not have happened" as he vowed a regional peace deal was at hand, though he did not confirm reports it would be signed during the day.

"We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down," Trump said on social media.

"This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace -- Let's not blow it!"

The deal in its current form is a deep disappointment to Israel's government, which has been sidelined in negotiations led by Pakistan and others. The last time Israel struck the Beirut suburbs a week ago, it set off the most serious escalation of fighting between Iran and Israel since the tenuous ceasefire took hold April 7.

Trump, who had said the deal could be signed Sunday, has pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop hitting Lebanon hard while a deal is near, but the prime minister has defied him.

Netanyahu's office said the strikes were in response to Hezbollah attacks on northern Israel. Israel’s military said Hezbollah launched three projectiles, releasing footage where an audible boom was followed by rising smoke. There was no immediate comment from the Iranian-backed Hezbollah.

 


Trump to Meet Sisi at G7 Summit in France

US President Donald Trump holds a meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (AFP)
US President Donald Trump holds a meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (AFP)
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Trump to Meet Sisi at G7 Summit in France

US President Donald Trump holds a meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (AFP)
US President Donald Trump holds a meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (AFP)

US President Donald Trump is set to hold talks with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France this month, the Egyptian presidency said on Sunday.

In a statement, the presidency said Sisi is expected to hold a series of meetings with world leaders during the summit, "including a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump".

It added that Sisi's meetings would focus on "discussing ways to resolve international geopolitical crises and address their repercussions on trade, energy and supply chains".

The G7 summit will be one of the first major international gatherings since the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran in late February, upending the Middle East and widening transatlantic tensions.

French President Emmanuel Macron, who is hosting the summit in the city of Evian on June 15-17, said that leaders from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates had been invited to discuss the Middle East war, according to the French presidency.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said he would not attend the summit due to "prior commitments", the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Thursday.

The G7 brings together the leaders of Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States, along with invited leaders from several other countries, including Brazil and India.

Macron is due to arrive in Evian on Sunday evening, with other leaders, including Trump, expected on Monday.

Leaders are set to have a packed agenda of potentially explosive issues, including efforts to end the war in Iran and re-open the key Strait of Hormuz shipping bottleneck.


Arab League Warns of Devastating Effects of Attacking Education in Occupied Territories

Arab League headquarters in Cairo (The League's official Facebook page)
Arab League headquarters in Cairo (The League's official Facebook page)
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Arab League Warns of Devastating Effects of Attacking Education in Occupied Territories

Arab League headquarters in Cairo (The League's official Facebook page)
Arab League headquarters in Cairo (The League's official Facebook page)

Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories Sector at the Arab League Ambassador Dr. Faed Mustafa stressed that targeting education in the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in the Gaza Strip, cannot be regarded as merely a side effect of war.

He asserted that it represents part of a systematic plan aimed at erasing the Palestinian national identity and depriving future generations of their awareness, culture, and sense of belonging. He warned that what he described as educational genocide would have devastating consequences extending to generations to come, SPA reported.

He made the remarks during his speech at the opening of the 111th Session of the Committee on Educational Programs for Arab Students in Occupied Arab Territories, which kicked off today at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Arab League in Cairo.

Mustafa noted that Palestinian efforts to resume the educational process, particularly in the Gaza Strip, face major challenges due to the blockade, Israeli restrictions, and shortages of educational supplies. These circumstances have compelled the concerned authorities to resume classes in partially damaged schools, as well as in tents and temporary educational centers with limited resources.

He called on the international community and relevant institutions to fulfill their obligations toward rebuilding the Palestinian educational system, ensuring sustainable funding for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), and supporting psychological and educational recovery programs.

Mustafa stressed that saving Palestinian education is a national, humanitarian, and moral duty that requires concerted local, regional, and international efforts.