Tag: Near and Middle East
Israeli minister creates new controversy on the esplanade of the Mosques – L’Express
Itamar Ben Gvir, Israeli Minister of National Security, sparked a new controversy on Monday over the esplanade of mosques in Jerusalem. An ultra-sensitive place, called the Temple Mount by Jews,…
The incredible story of Zakia Khudadadi, para-athlete who fled Afghanistan – L’Express
In Zakia Khudadadi’s daily life, there is no real room for days off. On this Sunday, August 4, 2024, the para-taekwondo athlete is taking advantage of a rare break in…
Hamas claims responsibility for firing a new rocket at Tel Aviv – L’Express
Israel launched multiple airstrikes in Lebanon early Sunday, claiming to have foiled a major Hezbollah attack, but the Lebanese movement spoke of a “success” with the firing of hundreds of…
“Israel suspects that a forthcoming operation targets its territory in depth” – L’Express
Nearly 320 rockets and dozens of drones were launched by Lebanese Hezbollah on Israel in the early morning of Sunday, August 25, damaging eleven military sites in the north of…
Tel Aviv extends state of emergency to entire country – L’Express
Lebanese Hezbollah announced on Sunday morning, August 25, that it had launched a large-scale drone and rocket attack against Israel, in response to the death of a senior military leader…
Israeli negotiators in Cairo to discuss truce – L’Express
Israeli intelligence officials arrived in the Egyptian capital on Thursday, August 22, to take part in talks aimed at twofold: securing a truce in the Gaza Strip and the release…
Israeli army kills Fatah official accused of ‘terrorist attacks’ – L’Express
A new target reached for Israel. The Hebrew state announced this Wednesday that it had killed in an air strike in Lebanon a leader of the armed wing of the…
Who are the six dead Israeli hostages whose bodies were recovered? – L’Express
Alex Dancyg, Chaim Peri, Yagev Buchshtab, Yoram Metzger and Nadav Popplewell had already been announced dead by the Israeli army in recent months, while Kibbutz Nir Oz, one of the…
Hezbollah, the eternal enemy of Israel… but not only! By Frédéric Encel – L’Express
As much as the cause defended by the Palestinian Authority (at least when its almost nonagenarian president for life does not make denialist or defamatory speeches at the Ramallah headquarters)…
Philadelphia Corridor at the Heart of Negotiations Between Israel and Hamas – L’Express
It is a narrow strip of land 14 km long and 100 meters wide, the control of which is crucial in the midst of the war between Israel and Hamas.…