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Hezbollah 'declares war' on gamers, accuses West of 'brainwashing' through video games

New web series by Al-Akhbar analyzes popular video games and claims they promote a distorted American narrative; each episode deconstructs a game and accuses it of portraying Middle East as place of terror and chaos, and West as the hero

Lior Ben Ari | 12.02.25

IDF says Hezbollah assassinated Lebanese officials to hide role in 2020 Beirut port blast

Military said group’s Unit 121 killed four Lebanese figures to stop them from revealing the group’s alleged role in storing ammonium nitrate that led to the 2020 Beirut port blast, which killed more than 200 people

Lior Ben Ari | 12.02.25

Pope leaves Lebanon amid rising fear of new conflict between Israel and Hezbollah

Officials in Beirut say the pontiff's visit was 'defense' for the country in time of security tensions; Netanyahu and Katz met with Trump delegation - the goal: to increase pressure on the Lebanese government to disarm Iranian proxy

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 12.02.25

Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak and Master Sgt. Ran Gvili

Israel says 'findings' handed over by Hamas in Gaza sent for identification

Israel says materials received from Gaza will undergo forensic testing to determine whether they belong to a fallen hostage; two fallen hostages remain in Gaza: Master Sgt. Ran Gvili and Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari, Einav Halabi | 12.02.25

Trump invites Netanyahu to White House as he touts new ties with Syria and praises Assad successor

Leaders discuss Gaza, Hamas and regional deals as Trump boosts outreach to Syria’s new president Ahmad al-Sharaa; expected White House meeting would be Netanyahu’s fifth since Trump returned to office

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 12.01.25

ראש ממשלת לבנון נוואף סלאם עם ה אפיפיור לאו ליאו ה 14 ביירות ארמון הנשיאות

Pope Leo XIV visits Lebanon, drives through Hezbollah bastion as Nasrallah images line route

On his first foreign trip as pope, Leo XIV arrived in Beirut amid fears of renewed Israel-Hezbollah fighting, drove through the battered Dahieh suburb to the presidential palace, and urged Lebanese reconciliation while again backing a two-state solution for Gaza

Lior Ben Ari, News Agencies | 11.30.25

Iran airs new footage of Israeli strikes from 12-day war

Five months into ceasefire, Iranian and Saudi media release videos showing Israeli cruise missile attacks on air defense sites; Tehran says its defenses remained operational despite casualties and heavy damage

Lior Ben Ari | 11.29.25

צבא לבנון הזמין עיתונים לסיור במנהרה של חיזבאללה

Equipped with a kitchen and a field hospital: Lebanese army unveils Hezbollah tunnel in rare media tour

Nearly a year after a ceasefire with Israel, Lebanon’s military showcases a Hezbollah-dug tunnel and outlines initial steps in its plan to dismantle the group’s infrastructure south of the Litani River

Lior Ben Ari | 11.29.25

‘Unstable Syria’: Israel readies responses; Sunni terror group behind Beit Jinn clash

After the ambush that wounded six IDF reservists in southern Syria, officials say Israel will not pull back from seized buffer areas or Mount Hermon and sees no near-term path to an accord with Damascus

Lior Ben Ari | 11.29.25

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem threatens Israel in first speech since top commander was killed

Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, speaking after the killing of commander Haytham Ali Tabatabai, vowed Israel would pay a price and said the group will choose the time of its response, insisting the strike failed to shake Hezbollah’s morale

Lior Ben Ari | 11.28.25

Israel signals to al-Sharaa as Syria decries strike as ‘war crime’; dramatic shootout footage released

IDF footage shows the Beit Jinn arrests and the moment gunfire erupted on the troops: 'Terrorist! He’s sticking his head out'; six soldiers were wounded; Israel sent messages to al-Sharaa and prepared response options, while Syria called the retaliatory strikes a 'war crime' that killed at least 13; the suspects had been detained in their beds before the clash

Lior Ben Ari, Itamar Eichner, Yoav Zitun | 11.28.25

תיעוד מפעילות כוחות חטיבה 226 בדרום סוריה

Exchange of fire, helicopters strikes during IDF patrol in southern Syria

IDF force was ambushed during patrol in the town of Beit Jinn in the Damascus countryside, and clashes broke out, including exchanges of gunfire; At the same time, there were reports of gunfire from combat helicopters and artillery fire in the area

Lior Ben Ari | 11.28.25

IDF strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon; intensifies West Bank counterterror sweep

Israeli Air Force hits Hezbollah launch and weapons sites in southern Lebanon days after top commander killed; in parallel, IDF conducts major sweep in Jenin, detaining suspects and seizing arms in ongoing West Bank crackdown

Elisha Ben Kimon, Lior Ben Ari, Einav Halabi | 11.27.25

Lebanon slams Iran's boast that Hezbollah is 'vital as bread' after killing of top commander

Beirut confronts Tehran after Dahieh strike that killed Hezbollah’s Haytham Ali Tabatabai, as Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji rejects Iran’s statements, warns that portraying Hezbollah as 'vital' violates Lebanon’s sovereignty

Lior Ben Ari | 11.27.25

Israel braces to disarm Hamas alone as US-backed stabilization force falters

With US-led stabilization force plans stalled, Israel increasingly sees no alternative to unilateral military action in Gaza; Cairo summit underscores regional coordination, but tensions rise with Hezbollah and between Jerusalem and Washington

Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 11.25.25

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