Until the Mohammedans invaded…..
Rupert Lowe explains what happened to Lebanon when the Muslim population went over 15%
— Tony Jacob | FindaClip.com (@tonjkb) July 8, 2026
“When Lebanon got its independence in 1948. They were a Christian country and they were a very confident country. They had the best universities. They had a very open society. I never went to… pic.twitter.com/M4i5EAPXDY
This is the Lebanese singer Moeen Charif participating in the funeral of Khamenaei.
— Asaad Sam Hanna (@asaadhanna) July 9, 2026
Few years ago he came to the US with his pregnant wife to get his new born baby American citizenship.
Next month he has a party in Michigan, so he holds either a Green Card or visa. And going out… pic.twitter.com/zkrotCtufC
Back to the war:
- The guns fall silent in the Middle East after two days of deadly strikes between the United States and Iran as mediating nations attempt to get diplomacy back on track.
- A US official tells Al Jazeera that Washington remains committed to negotiations with Tehran and technical talks continue.
Israeli forces detained Sheikh Mohammad Hussein, the grand mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine, after Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, Wafa reported.
Israel’s military says it killed a Hamas commander who took part in the October 7, 2023, attacks.
It identified the Palestinian as Yahya Saeed Muhammad Hamdan, head of the Qassam Brigades Nukhba Forces unit that attacked Reim, a kibbutz in southern Israel. He was killed in southern Gaza on Thursday, the army said.
Trump says oil will start flowing, ‘with or without the help of Iran’
Trump has warned that “very quickly” oil will start flowing, “with or without the help of Iran”.
“Because of me, Iran will never have a nuclear weapon,” he added.
Netanyahu says ‘no ceasefire in Lebanon’
Israeli warplanes launched three waves of overnight air raids in southern Lebanon, reports Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA). The attacks hit the area between the towns of Beit Yahoun, Kunin, and Braachit, in the Bint Jbeil district.
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) July 8, 2026
🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/re5zzmkEMx pic.twitter.com/rAeeJw7XGD
Israel to hold ceasefire talks with Lebanon
- Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu says he has issued an instruction to start direct negotiations with Lebanon “as soon as possible” after what he claimed were requests from Beirut.
- Lebanon has declared a day of mourning after a wave of Israeli attacks killed at least 200 people and injured more than 1,000 in a single day on Wednesday.