Israel and Hezbollah both claim to have violated ceasefire on second day Blogging Sole

Beirut — Israel carried out its first airstrike on Lebanon on Thursday since a truce with Hezbollah announced this week, claiming to have targeted the militant group’s activity at a rocket storage facility in southern Lebanon that violated the ceasefire. Lebanese authorities reported scattered incidents of Israeli mortar attacks, strikes and gunfire that injured two … Read more

Japan says it will ‘closely monitor’ China’s military activity after Beijing admits spy plane violated airspace Blogging Sole

Japanese officials said Wednesday they are closely monitoring whether China keeps its promise to prevent further violations of Japanese airspace after explaining that a incursion of a Chinese military plane almost three months ago, was unintentional and caused by turbulence. Tokyo protested and demanded an explanation from Beijing after a Chinese Y-9 reconnaissance plane briefly … Read more