US embassy in Lebanon under attack, army arrests Syrian gunman wearing vest with words 'Islamic State'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

US embassy in Lebanon under attack, army arrests Syrian gunman wearing vest with words 'Islamic State'

India TV News  

Beirut: A gunman was captured by Lebanese soldiers after attempting to attack the US Embassy near Beirut on Wednesday, the military said. No one harmed in attack: Lebanese army The US Embassy said the morning attack by the embassy's entrance did not cause any casualties among their staff, and that Lebanese troops and embassy security mobilised quickly. In September 2023, Lebanese security forces detained a Lebanese man who opened fire by the US Embassy. In October 2023, hundreds of protesters clashed with Lebanese security forces in demonstrations near the US Embassy in support of Gaza's people and the militant group Hamas in its war with Israel.

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Day 2 Of Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Sees Israeli Airstrike On Lebanon, Scattered Attacks
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Day 2 Of Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Sees Israeli Airstrike On Lebanon, Scattered Attacks

Huff Post  

Residents start rebuilding their houses damaged in Israeli airstrikes, in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon, on Nov. 28, 2024. Lebanon’s state-run media said the wounded were civilians, while the Israeli military described them as suspects who violated the terms of the truce that ended more than a year of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. On Thursday, the Israeli military said its troops …

November 27, 2024 – Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect in Lebanon
Top News
54 years, 11 months ago

November 27, 2024 – Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect in Lebanon

CNN  

A child gestures while holding a Hezbollah flag from the window of a car, at the entrance of Beirut's southern suburbs, after a ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect, in Lebanon, on November 27. Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters Israel’s security cabinet has approved a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, potentially ending more than a year of cross-border clashes with Hezbollah …

Israel kills at least 30 more people in attacks on Gaza and Lebanon
1 month ago

Israel kills at least 30 more people in attacks on Gaza and Lebanon

The Independent  

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Israeli strikes in central Beirut kill at least 20 as diplomats push for a cease-fire
1 month ago

Israeli strikes in central Beirut kill at least 20 as diplomats push for a cease-fire

Associated Press  

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli airstrikes Saturday in central Beirut killed at least 20 people, officials said, as the once-rare attacks on the heart of Lebanon’s capital continued without warning while diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said 66 people were wounded in the strikes, which were the fourth in central Beirut in less than a week. Despite …

4 killed as Israel shakes central Beirut with powerful strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon
1 month ago

4 killed as Israel shakes central Beirut with powerful strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Firstpost  

An Israeli airstrike in central Beirut killed at least four people and injured many, in a major attack against Hezbollah A powerful airstrike killed at least four people in central Beirut early on Saturday, the health ministry said, shaking the Lebanese capital as Israel pressed its offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group. It marked the fourth Israeli airstrike this week …

Israeli attack kills 3 more Lebanese soldiers as death toll passes 40
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1 month ago

Israeli attack kills 3 more Lebanese soldiers as death toll passes 40

Al Jazeera  

The number of Lebanese troops killed in Israeli attacks since October 2023 is reported to have reached 41 after latest attack kills three soldiers in southern Lebanon. Three Lebanese soldiers have been killed in an Israeli air strike on an army base in southern Lebanon’s town of Sarafand, while at least 17 civilians living nearby the facility were injured, the …

Middle East latest: US envoy holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire proposal
1 month ago

Middle East latest: US envoy holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire proposal

Associated Press  

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein held what he called “very constructive talks” with Lebanese officials in Beirut on Tuesday about a possible cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. Food and medical supplies were also supposed to be delivered to Kamal Adwan but Dujarric said, “our partners say the team was forced to offload the food at an Israeli military checkpoint before reaching …

A rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, official says
Top News
1 month, 1 week ago

A rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, official says

LA Times  

A rare Israeli airstrike on central Beirut killed Hezbollah’s chief spokesman on Sunday, an official with the militant group said. Earlier, officials said Israeli strikes killed at least 12 people in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has been at war with the Palestinian group Hamas for over a year. This is the first time I experience it so close.” The …

Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Lebanese rescuers, 15 people in Syria
1 month, 1 week ago

Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Lebanese rescuers, 15 people in Syria

New Indian Express  

BEIRUT: An Israeli airstrike killed at least 12 Lebanese rescue workers on Thursday inside a civil defense centre in the eastern city of Baalbek, according to health and rescue officials, hours after state media in Syria said Israeli strikes in and around the capital killed at least 15 people. The Health Ministry condemned what it called a “barbaric attack on …

Israel pounds southern Beirut as Lebanon awaits ceasefire proposals
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel pounds southern Beirut as Lebanon awaits ceasefire proposals

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli army announced that six of its soldiers were killed during fighting with Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Israeli air strikes have targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs for the second consecutive day as Lebanese negotiators awaited a potential new ceasefire proposal from Washington. Israel’s military escalated its attacks on Lebanon in September following nearly a year of trading cross-border fire with …

Israeli attack on town in Lebanon’s far north kills 14 people: Mayor
1 month, 1 week ago

Israeli attack on town in Lebanon’s far north kills 14 people: Mayor

Al Jazeera  

Israeli missile destroys residence in far northern Lebanese town where refugees and displaced people had fled for safety At least 14 people have been reported killed and 15 others injured following an Israeli air strike on the town of Ain Yaaqoub in the far north of Lebanon. The Israeli missile that hit a building on Monday where 30 people were …

Israeli Strikes on Beirut: Al-Qard al-Hassan Targeted in Financial Campaign
Trending News
2 months ago

Israeli Strikes on Beirut: Al-Qard al-Hassan Targeted in Financial Campaign

Deccan Chronicle  

Israel launches strikes on Beirut targeting Hezbollah's financial arm, al-Qard al-Hassan. The financial unit plays a crucial role in funding Hezbollah's operations, including payments to operatives and arms procurement. The strikes aim to disrupt al-Qard al-Hassan's financial operations throughout Lebanon, with potential consequences for the organization's financial stability and support for Hezbollah's activities.

Middle East conflict: Explosions in Beirut after Israel warns of overnight strikes
2 months ago

Middle East conflict: Explosions in Beirut after Israel warns of overnight strikes

The Independent  

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Israeli airstrikes kill 3 Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon
2 months ago

Israeli airstrikes kill 3 Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon

China Daily  

Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in Israeli airstrikes on S. Lebanon. The Israeli army targeted a vehicle in the central sector of the border area in southern Lebanon, leading to the death of three Lebanese soldiers. The Lebanese army responded by firing a direct rocket shell at the vehicle, resulting in the deaths of the soldiers.

Israel's deadliest strike in central Beirut leaves Lebanese stunned as they dig through the rubble
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel's deadliest strike in central Beirut leaves Lebanese stunned as they dig through the rubble

The Independent  

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In separate strikes, Israel kills 2 Lebanese soldiers and injures 2 U.N. peacekeepers
2 months, 2 weeks ago

In separate strikes, Israel kills 2 Lebanese soldiers and injures 2 U.N. peacekeepers

NPR  

In separate strikes, Israel kills 2 Lebanese soldiers and injures 2 U.N. peacekeepers toggle caption Hassan Ammar/AP BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three other troops on Friday, Lebanon's military said, an incident that entangles the country's official army in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. The attack on the …

Israel strikes Beirut heart as attacks widen
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel strikes Beirut heart as attacks widen

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-10-04 07:11 A man stares at a building still smoldering after it was leveled in an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted the neighborhood of Moawwad in Beirut on Thursday. BEIRUT/JERUSALEM — Israel launched an airstrike in central Beirut early on Thursday, killing nine people, after its forces suffered their deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of …

Mapped: Where Israel has fired missiles around the Middle East as IDF soldiers begin ground invasion in Lebanon
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Mapped: Where Israel has fired missiles around the Middle East as IDF soldiers begin ground invasion in Lebanon

The Independent  

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Israel-Hezbollah-Lebanon conflict timeline: Everything that’s happened since Hamas’s October 7 attack
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel-Hezbollah-Lebanon conflict timeline: Everything that’s happened since Hamas’s October 7 attack

The Independent  

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Israeli airstrike hits Beirut and kills 1 person in escalating tensions with Hezbollah
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli airstrike hits Beirut and kills 1 person in escalating tensions with Hezbollah

New Indian Express  

Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV said 17 wounded were taken to the private Bahman Hospital, while 14 were taken to Hezbollah’s Rasoul Aazam hospital. “The Israeli enemy has committed a great stupid act in size, timing and circumstances by targeting an entirely civilian area,” Hezbollah official Ali Ammar told Al-Manar TV. A Hezbollah official and the group’s TV station said that the …

Indian Embassy in Beirut issues advisory after Israel vows to retaliate against Hezbollah
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian Embassy in Beirut issues advisory after Israel vows to retaliate against Hezbollah

The Hindu  

The Indian Embassy located in Beirut has asked Indian nationals to exercise caution in light of the escalating situation in the region, with Israel vowing to retaliate against the the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon. In an advisory issued on July 29, the Embassy also asked Indian nationals travelling to Lebanon to remain in contact with the Embassy located in Beirut …

Lebanon gives tour of Beirut airport to refute arms claims, amid fears of war with Israel
6 months ago

Lebanon gives tour of Beirut airport to refute arms claims, amid fears of war with Israel

LA Times  

Fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah carry out a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine District, southern Lebanon in May 2023. According to the un-bylined Telegraph story, one Beirut airport staffer reported seeing “unusually big boxes” arriving on a flight from Iran in November and that a high-ranking Hezbollah member oversaw customs shipments. The caretaker Lebanese Transportation …

Gunman attempts attack on U.S. Embassy in Lebanon
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunman attempts attack on U.S. Embassy in Lebanon

The Hindu  

A gunman was captured by Lebanese soldiers after attempting to attack the U.S. Embassy near Beirut on June 5, the military said. The U.S. Embassy said the morning attack by the embassy's entrance did not cause any casualties among their staff, and that Lebanese troops and embassy security mobilised quickly. In September 2023, Lebanese security forces detained a Lebanese man …

Gunman attempts attack on US Embassy in Lebanon
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunman attempts attack on US Embassy in Lebanon

The Independent  

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Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunman captured after shootout outside US Embassy in Lebanon

Associated Press  

AUKAR, Lebanon — A gunman who attacked the U.S. embassy near Beirut was shot and captured by Lebanese soldiers after a Wednesday morning shootout that injured an embassy security guard, the military and embassy officials said. A U.S. Embassy spokesperson said in a statement that one embassy security guard was injured in the attack. U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller …

Lebanon captures gunman following U.S. Embassy attack
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lebanon captures gunman following U.S. Embassy attack

LA Times  

Smoke billows from an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel last month. A gunman opened fire on the U.S. Embassy in the Lebanese capital on Wednesday, injuring a security guard before being wounded in return fire and apprehended, the Lebanese army and embassy officials said. The gunman’s motive remains unclear, but the attack, which took place …

Lebanon security source says 4 Hezbollah dead in Israeli strike
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Lebanon security source says 4 Hezbollah dead in Israeli strike

The Hindu  

A Lebanese security source said four Hezbollah members were killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the country's south, the latest such raid in months of cross-border hostilities. Lebanon's powerful Hezbollah movement began attacking Israel in support of ally Hamas a day after the Palestinian militant group's unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel that sparked war in the …

Iranian ambassador to Syria vows retaliation against Israeli attack on embassy
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Iranian ambassador to Syria vows retaliation against Israeli attack on embassy

China Daily  

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria April 1, 2024. DAMASCUS - Iranian Ambassador to Syria Hossein Akbari has promised that Iran will respond to Israel's attack on the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus earlier on Monday with equal force. Following the Israeli missile strike on the consulate building of the Iranian embassy, …

Israeli missile levels Iranian consulate building in Syria
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli missile levels Iranian consulate building in Syria

China Daily  

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad walks near a damaged site after what the Iranian media said was an Israeli strike on a building close to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria April 1, 2024. Later, in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Mekdad condemned in strongest terms Israel's "criminal" attacks and called them "a flagrant violation" of …

Ten civilians killed in Israeli air strikes on Lebanon
10 months, 1 week ago

Ten civilians killed in Israeli air strikes on Lebanon

Al Jazeera  

Hezbollah pledges retaliation as Israel claims assault was its response to rocket attack that killed one of its soldiers. Israeli air raids in southern Lebanon have killed at least 10 civilians, including children, and three Hezbollah fighters, in the deadliest attack in more than four months of cross-border exchanges. On Thursday, the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah announced retaliation for the …

Hezbollah and Israeli troops exchange fire along the border as 2 people are killed in Lebanon
1 year ago

Hezbollah and Israeli troops exchange fire along the border as 2 people are killed in Lebanon

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group attacked several Israeli army posts along the two countries’ border and Israel shelled a village in southern Lebanon on Friday, killing two Lebanese citizens, officials said. It was the first time Hezbollah launched attacks on Israeli troops along the Lebanon-Israel border since the start of a seven-day truce between Israel and the Palestinian militant …

Lebanese residents of border towns come back during a fragile cease-fire
1 year ago

Lebanese residents of border towns come back during a fragile cease-fire

The Independent  

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US Embassy in Beirut issues travel advisory for its citizens in Lebanon, it says…
1 year, 2 months ago

US Embassy in Beirut issues travel advisory for its citizens in Lebanon, it says…

Hindustan Times  

In the wake of ongoing Israrel-Hamas war, US Embassy in Beirut has issued travel advisory for Lebanon. Joe Biden "Due to the unpredictable security situation in Lebanon, the Department of State has authorized the voluntary departure of family members of U.S. government personnel and some non-emergency personnel on a case-by-case basis from U.S. Embassy Beirut," reads the advisory. We recommend …

Israel-Hamas war: US allows non-essential embassy staff to leave Lebanon citing 'unpredictable security situation'
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel-Hamas war: US allows non-essential embassy staff to leave Lebanon citing 'unpredictable security situation'

Firstpost  

The State Department also raised its travel advisory for Lebanon from level three, issued in July, to the highest available level four, as it told Americans to avoid the country. “Do not travel to Lebanon due to the unpredictable security situation related to rocket, missile, and artillery exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah or other armed militant factions,” the State Department …

US Embassy in Lebanon attacked by Hamas supporters, police take action
1 year, 2 months ago

US Embassy in Lebanon attacked by Hamas supporters, police take action

Op India  

Hundreds of Lebanese demonstrators, extending support to the terrorist organization Hamas and raising Palestinian flags, attacked the US embassy in Beirut on Tuesday evening. Image- The New York Times The Hamas terror supporters were Several other protesters also raised placards that read, “Israel is not a nation but a criminal and a terrorist organization. Protesters raising placards outside the French …

Suspect arrested in killing of UN peacekeeper in Lebanon
1 year, 11 months ago

Suspect arrested in killing of UN peacekeeper in Lebanon

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The Lebanese army has arrested a suspect in the killing earlier this month of a U.N. peacekeeper from Ireland who died when his convoy was shot at in southern Lebanon, officials said Tuesday. Hezbollah spokeswoman Rana Sahili said on Friday that the Lebanese army arrested the suspect “in cooperation with Hezbollah,” and that he wasn’t a member of …

Armed man takes hostages at Beirut bank demanding return of frozen funds
2 years, 4 months ago

Armed man takes hostages at Beirut bank demanding return of frozen funds

CNN  

CNN — An armed man held employees and customers hostage at a bank on Beirut’s bustling Hamra street Thursday demanding his frozen funds be released, according to a security source and Lebanon’s state-owned National News Agency. The armed man said he needed the funds to pay for his father’s operation, threatening to torch the bank and kill everyone in it, …

Lebanese army arrests nine people after Beirut violence
3 years, 2 months ago

Lebanese army arrests nine people after Beirut violence

Al Jazeera  

President Michel Aoun vows to bring perpetrators to justice, as six killed by gunfire and more than 30 others wounded. “Six people died today, tens of people injured, a lot of destruction – all because two corrupt ministers do not want to attend a hearing with a judge who has accused them of negligence … they are both now running …

Blast at Hezbollah arms depot rocks south Lebanon, authorities blame 'technical error'
4 years, 3 months ago

Blast at Hezbollah arms depot rocks south Lebanon, authorities blame 'technical error'

India Today  

An arms depot of the Iran-backed Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah exploded in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, a security source said, injuring several people and sending a new shockwave across a nation grappling with its deepest crisis in three decades. The security source said the arms depot blast, which sent a huge column of black smoke into the sky, was caused …

Shots fired, 110 injured during Beirut protests as anger erupts over deadly blast
4 years, 4 months ago

Shots fired, 110 injured during Beirut protests as anger erupts over deadly blast

ABC  

Security forces have fired tear gas and rubber bullets during clashes with stone-throwing demonstrators in Lebanon's capital, amid mounting fury over the massive explosion that killed nearly 160 people. Key points: More than 110 people have been injured, with dozens taken to hospital A Lebanese policeman was killed in clashes with demonstrators Dozens broke into the foreign ministry, where they …

Dozens killed, thousands wounded in Beirut explosion: Live
4 years, 4 months ago

Dozens killed, thousands wounded in Beirut explosion: Live

Al Jazeera  

Lebanese authorities have said at least 78 people have been killed and some 4,000 wounded in a massive explosion at the port in the capital, Beirut. 22:47 GMT – Trump says explosion ‘looks like a terrible attack’ US President Donald Trump said the huge explosion that shook Beirut appeared to be a “terrible attack.” “We have a very good relationship …

Beirut explosion leaves Australian embassy 'considerably' damaged, one Australian dead
4 years, 4 months ago

Beirut explosion leaves Australian embassy 'considerably' damaged, one Australian dead

ABC  

At least one Australian was killed and the Australian embassy in Beirut "considerably" damaged by a huge blast in Lebanon's capital that left 78 people dead and thousands more injured. Key points: The Australian embassy was less than 2 kilometres from the blast The total death toll was expected to rise as emergency workers search through rubble Australian citizens can …

Timeline of blasts in Lebanon
4 years, 4 months ago

Timeline of blasts in Lebanon

The Hindu  

A huge explosion near the centre of Beirut killed many people, injured hundreds and sent shockwaves across the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, shattering windows and causing apartment balconies to collapse, witnesses and security sources said. Jan. 2, 2014: A car bomb killed at least five people in Hezbollahs stronghold in southern Beirut, the latest in a series of deadly attacks …

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