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

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hezbollah Nearly a year after Hamas, another militant group backed by Tehran attacked inside Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking a further 251 hostage, the Israeli military is widening its attacks. After 11 months of Israel’s ground and aerial assault on the Gaza Strip, one that has killed more than 41,000 Palestinians and displaced more than 90 per cent of the population, Israel says it has destroyed almost all of Hamas’ military personnel, and it is now upscaling it’s assault on Hezbollah, based in southern Lebanon. Israel attacks Yemen and Syria open image in gallery A large fire and plume of smoke is visible in the port city of Hodeida, Yemen, As Israel’s aerial assault on Lebanon continues, one they say may presage a ground incursion, the air force has also shifted some of its attention to hitting Houthi targets in Yemen. open image in gallery Hezbollah supporters carry pictures of Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Akil and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during Akil's funeral procession in Beirut's southern suburb last weekend Iran has been clear that it will respond to Israel following the wide-ranging strikes against its partners.

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Over 400 killed as Israel strikes Gaza, Netanyahu says ‘only the beginning’
1 day, 20 hours ago

Over 400 killed as Israel strikes Gaza, Netanyahu says ‘only the beginning’

Hindustan Times  

Israel carried out airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing more than 400 Palestinians, according to local health officials, in its deadliest assault since the war with Hamas began 17 months ago. Israel has signalled an escalation in its military campaign, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office saying that the country will now act against Hamas with “increasing military …

2 Killed, 19 Injured In Israeli Air Strikes On Southern Syrian Province Of Daraa
2 days, 15 hours ago

2 Killed, 19 Injured In Israeli Air Strikes On Southern Syrian Province Of Daraa

ABP News  

At least two people were killed and 19 others injured on Monday after Israel launched air strikes in the vicinity of the southern province of Daraa, Syrian state agency SANA reported. The Israeli military said it targeted military headquarters and sites containing weapons and equipment that belonged to the forces of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The Israeli army “is …

Israel carries out airstrikes in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, over 200 people killed
2 days, 17 hours ago

Israel carries out airstrikes in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, over 200 people killed

India TV News  

Israel carries out airstrikes in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, over 200 people killed Israel has blocked all food, medicine, fuel and other supplies from entering Gaza, it demands Hamas to accept changes in the two sides' ceasefire deal. Gaza's Health Ministry says a wave of Israeli strikes across the territory has killed at least 200 people. The Israeli military said …

Syria points finger at Hezbollah as fighting erupts on border with Lebanon
3 days, 17 hours ago

Syria points finger at Hezbollah as fighting erupts on border with Lebanon

Al Jazeera  

Lebanese and Syrian armies say they have been communicating to ease the brewing border tensions. Syrian state media, citing unnamed officials, said the Syrian army had shelled “Hezbollah gatherings that killed the Syrian soldiers” along the border overnight. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a United Kingdom-based war monitor, said in unconfirmed reports that Lebanese armed groups were involved in …

Israeli strike kill nine in north Gaza, Hamas says 'blatant violation of truce deal'
Trending News
5 days, 17 hours ago

Israeli strike kill nine in north Gaza, Hamas says 'blatant violation of truce deal'

New Indian Express  

Nine people, including several journalists, were killed in Israeli strikes on the northern town of Beit Lahia on Saturday, according to Gaza's civil defense agency. Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesman for the agency, reported to AFP that "nine martyrs have been transferred to the hospital, including several journalists and a number of workers from the Al-Khair Charitable Organisation," following an Israeli …

Israeli airstrike targets residential building in Damascus
1 week ago

Israeli airstrike targets residential building in Damascus

New Indian Express  

Israel's military carried out an airstrike Thursday on a residential building on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus that it said was a command center of the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the airstrike The military alleged that the command center has been used to direct attacks against Israel and vowed to “respond …

Israel kills senior Hezbollah militant, frees four Lebanese prisoners
1 week, 1 day ago

Israel kills senior Hezbollah militant, frees four Lebanese prisoners

Raw Story  

Israel said Tuesday it killed a senior Hezbollah militant responsible for drones and missiles, even as it freed Lebanese prisoners as a "goodwill" gesture to the country's new president. "Earlier today, the IAF conducted a precise intelligence-based strike in the area of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, eliminating Hassan Abbas Ezzedine, the head of Hezbollah's aerial array in the Bader regional …

Middle East latest: Israel kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas says ceasefire talks resume
1 week, 2 days ago

Middle East latest: Israel kills 8 Palestinians in Gaza as Hamas says ceasefire talks resume

Associated Press  

Israeli fire has killed eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and three more in the occupied West Bank over the past 24 hours, Palestinian officials said Tuesday, even as a fragile ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza has largely held since late January. Hermon,” which Israeli forces captured as part of a buffer zone inside Syria last year, and said Israel …

Israeli warplanes attack military sites in Syria’s southern Deraa province
1 week, 2 days ago

Israeli warplanes attack military sites in Syria’s southern Deraa province

Al Jazeera  

Syrian and Israeli media report air attacks on southern Deraa province targeting military sites of former Bashar al-Assad regime. Israeli military aircraft have carried out attacks in Syria’s southern province of Deraa, according to media reports and a monitoring group, in the latest attacks targeting military positions of the former Bashar al-Assad regime. The UK-based monitoring group Syrian Observatory for …

One dead in Israel strike on south Lebanon: state media
2 weeks, 2 days ago

One dead in Israel strike on south Lebanon: state media

The Hindu  

Lebanese official media said an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the south on Tuesday killed one person, the latest deadly raid amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. "An enemy drone launched a strike" targeting a vehicle in Tyre district, killing one person, the National News Agency said. On Thursday, the Israeli military said its forces struck a Hezbollah …

Lebanon village buries dozens of dead, after Israeli withdrawal
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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Lebanon village buries dozens of dead, after Israeli withdrawal

Deccan Chronicle  

Lebanon: Lebanese on Friday conducted a delayed burial in a border village for more than 90 civilians and fighters from the Hezbollah movement who died during the war with Israel that ended with a November ceasefire. Sobbing women, dressed in black, gathered around the vehicles holding photos of the Hezbollah fighters or the movement's leader Hassan Nasrallah, killed by an …

Lebanon’s new PM calls for ‘full Israeli withdrawal’ while visiting border areas
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Lebanon’s new PM calls for ‘full Israeli withdrawal’ while visiting border areas

Associated Press  

AITAROUN, Lebanon — Lebanon’s new prime minister, Nawaf Salam, used a tour on Friday of areas near the border with Israel that suffered wide destruction during the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war to call for an Israeli withdrawal and promised residents of border villages a safe return to their homes and reconstruction. Salam’s visit came two days after his government won a …

Israel bombs ‘military targets’ in southern Syria, outside Damascus
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel bombs ‘military targets’ in southern Syria, outside Damascus

Al Jazeera  

The Israeli military conducts air raids on what it described as military bases and command centres. The Israeli army said it struck “military targets in southern Syria, including command centres and multiple sites containing weapons”, without specifying exact locations. “The Air Force is attacking strongly in southern Syria as part of the new policy we have defined of pacifying southern …

Israel army says struck military targets in southern Syria
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel army says struck military targets in southern Syria

Hindustan Times  

The Israeli army said it carried out air strikes targeting military sites containing weapons in southern Syria on Tuesday, just days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for demilitarising the area. Israel army says struck military targets in southern Syria "Over the past few hours, the IDF struck military targets in southern Syria including command centres and multiple sites containing …

Two killed in Israeli strike on eastern Lebanon: state media
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Two killed in Israeli strike on eastern Lebanon: state media

The Hindu  

Lebanese state media said that an Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed at least two people in the country’s east, where the military said it targeted Hezbollah militants. near the eastern Lebanon mountain range, killing two people and wounding two” others, said the state-run National News Agency. Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel fought a war last year that ended …

Hezbollah, once dominant in Lebanon, shows new signs of weakness
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Hezbollah, once dominant in Lebanon, shows new signs of weakness

Live Mint  

BEIRUT—Three months after Hezbollah agreed to a cease-fire, the damage inflicted by Israel’s armed forces on the Iran-backed Shiite group is becoming clear: Its military has been severely degraded and its finances are strained to the point that it is struggling to meet its commitments to followers. Exacerbating Hezbollah’s financial challenges are efforts under Lebanon’s new U.S.-backed government to stem …

Massive crowd packs Beirut stadium for slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Massive crowd packs Beirut stadium for slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral

Live Mint  

Tens of thousands of mourners gathered in Beirut on Sunday to bid farewell to Hezbollah's leader Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The funeral took place at the 55,000-seat Camille Chamoun Sports City stadium in Hezbollah-controlled southern Beirut, with attendees carrying Hezbollah flags and pictures of Hassan Nasrallah. Iran and regional allies in …

Israeli jets fly over Beirut during Nasrallah’s funeral, delivering ‘clear message’
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Israeli jets fly over Beirut during Nasrallah’s funeral, delivering ‘clear message’

Firstpost  

Tens of thousands of people packed into a stadium in Beirut early Sunday to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Image- AFP Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israeli Air Force jets flying over the funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut on Sunday were sending …

Israel confirms strikes on Hezbollah launchers hours before Nasrallah's funeral
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel confirms strikes on Hezbollah launchers hours before Nasrallah's funeral

Op India  

Israeli aircraft struck a Hezbollah site containing rocket launchers and other weapons on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed. The IDF said some of the launchers posed an “imminent threat.” The confirmation came as thousands of Lebanese converge in Beirut for the funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, which is due to begin at noon. On Saturday night, Israeli confirmed …

Tens of thousands pay final respects to Hezbollah's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Tens of thousands pay final respects to Hezbollah's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah

Firstpost  

The killing of the charismatic leader, who guided the Lebanese movement for more than three decades, dealt a heavy blow to the Iran-backed group’s reputation as a fighting force People gather to attend the public funeral ceremony of Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, who were killed during Israeli airstrikes last year, on the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters …

Thousands to attend Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's funeral in Beirut today
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Thousands to attend Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's funeral in Beirut today

Hindustan Times  

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Beirut early Sunday to attend the funeral of Hezbollah's former leader, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital. Late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's funeral will be held in Beirut today Hassan Nasrallah was killed when Israel's air force dropped more than …

Masses of mourners attend the funeral of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, 5 months after his killing
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Masses of mourners attend the funeral of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah, 5 months after his killing

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Hundreds of thousands of people packed into a stadium in Beirut and nearby streets on Sunday for the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike. Sahar al-Attar, a mourner who traveled from Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for the funeral said, “We would have come even under bullets” to …

Tens of thousands join mass funeral for slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Tens of thousands join mass funeral for slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

CNN  

CNN — The long-delayed funeral for Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah is taking place Sunday, nearly five months after he was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut. Sunday’s ceremony also commemorates Nasrallah’s successor, Hashem Safieddine, who led the militant group for just days before an Israeli strike killed him in early October. In 2006, he …

Tens of thousands join mass funeral for slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Tens of thousands join mass funeral for slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

CNN  

CNN — The long-delayed funeral for Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah is taking place Sunday, nearly five months after he was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut. Sunday’s ceremony also commemorates Nasrallah’s successor, Hashem Safieddine, who led the militant group for just days before an Israeli strike killed him in early October. In 2006, he …

Mourners attend former Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s funeral in Lebanon
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Mourners attend former Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s funeral in Lebanon

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands of people packed into a stadium in Beirut to attend the funeral of Hezbollah’s former leader, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli air attack on a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital. Mourners dressed in black, some waving Hezbollah flags or carrying portraits of Nasrallah, flocked to the mass funeral, delayed because of …

Hundreds of thousands attend Nasrallah funeral as Hezbollah claims it’s down but not out
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Hundreds of thousands attend Nasrallah funeral as Hezbollah claims it’s down but not out

LA Times  

The coffins containing the bodies of Hezbollah’s former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor, Hashem Safieddine, are carried on a trailer at the beginning of a funeral procession at the Sports City Stadium in Beirut on Sunday. A trailer carrying the coffins containing the bodies of Hezbollah’s former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor, Hashem Safieddine, …

Thousands of supporters of Hezbollah’s slain leader Nasrallah fly into Beirut for his funeral
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Thousands of supporters of Hezbollah’s slain leader Nasrallah fly into Beirut for his funeral

The Hindu  

Nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, thousands of supporters of the longtime leader of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group have flown into Beirut for Hassan Nasrallah's funeral on Sunday. Nasrallah was killed on Sept. 27 when Israel's air force dropped more than 80 bombs on Hezbollah's main operations room in southern Beirut. However, Lebanese authorities have …

Thousands of supporters of Hezbollah’s slain leader Nasrallah fly into Beirut for his funeral
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Thousands of supporters of Hezbollah’s slain leader Nasrallah fly into Beirut for his funeral

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, thousands of supporters of the longtime leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group have flown into Beirut for Hassan Nasrallah’s funeral on Sunday. Nasrallah was killed on Sept. 27 when Israel’s air force dropped more than 80 bombs on Hezbollah’s main operations room in southern Beirut. However, Lebanese …

Lebanese Media Confirms Israel Troops Remain in Five Outposts
1 month ago

Lebanese Media Confirms Israel Troops Remain in Five Outposts

Live Mint  

The Israeli military retained five outposts just over its northern border but has otherwise withdrawn from Lebanon in keeping with Tuesday’s deadline, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement troops would stay “in the buffer zone in Lebanon in five outposts and will continue to enforce forcefully and without compromise against any …

Israel army pulls out of Lebanon border villages, holds five positions: source
1 month ago

Israel army pulls out of Lebanon border villages, holds five positions: source

The Hindu  

Israel’s army has pulled out of southern Lebanese villages but remains in five positions, as a delayed withdrawal deadline expired Tuesday under a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah. A Lebanese security source earlier told AFP that “the Israeli army has withdrawn from all border villages except for five points.” Lebanon’s army announced it had deployed in southern border villages and areas …

Israel's ceasefires with Hezbollah and Hamas are both in doubt again
1 month ago

Israel's ceasefires with Hezbollah and Hamas are both in doubt again

Deccan Chronicle  

Israel's military says its forces will remain in five strategic locations in southern Lebanon after Tuesday's deadline for their withdrawal under a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group, as Lebanon’s government expressed frustration over another delay.A separate ceasefire in Gaza was also in doubt as the region marked 500 days of Israel's war with Hamas, while Israel and the United …

Israel ‘just wanted to destroy’ in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire
1 month ago

Israel ‘just wanted to destroy’ in southern Lebanon, despite the ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

In Naqoura, returning townspeople are saddened and perplexed by the ferocity of seemingly pointless destruction. It was after a ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah began in November that Israeli forces demolished the home where Awada’s children had grown up. “Shia are not always Hezbollah.” ‘I miss my village’ Getting news on whether your home was still standing …

Border town's residents rebuild in south Lebanon as Hezbollah leader calls for Israeli withdrawal
1 month ago

Border town's residents rebuild in south Lebanon as Hezbollah leader calls for Israeli withdrawal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem said in a speech Sunday …

Israeli Army says Hamas official killed in strike in southern Lebanon
1 month ago

Israeli Army says Hamas official killed in strike in southern Lebanon

The Hindu  

The Israeli military on Monday killed a Hamas leader in southern Lebanon's Sidon area, it said in a statement. An Israeli strike on a car in Lebanon's southern port city of Sidon targeted an official in the Palestinian militant group, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters earlier. Under a truce brokered by Washington in November, Israeli troops were granted 60 …

After Hezbollah push, Israel preparing to pull out of Lebanon tomorrow: Report
1 month ago

After Hezbollah push, Israel preparing to pull out of Lebanon tomorrow: Report

Firstpost  

In line with the deadline, Israel is preparing to withdraw from southern Lebanon tomorrow, according to a report Israeli soldiers leave Lebanese territory during the second day of ceasefire, near the town of Menara, August 15, 2006. File Image/Reuters Israel is planning to withdraw from Lebanon tomorrow, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel. As per the ceasefire brokered …

Israel’s ceasefires with Hezbollah and Hamas are both in doubt again
1 month ago

Israel’s ceasefires with Hezbollah and Hamas are both in doubt again

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel’s military says its forces will remain in five strategic locations in southern Lebanon after Tuesday’s deadline for their withdrawal under a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group, as Lebanon’s government expressed frustration over another delay. A separate ceasefire in Gaza was also in doubt as the region marked 500 days of Israel’s war with Hamas, while Israel …

Israel says troops will stay in five locations across southern Lebanon
1 month ago

Israel says troops will stay in five locations across southern Lebanon

Al Jazeera  

Israeli army’s announcement comes after Lebanese leader raises concern Tuesday’s withdrawal deadline will not be met. Israeli military spokesperson Nadav Shoshani said on Monday that the five locations in Lebanon provide vantage points or are located across from communities in northern Israel. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr, reporting from the scene, said “Israel acts with little restraint.” An Israeli drone also …

Woman killed as Israeli forces fire on returnees to southern Lebanon ahead of ceasefire deadline
1 month ago

Woman killed as Israeli forces fire on returnees to southern Lebanon ahead of ceasefire deadline

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A woman was killed and several other people wounded Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on a group of residents attempting to return to the village of Houla in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese state-run news agency reported. Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem said in a televised speech Sunday that Israel “must withdraw from all of the Lebanese territory that …

Lebanon’s President condemns attack on UNIFIL convoy in Beirut
1 month ago

Lebanon’s President condemns attack on UNIFIL convoy in Beirut

The Hindu  

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun condemned on Saturday an attack on a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon convoy in Beirut, saying security forces will not tolerate anyone who tries to destabilise the country, according to a statement by the President’s office. The outgoing Deputy Force Commander of the UNIFIL was injured on Friday when a convoy taking peacekeepers to Beirut …

Syrian forces uncover drugs, weapons in Hezbollah-controlled Lebanese border
1 month ago

Syrian forces uncover drugs, weapons in Hezbollah-controlled Lebanese border

The Hindu  

In a desolate area of Syria where Lebanese militant group Hezbollah once held sway, security forces shot open the gates to an abandoned building and found a defunct drug factory. “We’ve begun to comb factories used by Hezbollah and remnants of the defunct regime,” said Major Nadim Madkhana, who heads Syria’s border security force in Homs province near Lebanon. “Under …

Top commander with UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon is injured by protesters
1 month ago

Top commander with UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon is injured by protesters

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The outgoing deputy commander of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon was injured Friday when protesters attacked a convoy taking peacekeepers to the Beirut airport, the force known as UNIFIL said in a statement. The army said in a statement that acting commander Maj. Gen. Hassan Odeh had contacted UNIFIL and promised to “work to arrest the citizens …

Iran accuses Israel of disrupting Lebanon flights amid rising tensions
1 month ago

Iran accuses Israel of disrupting Lebanon flights amid rising tensions

Al Jazeera  

Hezbollah and Lebanese officials deny Israel’s claims of using Beirut’s airport for arming the group. Iran has accused Israel of disrupting flights from Tehran to Beirut after an Iranian plane was denied permission to land in Lebanon’s capital. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Friday that Israel had threatened a passenger plane carrying Lebanese citizens from …

Israeli Airstrike Destroys Weapons Tunnel from Syria to Hezbollah
1 month, 1 week ago

Israeli Airstrike Destroys Weapons Tunnel from Syria to Hezbollah

Deccan Chronicle  

An Israeli airstrike targeted a tunnel used to transport weapons from Syria to Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to regional security sources. The Lebanese group has intensified its activities along Israel’s northern border in recent months, exchanging fire with Israeli forces following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Iranian officials have denied direct involvement in weapons transfers, but Israel …

Lebanon's new govt poised to focus on reform, rescue
1 month, 1 week ago

Lebanon's new govt poised to focus on reform, rescue

China Daily  

This handout picture released by the Lebanese presidency shows designate Prime Minister Nawaf Salam delivering a statement to the press at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut on Feb 8, 2025. AFP PHOTO/HANDOUT/LEBANESE PRESIDENCY Lebanon's first full-fledged government since 2022, formed on Saturday after weeks of tough political deliberations following unusually direct intervention from the United States, is …

Here’s how Israel is repeatedly violating the Lebanon ceasefire
1 month, 1 week ago

Here’s how Israel is repeatedly violating the Lebanon ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

A November 27 ceasefire was supposed to end violent attacks, but Israel has continued sporadic strikes on Lebanon. Under the initial terms of the agreement that brought about a ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah in November, the former was to withdraw its forces from southern Lebanon by January 26. However, Israel is still carrying out attacks on …

Israeli air strike kills six in eastern Lebanon amid fragile ceasefire
1 month, 1 week ago

Israeli air strike kills six in eastern Lebanon amid fragile ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

An Israeli air raid has killed six people and wounded two in eastern Lebanon amid a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. “Activities within the site are considered a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” it said, referring to the ceasefire agreement signed on November 27 that brought to a halt the conflict between the Israeli army …

U.S. draws ‘red line’ over including Hezbollah in Lebanon’s govt: New envoy Ortagus
1 month, 1 week ago

U.S. draws ‘red line’ over including Hezbollah in Lebanon’s govt: New envoy Ortagus

The Hindu  

A newly appointed U.S. envoy said Friday that she hoped Lebanese authorities are committed to making sure that the Hezbollah militant group is not a part of the new government in any form. Morgan Ortagus, a former State Department spokesperson and U.S. Navy Reserves officer, recently assumed the role of deputy special envoy for Middle East peace in Donald Trump’s …

Lebanese military group Hezbollah finally reveals funeral plans for long-standing leader months after he was killed in Israeli air strike
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lebanese military group Hezbollah finally reveals funeral plans for long-standing leader months after he was killed in Israeli air strike

Daily Mail  

The Lebanese military group Hezbollah has revealed the funeral plans of its longtime leader months after he was assassinated in a series of Israeli airstrikes in Beirut. A series of Israeli air strikes flattened several buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 27, killing Nasrallah. A series of Israeli air strikes flattened several buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs on September …

Funeral for slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah set for Feb. 23
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Funeral for slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah set for Feb. 23

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The Lebanese Hezbollah group Sunday announced the funeral of its longtime leader will take place on Feb. 23, months after he was assassinated in a series of Israeli airstrikes in a southern Beirut suburb. A top security aide said Nasrallah was inside the militant group’s war operations room when the strikes took place. Israeli troops are still present …

Hezbollah chief says slain predecessor Nasrallah to be buried February 23
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hezbollah chief says slain predecessor Nasrallah to be buried February 23

The Hindu  

The head of Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah said on Sunday that his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah, would be laid to rest on February 23, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli air attack on Beirut's southern suburbs. Nasrallah, who had served as Hezbollah's secretary general for more than 30 years, was killed on September 27 as Israel ramped …

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