Israeli strike in Lebanon kills Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Afif, injures 3 more
1 month, 1 week ago

Israeli strike in Lebanon kills Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Afif, injures 3 more

Firstpost  

Afif for years had been responsible for Hezbollah’s media relations, and provided information to local and foreign journalists under the cover of anonymity The head of Hezbollah's media office, Mohammad Afif was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut. Reuters A Lebanese security source said Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Afif was killed in an Israeli strike Sunday in central Beirut that hit the Lebanese branch of the Syrian Baath party. “The strike on Ras al-Nabaa killed Hezbollah media relations official Mohammed Afif,” the security source said, requesting anonymity as they were not authorised to brief the media. Ali Hijazi, secretary-general of the Lebanese branch of the Baath party, “confirmed the death of Hezbollah media official” Afif, the official National News Agency reported. Since the assassination in late September of longtime Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in a huge Israeli strike, Afif had held several press conferences in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

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Hezbollah's envoy to Syrian military killed in airstrike, says Israel
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Hezbollah's envoy to Syrian military killed in airstrike, says Israel

Firstpost  

Salman Nemer Jamaa, who served as Hezbollah’s envoy to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, was killed in an airstrike, according to the Israeli military An F-35 Adir from Squadron 140 takes part in an Israeli air force show during the graduation ceremony for soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev Desert, …

An Israeli strike that killed 3 Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, watchdog says
4 weeks, 1 day ago

An Israeli strike that killed 3 Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, watchdog says

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike that killed three journalists and wounded others in Lebanon last month was most likely a deliberate attack on civilians and an apparent war crime, an international human rights group said Monday. Human Rights Watch determined that Israeli forces carried out the Oct. 25 attack using an air-dropped bomb equipped with a U.S.-produced Joint Direct Attack …

An Israeli strike that killed 3 Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, watchdog says
4 weeks, 1 day ago

An Israeli strike that killed 3 Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, watchdog says

The Independent  

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Over 29 Dead As Israeli Airstrikes Flatten Building In Lebanon, Targeting Senior Hezbollah Leader
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Over 29 Dead As Israeli Airstrikes Flatten Building In Lebanon, Targeting Senior Hezbollah Leader

ABP News  

A series of Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon claimed dozens of lives, including 29 fatalities in a devastating attack that flattened a multi-story residential building in the densely populated Basta area of central Beirut. As per the report, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Israel said it had struck Hezbollah targets Saturday morning after issuing evacuation orders covering several buildings “to …

An Israeli strike that killed 3 Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, watchdog says
4 weeks, 1 day ago

An Israeli strike that killed 3 Lebanese journalists was most likely deliberate, watchdog says

LA Times  

A journalist observes the site where an Israeli airstrike hit a compound housing journalists, killing three media staffers from two different news agencies, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency, in Hasbaya village, southeast Lebanon, on Oct. 25. An Israeli airstrike that killed three journalists and wounded others in Lebanon last month was most likely a deliberate attack on civilians …

Israeli strike kills Lebanese soldier, wounds 18 as Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel
1 month ago

Israeli strike kills Lebanese soldier, wounds 18 as Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel

New Indian Express  

BEIRUT: An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center on Sunday killed one soldier and wounded 18 others, the Lebanese military said. Israeli strikes have killed over 40 Lebanese troops since the start of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, even as Lebanon's military has largely kept to the sidelines. The Israeli military expressed regret over the strike, saying it …

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 …

Dozens killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, including 29 in central Beirut
1 month ago

Dozens killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, including 29 in central Beirut

CNN  

CNN — Dozens of people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon this weekend, including 29 who died after an attack flattened a multi-story residential building in central Beirut, according to Lebanese officials. Adnan Abidi/Reuters Saturday’s attack in Basta marks the latest in a string of Israeli strikes on central Beirut in recent weeks, following the killing of a …

At least 29 killed in Israeli attack in central Beirut
1 month ago

At least 29 killed in Israeli attack in central Beirut

Al Jazeera  

At least 20 people have been killed in the attack on the Basta neighbourhood, according to the Health Ministry. An Israeli air strike has killed 29 people in central Beirut and 13 others in attacks in eastern Lebanon, according to the Ministry of Public Health, as Israel presses its offensive against the Lebanese group Hezbollah. At least 29 people were …

22 killed as Israeli strikes target Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut: Report
1 month ago

22 killed as Israeli strikes target Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut: Report

India Today  

Successive Israeli strikes pummelled Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold on Thursday as authorities said raids in eastern Lebanon killed 22 people, and Hezbollah claimed its deepest attack on Israel in more than a year of hostilities. Lebanon's official National News Agency reported at least 12 strikes, some of them "very violent", on Beirut's southern suburbs throughout Thursday, targeting districts including Shiyah, …

Lebanon says Israeli strike on central Beirut kills at least five
1 month ago

Lebanon says Israeli strike on central Beirut kills at least five

Deccan Chronicle  

Lebanon's health ministry said that an Israeli strike Monday -- the third in two days in central Beirut -- killed at least five people in a densely packed neighbourhood. killed five people" and injured 31 others, a ministry statement said, giving an updated toll.The death toll is likely to rise because two people were missing and some remains recovered from …

Middle East latest: Israel strikes in the heart of Lebanon’s capital
1 month ago

Middle East latest: Israel strikes in the heart of Lebanon’s capital

Associated Press  

Israeli airstrikes targeted a neighborhood in the heart of Lebanon’s capital late Monday evening, slamming into an area near the Parliament, several embassies and the U.N. headquarters, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency. He said Israel will continue allowing trucks into Gaza but the U.N. and international organizations must step up aid distribution, and “the focus must also shift …

Hezbollah media chief Mohammed Afif killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
1 month ago

Hezbollah media chief Mohammed Afif killed in Israeli strike on Beirut

Live Mint  

An Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Sunday resulted in the death of Hezbollah's media relations chief, Mohammed Afif, according to the Times of Israel. In a post on X, Israel Defense Forces said, "ELIMINATED: Chief Propagandist and Spokesperson of Hezbollah, Mohammed Afif. Messages broadcasted by Afif to the Lebanese media glorified and incited terrorist activities against Israel, …

Hezbollah media chief killed in Israeli strike on Beirut
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1 month ago

Hezbollah media chief killed in Israeli strike on Beirut

Deccan Chronicle  

An Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital Beirut killed Hezbollah's media relations chief Mohammed Afif on Sunday, Times of Israel reported.According to the Times of Israel, Hezbollah has confirmed the death of Mohammad Afif.Afif was killed in an IDF strike on the headquarters of the Syrian Ba'ath Party in central Beirut, Times of Israel reported.Israel is yet to confirm the …

Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government buildings and embassies
1 month ago

Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut near key government buildings and embassies

LA Times  

Firefighters and rescuers gather outside a computer shop hit by an Israeli airstrike Sunday in central Beirut. An Israeli airstrike slammed into a densely populated residential area in Lebanon’s capital near key government and diplomatic buildings late Monday, killing at least five people as the U.S. pressed ahead with cease-fire efforts. Minutes after Monday’s strike, Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib …

Hezbollah media chief Mohammad Afif killed in Israeli airstrike
1 month ago

Hezbollah media chief Mohammad Afif killed in Israeli airstrike

India Today  

Lebanese armed group Hezbollah confirmed its media relations chief Mohammad Afif was killed by an Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut on Sunday. Israel has rarely hit senior Hezbollah personnel who do not have clear military roles, and its air strikes have mostly targeted Beirut's southern suburbs where the group has its heaviest presence. A second, separate strike …

Hezbollah confirms killing of media chief Mohammad Afif
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1 month ago

Hezbollah confirms killing of media chief Mohammad Afif

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-18 20:23 BEIRUT -- Hezbollah has mourned the party's media chief, Mohammad Afif, who was killed on Sunday in an Israeli raid targeting the office of Syria's Ba'ath Party in the Lebanese capital Beirut. "We mourn a great media leader and a great martyr on the path to Jerusalem, Hajj Muhammad Afif al-Nabulsi, who departed in a …

Gaza, Lebanon hit in deadly assaults
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1 month ago

Gaza, Lebanon hit in deadly assaults

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-11-18 10:09 Firefighters douse the flames at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the center of the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Saturday amid the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. ABBAS FAKIH / AFP GAZA/BEIRUT — Strikes by the Israeli military killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defense said, while also hitting a Hezbollah …

Gaza, Lebanon hit in deadly assaults
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1 month ago

Gaza, Lebanon hit in deadly assaults

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-11-18 10:09 Firefighters douse the flames at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the center of the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Saturday amid the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. ABBAS FAKIH / AFP GAZA/BEIRUT — Strikes by the Israeli military killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defense said, while also hitting a Hezbollah …

Gaza, Lebanon hit in deadly assaults
Top News
1 month ago

Gaza, Lebanon hit in deadly assaults

China Daily  

Firefighters douse the flames at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the center of the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Saturday amid the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. ABBAS FAKIH / AFP GAZA/BEIRUT — Strikes by the Israeli military killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defense said, while also hitting a Hezbollah stronghold near Beirut's …

Gaza, Lebanon hit in deadly assaults
1 month ago

Gaza, Lebanon hit in deadly assaults

China Daily  

Firefighters douse the flames at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the center of the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Saturday amid the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. ABBAS FAKIH / AFP GAZA/BEIRUT — Strikes by the Israeli military killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defense said, while also hitting a Hezbollah stronghold near Beirut's …

Israeli Strike In Beirut Kills Hezbollah's Spokesman, While Strike In Gaza Kills At Least 30
1 month, 1 week ago

Israeli Strike In Beirut Kills Hezbollah's Spokesman, While Strike In Gaza Kills At Least 30

Huff Post  

FILE - Hezbollah's chief spokesman Mohammed Afif, speaks during a press conference at the al-Hawra Zeinab cemetery in Dahiyeh, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024. via Associated Press BEIRUT — A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut killed the Hezbollah militant group’s chief spokesman on Sunday, while an Israeli strike in northern Gaza ’s Beit Lahiya killed at least 30 people, …

An Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, while a strike in Gaza kills at least 30
1 month, 1 week ago

An Israeli strike in Beirut kills Hezbollah’s spokesman, while a strike in Gaza kills at least 30

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A rare Israeli strike in central Beirut killed the Hezbollah militant group’s chief spokesman on Sunday, while an Israeli strike in northern Gaza ’s Beit Lahiya killed at least 30 people, a hospital director there told The Associated Press. On Sunday night, another strike in central Beirut hit a computer shop, killing two people and wounding 22, Lebanon’s …

Israel kills Hezbollah media relations chief in latest strike in central Beirut
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel kills Hezbollah media relations chief in latest strike in central Beirut

India TV News  

In the latest development of escalation, Hezbollah's main spokesperson Mohammad Afif has been killed in an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon. However, there was no evacuation order for the area published on the Israeli military spokesperson's account on social media platform X before the strike. Lebanese broadcaster confirms Afif's death While there was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah, the …

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

NPR  

A rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah's spokesman, official says toggle caption Hassan Ammar/AP/AP BEIRUT — 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 …

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

Islamic Jihad's foreign relations chief, political bureau member killed in strike in Syria
1 month, 1 week ago

Islamic Jihad's foreign relations chief, political bureau member killed in strike in Syria

Firstpost  

Abdel Aziz Minawi, a member of Islamic Jihad’s political bureau, and Rasmi Abu Issa, the group’s foreign relations chief, were both killed in the strike in Syria Members of Islamic Jihad march through the streets in this photo from 2012. The source informed AFP on Saturday that Abdel Aziz Minawi, a member of Islamic Jihad’s political bureau, and Rasmi Abu …

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 …

Hezbollah Says Israel Unable to Occupy any Lebanese Villages
1 month, 1 week ago

Hezbollah Says Israel Unable to Occupy any Lebanese Villages

Deccan Chronicle  

Beirut: Hezbollah said on Monday that the Israeli military has been incapable of occupying even a single village in Lebanon since launching cross-border ground operations six weeks ago. Israeli troops on September 30 began what the military called "localised and targeted raids" against Hezbollah in Lebanon's southern border area, a week after escalating air strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. …

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and Gaza as Netanyahu, Trump discuss Iranian threat
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon and Gaza as Netanyahu, Trump discuss Iranian threat

Firstpost  

Netanyahu said he had talked to Trump about “great opportunities before Israel in the field of peace and its expansion”. Image- AP Israeli strikes killed dozens of people including children on Sunday in Lebanon and isolated northern Gaza, as the world watched for signs of how the US election might affect the war against Iranian-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah. …

Lebanon, Gaza and Syria hit by deadly Israeli strikes, reports say
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Lebanon, Gaza and Syria hit by deadly Israeli strikes, reports say

CNN  

CNN — More than 80 people have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon, northern Gaza and Syria since late Saturday, according to reports. The local member of parliament, Simon Abi Ramia, said: “The targeted house belongs to one of the well-known residents of the area, and it is possible that it received displaced people.” Three people were killed in …

Iran holds conference to commemorate slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Iran holds conference to commemorate slain Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-09 21:24 TEHRAN -- Iran on Saturday held a conference to commemorate former Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on the 40th day after his death in an Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese capital Beirut in late September. Speaking at the conference titled "Nasrallah's School of Thought," the Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi highlighted the harmful consequences …

Israel strikes Hezbollah bastion in south Beirut, also hits Lebanon’s sole international airport
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel strikes Hezbollah bastion in south Beirut, also hits Lebanon’s sole international airport

Firstpost  

Hezbollah and Israel have been at war since late September, when Israel broadened its focus from fighting Hamas in the Gaza Strip to securing its northern border. AFP footage showed strikes hitting south Beirut November 7, 2024 about an hour after the Israeli army called for residents of the Hezbollah bastion to leave, including from a location near Lebanon's international …

Israeli airstrike in southeast Lebanon kills three journalists as they sleep
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Israeli airstrike in southeast Lebanon kills three journalists as they sleep

LA Times  

A vehicle marked “PRESS” sits at the site where an Israeli airstrike hit a compound housing journalists, killing three, in southeast Lebanon on Friday. “CPJ is deeply outraged by yet another deadly Israeli airstrike on journalists, this time hitting a compound hosting 18 members of the press in south Lebanon,” said the organization’s program director, Carlos Martinez de la Serna. …

Hezbollah Mourns Strongman Hashem Safieddine, Leader in Lebanon's Militant Group
Top News
2 months ago

Hezbollah Mourns Strongman Hashem Safieddine, Leader in Lebanon's Militant Group

The Hindu  

Hezbollah confirms the death of its second-most powerful leader, Hashem Safieddine, in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. Safieddine, who rose through the ranks of the group over decades, was killed in early October in a series of strikes in a southern suburb of Beirut that shook much of the Lebanese capital.

Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine is dead
2 months ago

Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine is dead

The Independent  

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Israel's military confirms killing of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's expected successor, Hashem Safieddine
2 months ago

Israel's military confirms killing of late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's expected successor, Hashem Safieddine

ABC  

Israel's military has confirmed the killing of Hashem Safieddine, the man expected to succeed Hezbollah's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah. Mr Blinken, in his 11th trip to the region since the war broke out, was "The Secretary underscored the need to capitalise on Israel's successful action to bring Yahya Sinwar to justice by securing the release of all hostages and ending …

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

Hezbollah's Key Leader Naim Qassem Fled Lebanon for Fear of Assassination
2 months ago

Hezbollah's Key Leader Naim Qassem Fled Lebanon for Fear of Assassination

Live Mint  

Hezbollah's deputy secretary general Naim Qassem fled Lebanon amid concerns over his safety. He is believed to be a potential assassination target of Israel due to his close ties to the Iranian government. Qassem has delivered three speeches since the death of Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah, and he has recently stated that the only solution to the ongoing conflict in …

Israeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths
2 months, 1 week ago

Israeli strikes kill 27 in Lebanon, including in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths

LA Times  

Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 27 people over the last 24 hours, officials said Wednesday, including more than a dozen in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are seared into local memory. The Israeli military said they were targeting a Hezbollah commander in the strikes late Tuesday on the southern town of Qana, …

Israeli army announces killing of Hezbollah HQ commander
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli army announces killing of Hezbollah HQ commander

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-10-08 13:18 A view shows damage in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon Oct 8, 2024. JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday morning announced the killing of Suhail Hussein Husseini, commander of the Lebanese militant organization Hezbollah headquarters. Husseini played a crucial …

Iran's Quds Force chief out of contact since Beirut strikes, two Iranian officials say
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran's Quds Force chief out of contact since Beirut strikes, two Iranian officials say

The Hindu  

Iran's Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani, who travelled to Lebanon after the killing last month of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike, has not been heard from since strikes on Beirut late last week, two senior Iranian security officials told Reuters. One of the officials said Mr. Qaani was in Beirut's southern suburbs, known as the Dahiyeh, …

Israel 'targets Hezbollah's successor' in huge strike on 'bunker' near Beirut airport and wipes out another Hamas commander as IDF hunts terror leaders
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel 'targets Hezbollah's successor' in huge strike on 'bunker' near Beirut airport and wipes out another Hamas commander as IDF hunts terror leaders

Daily Mail  

Israel conducted another devastating airstrike near Beirut airport overnight in an attempt to wipe out Hezbollah's heir apparent after former chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed one week ago. A man runs for cover as a smoke raises in the background following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 An enormous explosion erupted in the southern suburbs …

Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria

NPR  

Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria toggle caption Hussein Malla/AP BEIRUT — Israel carried out another series of punishing airstrikes Friday, hitting suburban Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria for tens of thousands of people fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the Hezbollah militant group. The …

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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The Biggest Questions After Israel’s Killing of Hezbollah’s Leader
54 years, 11 months ago

The Biggest Questions After Israel’s Killing of Hezbollah’s Leader

Slate  

With Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, the wars in the Middle East have hit a turning point—though it’s hard to say what direction they’ll now take: toward some uneasy equilibrium or an escalation in the fighting. In other words, in the course of one week, through a combination of attacks, some of them planned over the past several …

Who was Hassan Nasrallah? Hezbollah leader of Lebanese militant group killed in Israeli strike
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Who was Hassan Nasrallah? Hezbollah leader of Lebanese militant group killed in Israeli strike

The Independent  

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Hassan Nasrallah death: The seven high-ranking Hezbollah officials killed in the past week
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hassan Nasrallah death: The seven high-ranking Hezbollah officials killed in the past week

The Independent  

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Hassan Nasrallah's assassination sparks denial, defiance among Hezbollah supporters in Beirut
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Hassan Nasrallah's assassination sparks denial, defiance among Hezbollah supporters in Beirut

ABC  

On the streets of Beirut, Hezbollah supporters are reacting in one of two ways to their leader's death: denial or defiance. "Israel made a big mistake," Ali, a Hezbollah militant from Beirut's Chyah district, said on Sunday. A man covers his face with a portrait of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah during a protest in the city of Sidon in Lebanon's …

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