Lebanese army court charges 5 men allegedly linked to Hezbollah for Irish peacekeeper’s death
1 year, 7 months ago

Lebanese army court charges 5 men allegedly linked to Hezbollah for Irish peacekeeper’s death

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s military tribunal on Thursday charged five men with the killing of an Irish U.N. peacekeeper in December, a senior judicial official said. The indictment followed a half-year probe after an attack on a U.N. peacekeeping convoy near the town of Al-Aqbiya in Lebanon’s south, a stronghold of Hezbollah. The U.N. expanded its mission following the 2006 war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah, allowing peacekeepers to deploy along the Israeli border to help the Lebanese military extend its authority into the country’s south for the first time in decades. Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon frequently accuse the U.N. mission of collusion with Israel, while Israel has accused the peacekeepers of turning a blind eye to Hezbollah’s military activities in southern Lebanon.

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Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut kill at least 20 people
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israeli airstrikes in central Beirut kill at least 20 people

The Independent  

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22 killed as Israeli strikes target Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut: Report
1 month, 2 weeks 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, …

Middle East latest: Israel strikes in the heart of Lebanon’s capital
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Six Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon as Beirut hit by second day of air strikes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Six Israeli soldiers killed in Lebanon as Beirut hit by second day of air strikes

ABC  

At least eight Lebanese citizens have died in air strikes and six Israeli soldiers killed in combat after another day of fighting on Wednesday in Lebanon, as Israel continues its offensive against Hezbollah. The Israeli military said its air force had destroyed nine Hezbollah weapons storage facilities and command centres in strikes in the Beirut area, and that Hezbollah fired …

Israeli airstrikes kill 3 Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon
2 months, 3 weeks 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.

Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 U.N. peacekeepers; rescuers look for survivors of Beirut strike
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Israeli forces kill 2 Lebanese soldiers and injure 2 U.N. peacekeepers; rescuers look for survivors of Beirut strike

LA Times  

Rescue workers on Friday search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three on Friday, Lebanon’s military said, just hours after the Israeli military fired on the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two of them for the second day in a row. Hezbollah attacks …

Rare Israeli strike in central Beirut kills 7 as troops battle Hezbollah in southern Lebanon
3 months, 1 week ago

Rare Israeli strike in central Beirut kills 7 as troops battle Hezbollah in southern Lebanon

The Independent  

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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah transformed the militant group into a potent regional force
3 months, 1 week ago

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah transformed the militant group into a potent regional force

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who transformed the Lebanese militant group into a potent paramilitary and political force in the Middle East, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, the group said. Nasrallah, who spearheaded Hezbollah’s war against Israel in 2006 and got the group heavily involved in neighboring Syria’s brutal conflict, was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike on …

Lebanese state media says an Israeli strike killed 23 Syrian workers
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Lebanese state media says an Israeli strike killed 23 Syrian workers

The Independent  

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At least 12 people killed, thousands injured after Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon
3 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 12 people killed, thousands injured after Hezbollah pagers explode across Lebanon

ABC  

At least 12 people have been killed and about 2,800 others injured after pagers used by the militant group Hezbollah exploded in a wave of blasts across Lebanon. Inside Lebanon’s Hezbollah heartland Photo shows A group of men in red berets stand in a huddle Hezbollah and Israel's war is escalating. "We hold the Israeli enemy fully responsible for this …

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group warns archenemy Israel against wider war
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group warns archenemy Israel against wider war

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Hezbollah has new weapons and intelligence capabilities that could help it target more critical positions deeper inside Israel in case of an all-out war, the militant group’s leader warned on Wednesday. Israel’s military chief, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, visited Israeli air-defense soldiers near the border with Lebanon on Wednesday, saying Israel was aware of Hezbollah’s capabilities demonstrated …

Two killed in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah-Israel fighting soars
7 months ago

Two killed in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah-Israel fighting soars

Al Jazeera  

Latest attacks come as Israeli officials ratchet up calls for expansion of fighting along Israel-Lebanon border. At least two people have been reported killed in southern Lebanon as cross-border fighting between Hezbollah and Israel continues amid the threat of wider war. In a statement, Hezbollah accused Israel of “targeting civilians”, while Israel’s military later said its forces had targeted a …

5 Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
7 months, 2 weeks ago

5 Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon

China Daily  

Smoke billows over a southern Lebanese village near the border with Israel, following an Israeli airstrike on May 25, 2024. BEIRUT - Five Hezbollah members were killed and three civilians wounded on Sunday evening in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanese villages, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. The sources, who spoke anonymously, said that an Israel drone targeted, with three air-to-air missiles, …

Lebanon security source says 4 Hezbollah dead in Israeli strike
8 months 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 …

Lebanon official urges restrictions on Syrian refugees after slaying blamed on Syrian gang
9 months ago

Lebanon official urges restrictions on Syrian refugees after slaying blamed on Syrian gang

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s caretaker interior minister said Tuesday that this week’s slaying of a local politician by what authorities say was a gang of Syrian nationals signals the need to restrict the number of refugees entering the country from neighboring Syria. Bassam Mawlawi also urged Lebanese to show restraint amid flaring tensions over the slaying of Pascale Suleiman of the …

Hezbollah field commander, 3 fighters killed in Israeli strikes in S Lebanon
9 months ago

Hezbollah field commander, 3 fighters killed in Israeli strikes in S Lebanon

China Daily  

BEIRUT -- Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon early Monday killed a field commander and three other members of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. One of the air strikes destroyed a house in the southern village of Sultaniyeh and damaged nearby houses, killing the Hezbollah commander Ali Ahmed Hussein Jaafar and two other members while injuring …

Hezbollah militants among dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Syria’s Aleppo
9 months, 1 week ago

Hezbollah militants among dozens killed in Israeli strikes on Syria’s Aleppo

The Independent  

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Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 16, militant rockets kill 1 Israeli as cross-border violence soars
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 16, militant rockets kill 1 Israeli as cross-border violence soars

Associated Press  

HEBBARIYE, Lebanon — A series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed 16 people and a barrage of rockets fired by the militant group Hezbollah killed one Israeli man, making Wednesday the deadliest day in more than five months of fighting along the border. Wednesday’s Israeli strikes targeted a Lebanese Sunni political and militant organization, the Islamic Group, which has …

Ten civilians killed in Israeli air strikes on Lebanon
10 months, 3 weeks 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 says targeted command centre in northern Israel to avenge 'recent assassinations, attacks on civilians'
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Hezbollah says targeted command centre in northern Israel to avenge 'recent assassinations, attacks on civilians'

Firstpost  

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah claimed responsibility for targeting the Israeli army’s northern command center on Tuesday, saying that the attack was in response to “recent assassinations and repeated attacks on civilians” in Lebanon and Syria Lebanese militant group Hezbollah claimed responsibility for targeting the Israeli army’s northern command centre on Tuesday, saying that the attack was in response to “recent …

Lebanon releases a man on bail who’s accused of killing an Irish UN peacekeeper
1 year, 1 month ago

Lebanon releases a man on bail who’s accused of killing an Irish UN peacekeeper

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s military tribunal released a man accused of killing an Irish United Nations peacekeeper almost a year ago on bail, security and judicial officials said Wednesday. UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said he was aware of reports about Ayyad’s release due to his “deteriorating health” and that UNIFIL is “working to confirm this information with the military court.” “The …

Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah meets Hamas, Islamic Jihad officials
1 year, 2 months ago

Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah meets Hamas, Islamic Jihad officials

The Hindu  

“Senior officials of Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad have held talks with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah about achieving “real victory” in their war with Israel,” the Lebanese group said on October 25. The Hezbollah statement did not specify when or where Nasrallah met with Hamas number two Saleh al-Aruri and Islamic Jihad leader Ziad Nakhaleh beyong saying that …

Lebanon accuses five over killing of UN peacekeeper Sean Rooney
1 year, 7 months ago

Lebanon accuses five over killing of UN peacekeeper Sean Rooney

Al Jazeera  

UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon says indictment is an ‘important step towards justice’. A military tribunal in Lebanon has formally accused five men of killing an Irish UN peacekeeper in December, local media and news agencies reported. Hezbollah has denied any role in the killing, calling it an “unintentional incident” that took place solely between the town’s residents and UNIFIL, …

Hezbollah accuses Lebanese Forces of killing its supporters
3 years, 2 months ago

Hezbollah accuses Lebanese Forces of killing its supporters

Al Jazeera  

Nasrallah accuses Christian Lebanese Forces of shooting its members after several people died in clashes last week. Beirut, Lebanon – Hezbollah’s leader has accused the Lebanese Forces party of shooting at their supporters and killing seven people last Thursday near a protest against the judge investigating the Beirut Port explosion. “The real programme of the Lebanese Forces party is civil …

Lebanon buries 7 killed amid street battles over port probe
3 years, 2 months ago

Lebanon buries 7 killed amid street battles over port probe

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon on Friday mourned seven people killed in gunbattles on the streets of Beirut the previous day, a confrontation that erupted over a long-running probe into last year’s massive port blast in the city and raised fears of the country being drawn into further violence. Underlying the violence are Lebanon’s entrenched sectarian divides and growing pushback against the …

At least 6 killed, dozens wounded in gunfire near Beirut protest
3 years, 2 months ago

At least 6 killed, dozens wounded in gunfire near Beirut protest

Al Jazeera  

Gunfire erupts near Hezbollah-led protest calling for the removal of the judge from Beirut blast investigation. Beirut, Lebanon – At least six people have been killed and dozens of others wounded when gunfire erupted as Hezbollah supporters gathered to protest against the judge investigating the Beirut port explosion. Hundreds of Hezbollah supporters and allies wearing black gathered at the Beirut …

5 killed, over 10 injured in clashes in Beirut: Report
3 years, 5 months ago

5 killed, over 10 injured in clashes in Beirut: Report

India TV News  

Five people were killed and over 10 others were wounded on Sunday in an armed clash between supporters of Hezbollah and a rival faction in Khaldeh at the southern entrance of Beirut, al-Jadeed local TV channel reported. The armed clashes erupted after the funeral of Ali Chebli, a Hezbollah supporter who was killed during a wedding in the area on …

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