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 by a "technical error". pic.twitter.com/sE0fdiVsBr— Amir Tsarfati September 22, 2020 The blast has further rattled a nation grappling with its worst crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war and still reeling from a devastating explosion at Beirut port that ripped through the capital, killing at least 190 people. Another security source said Hezbollah had set up a security cordon around the blast site, about 50 km south of Beirut.

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A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria
1 week, 2 days ago

A diminished Hezbollah is made even weaker by the toppling of Assad in Syria

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — A severely hobbled Hezbollah was in no position to help defend former Syrian President Bashar Assad, a longtime ally, from the lightning-fast insurgency that toppled him. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Analysts say the diminishment of Hezbollah will have big consequences for Lebanon, where for decades it has been a …

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Mapping damage and displacement in Lebanon
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Mapping damage and displacement in Lebanon

India Today  

The months-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah left a trail of intense damage and destruction in Lebanon before it came to a halt with a ceasefire last month, a comprehensive analysis of satellite data shows. Damage assessment In the last eight months of the conflict leading to the ceasefire, the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Kila experienced the highest proportion …

Despite Israeli strikes, Hezbollah seeking to build back for longer term: US intelligence
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Despite Israeli strikes, Hezbollah seeking to build back for longer term: US intelligence

Firstpost  

Hebollah has reportedly begun recruiting new fighters and exploring ways to rearm through domestic production and smuggling materials via Syria Iran-backed Hezbollah has been significantly degraded militarily by Israeli strikes in Lebanon, where the group is based. Despite these losses, the group has reportedly begun recruiting new fighters and exploring ways to rearm through domestic production and smuggling materials via …

Israel threatens to escalate attacks if truce with Hezbollah collapses
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Israel threatens to escalate attacks if truce with Hezbollah collapses

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-04 09:52 Men stand on a balcony at a damaged site, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Tyre, southern Lebanon Dec 3, 2024. The warning followed Hezbollah's launch of two mortars at a disputed area along the Lebanese, Syrian, and Israeli border on Monday, accusing Israel of repeated ceasefire violations. Speaking to military …

Israel threatens to escalate attacks if truce with Hezbollah collapses
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Israel threatens to escalate attacks if truce with Hezbollah collapses

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-04 09:52 Men stand on a balcony at a damaged site, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Tyre, southern Lebanon Dec 3, 2024. The warning followed Hezbollah's launch of two mortars at a disputed area along the Lebanese, Syrian, and Israeli border on Monday, accusing Israel of repeated ceasefire violations. Speaking to military …

Israel threatens to escalate attacks if truce with Hezbollah collapses
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Israel threatens to escalate attacks if truce with Hezbollah collapses

China Daily  

Men stand on a balcony at a damaged site, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, in Tyre, southern Lebanon Dec 3, 2024. JERUSALEM - Israel warned on Tuesday that it would expand its attacks and include targets linked to the Lebanese state if the fragile truce with Hezbollah collapses. The warning followed Hezbollah's launch of two mortars …

Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire's limits
3 weeks ago

Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire's limits

New Indian Express  

JERUSALEM: Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce violations. New fire exchange threatens Lebanon ceasefire Lebanon's Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike …

Lebanon accuses Israel of 54 ceasefire violations as strikes kill two in south
3 weeks ago

Lebanon accuses Israel of 54 ceasefire violations as strikes kill two in south

Firstpost  

At least two people were killed on Monday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, while the speaker of Lebanon’s parliament accused Israel of violating the recent ceasefire agreement 54 times, according to a report Israeli soldiers patrol the perimeter of the agricultural settlement of Avivim, next to the Lebanese border in upper Galilee, Israel, on Monday. AP At least two …

Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire’s limits
3 weeks ago

Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire’s limits

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce violations. In the United States, President-elect Donald Trump demanded the immediate release of …

Israel says Hezbollah fires at disputed border zone in first attack since ceasefire began
3 weeks ago

Israel says Hezbollah fires at disputed border zone in first attack since ceasefire began

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. Read our privacy policy The Israeli military says Hezbollah …

Deadly Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon after Hezbollah attacks, testing shaky ceasefire
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Deadly Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon after Hezbollah attacks, testing shaky ceasefire

CNN  

CNN — Israeli strikes killed at least nine people in southern Lebanon, Lebanese authorities said Monday, the deadliest day since a ceasefire brokered by the United States and France came into effect last week. Hours later, Israel’s military said it began striking “Hezbollah terrorists, dozens of launchers, and terrorist infrastructure throughout Lebanon,” after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate, …

Israel kills 11 people in Lebanon; Hezbollah attacks Israeli site
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel kills 11 people in Lebanon; Hezbollah attacks Israeli site

Al Jazeera  

Lebanese group says it launched a ‘warning’ attack in response to ‘repeated’ Israeli violations of fragile ceasefire. Israel has killed eleven people, including a State Security officer, in separate attacks in Lebanon as it continues its assaults on the country since the ceasefire with Hezbollah came into effect last week. The truce agreement was pushed to the brink on Monday …

Israel strikes southern Lebanon, citing Hezbollah ceasefire violations
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel strikes southern Lebanon, citing Hezbollah ceasefire violations

China Daily  

People walk in the street in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Nov 29, 2024. JERUSALEM - Israel's military confirmed on Sunday that it had carried out several strikes in southern Lebanon over the past two days, describing the actions as efforts to "thwart" violations of the ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah. According to the statement, the militants -- identified …

Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

China Daily  

Naji Zein, a 72-year-old Lebanese who fled his home during the conflict, reads a verse from the Quran as he visits his home in Beirut's southern suburb of Haret Hreik on Saturday. AFP JERUSALEM — The Israeli military carried out airstrikes in Lebanon on Saturday against Hezbollah activities that it said "posed a threat", days into a fragile cease-fire between …

Hezbollah fires into Israel-held area after multiple Israeli strikes in Lebanon since truce began
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Hezbollah fires into Israel-held area after multiple Israeli strikes in Lebanon since truce began

LA Times  

Israeli soldiers patrol the perimeter of the agricultural settlement of Avivim, next to the Lebanese border in upper Galilee, Israel, on Monday. The Israeli military said Hezbollah launched two projectiles Monday toward Mount Dov, a disputed Israeli-held territory known as Shebaa Farms in Lebanon, where the borders of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel meet. Hezbollah said in a statement that it …

Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, but tense ceasefire holds
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon, but tense ceasefire holds

Associated Press  

TYRE, Lebanon — Israeli jets Sunday launched an airstrike over a southern Lebanese border village, while troops shelled other border towns and villages still under Israeli control, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and the Lebanese military have been critical of Israeli strikes and overflights since the ceasefire went into effect, accusing Israel of violating …

Israel Lebanon ceasefire: Ghost towns rattled by sporadic gunfire as tensions run high
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel Lebanon ceasefire: Ghost towns rattled by sporadic gunfire as tensions run high

The Independent  

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Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, testing a fragile ceasefire
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, testing a fragile ceasefire

The Independent  

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Hezbollah fighters retreat north after truce, past Lebanese civilians heading home
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Hezbollah fighters retreat north after truce, past Lebanese civilians heading home

Live Mint  

NABATIEH, Lebanon—Exhausted Hezbollah fighters filed past a throng of civilians through this small Lebanese city on Thursday, withdrawing northward a day after a cease-fire aimed at halting more than a year of fighting between the Iranian-backed militant group and Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel “maintains full freedom of military action," claiming a broad mandate to …

Israel Strikes Lebanon Both Countries Accuse Each Other Ceasefire Violations
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Israel Strikes Lebanon Both Countries Accuse Each Other Ceasefire Violations

ABP News  

The Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday that it carried out airstrikes on a Hezbollah facility where the militant group stores mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon after both sides accused each other of breaching the ceasefire that aims to halt over a year of fighting. Later on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had directed the military to …

Israel launches 1st strike on Lebanon since ceasefire, say Hezbollah violated truce
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel launches 1st strike on Lebanon since ceasefire, say Hezbollah violated truce

Hindustan Times  

The Israeli military on Thursday said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold. There was no immediate word on casualties from Israel's aerial attack, which came hours after the Israeli military said it fired on people trying …

Israeli airstrikes leave massive trail of destruction across Lebanon
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Israeli airstrikes leave massive trail of destruction across Lebanon

Associated Press  

For more than 60 days, Lebanese have watched stunned as Israeli strikes smashed into buildings, raising giant explosions and palls of smoke in the heart of the capital and other cities. In the southern city of Tyre, a towering bank of black and white smoke rose from the heart of downtown like a storm front and drifted over the Mediterranean …

Israel defies ceasefire deal? Air strike hits Hezbollah facility in south Lebanon, says army
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel defies ceasefire deal? Air strike hits Hezbollah facility in south Lebanon, says army

Live Mint  

The Israeli military said on Thursday that the air force struck a facility used by Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon. Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants began a ceasefire Wednesday in a major step toward ending nearly 14 months of fighting as a region on edge wondered whether it will hold, news agency Associated Press …

Day 2 Of Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Sees Israeli Airstrike On Lebanon, Scattered Attacks
3 weeks, 4 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 …

Israel fires on Lebanese towns day after ceasefire, says Hezbollah breached peace
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel fires on Lebanese towns day after ceasefire, says Hezbollah breached peace

Firstpost  

The Israeli attacks struck Markaba, Wazzani and Kfarchouba, Khiyam, Taybe and the agricultural plains around Marjayoun, all of which lie within two kilometres of the Blue Line demarcating the border between Lebanon and Israel Men gesture in front of buildings damaged in Israeli strikes in Beirut's southern suburbs, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect. The Israeli attacks …

Lebanon says 2 hurt as Israeli troops fire on people returning south after truce with Hezbollah
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Lebanon says 2 hurt as Israeli troops fire on people returning south after truce with Hezbollah

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — At least two people were wounded by Israeli fire in southern Lebanon on Thursday, according to state media. The Israeli military said it had fired at people trying to return to certain areas on the second day of a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said two people were wounded by Israeli fire …

Lebanon says 2 hurt as Israeli troops fire on people returning south after truce with Hezbollah
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Lebanon says 2 hurt as Israeli troops fire on people returning south after truce with Hezbollah

The Independent  

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Lebanon says 2 hurt as Israeli troops fire after truce with Hezbollah
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Lebanon says 2 hurt as Israeli troops fire after truce with Hezbollah

NPR  

Lebanon says 2 hurt as Israeli troops fire after truce with Hezbollah toggle caption Hussein Malla/AP At least two people were wounded by Israeli fire in southern Lebanon on Thursday, according to state media. The Israeli military said it had fired at people trying to return to certain areas on the second day of a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant …

Israel launches first airstrike on Lebanon since cease-fire, accusing Hezbollah of breaching truce
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Israel launches first airstrike on Lebanon since cease-fire, accusing Hezbollah of breaching truce

LA Times  

A South Korean U.N. peacekeeper patrol drives past destroyed buildings in Chehabiyeh village, southern Lebanon, on Thursday, the day after a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect. The Israeli military on Thursday said its warplanes fired on southern Lebanon after detecting Hezbollah activity at a rocket storage facility, the first Israeli airstrike a day after a cease-fire between …

Israel launches airstrike on Lebanon day after ceasefire, says Hezbollah violated truce
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Israel launches airstrike on Lebanon day after ceasefire, says Hezbollah violated truce

New Indian Express  

Israeli officials have said forces will be withdrawn gradually as it ensures that the agreement is being enforced. A Lebanese military official said Lebanese troops would gradually deploy in the south as Israeli troops withdraw. The ceasefire agreement announced late Tuesday ended 14 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that began a day after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack …

Israel alleges ceasefire violation by Hezbollah day after truce, fires on Lebanon
Top News
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Israel alleges ceasefire violation by Hezbollah day after truce, fires on Lebanon

India Today  

Israel said on Thursday that its ceasefire with Hezbollah was breached hours after Lebanese security sources said Israeli tanks attacked six areas of southern Lebanon, calling into question a truce reached after more than a year of fighting. A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah took effect on Wednesday under a deal brokered by the US and …

First day of ceasefire, Israel attacks village in Lebanon, two injured
3 weeks, 5 days ago

First day of ceasefire, Israel attacks village in Lebanon, two injured

New Indian Express  

BEIRUT: Lebanese official media said Israeli fire wounded two people in a border village on Thursday, a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect. Lebanon's official National News Agency said two people were wounded in the village of Markaba "due to the enemy targeting" of a square in the village. A Lebanese military source, requesting anonymity …

Before the ceasefire: A harrowing visual journey through the Lebanon-Israel conflict
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Before the ceasefire: A harrowing visual journey through the Lebanon-Israel conflict

India Today  

This photo essay captures the destruction and human toll of the Lebanon-Israel conflict leading up to the ceasefire. ISRAELI MILITARY RESPONSE TO GAZA An Israeli M109 155mm self-propelled howitzer fires rounds near the Gaza border in southern Israel on October 11, 2023. An Israeli army M109 155mm self-propelled howitzer fires rounds near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on …

In map & satellite pics: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire & cost of war on Lebanon
3 weeks, 5 days ago

In map & satellite pics: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire & cost of war on Lebanon

India Today  

The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came after nearly 14 months of cross-border rocket attacks, air strikes, and ground fighting that has changed Lebanon’s face. Israel’s forces must retreat beyond the so-called Blue Line, a “line of withdrawal” established by the UN in 2000 following 18 years of Israeli military occupation in southern Lebanon. It suffered massive devastation in Israeli …

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: IDF fires ‘warning shots’ as displaced people head home in south Lebanon
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: IDF fires ‘warning shots’ as displaced people head home in south Lebanon

Firstpost  

The Israel Defense Forces has fired warning shots at several vehicles in Lebanon where movement is still restricted. Local authorities say that the incident occurred in the Lebanese village of Kafr Kila which is across the Israeli town of Metula People return with their belongings to their homes in Beirut's southern suburbs after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took …

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Lookback at the pager explosions that led to all-out war
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Lookback at the pager explosions that led to all-out war

Hindustan Times  

Israel and Lebanon's Shia Islamist militant outfit Hezbollah have reached a ceasefire after months of deadly conflict which stemmed from ever-present tensions over the Gaza war but went through the roof after the wave of explosions on September 17 and 18 this year in handheld pagers and walkie-talkies belonging to the Lebanese group's members, killing 37 people and injuring thousands. …

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

Celebrations and taking stock as cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel takes hold
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Celebrations and taking stock as cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel takes hold

LA Times  

War is often less seen than heard, and as a cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel came into effect on Wednesday morning, Ibrahim Najdi marveled at the absence of one particular sound: the buzz of Israeli drones that had been a near-constant presence in Beirut over the last few months. The Lebanese army said in a statement on Wednesday that it …

People are heading back home in Lebanon on day one of Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
3 weeks, 6 days ago

People are heading back home in Lebanon on day one of Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire

NPR  

People are heading back home in Lebanon on day one of Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire Under the deal, Israel will withdraw forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near the border to ensure that Iran-backed Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure. NPR's Lauren Frayer joined some of them on their journey south, into what had been until yesterday …

Photos: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins after a year of fighting
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Photos: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins after a year of fighting

Al Jazeera  

Smoke rising from the rubble of multistorey buildings in Beirut. Israel and Hezbollah began a ceasefire on Wednesday, but even if it holds, the devastation caused by more than 13 months of fighting will linger for years. Hezbollah’s rocket, drone and missile fire emptied out communities across northern Israel, and longer-range drones and missiles hit the northern city of Haifa …

The Israel-Hezbollah war by the numbers
3 weeks, 6 days ago

The Israel-Hezbollah war by the numbers

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — A ceasefire has taken effect between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah after nearly 14 months of cross-border fire. It would require Hezbollah to end its armed presence in a broad swath of southern Lebanon, while Israeli troops would return to their side of the border. The conflict began Oct. 8, 2023, a day after Hamas attacked southern Israel, as …

Israel bombards Beirut suburbs as its leadership prepares to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Israel bombards Beirut suburbs as its leadership prepares to vote on ceasefire with Hezbollah

The Independent  

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Israel and Hezbollah edge closer to ceasefire deal in Lebanon
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Israel and Hezbollah edge closer to ceasefire deal 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. The Shia militia and Israel have exchanged near-daily rocket …

Israel launches intense airstrike in Lebanon amid ceasefire negotiations with Hezbollah
4 weeks ago

Israel launches intense airstrike in Lebanon amid ceasefire negotiations with Hezbollah

India TV News  

As ceasefire talks between Israel and Hezbollah seemed to be coming to a head, Israeli airstrikes struck many locations in Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 12 people. According to reports, the planned agreement calls for a two-month truce during which Hezbollah would remove its fighters from regions near the Israeli border and Israeli soldiers would leave southern Lebanon. Hard-line …

Israel launches new airstrikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to a ceasefire with Hezbollah
4 weeks ago

Israel launches new airstrikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to a ceasefire with Hezbollah

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Israel’s military launched airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, unleashing explosions throughout the country and killing at least 31 while Israeli leaders appeared to be closing in on a negotiated ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group. Israeli officials have said the sides are close to an agreement that would include withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and a …

Israel launches new airstrikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to ceasefire with Hezbollah
4 weeks ago

Israel launches new airstrikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to ceasefire with Hezbollah

The Independent  

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War between Hezbollah and Israel drags Beirut back into despair
4 weeks ago

War between Hezbollah and Israel drags Beirut back into despair

Live Mint  

BEIRUT—From his tiled terrace in the foothills overlooking Beirut, Mohammed Dayekh is watching a place he once loved go up in flames. Israel says its airstrikes are targeting Hezbollah’s infrastructure, including what it says are weapons storage facilities and bunkers used by the group’s military wing underneath Dahiyeh, the Hezbollah-dominated neighborhood where Dayekh grew up. Strikes have hit near Beirut’s …

Lebanon’s Shiite Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah
4 weeks ago

Lebanon’s Shiite Muslims pay high price in war between Israel and Hezbollah

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The Lebanese civilians most devastated by the Israel- Hezbollah war are Shiite Muslims, and many of them believe they are being unfairly punished because they share a religious identity with Hezbollah militants and often live in the same areas. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Israel insists its war is with …

Over 29 Dead As Israeli Airstrikes Flatten Building In Lebanon, Targeting Senior Hezbollah Leader
Top News
4 weeks 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 …

Lebanon news: 29 killed in Israel’s airstrikes on Beirut, dozens more dead in others areas
Top News
4 weeks ago

Lebanon news: 29 killed in Israel’s airstrikes on Beirut, dozens more dead in others areas

Live Mint  

Lebanon news: Israel has killed 29 in Beirut and at least dozens more in a series of airstrikes across Lebanon, in what the military claims are attacks on Hezbollah centres situated in civilian areas, ANI reported. Besides the capital city, Israel also struck Shmistar in the Baalbek-Hermel region in eastern Lebanon, killing at least 13 people, including four children, and …

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