Lebanese President Michel Aoun has ordered the army to strongly resist any future Israeli incursions in southern Lebanon. He warned the military to remain vigilant after recent attacks. Tensions have risen as Israeli forces repeatedly violated the ceasefire agreement established in November last year. Officials emphasized that Lebanon’s sovereignty must be defended, and any violation […]
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Two killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s Health Ministry said on Saturday that two people were killed and another was injured in Israeli airstrikes on the country’s south, marking the latest escalation despite an existing ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. According to the ministry, an “Israeli enemy strike” targeted a car in Haruf, in the Nabatiyeh district, killing one […]
Timeline: Key Moments from Gaza War to Trump’s Announced Ceasefire Deal
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a Gaza peace plan, marking the first significant breakthrough in more than two years of devastating war that killed tens of thousands and displaced nearly the entire population of Gaza. Read More: Breakthrough Near as Gaza […]
Hezbollah pressures Lebanon, calls for halt to Israeli strikes
Hezbollah said Lebanon’s recent cabinet session on a plan to establish a state monopoly on arms is an “opportunity” to prevent the country from slipping into crisis. The group emphasized that the government should proceed with caution while Israel continues military operations in the south. Lebanon’s cabinet on Friday welcomed a plan by the army […]
Lebanon-Israel reach historic agreement on maritime borders
Lebanon and Israel have reached a historic agreement demarcating a disputed maritime border between them following years of U.S.-mediated negotiations, Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said on Tuesday. While limited in scope, a deal would mark a significant compromise between states with a history of war and hostility, opening the way for offshore energy exploration […]
American jailed for betraying military sources in Iraq
A Pentagon translator was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for passing the names of US informants in Iraq to a person linked to Lebanon’s powerful Shiite movement Hezbollah. Mariam Thompson, 62, had admitted transmitting the classified information to a Lebanese national in hopes that it would be passed on to the group designated […]
Hezbollah sees US war on Iran as unlikely
The Iran-backed Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah believes a US war on Iran is unlikely for reasons including Iran’s strong defensive capabilities, Hezbollah’s deputy leader said in an interview published on Thursday. Sheikh Naim Qassem told Lebanon’s al-Joumhouria newspaper US President Donald Trump “does not need war”. “He does not benefit from a war that he […]
US puts up $10m reward for Hezbollah information
The US on Monday offered a $10 million reward for information that would disrupt the finances of Lebanon’s Shiite militant movement Hezbollah. The State Department said it would give the money to anyone who provides intelligence that allows the US to disrupt Hezbollah in key ways. The areas include information on Hezbollah’s donors, on financial […]
Israel Air Strike in Central Syria Injures 3 soldiers
An Israeli air strike in central Syria injured three soldiers early Saturday, the official SANA news reported. “Around 2:30 am (2330 GMT Friday)… the Israeli air force completed a strike focusing on one of our military positions in the town of Misyaf,” in Hama area north of Damascus, SANA cited a military source as saying. […]
Putin’s growing problems in Syria
Russia intervened in the Syrian civil war in 2015 at the behest of President Bashar Al Assad whose government seemed to be on the verge of collapse. Russian air power coupled with the firepower of the foreign militias assembled by the Iranian revolutionary guards and spearheaded by the Lebanese Hezbollah helped turn the tide […]