Lebanon

Lebanese President: Lebanon Waiting for U.S. to Set Date for Negotiations

This is Beirut 29/04 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon is waiting for the United States to set a start date for delegation-level direct negotiations with Israel, according to remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday. Speaking before a gathering of economic bodies, the President discussed ongoing progress toward ending the war, reiterating the sovereignty and unity of the ...

Lebanon Army Says Israeli Strike in South Kills Two Including Soldier

This is Beirut 29/04 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon's army said Wednesday that one of its soldiers was among two people killed in an Israeli strike in the country's south, the latest deadly raid despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. "A soldier and his brother were killed in an Israeli strike that targeted them in the town of Khirbet Selm in Bint Jbeil (district) while they were ...

Lebanese and Syrian Security Forces Bust Cross-Border Drug Ring

This is Beirut 29/04 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese General Directorate of Internal Security Forces – Public Relations Division announced in an official statement on Wednesday a series of coordinated operations targeting drug trafficking networks operating across borders. According to the statement, the operation was carried out as part of ongoing efforts by the Central ...

IDF Unveils New Counter-Drone Measures in Classified Knesset Session

This is Beirut 29/04 09:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a classified follow-up session held this week at the Knesset, representatives of the Israeli military presented a series of operational measures aimed at addressing the growing threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles, particularly advanced drone systems that have challenged existing defenses. The details, first reported by Galei Tzahal, the ...

Israeli Army Issues New Evacuations, Destroys Hezbollah Tunnels

This is Beirut 28/04 18:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Israeli Defense Forces issued new evacuation orders Tuesday on sixteen towns northwest of the Israeli forward defense zone, saying Hezbollah violations had necessitated “forceful” action. Later, following alerts to northern Israeli towns, the IDF destroyed two underground tunnels in Qantara, southern Lebanon, detonating over 450 ...

Israel Spy Chief Hails 'Groundbreaking' Ops in Iran, Lebanon

This is Beirut 28/04 11:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The head of Israel's Mossad has praised the spy agency's "groundbreaking" operations in the war against Iran and Hezbollah, saying it acquired intelligence "from the heart of the enemy's secrets". "In the campaigns against Iran and Hezbollah, we worked shoulder-to-shoulder with the IDF, on both defence and ...

Op-edWhy Hezbollah and Israel May Be Betting Against the Lebanon Truce

Marwan El Amine 28/04 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Lebanon–Israel truce, extended by three weeks last Thursday, is already being put to the test. Escalating military exchanges in southern Lebanon are exposing both its fragility and the complicated political realities surrounding it. Both Israel and Hezbollah appear to see a potential breakdown of the truce as an opportunity to reshuffle the ...

Rubio: Strong Lebanese Army Key to Disarming Hezbollah

This is Beirut 28/04 03:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In a Fox News interview on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Israel and Lebanon both sides ultimately “seek peace,” with the long-term solution centered on empowering the Lebanese Armed Forces to “go after and disarm and dismantle Hezbollah.” He described the situation as “a very ...

Israeli Defense Minister Says Lebanese President is 'Gambling' Country's Future

This is Beirut 27/04 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz met with UN special coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on Monday, telling her that "if the Lebanese government continues to shelter under the shadow of the Hezbollah terror organization, fire will burn the cedars of Lebanon." Earlier in the day, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon ...

Israeli Army Strikes Bekaa Valley as Targets Expand

This is Beirut 27/04 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said it was “currently striking Hezbollah infrastructure in the Bekaa Valley” on Monday, marking the first time since the Israel–Lebanon ceasefire began that it has hit targets outside southern Lebanon. Like the south, the Hermel and Baalbeck areas of the eastern Bekaa Valley are predominantly Shia areas and a ...

Lebanese President Aoun Accuses Hezbollah of National 'Betrayal'

This is Beirut 27/04 14:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday accused Hezbollah of “betrayal” and openly challenged the group’s decision to take Lebanon to war, asking whether it had secured national consensus before doing so. “Did you have national consensus when you went to war?” Aoun questioned, in a direct message to Hezbollah, as ...

Hezbollah’s Naim Qassem Rejects Direct Talks, Vows to Maintain Armed Resistance

This is Beirut 27/04 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem on Monday rejected direct negotiations with Israel, reaffirmed the group’s commitment to armed resistance, and sharply criticized the Lebanese government’s recent political course in a statement addressing the latest developments in the country. In a written statement, Qassem said Hezbollah ...