Lebanon

Hezbollah War Media Reveals Imad 5
Hezbollah War Media Reveals Imad 5

As part of its propaganda campaign, Hezbollah released a second video on Sunday, unveiling a new underground missile-hiding infrastructure called “Imad 5,” after its commander, Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed in Syria in February 2008. In August 2024, the Hezb had published a first video showcasing its Imad 4 infrastructure. The ...

Netanyahu Visits Lebanese Border as War Rages On
Netanyahu Visits Lebanese Border as War Rages On

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Lebanese border on Sunday, his office said, as the Israeli military continued to pound Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon. "Netanyahu visited the Lebanon border today," his office said in a statement, his second such visit to the frontier in less than a month. The Israeli Prime ...

Ongoing Strikes on Baalbeck, Deadly Raids on Haret Saida and Ghaziyeh
Ongoing Strikes on Baalbeck, Deadly Raids on Haret Saida and Ghaziyeh

Israel intensified its attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon on Sunday afternoon. Without waiting for the deadline its army had set for civilians to leave the targeted districts to pass, its air force attacked Baalbeck and nearby villages. In less than an hour, the historic town was the target of no fewer than five successive raids, with two ...

Casualties Mount in Lebanon, Israel Announces the Elimination of Two Hezbollah Commanders in Khiam
Casualties Mount in Lebanon, Israel Announces the Elimination of Two Hezbollah Commanders in Khiam

In southern Lebanon, Israeli air strikes targeted Ghaziyeh, the vicinity of the Tibnin government hospital, and a house in Aarabsalim. According to preliminary reports, three people were killed and nine injured in the strike on Ghaziyeh. The number of people injured in the Israeli strike on a residential apartment in Haret Saida is still ...

America Deploys B-52 Bombers to Middle East
America Deploys B-52 Bombers to Middle East

American B-52 bombers have arrived in the Middle East, the US military said on Saturday, a day after Washington announced their deployment in a warning to Iran. "B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base's 5th Bomb Wing arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibility," the military command for the Middle East and ...

Commando Operation in Batroun: What Are Israel's Capabilities?
SpotlightCommando Operation in Batroun: What Are Israel's Capabilities?

Early on the morning of Friday, November 1, an Israeli special forces unit conducted an operation in Batroun. Their target: Imad Fadel Amhaz, 30, a student at the Institute of Maritime and Technological Sciences (Marsati). While authorities have yet to clarify the details of the incident, initial reports indicate that the operation was launched ...

Continued Intensive Raids: Israel Targets Akkar Border Post
Continued Intensive Raids: Israel Targets Akkar Border Post

Israeli airstrikes continued into Saturday evening, targeting various locations in Lebanon. One strike hit the Akroum crossing in Akkar (North Lebanon) on the border with Syria for the first time.    The attack halted traffic on the Al Sabaa bridge between Akroum and Kafr Toun villages. While no injuries were reported, the impact of ...

Druze Meeting: The Displaced Should Respect Hospitality Rules
Druze Meeting: The Displaced Should Respect Hospitality Rules

Druze spiritual and political leaders held a meeting on Saturday in Baadaran, located in the Druze heartland of the Chouf Mountain, during which they underscored the importance of safeguarding national unity and coexistence amid concerns of social tensions between the displaced and their hosts. The raging conflict between Hezbollah and the ...

UN Reports Israeli Strikes on Humanitarian Structures at Jousieh Crossing
UN Reports Israeli Strikes on Humanitarian Structures at Jousieh Crossing

UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said an Israeli air strike hit “humanitarian structures” Saturday at a border crossing between Lebanon and Syria that was previously hit last month. The crossing, known as Jousieh on the Syrian side, became a key escape route for those fleeing the Israel-Hezbollah war after the main border crossing ...

Eleven Injured in Israeli Raid Near Gallery Semaan
Eleven Injured in Israeli Raid Near Gallery Semaan

Eleven people were wounded on Saturday afternoon in an Israeli raid on an apartment in the Gallery Semaan area, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. This marks the first time that this neighborhood, located on the periphery of Beirut's southern suburb, has been targeted by the Israeli Army. It is not yet known who was targeted in the ...

UNIFIL Stays in Place to Prevent ‘Occupation’ of Its Positions
UNIFIL Stays in Place to Prevent ‘Occupation’ of Its Positions

UN peacekeeping operations head Jean-Pierre Lacroix reaffirmed that UNIFIL peacekeepers would “remain in place” in Lebanon, warning that withdrawing from their positions could lead to them being occupied by the Israeli Army or Hezbollah. He made these remarks in an interview with the UN news service, according to a statement issued on ...

What Naim Qassem Still Hasn’t Grasped
ChronicleWhat Naim Qassem Still Hasn’t Grasped

It is a fact: naivety, egocentrism and various underestimations are among the unpredictable elements that shape the course of history. A clear example of this can be seen in the speech delivered this week by the new Secretary General of Hezbollah. What Naim Qassem has yet to grasp is that he is not alone in Lebanon, and many Lebanese do not share ...