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Illegal Gas-Loaded Tank Explodes in Bekaa, Killing Two People

The Ministry of Energy and Water expressed its regret over the tragic accident on Sunday that resulted in the loss of two lives when a gas-filled tank loaded on a pickup truck exploded in the Bekaa town of Maqneh. The Ministry clarified in a statement that the "tank" is unlicensed and does not meet the standards and criteria required by the ...

Baalbeck Caught in Hostilities: Third Israeli Strike in Less Than 24 Hours

Israeli warplanes carried out a raid on Tuesday near Safrin on the way to Baalbeck, the second such attack in the area in two days. Less than half an hour later, another strike targeted the village of Nabi Sheet in the same area. Two rockets were fired at Nabi Sheet, one targeting a three-storey building in the heart of the village, near the ...

Western Bekaa: A Car Targeted in Al-Suwairi, One Dead

For the first time since the start of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel on the southern border, an Israeli airstrike hit on Sunday early afternoon the western Bekaa region, targeting a car on the main road of the town of Al-Suwairi. According to information obtained by This is Beirut, the car that was targeted was a blue Skoda Rapid ...

Two Deadly Israeli Raids in Bekaa

Two people were killed and a third wounded in an Israeli raid in the Bekaa region, on Tuesday afternoon. Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, which had been declining in violence in recent days, intensified again on Monday evening and during the day on Tuesday. Twice in less than three hours, Israeli aircraft attacked Bekaa, targeting Hermel ...

Southern Front: Two Jamaa Islamiya Members Killed

Two members of Jamaa Islamiya, a Lebanese Islamist group with close ties to Palestinian Hamas, were killed in an Israeli drone strike on Friday targeting their car on the Meidoun road in western Bekaa. The individuals killed were identified as Mossaab Khalmaf and Bilal el-Khalaf. The Israeli army stated, "The Jamaa Islamiya terrorist organization ...

Fatima al-Housseini’s Art Flourishes at Art Scene Gallery

Fatima Al Housseini’s exhibition "Let it Bloom," at Art Scene Gallery in Gemmayze, is vibrant and full of life. A fine arts graduate and current art teacher, Fatima has always been passionate about art and painting, a passion evident from her early childhood when she won prizes at the famous Fabriano competition. After participating in ...

Israeli Raids Near Baalbeck, Cautious Calm in the South

Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike at around 1:30 a.m. on Monday on a factory in the town of Sefri, near Baalbeck, which led to the injury of three civilians. The raid also targeted an uninhabited building, the stones of which littered the neighboring Rayak-Baalbek International Road. The border area in the eastern sector of south Lebanon is ...

South Lebanon: Renewed Fire Exchange

After a relatively calm night, repeated fire exchange took over the southern border on Friday morning, as Israeli artillery shelled forests on the outskirts of Kfar Kila and Khiam. In response, direct fire was reported from Lebanon towards an Israeli military target in the vicinity of Arab Aramsha. Sirens sounded repeatedly in Zarit, Shomera and ...

Two Dead Due to Israeli Attacks

Israeli drone strikes escalated in Lebanon on Thursday. A raid targeted a vehicle in the Tyre caza, on the road to Jbal el-Botm, killing one person. A fire also broke out on the outskirts of Aitaroun in Blida after a raid by the Hebrew State. #LEBANON A raid targeted a vehicle in the Tyre caza, on the road to Jabal el-Botm, killing one person ...

Three Killed in Israeli Airstrikes and Hezbollah Retaliates

Tuesday night was particularly violent in the Bekaa and the South, with clashes continuing on Wednesday morning. An Israeli drone targeted a car in Bayt Lif on Wednesday morning, killing one person. Israeli bombardments also hit the areas of Deir Mimas and southern Khiam. Bombing also hit the Sardeh region near Wazzani, killing a Syrian ...

Tensions Intensify in Lebanon as Israel Targets South and Bekaa Regions

The security situation in Lebanon deteriorated on Wednesday following a series of Israeli airstrikes that resulted in several deaths and injuries. An Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle on Wednesday afternoon on the Syrian-Beirut border near the Zabadani Bridge. The attack resulted in the deaths of four individuals, including Firas Qassam, ...