This is Beirut, 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hundreds of supporters of Lebanon’s Iran-aligned Hezbollah movement gathered on Sunday in Beirut’s southern suburbs and other regions to mourn the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and express solidarity with the Islamic Republic amid a rapidly intensifying regional conflict. The rallies, held in the Ashoura ...
This is Beirut, 12:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah has formally responded to the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling for a mass public mobilization in Beirut’s southern suburbs while pledging to “fulfill its duty in confronting the aggression.” In an official statement issued Sunday morning, the group invited supporters to gather at 4:00 p.m. in Ashoura ...
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Israeli officials claim that Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been killed in a joint U.S.–Israeli strike, shifting global attention toward Lebanon amid fears of regional escalation. The question now dominating security circles is whether Hezbollah will enter the confrontation in support of Tehran. Analysts have ...
This is Beirut, 28/02 18:55 - Reading : less than a minute
New strikes hit an Iraqi military base housing the pro-Iran armed group Kataeb Hezbollah just hours after an earlier attack blamed on the US killed two fighters, several sources told AFP. "New stikes hit the Jurf al-Nasr base," said a source from the Hashed al-Shaabi, a former paramilitary group now integrated into the regular army. A Kataeb ...
This is Beirut, 28/02 17:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel has issued a direct warning to Hezbollah, threatening a “severe and impactful blow” if the Lebanese group joins the escalating confrontation following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, while Hezbollah issued a statement formally condemning the attacks and declared full solidarity with Tehran after maintaining silence since the ...
This is Beirut, 28/02 11:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The U.S.-Israel-Iran confrontation escalated sharply Saturday as Iran launched ballistic missile attacks on multiple U.S. bases across the Gulf and Iraqi militia positions were struck in a joint U.S.-Israel operation. U.S. bases hit in the Gulf Iran’s Fars News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), ...
This is Beirut, 28/02 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on Saturday targeting the Wadi Barghiz area in southern Lebanon, in what the Israeli military described as operations against Hezbollah infrastructure. The raids focused on the area between al-Rayhan and Sajad, situated between the Tuffah region and the district of Jezzine, as well as the vicinity ...
This is Beirut, 28/02 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel has deployed its 91st Division to the northern border with Lebanon, according to the Israeli newspaper Maariv, in a move that signals heightened military readiness amid escalating regional tensions. The 91st Division, the Israel Defense Forces’ primary formation responsible for operations along the Lebanese frontier, is tasked with ...
This is Beirut, 28/02 09:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israel's military said it was carrying out strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon on Saturday while launching parallel airstrikes on Iran, and there are reports of carrying out a long list of assassinations in Iran. "In response to Hezbollah's repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings, the IDF is striking Hezbollah ...
Marwan El Amine, 27/02 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon once again stands on the brink of a military confrontation that threatens to replay the all-too-familiar scenes of devastation and loss. As regional tensions escalate and the prospect of a U.S. strike on Iran looms, Hezbollah appears ready to place Lebanon squarely in the eye of the storm in defense of the Iranian regime, with little ...
Samar El-Kadi, 27/02 13:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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As regional tensions mount over the possibility of U.S. military action against Iran, Israel has escalated its operations in Lebanon, signaling that Jerusalem will not accept any attempt by Hezbollah to open a front in support of Tehran. Israel’s recent waves of bombardment in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley were “clearly pre-emptive,” ...
This is Beirut, 27/02 10:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A powerful Iran-backed Iraqi armed group told its fighters to prepare for the scenario of a long war in neighbouring Iran should the United States launch strikes. Kataeb Hezbollah warned the US on Thursday of "immense losses" were it to start a war in the region, while a commander in an armed faction told AFP his group was "highly ...