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Israeli Airstrikes Hit Areas Near Sidon, Including Nabih Berri’s Hometown

This is Beirut, 20:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli airstrikes were reported near Mseileh, al-Najjariya, al-Dawoudiya and Wadi Azza in the Sidon district of southern Lebanon on Friday night.  There are also reports on Friday of low-flying Israeli aircraft over the villages of Zahrani. Mseileh is Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri’s hometown, which was last struck on October 11, ...

From Armed Deterrence to Durable Peace: Rethinking Shiite Security in Lebanon

Marwan El Amine, 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Despite failing to instill ideological allegiance to Iran's Wilayat al-Faqih among Lebanon's Shia, Hezbollah has succeeded in forging a sense of collective belonging to Iran’s political project. The party achieved this more consequential outcome by recasting its weapons as a political doctrine and overarching identity, portrayed as superior to ...

Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Iran Has Become Its Liability

Salam El Zaatari, 29/01 09:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Naim Qassem’s latest speech sought to project certainty at a moment of regional flux. Instead, it revealed Hezbollah’s deepest fear: that its patron, Iran, may choose negotiation over confrontation and survival over its proxies. The Hezbollah leader declared that his organization would not remain neutral if Iran were attacked, framing any ...

Druze Leader: Qassem's Statements are "Irresponsible"

This is Beirut, 28/01 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On Tuesday, Former President of the Progressive Socialist Party and Druze leader, Walid Jumblatt, attacked the most recent speech delivered by Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem, describing it as “irresponsible, irresponsible, irresponsible,” according to L’Oreint Today.  Jumblatt said, “I do not know why he wants to drag part of ...

Lebanese Neutrality: The Strategic Interest Shared by Beirut and Jerusalem

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 28/01 09:05 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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Lebanon's neutrality in regional conflicts is the single most important strategic choice it can make today, serving its core national interests and those of Israel in equal measure. If the Lebanese understand this, their country will be well on its way not only to recovery but to an economic boom. More than a year after the November 2024 ...

Budget Talks Spiral Into Iran Clash in Parliament

This is Beirut, 27/01 21:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Lebanon’s parliamentary session on Tuesday was marked by a heated verbal clash after MP Firas Hamdan was cut off mid-speech while denouncing Lebanon’s relationship with Iran. Hamdan accused political forces of turning southern Lebanese communities into bargaining chips in regional power struggles, arguing that such alignments have brought ...

Israeli Strike Kills One in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 27/01 12:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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One person was killed on Tuesday after an Israeli airstrike targeted a motorcycle in the town of Batouliyeh, in the district of Tyre. Following the attack, the Israeli army announced that it had struck a Hezbollah operative in the Deir Qanoun area. Earlier, an Israeli reconnaissance drone targeted an uninhabited house at the western entrance of ...

Qassem Warns Hezbollah May Intervene If Iran Is Attacked

This is Beirut, 26/01 19:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Naim Qassem, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, delivered a speech amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran on Monday, stating that any attack on Iran would also target his group, and warned that any new war on the Islamic Republic would ignite the region. On the question of Hezbollah’s engagement in a conflict scenario, Qassem left ...

Heavy Israeli Airstrikes Hit Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 26/01 13:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel carried out a significant military escalation in southern Lebanon late Sunday and early Monday, launching a series of airstrikes it said targeted Hezbollah military infrastructure, as tensions along the border continued to rise. At dawn on Monday, Israeli fighter jets struck the Aqmata–Louaize heights in the Iqlim al-Touffah region. ...

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