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Hamas Official Targeted by Bekaa Strike 'Narrowly Escaped'

A Palestinian Hamas official narrowly escaped an Israeli drone attack on Sunday in West Bekaa, a Lebanese security source told AFP on Monday. A Syrian civilian driving a utility vehicle was killed in the strike in the Souairi area in the Bekaa Valley. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/238412"] According to the security source, ...

Geagea: Our State Is Violated and Kidnapped

Lebanese Forces party leader Samir Geagea highlighted, "This year, we are living through the path of suffering and pain in Gaza, where children, men and women are dying. We are living through the path of suffering and pain with Ukraine and Sudan." Geagea spoke after the annual recital in Maarab held during the Holy Week, stating that "Lebanon is ...

South Lebanon: Two Dead and Five Injured in Mays Al-Jabal

The exchange of fire continued until Monday evening between Hezbollah and Israel, with Israel raiding the town of Mays al-Jabal, leaving two civilians dead and five injured. One raid claimed by Israel targeted Hezbollah fighters in the area. The other two hit the Rass al-Dhahr area, resulting in two deaths and at least five injuries and leaving ...

Iran and Syria’s Relationship Is Put to the Test

A former minister close to the Syrian regime has revealed that Iran recently decided to reduce the number of its experts in Syria from 1,700 to less than two hundred, without divulging the reasons behind this decision. Sources have also indicated that, despite their alliance, relations between Syria and Iran are neither healthy nor stable and are ...

Rmeich Confronts Hezbollah Members

A southern citizen of the town of Rmeich "stood up to a group of Hezbollah members who were about to install a rocket launcher in the town," according to information obtained by This is Beirut. According to the same source, young people from the municipality of Rmeich "confronted a group of Hezbollah members, one of whom fired two shots in the ...

Israeli Army Raids Ras Baalbeck

In retaliation to Hezbollah’s attack on the Meron air base, the Israeli Army announced that it had hit Baalbeck. An Israeli airstrike targeted Wadi Fuara near the city of Hermel, where the sound of explosions was heard and plumes of smoke were observed, according to the National News Agency (NNA). Simultaneously, an Israeli airstrike targeted a ...

US Sanctions IRGC, Hezbollah, Houthi and Syrian Regime Supporters

The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued sanctions on Tuesday targeting finance and trade facilitators for the Syrian regime, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, the Houthis and Hezbollah. In two separate announcements, the US treasury listed six entities, one individual and two tankers that are based or registered in ...

Rmeish Mayor: Keep War Away From Our Families and Homes

Amidst escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the pro-Iranian party attempted to implicate the village of Rmeish in its “resistance efforts,” as if the damage inflicted on the South since October 8 was not enough. Rmeish residents, who have only recently started to return to their homes and lives after more than ...

Hezbollah Reportedly Rejected the French Initiative

Informed French sources revealed that Hezbollah rejected the French initiative and refused to respond to it “because it is a document that is biased towards Israel.” However, the sources emphasized that France would continue to play its role in the current stage, based on its participation in the UNIFIL in the South. A French official ...

Israel Aims to Enhance Its War Readiness on the Northern Border

Israel continues to reinforce its military capabilities ahead of a potential conflict with Lebanon. Following the deployment of the "Mountain Brigade," known as Heharim, to the regions of Mount Hermon and Mount Dov along the southeastern border with Lebanon, Tel Aviv has resumed its military training activities in the northern sector. This ...

Southern Lebanon: Nine Deaths and Several Injuries in Tayr Harfa and Naqoura

Tensions are rising in southern Lebanon, where four people were killed in Naqoura and three in Tayr Harfa in Israeli raids early this evening. Two minutes after evening prayers, the Israeli air force attacked a house in the village of Tayr Harfa with two missiles, killing three people and wounding several others. The bodies of two people ...

South Lebanon: A Senior Hezbollah Official Killed in a Strike on Bazourieh

An Israeli drone targeted a car on the road between Bazourieh and Wadi Jilou on Friday morning. The attack resulted in the death of a senior Hezbollah official, Ali Abdel-Hassan Naim, referred to as "Abou Mehdi". Rescue workers from the Islamic Mission Scouts Association pulled the body from the vehicle while firefighters are working to ...