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Presidential Election: Opposition MPs Receptive to Any Initiative

Opposition MPs have announced that they are “receptive to all initiatives” aimed at breaking the deadlock in the presidential elections. In a statement issued on Monday evening, opposition MPs said they were “ready to consult with the Progressive Socialist Party bloc, but also with the Free Patriotic Movement, which (FPM) had opted for a ...

'Misdiagnosis' on the Southern Front and Three Casualties in the North

The Israeli army indicated on Monday that “alarms in Haifa were apparently caused by a misdiagnosis.” Israeli media also stated that “sirens sounded in settlements which were not evacuated.” Earlier, Israeli media declared that “a Hezbollah drone reached Haifa for the first time since the beginning of the war,” describing the event as ...

South Lebanon: One Civilian Killed in an Israeli Drone Attack

An Israeli drone attack on Naqoura on Tuesday caused the death of a civilian, Saleh Mahdi, who was an employee at the Lebanese Water Corporation. Another drone targeted an empty building in Kfar Kila and destroyed it. The village of Khiam was also under Israeli fire. Hezbollah announced that it targeted a building used by Israeli soldiers in the ...

South Lebanon: One Member of Hezbollah Killed

Israeli aircraft bombed a three-story house in Jouaya, injuring six people, according to preliminary information obtained by This is Beirut. Ambulances were rushed to the scene. According to the Al Arabiya television channel, a member of Hezbollah, Salim Soufan, was killed. In addition, several villages in the western sector were hit by flare ...

Editorial - Scorn and Jungle Law‘s Reign

Advocating for the establishment of the rule of law in Lebanon may seem utopian, even somewhat naïve, given the current circumstances and the sweeping changes in the Middle East. However, is it too much to ask that the Lebanese at least aspire to be free from the jungle law and the laughable, grotesque reign of scorn and absurdity? In short, is ...

Israel Kills Hezb "Top Military Commander", Hezb Retaliates With Salvo of Rockets

Israel continued its policy of field targeting in the south. On Tuesday evening, it targeted Hezbollah members consisting of the "highest-ranking leader" in the town of Joya in the Tyre district. Hezb announced in a statement the death of "Commander Talib Sami Abdullah," nicknamed "Hajj Abu Talib," from the town of Adchit in southern Lebanon. A ...

Arising Complaints Inside Hezbollah

For the first time, complaints are emerging within Hezbollah's military wing. Key cadres are beginning to express divergent opinions, fueled by the group's perceived lack of care for their displaced families. According to a report on "Al-Hadath", some reserve fighters in the pro-Iranian militia have refused to participate in the war against Israel ...

Bou Assi: We Will not Succumb to Hezb’s Blackmail

The member of the "Strong Republic" parliamentary bloc (Lebanese Forces), MP Pierre Bou Assi, assured that his party is not negatively attached to dialogue or any initiative, but is positively committed to the Constitution, which must be adhered to when any issue arises. "We always think of the enduring population and their interests, while ...

South Lebanon: 215 Rockets Target Israel in Response to the Murder of Senior Hezbollah Official

On Wednesday, Hezbollah fired "at least 215 rockets from southern Lebanon into northern Israel," according to the Israeli army, following the elimination on Tuesday evening of a senior Hezbollah official, Taleb Sami Abdallah, and three other fighters in Jwaya. Wednesday thus saw a significant escalation of violence in the exchange of fire in ...

Rocket Sirens Sound Nonstop in Northern Israel Following Heavy Hezbollah Bombing

Israeli media reported on Thursday afternoon that sirens sounded non-stop in the Upper Galilee, targeted by Hezbollah who fired, for fifteen minutes, several salvos of rockets from southern Lebanon. At least 15 fires were reported in the area, according to Haaretz. Rockets fell as well in the Golan Heights, where two people were wounded. Maariv ...

Southern Lebanon: Fire Exchange Resumes Between Hezbollah and Israel

Fire exchange resumed on Friday afternoon as Hezbollah stated "shelling buildings used by Israeli troops in Metula, with appropriate weaponry." In another statement, Hezb claimed "launching rockets at an Israeli-troop gathering in Khallat Warde and achieving accurate targets." Moreover, Hezbollah announced "targeting a deployment of Israeli ...