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Southern Lebanon: Two Deaths in Drone Attack

Two were killed in an Israeli drone attack, targeting a motorcycle on the Nabatieh-Khardali road on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses reported that two people were riding the motorcycle, and when a number of citizens tried to approach after the first hit, it was targeted again with a guided missile, which caused the death of the two drivers. Cross border ...

UNIFIL: Mandate Renewal and Freedom of Movement South of the Litani

The mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in South Lebanon (UNIFIL) is to be renewed in August, on the basis that the multinational force has a crucial role in ensuring the implementation of Resolution 1701, once a long-term settlement is achieved on the border with Israel, diplomatic sources maintain. Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs ...

Hezb Attacks Settlements After Consecutive Israeli Raids

Following a violent night on the southern border, Hezbollah claimed responsibility on Wednesday morning for Katyusha missile attacks on the settlements of Saer and Gesher Haziv. On Tuesday night, Israel once again bombed Umm al-Tut, where three Syrian children died early in the evening in a raid. Night raids also targeted Bustan, Wadi el-Zarka ...

Gaza 'Support Front:' The Staggering Cost on Lebanon 

After the July war in 2006, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah flabbergasted the Lebanese by declaring a “divine victory” against Israel. Lebanon had paid a heavy cost for this so-called “victory” with countless human losses and massive destruction, from which it took years to recover. Once again, Nasrallah disregarded the ...

Nasrallah: Negotiations Are a State Prerogative

Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah delivered a speech on the occasion of Ashura, addressing various aspects of the ongoing war at the southern border. He made many references to the Lebanese State, counting on its support to handle the consequences of the war his group is raging at the southern border. Nasrallah emphasized the role of ...

Spanish Police Arrest Four People Suspected of Hezbollah Affiliation

The Spanish police reported "having arrested four suspects, three in Spain and one in Germany, as part of an investigation they conducted into the sale of drone parts to Hezbollah, supported by Iran." In a statement released on Thursday, the Spanish police explained that the investigation, which began in Spain, allowed the police "to identify ...

A field commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force Killed in Israeli Strike

Tension between Hezbollah and Israel increased Thursday on the southern front. The commander of Hezbollah's elite Radwan force, Ali Jaafar Maatouk, also known as Habib Maatouk, was killed in an Israeli raid on Jmaïmeh. Hezbollah confirmed Maatouk's death in an official statement. Hezbollah had previously announced the death of another of its ...

Dialogue Undermines Election Process: Constitution vs. Heresies

It is a battle between strict adherence to the Constitution and attempts to overturn it and establish new conventions, whereas electing a new president requires, first and foremost, an unwavering commitment to the text.  While opposition forces remain committed to a clear, constitutionally-based roadmap for the presidential election, the ...

No Subsiding of Confrontations in South Lebanon

Tensions increased on the southern front on Friday afternoon after a civil defense volunteer was injured and another was suffocated in an Israeli strike while putting down a fire resulting from an earlier raid on houses in Bir Al Muslabiyat and Al-Abbad Junction. Israeli artillery hit the center of Hula, and Wadi Al Bayad, before targeting ...

Dialogue Advocates Decline Opposition Meeting

Opposition circles were puzzled by Hezbollah and Amal Movement MPs postponing the scheduled Friday meeting with opposition MPs to discuss ideas for completing the presidential election, without providing reasons for the delay. An opposition MP said: "How can Speaker Nabih Berri and Hezbollah call for dialogue on the presidential election while ...

Al-Qassam Brigades Target Shomera from South Lebanon

Saturday was marked by an attack by the Al-Qassam brigades on Shomera, in the Upper Galilee, carried out from Lebanese territory. In a statement published on Saturday, the armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for firing a salvo of rockets at the command of the 300 brigade command post. In addition, an Israeli raid targeted a building in the ...