Hezbollah

War Diary: Day 290

From Gaza to Lebanon, This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for July 22, 2024.

South Lebanon: One SSNP Member Killed in an Israeli Airstrike

Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike on Monday afternoon with two missiles targeting a house in the town of Chihine. Ambulance vehicles were dispatched immediately to the town. Several media outlets reported that the airstrike resulted in one killed and several injured. The military wing of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, (SSNP) known as ...

Why Hezbollah Views a Second Airport as Provocative

The discussion over establishing a second airport in Lebanon is consistently slammed as an act of treason. Similarly, any issue in Lebanon that conflicts with the ‘resistance’ axis and its ideas results in opponents being automatically branded as traitors. After lawyer Majd Harb's press conference, where he proposed the idea of establishing a ...

South Lebanon: Hezb Fighter Killed

Continuous fire exchange prevailed on the southern border on Tuesday. Hezbollah announced the death of one of its fighters, Sadiq Atef Atwi. Atwi was killed earlier in the day in an Israeli drone attack on a delivery van passing in the locality of Shaqra, heading to Wadi Saluki. Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Khiam, Hula and Aita ...

Germany Bans Islamist Group Over Alleged Hezb, Iran Links

Germany on Wednesday banned the Hamburg Islamic Centre, an association that has been under investigation for several months over its alleged support for Lebanon's Hezbollah group and its links to Iran. Tehran reacted in fury, summoning Germany's ambassador to Iran to condemn a "hostile action" it branded as a "clear example of Islamophobia". ...

South Lebanon: Israeli Shelling Continues

Israeli artillery shelling targeted the outskirts of Kfarhamam at dawn on Wednesday, leading to fires in the area. Israeli warplanes also carried out a raid on a house in the same town of Kfarhamam, destroying it completely. The town of Kfarchouba has also been intermittently subjected to Israeli artillery shelling since early morning. On its ...

Who Would Represent the Palestinians in Negotiations With Israel?

According to a politician from the Hezbollah-led March 8 camp, quoting an official of the pro-Iranian party, “a ceasefire will be announced in Gaza following the visit to Washington of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.” However, key questions remain: What would the post-war phase in Gaza look like, and who would negotiate with Israel ...

Unrelenting Military Operations in Southern Lebanon

Military operations on both sides of the border have been unrelenting since Wednesday and continued into Thursday morning. Israeli artillery targeted the outskirts of Kfarchouba, resulting in a fire outbreak. The Civil Defense, who were working on extinguishing the fire, were forced to withdraw after the Israeli artillery continued shelling the ...

Hodhod Episode 3: Messages and Reactions

Hezbollah latest release, an 8-minute video captured by its drone Hodhod on Wednesday, showcases reconnaissance operations over the Israeli "Ramat David" airbase, situated 50 kilometers from the Lebanese-Israeli border. This base, the largest in northern Israel, is home to a range of Israeli Air Force assets from monitoring and reconnaissance to ...

Salman Rushdie's Assailant Charged with “Terrorism in the Name of Hezbollah"

Hadi Matar, a 26-year-old young Lebanese-American, was arraigned on Wednesday in federal court charged with “attempting to provide material support to Hezbollah, a designated foreign terrorist organization; engaging in an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries; and providing material support to terrorists” according to a statement ...

South Lebanon: One Killed and Several Injured in Israeli Strike

Continuous fire exchange prevailed on the southern border on Thursday as Israeli warplanes carried out an air strike early in the afternoon on the outskirts of the cemetery in the town of Rab Thalathin, resulting in one death and several injuries, according to information obtained by This Is Beirut. Phosphorus shells also targeted the town of Mays ...

Sustainable Solution, Fate of Hezbollah’s Arsenal, Key to South Settlement

In the escalating conflict with Israel, Hezbollah is gearing up on two fronts. Recently, the Shiite group carried out a reconnaissance operation of the Israeli Air Force base at Ramat David in northern Israel. The move signaled Hezbollah’s readiness to broaden the conflict and target additional sensitive locations within Israel if escalation ...