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MP Rifi: The So-Called 'Al-Ezz Brigades' Is a Hezbollah Invention

par This Is Beirut, 15/01 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Al-Ezz Brigades Ashraf Rifi Hezbollah

Tripoli MP Ashraf Rifi commented on Monday on a previously unknown group, the so-called "Al-Ezz Brigades,” which claimed responsibility for infiltrating the southern border into Israel on Sunday. Rifi underlined the increasing presence of armed groups operating in southern Lebanon, accusing Hezbollah of having accustomed "us to inventing ...

Latest Developments in the South: No Lull in Confrontations

par This Is Beirut, 15/01 12:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Al-Jebin Bint Jbeil Hezbollah

Cross-border military operations continued without respite between Hezbollah and Israel on the southern Lebanese front overnight Sunday to Monday, with attacks hitting targets deeper inside Lebanese territory. In the latest field developments, Israeli airstrikes targeted Hamames Hill in Sarda and the Marjayoun Plain. On the other hand, Hezbollah ...

Bou Habib Welcomes US Mediation in Meeting with New Ambassador

par This Is Beirut, 15/01 15:44 - Reading : less than a minute

Abdallah Bou Habib Hezbollah Israel

The newly appointed US ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa Johnson, reiterated in a meeting on Monday with Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib her country’s commitment to mediate and ease tensions in southern Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. "We received with satisfaction the American willingness to act as mediators in order ...

Southern Front: Clashes Continue

par This Is Beirut, 15/01 23:16 - Reading : less than a minute

Hezbollah Israel

The cross-border exchange of artillery fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued intermittently until late in the evening on Monday. After a relatively quiet afternoon, Israeli bombardment resumed in earnest, with the Hebrew state targeting Jabal Blat, the outskirts of Naqoura, Aita al-Shaab and Alma al-Shaab. In the evening, an interceptor ...

Mikati Affirms Full Commitment to International Decisions on Lebanon

par This Is Beirut, 16/01 14:39 - Reading : less than a minute

Al-Jazeera Gaza Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati emphasized on Tuesday his commitment to diplomatic solutions. In an interview with Al-Jazeera, Mikati stressed that he heard from the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, that there is an "opportunity to find a solution for stability in southern Lebanon, and they are working towards it;" meaning ...

Why Is Iran Upholding a Precarious Calm in Lebanon?

par Johnny Kortbawi, 16/01 14:56 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Hezbollah Iran Israel

The Iranian poise and restraint prevailing on the Lebanese front may raise questions, especially given the recent escalation in the region following the Kerman attack. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard accused the groups behind the attack of having Israeli ties and undergoing training in northern Iraq, justifying the assault on Erbil. However, ...

Al-Ezz Brigades: An Unknown Group in South Lebanon

par Bassam Abou Zeid, 16/01 15:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Al-Ezz Brigades Hamas Hezbollah

The Lebanese security forces have not yet determined the identity of the Al-Ezz Brigades, a group that took responsibility for two attacks against the Israeli army which resulted in the death of six of its members. According to available information, the bodies of some of the victims remained in the territories controlled by the Israeli forces ...

Israel’s Infiltration of the South: What Does It Imply?

par Samar Kadi, 16/01 19:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Hezbollah Israel

Amid relentless and heightening cross-border confrontations between Hezbollah and the Israeli Army over more than three months, Israel announced on Tuesday, January 16, that its special forces infiltrated southern Lebanon and removed mines in the village of Aita al-Shaab. The move was coupled with threats that came in the form of leaflets dropped ...

Blinken Fails to Convince Israel of a Solution

par Philippe Abi-Akl, 17/01 09:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Blinken Hezbollah Hochstein Israel

A plethora of solutions were proposed following the outbreak of the war in Gaza, sparked by Hamas’ “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation. The aim is to halt the killing machine annihilating the lives of civilians, over 23,000 of them so far. The latest suggestion came from Qatar. It provides for the exchange of hostages and detainees between Israel and ...

Editorial – Carefully-Controlled Regional Escalation

par Michel Touma, 17/01 19:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Gaza Hezbollah Iran

An escalation that is steadily gaining momentum, yet, at least for the time being, is still under control ... This impression stems from the ballistic missile attack launched on Monday by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) against Erbil, the capital of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan. The aggression, the first of its kind since the ...

Geagea Deplores Government's Inaction Towards Hezbollah's Acts

par This Is Beirut, 17/01 19:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Amal movement Hezbollah Israel

Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea said on Wednesday that he could not understand how the Lebanese government could "delegate strategic military and security decisions to Hezbollah," thereby putting "the Lebanese people, the highest authorities and the country's interests at risk in the face of regional threats and open conflict between all ...

Southern Front Flares Up Again Early Evening

par This Is Beirut, 17/01 21:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Hezbollah Israel

The southern front flared up early Wednesday evening, following a day marked by intermittent exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah. Late in the day, the Israeli army launched two drone strikes on the Koleileh plain south of Tyre, killing one person and wounding two others. The strikes came in response to a claim by the Al-Qassam ...

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