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Israeli Attack on Southern Suburb, Top Hezbollah Official Targeted

An explosion ripped through Haret Hreik, in the heart of Beirut’s southern suburb on Tuesday evening, caused by an Israeli drone attack that targeted a building housing Hezbollah’s Shura Council. The targeted building is located in the vicinity of Bahman Hospital, which is run and operated by the Iranian-backed group. According to initial ...

Who Is Fouad Shokr, Wanted by US, Targeted by Israel

Israeli media have revealed that the target of the assassination operation conducted in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, was Commander Fouad Shokr, also known as "Hajj Mohsen." According to Israeli authorities, Shokr was involved in military activities and had participated in the 1983 attack against the Marines in Beirut ...

Two Killed, at Least 30 Wounded, in Israeli Attack in South Beirut

Following several days of apprehension, Israel retaliated to the attack on Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights, by carrying out a drone attack Tuesday evening on Beirut’s southern suburb, a Hezbollah hotbed. Two persons were killed, including a woman, and at least 30 others wounded, among them six children, according to a preliminary casualty ...

Israel Says It Has 'Eliminated' Fouad Shokr

Israel struck Hezbollah's stronghold in South Beirut on Tuesday in retaliation for rocket fire from Lebanon that killed 12 children over the weekend, saying it had killed the commander responsible for the attack. Israel's army said its jets had "eliminated" Fouad Shokr, a senior Hezbollah commander responsible for carrying out an attack on the ...

Hezbollah: Fouad Shokr's Fate Still Uncertain

In its first public statement hours after the Israeli air attack on its stronghold south of Beirut, Hezbollah did not confirm the death of Fouad Shokr, the top military commander whom Israel claimed to have killed, but did acknowledge that he was present in the targeted building. In a statement on Wednesday morning, the pro-Iranian group said the ...

Hezbollah Condemns Killing of Hamas Chief

Hezbollah condemned Israel's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday, warning his death will only increase the resolve of Iran-backed "resistance" groups. Hamas said Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital, where he was attending the swearing-in of the country's new president, and vowed the act "will not go ...

Reactions to Haret Hreik Attack

Local reactions after the Israeli attack on Haret Hreik were numerous on Wednesday. The targeting resulted in the death of four and the wounding of around 79, according to the Health Ministry, with many still trapped under the rubble. A Hezbollah parliamentary delegation, headed by MP Ali Ammar, visited the scene of the attack in Haret Hreik. ...

Condemnations of the Assassination of Haniyeh

In the wake of the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas's political bureau, in Tehran, several condemnations poured in on Wednesday in Lebanon. Hezbollah In a statement, Hezbollah announced that “the martyrdom of Haniyeh will strengthen the determination and obstinacy of fighters on all resistance fronts in the face of the ...

Haniyeh is Dead, What Does Iran Do Next?

Following the killing of Haniyeh in Iran on Wednesday, the region may be on the precipice of war, as an Iranian response seems likely, which may pull its entire so-called "axis of resistance" into war. In the early hours of Wednesday, Israel struck a building in Tehran in an attack that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. [readmore ...

Full-Scale War Scenarios Are Taking Shape

All efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and south Lebanon have unraveled following two recent Israeli attacks: one targeting Hezbollah in the southern suburbs, where they struck the party's military commander, Fouad Shokr, and another targeting Hamas with the assassination of the head of its political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, in ...

Hezbollah Officially Announces Death of Fouad Shokr

More than 24 hours after the Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Hezbollah officially announced the death of Fouad Shokr, Hezbollah's military leader and an influential adviser to Hassan Nasrallah. Following the Israeli strike, Hezbollah denied and then confirmed the presence of the military official in the targeted building. Also ...

US Raises Travel Advisory to Level 4 Amid Hezbollah-Israel Tensions

The United States Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs has updated its travel advisory to Level 4, indicating an upgrade in the United States policy on travel bans to Lebanon. The Embassy strongly urged its citizens to avoid southern Lebanon and to depart the area, including all parts south of the city of Saida. The statement ...