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Australia Investigating Links to Hezbollah of 2 Nationals Killed in South

Australia said Thursday that it was investigating alleged links to Hezbollah of two nationals who were killed in Israeli airstrikes in South Lebanon earlier this week. Three members of the Bazzi family, including a Hezbollah fighter, were killed in Bint Jbeil late Tuesday night when their home was hit by Israeli raids. Ibrahim Bazzi had just ...

South Lebanon: Tensions Escalate Despite Holiday Season

While the holiday season continues to cast its shadow over the country, there is no calm on the southern front as harsh Israeli bombardment persists. The Israeli army announced that they targeted infrastructure and military sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Additionally, they launched flare bombs over the villages of the western ...

Frangieh-Aoun Reconciliation Meeting Facilitated by Hezbollah

According to sources close to Hezbollah, the pro-Iranian group closely followed the arrangements of the dinner that sealed the rapprochement between Marada leader Sleiman Frangieh, Hezbollah’s presidential candidate, and the Army Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, at the latter's residence in Yarzeh. The sources said Frangieh decided to ...

Three Killed in Qlayleh

In a series of hostile incidents in Qlayleh today, the main road leading to the town faced targeted airstrikes, resulting in damage to several cars, as reported by the National News Agency in Tyre. The situation escalated with Israeli airstrikes on the Maaliya plain near Qlayleh, south of the city of Tyre. The area witnessed four drone strikes, ...

Tensions in the South: Recent Updates

Escalating tensions between Hezbollah and Israel continued in southern Lebanon despite Christmas celebrations on Monday, December 25. As of Monday afternoon, Israel resumed artillery shelling on the outskirts of Odaisseh, Tallet al-Mourtan in Sarda, Jabal al-Labbouneh, and the surroundings of Naqoura and Jabal al-Alam. In addition, the shelling ...

Despite Christmas Eve, No Respite on the Southern Front

Despite Christmas Eve, the exchange of artillery fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued intermittently throughout Sunday. In the afternoon, the Israeli army bombed the Hobeish school in the village of Taybeh and raided the area between Taybeh and Rab al-Thalatheen, damaging a house. Bombs also fell on the outskirts of Tayr Harfa and the ...

Hezb Resumes Attacks in South, Alert in Upper Galilee

Following a day of violent exchanges of artillery fire between Israel and Hezbollah, the latter resumed its attacks against Israel early on Sunday morning. It announced that it had targeted army positions in Dishon. In this respect, Sheikh Nabil Kaouk, a member of Hezbollah's executive council, said on Sunday that the party would continue its ...

Israeli Attack on Lebanon Halted by Biden's Intervention

According to the Wall Street Journal, US President Joe Biden convinced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt a planned preemptive strike against Hezbollah four days after Hamas' October 7 terror attack. "Israel had intelligence that the Iranian proxy group was preparing to cross the border as part of a multipronged attack," said the ...

Presidential Elections: Al-Rai's Indirect Opposition to a National Dialogue Conference

The Maronite Patriarch, Bechara al-Rai, implicitly expressed his opposition to a national conference for dialogue, still desired by the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, with the aim of reaching a consensus on the presidential election. He renewed his criticism of the Amal-Hezbollah tandem, holding them responsible for blocking the presidential ...

Death of Israeli Soldier by Hezbollah Rocket

Later in the afternoon, Israeli strikes hit residential homes in Aita al-Shaab, while airstrikes targeted Kfar Kila. Meanwhile, Hezbollah reported that six rockets were launched from southern Lebanon towards Israeli positions in the Upper Galilee. The Israeli army confirmed the death of a soldier and the severe injury of another.

Tensions Persist in Southern Lebanon

Hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah continued unabated on Friday morning, with Israeli air raids on Jabal el-Alam, the outskirts of Naqoura, and Labbouneh. Artillery bombardments also targeted Aita al-Shaab, Ramya, al-Qawzah, Bayt Lif, and Jabal Blat near Marwahin, as well as the outskirts of Tayr Harfa and the Hamoul area in the western ...

Clashes Continue in South Lebanon

Cross-border clashes between Hezbollah and Israel continued on Thursday. An elderly woman was killed in Israeli airstrikes targeting residential areas in Maroun al-Ras in the morning, and her husband was injured and rushed to hospital. In the afternoon, Khiam, Kfar Kila and the Rachaya al-Foukhar forest were subjected to a series of airstrikes, ...