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Israel Says It Targeted Hezbollah's "Number Two" in Beirut's Southern Suburbs

This is Beirut, 16:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Israeli army announced on Sunday that it carried out a precise raid targeting Hezbollah “number two” operative in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The initial toll stands at one dead and 21 wounded in the attack, according to a statement from the Health Ministry’s Emergency Operations Center. According to Israeli Channel 14, ...

Who Was Haitham Tabatabai, the Hezbollah No. 2 Targeted by Israel?

This is Beirut, 16:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Born in Lebanon in 1968, Haitham Ali Tabatabai, also known as Abu Ali, is believed to be of an Iranian father and a Lebanese mother. He reportedly grew up in southern Lebanon and joined Hezbollah at a young age. A former commander of the Radwan Force, Hezbollah’s elite unit, Tabatabai operated in both Syria and Yemen, where he provided ...

President Aoun's Initiative Trapped Between Israel and Hezbollah

Bassam Abou Zeid, 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun is waiting for responses to his initiative, unveiled on the eve of Independence Day, fully aware that its outcome depends largely on two actors: Hezbollah and Israel. According to sources, Hezbollah has no intention of providing a clear response to the Lebanese presidency. The Iran-backed group remains determined to retain ...

Iran Warns of Attempts to Target Supreme Leader Khamenei

This is Beirut, 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's intelligence ministry has warned of attempts by foreign adversaries, including the United States and Israel, to target Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and destabilize the Islamic republic. The country's ISNA news agency reported on Saturday that Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib cautioned, "The enemy seeks to target the supreme ...

Israeli PM's Office Says 5 'Senior Hamas Terrorists' Killed in Gaza

This is Beirut, 22/11 18:46 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Saturday and said that in response, Israeli forces had killed five "senior Hamas terrorists." "Today, Hamas violated the ceasefire again, sending a terrorist into Israeli-held territory to attack Israeli soldiers. In ...

New Israeli Strike on South Kills One

This is Beirut, 22/11 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed one person on Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, in the latest attack on the area despite a nearly year-long ceasefire. In a statement, the ministry said that the Israeli strike on a vehicle in Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, south Lebanon, killed one person. The ministry also said that a grenade ...

One Killed in Israeli Strike on Froon, Bint Jbeil

This is Beirut, 21/11 21:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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One person, Ahmad Ramadan, was killed on Friday evening in an Israeli strike that targeted a car on the outskirts of the town of Froon, in the Bint Jbeil district. In parallel, an Israeli drone was reported flying at very low altitude over Teffahta and the surrounding areas. Sources also reported intensive flights of silent drones over the ...

Israeli Military Says Killed '13 Hamas Terrorists' in Tuesday Lebanon Strike

This is Beirut, 21/11 18:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's military on Friday said a strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon earlier this week had killed "13 Hamas terrorists". Lebanese authorities said Tuesday's strike on Ain al-Helweh camp killed at least 13 people, without giving their identities. "Thirteen Hamas terrorists were eliminated in a precise ...

Raggi Open to Negotiations With Israel

This is Beirut, 21/11 00:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said Thursday evening that he was open to negotiations with Israel while urging Lebanese expatriates to quickly register on the platform for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Speaking on MTV’s Sar el-Waet program, Mr. Raggi said that if he were given a mandate by the government, he would be ready to enter ...

New Strikes on Gaza Kill Five

This is Beirut, 20/11 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Gaza health authorities said fresh Israeli air strikes killed five people on Thursday, as ceasefire mediator Qatar warned the renewed attacks threatened to undermine the fragile weeks-long truce between Israel and Hamas. The new strikes came the morning after one of the deadliest days in the Gaza Strip since the truce began on October 10. Qatar, ...

Netanyahu Says Hezbollah Threat Has Become “More Complex and Dangerous”

This is Beirut, 20/11 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the threat posed by Hezbollah has “completely changed” since 7 October, noting that the security situation had “significantly shifted” in recent weeks. He warned that the Lebanese group now represents a “more complex and more dangerous” challenge for Israel. Netanyahu said Israel no ...

Iran: The Swan Song!

Marc Saikali, 20/11 08:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Some regimes govern with ideas; others thrive on chaos. Iran is clearly in the latter camp, lighting fires across the Middle East while hoping the smoke will hide its failures. Since 1982, Tehran has treated Lebanon—and its political-military proxy, Hezbollah—like a live grenade waved during negotiations: always a threat, never a plan. For ...

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