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Heavy Israeli Airstrikes Hit Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 26/01 13:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel carried out a significant military escalation in southern Lebanon late Sunday and early Monday, launching a series of airstrikes it said targeted Hezbollah military infrastructure, as tensions along the border continued to rise. At dawn on Monday, Israeli fighter jets struck the Aqmata–Louaize heights in the Iqlim al-Touffah region. ...

IDF: Israel Ready on All Fronts if U.S. Strike on Iran Triggers Retaliation

This is Beirut, 26/01 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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IDF Northern Command chief Maj. Gen. Rafi Milo said Sunday that the military is preparing for the possibility that a U.S. strike on Iran could trigger Iranian retaliation against Israel. “We don’t know where this is heading,” Milo said in remarks broadcast by Channel 12 News. “We see the force buildup the Americans are ...

New Israeli Strikes: One Killed and One Wounded in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 25/01 14:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli army carried out several airstrikes on Sunday in southern and eastern Lebanon, killing at least one person and wounding another, according to an initial toll. In southern Lebanon, the strikes hit the towns of Kherbet Selm and Kfardounine in the Bint Jbeil district. A hangar that had already been targeted in previous operations was ...

Why Hezbollah’s Base Is Battling the President Digitally

Salam El Zaatari, 25/01 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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If Lebanon were a normal country, the presidency would be the one place where politics slows down, where disputes are processed through institutions, where crises are turned into decisions, and where the state, at minimum, performs statehood. But Lebanon is not a normal country. And that is why the recent surge of pro-Hezbollah campaigning ...

Yoav Gallant: Lebanon at a Crossroads

This is Beirut, 23/01 15:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant wrote an article titled “Written in Ink, Signed in Fire,” in which he offers a description of the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, arguing that agreements alone do not produce lasting peace unless they are backed by military superiority that imposes facts on the ground. In the article, ...

Israel Strikes Northern Bekaa as South Sees Escalation

This is Beirut, 23/01 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel struck the northern Bekaa Valley on Friday, causing material damage but no reported casualties. The first strike hit the public road linking Majdaloun and Baalbek with two missiles, while the second targeted a site near Dar Al-Amal Hospital in Baalbek. Local reports said the Baalbek strikes were aimed at a military official affiliated with ...

Netanyahu Joins Gaza Board of Peace Despite Misgivings

This is Beirut, 23/01 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to take part in the U.S.-led Board of Peace overseeing postwar Gaza, despite mounting unease within Israel’s leadership over the structure and membership of the body, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel on Thursday. The decision, the official said, reflects the reality of Israel’s ...

Tens of Thousands Rally against Surging Arab-Israeli Crime

This is Beirut, 22/01 20:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Tens of thousands of people gathered in northern Israel on Thursday to protest what they said was the police's inaction on curbing soaring violent crime in Arab-Israeli communities. The march in the city of Sakhnin coincided with a general strike in Arab cities and towns across the country, calling for action on the same issue. Under a grey sky ...

Hamas Signals Readiness to Disarm

This is Beirut, 22/01 16:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hamas has reportedly agreed to surrender its weapons and hand over detailed maps of its tunnel network in Gaza as part of a U.S.-mediated arrangement, according to a Palestinian source cited by Sky News Arabia, a development that would mark a major turning point in the aftermath of the war. The report surfaced after President Donald Trump issued ...

The Unraveling of Hezbollah’s Strategic Myth

Marwan El Amine, 22/01 15:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Since its inception, Hezbollah has sought to transform Shia identity in Lebanon from a national one into an ideological one, anchored in Iran’s Wilayat al-Faqih doctrine of absolute loyalty to its supreme leader. Yet its attempts to tighten control over the Shia community through Tehran’s political ideology met significant obstacles, pushing ...

Israel Says Struck Syria-Lebanon Border Crossings Used by Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 21/01 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said it struck four crossings along the Syria-Lebanon border on Wednesday that were used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons, after earlier launching fresh strikes on the militant group in Lebanon. "A short while ago, the (Israeli military) struck four border crossings on the Syria-Lebanon border used by Hezbollah to smuggle ...

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