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Israel to 'Advance Targeted Ground Operations' in Lebanon: Army Chief

This is Beirut, 22/03 22:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's military will expand its ground operations in Lebanon against Hezbollah, its army chief said Sunday, warning that the offensive against the group was still in its early stages. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme leader ...

Lebanon PM Says Iran Guards Commanding Hezbollah Operations in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 22/03 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said on Sunday that members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards are commanding Hezbollah's operations in the group's ongoing war against Israel. In an interview with the Al Hadath network, Salam once again lashed out at Hezbollah for dragging Lebanon into the Middle East war by firing rockets on ...

Israel Launches Wave of Strikes on South Lebanon, Hits Bridge

This is Beirut, 22/03 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel said it struck Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon on Sunday shortly after the military was ordered to destroy bridges used by the Iran-backed militant group across the Litani River. Lebanese official media reported Israeli raids in several areas of the south, while an AFP correspondent saw smoke billowing from a key bridge that was hit ...

U.S. Complex in Baghdad Attacked Six Times Overnight

This is Beirut, 22/03 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At least six overnight attacks targeted a US diplomatic and logistics centre at Baghdad's International Airport, two Iraqi security officials told AFP on Sunday. "Eight separate attacks, carried out until dawn with rockets and drones targeted the US centre," a senior security official told AFP, saying "some rockets landed near the base," while a ...

Israel Says Striking Hezbollah in Beirut

This is Beirut, 21/03 06:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said it launched a wave of strikes on Lebanon's capital Beirut targeting Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah early Saturday, after calling on residents of several areas to evacuate. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's ...

U.S. Ambassador Welcomes Lebanon's Proposal for Talks with Israel

This is Beirut, 21/03 06:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The U.S. ambassador to Lebanon on Friday hailed the Lebanese president's proposal to launch direct negotiations with Israel to put an end to the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Tehran-backed Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2, to avenge the killing of Iran's ...

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Global Network Funding Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 20/03 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced Friday the designation of a network of 16 individuals and entities led by Hezbollah financier Alaa Hassan Hamieh. According to Treasury, the network, operating across Lebanon, Syria, Poland, Slovenia, Qatar, and Canada, has laundered and diverted over ...

Israel Pounds Southern Lebanon Amid Hezbollah Attacks

This is Beirut, 20/03 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hezbollah claimed responsibility for multiple attacks against Israeli settlements and military positions, while Israeli forces have responded with airstrikes and artillery targeting southern Lebanon on Friday, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.  The militant group reportedly targeted Israeli settlements including Kiryat Shmona, ...

After the War: Why Lebanon's Shia Must Be Freed from Tehran

Marwan El Amine, 20/03 12:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Unlike the June 2025 conflict, the current U.S.-Israeli military campaign against the Iranian regime is poised to reshape the region, with significant consequences for Tehran’s proxies, foremost among them Hezbollah. The fates of Iran and Hezbollah have become defining questions of the regional war. Hezbollah did not hesitate to open a front ...

Syrian President Says Working to Keep Country out of Regional War

This is Beirut, 20/03 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said Friday he is working to keep his country away from conflict, against the backdrop of the Middle East war, stressing that his government is on good terms with all regional countries. In a speech delivered after the Eid al-Fitr prayer in the presidential palace in Damascus, Sharaa said: "We are calculating our ...

Lebanese President Calls for Truce While Receiving French Foreign Minister

This is Beirut, 19/03 20:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Thursday renewed his call for a truce and the opening of negotiations with Israel to stop the war between it and Hezbollah, during a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot. Lebanon was brought into the regional war on March 2, when Hezbollah fired rockets toward Israel in response to the killing of ...

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