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U.S. Embassy Urges Americans to Leave Lebanon Immediately as Security Situation Deteriorates

This is Beirut, 28/02 16:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United States Embassy in Lebanon has issued an urgent advisory calling on U.S. citizens to depart the country immediately while commercial flights remain available, citing the “volatile and unpredictable security situation” in the region. In a statement posted on X, the U.S. Embassy said the Department of State “urges U.S. citizens to ...

Lebanese Authorities Warn Hezbollah Over Escalation Risks as Regional War Rages

This is Beirut, 28/02 14:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s presidency renewed its warning to Hezbollah Saturday, holding the group responsible for any potential domestic or international consequences amid rising regional tensions following the strikes on Iran. According to sources cited by Al Hadath, the Lebanese presidency reiterated its caution to Hezbollah and emphasized that the group ...

Israeli Airstrikes Target Southern Lebanon Amid Escalation with Iran

This is Beirut, 28/02 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes on Saturday targeting the Wadi Barghiz area in southern Lebanon, in what the Israeli military described as operations against Hezbollah infrastructure. The raids focused on the area between al-Rayhan and Sajad, situated between the Tuffah region and the district of Jezzine, as well as the vicinity ...

Israel Deploys 91st Division to Lebanon Border as Lebanese Leadership Warns Against “Adventures”

This is Beirut, 28/02 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel has deployed its 91st Division to the northern border with Lebanon, according to the Israeli newspaper Maariv, in a move that signals heightened military readiness amid escalating regional tensions. The 91st Division, the Israel Defense Forces’ primary formation responsible for operations along the Lebanese frontier, is tasked with ...

Israel Army Says Striking Hezbollah Infrastructure in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 28/02 09:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's military said it was carrying out strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon on Saturday while launching parallel airstrikes on Iran, and there are reports of carrying out a long list of assassinations in Iran. "In response to Hezbollah's repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings, the IDF is striking Hezbollah ...

Why Lebanon’s Muslims Are Key to Any Credible Peace Initiative

Marwan El Amine, 27/02 14:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Lebanon once again stands on the brink of a military confrontation that threatens to replay the all-too-familiar scenes of devastation and loss. As regional tensions escalate and the prospect of a U.S. strike on Iran looms, Hezbollah appears ready to place Lebanon squarely in the eye of the storm in defense of the Iranian regime, with little ...

Israeli Escalation in Lebanon Sends Warning to Hezbollah on Iran

Samar El-Kadi, 27/02 13:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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As regional tensions mount over the possibility of U.S. military action against Iran, Israel has escalated its operations in Lebanon, signaling that Jerusalem will not accept any attempt by Hezbollah to open a front in support of Tehran. Israel’s recent waves of bombardment in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley were “clearly pre-emptive,” ...

U.S. Senator Blumenthal: ‘There Ought to be the Lebanese and the Israelis Working Together Against Hezbollah’

This is Beirut, 26/02 22:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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This is Beirut spoke with U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and John Cornyn on Thursday about Hezbollah and Iran, both urging stronger action in the region. Blumenthal commented that “I think we need more aggressive action against Hezbollah, which seems to be regaining strength in Lebanon, and the United States needs to work more closely ...

Lebanon Signals Interest in Joining IMEC Trade Corridor

This is Beirut, 26/02 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has communicated to French President Emmanuel Macron expressing Lebanon’s interest in joining the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC). As a signatory to the IMEC agreement, Lebanon is asking France to petition Lebanon’s integration into the corridor.  “Lebanon is ready to engage ...

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Hezbollah Targets in Bekaa Valley

This is Beirut, 26/02 17:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel carried out airstrikes on sites linked to Hezbollah in the Bekaa Valley near Baalbek on Thursday, according to the IDF’s spokesperson for Arabic media Ella Wayewa. “The IDF is currently attacking terrorist infrastructure belonging to the Hezbollah terrorist group's Radwan Force unit in the Baalbek area of ...

After Assad, Hezbollah Shrinks from Army to Shadow Cells

This is Beirut, 26/02 15:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s footprint in Syria has undergone a significant transformation in the post-Assad landscape, shrinking from what once resembled a parallel army into what officials describe as smaller, covert cells operating with limited and deniable capabilities, according to a report published by the Jerusalem Post. For years, Hezbollah operated ...

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