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Israeli Strikes Resume Across Lebanon as Hezbollah Fires Rockets Toward Israel

This is Beirut, 04/03 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon resumed Wednesday morning, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs, including Haret Hreik, Hadath, and Laylaki. The army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, described the targets as Hezbollah infrastructure and weapons depots. The blasts were reportedly felt across the capital. Later on Wednesday, ...

The Moment of Decision: Will Lebanon Choose Peace?

Marwan El Amine, 04/03 09:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The return of war to Lebanon was neither sudden nor unexpected. On the contrary, it appeared almost inevitable, a consequence of Hezbollah’s rigidity and denial on one hand, and the Lebanese state’s hesitation and accommodation on the other. It followed the trajectory of the political and security developments since the ceasefire that ended ...

Lebanon and Israel See More Strikes Overnight

This is Beirut, 04/03 06:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel and Hezbollah continued their attacks overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday morning, including in areas of Lebanon without significant Hezbollah activity. Israel stated that it had struck around 60 targets in Lebanon “belonging to the Hezbollah and Hamas organizations.” An Israeli strike hit Aramoun and ...

Israel Army Says Killed Iran Quds Force Officer Responsible for Lebanon

This is Beirut, 03/03 22:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli military said it killed a senior commander of Iran's elite Quds Force on Tuesday in a strike on Tehran, adding that he was responsible for its operations in Lebanon. "Earlier today, the Israeli Air Force... struck and eliminated the temporary commander of the Lebanon Corps of the Iranian Quds Force, Daoud Ali Zadeh, in ...

Buffer Zone in Southern Lebanon: Israel’s Advance Raises Questions About Lasting Presence

Natasha Metni Torbey, 03/03 20:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As Israel ramps up its military campaign against Hezbollah, Israeli troops advanced into southern Lebanon on Tuesday morning and established a buffer zone described by Tel Aviv as a limited defensive maneuver aimed at protecting northern Israeli communities. However, security sources interviewed by This is Beirut said that the maneuver could be ...

Israel Continues Offensive in Lebanon as IDF Announces ‘Buffer’ Zone

This is Beirut, 03/03 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel’s offensive against targets of Hezbollah and its allies continued into Tuesday afternoon and evening, while Israeli ground forces entered new sites in southern Lebanon to create a “buffer” zone. On Tuesday afternoon, Arabic spokesperson to the Israeli army Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation call to 112 towns in southern ...

Israel Signals Unwavering Resolve to Eliminate Hezbollah

Samar el Kadi, 03/03 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon was drawn into the widening Middle East war on Monday after Hezbollah fired rockets toward Israel, saying the attack was in support of its backer Iran and in retaliation for the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. Israel responded with intense airstrikes, targeting Hezbollah strongholds in Beirut’s southern suburbs, the ...

UNIFIL Reports Israeli Incursion and Hezbollah Violations

This is Beirut, 03/03 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) revealed Tuesday that its peacekeepers observed Israeli troops crossing into Lebanese territory near the southern border towns of Markaba, al-Odaysse, Kfarkila and Ramia before returning to the Blue Line. In a press release, UNIFIL stated that since the last conflict and the cessation of ...

Aoun: State Monopoly on Arms “Irreversible”

This is Beirut, 03/03 11:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun asserted on Tuesday that the Cabinet’s decision to prohibit illegal military and security activities is a sovereign and final measure that “cannot be reversed,” in reference to Hezbollah’s rocket fire toward Israel. Speaking during a meeting with the Quintet Committee, Aoun reiterated that the government’s ...

Time for Lebanon’s De-Hezbollahfication

Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 03/03 10:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Lebanon has tasted the nightmare Israel faced on October 7, 2023. Iran’s Islamist regime and its proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, are irrational actors who cannot be trusted with a single bullet, let alone entire arsenals, regardless of the paper promises they sign. Israel recognized this existential threat and has since been taking preemptive ...

Escalation Intensifies as Israel Strikes and Hezbollah Drone Attacks Rock Lebanon

This is Beirut, 03/03 10:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israeli raids resumed on Tuesday across Beirut’s southern suburbs, southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, marking a sharp escalation in tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. An additional Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs on Tuesday morning, following a tense night of evacuation warnings and air raids. In southern Lebanon, ...

IDF Announces Forward Defensive Operation and New "Buffer Zone" in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 03/03 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli military says it has launched what it describes as a “forward defensive operation” to protect communities in northern Israel, confirming that forces are currently operating inside southern Lebanon. In a statement issued following what it called a situational assessment, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the operation is ...

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