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Six Decades Without the State: Southern Lebanon’s Long Shadow of Militias

Marwan El-Amine, 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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For nearly 60 years, the Shia of southern Lebanon have known only the rule of militias. This reality dates to 1969, when the Lebanese state ceded part of its sovereignty to Palestinian armed groups, allowing them to launch attacks against Israel. Since then, the region has fallen under a succession of armed actors, culminating in the firm ...

IDF Exposes Hezbollah’s Use of Ambulances and Civilian Sites for Military Operations

This is Beirut, 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Avichay Adraee said Friday that the Israeli military identified what it described as new evidence of Hezbollah using ambulances and civilian infrastructure for military purposes in southern Lebanon. In a series of posts published on X, Adraee alleged that Hezbollah has “repeatedly and systematically” used ...

UN Peacekeeper Dies Weeks After Injury in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 13:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Friday announced the death of an Indonesian peacekeeper who was critically injured last month following a projectile explosion at a UN position in southern Lebanon, bringing the number of peacekeepers killed in the war to six. Corporal Rico Pramudia, 31, succumbed to his injuries on 24 April ...

Al-Akhbar Journalist Killed in Airstrike in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 23/04 01:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A Lebanese journalist working for the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Akhbar News was killed in an Israeli airstrike and another was wounded on Wednesday while they were working near the border with Israel, according to their employer and rescuers. The civil defence agency's press office said rescuers were "able to recover the body of martyred journalist ...

Israel Draws “Yellow Line” in Southern Lebanon as Ceasefire Takes Hold

This is Beirut, 20/04 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On Monday, Avichay Adraee, the Arabic-language spokesperson of the Israeli army, issued a public warning on X to residents of southern Lebanon, outlining new movement restrictions along the so-called “yellow line” in areas where Israeli forces remain deployed. In what was described as an “urgent message,” Adraee stated ...

After Ceasefire, South Lebanon Residents Back Negotiations for Peace

Claudia Groeling, 19/04 19:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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Residents across Nabatieh in south Lebanon voiced deep exhaustion from repeated cycles of war, stressing the need for the Lebanese state and army to restore security and stability. As talks continue, many see direct negotiations as the only viable path to lasting peace.

IDF to Remain in its Positions in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 17/04 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli forces continued shelling areas in southern Lebanon on Friday, including the towns of Khiam and Debbine, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA). Under the U.S.-brokered 10-day ceasefire, Israel agreed to halt “offensive” military operations against Lebanese targets but explicitly retained the right to ...

IDF Says It Has Encircled Bint Jbeil, Expands Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 13/04 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israel Defense Forces said over the past week its troops “completed the encirclement and began an offensive in the town of Bint Jbeil,” a locality long considered a stronghold of Hezbollah. The IDF announced on Monday that its forces have intensified ground operations in southern Lebanon, particularly around ...

Netanyahu Affirms Strikes on Hezbollah as Southern Ground Incursions Continue

This is Beirut, 09/04 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel will keep hitting Iran-backed Hezbollah "wherever necessary,” the day after Israeli strikes pummelled Lebanon. "We are continuing to strike Hezbollah with force, precision, and determination," Netanyahu said on his personal X account. "Our message is clear: ...

UN Force Says 3 Peacekeepers Wounded in Blast Inside South Lebanon Position

This is Beirut, 03/04 16:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said a blast hit one of its positions and wounded three peacekeepers on Friday, the third such incident in a week. "This afternoon, an explosion inside a UN position... injured three peacekeepers, two seriously. They are all currently being evacuated to hospital. We do not yet know the origin of ...

Katz: Hezbollah-Linked Homes to Be Destroyed Under Rafah-Khan Younis Model

This is Beirut, 03/04 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that Israel remains committed to disarming Hezbollah “through military and political means,” following a security assessment with senior military officials. Katz emphasized that Israel’s primary objective in Lebanon is the dismantling of Hezbollah’s military capabilities, regardless of broader ...

Hezbollah Detainees Describe Low Morale and Reluctance to Fight

This is Beirut, 03/04 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a video on Friday of detained members of Hezbollah’s Radwan Unit who were planning to launch an anti-tank missile toward Israeli forces. They were transferred to Unit 504 for interrogation. In the footage, detainees said they were being sent “to die” and that Hezbollah joined the war to ...

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