par David Hale, 25/03 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Palestine Hamas Hezbollah Israel
International attention is focused on how to bring a ceasefire and at some stage an end to the fighting between Hamas and Israel. This focus is only natural given the state of affairs in Gaza and Israel's war aims there, despite the obvious orchestration of regional attacks on Israeli, American, and global interests by Iranian proxies. However, ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/03 18:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The exchange of fire continued between Israel and Hezbollah on Sunday until late afternoon, following a day marked by intense Israeli airstrikes. Ali Mohammad Faqih, a man from Nasriyeh, was killed in an Israeli raid on the village of Odaisseh. Israeli military planes targeted a house on the outskirts of the village of Aita al-Shaab without any ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/03 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Southern MP revealed that Amal Movement combatants withdrew from the war on the border "after confrontations took an unacceptable turn." This MP explained to his visitors that this kind of confrontation leads to escalation and contributes to further igniting the war, which would increase the magnitude of the destruction and damage. Indeed, ...
par This Is Beirut, 23/03 20:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued on Saturday at Lebanon's southern border. Israeli aircraft targeted the Syrian Nationalist Socialist Party office in Kfar Kila. The head of the party's information department, Maan Hamiyeh, said the office was totally destroyed in the raid, with no injuries. In Aita al-Shaab, the air ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/03 22:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, denied on Friday statements attributed to him by pro-Hezbollah media, according to which his government intended to pay compensation to the victims of Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon. He clarified that it is impossible, under the current circumstances, to take any measures to assess and determine the ...
par Joanne Naoum, 21/03 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a scene that raised concern among residents, masked and armed members of Hezbollah deployed heavily on Wednesday night in Beirut’s southern suburb (Dahyeh), checking people’s identities in a move aimed at tightening control over the party’s stronghold. Security concerns are the main motive for Hezbollah’s heightened control amid its ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/03 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
MP Nadim Gemayel openly criticized on Thursday the submission "of the state, with all its military and civilian services, to the control of Hezbollah and its weapons." His comments followed his decision on March 20, 2024, to withdraw his application for the renewal of fifteen weapon-carrying permits, intended for the escorts and guards ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/03 10:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An air strike targeting pro-Iranian armed groups in the town of Al-Mayadeen in the Deir Ezzor countryside in eastern Syria has killed five people, including a senior Hezbollah commander, Al-Hadath reported, citing special sources. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said explosions had sounded in the town of al-Mayadeen in rural Deir Ezzor, ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/03 19:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Wafiq Safa, Head of the Coordination Unit within Hezbollah, embarked on a trip to the Emirates on Monday night. "Wafiq Safa is attempting to reach an agreement for the release of several Lebanese detainees currently held in Emirati prisons due to their alleged ties with Hezbollah," stated a Hezbollah spokesperson to Lebanese media. According to ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/03 16:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli attacks on South Lebanon continued throughout the day on Tuesday, while Hezbollah has yet to claim any retaliatory attacks on the territory. A Merkava tank targeted the outskirts of Ramya and Bayt Lif with five direct shells and artillery shelling this afternoon. Israeli warplanes also carried out an airstrike on the town of Aita ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/03 11:38 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli air strikes targeted Hezbollah weapons warehouses on the outskirts of Damascus at dawn on Tuesday, March 19, for the second time in 48 hours. Israeli raids hit warehouses storing weapons for Hezbollah in Syria on Tuesday, the war monitor Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said, as a Syrian military source said air defenses had ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/03 19:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An outbreak of violence was recorded on Monday afternoon on the southern front, where exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel resumed, targeting many villages. Mays al-Jabal in particular has been the target of several Israeli artillery strikes since early afternoon. Two people were slightly injured when a shell exploded in a house. ...