south Lebanon

Christmas in South Lebanon: A Breath of Life, a Hint of Melancholy 

We’ve all lost something, but we’ve also learned to help one another. It’s important to keep the Christmas spirit alive, even if it’s challenging under the current circumstances. We need to show that we’re rooted here, that we haven’t given up hope,” says Paul, a shop owner in Marjeyoun, as he carefully ...

South Lebanon: Two Dead and One Injured in an Israeli Strike

Two people were killed and one was injured, on Monday, in an Israeli drone attack targeting a group of youths near the public school in the town of Taybeh, caza of Marjeyoun. Furthermore, Israeli soldiers kidnapped a shepherd, Mahmoud Moussa, in the outskirts of Ain Ebel, while others blew up an entire neighborhood in the heart of Kfar ...

UN Peacekeepers Urge Israel to Accelerate South Lebanon Withdrawal

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Monday urged the Israeli military to speed up its withdrawal from the area, nearly a month after a ceasefire came into effect. “UNIFIL strongly urges accelerated progress in the Israeli army withdrawal from and the Lebanese Army deployment in south Lebanon,” the force said in a ...

Mikati and Aoun in Marjayoun to Inspect Situation of Army at the Border

The army announced on the X platform that “the Commander-in-Chief of the army arrived at the Seventh Infantry Brigade post at the François Hajj Barracks in Marjayoun, where he met with officers and soldiers to fine-tune their missions and operations.” For his part, Mikati announced, from the army barracks in Marjayoun, plans to meet with the ...

New Warning From Adraee and Continued Israeli Operations in Naqoura

Three Lebanese citizens were kidnapped on Thursday evening by the Israeli army in Wadi Houjeir (Marjeyoun) in south Lebanon. They have been identified as Mahdi Chammout, Fouad Qataya and Ali Younes, according to several media reports.  In yet another warning from the Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, residents of ...

Israeli Military Activity Persists in Southern Lebanon

Israeli military vehicles were still stationed in Bani Hayyan, Marjayoun, on Thursday after their arrival on Wednesday, engaging in the destruction of several houses, conducting search operations and launching grenades at residential properties. Additionally, Israeli vehicles were spotted on the Kfar Kila-Deir Mimas road on Thursday. For the ...

Will Post-War Debris End Up in the Sea?

On Tuesday, December 17, the pressing matter of managing post-war debris will be discussed at the Council of Ministers. Among the key agenda items is the monumental task of handling millions of tons of rubble, and the unclear stance of the Caretaker Minister of Public Works, Ali Hamiyeh. Despite a request for clarification from his media advisor, ...

Israeli Army Releases Lebanese Soldier, Continues Operations in Southern Lebanon

The Israeli Army has released Lebanese soldier Abdo Mohammed Abdel-Al, who was detained after crossing into Israeli territory on Saturday while helping his brother herd livestock in the al-Majidiye plain, located in southern Lebanon. A military source in the Lebanese Army confirmed to a foreign media outlet that "Israeli forces arrested a ...

Naim Qassem After Fall of Assad Regime: 'Hezbollah Lost Its Supply Lines Through Syria'

In a televised speech on Friday, his first since the fall of the Assad regime in Damascus, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem acknowledged that “Hezbollah has lost its military supply route through Syria,” but emphasized that this loss was merely a minor detail and that a new supply route would be established. Qassem further ...

Lebanese Government Calls on Monitoring Commission for Action After Israeli Raid

An Israeli raid targeted the town of Naqoura early on Friday morning, and the town of Khiam was also targeted on Thursday, which resulted in one killed and one injured, according to the Ministry of Health.  In this context, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers condemned the attack, which occurred "less than 24 hours after the army’s ...