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Israeli Shelling Targets Southern Lebanon, Barja, Jiyeh, and the Beqaa

On Tuesday evening, an Israeli raid targeted an apartment in a residential building near Barja High School in the town of Barja in Iqlim el-Kharroub (Shouf), where 600 displaced people from the south are sheltering. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the ministry of Public Health issued a statement announcing that the Israeli raid ...

Casualties and Destruction in Southern Lebanon: Over 40,000 Housing Units Levelled

The National News Agency (NNA) reported on Tuesday that Israeli military actions have led to the destruction of 37 towns and over 40,000 housing units in an area extending 3km deep from Naqoura to Khiam. Bombing intensified on Tuesday morning in several localities in southern Lebanon, as the death toll from Israeli strikes keeps on ...

Ongoing Strikes on Baalbeck, Deadly Raids on Haret Saida and Ghaziyeh

Israel intensified its attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon on Sunday afternoon. Without waiting for the deadline its army had set for civilians to leave the targeted districts to pass, its air force attacked Baalbeck and nearby villages. In less than an hour, the historic town was the target of no fewer than five successive raids, with two ...

Lebanon Continues to Reel Under Devastating Israeli Violence

Lebanon continues to reel under Israeli airstrikes targeting the South, Bekaa and Baalbeck. These attacks, of rarely seen intensity, are causing significant loss of life and worsening an already critical humanitarian crisis. While buzzing reconnaissance drone flights over Beirut went on incessantly on Friday, the Israeli army increased its ground ...

Renewed Israeli Airstrikes on Beirut's Southern Suburbs After a Calm Week

A new wave of Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs and the town of Qmatiyeh at dawn on Friday, ending a week of relative calm in the capital. The strikes came shortly after Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee warned residents of Ghobeiry, Haret Hreik, and Burj al-Barajneh to evacuate. Following this alert, Israeli jets ...

The Impact of Military Activities on 'Made in Lebanon' Products

The Lebanese industrial sector has experienced a significant loss of domestic market share, with the notable exception of the pharmaceutical and food industries, as consumers increasingly prioritize essential goods. Furthermore, opportunities for international trade have diminished. According to Ziad Bekdache, Vice President of the Association of ...

Israel Increases Its Targeted Attacks in Lebanon

The Israeli army increased the intensity of its targeted attacks on Lebanon on Thursday. In the morning an Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle on the Kahaleh – Araya road killing two people and wounding another. This is the second time that this road is targeted in as many days. An Israeli drone also targeted a motorcycle in Qaraoun, ...

Intensive Israeli Airstrikes Persist in South Lebanon

One child was killed and five injured in an Israeli strike targeting the Zira'a area near Tyre in southern Lebanon, as violence pitting Hezbollah against Israel intensified on Wednesday. A series of raids also targeted neighborhoods in Nabatieh, as well as the villages of Zefta, Jbshit and Qalaouiyeh. Earlier, the Israeli army had called on ...

Air Raids on Vehicles in Bshamoun and Kahaleh, and Evacuation Orders in Baalbek

Wednesday morning, a car was targeted in Bchamoun near Al-Tabsh Mosque and another on the Kahaleh road near Araya. Kahaleh A Lebanese security official told AFP that an Israeli strike on a Hezbollah van carrying munitions, in Kahaleh, near Beirut killed the driver. "A van belonging to Hezbollah was targeted in an Israeli strike on the Kahaleh ...

Car Targeted on Main Highway as Israeli Strikes Intensify Across Lebanon

Israeli airstrikes continued across various Lebanese regions on Monday, with the latest attack targeting a vehicle in Arayya on the Beirut-Damascus highway.   According to initial reports, an Israeli drone carried out an apparent targeted attack, injuring one person who happened to be standing next to the vehicle. The targeted car “continued ...

Intense Israeli Strikes Escalate in South Lebanon and Beqaa

While calm continued to prevail in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, Israel continued targeting southern Lebanon and the Beqaa.  Southern Lebanon Several towns in Bint Jbeil were subjected to a raid on Sunday afternoon, including Ainata. It was also reported that an Israeli raid blocked the road between Ain Ebel and Bint Jbeil. An Israeli ...

Unrelenting Violence in South Lebanon as Israel Strikes Saida

As violence continues unabated in south Lebanon, the Israeli air force launched airstrikes on towns and villages on Sunday morning. Around 2:00 PM, Israeli warplanes struck a residential apartment in Haret Saida, with reports indicating casualties. The Lebanese army immediately closed the road leading from Saida to Haret Saida. According to ...