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French Foreign Minister Urges Israel Against Lebanon Ground Offensive

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Monday urged Israel not to send ground troops into Lebanon, calling on Israel and Hezbollah to immediately agree to a ceasefire. "I urge Israel to refrain from any ground incursion and to cease fire. I call on Hezbollah to do the same and refrain from any action that could destabilize the region," ...

Lebanon Facing Deadliest Period 'in a Generation': UN

The UN said Friday that a "catastrophic" intensification of Israeli attacks targeting Hezbollah militants had left Lebanon facing its deadliest period in years, with its hospitals overwhelmed by casualties. "The recent escalations in Lebanon are nothing short of catastrophic," said Imran Riza, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in ...

Some Syrians Welcome Lebanese Families, While Others Reject Those from Hezbollah

As Israeli bombardments intensify over southern Lebanon, a historic stronghold of Hezbollah, hundreds of families are fleeing the violence toward Syria. Dozens of families, primarily from Hezbollah-controlled regions, have crossed the Syrian border, seeking refuge in rural areas of the Homs province. This population movement is a direct response ...

Hezbollah Must End 'Terrorist Attacks' Against Israel

The United States said Thursday that Hezbollah must stop its attacks against Israel if it wants to ease tensions in the region. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, in a speech following the explosion of thousands of communications devices in a stunning assault widely attributed to Israel, vowed to keep fighting Israel "until the aggression on Gaza ...

Pager Blasts Kill Seven and Wound Fourteen in Syria

Seven people have died as a result of pager explosions in the Sayyida Zaynab Area in Damascus while fourteen were wounded, according to The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Saberin News. Reports had initially surfaced wounded Hezbollah operatives arriving in hospitals in Damascus and its ...

Iranian Ambassador, More than 1000 Across Lebanon Targeted in Pager Blasts

At least a thousand operatives from Hezbollah were seriously wounded on Tuesday in Lebanon's south and the southern suburbs of Beirut and in Syria when pagers in their possession according to Reuters citing security sources. A Reuters journalist saw 10 Hezbollah members bleeding from wounds in the southern suburb of Beirut known as Dahiyeh, while ...

Israel's Shin Bet Foil Hezbollah Assassination Attempt

Shin Bet, Israel's internal intelligence agency, foiled an attempt by Hezbollah to assassinate a former senior Israeli security official using an explosive device, the security agency announces. The attack was intended to have been carried out in the coming days, according to the Shin Bet. Hezbollah was also responsible for a bombing in Tel ...

New Year Kicks Off With Alarming Surge of Violence in South

The beginning of the year 2024 was marked by a serious surge in the confrontations between Israel and Hezbollah along the southern Lebanese border. On the Lebanese side, the Israeli army bombed the village of Tayr Harfa on Monday evening. A drone fired two missiles at Kfar Kila in the eastern sector and two others towards Labbouneh. The intense ...

Ex-Israeli Defense Minister Calls for Reoccupying South Lebanon

Israeli Knesset member Avigdor Lieberman has called on the Israeli government to "reoccupy southern Lebanon," stating, "Lebanon must bear the consequences of Hezbollah’s attacks on northern Israel." The former Israeli Defense Minister said the Israeli army should "close off" a vast area of southern Lebanon and push Hezbollah north of the Litani ...

The Editorial - 2023-2024: A Destabilizing Legacy

Undoubtedly, the Lebanese bid farewell to the past year without a hint of regrets. As they usher in 2024, there is a glimmer of hope, but more importantly, a bundle of apprehensions. The conclusion of 2023 was marked by daily clashes along the Israeli border, further entrenching the prevailing chaos characterized by a stalled presidential ...

Southern Lebanon: Relentless Escalation of Cross-Border Confrontations

In a relentless escalation of violence since the first day of the new year, the Israeli army intensified its operations on Tuesday morning, carrying out air raids on border villages in southern Lebanon. Four air-to-ground missiles were fired at targets between Bint Jbeil and Maroun al-Ras, with additional bombings reported in the Shebaa and ...

Israel Launches Pre-Dawn Airstrikes Near Damascus

Israel launched pre-dawn airstrikes near the Syrian capital on Tuesday at a time of heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war, according to Syria's official news agency SANA, citing a military source. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Britain, reported that Israel targeted a military position, also housing members of ...