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Iran Predicts the Emergence of New Resistance in Syria Against Israel

This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Iran's security chief Ali Akbar Ahmadian said a new group would emerge in Syria to fight Israel following the fall of president Bashar al-Assad, state media reported. "With the occupation of Syrian territories by the Zionist regime, a new resistance has been born that will manifest itself in the years to come," said Ahmadian, the secretary of ...

Lebanese Army Deploys in Chamaa as Israel Renews Warnings to Southern Residents

This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli ceasefire violations continue in southern Lebanon, in parallel with a joint redeployment of the Lebanese army and UNIFIL. A joint Lebanese army and UNIFIL patrol entered the village of Chamaa, following the withdrawal of the Israeli army. The army thus returned to the military position it had vacated after the start of the Israeli ground ...

Houthis Claim Missile Strikes on Israel and US Aircraft Carrier

This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Houthis said Tuesday that they had fired two missiles at Israel, hours after the Israeli military said it had intercepted a projectile launched from the Yemen. "The first (attack) targeted Ben Gurion Airport" in Tel Aviv, and the second was fired at a power station south of Jerusalem, a Houthi military statement said. The rebels also said they ...

Intersecting Factors Obstruct Presidential Election Again: From Ceasefire to Iran’s Plan

Philippe Abi Akl, 2024-12-31 10:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Although the Lebanese presidential election is – or should be – a purely internal matter, observers of the issue agree that it has become organically linked to changes in the region. These include everything from Israel’s war on Hezbollah and its repercussions to the peaceful coup in Syria. While it is true that Iran – through its arm in ...

At Least 20 Lebanese Towns Still Under Israeli Control

Natasha Metni Torbey, 2024-12-31 08:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Halfway through the 60-day ceasefire initiated on November 27, nearly 800 Israeli violations have been recorded in just 33 days. Strikes targeting Lebanese towns and villages during this period have claimed over 30 lives. Observers warn that these alarming developments cast serious doubt on the viability of the truce agreement between Hezbollah ...

Will There Be War Again?

Marc Saikali, 2024-12-30 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Dominated by the Shiite duo, signatories of the ceasefire agreement and its secret annex, the government is fully aware that it agreed to grant freedom of action to the Israeli army in the south, but pretends to be outraged by these same actions. For its part, Hezbollah manipulates the interpretation of the agreement’s terms and adamantly claims ...

Decades of Israeli Intelligence to Dismantle Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 2024-12-30 13:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel deeply infiltrated Hezbollah, closely monitored its leaders and ultimately killed its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, according to a New York Times (NYT) investigation. Because he thought Israel had no interest in a full-scale conflict, Nasrallah did not think Israel would murder him. For years, Israeli espionage services had been monitoring his ...

Chaos or Restructuring?

Charles Chartouni, 2024-12-30 10:37 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The regional landscape is far from reassuring; none of the political and military events have come to a closure, and none of the geostrategic and political issues have found a way to deliberation. The situation in Syria is under the pull and sway of strident political factionalism, clashing regional power politics and endemic instability. Lebanon ...

Gaza Rescuers Say Israeli Strike on Hospital Kills 7

This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said an air strike hit a hospital Sunday, killing at least seven people, while Israel said it had targeted militants at the no longer functioning facility. "Seven martyrs and several injured people, including critical cases, have been recovered following the Israeli strike on the upper floor of Al-Wafaa Hospital in ...

Syria: Explosion Near Damascus Kills Several People

This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An explosion at a weapons depot near Syria's capital Damascus on Sunday killed 11 people, a war monitor said, weeks after rebels ousted longtime leader Bashar al-Assad. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the cause of the blast in the industrial area of Adra, some 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Damascus, was "likely" to have been an ...

New Israeli Ceasefire Violations: Repositioning in Taybeh

This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 15:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli Army is continuing its ground incursions into southern Lebanon, in violation of the increasingly precarious ceasefire agreement which came into force on November 27. Israeli soldiers positioned themselves in the area between Taybeh and Deir Syrian on Sunday, near the former Civil Defense center. In this context, Kandice Ardiel, ...

Palestinian Woman Shot Dead in Jenin Camp

This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 12:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A Palestinian woman was shot dead overnight at the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, with her family on Sunday accusing the Palestinian Authority's security forces of killing her. Shatha al-Sabbagh, a journalism student in her early 20s, was killed by a bullet to the head, which her family said was fired by a security forces sniper ...

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