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Ahmad Hajjar Tours South Lebanon: Aiming for Smooth Elections

This is Beirut, 20/05 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

South Lebanon Ahmad Hajjar Municipal Elections

In the build-up to the final phase of the municipal and mukhtar elections scheduled to take place in southern Lebanon on Saturday, May 24, Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar embarked on an inspection tour of the southern part of the country on Tuesday morning. “We are anticipating any attempt to disrupt the vote,” he declared from the Saida ...

Israeli Raids in Wadi Khalil and on Aita al-Shaab: A Hezbollah Commander Targeted

This is Beirut, 17/05 09:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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An Israeli drone targeted a car on the Zrariyeh - Abu al-Aswad road. Initial reports indicate that one person was killed in the raid. The Israeli army radio, quoting a security source, said the strike targeted a local Hezbollah commander. He was later declared to be Mohammed Mahdi al-Tamer. At dawn today, a prefabricated building and a cement ...

Clash Erupts Between UNIFIL and Residents in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 16/05 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Tensions escalated on Friday in the southern Lebanese village of Jmaijmeh (Bint Jbeil) when a patrol from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was stopped by residents while attempting to enter private property without being accompanied by the Lebanese Army. According to local sources, villagers and landowners confronted the UN ...

UNIFIL Protested Israeli 'Direct Fire' on Its Lebanon Outpost

This is Beirut, 14/05 20:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon protested Wednesday against a "direct fire" incident by the Israeli army targeting one of its positions in southern Lebanon — the first such incident since the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), part of an international committee ...

Over 1,100 Candidates Enter Municipal Race in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 14/05 11:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

South Lebanon Nabatiye Tyre Municipal Elections 2025

The deadline for submitting candidacies for municipal council and mukhtar elections in the South Lebanon governorate came to a close at midnight on Tuesday, under the supervision of Governor Mansour Daou. This phase, which began on April 28, was conducted using an upgraded digital system to streamline application processing. Originally set for ...

Two Hezbollah Members Killed in Israeli Strikes in Hula and Shqif

This is Beirut, 13/05 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli army claimed responsibility on Tuesday for two airstrikes targeting Hula and the area around the Shqif Citadel in South Lebanon, announcing the killing of two Hezbollah members. The Israeli army’s spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, stated on his X account that “a drone targeted (Tuesday afternoon) a Hezbollah member in the area of the ...

Without Hariri, Who Can Win Over the Sunni Electorate?

Tilda Abou Rizk, 10/05 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Hamas Hezbollah South Lebanon

Announced less than twenty days before the start of the municipal elections, the electoral withdrawal of Sunni leader and head of the Future Movement, Saad Hariri, sent shockwaves through the Sunni community. For the second time in three years, it finds itself without a political compass ahead of a major vote. On January 24, 2022, Saad Hariri ...

Israeli Strikes and Flyovers Escalate Tensions Across Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 09/05 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Southern Lebanon witnessed a sharp escalation in Israeli military activity on Friday, with intense aerial maneuvers disturbing the region’s airspace. An Israeli drone bombed the town of Majdal Zoun on Friday evening, injuring a civilian, according to the Ministry of Health. In the evening, an Israeli fighter jet dropped a stun grenade ...

Al-Zein: Over 8,000 hectares of Agricultural Land Destroyed in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 08/05 23:20 - Reading : less than a minute

South Lebanon Tamara al-Zein Environment Lebanon

Environment Minister Tamara al-Zein conducted a field tour of several southern border villages—Ramia, Aita al-Shaab, Yaroun, Maroun al-Ras, Bint Jbeil, and Ainata—on Thursday to assess the environmental impact of recent Israeli attacks. Al-Zein reported that over 8,000 hectares of agricultural and forest land had been destroyed due to the ...

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