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Patriarch Rai Calls for Peace During Southern Lebanon Tour

This is Beirut, 10/08 10:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai began a tour of south Lebanon on Sunday and visited towns along the border with Israel amid heightened tensions in the region. His first stop was at the Maronite Diocese of Tyre in the border village of Debel, in the Bint Jbeil district, where residents greeted him with ululations and showers of flower petals. ...

At least Six Army Soldiers Killed in Hezbollah Arms Depot Blast Near Tyre.

This is Beirut, 09/08 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A powerful explosion on Saturday ripped through an arms depot belonging to Hezbollah, killing and wounding several Lebanese army soldiers on the outskirts of Majdelzoun – Wadi Zebqine near Tyre which is located south of the Litani River.. According to initial casualty reports, at least six soldiers were killed and several others wounded ...

Israeli Drone Strike Kills One on Saida–Tyre Highway

This is Beirut, 08/08 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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An Israeli drone strike on Friday targeted a vehicle on the Saida-Tyr highway near Phoenicia University, killing reporter and photographer Mohammad Chehade. Ambulance teams retrieved Chehade’s body from the targeted vehicle and transported it to a nearby hospital. According to a statement by the Israeli Army’s Arabic ...

UNIFIL Uncovers Tunnel Network and Weapons in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 07/08 16:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) forces have uncovered an extensive network of fortified tunnels near the towns of Tayr Harfa, Zebqine and Naqoura, UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti announced on Thursday. Tenenti said the network included “a number of bunkers, artillery pieces, multiple rocket launchers, as well as hundreds of ...

Israeli Air Raids Pound Deir Seryane, One Dead

This is Beirut, 06/08 22:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli fighter jets launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Wednesday night, with casualties reported after a strike hit a parking area for vehicles and bulldozers near residential homes in the town of Deir Seryane. According to a statement delivered by the Ministry of Health on Thursday morning, one person was killed and two ...

Israeli Drone Strike Kills Child and Injures Father

This is Beirut, 06/08 15:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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A child was killed and his father was seriously injured on Wednesday following an Israeli drone strike that targeted the courtyard of their home in the village of Touline, located in the Marjayoun district of southern Lebanon. Earlier on Wednesday, an Israeli drone dropped two sound bombs over the town of Khiam, while another launched a similar ...

Israeli Drone Kills Hezbollah Member in Khiam

This is Beirut, 04/08 16:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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A Hezbollah member was reportedly killed and four injured, on Monday, in an Israeli drone strike that targeted the Old Slaughterhouse neighborhood on the eastern outskirts of Khiam, according to Al-Arabiya television. Hezbollah officially mourned Ali Suleiman Abu Abbas, who was killed in the town of Khiam. The strike came after a relatively ...

Series of Israeli Strikes on the Beqaa and South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 31/07 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on Thursday evening targeting the Beqaa and South Lebanon. The consecutive raids struck the areas of Brital, Nabi Sreij, Nabi Chit and Nasiriyeh (Baalbeck), as well as parts of Northern Beqaa. Several strikes also hit Aichiyeh, Mahmoudiya (Jezzine), Dimachkiyeh, Borghoz and Jormok (Tyre), as well as ...

Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 28/07 21:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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An Israeli drone strike killed one person and injured four others on Monday in the al-Baraka area of Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, after targeting a motorcycle with two missiles. The victim was identified as Haitham Muhammed Idris. Earlier in the day, local sources reported the presence of an Israeli reconnaissance drone flying at low altitude ...

Israeli Flights Over South Lebanon and the Beqaa as Incendiary Bombs Spark Fires in Hamoul Valley, Naqoura

This is Beirut, 27/07 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli warplanes were reported flying at low altitude over the eastern sector of South Lebanon and the Nabatiyeh region, as well as over several villages in the Bint Jbeil district, particularly the towns of Tibnine, Baraachit, Safad el-Battikh and Beit Yahoun. Meanwhile, Israeli drones were also seen flying at medium altitude over the Beqaa ...

Israeli Drone Strike in Baraachit Kills One

This is Beirut, 25/07 13:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A new targeted Israeli strike hit the southern Lebanese town of Baraachit, in the Bint Jbeil district, on Friday afternoon. At around 1 PM, an Israeli drone struck a vehicle, killing its driver — reportedly a member of Hezbollah, according to Al-Hadath media. Another individual was also reportedly wounded in the attack, according to the Ministry ...

South Lebanon’s Risky Homecoming

Katia Kahil, 25/07 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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More than six months after the ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Beirut, tension still grips southern Lebanon. Israeli troops remain stationed in parts of the border region, even though the withdrawal deadline has passed. Yet amid the uncertainty, families are making their way back - cautiously, deliberately - to villages scarred by the ...

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