South Lebanon

Two Killed and Several Injured in Israeli Airstrike on Home in Ansar

Following Sunday night’s strike on the military training camp in Binyamina, near Haifa, Hezbollah said its fighters fired artillery rounds at Israeli troops attempting an "infiltration" into south Lebanon on Monday, while also targeting soldiers elsewhere. "During an enemy infantry force's attempted infiltration into ...

Israel-Hezb: Breaking the Vicious Circle of Recurrent Wars

Only the truth hurts, as the saying goes. In the political sphere, it is often the uncomfortable truths that prevail. Recently tasked by Hezbollah to spearhead diplomatic negotiations with international powers, Nabih Berri—Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament and leader of the Amal Movement—has emphasized that any resolution to the ...

Netanyahu Urges UNIFIL Forces to Move Out of Harm's Way

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in southern Lebanon out of "harm's way." Netanyahu's appeal to UN chief Antonio Guterres comes a day after the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, refused to withdraw from the border area despite five of its members being ...

Israeli Strikes: Rescue Workers Targeted, Ground Operations Increased, Hezbollah Combatant Imprisoned

The Israeli army radio reported on Sunday that "the army has once again expanded its ground operations in southern Lebanon, carrying out large-scale aerial bombings and opening heavy artillery fire." It also announced that a new military division entered Lebanese territory on Saturday night to extend the ground operation in South Lebanon. South ...

Calm in Beirut, Chaos in Bekaa and Southern Lebanon

In the past 24 hours, Lebanon has witnessed a significant escalation in Israeli airstrikes and military activity, particularly in the south and the Bekaa Valley. While the southern suburbs of Beirut remained relatively quiet, Israeli raids in southern Lebanon have intensified, resulting in casualties and widespread damage.   Israeli ...

Israeli Strikes in East and South Lebanon Reap More Victims

While the southern suburb of Beirut, a Hezbollah hotbed, remained cautiously calm, southern Lebanon and the Beqaa were subjected to violent attacks on Saturday, resulting in several deaths and injuries. The Lebanese Army suffered more losses overnight Friday to Saturday in an Israeli strike that hit Bayssariyeh (Saida), killing a soldier and his ...

UNIFIL: A Victim of War and Peace

Prior to initiating what they termed limited ground operations along the Lebanese border, the Israeli Army communicated with UNIFIL forces stationed along the Blue Line, requesting the evacuation of specific positions. However, the international force declined this request. Recently, the Israeli Army announced that Hezbollah was operating near ...

In Southern Lebanon, Fishermen's Anguish Amid Israel's Evacuation Order

At the port of Saida, the boats are docked, and the fish market is unusually quiet. Since the Israeli Army ordered the evacuation of nearly 60 kilometers of coastline in southern Lebanon, fishermen are worried about their livelihoods. Three testimonies collected by AFP express the fishermen's anxiety regarding the Israeli Army's order prohibiting ...