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'Misdiagnosis' on the Southern Front and Three Casualties in the North

The Israeli army indicated on Monday that “alarms in Haifa were apparently caused by a misdiagnosis.” Israeli media also stated that “sirens sounded in settlements which were not evacuated.” Earlier, Israeli media declared that “a Hezbollah drone reached Haifa for the first time since the beginning of the war,” describing the event as ...

Presidential Election: Opposition MPs Receptive to Any Initiative

Opposition MPs have announced that they are “receptive to all initiatives” aimed at breaking the deadlock in the presidential elections. In a statement issued on Monday evening, opposition MPs said they were “ready to consult with the Progressive Socialist Party bloc, but also with the Free Patriotic Movement, which (FPM) had opted for a ...

Southern Front: Hezb Shoots Down Israeli Hermes 900 Drone

The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli army continued until late afternoon Monday. Hezbollah announced in the afternoon that it had shot down an Israeli Hermes 900 drone over Iqlim al-Tuffah airspace with a surface-to-air missile. The Israeli army confirmed “the shooting down of an air force drone in the skies over Lebanon, the ...

Presidency: Further Initiatives Hinge on Shiite Duo’s Position

The saga of the presidential election in Lebanon keeps unfolding with a series of initiatives that have yet to translate into tangible outcomes. The five-nation Quintet Committee (France, US, Qatar, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia) is in full swing, in parallel to Qatar's own initiative and the efforts of the French presidential envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian. ...

WhatsApp Messages Sow Panic in South Lebanon Residents

A recent wave of panic in southern Lebanon has been triggered by a series of alarming messages, causing widespread distress among residents. The source of these messages is unclear, but some are believed to have been “pranks” by local Lebanese citizens. In Bazouriya, a WhatsApp message received just after midnight warned of an imminent ...

Southern Front: One Hezb Casualty

South Lebanon witnessed increased fire exchange amid intense operations on Sunday, as Hezbollah mourned Ali Khalil Hamad from Aitaroun, born in 1988. The Israeli Radio announced that sirens sounded in Upper Galilee for the fourth time in half an hour after Hezbollah declared “launching missiles at Sammaka site in Kfarchouba hills and achieving ...

The Judiciary in the Hands of a Supremacist Militia

As Lebanese society has grown indifferent to accusations of “collaboration with the Zionist enemy,” Hezbollah has shifted its focus to the new hot topic of the 2019 popular uprising: corruption. Every target it aims to undermine is now accused of this offense. Its political, media and legal apparatus promptly mobilizes to fabricate the ...

Israeli Bombing Resumes in South Lebanon

The cross-border exchange between Hezbollah and Israel continues relentlessly. Fires from Israeli missiles are igniting the regions in the South of Lebanon. In the latest field developments, Hezbollah's air defenses launched surface-to-air missiles at dawn toward an Israeli warplane in the skies of southern Lebanon, forcing it to retreat beyond ...

Why Did Hezbollah Launch an Appeal to Finance its Armament?

Hezbollah did not stop at involving Lebanon unwillingly in the war against Israel “in support of Gaza”, but went as far as involving civilians in a donation campaign to finance the purchase of missiles, and the acquisition of drones to continue its fight against the Hebrew state. At war since October 8, the pro-Iranian party has broadcasted, ...

US Warns Israel Against Military Intervention in Lebanon

The Biden administration has warned Israel that a "limited war" in Lebanon could push Iran to intervene, reports Axios. President Joe Biden hopes to avoid further regional conflagration, that may escalate towards direct conflict between Iran and Israel, Axios said on Thursday. Iran and Israel traded direct strikes in April, in an unprecedented ...

Hasbani Links ‘Sudden’ Emergence of Islamic State Group to Hezbollah

Former Deputy Prime Minister, MP Ghassan Hasbani, underlined the suspicious “coincidence” of the “sudden” reappearance of the Islamic State at a time Amal and Hezbollah face pressure. In comments made to LBCI television on Wednesday evening, Hasbani argued that there seems to be a correlation between the emergence of the Islamic State in ...

Israel Sends Mixed Signals Over War on Southern Lebanon

Israel is sending mixed signals, alternating between its threats of a widening conflict with Hezbollah and its rejection of war with Lebanon. According to Israeli media, former Israeli Defense Minister and chief of the National Unity Party Benny Gantz called on Thursday morning for “the mayors of the North to prepare for the difficult days that ...