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Israeli Drone Strikes Kill Two in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 07/07 22:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli drone attacks killed two people on Monday and injured several others across southern Lebanon, as cross-border tensions escalate. According to the Ministry of Public Health, one person was killed when an Israeli drone targeted a Rapid vehicle in the town of Deir Kifa, located approximately 20 kilometers from the Israeli-Lebanese border. ...

Aoun to Lammy: Only LAF and UNIFIL Will Operate in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 05/07 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Joseph Aoun announced that the Lebanese Army (LAF) will soon have 10,000 troops deployed south of the Litani River as part of the government’s efforts to reinforce state authority and comply with United Nations Resolution 1701. The announcement was made on Saturday during a meeting with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Lammy at ...

Israeli Drone Strikes Kill One and Injure Six in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 05/07 12:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Israeli drone strike on Saturday killed one person in the Saf al-Hawa area of Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon. In a separate incident, two people were seriously wounded in another Israeli drone attack targeting a car in the town of Shaqra, also in the Bint Jbeil district. The Ministry of Public Health said both victims were transferred to ...

Israeli Attacks Escalate in Southern Lebanon, Factory Destroyed in Mays al-Jabal

This is Beirut, 04/07 11:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A wave of Israeli attacks struck southern Lebanon on Friday, beginning with a dawn incursion into the village of Mays al-Jabal, in the Bint Jbeil district. An Israeli patrol crossed the border and destroyed a textile factory that had recently been refurbished after a previous strike. The facility had just resumed operations. Also on Friday ...

South Lebanon’s Young Pioneers: Rebuilding Life Against the Odds

Katia Kahil, 02/07 13:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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In South Lebanon, where the scars of past conflicts still run deep, a fresh wave of energy is quietly taking root. It isn’t the product of government initiatives, but rather the determined work of a young generation refusing to succumb to despair. Against all odds, young entrepreneurs are returning to their villages, reopening shops, cafés, ...

PM Salam: Lebanon Intensifying Efforts to Implement UN Resolution 1701

This is Beirut, 02/07 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam affirmed on Wednesday that the government is stepping up efforts to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. Speaking during a session of the Economic and Social Council, Salam stressed the state’s commitment to asserting sovereignty across all Lebanese territory, curbing the illegal ...

New Deadly Israeli Strike in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 28/06 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Two Israeli strikes killed three people in southern Lebanon on Saturday. One person was killed and two others were injured in a drone strike that targeted a motorbike on Saturday afternoon in the Mahrouna area, in the Tyre district. The victim has been identified as Abbas Wehbe, “an Intelligence officer of Hezbollah’s ...

Israeli Strike on South Lebanon Kills One

This is Beirut, 28/06 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed one person on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Public Health – the latest attack despite the ceasefire. In a statement, the Ministry said that an “Israeli enemy” drone strike on a car in Kounine killed one man, according to a preliminary toll. The Israeli military did not immediately ...

A Home for $100,000: Housing Bank Boosts Loan Cap

Christiane Tager, 27/06 21:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Housing Bank (Banque de l'Habitat, BDH) has raised the ceiling for subsidized housing loans to $100,000. No miracle here, just solid financing. “This increase from $50,000 to $100,000 was made possible by a funding package – currently under negotiation – granted by the Qatar Fund to the Housing Bank,” said BDH CEO Antoine Habib in a ...

Drone Strikes on Shaqra and Beit Lif

This is Beirut, 26/06 11:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Tensions along the Lebanese border with Israel escalated on Wednesday, with a series of Israeli military operations. An Israeli drone strike targeted a “Bobcat” excavator between the towns of Shaqra and Baraachit, killing one person. Another strike was reported on a motorcycle in Beit Lif killing one person. It’s ...

Hezbollah’s Hollow Promises in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 25/06 15:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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In the villages of southern Lebanon, a fragile calm masks deep anger. In Blat, Khiam, Kfarchouba and Marjayoun, homes remain gutted, shops shuttered and families shattered. Months after the bombings, reconstruction stalls, suffocated by Hezbollah’s failure to deliver on its grand promises to its people. Where the state was absent, the Shia ...

Israeli Jets Bomb Hezbollah Targets North of Litani

This is Beirut, 23/06 18:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli warplanes launched a series of intense air raids Monday afternoon, striking multiple locations north of the Litani River in southern Lebanon. The strikes targeted a wide area spanning towns and villages in the cazas of Sidon, Nabatieh, Jezzine and Bint Jbeil, including Zarariyeh, Mahmoudiyeh, Wadi Kfar Melki, Ansar, Tibna, Baysariyeh, ...

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