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Israel airstrikes kill five in northeastern Lebanon, including four Hezbollah members

September 8, 2025 admin

Israel launched airstrikes Monday on the outskirts of northeastern Lebanon, killing five people, including four Hezbollah members, according to officials. This comes as global pressure mounts to disarm the Lebanese militant group. Since Hezbollah and Israel’s monthslong war ended in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in November, Israel has struck southern Lebanon almost daily in what they…

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US Envoy says Israel’s turn to ‘comply’ as Lebanon moves to disarm Hezbollah

August 18, 2025 admin

U.S. Envoy Tom Barrack on Monday (August 18, 2025) called on Israel to honour commitments under a ceasefire that ended its war with Hezbollah, after the Lebanese government launched a process to disarm the militant group. Under the November truce, which ended more than a year of hostilities including two months of all-out war between…

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Israel Air Force strikes Hezbollah Weapons Factory In Lebanon

January 31, 2025 admin

Israel attacked the Hezbollah militant organization in the Bekaa region of Lebanon. Jerusalem: The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) reported that Israel Air Force (IAF) fighter jets attacked during the night targets of the Hezbollah militant organization in the Bekaa region of Lebanon that the IDF said posed a threat to the Israeli home front and…

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Israel Poised To Miss Deadline For Lebanon Pullout

January 26, 2025 admin

Beirut: The Israeli military is all but certain to miss a Sunday deadline to withdraw from southern Lebanon under a ceasefire deal that ended its war with Hezbollah two months ago. Under the terms of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire that took effect on November 27, the Lebanese army is to deploy alongside United Nations peacekeepers in…

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US Army Veteran Indicted Over Attempts To Join Hezbollah

January 3, 2025 admin

Washington: A US Army veteran who allegedly went to Lebanon and Syria to try to join Hezbollah has been indicted for attempting to support a “terrorist” organization, the Justice Department said Thursday. Jack Danaher Molloy, 24, a dual US-Irish national, was arrested in Chicago last month and brought to Pennsylvania on Monday to face charges,…

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Fall Of Syria And Its Impact On Power Balance In The Middle East

December 8, 2024 admin

Damascus: In a seismic moment for the Middle East, Islamist rebels in Syria announced President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster on Sunday after seizing control of Damascus, forcing him to flee and ending his family’s decades of rule after more than 13 years of civil war. The fall of Bashar al-Assad came as a major blow to…

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Israel Launches Retaliatory Strikes Against Hezbollah Across Lebanon

December 2, 2024 admin

Israel launched strikes against targets it says were violating the agreement. Jerusalem: The Israeli military said Monday it had “struck Hezbollah terrorists, dozens of launchers, and terrorist infrastructure throughout Lebanon”, where a fragile US-brokered truce with the militant group began last week. The Israeli air force also “struck the Hezbollah launcher in the area of…

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Netanyahu Vows “Intensive War” If Lebanon Ceasefire Violated

November 28, 2024 admin

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday threatened Hezbollah with an “intensive war” if the Lebanese militant group violates a day-old ceasefire. “If necessary, I gave a directive to the (Israeli army)” to wage “an intensive war” in the event of any breach, he said in an interview with Israeli broadcaster Channel 14. (Except…

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Benjamin Netanyahu Lists 3 Main Reasons For Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire

November 27, 2024 admin

Tel Aviv: As the Israeli security cabinet voted in favour of a ceasefire deal to end the fighting with the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Tuesday that there are three “main reasons” he wants a truce now. an Israeli official told the media. Israeli Prime…

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Why Peace In The Middle East Might Be Beyond Donald Trump’s Deal-Making Skills

November 18, 2024 admin

Donald Trump’s re-election as the US president last week comes at a time of extreme volatility in the Middle East. The president-elect has promised to end all wars. In his usual impulsive and unpredictable manner, he has pledged to resolve the Ukraine war within 24 hours of taking office and help Israel finish its Gaza…

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