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Since a ceasefire went into effect between Israel and Hezbollah more than two months ago, fighting has stopped in much of Lebanon, but not on a strategic hill overlooking parts of a main southern city. In recent weeks, Ali Taher Hill has been the scene of daily shelling and airstrikes by Israel’s military. Hezbollah, a…
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Israel’s air force struck different parts of southern Lebanon on Friday (June 5, 2026), and its military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages, including one that has been spared much of the destruction and has sheltered thousands of people displaced by the three-month war. The Israeli strikes killed nine people in six locations in southern…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday (April 15, 2026) said Israel and the U.S. share “identical goals” in the ongoing conflict with Iran. The Israeli Prime Minister said the U.S. has been keeping Israel updated on its contacts with Iran and reiterated that both nations…
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Beirut: At least two people were killed on Monday in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, Lebanese authorities said, as a ceasefire ending more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah appeared increasingly fragile. The truce, which came into effect early on Nov. 27, stipulates that Israel will not carry out…
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Watch: Explained: Why did Israel accept the Hezbollah ceasefire? When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to launch a military invasion of Lebanon on October 1 — Israel’s fourth invasion of the neighbouring country — he said his main objective was to let the over 60,000 northern Israelis, who were displaced by Hezbollah rockets, return to…
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Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem. Beirut: Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem on Friday declared a “great victory” against Israel in his first speech since a ceasefire went into effect in Lebanon. “I have decided to declare… officially and clearly that we are facing a great victory that surpasses that of July 2006,” Qassem said, adding: “We won…
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Beirut: Lebanese group Hezbollah said Wednesday it had achieved “victory” over Israel and that its fighters were at the ready, after a truce between the two sides took effect. “Victory from God almighty was the ally of the righteous cause,” a statement from the Iran-backed group said, adding that its fighters “will remain in total…
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Beirut: Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah traded deadly blows on Thursday as their war raged on despite signs of progress in US ceasefire efforts, with airstrikes pounding Beirut’s southern suburbs and rockets flying into northern Israel. US mediator Amos Hochstein was in Israel for talks with Israeli officials to try to secure a ceasefire which he…
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On top of the grievous toll in human life and misery, Israel’s war against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups has been expensive, and the painfully high financial costs are raising concerns about the long-term effect of the fighting on the country’s economy. Military spending has ballooned, and growth has stalled, especially in dangerous border…
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Jerusalem: The Israeli army on Monday said air raid sirens were activated across central Israel, including the commercial hub of Tel Aviv, as projectiles were fired across the border from Lebanon. “Sirens sounded in a number of areas in central Israel due to projectiles fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory,” the army said in a…
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