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Israel warns of more Lebanon strikes if Hezbollah not disarmed
AFP, Published on 07/06/2025
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Israel warned Friday that it would keep striking Lebanon until militant group Hezbollah has been disarmed, after hitting south Beirut in what Lebanese leaders called a major violation of a November ceasefire.
Tens of thousands pour in for Beirut funeral of slain Hezbollah leader
AFP, Published on 23/02/2025
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - Tens of thousands of mourners dressed in black, some waving Hezbollah flags or carrying portraits of the group's slain leader Hassan Nasrallah, flocked to his funeral Sunday in a stadium on the outskirts of Beirut.
UN vehicle torched, commander wounded as Hezbollah supporters protest
AFP, Published on 15/02/2025
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - A UN peacekeeping force vehicle in Lebanon was torched Friday as supporters of militant group Hezbollah blocked the road to Beirut airport in protest, with UNIFIL reporting one commander wounded in the incident.
Lebanon says Israeli fire kills 1 as residents try to go home
AFP, Published on 27/01/2025
» BURJ AL MULUK (LEBANON) - Lebanon's heath ministry said Israeli fire killed one person Monday and wounded seven others in the south, in a second day of violence as residents tried again to return to border villages.
Israeli fire kills 2, wounds 32, on deadline for Lebanon withdrawal
AFP, Published on 26/01/2025
» KFAR KILA (LEBANON) - Israeli troops fired at residents of south Lebanon on Sunday, killing two and wounding 32, health officials said, as hundreds of people tried to return to their homes on the deadline for Israeli forces to withdraw from the area.
Behind the Gaza deal: a US odd couple and last-minute snags
AFP, Published on 16/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — The Israel-Hamas deal was made possible by 18-hour days and a "remarkable" partnership between Joe Biden and Donald Trump's Mideast envoys -- but even then it seemed it might come apart at the last minute.
Israel, Hezbollah trade accusations of ceasefire violations
Reuters, Published on 29/11/2024
» BEIRUT — The Israeli military said its air force struck a facility used by Hezbollah to store mid-range rockets in southern Lebanon on Thursday, after both sides accused each other of breaching a ceasefire that aims to halt over a year of fighting.
Hezbollah fighting Israeli troops near Lebanon's Ramiya village; 3rd UN peacekeeper hurt
Published on 13/10/2024
» BEIRUT/CAIRO - Hezbollah said on Sunday it was fighting Israeli forces trying to infiltrate Ramiya village in southern Lebanon, as a third UN peacekeeper was wounded in Israel's escalating conflict with the Iran-backed Lebanese group.
Israeli raids pummel Beirut suburbs
Published on 05/10/2024
» An Israeli strike hit the northern city of Tripoli in Lebanon for the first time early on Saturday, after more bombardment hit Beirut’s suburbs and Israeli troops sought to make new ground incursions into southern Lebanon.
Iran says it has finished attack on Israel amid fears of spreading conflict
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2024
» JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Iran said early on Wednesday that its missile attack on Israel was finished barring further provocation, while Israel and the U.S. promised to retaliate against Tehran's escalation as fears of a wider war intensified.