The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it had killed a high-ranking Hezbollah commander in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Telegram that it had “eliminated Hajj Yusuf Ismail Hashem, the Hezbollah Southern Front Commander.” The Iran-backed Shiite organisation has not yet commented on the claim, though Lebanese media reported…
Israel said Wednesday that it is redeploying ground forces from the Gaza Strip to the northern border with Lebanon as fighting with the militant group Hezbollah intensified. This is amid a broader regional conflict involving Iran, Israel and U.S… In a statement, the Israeli military said it was transferring the Golani Brigade from its Southern…
Hezbollah has strongly criticised the Lebanese government’s decision to instruct the army to prepare a plan to disarm the Iran-backed movement, calling it a “grave mistake” that undermines Lebanon’s sovereignty and benefits Israel. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the group said it would treat the decision as “non-existent,” warning that it weakens Lebanon and…
Saudi Arabia says it supports the Lebanese government’s authority over the country’s entire territory and confiscation of weapons from armed Shiite groups, thereby limiting the influence of the southern-based Shiite movement Hezbollah. The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday, following Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s visit to Riyadh. Aoun’s trip to Saudi Arabia marked his…
Humanitarian packages from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were found among weapons belonging to Lebanese movement Hezbollah The New York Post newspaper reported on Monday, citing a former Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldier. The soldier said that he found sniper rifles, anti-tank missiles and explosives next to packages labeled USAID while patrolling a…
Israel threatened on Tuesday to return to war in Lebanon if its truce with Hezbollah collapses and said this time its attacks would go deeper and target the Lebanese state itself, after the deadliest day since the ceasefire was agreed last week. In its strongest threat since the truce was agreed to end 14 months…
Israel and the Lebanese armed group, Hezbollah, agreed to a ceasefire that was brokered by the United States and France. Under the ceasefire agreement, Israel will gradually withdraw its troops from Lebanon’s south over 60 days. Over the same timeframe, Hezbollah fighters and weapons will be removed from the area south of the Litani River,…
A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group, Hezbollah, was held on Wednesday after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the U.S. and France. Acceptance of the agreement by both sides represents a rare victory for diplomacy in the Middle East wracked by two wars for over a year. Lebanon’s army, tasked with…
Traffic was congested as thousands flocked to the Hezbollah bastion, a densely-packed residential area that had largely been emptied out as Israel launched near-daily strikes in recent weeks. Residents displaced from Beirut’s heavily damaged southern suburbs returned home Wednesday, as a ceasefire took effect after over two months of Israeli raids, with many praising Hezbollah…
Israel looks set to approve a U.S. plan for a ceasefire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah on Tuesday, a senior Israeli official said, clearing the way for an end to the war which has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza conflict 14 months ago. Israel’s security cabinet is expected to convene…
