IDF warns residents of 10 south Lebanon towns to leave ahead of strikes on terror group; Ben Gvir, Smotrich demand major attacks, as Aoun calls Israeli withdrawal 'non-negotiable'
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Tyre is in the south of the country, the absence of the IDF in that area allows Hezbollah to launch attacks from there.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich echoed Eyal Zamir's sentiment in a Monday statement, writing that, "For every explosive drone, ten buildings in Beirut should fall."
“It is the people’s right to take to the streets and bring down the government in the face of the American-Israeli project targeting our institutions," said Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem.
Israeli finance minister Bezalel Smotrich, leader of a small far-right party in Mr. Netanyahu’s cabinet, has frequently made comments that go beyond official Israeli policy, including that Israel must annex southern Lebanon and Gaza
Israel’s two far-right ministers on Monday called for an escalation of military operations in Lebanon, with one advocating strikes on Beirut in response to Hezbollah’s drone attacks.
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Terror group's chief said people have 'right to go down onto the streets and to bring down the government' in response to Israeli strikes, US sanctions on Hezbollah-linked bank
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Rubio said Hezbollah’s threats of violence and overthrow would not succeed, accusing the group of dragging Lebanon toward chaos, in reaction to terror leader Qassem's speech on Sunday.
Qassem also rejected Israel-Lebanon talks, criticized the Beirut gov't and US sanctions, defended al-Qard al-Hassan, voiced support for Iran and Gaza, and denounced Bahrain's IRGC clampdown.
IDF troops in southern Lebanon reportedly asked Galilee fishermen for fishing nets to help defend against Hezbollah’s drone threat.
The window of preparation provided by the new advanced warning will vary by the geographic area targeted by the attacks, and the system is expected to be implemented within the next few days.
The militant leader, in a speech, had criticized the Lebanese government for engaging in direct talks with Israel.
Israel said to inform US it wants freedom of operation in southern Lebanon, although terms of deal reportedly stipulate it may only act if Hezbollah attacks first
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"The terrorist organization Hezbollah keeps on violating the ceasefire and the Israel Defense Forces will respond to these actions in the most resolute way," the IDF said
Some casualties after attacks on multiple locations in south and east of country on Sunday, state media reportsMiddle East crisis: live updatesIsraeli strikes have hit southern and eastern Lebanon, a day after 11 people were killed in a single raid on the south despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezb…
The fragile ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hezbollah last month is holding. But satellite imagery shows that at least 46 of 54 towns and villages within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “Yellow Line” in southern Lebanon have been heavily damaged or, in some cases, entirely flattened. Much of t…
A day after President Trump announced an emerging initial peace deal with Iran, Lebanese people wondered what it meant for the war between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group.
Military says overnight strikes targeted underground weapons production site in Beqaa and other infrastructure in Tyre, where state media reports 'severe damage' to a hospital
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NY Post says Kataeb Hezbollah's Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, who is being held in US, pledged to assassinate president's daughter to avenge 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani
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Lebanon’s health ministry condemns attacks as violations of international law; Israel says it struck Hezbollah infrastructure sites and militantsIsraeli strikes in Lebanon killed 10 people, including six paramedics and a child, in the space of 24 hours, Lebanon’s health ministry said on Friday, plac…
Mohamad Saaydoun, an amputee displaced by the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, is living in a makeshift camp.
Lebanon has opened a large tent camp on the seafront in Beirut to shelter civilians displaced by Israeli bombardment and fighting linked to Hezbollah, as more than one million people have now been forced from their homes.
Syrian girl said killed as Israel strikes Hezbollah-linked rescuers; Lebanon says soldiers loyal to the army after US sanctions officer tied to Hezbollah
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WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday announced sanctions against nine individuals, including Iran's designated ambassador to Lebanon, for obstructing the peace process in the Middle Eastern country and impeding the disarmament of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group.
Move marks first time US has sanctioned sitting Lebanese state security officials, alleging they gave 'illicit support' and intelligence to terror group
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The State Department also reiterated that its Rewards for Justice program offers up to $10 million for information leading to the disruption of networks that finance Hezbollah.
The weapons production site was located in Tyre, a southern Lebanese city from which Hezbollah operatives have launched missiles towards Israel.
Hezbollah says the sanctions will have 'absolutely no effect' on its strategy amid ongoing Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
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"Agreements must be honored and the Lebanese government does not do what is required, Israel will continue to act, and with great force," Israel Katz said
Among the solutions proposed by the defense industries are systems for kinetic interception and energy-based systems, including one that uses electromagnetic force designed to capture the drone.
Before heading to strike sites in war-torn Lebanon, rescue workers and paramedics often say goodbye to one another – a ritual captured in widely shared videos reflecting the growing dangers faced by aid workers since hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel erupted on 2 March.
New approaches to war propaganda are reshaping the conflict between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran.
While other Lebanese sects said they were ready to have an agreement with Israel, the overwhelming majority of Shi’ites said they opposed a peace deal.
Yehia Kassem's rare on-the-ground reporting in Arabic from an area controlled by Hezbollah for decades caught attention across the Arab world.
Hezbollah’s fate will be decided by the Amal Movement’s calculations about its own future.
Itamar Sapir, 27, survived by wife and one-year-old son, was killed when a Hezbollah operative fired at him from inside a church
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Carlson pointed at the civilian casualties Israel has inflicted during recent wars against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran as examples of its lost moral compass.
Single strike on the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr in the coastal Tyre province killed 10, including three children and three women, health ministry saysIsraeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed at least 19 people, including four women and three children, Lebanon’s health ministry sa…
Figures don't identify combatants, and list 292 women and 211 children among casualties; IDF kills senior Islamic Jihad commander; Lebanese president defends talks with Israel
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Halim spearheaded the integration of PIJ terrorists into Hezbollah's combat operations, according to the IDF.
Israeli strikes killed seven people in Lebanon on Sunday, including an Islamic Jihad commander, Lebanese authorities and state media said, despite a fragile ceasefire as Hezbollah called US-brokered talks between the two countries a “dead end”.
The health ministry published a “preliminary toll” for …
Amid growing public anger over Hezbollah drone toll, Netanyahu claims he warned of the danger six years ago, but doesn't say why it wasn't addressed
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In recent months, Hezbollah has faced growing restrictions on its power, including new legislation limiting its ability to legally possess weapons and conduct military activity.
Negotiations detached from the realities on the ground do not end terrorism. Rather, they create space for the terrorists to adapt, regroup, and strike again.
Netanyahu told the cabinet that the IDF and Defense Ministry had done “a great deal over the years,” thwarting “many hundreds, if not thousands, including UAVs."
A prolonged Israeli presence in Lebanon will generate friction, cost lives, and feed the very narrative of resistance that Hezbollah exploits. This moment offers a rare chance to target a militia without making war on the Lebanese people or state.
Currently, the IDF is taking various measures against it, including deploying anti-explosive drone barbed wire, which it has also supplied to the Lebanese army, to minimize attacks.
The latest strikes came after Envoys from Israel and Lebanon held a third round of negotiations in Washington and agreed to extend the ceasefire
Slain officer named as Cpt. Maoz Israel Recanati, 24, who was set to marry fiancé next month; IDF says it struck over 100 Hezbollah targets over weekend
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IDF says it intercepted rockets launched by Hezbollah at troops in southern Lebanon * Terror group claims to have launched drone swarm at IDF base in northern Israel
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In addition, Hezbollah fighters ambushed an Israeli mechanized convoy in the Rashaf municipality
Israeli military issues evacuation orders for 9 villages; 6 said killed in overnight targeting of civil defense center; drone launched at Israel from Lebanon, no injuries
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Hezbollah also fired several projectiles towards Israeli territory over the past 24 hours, including explosive drones and mortar shells.
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their fragile ceasefire by 45 days, with the United States pushing for a long-term solution. However, fresh Israeli strikes and ongoing tensions with Hezbollah are raising concerns about how stable the truce really is. Watch the full update.
According to the statement, the targets are "Hezbollah infrastructure sites"
The US Justice Department has arrested and charged an Iraqi national and senior commander of an Iran-backed armed group
US says two days of talks 'highly productive,' while Israeli envoy says 'potential for success is great,' even as Hezbollah clashes with troops, fires rockets and drones at north
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US prosecutors say Mohammad Al-Saadi, a Kataeb Hezbollah member and IRGC operative, coordinated recent attacks in Western countries claimed by Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya
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On May 15, the US Justice Department announced “the arrest of Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi, an Iraqi national and senior member of Kataib Hezbollah,” the department said.
A commander of one of the most-hard line and powerful Iranian proxies in Iraq has been charged with plotting to attack Jewish sites in the United States.
A truce in the war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah has been in place since April 17, but it has not stopped the fighting, with hundreds killed in strikes since then
Slain soldier named as Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan; IDF issues evacuation warnings near Tyre, strikes Hezbollah targets, after third round of Israel-Lebanon talks kicks off in Washington
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The continued talks come as the IDF carries out strikes in southern Lebanon, Army Radio reported on Friday.
Lebanon suffered some $70 billion in losses in its financial sector, further compounded by about $11 billion in the 2024 war between Israel and Hezbollah, according to World Bank