Tag: Lebanon
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Israeli strikes kill 3 journalists in Lebanon, 38 people in Gaza
The deadly strike comes as Israel faces mounting accusations of intentionally targeting journalists in Gaza, which it denies. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 128 journalists have been killed in Gaza during Israel’s yearlong offensive in the enclave. CPJ has warned that more journalists were killed in the first 10 weeks of…
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Israel strikes banks in Lebanon to hit Hezbollah’s finances
Al-Qard Al-Hassan, or AQAH, has been under U.S. sanctions since 2007, with the U.S. Department of the Treasury describing the bank as being used by Hezbollah “as a cover to manage the terrorist group’s financial activities” and to “gain access to the international financial system.” In the years since, Treasury officials have continued to accuse…
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Drone strike launched from Lebanon towards Netanyahu’s house; Gaza hospitals under attack
Share IDF says 55 projectiles launched from Lebanon into Israel this morning At least 55 projectiles were launched from Lebanon into Israel in the sapce of an hour on Saturday morning, according to the Israeli military. Sirens had begun to sound across Israel ahead of the latest wave of missiles, including in the port city…
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Once thought a haven from Israeli strikes, a Christian town in Lebanon is now a scene of carnage
AITOU, Lebanon — The scene of carnage in northern Lebanon showed heartbreaking snippets of everyday family life. A dead baby inside a destroyed pickup truck; a child’s severed arm buried in nearby rubble; toddler clothing and books shredded; flies swarming as officials collected body parts, some too small for body bags ending up in clear…
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Drone strike launched from Lebanon towards Netanyahu’s house, no casualities reported
A drone was launched towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s house in the the northern Israel town of Caesarea on Saturday morning, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s office. Netanyahu and his wife were not in the building, and there were no causalities. The Israel Defense Forces said a drone crossing from Lebanon “hit a…
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U.S. support for Israel’s campaign in Lebanon is ‘limited’ to Hezbollah
Having failed to secure a cease-fire, President Joe Biden’s administration is signaling that it supports Israel’s operations against Iran-backed Hezbollah and the group’s eventual withdrawal from southern Lebanon. The hope is that a weakened Hezbollah — Tehran’s most important proxy force and Lebanon’s most powerful political party — will provide an opening for the Lebanese…
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U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon will not give in to Israeli demand to ‘get out of harms way’
With tensions simmering after several incidents over the past week, the United Nations has insisted it will not withdraw its peacekeepers from southern Lebanon despite repeated demands by Israel for them to move out of the area where its military is operating against the Hezbollah militant group. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIL)…
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Intense overnight strikes in southern Lebanon; Israel releases Hamas documents
Share Secret Hamas documents reveal October 7 planning Secret Hamas documents provide a detailed record of planning for the October 7 attacks as well as efforts to recruit Hezbollah and Iran to join the assault, as reported by the New York Times. The documents, released by the Israeli military and obtained and verified by the…
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Joe Biden says Israel should stop strikes on U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon
The Iranian president’s latest stop in a diplomatic drive aimed at blunting Israel’s promised attacks was a meeting today with Russian President Putin in Turkmenistan. “Relations with Iran are a priority for us,” the Kremlin said, as it released video of the two leaders together. “We work together actively in the international arena, and our…
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What Netanyahu’s threat of Gaza-like destruction tells us about Israel’s Lebanon goals
New divisions sent to join an expanding ground invasion, troops raising a flag outside a border village and an unmistakable warning to Lebanese civilians: Israel is sending increasingly mixed signals about the goals of a military operation it had insisted was limited. Concerns over the country’s plans were mounting Wednesday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…