Israel has once again conducted two major airstrikes, now against the town of Ghaziyeh, near Lebanon’s third largest city of Sidon. The strike on Monday went much deeper into Lebanon than usual, about 40 miles. The Israeli military said this was retaliation for an...
Hezbollah Fires Rockets at Northern Israel After Deadliest Day of Strikes
Mourners were out in numbers in southern Lebanon Thursday following the single deadliest day of Israeli airstrikes against the border region in some four months of escalating violence. Wednesday’s attacks appeared to be the start of a new campaign, as additional...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill 9 Civilians in Lebanon
Correction: An earlier version of this article said that an Israeli civilian woman was killed, but the woman was an Israeli soldier . Nine Lebanese civilians were killed and a substantial number of others were wounded as an escalation of strikes was carried out by...
Israeli Drone Strike Kills Two Near Key Lebanon Port of Sidon
Israeli strikes against Lebanon continued over the weekend, with a Saturday drone attack hitting a car near the southern port of Sidon. The attack killed at least two people and wounded two others, making it one of the deepest single drone strikes at 37 miles from the...
Hezbollah, Israel Trade Strikes Along Lebanon Border
Israel carried out drone strikes in the city of Nabatiyeh in southern Lebanon, reportedly badly wounding a Hezbollah commander and starting a string of tit-for-tat firefights with Hezbollah, which raises concerns of further escalation in the ongoing conflict at...
Israel Claims 3,000 Hezbollah Sites Struck in Recent Months
Discussing its ongoing military strikes against Hezbollah in recent months, Israel claims that some 3,000 Hezbollah sites have been hit in Syria and Lebanon over that period of time. It is difficult to confirm the number of strikes claimed, as often media reports are...
Israel DM: Troops Will Go Into Action ‘Very Soon’ in Lebanon
Efforts by the US to head off an Israeli war in southern Lebanon, a conflict US military intelligence has warned Israel may be unable to handle, may be failing, as Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is telling troops the offensive will start “very soon.” Gallant...
Hezbollah Targets Command Center in Northern Israel
For the second time this month, Hezbollah reports targeting an Israeli Air Command Center in northern Israel with rockets. The base, on the top of Mt. Meron, was heavily used for aerial command before it was badly damaged earlier this month, in a Hezbollah retaliation...
Israel Bombs Damascus Residential Building, Kills Four Iranian Guard Members
UPDATE (Sunday, 1/21 7:30 am): Iranian and Syria media reported that five members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard were killed in Saturday's attack by Israel on Damascus. Four members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard serving in an advisory capacity were killed...
Israeli Military Chief Says Lebanon War Likely in Coming Months
Visiting troops near the northern border, head of Israel’s military, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, discussed the potential of war in Lebanon, saying the likelihood of a conflict in the coming months is “much higher” than it has been. Lt. Gen Halevi said he believes Israel...