Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that even if there is a ceasefire deal reached in Lebanon, Israel will still operate militarily against Hezbollah. "The most important thing is not (the deal that) will be laid on paper," Netanyahu told the...
At Least Five Killed as Israel Attacks Religious Site in Central Beirut
Israel is continuing to increase airstrikes against various neighborhoods of the Lebanese capital city of Beirut. Today, those strikes centered on the densely populated working-class quarter of Zoa al-Blat. This attack hit near al-Zahra Husseini a, a Shi’ite religious...
Israeli Airstrike Targets Army Post in Southern Lebanon Town, Killing Two Soldiers
Israel has repeatedly insisted that they are at war with Hezbollah, not Lebanon, and that they have not been deliberately targeting Lebanese military in the course of their invasion of Lebanon. Despite those protestations, they keep hitting Lebanese military targets....
Israel Strike in Central Beirut Hits Syrian Party Office, Killing Hezbollah Media Chief
The metro area around Beirut, particularly the southern suburbs, has been the focus of Israeli near-daily strikes for weeks now. Today, an Israeli airstrike hit central Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, in the Ras al-Nabaa District. The strike targeted a building belonging...
Report: Netanyahu Aide Discussed Lebanon With Trump and Kushner at Mar-a-Lago
Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, a close aide of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, held talks with President-elect Donald Trump and Jared Kushner at Mar-a-Lago this week, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. The report, which cited unnamed...
At Least 40 Killed as Israeli Attacks Rescue Workers in Lebanon’s Baalbek
At least 40 were killed and dozens wounded today as Israel carried out multiple airstrikes against different civilian targets in the major eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek. The larger of the two strikes targeted the Baalbek Civil Defense Center, which was the main...
Six Israeli Soldiers Killed in South Lebanon Fight After Escalation Announced
Israel’s military announced Wednesday that six of their soldiers were killed and one was wounded in fighting in southern Lebanon. They were fighting in a yet-unnamed village with four Hezbollah members. They added that the four Hezbollah fighters were “eventually”...
Israel Kills 78, Including Women and Children, In Attacks Across Lebanon
While officials are saying they see “a shot” at an Israeli ceasefire in Lebanon, there is no sign of the airstrikes against Lebanese territory slowing down. Over 100 airstrikes have been reported against Lebanon in the past 24 hours. The death toll, according to...
At Least 14 Killed as Israel Attacks Refugee Shelter in Far North Lebanon Village
Israel today carried out its northernmost attack on Lebanese soil during its current war, hitting a shelter for refugees in the far north village of Ain Yaaqoub. The building housed mostly Syrian refugees, according to local officials. At least 14 people were killed...
Israeli Drone Attack Targets Aid Distribution Center in Syria
The near-daily Israeli airstrikes on unrelated targets in Syria continued today when a multi-rocket drone strike hit a distribution center for humanitarian aid in the village of Shinshar on the highway between Homs and Damascus. Reports are that the rockets were fired...