Earlier today, Israel issued a total evacuation order for the entire Lebanese city of Baalbek, a major eastern city and metro area with a population of over 200,000. Baalbek is a very ancient city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and home to many historic ruins, which...
Hezbollah Appoints Its Former Deputy as New Leader
Hezbollah announced on Tuesday that it appointed Sheikh Naim Qassem as the successor to Hassan Nasrallah, the group's late leader who was killed by Israeli airstrikes on September 27. According to The Cradle, Qassem became involved with Hezbollah when the group was...
Israel Kills at Least 67 in Flurry of Attacks Across Eastern Lebanon
Israeli airstrikes against Lebanon have escalated dramatically in recent days, and nowhere more than the eastern Bekaa Valley, where the governor of Baalbek described this as the “most violent day” they’ve seen since the beginning of Israel’s invasion. The overall...
Seven Killed as Israel Launched New Attacks on Lebanese Coastal City of Tyre
Last week, Israel started its bombing of the ancient historical city of Tyre, along the southern Lebanese coast. The attacks hit areas close to the UN World Heritage site in the city, which includes an ancient Phoenician city and Roman ruins. Monday morning saw a new...
Israeli Strikes Have Killed 164 Health Workers in Lebanon
On Saturday, Israeli strikes targeted the southern Lebanese municipality of Bazouriyeh, killing a civil defense medic and wounding five people. Lebanon's Health Ministry said the killing of the medic brought the total number of health workers killed by Israeli strikes...
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Nine Civilians, Including Child, in Southern Lebanon Town
Israel has issued evacuation orders for a huge amount of civilian areas of Lebanon, particularly in the south. This has displaced over a million people, who are fleeing to anyplace outside the evacuation. Getting outside those areas doesn’t mean they’re safe from...
Israel Kills Three Lebanese Soldiers Who Were Evacuating South Lebanon Village
Adding to the growing number of non-Hezbollah casualties in the ongoing Israeli invasion of Lebanon, Israeli forces launched a pair of airstrikes against the village of Yater, in southern Lebanon, killing at least three Lebanese soldiers. The soldiers were in the...
Israeli Airstrike Kills 19 Civilians in Attack on Family Home in Southern Lebanon
The civilian death toll in Lebanon continues to escalate during the ongoing Israeli invasion as airstrikes hit civilian targets with no apparent military connections. On Tuesday, such an attack took place in the town of Tefahta, a southern town just north of the city...
Israeli Airstrikes Pound Ancient Lebanese City of Tyre
Overnight, Israel demanded an evacuation of civilians from a broad swathe of the ancient Lebanese city of Tyre. They announced that they were going to “forcefully” act against Hezbollah, and if you’ve been following the Lebanon news, that means they’re going to hit a...
Two Israeli Soldiers Killed, Three Severely Injured Along Lebanon Border
As escalating Israeli strikes are killing a growing number of civilians across Lebanon, Hezbollah has continued returning fire against Israeli military targets along the border area. Today, 10 rockets were fired at an artillery battalion in Neot Mordechai in the...