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India.com
6 days ago
- Politics
- India.com
Who are Radwan fighters and why are they dangerous? They are preparing for big attack on Israel, fighters are from..., not Gaza, Iran
Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant made a strong statement about the military actions taking place in Lebanon on Tuesday. He said that the Israeli army's operations and airstrikes are meant to stop Hezbollah's dangerous plans before they can be carried out. According to intelligence reports shared with Israeli authorities, Hezbollah's Radwan Force is planning another attack on Israel. These fighters are known for being highly trained and dangerous, and their goal is to cross the border and launch surprise attacks. Gallant clearly stated, 'Hezbollah is trying to rebuild its ability to attack across the border using the Radwan Force. Our military response is a clear warning to them.' The situation at the Israel-Lebanon border has become more tense, as both sides prepare for possible conflict. Israel has said it will act quickly and strongly if it sees signs of an attack. Who are Hezbollah's Radwan Force and why are they so dangerous? The Radwan Force is a special fighting team from the militant group Hezbollah. It was named after Imad Mughniyeh, a top commander in Hezbollah who was killed in 2008. He was also called Hajj Radwan. This team is trained to do sneak attacks across borders, kidnap people, fight using tunnels, and battle in cities. They are known to be very skilled and dangerous, especially when they try to surprise Israeli forces near the border. A secret plan called 'galilee' According to a report by The Times (UK), the Radwan Force had made a secret plan called 'Galilee'. The idea was to send over 2,400 fighters through underground tunnels into northern Israel. Their mission was to capture military posts and Israeli towns near the border. Israel strikes back In September 2024, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) launched an airstrike near Beirut, killing Ibrahim Aqil, a senior commander of the Radwan Force. The airstrike also killed four other top commanders of the unit. This hit was a major blow to Hezbollah's plans and stopped the attack before it could happen. Reports say that Ibrahim Aqil was on the U.S. Most Wanted list. Radwan force still a danger to Israel According to reports from Jerusalem Post, even though Hezbollah's Radwan Force has lost several top leaders, the group is quickly working to rebuild its strength. With support from Iran, the unit is slowly returning to its old tactics, cross-border raids, tunnel warfare, and even UAV (drone) attacks. This shows that the Radwan Force remains a serious threat to Israel's northern border. Despite recent Israeli airstrikes and warnings, Hezbollah is still actively preparing for future attacks. On Tuesday, Israel gave a clear warning through military actions and public statements. These steps suggest that in the coming weeks, the situation along the northern border may become even more tense and dangerous.
Time of India
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Watch: Israel kills Hezbollah commander Hussein Ali Muzhir in southern Lebanon; vows to continue targeting threats
The Israeli defense forces (IDF) have killed a senior Hezbollah commander in a major operation in southern Lebanon, amid rising tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border. Videos circulating online confirmed that the IDF killed Hussein Ali Muzhir, a senior fire control commander for Hezbollah in the Zahrani sector. Who was Hussein Ali Muzhir? Hussein Ali Muzhir was a senior fire control commander for Hezbollah in the Zahrani sector of southern Lebanon. He was responsible for directing several rocket attacks on Israel and was recently working to rebuild Hezbollah's artillery capabilities in the region, violating agreements between Israel and Lebanon. The IDF confirmed his death in a targeted strike and said it "will continue to operate in order to remove any threat posed to the state of Israel." The IDF also eliminated several senior Hamas and Hezbollah operatives in southern Lebanon. One of them, Mehran Mustafa Ba'jur, was a key Hamas figure involved in planning attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers, the IDF confirmed. In another operation, the IDF killed Ali Abd al-Hassan Haidar, a senior member of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force, during an airstrike in Deir Kifa, southern Lebanon.
Irish Examiner
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Irish Examiner
TD who served with Unifil warns end of UN Lebanon mandate would be 'catastrophic'
A TD who served as a peacekeeper in Lebanon has warned that a threatened discontinuation of our Unifil mandate would have a 'catastrophic' impact on Ireland's reputation. It comes amid growing concern in Government that the UN's peacekeeping operation in southern Lebanon, which Ireland has been involved in since 1978, may not have its mandate renewed next month. Recounting her 'eye-opening' experience with the Irish Defence Forces in Lebanon, Carlow-Kilkenny TD Catherine Callaghan said: 'The region is so volatile, can you imagine the impact it will have on the men, women, and children who call Lebanon their home and who, for generations, have felt protected and reassured by the UN presence?' Carlow-Kilkenny TD Catherine Callaghan said: 'If the Unifil mandate is not renewed in eight weeks' time, Ireland will have to leave Lebanon, but other nations can stay under Chapter 8 of the UN Charter. This would have a catastrophic effect on Ireland's peacekeeping reputation.' More than 340 Irish peacekeepers are currently deployed to Lebanon, but there are concerns that the US will move to effectively end or scale back the operation through reduced funding when the Unifil, or United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, mandate comes up for renewal on August 31. 'If the Unifil mandate is not renewed in eight weeks' time, Ireland will have to leave Lebanon, but other nations can stay under Chapter 8 of the UN Charter,' Ms Callaghan said. 'This would have a catastrophic effect on Ireland's peacekeeping reputation.' The Fine Gael politician, who was a member of the air corps, also warned that current members of the Defence Forces are now reluctant to wear uniform outside of barracks. 'Unfortunately, what has been the case in the last while anyway, is that the majority of the press that the Defence Forces has received has been in a negative,' she said, citing a number of high-profile court cases. 'From speaking to serving members, they have got out of the habit of wearing their uniform if they're going downtown, they wouldn't want to be recognised.' Tánaiste Simon Harris talking to Irish Defence Forces troops serving on the Unifil peacekeeping mission during his visit to Camp Shamrock near the Israel-Lebanon border in March of this year. Picture: Niall Carson/PA Calling for a 'day of appreciation', Ms Callaghan added that 'there's probably an educational body of work that could be done to inform people, more generally, of the important role of Defence Forces'. 'It will always have a special place in my heart for the way that it helped me as an individual, and then as well, for the experiences that I had with my colleagues,' she said. Detailing her own tour of Lebanon, she said Defence Forces members there were 'always very aware of the risk to your security', but that there was a 'real camaraderie' between the troops. 'We were way up in the valleys and the hills of southern Lebanon. You're very far removed from towns and cities. Beirut is completely different to where we were stationed. So it's really rural. 'You're acutely aware that there are people that you're there to protect, that if the UN forces, if Unifil was not there in Lebanon, that life would be much more challenging for the citizens of Lebanon.'
Nahar Net
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Lebanese Army inspects building in Dahieh
by Naharnet Newsdesk 4 hours The Lebanese Army headed Thursday to Beirut's southern suburbs to inspect a building at the request of the five-member committee supervising the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, media reports said. On Wednesday, Army forces bulldozed the site of a building they had searched Tuesday at the request of the committee in the densely populated Sainte-Therese street in Hadath in Beirut's southern suburbs. The building had been targeted by an Israeli strike during the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war. On Friday, Israel warned that it would keep up its strikes on Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, after it struck four locations in Dahieh on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The Lebanese army condemned the airstrikes, warning that such attacks are weakening the role of Lebanon's armed forces that might eventually suspend cooperation with the committee monitoring the truce that ended the Israel-Hezbollah war. It said it had tried to convince Israel not to carry out the strikes and to instead let Lebanese officials go in to search the area under the mechanism laid out in the ceasefire agreement, but that the Israeli army refused, so Lebanese soldiers moved away from the locations after they were sent.
Nahar Net
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Lebanese Army inspects building in Dahieh
by Naharnet Newsdesk 12 June 2025, 14:35 The Lebanese Army headed Thursday to Beirut's southern suburbs to inspect a building at the request of the five-member committee supervising the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire, media reports said. On Wednesday, Army forces bulldozed the site of a building they had searched Tuesday at the request of the committee in the densely populated Sainte-Therese street in Hadath in Beirut's southern suburbs. The building had been targeted by an Israeli strike during the 14-month Israel-Hezbollah war. On Friday, Israel warned that it would keep up its strikes on Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, after it struck four locations in Dahieh on the eve of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The Lebanese army condemned the airstrikes, warning that such attacks are weakening the role of Lebanon's armed forces that might eventually suspend cooperation with the committee monitoring the truce that ended the Israel-Hezbollah war. It said it had tried to convince Israel not to carry out the strikes and to instead let Lebanese officials go in to search the area under the mechanism laid out in the ceasefire agreement, but that the Israeli army refused, so Lebanese soldiers moved away from the locations after they were sent.
