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Al Bawaba
5 days ago
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Israel launches a new wave of airstrikes on southern Lebanon
ALBAWABA- Israeli warplanes launched a new wave of air strikes on southern Lebanon, targeting several locations in a fresh escalation that further undermines the fragile ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah reached in November. Also Read Israeli strike kills 3 people in Lebanon The latest Israeli raids struck the areas of Mahmoudiya, Zaghrin, the outskirts of Sajd, Ansar, and Zarariya, with additional air strikes reported on the Reyhan Heights and the heights of the Tuffah region, according to circulating footage and local sources. These attacks mark a continuation of Israel's cross-border operations in violation of the ceasefire deal, intensifying concerns over a broader regional conflict. While Israel has not formally commented on the raids, the strikes come amid ongoing tensions and retaliatory exchanges along the Lebanon-Israel border. Meanwhile, on the domestic front, the Lebanese Army Command announced the arrest of three Lebanese citizens during a series of security operations carried out by the Intelligence Directorate. Also Read Thai airstrikes kill 12 Cambodians in escalating border clash The detainees were allegedly part of a terrorist cell affiliated with the Daesh (ISIS) organization. "Preliminary investigations revealed that the cell was planning to carry out attacks against the army under the direction of external Daesh leaders," the army statement read. It confirmed that follow-up efforts are ongoing to apprehend additional members linked to the group.
LBCI
09-07-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
From ground incursions to media narratives: Israel's dual approach in Lebanon—the details
Report by Amal Shehadeh, English adaptation by Karine Keuchkerian The question of whether Lebanon is now open to Israelis able to move from the south to the capital's southern suburbs has effectively been answered in two ways. The first came when the Israeli army admitted for the first time that it had carried out ground incursions in southern Lebanon after the ceasefire. These operations, led by the 91st Division, involved special missions and the destruction of combat assets in several areas. The second came through a report aired by Israel's Channel 12. Tel Aviv intended to send several messages with the report. By showing the reporter moving from the south to the heart of the capital, Israel is attempting to portray a narrative of victory—from alleged "ghost towns" in the south to Beirut, where Israeli airpower is portrayed as "dominant." Among those messages was a call for Hezbollah's disarmament. As for the intelligence breach, the report suggests it is extensive and ongoing. Filmed in Lebanon, the report also focused in part on Hezbollah's inability to join the war in defense of Iran—portraying Lebanon's front as the "quietest" of all. Between the Israeli messages and the realities on the ground, one thing remains unchanged: Israeli attacks continue across Lebanon.
New York Times
09-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Israel Launches New Ground Incursion in Lebanon, Raising Fears for Truce
Israel announced on Wednesday its first ground incursions in months into parts of southern Lebanon, an escalation aimed at further weakening Hezbollah as the Iran-backed militant group faces mounting pressure to disarm and avoid another potentially devastating war. The Israeli military said the 'targeted operations' had located and destroyed Hezbollah infrastructure, but it did not say when this happened. The Israeli military released footage showing what it said was soldiers conducting nighttime operations inside Lebanese territory. For months, Israel has conducted near-daily strikes against what it describes as Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, intensifying them in recent weeks. The attacks have added to growing fears that the tenuous Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire, which has been in place since November, may not hold. Battered by last year's war with Israel and struggling to recuperate, Hezbollah has yet to respond militarily to any of the Israeli attacks since the truce was agreed. The United States and Israel have been stepping up pressure on Hezbollah to give up its arsenal — a core requirement of the cease-fire, which ended the country's deadliest conflict in decades. The war began when Hezbollah attacked Israel in solidarity with its Palestinian ally in the Gaza Strip, Hamas, which is also backed by Iran. The Israelis went to war against Hamas immediately after the militants led the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel that killed roughly 1,200 people. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
LBCI
07-07-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Israeli incursion reported near Aita al-Shaab shortly after midnight, state media says
An Israeli force crossed the border shortly after midnight from the Khallet Warde area and advanced toward the outskirts of Aita al-Shaab, according to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency. The force reportedly advanced toward the outskirts of the southern Lebanese town and took up positions in the area.
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Hezbollah leader refuses to disarm until Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem reiterated Sunday the militant group's refusal to lay down its weapons before Israel withdraws from all of southern Lebanon and stops its airstrikes. He spoke in a video address, as thousands gathered in Beirut's southern suburbs to mark the Shiite holy day of Ashoura. Ashoura commemorates the 680 A.D. Battle of Karbala, in which the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein, was killed after he refused to pledge allegiance to the Umayyad caliphate. For Shiites, the commemoration has come to symbolize resistance against tyranny and injustice. This year's commemoration comes in the wake of a bruising war between Israel and Hezbollah, which nominally ended with a U.S.-brokered ceasefire in late November. Israeli strikes killed much of Hezbollah's top leadership, including longtime Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, and destroyed much of its arsenal. Since the ceasefire, Israel has continued to occupy five strategic border points in southern Lebanon and to carry out near-daily airstrikes that it says aim to prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding its capabilities. Those strikes have killed some 250 people since November, in addition to more than 4,000 killed during the war, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. There has been increasing international and domestic pressure for Hezbollah to give up its remaining arsenal. 'How can you expect us not to stand firm while the Israeli enemy continues its aggression, continues to occupy the five points, and continues to enter our territories and kill?' Kassem said in his video address. 'We will not be part of legitimizing the occupation in Lebanon and the region. We will not accept normalization (with Israel).' In response to those who ask why the group needs its missile arsenal, Kassem said: 'How can we confront Israel when it attacks us if we didn't have them? Who is preventing Israel from entering villages and landing and killing young people, women and children inside their homes unless there is a resistance with certain capabilities capable of minimal defense?' His comments come ahead of an expected visit by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack to Beirut to discuss a proposed plan for Hezbollah's disarmament and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the rest of southern Lebanon. Barrack posted Saturday on X that Lebanon is facing 'a historic moment to supersede the strained confessionalism of the past and finally fulfill (its) true promise of the hope of 'One country, one people, one army'' and quoted U.S. President Donald Trump saying, 'Let's make Lebanon Great again.' Later on Sunday, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported that the Israeli military launched a series of airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon, including in the area around the eastern city of Baalbek and in Apple Province, a mountainous region overlooking large parts of southern Lebanon. The Israeli military said in a statement that it had struck 'several Hezbollah military sites, strategic weapons production and storage sites, and a rocket launching site.'
