Israel’s air force struck infrastructure in the Bekaa Valley area of Lebanon on Friday that was being used to smuggle weapons from Syria to Hezbollah, the IDF announced. The strikes took place near the Yanta Crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border. The IDF noted the strikes were part of its attempts to “prevent Hezbollah from … Read more
Lebanon expelled around 70 Syrian officers and soldiers on Saturday, returning them to Syria after they crossed into the country illegally via informal routes, a Lebanese security official said. Many senior Syrian officials and people close to the former ruling family of Bashar al-Assad fled the country to neighboring Lebanon after Assad’s regime was … Read more
Beirut: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Thursday that any actions threatening the fragile cessation of hostilities in Lebanon must stop. “Both Israel and Lebanon have confirmed their commitment to the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and to addressing outstanding issues. Both parties are called upon to utilize … Read more
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) called on Thursday for a timely Israeli withdrawal from south Lebanon, citing what it called Israeli violations of a Nov. 27 ceasefire agreement with Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a US-brokered 60-day ceasefire that calls for a phased Israeli military pullout … Read more
Hezbollah has reportedly selected a burial site for its late Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on September 27, London-based Saudi news outlet Asharq Al-Awsat reported on Wednesday. The terror group plans to bury Nasrallah in a plot of land along the old road leading to … Read more
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati visited southern Lebanon this week, reflecting an attempt by the state of Lebanon to show that it will adhere to the conditions of the ceasefire signed last month, which put a stop to Israel-Hezbollah fighting. Mikati visited several areas in southern Lebanon, including Marjayoun. “We look forward to … Read more
Iranian-backed militias in Iraq have been attacking Israel for a year, in the wake of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. They began their attacks almost immediately after the Hamas attack, first targeting US forces in Syria and Iraq and then expanding the attacks to strike at Israel. These groups call themselves the … Read more
Syria’s de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa hosted Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt on Sunday in another effort to reassure minorities they will be protected after Islamist rebels led the ouster of Bashar al-Assad two weeks ago. Sharaa said no sects would be excluded in Syria in what he described as “a new era far … Read more
Iran is considering smuggling weapons to Hezbollah via air to Lebanon since the overland routes it previously used in Syria are no longer practicable, according to a Times report on Monday, citing a source with knowledge of the matter. With flights between Tehran and Beirut resuming, the Islamic Republic may look to turn the … Read more
In the early hours of Sunday, December 8, President Bashar al-Assad flew out of Syria to Moscow, ending a 54-year dynasty during which the Assad family had ruled the country with an iron fist. Hours earlier, rebel forces had entered the capital, Damascus, simultaneously seizing control of the strategic city of Homs to the … Read more
