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5 Hezbollah fighters, including senior member’s son killed in Israeli strike
At least five fighters of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement, including the son of a senior member, have been killed in an Israeli strike on the village of Beit Yahoun in south Lebanon on Wednesday,…
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Hezbollah vows to retaliate against Israel’s killing of journalists in Lebanon
Beirut: Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shia military group, has vowed to retaliate against Israel’s “brutal aggression” after two journalists from Lebanese TV channel Al-Mayadeen were killed in Israeli attacks on the southern village…
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IDF strikes 3 Hezbollah anti-tank missile squads in Lebanon
Tel Aviv: A spokesman for the Israeli military on Tuesday said the forces hit three Hezbollah anti-tank squads on the country’s border with Lebanon. In a post on X in Hebrew, Israel…
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Israel strikes Lebanon’s Nabatieh for first time since 2006 war
Beirut: An Israeli drone attacked the Lebanese southern city of Nabatieh for the first time since the July 2006 Israeli war on Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told the media. The drone fired…
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Air defences intercept missile launched from Lebanon: IDF
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said air defences “successfully intercepted” a surface-to-air missile launched from Lebanon at a remotely manned military aircraft, prompting air raid sirens to go off in…
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Watch: Lebanon seizes 800 kgs of Kuwait-bound narcotics
The authorities in Lebanon seized about 800 kilograms of drugs that were on their way to Kuwait, the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported. The move came as part of joint intensive security…
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Australian govt urges citizens to leave Lebanon
Canberra: The Australian government has urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave the Middle East country as soon as possible over “volatile security situation”. In a statement on social media on Sunday…
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Hezbollah ‘playing very dangerous game’, could drag Lebanon into war, says Israel
Tel Aviv: Hezbollah is “playing a very dangerous game” and could drag Lebanon “into a war that it will gain nothing from,” an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson has said, the media…
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Israel evacuates 14 more communities near Lebanese border: Defense Ministry
Jerusalem: Israel announced plans on Sunday to evacuate 14 more communities near the Lebanese border, amid escalating cross-border fighting between Israel and militants in southern Lebanon. The communities are primarily consisting of…
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US holding back Israel from strike against Hezbollah in Lebanon
Jerusalem: The Israeli government has come under growing pressure from security establishment hawks to launch a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah in Lebanon. However, it is also facing strong opposition from the US…
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Hezbollah fighter killed in Lebanese-Israeli confrontations
Beirut: A Hezbollah fighter was killed and another was injured in Israeli bombardment on the Lebanese-Israeli border, the Shiite military group has said. A statement issued on Saturday evening noted that Hezbollah…
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Saudi Arabia calls on citizens to leave Lebanon ‘immediately’
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Beirut on Wednesday, October 18, called on its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately. In a statement posted on X, formerly Twitter,…
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Americans advised against travelling to Lebanon
Washington: The US State Department has raised its travel advisory for Lebanon to Level 4 ‘Do Not Travel’ due to the “unpredictable security situation related to rocket, missile, and artillery exchanges between…