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Israel resumes airstrikes on southern Beirut

November 07, 2024 -

The areas bombed consisted mostly of suburbs directly to the south of Beirut's city limits, including Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, Mrayjeh, Ruwais and Tahouitet al-Ghadir. Other areas targeted include the Al Mujtaba Complex, the Hadi Nasrallah Highway and an old road leading to the Beirut International Airport.

Strikes also hit the villages of Ain El Remmaneh and Al Qammatiyeh, resulting in at least three deaths and five injuries in Al Qamatiyeh, and at ...

Israel kills Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Afif in Beirut airstrike

November 22, 2024 -

The Associated Press (AP) reported, citing a statement by Hezbollah, that Afif was killed in an airstrike on an office building in central Beirut on Sunday, Nov. 17. The IDF likewise confirmed his death in a statement, noting that he "wielded significant influence over Hezbollah's military operations" and "glorified and incited" attacks on Israel.

"Afif, who ran Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV station for years before taking over as the group's spokesman, delivered ...

Israeli airstrikes target alleged Hezbollah site near Beirut Airport

November 11, 2024 -

The strikes hit a building between two runways, reportedly causing several explosions at the site, with footage showing the aftermath of the attack. Social media posts captured scenes of airport staff taking cover inside hangars as the missiles exploded nearby. (Related: Israel resumes airstrikes on southern Beirut.)

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly launched up to three missiles at the facility, which was situated close to Lebanon's only operational ...

Israeli drone strike assassinates Hamas deputy leader in Beirut

January 05, 2024 -

The incident occurred in Beirut's southern suburbs on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 2. Southern Beirut is known to be an area under the influence, if not the direct control, of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

The strike, which Hezbollah attributed to Israel, targeted a Hamas office during a meeting with the Lebanese Sunni Islamist political party the Islamic Group. The strike resulted in the deaths of three Lebanese and four Palestinian individuals, ...

Hezbollah warns Israel “should be worried” after Beirut assassination strikes

November 26, 2025 -

Tensions in the Middle East have sharply escalated following a targeted Israeli airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut, an attack that has drawn a severe warning from the Lebanese militant and political group Hezbollah, signaling that a dangerous new chapter in the conflict may be imminent.

In a recent airstrike that reverberated through the Lebanese capital, Israel killed Hezbollah's chief of staff, Haitham Ali Tabatabai, along with ...

U.S. Embassy in Beirut tells Americans: DON’T TRAVEL to Lebanon

July 03, 2024 -

The advisory strongly advises against travel to Lebanon, particularly in southern regions and border areas with Syria, and cautions against visiting refugee settlements.

In the event of sudden outbreaks of violence or armed conflict, the notice emphasizes that neither the Lebanese government nor the U.S. Embassy can ensure the safety of U.S. citizens. Several European nations have also advised their nationals to evacuate Lebanon.

Recent weeks have witnessed escalating ...

EU moves to bolster Lebanon’s security forces, aiding Beirut in disarming Hezbollah

December 11, 2025 -

The European Union is quietly escalating its involvement in Lebanon's internal security landscape, aiming to shift responsibility for domestic policing away from the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to free them for a singular mission: disarming Hezbollah.

A confidential EU document obtained by Reuters on Monday, Dec. 8, disclosed this strategy. It revealed plans for expanded training, advisory support and potential equipment provisions to Lebanon's ...

Israel targets Hezbollah chief of staff in Beirut strike, raising fears of escalation

November 24, 2025 -

Israel carried out a targeted strike in Beirut on Nov. 23, killing Hezbollah's Chief of General Staff Haytham Ali Tabatabai—a move that risks escalating tensions along the Israel-Lebanon border.

The attack, Israel's first in Beirut since June, comes nearly a year after a fragile ceasefire ended hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group. Israeli officials justified the operation, claiming Tabatabai was responsible ...

Massive explosion in Beirut caught on camera, unimaginable devastation “vaporizes buildings” – see footage

August 04, 2020 -

Officially, the explosion was caused by some sort of mishap at a "fireworks factory" and is being described as an "industrial accident." But those who watch the videos shown below are concerned that the explosion looks like it might be a nuclear detonation. We are not saying it's actually a nuclear bomb, but it certainly appears to visually resemble one.

The detonation, "vaporizes several buildings," explains one newscaster in a video below. "Damage extends for several ...

Rioters set fire to U.S. Embassy in Beirut after Hezbollah calls for ‘day of rage’

October 20, 2023 -

(Article republished from ThePostMillennial.com)

Tear gas was deployed in an attempt to disperse the crowd, according to the New York Post. The group gathered hours ahead of Biden's arrival in neighboring Israel.

One man was seen scaling a fence outside of the embassy, waving a Palestinian flag above the crowd, which also flew Hamas flags. Rioters also set fire to a building behind the embassy gates.

? Massive crowd forms outside the US Embassy in Lebanon, ...

Israel takes out deputy head of Hamas in drone attack on Beirut suburb, well inside Hezbollah territory

January 04, 2024 -

Though IDF has yet to take responsibility for the attack, al-Arouri, Hamas' deputy leader abroad, died in an Israeli strike on the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, this according to the Hezbollah-linked Al-Mayadeen.

The 57-year-old headed up Hamas' political bureau and was considered to be the de facto leader of Hamas' military wing in the West Bank. According to Israeli intelligence, al-Arouri helped plan the June 2014 kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teens: ...

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah reportedly agreed to a ceasefire before he was ASSASSINATED by Israeli military in Beirut

October 09, 2024 -

Bou Habib revealed this in an interview with PBS's Christiane Amanpour, saying: "He agreed [to a ceasefire]. Lebanon agreed completely, Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire." The Lebanese government consulted closely with Hezbollah during the negotiations, with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri directly involved in coordinating with the group.

According to Bou Habib, after these consultations, the agreement was communicated to American and French officials, who in turn ...

Top Iranian commander reportedly disappears in Beirut amid rumors he may have betrayed his country and collaborated with Israel

October 15, 2024 -

Qaani, 67, took control of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' (IRGC) elite unit after former leader Qassem Soleimani was assassinated by a drone strike ordered by the United States in early 2020. He has not been heard from since an airstrike on Oct. 4 targeted a bunker in Beirut where he was said to be meeting with Hezbollah top leaders, including the projected next leader Hashem Safieddine.

Initially, Qaani was presumed to have perished in the attack, but ...

Western nations cancel flights to Lebanon amid rising Israeli threats

July 31, 2024 -

Air France and the low-cost airline Transavia France halted their flights between Paris and Beirut on July 29 and 30 due to the security situation in Lebanon, according to a spokesperson for the airlines.

Lufthansa, Swiss and Eurowings, all part of the Lufthansa Group, have suspended their flights to and from Beirut until August 5 due to ongoing developments in West Asia, according to a group spokesperson.

Meanwhile, Lebanon's Middle East Airlines ...

Hezbollah “storing missiles and explosives at Lebanon’s main airport,” Western media claims without evidence

June 26, 2024 -

As the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza shifts to a war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, The Telegraph is claiming without concrete evidence that Hezbollah is supposedly battening the hatches at the Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport.

"Hezbollah stores missiles and explosives at Lebanon's main airport, whistleblowers claim," The Telegraph claims in its article, which is titled with the headline: "Exclusive: Terrorists pass through 'bribed' customs ...

Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s residential area kill 22, injure 117 people

October 17, 2024 -

According to the Lebanese media outlet Al Mayadeen, the assassination attempt on the Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa failed. The attack marks the third Israeli strike outside Beirut's Southern Suburbs, following previous attacks on the Kola and Bashoura areas.

Reports indicated that the first aerial attack targeted the third floor of an eight-story residential building located between the densely populated areas of Ras al-Nabaa and Al-Nuwairi in central Beirut....

Travelers rush to leave Lebanon amid fears of growing tension and canceled flights

August 19, 2024 -

The recent assassinations of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah military chief Fuad Shukr have ignited heated vows of vengeance from Iran and other groups, leading to tensions skyrocketing and travelers in Lebanon panicking for the airports.

Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group supported by Iran, has exchanged fire almost daily with Israeli forces in support of Hamas, which the former is closely allied with, since ...

Israel is now bombing HOSPITALS in Lebanon

October 23, 2024 -

The move came not long after the Israeli military claimed that there was a Hezbollah terrorist target near the hospital that they intended to hit.

An Israeli army spokesman stated: "Hezbollah built a tunnel under a hospital in Haret Hreik in the southern suburbs of Beirut. The Israeli army will begin, within the coming hours, a wave of attacks on targets in the suburb of Beirut."

They maintained that they were not targeting the hospital itself ...

For “self-defense,” Israel must invade and occupy southern Lebanon for 50 years, says former Israeli defense minister

January 10, 2024 -

Avigdor Lieberman, a longtime war hawk, says the reason Israel needs to take control over southern Lebanon is to create a permanent security buffer zone between northern Lebanon and the Jewish state.

Founder and chairman of Yisrael Beiteinu, a right-wing secular nationalist party credited with being most influential among Israel's million-plus Russian-speaking immigrant community, Lieberman argues that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) must "close off" a large portion of southern ...

Lebanon and Israel hold historic direct talks amid rising tensions and disarmament demands

December 06, 2025 -

For the first time in over four decades, Lebanese and Israeli civilian representatives met face-to-face on Wednesday, Dec. 3, under a United States-led ceasefire monitoring mechanism, signaling a tentative diplomatic step forward even as both sides offered starkly different interpretations of the discussions.

The meeting was held at the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) headquarters in Naqoura, near the Israeli border. It included ...