Hezbollah fired anti-tank missiles at the Margaliot and Ramim Israeli military posts near the Lebanon-Israel border on Thursday. Simultaneously, the Israeli army shelled southern border areas. An Israeli drone also came under fire over the occupied Shebaa Farms. Earlier, an Israeli drone had fired a missile on the outskirts of the Lebanese border town of Mhaibib, while Israeli artillery shelling …
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Hezbollah strikes Israeli infantry units in Shomera and Dovev
On Wednesday, Israeli artillery launched shelling attacks on several locations, including Ramia, Beit Leef, and the border towns of al-Labbouneh, al-Naqoura, Rmeish, Aita al-Shaab, Halta, and al-Mari. This action was in response to three rockets that had landed in Zarit and Shtula in the Israeli upper western Galilee. Additionally, Israel targeted the outskirts of Mays al-Jabal, Blida, Houla, Mhaibib, and …
Read More »Three children and grandmother killed in Israeli strike laid to rest
On Tuesday, a Lebanese family was mourned by their community as they were interred in their ancestral village in southern Lebanon. The grandmother and her three young granddaughters perished two days prior when an Israeli drone struck the vehicle they were in near the Lebanon-Israel boundary. A solemn procession took place in Ainata, where the villagers, in a display of …
Read More »Contacts intensify with Lebanon in bid to contain border tensions
In recent hours, Western and non-Arab countries have stepped up their diplomatic efforts with Lebanese authorities to help de-escalate the rising tensions along Lebanon’s southern border with Israel, aiming to prevent a larger clash, according to media outlets. These diplomatic exchanges have underscored a collective wish to maintain peace and stability in Lebanon, particularly along the southern border. Additionally, there’s …
Read More »G7 calls on Iran to stop supporting Hezbollah and Hamas
On Wednesday, the G7 foreign ministers issued a collective appeal to Iran, urging the country to halt its backing of Hamas and Hezbollah. They called on Iran to leverage its influence to mitigate the ongoing tensions in the region. In their consensus statement following discussions in Japan, the ministersโincluding U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his counterparts from Britain, …
Read More »Hochstein and Berri have fruitful conversations
During a productive discussion on Tuesday with Lebanon’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein received positive feedback, according to parliamentary insiders. These sources, speaking to Asharq al-Awsat and quoted on Wednesday, highlighted the active role the U.S. is playing to avert further escalation in the region. Lebanese authorities indicate that while the situation on their end is under …
Read More »Brazilian breaks Olympic medal, wants another one
LONDON: A Brazilian who won Olympic bronze in judo accidentally broke his medal when he took it to the shower with him. Now his fight is to have it replaced by the International Olympic Committee. Felipe Kitadai said he was carrying the medal everywhere he went and decided to take it to the shower as well as a joke, but …
Read More »Lebanese pound down again after brief respite
BEIRUT: The Lebanese pound resumed its fall Wednesday after a brief respite, trading at LL17,750 to the dollar on the black market, exchange dealers said. They said they were buying the greenback for LL17,700 and selling it for LL17,800, compared to LL17,750 over the last two days. The pound has now shed over the past three weeks almost all its …
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