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After a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, which had paused the frequent rocket fire, artillery shelling, and airstrikes between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, border skirmishes reignited on Friday. Lebanon and Hezbollah were not direct participants in the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, yet there was a notable but cautious calm in the southern Lebanese border area during the truce …

Hezbollah has reported that two of its members, Mohammad Mazraani and Wajih Msheik, were among the three individuals killed in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon on Friday. This occurred as Hezbollah resumed hostilities against Israel following the cessation of a Gaza ceasefire. According to a source close to Hezbollah, Mazraani and his mother Nasifa were killed in their home, countering claims …

The Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) has commented on the Lebanese Forces’ (LF) position regarding the extension of Army chief General Joseph Aoun’s term. The FPM stated that there is no need for the LF to feel pressured or to explain their reasons for supporting the extension. The FPM pointed out that the LF has changed its earlier stance of not …

Hezbollah released a statement claiming it had targeted Israeli artillery positions at the Khirbat Maer post near the border with rocket fire. In response, the Israeli army confirmed that it had received shell fire in the Shomera region in northern Israel, to which it reacted with artillery. Israeli shelling also hit the outskirts of several southern Lebanese border towns, including …

A U.S. military representative confirmed that a “self-defense strike” targeted a drone launch site in northern Iraq. This action followed an airstrike that resulted in the death of five militants aligned with Iran. The official, who spoke under the condition of anonymity, stated that the strike was aimed at a location near Kirkuk. It was conducted in response to what …

Israeli airstrikes in the vicinity of Damascus, Syria, resulted in the deaths of two Syrian fighters affiliated with Hezbollah, as reported by a war monitor to AFP. These airstrikes took place near Sayyida Zeinab, less than a day after a ceasefire between Hamas, an ally of Hezbollah, and Israel concluded in Gaza. Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the Syrian …

On Monday, the Israeli army bombarded several towns along the southern border of Lebanon in retaliation to Hezbollah’s attacks on soldier groups in northern Israel. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for striking multiple Israeli positions, including Ruwaisat al-Alam, al-Baghdadi post, and groups of soldiers located in Shtula, Misgav Am, Karm al-Touffah near the Branit Barracks, and al-Raheb post. They asserted that their …

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, in his Sunday sermon, expressed sorrow over the cessation of the ceasefire in Gaza. He highlighted the plight of innocent people who are suffering the consequences of the renewed conflict, questioning the purpose of a humanitarian truce that only leads to more intense warfare. Al-Rahi stressed that in Lebanon, there is no desire for the conflict …