An Israeli drone strike in Janata, near Lebanon’s eastern border with Syria, resulted in the death of six people and left two others injured on Saturday, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency. The Israeli military confirmed the attack, stating that it targeted Hezbollah operatives who were operating within a strategic weapons manufacturing and storage facility belonging to the group. …
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The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, Mohammad Raad, strongly criticized remarks made by visiting U.S. official Morgan Ortagus on Friday, calling them an unacceptable interference in Lebanon’s internal affairs. Raad described Ortagus’s statement as malicious and irresponsible, arguing that it directly targeted a fundamental part of Lebanon’s political structure. He accused the U.S. of blatant interference in the country’s sovereignty, …
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The Following is an almost completely different rendition of this story, the content having similar ideas but rephrased, and presented differently. A Hezbollah official and his two daughters were killed Friday after an explosion targeting a house belonging to the said official struck a southern border town, according to media reports from Tayr Harfa. The man, Abbas Haidar, was a …
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A senior U.S. official said on Friday that Hezbollah’s involvement in Lebanon’s new government is a red line for Washington, while he described the Iran-backed group as “defeated” in its conflict with Israel, in an interview during a visit to Beirut. Ortagus’ visit comes as Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam faces ongoing challenges in forming a government amid intense political pressure …
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