Tag Archives: Israel-Hezbollah Conflict

On Tuesday, intense Israeli airstrikes targeted Hezbollah’s stronghold in southern Beirut, marking the heaviest bombardment in the area in two months of full-scale conflict with Israel. These strikes appeared to be a final effort to punish Hezbollah before any potential ceasefire agreement. Thick plumes of smoke rose from central Beirut after an Israeli airstrike hit a residential building without warning. …

Elias Bou Saab, the Deputy Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, has accused Israel of intensifying its bombardment of Lebanon to pressure the Lebanese government into making concessions during indirect ceasefire talks with Hezbollah. Bou Saab remarked that the pressure had increased as the situation neared a crucial turning point in the negotiations for a ceasefire. Despite the pressure, Bou Saab …

Israel and Lebanon are close to finalizing a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the conflict with Hezbollah, according to senior officials from both Israel and the U.S., as reported by Axios. The proposed deal includes the establishment of a U.S.-led oversight committee that will monitor the ceasefire’s implementation and handle any violations. The U.S. has agreed to provide Israel with …

Israeli media reported that a security source threatened “Beirut will shake today” after Hezbollah rockets injured 10 Israelis in the Tel Aviv area and northern Israel. On Sunday, air raid sirens were activated across several regions in central and northern Israel, following rocket fire from Lebanon. The Israeli military confirmed that 18 projectiles were launched from Lebanon toward central Israel, …

Renewed airstrikes targeted southern Beirut on Thursday following warnings from the Israeli military for residents to evacuate the area. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, there were three intense strikes on the Haret Hreik neighborhood, adding to the three strikes that occurred in the early hours of the morning. U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein was in Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, …

On Wednesday, the Israeli military reported that three soldiers, including a 70-year-old, were killed in southern Lebanon amid ongoing clashes with Hezbollah since late September following a year of cross-border hostilities. The army identified two soldiers killed in the same incident, one of whom was 70-year-old reservist Ze’ev ‘Jabo’ Hanoch Erlich. Earlier on Wednesday, it had announced the death of …

The Lebanese Army reported that an Israeli airstrike targeted one of its military bases in the southern town of Sarafand late Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of three Lebanese soldiers. At least 17 others were injured, including nearby civilians, according to the Health Ministry. So far, the war between Israel and Hezbollah has claimed the lives of 41 Lebanese soldiers. …

Hezbollah announced that its leader, Sheikh Naim Qassem, is set to deliver a speech on Wednesday. This comes a day after a previously scheduled address was canceled and as U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein continues efforts in Beirut to mediate an end to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The Iran-backed group confirmed the speech would take place later in …