Posts Tagged: hezbollah
Crisis-Weary Lebanon Braces for Hariri Tribunal Verdict
Fifteen years after a truck bomb killed Lebanon's former Sunni leader Rafik al-Hariri in Beirut, triggering regional upheaval, a UN-backed court trying four suspects from...
British Government Urged to Enforce Hezbollah Ban
A group of British MPs wrote to UK Security Minister James Brokenshire this week urging him to ramp up enforcement of the country’s ban on...
‘We Will Do Whatever It Takes to Defend Ourselves,’ Israeli PM Vows Day After Hezbollah Attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited his country’s border with Lebanon on Tuesday, a day after an attempted Hezbollah terror attack there, saying, "We will...
Hezbollah ‘Playing With Fire,’ Israel’s Netanyahu Warns After Thwarted Northern Border Attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Hezbollah was “playing with fire” following an attempted terror attack on the Jewish state's northern border on Monday. "Israel...
Israel Warns Hezbollah of ‘Disproportionate’ Response to Further Cross‐Border Attacks
Israel warned the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah of a "disproportionate" response to further cross‐border attacks following Monday's thwarted infiltration attempt. A small squad of four Hezbollah...
Can Israel and Hezbollah Stave Off a Dangerous Escalation — or Even War?
JNS.org - Israel and Hezbollah are again embroiled in a perilous dynamic of escalation. How things unfold, as always, depends on the degree of self-restraint and...
Netanyahu to Iran: IDF ‘Prepared to Respond to Any Threat’
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conveyed a harsh warning on Sunday to Iran and its Lebanon-based proxy Hezbollah. Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu...
Israel Strikes Syrian Army Positions in Retaliatory Attack, Army Says
The Israeli military on Friday said its helicopters struck Syrian army targets in response to mortars fired toward the Golan Heights. "A number of targets were struck,...
Hezbollah Says Fighter Killed in Israeli Strike Near Damascus
A Hezbollah fighter was killed in an Israeli attack in Syria, the Iranian-backed Lebanese Shi'ite group's first declared casualty there since its leader warned last year that...
Lebanese Christian Cleric Seen to Criticize Hezbollah, Allies Over Crisis
Lebanon's top Christian cleric stepped up criticism of the Iran-backed Shi'ite group Hezbollah and its allies without naming them on Sunday, saying Lebanese rejected being...
Top US Jewish Organization Praises Congressional Letter Calling on EU to Proscribe Hezbollah
A top US Jewish organization expressed praise and support for a bipartisan Congressional letter urging the European Union to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist group...
US Ambassador Appears on Lebanese TV Despite Court-Imposed Ban
Lebanese media broadcast interviews with the US ambassador on Sunday, ignoring a ruling by a judge who banned the diplomat from television for a year over remarks that criticized...
IDF Tanks Stare Down Lebanese Troops, Hezbollah Fighters in Tense Moment on Northern Border
Two IDF tanks crossed the northern border fence into an Israeli enclave on the Lebanon frontier on Tuesday, Israeli news site N12 reported. The tanks operated...
Germany Cracks Down on Hezbollah — Who’s Next?
Following in the footsteps of the United States and the United Kingdom, authorities in Germany recently announced a complete ban on the activities of Hezbollah...
