Posts Tagged: Israel Hezbollah
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
Washington is ramping up pressure on Beirut to swiftly issue a formal cabinet decision committing to disarm Hezbollah before talks can resume on a halt to Israel's military operations in Lebanon, five sources familiar with the...
US Cannot ‘Compel’ Israel to Do Anything, US Special Envoy Says in Lebanon
Washington cannot "compel" Israel to do anything, US special envoy Thomas Barrack said in Beirut on Monday, in response to a reporter's question about Lebanese demands that the US guarantees a halt to Israeli strikes...
Israeli Strike South of Beirut Kills Commander in Sunni Islamist Group
An Israeli drone strike south of the Lebanese capital killed a top commander from Jama'a Islamiya on Tuesday, the Sunni Islamist group said, in an attack later confirmed by Israel. The Israeli military announced that...
Israel Seeking to Normalize Ties With Lebanon in New Border Talks: Reports
Israel is seeking to normalize ties with Lebanon in upcoming talks that could potentially bring an end to decades of tensions and conflict, according to...
Israel Agrees to Talks on Lebanon Border, to Free Five Lebanese, PM Office Says
Israel said on Tuesday it had agreed to hold talks to demarcate its border with Lebanon, adding it would release five Lebanese detainees held by the Israeli military in what it called a "gesture to...
Hezbollah to Bury Long-Time Terrorist Leader Nasrallah in Mass Funeral in Lebanon
Hezbollah will bury its former leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, in a mass funeral aimed...
Israel Will Leave Troops in 5 Locations in Lebanon After Tuesday Deadline, Military Says
Israel will keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past a Feb. 18 deadline for them to withdraw, a military spokesperson said on Monday, as Israeli...
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah to Be Buried in ‘Grand Procession’ on Feb. 23
JNS.org — The head of the Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah said on Sunday that his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah, will be buried on Feb. 23,...
Israeli Jets Attack Syria-Lebanon Border Crossings to Stop Arms Amuggling
Israeli jets struck seven crossing points along the Syria-Lebanon border on Friday, aiming to cut the flow of weapons to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in...
Why the Hezbollah Ceasefire Is a Strategic Gamble for Israel
One key aspect of the Israeli gamble on a ceasefire arrangement with Hezbollah on the northern front seems to be a set of significant imminent...
Israeli Cabinet to Meet Tuesday to Approve Lebanon Ceasefire Deal
A senior Israeli official said on Monday that Israel's cabinet would meet on Tuesday to approve a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, and a Lebanese official said...
Netanyahu Approved Pager Attacks Against Hezbollah, Spokesman Says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved pager attacks that dealt a deadly blow to the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah in September, Omer Dostri, spokesperson for his office, said on Monday. The Israeli...
Israel Is Not Defeating Hezbollah in Lebanon – It’s Only Laying the Groundwork for the Next War
Following the unexpected success of the series of blows inflicted by Israel on Hezbollah’s high command in August and September, the IDF began a ground...
Israeli Strikes Deep in Lebanon Kill 60 Hezbollah Terrorists
JNS.org — Sixty Hezbollah terrorists were killed over the past day in Israeli airstrikes on 20 targets north of Lebanon's Litani River, including in Baalbek,...
