Posts Tagged: lebanon
Lebanon Protesters Keep Pressure on Government as Reform Deadline Nears
Protesters in Lebanon returned to the streets early on Sunday, keeping pressure on Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri as a self-imposed deadline to deliver a package...
Israel and Hezbollah Are on a Collision Course
JNS.org - Many experts express admiration for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. From senior military officers to researchers and journalists, Nasrallah’s every gesture and statement is...
In Lebanon, the United Nations Fails Israel Yet Again
JNS.org - Last week, Israel came within hours of a possible full-scale war on its border with Lebanon. This horrific situation was made possible through...
Why Is the US Training and Equipping the Lebanese Army?
American security assistance generally is predicated on the principle that a smaller or poorer country that has US equipment and training will be better able...
IDF Remains on High Alert on Lebanon Border, Bracing for Potential Second Hezbollah Attack
The Israeli military was maintaining a high-alert status on the Lebanon border on Wednesday due to assessments that Hezbollah might attack IDF forces a second...
Israeli Military Orders Extra Forces to Lebanon Border Area
Israel's military said on Saturday it had ordered extra forces to deploy on its northern border as tensions remained high with Lebanon's heavily armed Shi’ite...
US Sanctions Lebanon’s Jammal Trust Bank for Financial Ties to Hezbollah
The United States on Thursday sanctioned Lebanon-based Jammal Trust Bank SAL and its subsidiaries for allegedly facilitating the financial activities of Hezbollah, according to the...
Israeli Actions in Lebanon a ‘Declaration of War,’ President Aoun Says
Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Monday called recent Israeli actions in his country's territory “a declaration of war.” On Sunday, a drone crashed in a Hezbollah...
Lebanon Secures Release of American Citizen From Syria
Syrian authorities have released a US citizen and he has been handed back to his family, thanks to the mediation of Lebanon, a Lebanese security...
Netanyahu: Israel Will Deliver ‘Crushing Blow’ in Any Future War With Hezbollah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that if Israel was forced into another war with Hezbollah, “we will act with tremendous force and...
Iran Condemns Britain for Listing Proxy Hezbollah as ‘Terrorist’ Group
Iran criticized Britain for its decision to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, saying on Saturday it ignored both the will of a large portion...
Top US Official Visits Hezbollah Tunnel Dug Under Israel-Lebanon Border
A top US official visited on Wednesday a Hezbollah tunnel recently uncovered by the IDF on the Israel-Lebanon border. “Stood ankle deep in mud today inside...
The EU Praises Lebanon’s Human Rights Record, Ignoring How It Abuses Palestinians
By any objective measure, Palestinians in Lebanon are treated far worse than those who live under Israeli "occupation." They are banned, by law, from holding jobs...
Hezbollah Says Two Obstacles Remain for Lebanon Government
The leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah said on Saturday that two obstacles remain before the formation of a new Lebanese government after months...
