Posts Tagged: lebanon
Gaza and Lebanon: The Two Turning Points of 2018
Major wars tend to produce clear and visible strategic turning points. But less dramatic events often generate shifts that are no less significant, albeit in...
Israel Starts Demolishing Recently Uncovered Hezbollah Attack Tunnels
Israel has begun the process of destroying Hezbollah attack tunnels discovered by the IDF as part of its recent Operation Northern Shield. According to Israel's Channel...
How Far Will the IDF Go in Lebanon?
JNS.org - Operation Northern Shield, encompassing the IDF’s efforts to uncover and destroy Hezbollah attack tunnels crossing under the Israel-Lebanon border, has been made possible...
Hezbollah Has No Respect for Human Life
JNS.org - After the Israeli military announced the discovery of several Hezbollah attack tunnels near its northernmost border with Lebanon, Metula resident Michael Mezeika noted that...
Report: Despite Iranian Goading, Hezbollah Not Seeking New Full-Scale War With Israel
Despite growing concerns about Iran's transfer of precision-guided missile technology to its Lebanese Shi'a terror proxy Hezbollah, the organization is in fact deceptively weak, and...
Operation Northern Shield Could Reshape Israel’s Northern Front
JNS.org - The recent discovery of Hezbollah’s invasion tunnels has removed a critical component of the organization’s -- and Iran’s -- plan for war against...
The Hezbollah-Lebanon Symbiosis Is a Threat to Israel
The question of Lebanon’s responsibility for acts of aggression emanating from its territory has long preoccupied Israeli decision-makers. During the Second Lebanon War, for instance,...
Hezbollah’s War on Israel Takes Precedence Over Bibi
JNS.org - Maybe you thought that the discovery of tunnels built by Hezbollah under the border between Lebanon and Israel would generate a full-scale debate...
Netanyahu Briefs Putin on Anti-Tunnel Operation on Lebanese Border: Kremlin
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu briefed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Israel's crackdown along its border with Lebanon on tunnels it said were dug by...
Israeli Army Fires on Suspected Hezbollah Terrorists Near Border
In the first major flare-up since the IDF's Operation Northern Shield began, the Israeli military fired on three suspected Hezbollah terrorists who approached the border...
The Escalating Israeli Dilemma in Lebanon Could Mean War
JNS.org - Every few months, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah makes a point of warning Israel not to attack Lebanon, and makes all sorts of threats. Last...
US Designates Son of Hezbollah Leader a Terrorist
The US State Department on Tuesday designated Jawad Nasrallah, son of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, a terrorist and accused him of carrying out attacks against...
Rouhani Says New US Sanctions Have No Effect on Iran Economy
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that US sanctions announced last week have had no effect on Iran's economy because Washington had already practically...
Hezbollah Leader: If Assad Loses, We Will See Netanyahu in Damascus
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah warned in a speech on Saturday that if Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad is defeated, "we will see Netanyahu and the like...
