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The Advertiser
08-05-2025
- Politics
- The Advertiser
Israel mounts heavy air strikes in southern Lebanon
Israel has launched dozens of air strikes in south Lebanon in one of its heaviest bombardments of the region since a ceasefire ended the war in 2024 with Iran-backed Hezbollah. The Israeli military said it had hit a Hezbollah infrastructure site in the south. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah, which has previously said that it withdrew all its forces from the south in line with the US-brokered truce. Lebanon's health ninistry said at least one person was killed and another eight wounded in the strikes. Thick columns of smoke rose from the hilltops hit in the attacks in the Nabatieh region, about 10km from the border. Israel, which inflicted huge damage on Hezbollah during last year's war, has been carrying out air strikes in south Lebanon on a regular basis since the ceasefire, and has also struck the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut several times. The ceasefire terms require that neither Hezbollah nor any other armed group have weapons in areas near the border south of the Litani river, which flows into the Mediterranean some 20km north of the Israeli border. They require Israel to withdraw troops from the south and that the Lebanese army deploy into the border region. Lebanon and Israel have accused each other of failing to fully implement the deal. Israel still has troops on five hilltop positions in the south. Rockets have been fired from Lebanon towards Israel twice, though Hezbollah denied any role. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has said the group has no more weapons in south Lebanon, in line with the ceasefire terms. Lebanese authorities have detained Palestinian militants, including Hamas members, accused of firing rockets towards Israel from Lebanon on two occasions since the ceasefire. Both attacks prompted Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs. Israel killed thousands of Hezbollah fighters in the war, destroyed much of its arsenal and eliminated top leaders, including Hassan Nasrallah. The war spiralled after Hezbollah opened fire at the beginning of the Gaza war, declaring solidarity with its Palestinian ally Hamas. Israel has launched dozens of air strikes in south Lebanon in one of its heaviest bombardments of the region since a ceasefire ended the war in 2024 with Iran-backed Hezbollah. The Israeli military said it had hit a Hezbollah infrastructure site in the south. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah, which has previously said that it withdrew all its forces from the south in line with the US-brokered truce. Lebanon's health ninistry said at least one person was killed and another eight wounded in the strikes. Thick columns of smoke rose from the hilltops hit in the attacks in the Nabatieh region, about 10km from the border. Israel, which inflicted huge damage on Hezbollah during last year's war, has been carrying out air strikes in south Lebanon on a regular basis since the ceasefire, and has also struck the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut several times. The ceasefire terms require that neither Hezbollah nor any other armed group have weapons in areas near the border south of the Litani river, which flows into the Mediterranean some 20km north of the Israeli border. They require Israel to withdraw troops from the south and that the Lebanese army deploy into the border region. Lebanon and Israel have accused each other of failing to fully implement the deal. Israel still has troops on five hilltop positions in the south. Rockets have been fired from Lebanon towards Israel twice, though Hezbollah denied any role. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has said the group has no more weapons in south Lebanon, in line with the ceasefire terms. Lebanese authorities have detained Palestinian militants, including Hamas members, accused of firing rockets towards Israel from Lebanon on two occasions since the ceasefire. Both attacks prompted Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs. Israel killed thousands of Hezbollah fighters in the war, destroyed much of its arsenal and eliminated top leaders, including Hassan Nasrallah. The war spiralled after Hezbollah opened fire at the beginning of the Gaza war, declaring solidarity with its Palestinian ally Hamas. Israel has launched dozens of air strikes in south Lebanon in one of its heaviest bombardments of the region since a ceasefire ended the war in 2024 with Iran-backed Hezbollah. The Israeli military said it had hit a Hezbollah infrastructure site in the south. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah, which has previously said that it withdrew all its forces from the south in line with the US-brokered truce. Lebanon's health ninistry said at least one person was killed and another eight wounded in the strikes. Thick columns of smoke rose from the hilltops hit in the attacks in the Nabatieh region, about 10km from the border. Israel, which inflicted huge damage on Hezbollah during last year's war, has been carrying out air strikes in south Lebanon on a regular basis since the ceasefire, and has also struck the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut several times. The ceasefire terms require that neither Hezbollah nor any other armed group have weapons in areas near the border south of the Litani river, which flows into the Mediterranean some 20km north of the Israeli border. They require Israel to withdraw troops from the south and that the Lebanese army deploy into the border region. Lebanon and Israel have accused each other of failing to fully implement the deal. Israel still has troops on five hilltop positions in the south. Rockets have been fired from Lebanon towards Israel twice, though Hezbollah denied any role. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has said the group has no more weapons in south Lebanon, in line with the ceasefire terms. Lebanese authorities have detained Palestinian militants, including Hamas members, accused of firing rockets towards Israel from Lebanon on two occasions since the ceasefire. Both attacks prompted Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs. Israel killed thousands of Hezbollah fighters in the war, destroyed much of its arsenal and eliminated top leaders, including Hassan Nasrallah. The war spiralled after Hezbollah opened fire at the beginning of the Gaza war, declaring solidarity with its Palestinian ally Hamas. Israel has launched dozens of air strikes in south Lebanon in one of its heaviest bombardments of the region since a ceasefire ended the war in 2024 with Iran-backed Hezbollah. The Israeli military said it had hit a Hezbollah infrastructure site in the south. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah, which has previously said that it withdrew all its forces from the south in line with the US-brokered truce. Lebanon's health ninistry said at least one person was killed and another eight wounded in the strikes. Thick columns of smoke rose from the hilltops hit in the attacks in the Nabatieh region, about 10km from the border. Israel, which inflicted huge damage on Hezbollah during last year's war, has been carrying out air strikes in south Lebanon on a regular basis since the ceasefire, and has also struck the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut several times. The ceasefire terms require that neither Hezbollah nor any other armed group have weapons in areas near the border south of the Litani river, which flows into the Mediterranean some 20km north of the Israeli border. They require Israel to withdraw troops from the south and that the Lebanese army deploy into the border region. Lebanon and Israel have accused each other of failing to fully implement the deal. Israel still has troops on five hilltop positions in the south. Rockets have been fired from Lebanon towards Israel twice, though Hezbollah denied any role. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has said the group has no more weapons in south Lebanon, in line with the ceasefire terms. Lebanese authorities have detained Palestinian militants, including Hamas members, accused of firing rockets towards Israel from Lebanon on two occasions since the ceasefire. Both attacks prompted Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs. Israel killed thousands of Hezbollah fighters in the war, destroyed much of its arsenal and eliminated top leaders, including Hassan Nasrallah. The war spiralled after Hezbollah opened fire at the beginning of the Gaza war, declaring solidarity with its Palestinian ally Hamas.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
One killed, eight wounded as Israel hits Lebanon in major post-truce attack
Israel has launched one of its most intense aerial assaults on southern Lebanon since a truce halted last year's war with Hezbollah, according to Lebanese officials and the Israeli military. Air strikes on Thursday targeted several locations across the Nabatieh region, around 12km (7 miles) from the Israeli border. At least one person was killed and eight others injured, Lebanon's Health Ministry said. Thick plumes of smoke rose from the bombed hilltops as residents fled the affected areas. The Israeli army said its warplanes struck a 'Hezbollah infrastructure site', but gave no further details. The claim could not be independently verified. There was no immediate response from Hezbollah, which had previously said it withdrew its fighters from the border following the United States-brokered ceasefire. Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun said in a short post on X that he was closely monitoring the situation in southern Lebanon after Israeli strikes hit the region. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam condemned the attacks. In a statement on X, he said: 'All Israeli violations of UN Resolution 1701 and ceasefire agreements must come to an end. The Lebanese government has not – and will not – stop pushing for Israel's full withdrawal from our territory.' Although the truce officially ended hostilities, sporadic cross-border attacks have continued. Israel has regularly broken the truce and carried out air raids across southern Lebanon, also hitting Hezbollah-controlled neighbourhoods in Beirut's southern suburbs. Under the terms of the ceasefire, Hezbollah and other armed groups are not permitted to operate or store weapons south of the Litani River, while Israel is required to withdraw from southern Lebanon and allow the Lebanese army to deploy in the region. However, both sides have accused each other of violating the agreement. Israel still occupies five strategic hilltops along the border. While rockets have been fired into Israel from Lebanese territory on two separate occasions, Hezbollah has denied involvement. The recent escalation marks a sharp intensification of the conflict, rooted in Hezbollah's support for Hamas during Israel's ongoing war on Gaza. Hezbollah's deputy leader, Naim Qassem, has maintained that the group no longer keeps weapons in the border zone, in accordance with the truce.
Straits Times
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Israel mounts heavy airstrikes in south Lebanon
Smoke billows from Nabatieh district, following Israeli strikes, according to two Lebanese security sources, as seen from Marjayoun, in southern Lebanon, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher Smoke billows from Nabatieh district, following Israeli strikes, according to two Lebanese security sources, as seen from Marjayoun, in southern Lebanon, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher Smoke billows from the Nabatieh district, following Israeli strikes, according to two Lebanese security sources, as seen from Marjayoun, in southern Lebanon, May 8, 2025. REUTERS/Karamallah Daher BEIRUT - Israel launched dozens of airstrikes in south Lebanon on Thursday, in one of its heaviest bombardments of the region since a ceasefire ended last year's war with the Iran-backed Hezbollah. The Israeli military said it had hit a Hezbollah infrastructure site in the south. There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah, which has previously said that it withdrew all its forces from the south in line with the U.S.-brokered truce. Lebanon's Health Ministry said at least one person was killed and another eight wounded in the strikes. Thick columns of smoke rose from the hilltops hit in the attacks in the Nabatieh region, some 12 km (8 miles) from the border. Israel, which inflicted huge damage on Hezbollah during last year's war, has been carrying out airstrikes in south Lebanon on a regular basis since the ceasefire, and has also struck the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut several times. The ceasefire terms require that neither Hezbollah nor any other armed group have weapons in areas near the border south of the Litani river, which flows into the Mediterranean some 20 km (12 miles) north of the Israeli border. They require Israel to withdraw troops from the south and that the Lebanese army deploy into the border region. Lebanon and Israel have accused each other of failing to fully implement the deal. Israel still has troops on five hilltop positions in the south. Rockets have been fired from Lebanon towards Israel twice, though Hezbollah denied any role. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has said the group has no more weapons in south Lebanon, in line with the ceasefire terms. Lebanese authorities have detained Palestinian militants, including Hamas members, accused of firing rockets towards Israel from Lebanon on two occasions since the ceasefire. Both attacks prompted Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs. Israel killed thousands of Hezbollah fighters in the war, destroyed much of its arsenal and eliminated top leaders, including Hassan Nasrallah. The war spiraled after Hezbollah opened fire at the beginning of the Gaza war, declaring solidarity with its Palestinian ally Hamas. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
L'Orient-Le Jour
05-05-2025
- Politics
- L'Orient-Le Jour
Al Jadeed staff fear for safety following Nasrallah mausoleum report
BEIRUT — 34 employees working with the local TV station, Al-Jadeed, wrote a letter to the station's management expressing their fear for their safety, after a report was broadcasted on Friday criticizing the costs of former Hezbollah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah's mausoleum. Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut on September 27, 2024, four days after the escalation of the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. The nine-minute report angered Hezbollah's audience as it claimed that tens of millions of dollars were spent on purchasing real estate and constructing the mausoleum while, Hezbollah members whose homes were destroyed during the war remain without shelter or compensation. Following that, a campaign of incitement was launched against the channel, with some party supporters accusing it of promoting Israeli propaganda and inciting the population against Hezbollah. In the letter which protested the station's policy, the employees claimed that they are now in "danger," adding that threats are extending to their families and relatives as a result of the report. They also called on the management to "act as quickly as possible to resolve these issues to ensure the safety of all its employees." They emphasized that they do not interfere in the channel's policy and direction, but that their safety is at risk due to certain practices and the station's adoption of tendencies that could cause strife in the country. The report showed the properties that were earlier purchased and the names of their owners as well as the identities of some new owners. According to the report, "the funds did not enter through banking channels, but were provided through non-transparent Iranian funds and bags full of smuggled dollars.' According to the report, both the costs of purchasing the land for the project and of construction are estimated at $50 million each. The report also claims that the sale, purchase and transfer were not done legally as the Lebanese Ministry of Finance was not aware of them, adding that the buyer and seller only obtained authorization through the Hezbollah-controlled municipality of Burj al-Barajneh, an area in the Southern suburbs of Beirut. The report, which was aired as part of a talk show hosted by host Josephine Deeb, was not produced by Al Jadeed. Moreover, according to the local newspaper Al Modon, Al Jadeed clarified that the report was not endorsed by the channel. L'Orient Today contacted the station's administration and one of its journalists but they were not immediately available to comment. Reacting to these claims, Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV wrote: 'Nine minutes of polished incitement, released by Al-Jadeed under the label of a journalistic investigation, appeared closer to a booby-trapped security statement, with no signature, no professional reference, and no minimum standards of accuracy. The report is filled with imaginary headlines that are not based on logic, ... aimed at fueling internal strife and incitement." Al Manar added that Al Jadeed does not have any proofs for its claims, adding that official maps and documents refute all these allegations. Moreover, on Saturday, Hezbollah MP, Ibrahim al-Moussawi, described the report as a 'qualified crime,' calling on the judiciary to take immediate action.
Asharq Al-Awsat
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Building in Beirut Southern Suburbs Struck After Israeli Warning
A building in Beirut's southern suburbs known as Dahieh was struck on Sunday almost an hour after the Israeli army issued an evacuation order to residents of the area. The Israeli army's spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, earlier said on X that residents should evacuate several buildings in the Hadath neighborhood and move "at least 300 meters away.' Residents reported hearing gunfire across the area, which they said they believed was intended to warn people to leave, as well as seeing a massive traffic jam on roads leading from the area. "To everyone located in the building marked in red on the attached map, and the surrounding buildings: you are near facilities belonging to Hezbollah," Adraee wrote in a post that included a map of the potential targets. The Israeli army said the building was being used to store precision missiles belonging to Hezbollah. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement that Hezbollah's precision missiles "posed a significant threat to the State of Israel." Lebanese President Joseph Aoun called on the United States and France, as guarantors of the ceasefire agreement struck in November, to compel Israel to stop its attacks. "Israel's continued actions in undermining stability will exacerbate tensions and place the region at real risk, threatening its security and stability," he said in a statement. Earlier this month an Israeli airstrike killed four people, including a Hezbollah official, in Beirut's southern suburbs -the second Israeli strike on a Hezbollah-controlled area of the Lebanese capital in five days.
