Lebanon Archives - Page 12 of 12

March 15, 2024 5:18 PM

Hezbollah tells Iran it would fight alone in any war with Israel

With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza(re, the head of Iran's Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel next aims at Lebanon's Hezbollah, an offensive that could severely hurt Tehran's main regional partner, seven sour...

January 4, 2024 10:37 AM

Hezbollah, Israel appear to signal no desire for spread of Gaza war

Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Israeli army made statements suggesting the two avowed enemies wanted to avoid risking the further spread of war beyond the Gaza Strip after a drone strike killed a Palestinian Hamas deputy leader in Beirut. In a speech ...

January 3, 2024 10:24 AM

Israeli drone kills deputy Hamas chief in Beirut, escalating concerns of wider Gaza conflict

Israel killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone strike in Lebanon's capital Beirut on Tuesday, Lebanese and Palestinian security sources said, raising the potential risk of war in Gaza spreading well beyond the Palestinian enclave. Ar...

November 22, 2023 5:01 PM

Israeli military strikes targets in southern Lebanon

Israel’s military struck areas of southern Lebanon on Wednesday (November 22), as cross-border hostilities with Lebanese armed group Hezbollah continued. There was no immediate confirmation of casualties. The strikes came a day after eight people ...

October 23, 2023 10:18 AM

Israel expands evacuations as Lebanon border clashes escalate

Israel expanded planned evacuations of communities on its northern front with Lebanon on Sunday as cross-border clashes with fighters from Lebanese group Hezbollah have intensified since the war in Gaza erupted more than two weeks ago. After enactin...

October 12, 2023 10:21 AM

Iran president, Saudi crown prince speak for first time since ties restored

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on October 11, in the first telephone call between the two leaders since a China-brokered deal between Tehran and Riyadh to resume t...