Tag: Hezbollah
US Treasury targets Russian-backed Iranian oil-smuggling network
On the day that the Biden administration point man on Iran testified before a Senate committee, the U.S. Treasury Department announced a new sanctions package targeting an oil-smuggling and money-laundering network belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...
Alma Center says Moscow ‘likely turned blind eye to transfer of Russian weapons to...
Russia has likely turned a blind eye to Syrian and Iranian transfers of Russian-made weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon, a new report by an Israeli defense research center has assessed.
Maj. (res.) Tal Be’eri, head of the...
Israel Police seize 100 grenades, firearms at Lebanon border
Israeli security forces thwarted an attempt on Monday night to smuggle 100 grenades into the country from Lebanon, the Israel Police announced on Tuesday. The grenades, which were of the fragmentation type, were likely...
Syria’s new demographics create recruitment options for Iran, Hezbollah
The Israel Defense Forces has identified a new threat in the form of demographic changes in Syria resulting in a significant rise in Shi’ite and Alawite populations, according to a recent report by Israel Hayom.
“The...
Ministerial committee approves new defense plan for northern Israel
The Israeli Ministerial Committee on Procurements approved a new defense plan for northern Israel worth hundreds of millions of dollars, Kan News reported on Sunday.
The regional active defense plan involves creating a significant boost to the...
Nasrallah denies sending fighters to Ukraine to battle alongside Russia
The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah terrorist group has denied reports that the group is sending fighters to Ukraine to battle alongside Russian forces, according to Reuters.
“No one from Hezbollah, neither a fighter nor an expert,...
Israel’s UN ambassador demands Security Council condemn Hezbollah
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan on Tuesday asked the members of the United Nations Security Council to condemn Hezbollah’s recent attempts to launch drones into Israeli territory and turn Lebanon into...
‘Economic warfare is the ultimate weapon’
The negotiations in Vienna aiming to revive the Iranian nuclear deal have taken Udi Levy back in time to 2015, the year world powers signed the original agreement with Tehran—eliminating “Project Cassandra,” the pinnacle...
Hamas, Hezbollah leaders meet in Lebanon to discuss Israel
A Hamas delegation met with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon on Saturday.
The delegation was headed by the head of the Gaza-based terrorist organization’s political bureau, Saleh al-Arouri, and deputy Hamas leader in Gaza...
Former Lebanese justice minister compares Hezbollah to Vichy regime of France
Ex-Lebanese Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi told Lebanon’s MTV in recent days that the Iranian-backed Hezbollah is like the Vichy regime of France during World War II, and that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah should stand...