Tag: Israel-Lebanon Relations
Sa’ar: Israel must be free to act against Hezbollah truce violations
Israel must continue to be able to deter Hezbollah, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar stressed on Wednesday, speaking amid efforts to reach a ceasefire with Iran's Lebanese terrorist proxy.
"We need to keep the freedom to...
Beirut files complaint with UN Security Council about Israeli flyovers
The Lebanese government has filed a complaint with the U.N. Security Council after Israeli Air Force fighter jets repeatedly broke the sound barrier over Beirut, the country’s LBC TV channel reported on Monday.
The protest, which was filed by Beirut’s mission in...
Israel’s flawed gas deal with Lebanon has come back to bite it
Remember the agreement with Lebanon that Israel signed less than 18 months ago? An agreement we were promised would bring quiet and security along the northern border?
Under the current volatile security conditions along the border with...
Netanyahu warns Hezbollah: You will be responsible for turning Lebanon into Gaza
If the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group chooses to launch an all-out war against the Jewish state, it will be responsible for "turning Beirut and Southern Lebanon into Gaza and Khan Yunis," Israeli Prime Minister...
Christians oppose Hamas recruitment in Lebanese refugee camps
Hamas is trying to establish a new military force in Southern Lebanon because the terrorist group’s leadership feels betrayed by Hezbollah and Iran.
Hamas has established a large-scale recruitment mechanism it calls “The Al-Aqsa Flood,” tasked with...
Erdan warns UN Security Council of ‘powder keg’ on cusp of Hezbollah ignition
The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations implored its Security Council to help clamp down on Hezbollah’s repeated provocations along the Israeli-Lebanese border.
“The Middle East is a powder keg on the cusp of being...
The dilemma of a preventive Israeli strike on Hezbollah
Hezbollah’s provocations on the Lebanese–Israeli border continue, while deeper within Lebanon, the Iranian-backed terror army continues to amass a monstrous arsenal of some 200,000 rockets, mortar shells, missiles and drones. Hundreds of these threats are capable...
Lebanon’s PM: Maritime deal safe despite Netanyahu win
The United States will ensure the recent maritime border deal with Israel remains in force even if current frontrunner Benjamin Netanyahu forms a government after Tuesday’s election, Lebanon’s interim prime minister Najib Mikati said...
Biden: Israel-Lebanon deal sets stage for more stable, prosperous region
The Israel-Lebanon maritime border agreement sets the stage for a more stable Middle East, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday.
“As I said when this historic agreement was announced, it will secure the interests...
WATCH: Israel signs maritime border deal with Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday signed the U.S.-mediated maritime border deal with Lebanon, following its approval by the Cabinet earlier in the day.
“This is a tremendous achievement for the State of Israel...