Tag: Lebanon
‘Very friendly’ Netanyahu-Trump call focused on Israeli victory, Gaza hostages, PM says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a "very friendly, warm and important" phone call with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on the need to complete Jerusalem's victory over Iranian-backed terror proxies and free the hostages held by...
Why the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire is fated to fail … and why that’s a good...
Some 415 days after Hezbollah launched a war against Israel in solidarity with Hamas following its Oct. 7 massacre, the United States, France, Israel and Lebanon announced a ceasefire. While the Biden administration surely...
Hezbollah begins rebuilding militarily, financially
The Lebanese Shi'ite terrorist organization Hezbollah has already begun rebuilding its military capabilities and financial operations, just over a week since a ceasefire with Israel went into effect after 13 and a half months...
IAF hits Hezbollah after terror group fires mortars at Mount Dov
The Israeli Air Force struck Hezbollah terrorist assets across Lebanon on Monday night in response to the Iranian proxy's firing of two mortar shells across the border hours earlier in violation of the Nov....
A 60-day ceasefire
Let’s be clear about why Israel signed onto this ceasefire. There are three reasons:
1. Joe Biden has been slow-walking aid to Israel. That slow-walking has gotten Israeli troops killed. The ceasefire is designed to...
State Department: US hasn’t determined if Israel violated Lebanon ceasefire
The U.S. State Department said on Monday that the Israeli-Hezbollah ceasefire, which went into effect last Wednesday, is thus far “successful, broadly speaking,” with no determination yet made of accusations of Israeli violations.
Despite ongoing...
Trump names Boulos as senior Arab, Middle East adviser
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stated on Sunday morning that Massad Boulos, a Lebanese-born billionaire whose son Michael is married to Trump's daughter Tiffany, will be his senior adviser on Arab and Middle East affairs.
"Massad...
Lebanon ceasefire opens path to Hamas hostage deal, Hochstein says
The Hezbollah ceasefire agreement in Lebanon could pave the way to a deal to release the hostages held by Hamas, Amos Hochstein, a senior adviser to U.S. President Joe Biden, said in a Wednesday...
Half of Israelis say no clear winner in war against Hezbollah
A survey taken hours before the truce in Lebanon suggests that half of Israelis think the near-14-month-long Israel Defense Forces' campaign against Iranian-backed Hezbollah ended without a clear victor.
Asked by Israel's Channel 12 News on Tuesday...
Full text of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire agreement
The National on Wednesday published what the Emirati state-owned newspaper said is the full text of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon that halted hostilities with the Hezbollah terrorist entity.
According to the Abu Dhabi-based broadsheet, the...