Tag: Lebanon-Israel Border
IDF steps up its defenses along Lebanese border over concern of Hezbollah attack
The Israel Defense Forces has stepped up its defenses along the northern border with Lebanon on Friday over concern that Hezbollah could launch an imminent attack.
“In light of a situational assessment in the IDF...
Israel insists on major changes to operations of UNIFIL in southern Lebanon
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said on Wednesday that major changes need to be made in the operations of the UNIFIL peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon.
“We have seen that slowly there...
Hundreds of thousands lack access to bomb shelters in northern Israel
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis in northern Israel do not have access to a bomb shelter or secure location, Israel’s Ynet news site reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, the Israel Builders Association released a study...
Israeli general: ‘If we are forced into war, we will exact a heavy price...
“The Israel Defense Forces will continue and intensify its covert and overt efforts to thwart Hezbollah’s attempts to undermine Israel’s security,” IDF OC Northern Command Maj. Gen. Amir Baram said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a...
With UN supervision, Lebanon is ready to draw maritime borders with Israel
Lebanon announced on Tuesday that it is prepared to draw its maritime border with Israel under U.N. supervision, reported Lebanese media.
“We are ready to draw Lebanon’s maritime borders and those of the Exclusive Economic...
Report: Hezbollah tunnel construction started before 2006 Lebanon war
Hezbollah began digging cross-border attack tunnels before the 2006 Second Lebanon War, as opposed to three or four years ago, as the Israel Defense Forces has said, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
The IDF declined...
Danon warns UN: ‘If Hezbollah dares to attack Israel, it will bring ruin to...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon warned the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday about the threat Hezbollah poses to the Jewish state, calling the terrorist group a “lifeblood” from Iran.
“Hezbollah has built...
Sens. Cotton, Cruz to introduce resolution recognizing Israeli sovereignty of Golan Heights
The outlet reported that the resolution states that “Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights is critical to Israel’s national security,” and that “Israel’s security from attack from Syria and Lebanon cannot be assured without Israeli sovereignty over...
Pompeo: Hezbollah terror tunnels ‘violate the most basic premise of sovereignty’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that Hezbollah tunnels from Lebanon to infiltrate and attack Israel “violate the most basic premise of sovereignty.”
“The United States fully supports Israel’s right , and...
Netanyahu says Israel is preventing Iran from taking over the Middle East
Israel will prevent Iran from using cross-border tunnels from Lebanon as a “weapon of aggression” against it, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Fox News on Thursday, two days after the Israel Defense Forces launched...