Tag: Lebanon
Israel, US seek augmentation of UNIFIL to curb Hezbollah
As the U.N Security Council is set to vote Thursday on whether to extend the mandate of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), Israel and the United States are pushing for the peacekeeping...
Facing tensions on multiple fronts, is Israel on the verge of an all-out war?
The big news in Israel is not that Iran attemptedto send kamikaze drones into Israeli territory last week or that Israel targeted that terrorist cell in Syria; these are not completely out of the ordinary or even...
Israel reportedly strikes Palestinian terror base in Lebanon
Israel carried out a strike on a base in Lebanon belonging to Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC), reported Arabic media early Monday morning.
The Israel Defense Forces has yet...
UN ambassador Danon: ‘The Port of Beirut has become the Port of Hezbollah’
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon presented new evidence to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday showing how Iran is using civilian transport routes to arm the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah.
Speaking at...
Jury finds former Uggs salesman guilty for working as Hezbollah ‘sleeper agent’
A former Uggs salesman has been found guilty for working as a “sleeper” agent for Hezbollah while living in the Bronx, assisting the terrorist group in planing attacks on New York City.
Ali Kourani, 34, was...
UN confirms third Hezbollah tunnel into Israel, violating ceasefire agreement
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirmed on Thursday that a tunnel discovered by Israel earlier this year alongside the Lebanese-Israeli border, dug by the terrorist group Hezbollah, was the third violation...
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...
Lebanon warns neighbors not to use Israel-EU pipeline
Lebanon warned its neighbors on Thursday not to use a planned gas pipeline that will go from Israel to the European Union, citing a maritime border disagreement with the Jewish state, which it considers...
In Lebanon, Hezbollah’s political power rises along with its military might
Inside Lebanon, Hezbollah wields unrivalled military power, but it is also engaged in increasing its political power. It achieved this goal through the newly formed Lebanese government, which has seen the Iranian-backed terrorist organization...
Israel is still doing America’s dirty work in Syria
For some observers, this past weekend’s revelations about Israeli strikes against Iranian targets in Syria was just politics as usual in the Jewish state. Some pundits treated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public acknowledgement...