Tag: Lebanon
‘Hezbollahstan has 120,000 rockets pointed at Israel’
Two senior Israeli defense officials warned of Iranian intentions in Lebanon and Syria, providing a harsh reality for Israel in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
Maj.-Gen. (Res.)...
Lebanese Journalist: 100 Years After Balfour Declaration, The Arabs Have Failed Where Israel Has...
In a November 25, 2017 article marking the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, published in the London-based daily Al-Hayat, Lebanese journalist Karam Al-Hilu compared the meager accomplishments of the Arab world in the...
Kata’ib Hezbollah spokesman: ‘We will expel American forces from Iraq’
According to a new MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) report, Ja’afar Al-Husseini, the military spokesman for Kata’ib Hezbollah Iraq, a militia supported by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and which...
Hezbollah becoming ‘more powerful’ along Israel’s northern border, IDF chief warns
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot warned that the Hezbollah terror group is becoming an increasingly strong “military presence” during a period of extended quiet along Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.
“We know...
Iraqi Shi’ite Militia Commander Qais Al-Khazali Enters Lebanon, Visits Israeli Border
Qais Al-Khazali, the leader of the Iraqi Shi'ite militia Asa'ib Ahl Al-Haq, entered Lebanon and went on a tour of the Israeli-Lebanese border. In a video aired by the Iraqi Al-Ahd TV on December...
Saudi FM: Hezbollah holding Lebanon hostage
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, on Friday blasted Hezbollah, accusing the group of holding Lebanon hostage and demanding that it disarm.
Al-Jubeir told reporters in Madrid, according to AFP, that Hezbollah was destabilizing Lebanon by...
Netanyahu: Israel won’t tolerate Iranian bases in Lebanon, Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel opposes the US-Russian-brokered cease-fire in Syria because it perpetuates Iran’s military presence in the country. Diplomatic sources said that Iran wants to establish air, land...
Lebanon considering banning Wonder Woman due to Israeli lead Gal Gadot
Lebanon’s ministry of economy is seeking to ban the 2017 Wonder Woman movie because its lead actress – Gal Gadot – is an Israeli, though a formal request for a ban has not yet...