Tag: Lebanon
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Hannibal Gaddafi released from prison in Lebanon
Hannibal Gaddafi has been released from prison in Lebanon after posting bail of up to $900,000. His bail initially at $11 million but was reduced on appeal saying he did not have the money. His travel ban has been lifted. Hannibal Gaddafi was imprisoned in Lebanon in 3025 after being kidnapped in Syria by armed…
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Israel launches up to 10 airstrikes against Syria as the Syrian Army battles Hezbollah militants on the Lebanese border
Yesterday night, Israel continued its unprovoked aggression against Syria by conducting at least 10 airstrikes against Syrian Army units in the south of Syria, Daraa and also Damascus Airport. Civilians were also reportedly killed and injured in the city of Daraa by the airstrikes. Israel is stoking sectarian tensions and fueling instability in Syria in…
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Israel keeps bombing Syria: Lebanese Druze Community Leader says Israel using Druze soldiers to occupy Syria
Israel continues to carry out bombings against Syria with the latest airstrikes being reported in Tartus. The Israeli Defense Forces also bombed a Syrian Army base in Tell Al-Mall in the Quneitra province. Israel is using the Druze community in Syria as pretext for its occupation and invasion of the south of Syria, and is…
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The new Syrian Army launches multiple operations against Hezbollah to secure its border with Lebanon
Starting last Friday, the new Syrian Army launched multiple operations along the Syrian border with Lebanon to secure it against Hezbollah militants. Under the Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian-Lebanese border was used by Hezbollah to smuggle weapons, although the border was also heavily used for drug smuggling. The Syrian Army fired into Lebanon targeting…
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Lebanon has a new President after two years of political vacuum
Last Thursday, Lebanon’s Parliament voted in General Joseph Aoun, a Maronite Christian as President of Lebanon. He was previously Lebanon’s Army Commander since 2017. His Hezbollah-nominated opponent Suleiman Frangieh withdrew his candidacy, and General Aoun got elected with 99 votes out of 128 votes in favour. This is the first time in many years that…
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Israel and the United States announce Lebanon ceasefire
Yesterday, US President Joe Biden announced a US-brokered ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel starting at 4AM today. Israel which currently controls all of Lebanon’s southern border is supposed to withdraw within sixty days as the Lebanese Army takes over. Hezbollah won’t be allowed to re-arm and re-group in southern Lebanon. Lebanese citizens were filmed driving…
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Maltese Armed Forces Contingent with UNIFIL Returns Home from Lebanon
The Armed Forces of Malta (AFM) contingent with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) returned home today as their deployment term came to an end. AFM personnel have the opportunity to voluntarily apply for deployment with UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon, an initiative coordinated with their Irish partners since 2007. The AFM contingents…
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Israel escalates its actions in Lebanon by razing whole villages to the ground
Israel has escalated its war in Lebanon over the past few weeks by razing entire villages to the ground, as multiple investigations have shown. The Israeli Defense Forces are also recording this activity. Villages that have been demolished in the southern Lebanese border with Israel included Meis al-Jabal, Ayta Ash Shaab, Dhayra where the destruction of…
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Irish MEP Barry Andrews condemns Israel’s attacks on the United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon
Barry Andrews, a European Parliament Member from Renew Europe has condemned the attacks of the Israeli Defence Forces on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. The IDF has attacked UNIFIL troops multiple times. According to a leaked report from UNIFIL troops to the Financial Times, the IDF has injured up to 15 UN peacekeepers…
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Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati in diplomatic row with Iran over its interference in Lebanon
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikari summoned the Iranian envoy in Beirut after Iran’s speaker of parliament, Bagher Ghalibaf said that Iran is ready to negotiate with France over the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. It is unusual that Lebanon challenges Iran’s interference in Lebanon which it is able to control via its…
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The IDF takes over Ayta Ash Shaab and razes it to the ground
The Israeli Defence Forces have taken over Hezbollah’s stronghold in the south of Lebanon, Ayta Ash Shaab. The village was already razed to the ground in 2006 after a tough battle between Hezbollah and the IDF. The IDF are currently also occupying Maroun al-Ras and Meiss Ej Jabal following battles with Hezbollah in the areas. …
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Up to 21 killed in an Israeli air-strike in Aitou in northern Lebanon
A Hezbollah media figure was targeted by an Israeli airstrike in a house in the village of Aitou in northern Lebanon. Up to 21 people have been killed in the predominantly Christian village with civilian casualties being reported. The Israeli Defence Forces are fighting Hezbollah in the south but are conducting more than 50 airstrikes…
