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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

1 hurt as Israeli drone tries to target car in al-Abbasiyeh amid other violations — Naharnet

2025-05-30

[NAHARNET] An Israeli drone tried to target a car in the southern town of al-Abbasiyeh but the missile failed to explode, media reports said, as the Health Ministry said one person was maimed in the botched strike.

The IDF targets Hezbollah south of the Litani River — whose people have no business being being there, according to the ceasefire they signed. That makes them legitimate targets.

The Israeli army meanwhile announced that a man killed overnight in a dronezap in Yater was the commander of the town's Hezbollah unit.

See?

During the war, the targeted operative was behind attacks against Israeli forces and settlements and ''he has recently attempted to rehabilitate the (Yater) unit, which is a violation of the (ceasefire) agreement,'' the Israeli army added.

Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli forces fired an artillery shell at the al-Ain area in the southern border town of Kfarshouba and also fired machine guns at the town's outskirts, the National News Agency said.

Al-Jadeed television said the shell was fired at shepherds in the area.

Several citizens meanwhile escaped unharmed after Israeli forces shot up them near a chicken farm in the southern border town of Blida. A drone meanwhile dropped a stun grenade on the border town of Kfar Kila.

The Israeli army also opened machine gun fire heavily on the Marjayoun plain.

Israeli drones meanwhile overflew the al-Zahrani region at low altitudes.

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Rajji slams Hezbollah as ''outlaw'' group and its tripartite equation as outdated

2025-05-30

[NAHARNET] Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji has said that Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem

... the new Fearless Leader of the Hezbullies...
''can say what he wants'' about the so-called ''army-people-resistance'' equation but added that ''the Lebanese people no longer want this outdated equation.''

''He certainly does not want to give up his weapons, but eventually he must find a solution,'' Rajji said in an interview with the al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper.

''This is an outlaw gang and it is not legitimate. We ask it to seek a solution, hand over its weapons and form a normal political party that has the creed it wants. I support total creed freedom and let its fighters return to their normal life and each member to his job,'' the minister added.

Hezbollah MPs lash out at Foreign Minister Rajji
[An Nahar] A number of Hezbollah MPs have lashed out at Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji, who is close to the Lebanese Forces, over his latest remarks on Hezbollah and its weapons.

“Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji’s remarks reflect the opinion of a political party, not the government. He used to fire bullets at people during the (civil) war, and now he is firing words,” MP Hassan Fadlallah said in an interview on al-Manar TV.

Responding to Rajji’s statement that the Lebanese people no longer want the so-called army-people-resistance equation, MP Ibrahim al-Moussawi said: “Which people are you referring to? The people who marched in the funeral of (Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah)? You are talking about hundreds of thousands of Lebanese people … Are you talking about the people who signed with their blood before their ink in the municipal elections to reiterate this equation?”

Slamming Rajji’s remarks as “irresponsible” and “shameful,” Moussawi said the people want to hear the minister talking about “Israeli occupation, aggression and daily assassinations.”

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Three Israeli airstrikes target outskirts of Brital

2025-05-27

[NAHARNET] Israeli warplanes on Monday carried out three ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s on the Sraj area in the outskirts of the Baalbek district town of Brital, the state-run National News Agency said.

Two people were maimed in overnight strikes on the southern towns of Beit Leef and Majdal Zoun, the Health Ministry said Monday.

Israel has continued to launch near-daily airstrikes in southern and eastern Leb
Leb

...The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
and sometimes in Beirut's suburbs despite a November 27 truce that sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah including two months of full-blown war.

Under the terms of the ceasefire deal, the only armed bodies in southern Lebanon are meant to be U.N. peacekeepers and Lebanon's army, though Israel has retained its forces in five areas it has declared strategic.

Speaking Sunday on the anniversary of Israel's withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem

... the Grand Vizier of the Hezbullies...
reiterated the Lebanese group's stance that it will not discuss giving up its remaining weapons until Israel withdraws from the five border points it occupies in southern Lebanon and stops its airstrikes.

More airstrikes to come, then. Your choice.

"We adhered completely" to the agreement, Qassem said, adding: "Don't ask us for anything else from now on. Let Israel withdraw, stop its aggression, release the prisoners and fulfill all obligations under the agreement. After that, we will discuss each new development."

If only Hezbollah didn’t keep sending out teams to set up new outposts south of the Litani River in contravention of the ceasefire, and legitimate targets like arms caches were not carefully hidden in the marked places in IDF maps for resuming war with Israel north of it…
The Times of Israel adds:

Lebanese media reports an Israeli airstrike near the village of Brital in the northeastern Beqaa Valley.

There is no immediate comment from the IDF.

الطيران الإسرائيلي يشنّ غارة على السلسلة الشرقية في مرتفعات بلدة بريتال شرقي بعلبك pic.twitter.com/JS4bjSsq47
— Annahar النهار (@Annahar) May 26, 2025

translated from Arabic by Google.
Israeli aircraft launch a raid on the eastern mountain range in the heights of the town of Brital, east of Baalbek.

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Ortagus says Lebanon has ''more'' to do on Hezbollah disarming

2025-05-21

[NAHARNET] Leb
Leb

...The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else?...
still has "more" to do in disarming Hezbollah following the war between the Iran-backed group and Israel, Deputy U.S. Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus said Tuesday.

As part of a deal agreed to end 14 months of fighting last November, Hezbollah was to withdraw its fighters north of Lebanon's Litani River, while Israel was to pull all its forces from south Lebanon.

The Lebanese Army has been deploying in the area as Israeli forces have withdrawn and has been dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure there.

U.N. peacekeepers are also present in the area and play a role in supervising the ceasefire.

Lebanese authorities "have done more in the last six months than they probably have in the last 15 years," Ortagus said at the Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
Economic Forum referring to efforts to disarm Hezbollah.

"However,
alcohol has never solved anybody's problems. But then, neither has milk...
there's a lot more to go," she added.

"We in the United States have called for the full disarmament of Hezbollah. And so that doesn't mean just south of the Litani. That means in the whole country," Ortagus said at the Qatar conference calling on Lebanese politicians "to make a decision."

Israel has continued to launch raids on Lebanon despite the ceasefire.

Last month, President Joseph Aoun said the army was deployed in more than 85 percent of Lebanon's south, and that the sole obstacle to full control across the frontier area was "Israel's occupation of five border positions".

In defiance of the ceasefire agreement, the Israeli military continues to occupy five positions close to the border that it has declared to be strategic.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Report: Hezbollah quietly ceding posts north of Litani to army

2025-05-20

[NAHARNET] Dialogue between the Lebanese state and Hezbollah over the latter's remaining weapons is ongoing behind the scenes, a diplomatic source from the five-nation group for Leb
Leb

...The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
said.

''A number of sites north of the Litani River have been handed over, away from the spotlight and media coverage, as per the agreement between the two sides,'' al-Liwaa newspaper quoted the source as saying.
Or abandoned by hungry, unpaid Hezzies.
Israel has continued to launch raids on Lebanon despite a November truce which sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah including two months of all-out war.

Under the ceasefire, the Iran-backed Hezbollah was to pull back its fighters north of Lebanon's Litani River and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure to its south.

Israel was to withdraw all its forces from Lebanon, but it has kept troops in five areas that it deems "strategic".

The Lebanese Army has been deploying in the south as Israeli forces have withdrawn and has been dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure.

The truce was based on a United Nations
...the Oyster Bay money pit...
Security Council resolution that says Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers should be the only forces in south Lebanon, and calls for the disarmament of all non-state groups.

Last month, President Joseph Aoun said the army was deployed in more than 85 percent of the south, and that the sole obstacle to full control across the frontier area was "Israel's occupation of five border positions."

Also in April, Lebanon's military said a munitions blast in the south killed three personnel, days after a kaboom killed another soldier as the force was dismantling mines in a tunnel.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Soldier among 2 hurt in Israeli strike on car in South

2025-05-19

[NAHARNET] An Israeli dronezap on Sunday targeted Renault Rapid car near an army checkpoint in the southern town of Beit Yahoun, wounding two people including a soldier, the Health Ministry said.

A Lebanese Army statement said the soldier sustained a moderate injury.

Israel has continued to launch strikes on Leb
Leb

...Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects....
despite a November 27 truce which sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah including two months of full-blown war.

Under the ceasefire, the Iran-backed Hezbollah was to pull back its fighters north of Lebanon's Litani River and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure to its south.

Israel was to withdraw all its forces from Lebanon, but it has kept troops in five areas that it deems "strategic".

The Lebanese Army has been deploying in the area as Israeli forces have withdrawn and has been dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure there.

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Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Israeli attacks in south Lebanon: Latest developments

2025-05-16

[NAHARNET] Israeli drones on Thursday dropped percussion bombs on the destroyed school in the southern town of al-Dhayra and on a home in the southern border town of Kfar Kila.

An Israeli attack had at dawn targeted a prefabricated room in the southern town of Adaisseh, following three Apache helicopter strikes on a prefabricated home belonging to an NGO in the southern town of Houla.

Israel has continued to launch strikes on Leb
Leb

...The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
despite the November 27 truce which sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah including two months of full-blown war.

Under the deal, Hezbollah was to pull back its fighters north of Lebanon's Litani River, some 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the Israeli border, and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure to its south.

Israel was to withdraw all its forces from Lebanon, but it has kept troops in five areas that it deems "strategic".

Lebanon says it has respected its ceasefire commitments and has called on the international community to pressure Israel to end its attacks and withdraw all its troops.

IDF says it killed Hezbollah operative in southern Lebanon drone strike

[IsraelTimes] The IDF says it killed a Hezbollah operative in a drone strike in southern Lebanon’s Arnoun earlier today.

According to the military, the operative was involved in restoring a Hezbollah site in the area.

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Israel says killed Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon strike

2025-05-15

[NAHARNET] Israel's military said it killed a Hezbollah bad boy in a strike on south Leb
Leb

...an Iranian satrapy until recently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel...
on Wednesday, the latest attack despite a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed group.

"Earlier today (Wednesday), the IDF (military) struck in the area of Qaaqaaiyet al-Jisr in southern Lebanon, eliminating the Hezbollah commander of the Qabrikha area," a military statement said.

Lebanon's health ministry reported one person killed in an Israeli dronezap targeting a car.

Israel has continued to launch strikes on Lebanon despite the November 27 truce which sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hezbollah including two months of full-blown war.

Under the deal, Hezbollah was to pull back its fighters north of Lebanon's Litani River, some 30 kilometers (20 miles) from the Israeli border, and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure to its south.

Israel was to withdraw all its forces from Lebanon, but it has kept troops in five areas that it deems "strategic".

Lebanon says it has respected its ceasefire commitments and has called on the international community to pressure Israel to end its attacks and withdraw all its troops.

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Baabda says Qassem''s latest stances ''realistic''

2025-05-15

[NAHARNET] The latest stances of Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem

... the Grand Vizier of the Hezbullies...
were ''realistic,'' Lebanese Presidency sources said.

''Every now and then some Hezbollah officials issue some stances that do not reflect this pragmatism, but what's certain is that the more they show cooperation, the more things become easier to implement,'' the sources told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper.

''The president had repeatedly talked about Hezbollah's cooperation as to the withdrawal of arms south of the Litani River and Qassem's remarks reflect a reassuring atmosphere in terms of the implementation of Resolution 1701 and what stemmed from it in the agreement reached in November 2024 on which Hezbollah agreed,'' the sources added.

As for Qassem's warnings that some want to isolate Hezbollah, the sources said: ''No one wants to isolate them and ignoring them is out of the question. Hezbollah is represented in parliament and government and talking about isolation is not logical.''

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UNIFIL says it has found more than 225 Hezbollah arms caches in south Lebanon since start of truce

2025-05-13

Oh? And were they destroyed in place or handed over to the Lebanese army, which is still significantly manned by Hezbollah turbans?

[IsraelTimes] The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon says that since the start of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, it has uncovered more than 225 weapons caches in the south and referred them to the army.

To the army and thence right into Hezbollah’s hot little hands. Goody.

The November truce largely ended more than a year of hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed terror group, including two months of all-out war.

Under the deal, Hezbollah was to withdraw its fighters north of Lebanon’s Litani River and Israel was to pull all its forces from south Lebanon. Israel nevertheless has kept troops in five areas it deems “strategic.”

The Lebanese army has been deploying in the area as Israeli forces have withdrawn and has been dismantling Hezbollah infrastructure there.

Since the November 27 truce began, “peacekeepers have found over 225 weapons caches and referred them” to the Lebanese army, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon says in a statement.

UNIFIL also has a seat on the ceasefire monitoring committee, alongside truce brokers France and the United States, and the Israeli and Lebanese governments.

“With UNIFIL support,” Lebanon’s army has “redeployed to more than 120 permanent positions south of the Litani,” the peacekeeping force says.

It criticizes the IDF for keeping troops in five areas, saying that the “full deployment” of the Lebanese army has been “hindered” as a result.

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Hamas, Hezbollah commanders killed in IDF strikes in Lebanon

2025-05-08

[IsraelTimes] Early-morning strike kills top operations officer in Palestinian terror group, a day after attack eliminates senior logistics commander for Hezbollah

A Hamas
Hamas

..one of the armed feet of the Moslem Brüderbund millipede,...
commander was killed in an Israeli ~~Arclight~~ airstrike
...KABOOM!...
in the southern coastal Lebanese city of Sidon early Wednesday morning, the military said.

The Israel Defense Forces said the target, Khaled Ahmad al-Ahmad, served as chief of operations in the terror group’s western sector in Leb
...home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade....
Ahmad had advanced numerous attacks on Israeli civilians and troops during the war, the IDF said, adding that, "Recently, he worked to transfer weapons and to carry out terror attacks against the State of Israel."

The strike was carried out because "Ahmad’s activities posed a threat to the State of Israel and its citizens," the military added.

Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said an "enemy drone" hit a car in the Sidon’s Villas neighborhood, near the Imam Ali Mosque. Pictures showed a Renault on fire.

Hamas confirmed al-Ahmad’s death, saying he was a field commander.

Hamas, which rules Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
, has a significant presence in Lebanon and is allied with the Lebanese Hezbollah terror group. Both are backed by Iran.

The attack came a day after the IDF killed a Hezbollah commander in a dronezap in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon.

Tuesday’s strike killed Adnan Harb, who the military said headed Hezbollah’s logistics array in the terror group’s Badr regional division. The regional unit is tasked with the area north of the Litani River.

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Lebanon: IDF says Hezbollah commander killed by drone strike in southern Lebanon

2025-05-07

[IsraelTimes] The IDF says it killed a Hezbollah commander in a drone strike in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon earlier today.

The strike killed Adnan Harb, who the military says headed Hezbollah’s logistics array in the terror group’s Badr regional division. The regional unit is tasked with the area north of the Litani River.

The IDF says Harb, as part of his role, worked to restore Hezbollah’s fighting capabilities, as well as restore infrastructure in areas south of the Litani River.

“The terrorist worked to transfer weapons within Lebanese territory between the various units in the organization. His actions constituted a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon,” the IDF says.

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