Posts Tagged: Israel Hezbollah
Israel Pushes Lebanon Army to Search More Intrusively for Hezbollah Arms, Sources Say
Israel is pressing Lebanon's army to be more aggressive in disarming the Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah by searching private homes in the south for weaponry, three Lebanese security officials and two Israeli officials have...
Lebanese Army Walks Political Tightrope to Disarm Hezbollah
Lebanon's army has blown up so many Hezbollah arms caches that it has run out of explosives, as it races to meet a year-end deadline to disarm the Iran-backed Shi'ite terrorist...
UN Security Council Renews Lebanon Peacekeeping Mission ‘For a Final Time’
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously extended "for a final time" a long-running peacekeeping mission in Lebanon until the end of 2026, when the operation...
Lebanon to Propose Hezbollah Disarmament Plan on Aug. 31, US Envoy Says
Lebanon will present a plan on Sunday aimed at persuading the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah to disarm, with Israel expected to submit a corresponding framework for its military...
Israel Says It Would Reduce Troops in Lebanon if Beirut Takes Steps to Disarm Hezbollah
Israel on Monday signaled it would scale back its military presence in southern Lebanon if the Lebanese armed forces took action to disarm Iran-backed Shi'ite terrorist group Hezbollah. The announcement from the Israeli prime minister's...
US Envoy Says Israel Should ‘Comply’ With Lebanon Plan to Disarm Hezbollah
Top US envoy Thomas Barrack said on Monday Israel should comply with a plan under which Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah would be disarmed by the end of the year in exchange for a...
Hezbollah Chief Says Missiles Will Fall on Israel if It Resumes War on Lebanon
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem threatened Israel directly for the first time in months in a televised speech on Tuesday, saying missiles would fall on it if it resumed a broad war on Lebanon. His comments came as Lebanon's...
Lebanese President Steps Up Calls for Hezbollah to Disarm
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun stepped up his calls for Hezbollah to disarm on Thursday, suggesting failure to do so would give Israel an excuse to continue attacks and saying the issue would be on the...
US Pressures Lebanon to Issue Cabinet Decision to Disarm Hezbollah Before Talks Continue
Washington is ramping up pressure on Beirut to swiftly issue a formal cabinet decision committing to disarm Hezbollah before talks can resume on a halt to Israel's military operations in Lebanon, five sources familiar with the...
US Cannot ‘Compel’ Israel to Do Anything, US Special Envoy Says in Lebanon
Washington cannot "compel" Israel to do anything, US special envoy Thomas Barrack said in Beirut on Monday, in response to a reporter's question about Lebanese demands that the US guarantees a halt to Israeli strikes...
Israeli Strike South of Beirut Kills Commander in Sunni Islamist Group
An Israeli drone strike south of the Lebanese capital killed a top commander from Jama'a Islamiya on Tuesday, the Sunni Islamist group said, in an attack later confirmed by Israel. The Israeli military announced that...
Israel Seeking to Normalize Ties With Lebanon in New Border Talks: Reports
Israel is seeking to normalize ties with Lebanon in upcoming talks that could potentially bring an end to decades of tensions and conflict, according to...
Israel Agrees to Talks on Lebanon Border, to Free Five Lebanese, PM Office Says
Israel said on Tuesday it had agreed to hold talks to demarcate its border with Lebanon, adding it would release five Lebanese detainees held by the Israeli military in what it called a "gesture to...
Hezbollah to Bury Long-Time Terrorist Leader Nasrallah in Mass Funeral in Lebanon
Hezbollah will bury its former leader Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, in a mass funeral aimed...
