Massive Hezbollah terror tunnel destroyed, claims Netanyahu
Jerusalem, April 28 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that they blew up a massive Hezbollah terror tunnel on Tuesday. The Israel Defense Forces announced that they have destroyed Hezbollah tunnels built over nearly a decade. Netanyahu said in a post on X that they blew up a massive Hezbollah terror tunnel and are […]
Disarming Hezbollah remains Israel’s top objective in Lebanon: Defence Minister Katz
Jerusalem, April 3 (IANS) Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday reiterated that the country’s top objective in Lebanon remains disarming Hezbollah through military and political means. After an assessment with military officials, Katz said, “Israel’s policy in Lebanon has been and remains clear: the top objective is the disarmament of Hezbollah through military and […]
Lebanon president accuses Hezbollah of working to ‘collapse’ state
BEIRUT, Lebanon(RAHNUMA): Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday accused Hezbollah of working to “collapse” the state and expressed Beirut’s readiness for “direct negotiations” with Israel, drawing the backing of his Syrian counterpart for his goal of disarming the Iran-backed group. Lashing out at Hezbollah over its March 2 attack against Israel, which has drawn a […]
Hezbollah says confronted Israeli helicopter landing in east Lebanon
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Hezbollah on Saturday said it confronted Israeli troops that infiltrated an east Lebanon town overnight, with Lebanese authorities reporting at least 16 killed in Israeli strikes on the area. In a statement, Hezbollah said its fighters had “observed the infiltration of four Israeli enemy army helicopters from the Syrian direction.” After landing and disembarking, […]
Lebanon says Israeli attacks kill nearly 300 since Monday
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Lebanon’s health ministry on Saturday said Israeli attacks on the country had killed almost 300 people since the start of the war with Hezbollah this week. In a statement, the ministry said that “the death toll from the Israeli aggression, from dawn on Monday… has risen to 294 martyrs and 1,023 wounded.”
Israel army strikes Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Israel’s military said it carried out strikes on Hezbollah infrastructure in south Lebanon on Saturday. “In response to Hezbollah’s repeated violations of the ceasefire understandings, the IDF is striking Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in southern Lebanon,” the Israeli army posted on Telegram, using its official acronym. Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah agreed a ceasefire in November […]
Israel warns Lebanon of strikes if Hezbollah enters any US-Iran war, Lebanese officials say
GENEVA/BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): Israel has warned Lebanon that it would strike the country hard, targeting civilian infrastructure including the airport, in the event that Hezbollah gets involved in any US-Iran war, two senior Lebanese officials said on Tuesday. The Lebanese officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Israeli message was delivered indirectly. The office of Israeli […]
Lebanese army must be given ‘means’ to disarm Hezbollah: French FM to AFP
IRBIL(RAHNUMA): Lebanon’s army must be given the means to disarm militant group Hezbollah, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told AFP ahead of his expected arrival in Beirut on Friday. “France’s vision for Lebanon is that of a strong, sovereign state holding a monopoly on arms,” he said. “The first step to fulfil this mission is […]
Israel says it is striking Hezbollah targets in several areas in Lebanon
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): The Israeli military said it was striking Hezbollah targets in several areas in Lebanon on Thursday, adding that the strikes were in response to Hezbollah’s “repeated violations of the ceasefire.” An Israeli military spokesperson had earlier issued a warning to residents of certain buildings in the Lebanese village of Sohmor. Israel and Lebanon agreed […]
US senator Lindsey Graham urges military action if Hamas, Hezbollah remained armed
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): US Senator Lindsey Graham called on Sunday for renewed military action against Hamas and Hezbollah if they fail to disarm and accused the Palestinian Islamist group of consolidating its power in Gaza. The Republican politician, on a visit to Israel, is a staunch ally of US President Donald Trump. Beginning in October, a fragile […]
