Lebanon must remove Hezbollah threat from south: German minister
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday urged Lebanese authorities to confront Hezbollah and reassert state control over the country’s south, where the militant group has been engaged in hostilities with Israeli forces. During a visit to Jerusalem, Johann Wadephul, who backed Israel’s ground invasion of southern Lebanon earlier this year, also praised the US-brokered agreement […]
Israel military says struck Hezbollah positions in south Lebanon
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Israel’s military said Friday it had struck several Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon a day earlier in response to attacks on its troops in the area. Israel and Lebanon signed a US-sponsored framework agreement last week to pave the way for peace between the two countries and disarm Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Israeli officials have […]
In south Lebanon, Netanyahu says Israel will stay as long as Hezbollah ‘threatens us’
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited troops in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, vowing that his country’s forces would stay in the area as long as Iran-backed Hezbollah remained a “threat.” His comments came after Lebanon and Israel signed a framework agreement under US sponsorship last week to pave the way for peace between them […]
Trump presses Syria to take on Hezbollah, raising alarm in Lebanon and Israel
BEIRUT(RAHNUMA): As the White House has soured on Israel’s war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, US President Donald Trump has shocked many in the region by pushing an alternative: Let Syria fight the Iran-backed militant group instead. He has suggested that the battle-hardened and Islamist-led insurgents who overthrew Syria’s autocratic President Bashar Assad a year and […]
Israel, Hezbollah reach ceasefire: Reports
Jerusalem, June 19 (IANS) Israel and Hezbollah have reached a ceasefire, local media reported on Friday, citing Israeli officials. The official said Israel would remain in the “security zone” in southern Lebanon. “If they attack us, we will respond,” the official was quoted as saying, Israel’s Channel 12 reported. Ibrahim al-Moussawi, a member of Hezbollah’s […]
Trump says he talked to Syrian leader about taking on Hezbollah
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France(RAHNUMA): US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he had spoken to Syria’s leader about combatting Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon, a day after criticizing Israel for killing too many civilians and not getting the job done. Asked at a Group of Seven summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, if he had talked to Syrian President Ahmed […]
After war losses, Hezbollah seen gaining from Iran-US deal
BEIRUT/DUBAI(RAHNUMA): Iran’s interim deal with the US looks set to bolster Hezbollah’s political and financial hand in Lebanon, with Tehran promising more funding for its ally once cash starts to flow, according to four sources familiar with ties between Tehran and the group. A cash infusion to Hezbollah could help it recover from heavy wartime […]
Outgoing Mossad chief oversaw expansion of covert operations against Iran and Hezbollah, report says
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Outgoing Mossad chief David Barnea transformed Israel’s spy agency into a force capable of influencing conflicts across multiple fronts in the Middle East, according to a wide-ranging report published by the Jerusalem Post as he concluded his five-year tenure. The report, published on Saturday, was based on interviews with current and former Israeli intelligence […]
Italy urges Hezbollah to halt all military operations, respect govt ceasefire with Israel
Rome, June 4 (IANS) Italy’s foreign minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday called on Hezbollah to comply with a US-brokered accord between Lebanon and Israel to renew their fragile ceasefire announced in a joint statement which said the deal was “contingent on complete cessation” of attacks by the Iran-backed Shia Muslim militant group among other conditions. […]
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 […]
