An analysis of the latest survey conducted by the Arab Barometer Research Center among Lebanese citizens.
https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/1421423/hezbollah-a-shiite-hero-but-not-a-national-one.html
"And I have found both freedom and safety in my madness, the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us. But let me not be too proud of my safety. Even a Thief in a jail is safe from another thief. "
Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)
Khalil Gibran (How I Became a Madman)
Lübnan Marunîleri / Yasin Atlıoğlu
NEWS AND ARTICLES / HABERLER VE MAKALELER
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Envoys tell Lebanon major negotiations progress expected in August - Naharnet
Diplomatic and security envoys have told Lebanese officials that a breakthrough in the Israel-Hamas negotiations is expected in August, highly informed sources said.
“The envoys said a political solution is necessary to contain escalation (between Israel and Hezbollah) and prevent the descent of the current confrontations into a major war,” the sources told al-Joumhouria newspaper in remarks published Thursday.
Hezbollah targets Israeli positions in fresh attacks - IRNA
Hezbollah announced that its fighters targeted a military site for occupation soldiers in Shtula, located in northern Palestine, Al Mayadeen reported on Thursday.
They also announced a strike on the al-Manara site, confirming that the target was directly hit.
The movement added that the attack on al-Manara was launched in support of Gaza and in response to the aggression of the Zionist enemy, especially in southern Lebanon’s Kfarhamam.
Hezbollah has said that it will continue its military operations in support of Gaza until the Israeli regime ends its war on the blockaded Palestinian territory.
The death toll from Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has reached 39,175 since the regime invaded the Palestinian territory on October 7.
https://en.irna.ir/news/85548898/Hezbollah-targets-Israeli-positions-in-fresh-attacks
General Joseph Aoun: The Army Is Lebanon’s Cornerstone - This is Beirut
Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, accompanied by several senior officers, major unit commanders and independent regiments, observed a live-fire combat drill in the Aqoura region. The drill was conducted by cadets from the Military Academy’s lieutenant qualification course.
The exercise simulated an attack on and the elimination of a terrorist group that had seized several sensitive positions in the area. It involved the use of light, medium and heavy weapons along with support systems including helicopters, aircraft, tanks, artillery and rocket launchers.
https://en.irna.ir/news/85548898/Hezbollah-targets-Israeli-positions-in-fresh-attacks
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Gemayel blasts Hezbollah, says Lebanon fate now depends on Sinwar and Netanyahu - Naharnet
Kataeb leader Sami Gemayel has criticized Hezbollah for putting Lebanon at the mercy of Hamas and Israel and for trying to influence the presidential file.
Gemayel said in a televised interview on Tuesday night that Hezbollah has failed to impose its hegemony over the presidential file because the opposition, including the Free Patriotic Movement, rallied against it.
He said he is open to finding a middle ground and that he would welcome any settlement on the condition that it be in Lebanon's interest.
Gemayel criticized Hezbollah for starting a war with Israel, despite Lebanon's crisis. "Hezbollah’s calculations are not in Lebanon's interest as the group considers Iran's influence and the resistance coalition more important," he said.
Gemayel went on to say that "the southern front did not affect at all" the course of the war in Gaza. "This front has no meaning at all," he added.
"Hezbollah has leased Lebanon to (Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya) Sinwar and (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu, and now our fate depends on these two men," Gemayel charged.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill SNNP fighter and injure a girl, amid intense fighting in Gaza: Everything you need to know to start your Tuesday - L'Orient Today
Here is what happened yesterday and what to expect today, Tuesday, July 23.
Why Hezbollah Views a Second Airport as Provocative - This is Beirut
The discussion over establishing a second airport in Lebanon is consistently slammed as an act of treason. Similarly, any issue in Lebanon that conflicts with the ‘resistance’ axis and its ideas results in opponents being automatically branded as traitors.
After lawyer Majd Harb’s press conference, where he proposed the idea of establishing a second airport without specifying any of the three suggested locations—Hamat (Batroun), Qlayaat, or Riyaq—parliamentary circles were split between strong supporters of the idea and opponents who presented no logical arguments or substantial reasoning.
Given the current political situation, especially in light of the war against the south, it is crucial to reconsider the airport issue as it serves as a psychological barrier for Lebanese people.
When preparing for an attack on Lebanon, Israel often targets Beirut Airport first, and this has become a major source of fear for both residents and expatriates, as their greatest concern is the threat to the airport above all else.
The primary concern is that the airport’s location near the southern suburbs of Beirut brings it close to Hezbollah’s stronghold and arm storage facilities, as often accused by the Israeli. Additionally, and according to intermittent reports, Hezbollah uses the airport for military purposes and arms shipments.
Monday, July 22, 2024
LF MP says Berri 'schizophrenic' as Amal, Hezbollah cancel meeting with opposition - Naharnet
Opposition lawmakers were supposed to meet on Friday and Monday with Amal and Hezbollah MPs, as they resume an initiative they had started last week, aiming to facilitate the election of a president, but the meeting was cancelled.
Opposition sources and Lebanese Forces MP Georges Okais confirmed that Amal and Hezbollah cancelled the meeting.
"The one who has called for dialogue refuses a ten-minute-long meeting with the opposition," Okais said, referring to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri who is calling for 10 days of dialogue which would pave the way for the election of a president in parliament. Okais accused Berri of being contradictory to the point of "schizophrenia".
In a bid to break the impasse, opposition lawmakers had started their initiative earlier this month, announcing two suggestions to facilitate the election of a president. They met with lawmakers from the Democratic Gathering bloc, the National Moderation bloc, the Free Patriotic Movement's Strong Lebanon bloc and other change and independent MPs.
The meeting was not rescheduled, opposition sources told local newspaper al-Joumhouria.
Geagea accuses rival camp of 'lying about everything' - Naharnet
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has accused the rival Hezbollah-led camp of “lying about everything.”
“The Axis of Defiance are ready to lie about everything. They claim that Christians do not agree on the same candidate, whereas Christians were in agreement on the same candidate, Jihad Azour, during the famous June 14, 2023 session,” Geagea said.
“Christians are still continuing their intersection over this candidate,” the LF leader added.
“They say that things need dialogue, but this is untrue. From the beginning of the presidential race until now, thousands of dialogues have taken place among the parliamentary blocs, and this is just an alibi to cover up for the obstruction of elections,” Geagea went on to say.
He added that the other camp is “blocking the presidential election for two reasons.”
“The first is its inability to secure a majority for its candidate. The second is awaiting the course of events in the region to know how to act inside the country accordingly, seeing as Lebanon ranks 17th on the list of their priorities,” Geagea explained.
Sunday, July 21, 2024
“Lübnan Hizbullahı, İsrail'in Yemen'e saldırısının “yeni ve tehlikeli bir aşamayı başlattığı” uyarısında bulundu - Şarkul Avsat
Lübnan Hizbullahı dün (Cumartesi) yaptığı açıklamada, İsrail'in Yemen'deki Husi isyancı müttefiklerini hedef alan saldırılarının, Gazze Şeridi'nde İsrail ve Hamas arasında devam eden savaşın arka planında, dokuz aydan fazla zamandı süren gerilimde tehlikeli bir dönüşe işaret ettiği uyarısında bulundu.
İran destekli grup yaptığı açıklamada, “Siyonist düşman tarafından atılan bu aptalca adımın, tüm bölge için çok önemli olan yeni ve tehlikeli bir çatışma aşamasının başlangıcı olduğuna inanıyoruz” denildi.
Hizbullah ve Filistinli müttefiki Hamas, Lübnan'ın güneyinde sivillerin yaralanmasına ve Gazze'de can kayıplarına yol açan saldırıya karşılık olarak dün, İsrail mevzilerini roket yağmuruna tuttuklarını duyurdu.
Hamas'ın 7 Ekim'de İsrail'in güneyine düzenlediği saldırının Gazze Şeridi'ndeki savaşı tetiklemesinden bu yana Hizbullah İsrail güçleriyle neredeyse her gün karşılıklı bombardıman yapıyor.
Putin reassures Assad of Russia’s support for Syria’s sovereignty - TASS
Putin noted that over the past decades Moscow and Damascus have accumulated a vast experience of bilateral cooperation in various spheres and have reached considerable success in the fight against international terrorism in Syria.
MOSCOW, July 21. /TASS/. Russian President has congratulated his Syrian counterpart, Bashar Assad, on the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries and reassured him of Russia’s support for Syria’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity.
"I would like to reiterate that Russia will continue supporting the Syrian government in its efforts to defend the country’s state sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity, ensure national security and political stability. We are convinced that the further development of the entire spectrum of Russian-Syrian ties is in the interests of our peoples and will help consolidate peace and stability in the region and the entire word," Putin said in a telegram that was posted on the Kremlin website.
Israel confirms striking Hezbollah arms depots in south Lebanon - Naharnet
The Israeli military on Sunday said it struck Hezbollah weapons storage facilities overnight, after Lebanese state media reported an Israeli strike on an ammunitions depot deep in the south.
Hezbollah has traded near-daily cross-border fire with Israeli forces in support of Hamas since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack on southern Israel triggered war in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli air force "struck two Hezbollah weapons storage facilities in southern Lebanon, containing rockets and additional weaponry," the Israeli military said in a statement.
Late Saturday, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said "the Israeli enemy launched a raid" on the town of Adloun, about 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the border with Israel, later saying the target was "an ammunition depot."
Rockets were still exploding about an hour after the strike was first reported, the NNA said, adding that the blasts "lightly injured three citizens."
The NNA said traffic on the highway linking the southern coastal cities of Sidon and Tyre had been interrupted in both directions Saturday evening, with videos circulating online showing several large explosions in Adloun.
"Shrapnel from the explosions flew to surrounding villages," the NNA said.
Earlier on Saturday, Hezbollah and its Palestinian ally Hamas had fired rocket salvos and explosive-laden drones at Israeli positions.
Hezbollah said it had launched "dozens of Katyusha rockets" on northern Israel "in response" to a strike blamed on Israel that injured civilians.
Hamas' armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said they also fired a rocket salvo from south Lebanon towards an Israeli military position in the Upper Galilee.
The violence since October has killed at least 515 people in Lebanon, according to an AFP tally. Most of the dead have been fighters, but they have included at least 104 civilians.
Tuesday, July 09, 2024
Alleged Israeli strike in Syria kills ex-bodyguard of Hezbollah leader, terror group says - The Jerusalem Post
The individual targeted in the strike was Abu al-Fadl Qarnabsh, former companion to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, according to the Lebanese media outlet Al Jadeed News.
An alleged Israeli strike hit a vehicle in Syrian territory on the Damascus-Beirut highway, killing one of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's former bodyguards, who security sources said was lately involved in transporting weapons for the terror group.
Official involved in transport of weapons
Hezbollah issued a statement mourning Yasser Nimr Qarbash without elaborating on his role in the organization.
Two security sources said the former bodyguard had become a mid-ranking Hezbollah official involved in the transport of weapons.
Wednesday, July 03, 2024
Hezbollah launches barrage of rockets at Israel after top commander killed - Al-Jazeera
Hezbollah says a top commander has been killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon, at least the third high-ranking official in the group to be killed in almost nine months of cross-border fighting that has sparked fears of wider regional escalation.
The Lebanese armed group on Wednesday said that Muhammad Nimah Nasser, also known as “Hajj Abu Naameh”, had been killed. The Iran-aligned group later said it had launched 100 katyusha rockets targeting Israeli military positions.
Who was Mohammed Nasser, the senior Hezbollah commander Israel assassinated in al-Hosh, southern Lebanon? - L'Orient Today
Mohammed Nasser marked the second regional commander for Hezbollah killed by Israel in around a month with the party starting its retaliatory strikes by firing over 100 rockets into northern Israel.
Hezbollah's "Aziz" Unit commander Mohammed Naame Nasser, known as 'Hajj Abu Naame,' was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli drone strike that targeted his car in al-Hosh, in Sour district, southern Lebanon. The unit oversees the entire western sector in southern Lebanon.
Sunday, June 30, 2024
Israel says 18 soldiers hurt in Golan Heights - Arab News
JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said on Sunday 18 of its soldiers were injured, one of them seriously, when a drone struck their position in the occupied Golan Heights, which border Lebanon.
The Israeli Defense Force (IDF) said in a statement the strike happened earlier on Sunday. It said since then, it had struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon with air strikes and artillery fire.
Fighting between the IDF and Lebanon’s Hezbollah has been escalating, after it was triggered by the Gaza war.
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets into Israel after strike kills commander - BBC News
Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has fired multiple barrages of rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for an Israeli strike which killed one of its senior commanders.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reportedly identified more than 200 projectiles that crossed the border on Wednesday. Some triggered fires, but no casualties were reported.
It came as a top Hezbollah official vowed that the Iran-backed group would increase the intensity, force and quantity of its attacks.
He was speaking at the funeral of Taleb Sami Abdullah, the field commander targeted in a strike in southern Lebanon on Tuesday night.
There have been exchanges of fire across the Israel-Lebanon border almost every day since the day after the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza on 7 October.
Hezbollah has said it is acting in support of the Palestinian group. Both are proscribed as terrorist organisations by Israel, the UK and other countries.
Tuesday, June 04, 2024
Wildfires in northern Israel ignited by Hezbollah rockets, burns over 2,500 acres - The New Arab
Vast swathes of the western Galilee in northern Israel were consumed by wildfires on Monday after rockets launched by Hezbollah set the area alight.
Israeli media reported more than 10 villages threatened by fires, with over 2,500 acres of land burnt. Eleven people were hospitalised as a result of smoke inhalation.
The most severe wildfires were concentrated in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shimona, which has been a focal point of Hezbollah and affiliated group's attacks since October.
According to NASA satellite imagery between Monday and Tuesday, blazes were most severe in and around Kiryat Shimona.
https://www.newarab.com/news/over-2500-acres-burnt-north-israel-hezbollah-rockets
Monday, June 03, 2024
Israel,Lebanon,Middle East,News,PalestineLebanon Hezbollah fires drone squadron at Israel as violence intensifies - Middle Easr Monitor
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Monday it had launched a squadron of drones towards the headquarters of the Israeli military’s Galilee formation in an intensification of cross-border violence between the two adversaries, Reuters reports.
While Hezbollah has previously launched drones at Israel during hostilities that began in October, it marked the first time the group had announced firing a squadron of them.
The hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel have rumbled on in parallel with the war between Israel and the Palestinian group, Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, raising concern about the risk of a bigger conflict across the Israeli-Lebanese border.
Hezbollah also said it had launched dozens of Katyusha rockets towards Israeli targets in the occupied Golan Heights.
Air raid sirens sounded numerous times across northern Israel, sending residents running for shelter. The Israeli military said it had intercepted one drone from Lebanon carrying explosives, and at least two others fell in northern Israel.
Continuous rocket and drone launches since Sunday have set off massive wild fires in Israel’s north.
The military also said it carried out strikes against Hezbollah compounds and one of its operatives.
Smotrich calls on Israel to occupy southern Lebanon and 'severely damage' Beirut: Day 241 of the Gaza war - L'Orient Today
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for Israel to occupy southern Lebanon and "severely damage" Beirut, in comments given to the press following a parliament session during which the Israeli government discussed the latest cease-fire proposal.
"The situation in the North is deteriorating," Smotrich said, cited by Israeli media. "We need to move the security zone from Israeli territory in Galilee to southern Lebanon, including a ground invasion."
He called for "the occupation of the territory and the removal of Hezbollah terrorists and hundreds of thousands of Lebanese — among whom Hezbollah is hiding, beyond the Litani River — combined with a deadly attack on all Lebanese infrastructures, the destruction of Hezbollah's centers of gravity and severe damage to the capital of terrorism in Beirut."
"We need to create a situation in which Lebanon is faced, for the next twenty years, with efforts to rebuild what remains after the blow inflicted on it, and not with waging terror against the State of Israel," said Smotrich, who leads the far-right Religious Zionism party, which is part of Netanyahu’s coalition government.
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