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Lebanon

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon

Israeli Military Drone Falls in Lebanon

By Jewish Press News Desk

Lebanese media reports claim the drone was shot down by Hezbollah.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs / Lebanon

Israeli Arrested in Beirut Airport

By Jewish Press News Desk

After 48 hours of interrogation, the man was expelled from Lebanon.

Hamas / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Dangerous Hamas-Hezbollah Ties Flourish in Lebanese Refugee Camps

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Iran has brought Hamas into Lebanon as an additional proxy/puppet terror organization.

Headline / IDF & Security / Syria / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Exacerbating Tensions on Israel-Lebanon Border

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Hezbollah seems to want to trigger a military response from Israel.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / Lebanon

Report: Israel Killed 5 PFLP-GC Terrorists in Lebanon

By Jewish Press News Desk

If true, then this would be the first targeted Israeli attack on Lebanese soil in nine years, for the purpose of actually eliminating terrorists.

Featured / IDF & Security / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Israeli General: Nasrallah Close to Triggering Regional War

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Hamas's activities in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan also entail grave risk, IDF intelligence chief says.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Threatens Karish Gas Field

By Jewish Press News Desk

Lapid promised that his maritime deal with Lebanon would boost Israel's security.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon

IDF Detains Infiltrator from Lebanon

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The unarmed suspect was taken for questioning amid tensions in the north.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Lebanon Rockets Fired From Within 10 Kilometers of Israeli Border

By Jewish Press News Desk

The rockets were launched from the areas of Zebqine, Qaileh and Ma'aliyeh.

Terrorism / Lebanon / Hezbollah / Israeli Arabs

Israeli-Arab Wounded by Lebanese Terrorist Describes Megiddo Highway Bombing

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Shareef ad-Din’s car hit a roadside bomb planted by a suspected Hezbollah operative.

News Briefs / Lebanon / Abu Ali Express

Lebanon Lost in Two Time Zones

By Abu Ali Express

Lebanon: Ongoing dispute over daylight saving time creates two time zones in the country, with a one-hour difference.

News Briefs / Lebanon / The Environment

4.4 Magnitude Quake off Lebanese Coast Rattles Northern Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The quake struck 73 kilometers northwest of Sidon, Lebanon at a depth of 10.0 kilometers, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Iran / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Visits Lebanon-Israel Border, Meets with Hezbollah

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Ali Bagheri: “The Islamic resistance was able to liberate the land from the occupation and provide Lebanon with stability.”

Lebanon / Hezbollah / Abu Ali Express

Hezbollah's Nasrallah Threatens US & Israel in Latest Speech

By Abu Ali Express

Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah in a threat to the US: "When your schemes end up hurting our people, we will turn our hands and our weapons to where it hurts - to what is dear to your heart - Israel."

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Built 20-Plus Military Posts Along Border with Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Under U.N. Resolution 1701, the Iranian-backed terrorist group is forbidden from operating near the frontier.

Lebanon / Hezbollah / United Nations (UN)

Irish UNIFIL Peacekeeper Killed by Gunfire in Lebanon

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A second soldier is in serious condition; two armored vehicles came under small arms fire while traveling from southern Lebanon to Beirut.

Lebanon

Lebanon has Arrested 185 Israeli ‘Spy Suspects’ since Collapse

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Two of those prosecuted allegedly initiated contact with the Mossad through its website in search of work.

Israel / Business and Economy

Israel Allows TotalEnergies and Eni to Search for Gas Offshore After Lebanon Deal

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

According to Lior Schillat, director-general of Israel's Energy Ministry, the agreement will "allow the development of a gas reservoir that crosses the border between enemy states, an unusual event in the global energy market."

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon

IDF Lets Lebanese Farmers Harvest Olives on Israeli Side of Border on Humanitarian Grounds

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Hezbollah's terrorist army has caused severe direct economic damage to the people of Lebanon, an army official said.

Featured / Israel / US / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Step-by-Step: How Lebanon Out-Negotiated Israel, Amos Hochstein and Yair Lapid

By Jewish Press News Desk

Lebanon could give Chris Voss a masterclass on how to say “no” and get everything you want in international negotiations.

Featured / Hezbollah / Lebanon

Hezbollah: Maritime Border Dispute with Israel Not Over

By Jewish Press News Desk

Nasrallah said there is still 2.5 square kilometers that have not yet been liberated from Israel.

News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah / Abu Ali Express

Nasrallah Declare Gas Deal 'a Great, Great, Great Victory'

By Abu Ali Express

Nasrallah also didn't forget to praise "Areen al-Aswood" and Arab terrorist Udai al-Tamimi.

Israel / Business and Economy

Energean Starts Extracting Gas from Israel’s Karish Field

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Operation is expected to reach full production in four to six months.

Lebanon

Lebanese President Asks Total Energies to Begin Drilling for Med Gas

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

MP Gebran Bassil, the president's son-in-law, says Beirut had "guarantees" that once a border accord was reached with Israel, the French firm would "restart its petroleum activities offshore."

News Briefs / Lebanon / Abu Ali Express

Lebanon: Cholera Outbreak

By Abu Ali Express

There have been a total of 89 cholera cases since October 5.

Lebanon / Abu Ali Express

Lebanon Won't Recognize Buoy Line as the International Border with Israel

By Abu Ali Express

Lebanon agrees to the final version of the maritime border demarcation agreement, but will not recognize the buoy-line as the international border line.

Featured / Hezbollah / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Lebanon / Headline

Text of the Lebanon Maritime Border Deal, and What Exactly Israel Lost

By Jewish Press News Desk

Anwar Sadar: "Poor Menachem, I got back 90% of the Sinai and the Alma oil fields, and what has Menachem got? A piece of paper."

Abu Ali Express

What Nasrallah Said

By Abu Ali Express

Nasrallah: "Lebanon has accomplished a huge achievement"

IDF & Security / Lebanon / France / Hezbollah

IDF's Kochavi Sends Explicit Warning to Lebanon

By Jewish Press News Desk

Kochavi showed the French general which Lebanese targets would be destroyed if Hezbollah attacked.

Government / Lebanon

PM Lapid Rejects Lebanon’s Amendments to Maritime Border Agreement

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Likud is taking credit for Lapid's backtracking, saying their public awareness campaign against the deal worked.

Lebanon

Former US Ambassador David Friedman Baffled by Israel-Lebanon Deal on Gas Fields

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Friedman tweeted, "No one then imagined 100% to Lebanon and 0% to Israel. Would love to understand how we got here.”

Lebanon

American Jew Detained in Lebanon on Suspicision of Espionage after having Visited Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Lebanese security forces arrested the individual, who has since been released, after discovering he made the reservation for his hotel in Beirut from the Jewish state.

News Briefs / Lebanon

Lebanese Official: Maritime Border Talks with Israel ‘Nearly Complete’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We’re talking about weeks—actually days—to finish the delineation issue,” says the head of Lebanon’s General Security Agency.

Gaza / Hamas

After Hezbollah, Hamas Demanding Rights to Offshore Gas Fields

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Hamas is demanding “rights to Palestine’s natural resources.”

Lebanon / Sports

Lebanese Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Pulls Out of Competition to Avoid Facing Israeli Athlete

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Charbel Abou Daher pulled out of the competition in Abu Dhabi after a draw placed him against Israeli athlete Yonatan Mak in the Youth B 48-kilogram weight class category.

News Briefs / Lebanon / Abu Ali Express

American Mediator Denies That Israel Rejected Lebanon Offer

By Abu Ali Express

American mediator Hochstein: Israel has yet to respond to the Lebanese proposal.

Lebanon / Hezbollah

Lebanese Archbishop Carried Medicines and More than $460,000 from Israel to Lebanon

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Mohammad Raad, Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc leader, called the archbishop’s delivery of cash and medicine a “national betrayal.”

Israel / Lebanon / Hezbollah

‘Maritime Border Dispute with Lebanon on Verge of Solution’

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Report: Israel assesses that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s recent threats are an attempt to frame the pending agreement as Hezbollah achievement.

IDF & Security / Hezbollah

‘Heading Toward Confrontation’: Hezbollah Head Again Threatens to Attack Israel in September

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Israel has recently commenced actions to develop the Karish gas field in the area, and Hezbollah is now threatening war by September.

Terrorism / Israel / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Threatens to Attack Israel Over Gas Fields

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“The new equation is Karish, what’s beyond Karish and what’s beyond, beyond Karish” will be attacked, Nasrallah declared ominously.

Syria / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah / United Nations (UN)

Syrian Website: Hezbollah Moves Anti-Aircraft Missiles to Syria in ‘UN’-Labeled Trucks

By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk

According to a video post, this is the first shipment of such weapons to be transported across the Lebanese border.

Israel / Lebanon / Hezbollah

PM Yair Lapid to Lebanon: Restrain Hezbollah or We Will

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Before departing to France, Lapid warned Lebanon of the consequences of Hezbollah’s repeated attacks on Israel.

Lebanon / Hezbollah

Report: Hezbollah Erects 15 Outposts on Israel-Lebanon Border

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Once an outpost appears, the Lebanese army and UNIFIL cease visiting the location, a senior IDF source tells Channel 12.

Israel / News Briefs / Lebanon

‘Formulating Constructive Directions’: Israel Discusses Gas Field on Border with Lebanon

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Lebanon is reportedly demanding additional 1,460 square kilometers from Israel’s economic water, in addition to the 860 square kilometers on which the discussions are already focusing.

Abu Ali Express

Hochstein Delivers Blow to Lebanon on Point 29

By Abu Ali Express

Lebanon-Israel-US mediator Amos Hochstein agrees to return to Lebanon and resume the negotiations with Israel regarding the maritime border, if Lebanon will back down from its claim on point 29.

Abu Ali Express

Nasrallah Defers to Lebanon on Maritime Border Speech

By Abu Ali Express

Nasrallah's speech regarding the maritime border and the offshore gas rig: "This is up to the state to decide"

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Lebanon / Hezbollah

IDF: Hezbollah Gathering Intelligence on the Border Disguised as Environmental Group

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“They will pay the price, them and those who send them,” says OC IDF Northern Command.

Abu Ali Express

Lebanon: Will Hezbollah Attack Israel's Offshore Gas Rig?

By Abu Ali Express

It seems like Hezbollah isn't keen on being involved and is waiting to see what the Lebanese government decides to do.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon

Israeli Forces Fire Warning Shots After Lebanese Troops Cross Blue Line

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Report: The incident is the third time in the past week that the IDF and LAF have come into close contact.

IDF & Security / News Briefs

Red Alert in Upper Galilee

By Jewish Press News Desk

The IDF is investigating the cause of the red alert.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

IDF Downs Hezbollah Drone

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Several such incidents have occurred in the past.

Elections / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Loses Their Parliamentary Majority in Lebanon

By Jewish Press News Desk

Pro-Hezbollah parties did not fare as well as they had in the past in Lebanons elections.

Terrorism / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah: Israel Should Not Prevent Lebanon’s Offshore Drilling

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Hassan Nasrallah reported that Americans are heading to Lebanon for negotiations “in an attempt to accomplish Israel’s interests.”

Middle East / Levant / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Food Supplies in Arab World Strained Due to Ukraine War

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

One gallon of cooking oil in Lebanon costs the same as the monthly minimum wage, around $29.

IDF & Security / Police and Crime / Lebanon

Israeli Forces Thwart Largest Arms Smuggling Op from Lebanon in History

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

61 weapons and drugs with a total value of approximately NIS 3,500,000 were seized.

IDF & Security / Lebanon

Israeli Man Crosses Border into Lebanon, Arrested Upon Return

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

After spending about an hour in Lebanon, the suspect returned to the border area and was returned to Israel by the IDF.

Lebanon / Hezbollah

Lebanese FM: Getting Rid of Hezbollah and its Weapons Would Lead to Civil War

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said: "To those who call on us to finish [Hezbollah], I say: We can't. We cannot do it militarily or diplomatically. We need help."

Terrorism / Hamas / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hamas, Hezbollah Leaders Meet in Lebanon to Discuss Israel

By Israel Hayom

Hezbollah-affiliated media outlets reported that the sides discussed events in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, along with the future of the conflict with Israel and the political situation in the Middle East.

Lebanon / Hezbollah

Former Lebanese Justice Minister Compares Hezbollah to Vichy Regime of France

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Ashraf Rifi: Nasrallah, an agent of Iran, needs to stand trial for his crimes against Lebanon

Abu Ali Express

A Surprise in the Maritime Border Negotiations Between Lebanon and Israel

By Abu Ali Express

Someone anonymous withdrew their claims in the UN to the expanded maritime area.

Headline / Lebanon / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

US Hopes to Seal Israeli-Lebanese Maritime Agreement to Unlock Natural Gas for Lebanon

By Yaakov Lappin

“Lebanon has been out of the economic waters game for a long time. The Syrians have ‘taken a bite’ from gas reserves to the north—and the maritime border between Syria and Lebanon has never been finalized,” says Maj. (res.) Tal Beeri.

Lebanon

Lebanon: Ready to Resume Talks with Israel on Maritime Borders

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The focus of both sides is the oil and gas discoveries in the territorial waters which are under dispute.

IDF & Security / Lebanon / Jordan

IDF Thwarts Smuggling of Gun and Drugs from Lebanon, Jordan

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The smugglers with Jordan were caught with a haul of 53 weapons, including 39 handguns, 10 Kalashnikov assault rifles, and four M-16 assault rifles.

Lebanon / United Nations (UN)

UNIFIL Patrol Comes Under Assault in South Lebanon Village; One Soldier Injured

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

It represents second incident within a month • UNIFIL spokesperson says peacekeepers were on routine patrol.

US / Lebanon / Hezbollah

US Sanctions Hezbollah-tied Businessmen for Exploiting Lebanon Amid Economic Collapse

By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said “as the Lebanese people suffer an economic crisis of historic proportions, Hezbollah continues to engage in illicit activity and amass wealth at the expense of the Lebanese people.

Terrorism / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Report: Since 2015, Hezbollah-Led Drug Network Attempted to Smuggle 600 Million Pills Out of Lebanon

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

According to the report, over $3 billion worth of Captagon amphetamine was seized since February 2020 alone.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / United Nations (UN)

Israeli Civilian who Crossed into Lebanon Weeks Ago Returned in Joint Operation

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The IDF and UNIFIL cooperate in returning the Israeli civilian from the Negev region who "apparently entered Lebanon voluntarily."

Israel / Lebanon / Business and Economy

Israel Warns Lebanon Against Unilateral Development of Off-Shore Gas Fields

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

"Such activity threatens to expose third parties to significant liability,” Erdan warned.

Syria / Hamas / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Major Insult to Hamas Leader: Hezbollah and Lebanese Figures Boycott his Visit

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

A former Lebanese minister tweeted against Mash’al, telling him “you are not welcome in Beirut, go back to the Arab spring, you wreaked havoc on the Arab homeland.”

Photo of the Day

Underground Ambassadors

By Photo of the Day

Israeli ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan brings a delegation of 12 UN ambassadors from around the world visit a Hezbollah terror tunnel that crosses from Lebanon to Israel.

Hamas / Lebanon

Hamas Establishing Itself in Southern Lebanon, Could Ignite Judea and Samaria

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

“We already knew at the time of the shooting in the Al-Burj Al-Shemali camp in Lebanon that the shooters were Hamas members whose goal was to ignite a conflict in the refugee camps in Lebanon and also threaten stability in the Palestinian Authority.”

Hamas / Lebanon

Brother of Senior Hamas Official Killed in Lebanon Explosion

By Baruch Yedid / TPS

Hamas claimed that the combustion was “caused by an electrical short in a warehouse containing a quantity of oxygen and gas cylinders designated for Corona patients.”

Lebanon

Lebanese Journalist: Energy Access to be Found in Peace Agreement with Israel

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“What prevents Lebanon from being part of changes that have taken place in the Eastern Mediterranean in the area of gas? The culture of perpetuating the conflict with Israel,” said Nadim Koteich.

Lebanon / Saudi Arabia / Hezbollah

Saudi Arabia: ‘Pointless’ Dealing with Hezbollah-Dominated Lebanon

By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk

Hezbollah’s role in Lebanon needs “reform and comprehensive revision,” says Saudi foreign minister.

Lebanon / Hezbollah

Lebanon’s Top Cleric Condemns Beirut Violence, Calls to Respect Judiciary

By JNS & JewishPress.com News Desk

“No one is above the law,” says Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, after a deadly gun battle erupts in the capital between Hezbollah supporters and unidentified assailants.

Hamas / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Report: Hamas Building Up Military Presence in Lebanon

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

By adding to its power directly north of the border, it gives Hamas more flexibility on its attack options against Israel.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Says Its Operatives Downed an IDF Drone

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The terrorist organization possesses a fleet of Iranian-made military drones it received from smuggling efforts in recent years, according to multiple assessments.

Iran / Lebanon / Hezbollah / European Union

EU Resolution Condemns Iran and Hezbollah for Lebanon’s Economic, Political Morass

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

It threatens targeted sanctions on Lebanon for “obstructing and undermining the democratic political process.”

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon

IDF Thwarts Infiltration Attempt from Lebanon

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

The Lebanese army reportedly shortly afterwards arrested a Syrian man who was apparently trying to infiltrate Israel.

Iran / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Warns Israel, US Not to Interfere with Shipment of Iranian Oil to Lebanon

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We don’t want to get into a challenge with anyone ... we want to help our people,” says Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah • Lebanon’s fuel crisis requires an “immediate” solution, says a U.N. representative.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Lebanon / Hezbollah

New Report Exposes ‘Land of Tunnels’ in Lebanon, Pioneered by Hezbollah

By Yaakov Lappin

The Alma Center report said they connect entire regions of the country to one another; some tunnels are able to allow pick-up trucks with multi-barrel rocket launchers to fire, vanish and re-emerge tens of kilometers from the firing point.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Israel Plans to Rocket-Proof Homes Near Lebanon Border

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Israel’s Deputy Defense Minister Alon Schuster said bolstering housing near the Lebanese border will form a “critical issue in the home front and the civilian resilience in the next conflict.”

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Calls for Lebanese Army to Retake Control Over Hezbollah in South

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“We do not want to involve Lebanon in military operations that provoke devastating Israeli reactions,” said Lebanon’s Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Lebanon / Hezbollah / United Nations (UN)

Israeli Envoy Rejects UN Secretary-General’s ‘Moral Equivalency’ Between Israel and Hezbollah

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The UN secretary-general called on all parties to exercise utmost restraint, ignoring, as usual, that the attacks were instigated from Lebanon.

Featured / Terrorism / IDF & Security / Lebanon

Rockets from Lebanon Hit near Kiryat Shemona, IDF Strikes Back

By Jewish Press News Desk

Arab sources report that the IDF subsequently launched artillery fire at the source of the enemy attack.

Terrorism / US / Lebanon / Hezbollah

Zeldin Reintroduces Bill to Cut Lebanese Military’s Ties to Hezbollah

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The legislation proposes that the United States withhold 20 percent of its security assistance until the Lebanese Armed Forces take “effective actions to limit or expel Hezbollah-influenced military personnel.”

IDF & Security / Lebanon

After 18 Hours, IDF Captures 2 Infiltrators from Lebanon

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The initial incident was feared to be a terror attack, and the IDF sent residents in the area into shelters and secure spaces.

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