Lebanon - Page 16

June 21, 2024

After Hezbollah threatens Cyprus, Lebanese officials try to preserve friendly relations

Hezbollah threatened to attack Cyprus should the country allow Israel to use Cypriot territory to launch a strike. Lebanon's government worked to maintain friendly relations.

June 16, 2024

Hezbollah bigger challenge than Hamas to Israel: ‘Crown jewel in the Iranian empire of terror’

As Israel gears up for a third war against Hezbollah, experts on the Hamas and Hezbollah alliance outline the similarities and differences between the two Islamist terrorist movements

June 12, 2024

Hezbollah terrorists launch massive rocket attack on Israel amid mounting tensions

Amid near daily Hezbollah rocket, drone and missile attacks on the northern Israeli border communities, the Israel Defense Forces countered with a surgical strike that killed a senior Hezbollah commander.

June 10, 2024

Israel targets weapons, supply lines in Syria as tensions with Hezbollah threaten to boil over

As hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah continue to escalate, Israel has increased strikes on supply lines and other targets in Syria that Iran uses to arm Hezbollah.

June 10, 2024

Blinken lands in Egypt as Biden admin seeks to push ceasefire, prevent escalation with Hezbollah

Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Egypt as the Biden administration pushes for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and seeks to prevent the war from spreading into Lebanon.

June 5, 2024

US Embassy in Lebanon attacker was wearing what ‘appeared’ to be ISIS insignia, State Department says

The gunman behind a shooting incident outside the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon was wearing clothing that appeared to have an Islamic State insignia on it.

June 5, 2024

Netanyahu says Israel 'prepared for very intense action' against Iran-backed Hezbollah amid rising tensions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel is "prepared for very intense action in the north" in response to the Lebanese terrorist movement Hezbollah's continued rocket and drone attacks.

June 5, 2024

Attack on US Embassy in Lebanon foiled, gunman captured after shootout

A gunman opened fire at the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on Wednesday, but was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with Lebanon's army and taken to a hospital.

June 5, 2024

Israel accused of using white phosphorus to harm civilians in Lebanon, rights group report says

Human Rights Watch, a human rights group, has accused Israel of using white phosphorus on residential buildings in at least five towns and villages in southern Lebanon.

May 23, 2024

World Bank says poverty levels in Lebanon have tripled in a decade

The World Bank says poverty in Lebanon has tripled over the course of a decade. The percentage of people in Lebanon living below the poverty line rose from 12% in 2012 to 44% in 2022.