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Published on 21:45 GMT

Lebanese Intelligence Minister calls for Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon

The Lebanese Intelligence Minister said in a statement on Sunday night that Israel has to withdraw from southern Lebanon, Israeli media reported. "We see what Israel did today in Lebanese airspace as a violation of the law and the ceasefire agreement …

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
Published on 13:12 GMT

Tens of thousands mourn Hezbollah leader Nasrallah in mass funeral in Lebanon

Tens of thousands of people gathered at a stadium in Lebanon's capital Beirut to mourn Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in a public funeral nearly five months after he was killed by an Israeli air strike. Determined to project strength despite the …

Source: NBC News - Center-left
Published on 14:54 GMT

Vigil for Nasrallah to be held in NYC amid Lebanon funeral

A vigil for deceased former Hezbollah general-secretary Hassan Nasrallah and former Hezbollah executive council head Hashem Safieddine is set to be held in New York City on Sunday, mirroring the terrorist group's Beirut funeral ceremony the same day. …

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
Published on 17:27 GMT

IDF strikes Hezbollah military sites in southern Lebanon

Source: The Jerusalem Post - Center-right
Published on 11:23 GMT

IDF strikes in Lebanon, says it targeted Hezbollah rocket launchers and weapons

Israel carried out a series of airstrikes in Lebanon on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces said, as the country prepared for the mass funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. According to Lebanese reports, the strikes occurred near the towns of …

Source: The Times of Israel - Neutral
Published on 21:48 GMT

Lebanon bids farewell to the Nasrallah era

For a moment, tens of thousands of people in a packed Beirut stadium let out a unified cry. The coffins of Hassan Nasrallah and Hachem Safieddine, wrapped in Hezbollah's arresting yellow flag, had appeared. Men and women broke down in tears, scrambling …

Source: Middle East Eye - Uncategorized
Published on 21:46 GMT

Israeli air strikes target in Lebanon amid late Hezbollah leader Nasrallah's funeral

Israeli warplanes carried out air strikes on several towns in eastern and southern Lebanon on Sunday amid a mass funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and despite an ongoing ceasefire, Anadolu Agency reports. The Israeli attacks targeted the towns …

Source: Middle East Monitor - Uncategorized
Published on 13:14 GMT

President Aoun to Iranian Delegation: Lebanon Is Tired of Other People’s Wars on Its…

According to the Lebanese National News Agency, President Joseph K. Aoun met on Sunday with an Iranian delegation, including Shura Council Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani. …

Source: The Jewish Press - Center-right
Published on 17:50 GMT

President Aoun tells Iranian delegation: “Lebanon is tired of others’ wars on its land”

Stressed that Lebanon paid a heavy price for the Palestinian cause and supports the Riyadh summit’s resolution regarding the two-state solution Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received the Speaker of the Shura Council of the Islamic Republic of Iran, …

Source: Ya Libnan - Center-left
Published on 14:22 GMT

Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon despite truce

Beirut: Israel launched airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday, despite an ongoing ceasefire that ended months of conflicts with the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, media reported. At around 9:00 a.m. local time, Israeli warplanes carried out an …

Source: Sambad English - Center-right