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Hezbollah says attack on northern Israel in response to killing of Lebanese journalist

Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it fired rockets towards an Israeli army post in Shtoula, northern Israel, in response to the killing of Lebanese journalist Issam Abdallah and other civilians. Abdallah was killed and six other journalists were wounded – including two Al Jazeera reporters – in shelling on Friday by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, according to witnesses at the scene. Israeli retaliation followed, targeting several villages on the Lebanese side of the border. A pattern is emerging: Hezbollah primarily attacks the Shebaa Farms, a disputed area. However, when they retaliate to Israeli attacks, they target areas inside Israel. Israel may no longer be fighting on just two fronts; it appears […]

Israeli military says there have been clashes between Hezbollah fighters along the Lebanon border

The Israeli military is asking residents of a village near the Lebanese border to lock their doors and windows and stay at home. The alert was issued for the people Hanita near the Israel-Lebanon border. There are warning of suspected gunmen infiltrating from Lebanon. Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem joins us live from Alma AlSha in Lebanon for the latest updates. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Lebanon #Israel #Hezbollah #Dhayra #Yareen #Nahariya #LebanonIsraelBorderTension #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombing #GazaUnderAttack #Hamas #AlAqsaFlood #AlAqsaStorm

Fears of war with Israel grow in Lebanon after rockets exchanged

In Lebanon, fears are growing of war with Israel as hundreds of residents near the border are already sheltering or fleeing cross-border attacks. Lebanon’s population of 6 million may be “used to” war, as one Beirut resident told Al Jazeera, but the escalating conflict comes as the country is still recovering from recent economic turmoil. According to Hezbollah, three of the Lebanese Shia group’s members were killed by Israeli shelling on Monday. An Israeli deputy commander and two Palestinian fighters in southern Lebanon have also died in the cross-border violence. Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem reports from Naqoura, southern Lebanon. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find […]

Several gunmen who infiltrated from Lebanon killed: Israel army

The military says it has killed fighters who infiltrated from Lebanon in northern Israel. The Iran-backed Hezbollah movement is denying involvement. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr joins us live from the village of Hamamis in southern Lebanon for the latest developments Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Lebanon #Israel #Hezbollah #ShebaaFarms

Watch CNBC’s full interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister speaks to CNBC’s Hadley Gamble in a wide-ranging interview. He discusses warming ties between Saudi-Iran, China’s influence in the Middle East, violence against Palestinians at al-Aqsa mosque and Israel’s economic future. Subscribe to CNBC International TV: http://cnb.cx/2wAkfMv Subscribe to CNBC International: http://cnb.cx/2gft82z Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/cnbcinternational Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cnbcinternational/ Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/cnbci

Lebanon’s hunger crisis worsens, 750,00 children at risk

Aid agencies say four in 10 children in Lebanon are going hungry. They warn that the number could rise sharply in the coming months. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr visited a community centre in Tripoli, Lebanon Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Lebanon #Hunger #HungerCrisis #Children #Tripoli

Former Lebanon PM Diab charged in Beirut blast investigation

The judge investigating the 2020 Beirut port explosion has charged Lebanon’s then-prime minister, Hassan Diab, and two other former ministers with homicide with probable intent, according to a court summons seen by the Reuters news agency. Other top officials, including the country’s public prosecutor and the head of the domestic intelligence agency, were also charged in connection with the blast, judicial sources said on Tuesday. Judge Tarek Bitar, who has unexpectedly resumed an inquiry that has been paralysed by high-level political resistance, has scheduled questioning with Prosecutor General Ghassan Oweidat for February. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish […]

Lebanese lira hits all-time low as economic crisis deepens

Lebanon’s currency, the lira, has lost about 95 percent of its value since the start of the country’s economic meltdown in 2019. It is now trading at close to 50,000 to $1. Instead of implementing much-needed reforms, the political elite is accused of creating a confusing exchange rate system that is hurting people who rely on it the most. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Lebanon #Beirut #lira #currency #economy #reforms #politics #crisis

Lebanon inflation soars as economy hit by war in Ukraine

Global inflation has rocketed in 2022. Lebanon ranks second in a World Bank assessment of countries hit hardest by global food price inflation. That has been driven partly by the war in Ukraine. But even before this, Lebanon’s economy and currency were in freefall. Al Jazeera’s @ZeinaKhodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Lebanon #inflation #economy

2022 in review: Lebanon’s political and economic turmoil

As 2022 comes to an end, Lebanon is left without an executive authority, state institutions are collapsing and politicians have failed to mitigate the effects of an economy in freefall. Al Jazeera takes a look back at the past 12 months. Zeina Khodr reports from Beirut, Lebanon. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Lebanon #2022 #Politics #Economy #Turmoil #Government #Banks