A suspected Israeli drone attack on a car in southern Lebanon has killed a commander from a coalition of Palestinian armed groups as tensions remain high along the Israel-Lebanon border. The attack targeted a car in the city of Sidon on Wednesday morning, killing Khalil al-Maqdah, a senior officer of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Meanwhile, the Israeli army launched a series of overnight air raids targeting what it said were ammunition depots belonging to Lebanon’s Hezbollah group in the country’s Bekaa region, killing one person and wounding at least 20 others. Hezbollah said it launched dozens of rockets towards northern Israel and the occupied Golan Heights. One person was wounded and […]
Israeli jets have bombed the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh in the latest exchange of fire between the Israeli army and Hezbollah. The air raid targeted a building in the city centre and damaged neighbouring homes. At least five people were injured. Al Jazeera’s Ali Hashem joins us live now from Nabatieh in Southern 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: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Lebanon #Nabatieh #Israel #Hezbollah #HezbollahIsraelClashes #SouthernLebanon #LebanonIsraelBorderTension #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar
A man opened fire this morning on the US Embassy in Lebanon, in Awkar, north of Beirut, injuring someone inside the building. Several Lebanese media outlets initially reported hearing shots. The Lebanese army released a statement confirming the incident, stating that a person of Syrian nationality was responsible for the shooting and was “wounded” by the army as it “responded to the sources of the fire.” He was subsequently arrested and taken to hospital for treatment. The army is conducting an initial follow-up investigation to determine the circumstances of the event. The embassy confirmed the army’s version of events and added that one person had been injured inside the embassy. […]
The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon is warning the escalation in hostilities along the Israeli border could widen. The Israeli army has carried out multiple air strikes on frontline villages in some of the fiercest bombardment yet. The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah is also stepping up attacks against Israeli military outposts. 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: 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 #SouthernLebanon #LebanonIsraelBorderTension #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar
An Israeli attack in October that killed a journalist from Reuters and injured Al Jazeera journalists was a deliberate act. That’s the findings from an investigation by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Southern 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/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #IsraelAttackJournalists #AlmaAlShaab #Lebanon #Israel #Hezbollah #Reuters #AFP #LebanonIsraelBorderTension #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelGazaWar #IsraelPalestineWar #GazaBombing #GazaUnderAttack #Hamas #AlAqsaFlood #AlAqsaStorm #prayforgaza #PressFreedom #ProtectJournalists #AttacksOnJournalists
There has been more violence between the Israeli army and Hezbollah along the Lebanon border. Israel says its Iron Dome defence system has intercepted a number of rockets near the border in Upper Galilee. And Hezbollah says it fired nearly 50 rockets. That is the most intense shelling by the group since the war in Gaza began. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr joins us live from southern 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 #SouthernLebanon #LebanonIsraelBorderTension #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #IsraelHamasWar […]
The violence along Lebanon’s border with Israel has displaced tens of thousands and hurt farmers already suffering from a four-year economic crisis. Many also blame the Israeli army’s reported use of white phosphorus for burning nearly 400 hectares of forests and orchards. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from southern 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: 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 #SouthernLebanon #LebanonIsraelBorderTension #WhitePhosphorus #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaBombing #GazaUnderAttack #prayforgaza
For weeks, the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and the Israeli military have been exchanging fire along the border. Attacks are becoming more frequent and intense but still largely contained within a narrow stretch of territory. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Southern 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: 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 #SouthernLebanon #Aynata #LebanonIsraelBorderTension #Palestine #Gaza #Israel #Aitaroun #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelPalestineWar #IsraelGazaWar
There has been a fire exchange at the Israel-Lebanon border, with the Israeli army saying that “several” civilians were injured in an antitank missile attack launched from Lebanon. The army said it responded by shooting at the source of the fire. Skirmishes between Israeli forces and Shia group Hezbollah along the border have been ongoing since the start of the Gaza war on October 7. While they have remained confined in geography and scope most of the time, they appear to be gradually escalating. Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the attack. The exchange of fire between Israel and Lebanon has been continuous and intense for the last five weeks, said […]
An Israeli air attack in south Lebanon has killed four civilians – three children and their grandmother – raising the likelihood of a dangerous new escalation in the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border. Israeli troops and Lebanon’s Hezbollah fighters and their allies have been clashing for a month along the border since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. While clashes remain largely contained, they have increased in intensity as Israel conducts a ground incursion in Gaza against Hezbollah ally Hamas. Hezbollah has promised to “double” the death toll from any Israeli attacks on civilians after a strike killed three children and their grandmother in southern Lebanon. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr […]
