An official of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon said today that the group has no additional information on the knife attack on author Salman Rushdie. “We do not know anything about this case. So we will not comment,” the official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity. Hezbollah is backed by Iran, whose […]
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Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry: ‘Unacceptable’ any interference in the talks on defining maritime borders with Israel
A Lebanese minister today described as “unacceptable” any interference in US-sponsored negotiations to demarcate the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel, two days after Shiite Hezbollah launched drones into the Mediterranean. “Any action outside the framework of state responsibility and the diplomatic framework in which the negotiations are being conducted is unacceptable and exposes them […]
Israel: Three Hezbollah-launched drones headed for gas rigs intercepted (upd)
LAST UPDATE 23:50 Israel shot down three unarmed and unmanned drones that came from Lebanon and were approaching natural gas rigs in Israel’s maritime exclusive economic zone, a security source said. According to this source, the drones were launched by the Iranian-backed Shiite Hezbollah group and were headed for the Karish field. Defense Minister Benny […]
The United States is imposing sanctions on Hezbollah-linked businessmen
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on three businessmen linked to Hezbollah, saying their activities as financial intermediaries for the Iran-backed group were exploiting Lebanon’s financial resources in a time of crisis for the country, according to the Reuters. The finance ministry added Adel Diab, Ali Mohamad Daoun, Jihad Salem Alame and their company […]
Israeli strikes in southern Syria
The Israeli army announced late last night that it had carried out strikes in an area of ​​southern Syria, which is considered by the Jewish state to be the “second front” of operations against the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah. “Recently, during a military operation in the Golan Heights, soldiers located suspects near a military […]
Australia: The government now describes Hezbollah as a ‘terrorist organization’
The Australian government today added the entire Hezbollah, Lebanon’s Shiite militia – which has a military arm and controls much of the Arab country – to its list of “terrorist organizations”, which so far has only applied to its armed units. since 2003. The strong Iranian-backed Lebanese Shiite movement “continues to threaten to carry out […]