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Gulf Today
3 days ago
- Politics
- Gulf Today
Israeli strikes in south Lebanon kill two
Lebanon's health ministry said on Sunday that Israeli strikes on the country's south killed two people, as the Israeli army said it targeted Hizbollah members in the latest raids despite a ceasefire. The ministry said an "Israeli enemy" strike targeted a motorcycle in Arnoun, a village in the Nabatiyeh region about five kilometres (three miles) from the Israeli border, killing one person. It said another person was killed in an Israeli raid that "targeted a vehicle on the Debl road" in the Bint Jbeil district. Another strike on a car in nearby Beit Lif wounded one person, the ministry said. The Israeli military said in a statement that its forces "struck and eliminated a terrorist in Hizbollah's anti-tank array" in the Arnoun area. It later said its forces killed an operative from "Hizbollah's artillery array" in the Aita al-Shaab area, near the village of Debl. Israel has continued to strike Lebanon despite the November 27 ceasefire that sought to end more than a year of hostilities -- including two months of open war -- with the group Hizbollah, which emerged severely weakened. On Thursday, two people were killed in Israeli strikes on the south, and another died in a raid on Saturday. Under the truce, Hizbollah fighters were to withdraw north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometres from the border, and dismantle their military posts to the south. Israel was to pull all its troops from Lebanon but has maintained five positions it deems "strategic" along the frontier. The Lebanese army has been deploying in the south and dismantling Hizbollah infrastructure there. Agence France-Presse
LBCI
3 days ago
- Politics
- LBCI
Israeli military claims strike killed Hezbollah member in southern Lebanon
Israel's army spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, claimed that a strike on Sunday killed a Hezbollah member involved in the group's anti-tank missile unit in the Arnoun area of southern Lebanon. #عاجل 🔸قامت طائرة لجيش الدفاع في وقت سابق اليوم بمهاجمة والقضاء على أحد عناصر حزب الله الذي ينتمي إلى منظومة الصواريخ المضادة للدروع في منطقة أرنون جنوب لبنان — افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) June 1, 2025
New Straits Times
22-05-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Irish rapper charged over Hizbollah flag at London concert
LONDON: A member of Irish rap group Kneecap has been charged with a terror offence for allegedly displaying a Hizbollah flag at a London concert, police said on Wednesday. Liam O'Hanna, 27, known by his stage name Mo Chara, is accused of showing support for the Lebanese resistance group, who are proscribed by British authorities, during a performance on November 21. London's Metropolitan Police said officers from its Counter Terrorism Command launched an investigation after a video of the event surfaced online in April. O'Hanna is accused of displaying a flag "in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a supporter of a proscribed organisation" in contravention of the 2000 Terrorism Act. The rapper, from Belfast, is scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on June 18, police said. The group had been scheduled to perform at a festival in London on Friday. The charge follows growing scrutiny of Kneecap's performances after footage circulated online showing provocative political statements made by the band on stage. One video appeared to show a band member shouting: "Up Hamas, up Hizbollah." Those groups, in Gaza and in Lebanon, are banned as terror organisations in the UK and it is a crime to express support for them. The band, known for its confrontational style and Irish nationalist messaging, has denied supporting violence or banned groups. It said video footage had been "deliberately taken out of context." The backlash led to the cancellation of several of the group's shows, including in southwest England and Germany. The group's songs include "Get Your Brits Out" and "Better Way To Live." The controversy has sparked a wider debate about artistic expression and political censorship. The family of Conservative MP David Amess, who was fatally stabbed by an Islamic State group follower in 2021, called for an apology while the party leader Kemi Badenoch called for the band to be banned. In a statement in April, the band denied promoting extremist views and apologised to the families of Amess and Jo Cox, who was murdered in 2016 by a neo-Nazi sympathiser a week before the divisive Brexit referendum. "We do not, and have never, supported Hamas or Hizbollah," the group said. Nearly 40 musicians and groups, including Pulp, Paul Weller, Primal Scream and Massive Attack, have publicly backed Kneecap, accusing authorities of suppressing creative freedom. Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin had urged the band to clarify whether they supported the groups or not. An attack in Israel by Hamas fighters on October 7, 2023, resulted in the deaths of 1,218 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures. Israel's military response in Gaza has triggered a humanitarian crisis, with the territory's health ministry on Tuesday putting the death toll at 53,655.
Jordan Times
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
Lebanon state media say series of Israeli strikes hit south
This pictures taken from the southern Lebanese area of Marjeyoun shows smoke billowing from the site of Israeli airstrikes on the hills of the southern Lebanese village of Nabatiyeh on May 8, 2025 (AFP photo) BEIRUT, LEBANON — Lebanese official media said Israel conducted heavy air strikes on the south on Thursday, the latest raids despite a fragile November ceasefire between Israel and Hizbollah . The state-run National News Agency [NNA] said "Israeli warplanes carried out a wide-scale aerial aggression on the Nabatiyeh region, launching a series of heavy raids in two waves" targeting hills and valleys in the area, located around 12 kilometres from the border. It said "huge explosions... echoed in most areas of Nabatiyeh and the south", causing "terror and panic" among residents, who rushed to pick up their children from school, as ambulances headed to the targeted areas. An AFP photographer saw smoke rising from hills in the region. "We heard a loud strike, about 10 consecutive blows," said Jamal Sabbagh, a 29-year-old doctor who was giving schoolchildren health checks near the city of Nabatiyeh. "Some of the children were scared and there was panic, the teachers were also frightened," he told AFP. The raids come a day after an Israeli strike killed a commander from Palestinian militant group Hamas in the southern city of Sidon. Israel has continued to launch regular strikes in Lebanon despite the November 27 truce which sought to halt more than a year of hostilities with Hizbollah including two months of full-blown war. Under the deal, Hizbollah was to pull back its fighters north of Lebanon's Litani River, some 30 kilometres from the Israeli border, and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure to its south. Israel was to withdraw all its forces from Lebanon, but it has kept troops in five areas that it deems "strategic". Hizbollah , long a dominant force in Lebanon, was weakened in its latest war with its arch-foe, which also saw an Israeli ground incursion and a slew of the group's senior commanders killed, including longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah. Lebanon says it has respected its ceasefire commitments and has called on the international community to pressure Israel to end its attacks and withdraw all its troops. Lebanese authorities have vowed to implement a state monopoly on bearing arms, though President Joseph Aoun has said disarming Hizbollah is a "delicate" matter that requires dialogue. The November truce was based on a UN Security Council resolution that says Lebanese troops and United Nations peacekeepers should be the only forces in south Lebanon, and calls for the disarmament of all non-state groups.
Jordan Times
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Jordan Times
Lebanon warns Hamas against acts that harm its security
Lebanon's top security body on Friday warned Hamas against using the country's territory for acts that undermine national security, after rocket fire towards Israel sparked retaliatory strikes (AFP photo) BEIRUT, LEBANON — Lebanon's top security body on Friday warned Hamas against using the country's territory for acts that undermine national security, after rocket fire towards Israel sparked retaliatory strikes. The Higher Defence Council said it had recommended the government warn Hamas "against using Lebanese territory for any acts that undermine Lebanese national security". The council headed by President Joseph Aoun added that "the utmost measures and necessary procedures will be taken to put a definitive end to any act that violates Lebanese sovereignty". Last month, the Lebanese army arrested Lebanese and Palestinian individuals accused of firing rockets towards Israel on March 22 and March 28. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, with the Lebanese armed group Hizbollah, which fought a war against Israel last year, denying any involvement. A Lebanese security source told AFP security forces arrested three Hamas members. The Palestinian militant group claimed responsibility for occasional attacks on Israel from Lebanon during the war. In its statement, the council said Aoun stressed Lebanon must not be used as a launchpad for instability or be dragged into unnecessary wars. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said illegal weapons must be handed over and that Hamas and other factions must not "undermine security and national stability". The council also said legal proceedings would begin early next week against those detained over the rocket fire. Israel has continued to strike Lebanon despite a ceasefire agreed in November to end more than a year of hostilities with Hizbollah that included a bombing campaign and ground incursion. Under the deal, Hizbollah was to withdraw north of the Litani River and dismantle military sites to its south. Israel was to pull out of southern Lebanon but has kept troops in five positions it calls "strategic'.
