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Shafaq News
08-08-2025
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Israel claims assassinations in Lebanon
Shafaq News – Middle East On Friday, the Israeli army declared it had assassinated the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine's (PFLP) military security bureau in Syria, Mohammed Washah, known as 'Abu Khalil,' in an airstrike on Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, and Mohammad Hamza Shahada, an intelligence officer in Hezbollah's Radwan force. Posting on X, the military claimed that Washah allegedly coordinated with other Palestinian armed factions and oversaw attacks against Israeli targets. #عاجل 🔻جيش الدفاع وجهاز الشاباك قضيا في لبنان على رئيس الدائرة العسكرية الأمنية لمنظمة الجبهة الشعبية الإرهابية في سوريا🔻هاجم جيش الدفاع امس بتوجيه استخباراتي من جهاز الشاباك، في منطقة البقاع اللبنانية، وقَضى على المخرب المدعو محمد وشاح "أبو خليل"، وهو مخرب سوري بارز في تنظيم… — افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) August 8, 2025 The PFLP, founded in 1967 by George Habash, is a Marxist-Leninist faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and is designated a terrorist group by Israel, the United States, and the European Union. The group has a decades-long record of operations against Israeli interests, from aircraft hijackings in the 1970s to more recent armed attacks. Later, another strike struck the southern Lebanese town of Adloun killed Shahada, who "during the war allegedly worked to build and maintain the Radwan force's operational readiness activities." #عاجل 🔸هاجمت طائرة تابعة لسلاح الجو في وقت سابق من اليوم في منطقة عدلون في جنوب لبنان وقضت على الإرهابي محمد حمزة شحادة والذي عمل مسؤول استخبارات في قوة الرضوان التابعة لحزب الله الإرهابي.🔸خلال فترة الحرب شغل هذا الارهايي في بناء القوة والجاهزية العملياتية لقوة الرضوان بما… — افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) August 8, 2025 Since the US-brokered ceasefire came into effect on November 27, 2024, Lebanese authorities have documented more than 4,245 Israeli violations, resulting in at least 235 fatalities and over 485 injuries. Although the agreement stipulates a full Israeli withdrawal, five military outposts reportedly remain in the south.
Shafaq News
21-07-2025
- Politics
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US Envoy: Hezbollah's disarmament is a Lebanese decision
Shafaq News – Beirut US Special Envoy Tom Barrack said Monday that Washington cannot guarantee Israeli restraint, reaffirming that the question of Hezbollah's weapons must be resolved solely by the Lebanese themselves. Speaking at the Grand Serail during his second visit to Beirut in two weeks, Barrack emphasized Washington's support for Lebanon's stability, while acknowledging the limits of US influence. 'We have no guarantees, and we cannot force Israel to do anything,' he said in response to questions about Israeli military activity in southern Lebanon. Although the United States continues to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, Barrack stressed that disarmament is 'a purely Lebanese matter.' Barrack also expressed support for the Lebanese government's reform agenda, confirming that sanctions on local officials are not currently under consideration. 'Our focus remains on supporting the reform path,' he said, describing recent steps taken by the government as 'significant.' The envoy met with President Joseph Aoun, who presented a formal memorandum outlining Lebanon's commitments since the November 27, 2024, ceasefire — including pledges in the presidential oath and the cabinet's policy statement — aimed at reactivating the political process and reinforcing stability. الرئيس عون استقبل الموفد الأميركي توماس باراك، وسلّمه باسم الدولة اللبنانية، مشروع المذكرة الشاملة لتطبيق ما تعهّد به لبنان، منذ إعلان 27 تشرين الثاني 2024، حتى البيان الوزاري للحكومة اللبنانية، مروراً خصوصاً بخطاب القسم لرئيس الجمهورية — Lebanese Presidency (@LBpresidency) July 21, 2025 During a prior visit, Barrack — who also serves as the US Special Envoy for Syria and Ambassador to Turkiye — expressed satisfaction with Beirut's initial response to a US plan addressing Hezbollah's disarmament. However, he stressed that Lebanon must not be sidelined amid sweeping regional changes. Barrack's latest trip comes as Hezbollah's Secretary-General Naim Qassem warned of an 'existential threat' to Lebanon and firmly rejected any handover of weapons to Israel. 'Disarming Hezbollah is an Israeli demand. We will never surrender, and Israel will not take our weapons,' he stated.
