Lebanon
The terrorist organization initially claimed that several Israeli soldiers were killed • Israel struck multiple Hezbollah targets and infrastructure in southern Lebanon in response to the attack.
“I think there’s a bit of a confusion; Hassan Nasrallah is the one who should be scared,” says Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern
As the U.N. Security Council prepares to formally review the size of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon and vote on its renewal, America and Israel are pressing for more authority to counter Hezbollah.
New reports say the drone crashes near Beirut damaged an Iranian-made solid-state fuel mixer and destroyed a missile guidance system.
Speculation abounds as to whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s order to brief rival Benny Gantz on current security issues is a sign that the Jewish state is preparing for a major conflict on one or more fronts.
The tension comes after Israel carried out a strike in Syria that killed two members of Hezbollah, with a drone crashing in a Hezbollah-controlled neighborhood in Beirut, which was blamed on Israel.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told officials in Beirut recent Israeli operations in Lebanon and Syria do not “change the rules of the game,” according to Lebanese media reports.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun said that the drone strikes amount to a “declaration of war.”
The Lebanese terrorist group is responsible for a raging fire that almost reached an Israel Defense Forces’ base and a nearby village.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “the world is increasingly recognizing Hezbollah for what it is—not a defender of Lebanon as it purports to be, but a terrorist organization dedicated to advancing Iran’s malicious agenda.”
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon shares new evidence on Iran’s use of civilian channels to arm Hezbollah • Lebanese ambassador: Danon’s speech a “direct threat.”
As tensions in the Persian Gulf continue to rise, commanders of the Lebanese terrorist group say it is “ready to initiate hostilities, if and when Tehran deems that necessary.”
