Lebanon

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Unmanned Israeli drone crashes in Southern Lebanon
01.04.2018
An IDF spokesperson said in a statement that, “the incident is currently being reviewed. There is no risk of leaked information.”
Elbit System’s Hermes 450. (YouTube screen capture)
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Israeli Defense Minister warns northern homefront unprepared for war
Israel Hayom25.03.2018
Avigdor Lieberman said that in order to sufficiently protect the north, a five-year plan must be formulated: “It will require a minimum investment of a billion shekels per year.”
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman at the Munich Security Conference in 2017. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
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Israel wary of Hezbollah’s growing influence on US-allied Lebanese forces
Yaakov Lappin09.02.2018
According to Israeli military assessments, however, the LAF is increasingly coming under the sway of the Iranian-backed terror organization Hezbollah, which dominates Lebanon politically and militarily.
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri walking with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson during a bilateral meeting in July 2017 in Washington, D.C. Credit: State Department.
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Lebanon: Israel’s border fence violates our sovereignty
06.02.2018
Lebanese military officials told their Israeli counterparts during a meeting chaired by United Nations peacekeepers that a border fence between the two countries violates Lebanese sovereignty.
The Israel-Lebanon border. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Experts warn of ‘escalation’ between Israel and Russia over Syria
Ariel Ben Solomon05.02.2018
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin last week did not appear to resolve the two countries’ differing objectives in Syria, and it remains unclear if the status-quo can continue.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Moscow in late January. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.
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Amid rising tensions with Iran and Hezbollah over Lebanese missile factory, Israel sounds alarm
Yaakov Lappin01.02.2018
Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah-Iran have risen sharply this week, following the discovery of an Iranian program to set up weapons factories on Lebanese soil, for the manufacture of missile guidance systems.
Weapons used by the Hezbollah terror organization, and uncovered by Israeli forces in an underground bunker, during the 2006 Second Lebanon War. Credit: IDF.
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Drone Warfare
Israel’s ascendant Skylark counter-terror drone prepares for a new mission: full-scale war fighting
Yaakov Lappin31.01.2018
The Skylark Unit, founded in 2010, began as a unique concept based on allowing the IDF’s Artillery Corps, rather than the Israeli Air Force, to run its own aerial service, providing intelligence assistance to ground units below.
The IDF's Skylark Unit prepares one of its drones for flight. Credit: IDF.
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Hezbollah becoming ‘more powerful’ along Israel’s northern border, IDF chief warns
31.01.2018
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot warned that the Hezbollah terror group is becoming an increasingly strong “military presence."
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot. Credit: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff via Wikimedia Commons.
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Netanyahu warns Putin that Israel will ‘stop’ Iranian encroachment in Syria, Lebanon
29.01.2018
In his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Putin that Israel will “stop” Iranian encroachment in Syria and Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Moscow in late January. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.
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In rare move, IDF warns Lebanon of war if Hezbollah and Iran continue to grow presence
29.01.2018
In a rare contribution by an Israeli official to Arab media, IDF spokesman Brig.-Gen. Ronen Manelis warned in a op-ed on a Lebanese opposition website that a war could break out between the two countries if Iran and Hezbollah’s presences in the country continue to grow.
Weapons used by the Hezbollah terror organization, and uncovered by Israeli forces in an underground bunker, during the 2006 Second Lebanon War. Credit: IDF.
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US urges Lebanon to cut financial support for Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah
24.01.2018
The Hezbollah flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Debating the Hezbollah Problem
Washington Institute for Near East Policy23.01.2018
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Hezbollah’s rise casts doubt on Lebanon’s status as ‘Paris of the Middle East’
Ariel Ben Solomon22.01.2018
Once hailed as the "Paris of the Middle East," Beirut is now looking more like Tehran than Western Europe, experts say.
Posters of Hezbollah's flag and the terror group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in Beirut. Credit: Al Aan Arabic Television via Wikimedia Commons.
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Hamas establishing terror infrastructure in Lebanon, Israeli defense minister says
Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS19.01.2018
The Gaza-ruling Palestinian terror group Hamas is investing considerable resources into establishing terrorist infrastructure in Lebanon, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Friday.
A pro-Hamas rally in Ramallah. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Lebanon bans Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ over famed director’s ties with Israel
17.01.2018
Steven Spielberg’s latest film, “The Post,” has been banned in Lebanon due to the famed Jewish-American director’s purported ties with Israel.
Steven Spielberg. Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons.
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