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Arab World Israeli soldiers attend the funeral of a soldier killed in the battles of South Lebanon. (EPA)

Israel Launches Largest Incursion into South Lebanon

The Israeli army launched its “largest incursion” into southern Lebanon on Thursday, advancing along three main axes. On the western front, forces reached the…

Nazir Rida (Beirut)
Arab World Intense Israeli airstrike targets Khiam, Lebanon (AFP)

Khiam: The Center of Arab-Israeli Conflict Faces ‘Fourth Wave of Destruction’

Residents of Khiam in southern Lebanon, hit by 12 airstrikes on Wednesday morning, see the attacks as yet another wave of destruction for a town scarred by…

Nazir Rida (Beirut)
Arab World Israeli armored vehicles prepare to enter Lebanon (EPA)

Hezbollah's Strategy against Invasion: Ambush Attacks, Support Troops

Hezbollah’s military operations against the Israeli ground incursion in southern Lebanon have unveiled a combat strategy focused on ambushes, targeting supply…

Nazir Rida (Beirut)
Arab World An archived photo of key Hezbollah leaders who were assassinated: Imad Mughniyeh (right), Fouad Shukr(center), and Mustafa Badreddine (left)

Shukr’s Assassination Closes Chapter on Hezbollah’s First-Generation Leaders

The assassination of prominent Hezbollah military leader Fouad Shukr closes the chapter on the party’s founding generation from the early 1980s. This group,…

Nazir Rida (Beirut)
Arab World Lebanese army vehicles and security forces alongside Saleh al-Arouri’s assassination site in the suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Tensions Rise as Life Resumes in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs

Habib Baidoun, an 82-year-old shoemaker, carefully sweeps glass in front of his shoe store in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon. He observes…

Nazir Rida (Beirut)
Arab World Flames and smoke rise from an agricultural structure in southern Lebanon's Khiam plain following Israeli bombardment on November 23, 2023. (Photo by HASSAN FNEICH / AFP)

Hezbollah Fires Rockets at Israel after Airstrike Kills Senior Fighters

The security situation in southern Lebanon has reached alarming levels after Hezbollah carried out 22 military operations on Thursday, a day after an Israeli…

Nazir Rida (Beirut)
Arab World Flares are fired from northern Israel over the southern Lebanese border village of Aita al-Shaab, on October 28,2023. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Israel Carries out Raids at Targets Deep inside Lebanon

The escalation of clashes between Israel and Hezbollah has entered a new stage in south Lebanon after Israel’s announcement on Saturday that it had stopped a…

Nazir Rida (Beirut)
Arab World Le Drian, Walid Jumblat his son Taymour, and the French Ambassador. Photo: French Embassy in Beirut

Le Drian Returns to Paris with Outcome of Meetings in Beirut

French President Emmanuel Macron’s special envoy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, brought back to Paris the outcomes of his meetings with officials and representatives of…

Nazir Rida (Beirut)