Hezbollah chief pledges to coordinate with army to implement truce
The Lebanese army has already sent additional troops to the south but is preparing a detailed deployment plan to share with Lebanon's cabinet, security sources and officials have said.
Biden says Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire will take effect Wednesday morning
(Reuters) – A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah will take effect on Wednesday after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. The accord, clearing the way for an end to a conflict that has killed thousands of people since
Trump picks Mike Huckabee, pro-Israel conservative, as ambassador
WASHINGTON, (Reuters): President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was nominating former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as the next US ambassador to Israel, tapping a staunchly pro-Israel conservative whose choice could signal future US policy toward conflicts in the Middle East. An evangelical Christian, Huckabee has been a vocal supporter
Top US diplomat due in Israel for Gaza ceasefire talks after Hamas leader death
A top US diplomat is set to land in Israel with hopes of reviving Gaza ceasefire talks and discussing the enclave’s future following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will land in Tel Aviv on Tuesday – his eleventh trip to the region –
Israel says it has killed slain Hezbollah leader’s successors
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday Israeli airstrikes had killed two successors to Hezbollah’s slain leader, as Israel expanded its ground offensive against the Iran-backed group with a fourth army division deployed into south Lebanon. Netanyahu spoke in a video released by his office hours after the deputy leader
Israel targets Hezbollah intel HQ in Lebanon, Iran says it will not back down
Israel announced that it had conducted airstrikes on the intelligence headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut overnight, assessing the extent of the damage on Friday following a series of attacks aimed at senior figures within the Iran-backed militant group. The strikes come in the wake of a recent ballistic missile assault
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah killed in Lebanon’s Beirut airstrike, confirms Hezbollah
Hezbollah confirms the martyrdom of Leader Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah, Lebanon’s resistance movement, has confirmed the martyrdom of its leader, Hassan Nasrallah. This announcement follows Israel’s airstrike on Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut, which claimed the lives of Nasrallah, the head of the missile unit, and his deputy. Who Was Hassan Nasrallah?
What we know about the deadly pager blasts in Lebanon
BEIRUT, (Reuters): At least eight people were killed and nearly 3,000 injured when pagers used by Hezbollah members, including fighters and medics, detonated simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday. The blasts occurred in Hezbollah strongholds, including southern Lebanon, the southern suburbs of Beirut, and the eastern Bekaa Valley. The explosions, which