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Pompeo welcomes UN court’s conviction of Hizballah member for Hariri killing

Aug 18, 2020 @ 20:18Aug 31, 2020 @ 10:28 Diane Shalem 3956 Views court verdict, Haririr assassination, Hizballah, Lebanon

The US welcomed the conviction by a UN-backed court on Tuesday, Aug. 19 of a Hezbollah member for the 15-year

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Why was Nasrallah let off the hook? The IDF exposed – but did not bomb – the Iranian precise missile plant in Lebanon

Sep 4, 2019 @ 11:46Sep 13, 2019 @ 17:11 Diane Shalem 6884 Views IDF-Hizballah, Lebanon, precision missile factory

Who decided to let Hizballah get away with a rocket attack on the Israeli military on Sunday, Sept. 1? IDF

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Hizballah’s missile precision crash project slowed. 250 upgraded out of 14,000

Feb 16, 2019 @ 11:56Feb 22, 2019 @ 18:47 Diane Shalem 10828 Views HIzballah precise missiles, IDF air strikes, Iran, Lebanon, Zelzal 2

The Iranian-Hizballah crash program for converting 14,000 medium-range Zelzal 2s into precision-guided missiles is struggling. But 250 are still a

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Moscow &Tehran prepare to arm Hizballah, including with Iranian air defense missiles

Feb 11, 2019 @ 10:31Feb 18, 2019 @ 18:47 Diane Shalem 12776 Views Hizballah, Iran, Lebanon, Russian arms

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif pointedly visited Beirut on Monday, Feb.11, the day of the Islamic revolution’s 40th anniversary,

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IDF ends northern tunnel operation, strikes Gaza tunnels. Hizballah, Hamas threats remain

Jan 13, 2019 @ 11:29Jan 19, 2019 @ 11:41 Diane Shalem 7512 Views Hamas, Hizballah, IDF, Lebanon, Lt. Gen. Gady Eisenkott, tunnels

The IDF marked the end of Operation Northern Shield on Sunday, Jan. 13 by finding a sixth Hizballah cross-border tunnel,

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Israeli Air Force flies over Lebanese-Syrian border – first time in 3 months

Dec 17, 2018 @ 7:59Dec 22, 2018 @ 12:57 Diane Shalem 10661 Views Hizballah tunnels, IDF delegation to Moscow, Israeli Air Force, Israeli=Russian coordination, Lebanon, Russia

The Israeli Air Force made several passes over the Lebanese-Syrian border on Sunday, Dec. 16, for the first time since

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Beirut asks for Russia’s air defense net to cover Lebanon as well as Syria

Nov 20, 2018 @ 8:38Nov 26, 2018 @ 16:33 Diane Shalem 12933 Views Hizballah, Israeli Air Force, Lebanon, Russia air defense cover, Syira

Exclusive: Lebanese President Michel Aoun has asked Moscow to bring Lebanese air space under the protection of the Russian air

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Israel and Hizballah trade threats over Iran-supplied precision-guidance missiles

Nov 10, 2018 @ 20:29Nov 19, 2018 @ 12:40 Diane Shalem 9962 Views Hizballah, Israeli warning, Lebanon, precision-guidance missiles

Israel has sent a final warning to the Lebanese government that it will destroy Hizballah’s new factories  for upgrading its

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IDF to Hizballah: Don’t try and surprise us after withdrawing from Syria

Sep 7, 2018 @ 11:21Sep 17, 2018 @ 10:54 Diane Shalem 12567 Views border wall, IDF-Hizballah, Israel, Lebanon, surprise attack

Intelligence monitors report deepening Hizballah control of Lebanese army forces near the Israeli frontier, raising concerns that the Iranian-backed group

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Saudis summon Lebanese PM moments before Beirut falls into Iranian orbit

Feb 28, 2018 @ 17:50 Diane Shalem 18091 Views Hizballah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Saad Hariri, Saudi Arabia

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s switch of loyalty to Hizballah and Iran shocks Riyadh and dismays Israel. The Lebanese Sunni

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