Hezbollah
A Hezbollah drone strike killed 4 soldiers and injured dozens at an Israeli base near Binyamina.The strike didn’t trigger an alert, and Israel’s military said it needed to improve its defenses.Israel’s current air defense systems excel at intercepting missiles but struggle against drones. Four soldiers were killed and dozens injured…
Israel launched a ground incursion that risks repeating its past mistakes in Lebanon.Israel’s 15-year occupation across Lebanon’s border ended as a quagmire akin to the US’s Vietnam.Israel recently achieved stunning victories against Hezbollah but its new operation is risky. As Israel begins what it describes as a limited ground operation…
Israel confirmed it launched a ground offensive against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.The IDF said Tuesday it began “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” a few hours ago.The move opens up a new front between the Israeli military and the Iran-backed Hezbollah. The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it launched…
By Jaidaa Taha CAIRO (Reuters) – Israel’s killing of Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was met with silence by many Sunni-led states across the region, showcasing the split between populations outraged at Israel and authorities who normalised ties with Israel or are opposed to Hezbollah’s patron Iran. Nasrallah, who led…
But at any moment Hezbollah could strike back with a massive missile and drone swarm attack that could devastate Israeli forces and rapidly escalate the conflict, say analysts.The Iran-backed group likely has stockpiles of up to 200,000 missiles, according to a 2024 report by the Center for Strategic and International…
Israel is intensifying its military campaign in Lebanon, where the Israel Defense Forces said it was stepping up targeted strikes on Hezbollah positions.The IDF warned civilians in the area to stay away from potential Hezbollah targets, for their “own safety.””This is an advanced warning for your own safety and the…
The Tuesday attack in Lebanon, where hundreds of pagers used by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah simultaneously detonated, points to a highly sophisticated operation that likely required months of planning and an infiltration of a global supply chain, experts told Business Insider.At least 2,800 people were injured and 12 killed,…
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s slipped as much as 1.7% against the dollar on Monday and Tel Aviv stocks shed more than 1% with investors becoming increasingly worried over a possible attack on Israel from Iran and Hezbollah. The shekel slumped to 3.7860 per dollar by 1556 GMT, a decline that…
Investing.com– Oil prices rose in Asian trade on Wednesday, recovering a measure of recent losses as Israeli strikes against the Hezbollah group, in retaliation for a weekend attack, saw traders price in a bigger risk premium into crude. Prices rose from nearly two-month lows as industry data also showed U.S.…
Israel said it conducted a strike in Beirut on Tuesday targeting a Hezbollah commander who it deemed responsible for a deadly rocket attack in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights over the weekend.The retaliatory strike in the Lebanese capital targeted Fuad Shukr, a senior advisor to Hezbollah’s secretary-general Hasan Nasrallah who has…
