” a U.N. spokesman said. Stéphane Dujarric told reporters that U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres was “alarmed” at the escalating violence and large number of civilian casualties reported in Lebanon.
Israel launched its most extensive airstrikes against Lebanon since 2006 on Monday and Tuesday, causing over 550 fatalities and injuring more than 1,800 individuals nationwide. This significant escalation has heightened concerns about the possibility of a full-scale conflict between Israel and Hezbollah,...
In Lebanon, since Oct. 8, 2023, the spillover effects of the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel on Lebanon's southern border have led to civilian casualties and the internal displacement of over 91,288 residents by the end of last month, said the UN system in Lebanon. The statement ment...
Lebanon - Civil War, Sectarianism, Conflict: The attempt to establish a centralized state bureaucracy, begun by Chehab and continued by Hélou, came to an end with the election of Suleiman Franjieh to the presidency in August 1970. Franjieh, a traditiona
With thousands of rockets launched into Israel in the span of 20 minutes, thus distracting the IDF while Hamas militants infiltrated the border and captured both civilians and soldiers, the assault echoed—and amplified—that of Hezbollah in the Lebanon War in 2006. Netanyahu vowed to dismantle ...
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was "gravely alarmed by the escalating situation along the Blue Line", referring to the demarcation line dividing Lebanon from Israel and the occupied Golan Heights, as well as "the large number of civilian casualties". ...
Lebanon's top Christian cleric Bechara Boutros al-Rai said in his sermon on Sunday that Lebanon was "deeply saddened" by the casualties among civilians and within Hezbollah in this week's attacks, in a very rare case of the Christian leader expressing condolences to the group. ...
The war ended in a tactical victory for Israel but was a strategic failure overall. The PLO was expelled from Lebanon but Israel’s enemy, Syria increased its influence and occupied Lebanon until 2005. Second Lebanon War This conflict started in July 2006 between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon...
In response to the intensifying situation, Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned that Israel would pay "in blood" for the civilian casualties resulting from the recent events. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz reiterated a warning to Lebanon, stating that if diplomatic efforts failed to ...
Confrontations between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israeli forces went on non-stop along the Lebanon-Israel border since October last year, resulting in casualties on both sides. To show solidarity with the Palestinians, the Houthis in Yemen have launched dozens of missile and drone attacks on ships...