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Israeli forces shell southern Lebanon border village after rocket lands near disputed territory

Israeli forces have shelled a southern Lebanese border village after several explosions were heard in a disputed area where the borders of Syria, Lebanon and Israel meet

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Hezbollah Erects Outpost On Israeli Border Amid Rising Tensions

Israeli demands for removal escalate conflict fears as UNIFIL monitors the situation

Zenger · Jul 3, 2023

Israeli troops fire tear gas to disperse protesters along Lebanon border

Israeli soldiers have fired tear gas to disperse scores of stone-throwing protesters along the border with Lebanon, leaving some demonstrators and troops with breathing problems

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

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Hezbollah lashes out at Lebanese judge for alleging group linked with UN peacekeeper's death

Lebanon’s Hezbollah has lashed out at a Lebanese judge for alleging members of the militant group were behind the killing of a U.N. peacekeeper last year

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2023

Lebanon's Hezbollah says not linked to accused in peacekeeper killing

Lebanon's Hezbollah on Friday denied that five men accused by a military tribunal of killing an Irish U.N. peacekeeper in 2022 were linked to the armed Shi'ite group.

Reuters · Jun 2, 2023

Lebanon accuses five over killing of UN peacekeeper Sean Rooney

UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon says indictment is an ‘important step towards justice’.

Al Jazeera · Jun 1, 2023

Lebanese army court charges 5 men allegedly linked to Hezbollah for Irish peacekeeper's death

A Lebanese judicial official says Lebanon’s military tribunal has charged five people allegedly affiliated to militant group Hezbollah with criminal conspiracy and premeditated murder for the killing of an Irish U.N. peacekeeper in December

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

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Hezbollah members accused over Irish peacekeeper killing -source

A Lebanese military tribunal has formally accused five members of Hezbollah and the allied Amal Movement of killing an Irish U.N. peacekeeper in 2022, a senior Lebanese judicial source told Reuters on Thursday.

Reuters · Jun 1, 2023

Hezbollah Builds 27 New Bases In Lebanon Under Cover Of Fake NGO

Israel’s Foreign Ministry revealed on Monday that Hezbollah has in the past year constructed no fewer than 27 military posts along the Blue Line, a demarcation separating Israel and Lebanon

Zenger · May 11, 2023

Private Sean Rooney who was killed in Lebanon honoured at PDFORRA conference

"The unjustifiable killing of Private Sean Rooney and serious injury to Trooper Shane Kearney in the course of their duty in UNIFIL reinforces the unique nature of service in the Defence Forces, and the exceptional skills of Defence Forces personnel.”

Irish Mirror · May 10, 2023

Israel strikes Gaza and Lebanon after rocket fire

It's the most serious escalation between Lebanon and Israel since the 2006 war.

Axios · Apr 6, 2023

Rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon after al-Aqsa mosque raids

Residents scramble to take cover in bomb shelters as Iron Dome intercepts rockets

The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023

Israeli army blames Palestinian groups for rockets fired from Lebanon

A barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon targeted Israel Thursday, a day after clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians inside Islam's third-holiest site drew warnings of retaliation from around the region.

France 24 · Apr 6, 2023

UNIFIL Complains About ‘Lack of Clarity’ of Blue Line Border between Lebanon, Israel

Major General Aroldo Lazaro, Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), urged on Thursday Lebanon and Israel to continue to coordinate their movement near the Blue Line with the international force. The Blue Line marks the border between the two neighbors. Chairing…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 31, 2023

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Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2023

UNIFIL: No Recent Blue Line Crossing between Lebanon and Israel

UNIFIL’s spokesperson Andrea Tenenti said on Thursday that no crossing of the Blue Line has been recorded recently between Lebanon and Israel. Tenenti said the UNIFIL has inspected media reports claiming that a person has trespassed from Lebanon into Israel, according to dpa. “The UNIFIL did not record any crossing…

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2023

Lebanese environmental group accused of being Hezbollah arm

Green Without Borders says it's an environmental group planting trees around Lebanon

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 23, 2023

Lahoud Angered France by ‘Backtracking’ on Pledge to Deploy Army in S. Lebanon

A series of recently declassified British documents reveal details of meetings held by late Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri with British officials in 1997 and 1999, as well as letters exchanged between then UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and the Lebanese presidency.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 6, 2023

Lebanon Court Charges 7 over Attack That Killed Irish UN Soldier

Lebanon's military tribunal on Thursday charged seven people over an attack last month that killed one Irish soldier serving in a United Nations peacekeeping force, three Lebanese judicial sources told Reuters. On Dec.

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France 24 · Jan 5, 2023

Lebanon charges seven over killing of UN peacekeeper

Lebanon's military tribunal on Thursday charged seven suspects in last month's attack that killed an Irish peacekeeper when a group of armed local residents ambushed his convoy and opened fire, officials said.

The Independent UK · Jan 5, 2023

Lebanon charges 7 suspects in killing of UN peacekeeper

Lebanon’s military tribunal has charged seven suspects in last month’s attack that killed an Irish peacekeeper when a group of armed local residents ambushed his convoy and opened fire

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 1, 2023

French Defense Minister Celebrates New Year with French Troops in Lebanon

French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Saturday checked on the UNIFIL’s French peacekeepers in southern Lebanon upon his arrival in Beirut. The minister, on a several-day official visit to Lebanon, spent New Year’s Eve with the French troops and will inspect the Beirut Port explosion site. He is also scheduled…

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022

Lebanese and UN troops rescue migrants vessel, 2 killed

Lebanon’s navy and U.N. peacekeepers have rescued more than 200 migrants from a boat sinking in the Mediterranean Sea hours after it left northern Lebanon’s coast, the military said in a statement

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 31, 2022

Two Migrants Die, 232 Rescued after Boat Capsizes off Lebanon

Two migrants died and 232 others were rescued after the boat they were travelling on capsized off the coast of Lebanon on Saturday, the Lebanese Army said. Three naval vessels and a boat operated by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) took part in a rescue operation off…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 27, 2022

Suspect Arrested in Killing of UN Peacekeeper in Lebanon

The Lebanese army has arrested a suspect in the killing earlier this month of a peacekeeper in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from Ireland who died when his convoy was shot at in southern Lebanon, officials said Tuesday. The area of the Dec. 14 shooting attack, near…

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022

Suspect arrested in killing of UN peacekeeper in Lebanon

The Lebanese army has arrested a suspect in the killing earlier this month of a U.N. peacekeeper from Ireland who died when his convoy was shot at in southern Lebanon

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