Tag: Beirut

  • An airstrike hits a building in Lebanon

    More than 100 people have been killed in Israel’s strikes against Hezbollah, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Sunday. Two strikes near the southern city of Sidon, about 45 kilometres south of Beirut, killed at least 32 people, the ministry added. One of Hezbollah’s security detail was killed along with 20 other Hezbollah militant, according…

  • Hezbollah leader’s death sparks joy and rage in the region

    Hezbollah leader’s death sparks joy and rage in the region

    Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an airstrike in Beirut on Friday, Israeli President Shimon Peres said. Nasrallah was the head of the terrorist group that fought Israel in the summer of 2000 and has been indicted by the UN over war crimes. “His assassination is a measure of justice and a loss for…

  • Huge explosions were reported in Lebanon, and Israel says it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters

    Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said that the Jewish state will not give in to Hezbollah’s attacks and will “continue degrading Hezbollah” until the group complies with Israeli laws. This comes after an Israeli strike killed Hezbollah’s chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Friday in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. This comes amid a conflict…

  • There are more blasts in Lebanon as Hezbollah reels from pager explosions

    There are more blasts in Lebanon as Hezbollah reels from pager explosions

    Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for the twin blasts in Beirut that killed at least 11 people, including six members of its security forces. The blasts were caused by the detonation of wireless devices, it said. This comes a day after Israel carried out an air strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon to target a network…