NewsFeed Tens of thousands of mourners have attended the public funeral service for former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and his likely successor Hashem Safieddine in a stadium in Beirut. Nasrallah was assassinated in an Israeli air strike in September 2024 during the 14-month war between Hezbollah and Israel. Published On 23 Feb 202523 Feb 2025
Nasrallah was assassinated by Israel five months ago and his public funeral delayed for security reasons. Tens of thousands of people in Lebanon are set to pay their last respects to Hezbollah’s late leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli attack in the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut, last September. The public … Read more
Israeli forces killed at least 22 people and injured more than 124 others in southern Lebanon on Sunday after protesters demanded their withdrawal in line with a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, Lebanese authorities said. The dead included two women and a Lebanese army soldier, the health ministry said in a statement. Demonstrators, some of them … Read more
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and top ICJ judge Nawaf Salam seen as frontrunners. Lebanon’s new President Joseph Aoun has begun binding consultations with members of parliament to nominate a prime minister. Aoun’s consultations got under way at 8:15am (06:15 GMT) on Monday with a meeting with Elias Abu Saab, the deputy parliament speaker, according … Read more
How Israel pulled of its exploding pagers plot against Hezbollah – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News’ “60 Minutes” got an inside look at how Israel pulled off one of the most daring and sophisticated intelligence operations in history. In the so-called pager plot, devices worn by members of the Hezbollah militia were turned … Read more
As a ceasefire the U.S. helped broker between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah came into effect Wednesday, President Biden said his administration would quickly launch “another push” with international partners to secure a deal to end the even deadlier war in the Gaza Strip. Mr. Biden, who has less than two months left in … Read more
President Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. helped secure a ceasefire deal in Lebanon, which would end fighting between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. His announcement came as Israel’s Cabinet approved the ceasefire after urging from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The war between Israel and the Iran-backed group has killed almost 3,800 people … Read more