JERUSALEM—The Israeli military on Friday said it fired interceptor missiles and protectively scrambled warplanes after what it described as a drone launched from Lebanon crossed its tense northern border. Hours later, investigations concluded the drone managed to return to Lebanon, the Israeli military said in a statement, stopping short of blaming Lebanon’s Hezbollah terrorist group…
4 Syrians Die After Burning Coal for Heat in South Lebanon
BEIRUT—A Syrian mother and her three children died in their sleep after inhaling toxic fumes from burning coal to heat their room in a village in southern Lebanon, a rescue group said Sunday. Youssef al-Dor, an official with Resala Health Ambulance Association, said he transported the bodies to be buried from a hospital where the…
Lebanon’s President Aoun: ‘Imperative Cabinet Meets’ as Hezbollah Continues to Block Assemblies
Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Monday appeared to criticize ally Hezbollah for blocking the country’s cabinet meetings for the past two months, which have further added to ongoing economic woes plaguing the country. The country’s government was formed in September 2020 amid financial troubles following the devastating explosion at the Beirut port in August 2020. The government of 24 ministries…
Blast in Palestinian Camp in South Lebanon Injures About a Dozen
BEIRUT—A large explosion rocked a Palestinian camp in the southern Lebanese port city of Tyre on Friday night, injuring about a dozen people, according to rescue workers on the scene and a Palestinian source inside the camp. The state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported an unspecified number of deaths, but local media and civil defense…
Protesters Break Into Lebanese Ministry as Crisis Deepens
BEIRUT—A small group of protesters broke into a ministry building in Beirut early on Friday and removed a photo of the president from one of its main rooms, as the Lebanese pound hit a new low amid a worsening economic and political stalemate. The protesters who entered the Ministry of Social Affairs said conditions in…
Russia Sends Satellite Images to Lebanon From Day of Beirut Port Blast
MOSCOW—Russia has sent Lebanon the satellite images it has from Beirut’s port before and after a huge explosion rocked it last year, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after talks with his Lebanese counterpart in Moscow on Monday. Russia’s space agency Roscosmos said last week it agreed to provide the images after a request from…
Huge Fire Extinguished at Oil Facility in Southern Lebanon
ZAHRANI, Lebanon—Firefighters extinguished a huge blaze that broke out in a storage tank at one of Lebanon’s main oil facilities in the country’s south Monday. The fire sent orange flames and a thick black column of smoke into the sky. Energy Minister Walid Fayad said the fire broke out when workers were transferring gasoline from…
Lebanon Faces Electricity Blackout as Power Plants Run out of Fuel
Lebanon’s two main power plants were forced to shut down after running out of fuel, plunging the country into darkness on Saturday. Lebanon, with a population of 6.8 million, is grappling with a crippling energy crisis made worse by its dependency on fuel imports. Erratic power supplies have put hospitals and essential services in crisis…
At Least 22 Killed in Lebanon Fuel Tank Explosion: Health Officials
BEIRUT—At least 22 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in northern Lebanon early on Sunday, the health minister said. Military and security sources said that the army had seized a fuel storage tank hidden by black marketeers and was in the midst of handing out gasoline to residents when the…
Israeli Prime Minister: Lebanon Responsible for Attacks, Hezbollah or Not
TEL AVIV, Israel—Israel’s prime minister said Sunday he holds the Lebanese government responsible for rocket fire launched from its territory, whether the Hezbollah terrorist group launched the weapons or not. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s comments came days after one of the heaviest flareups in violence between Israel and Hezbollah in several years and indicated Israel…
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