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News Congress Passes Bill Targeting Hezbollah’s Finances
Legislation targeting the financing of Hezbollah passed both houses of Congress. The House of Representatives unanimously approved the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 on Wednesday. President Barack Obama is expected to sign it into law. The act directs the president to prohibit foreign banks from doing business with the Shiite militant group. The…
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Breaking News Did Israel Destroy Its Own Drone in Lebanon?
An Israeli war plane struck a remote area in Lebanon’s western Bekaa region on Sunday to destroy a downed Israeli drone, al-Manar television, which is run by Hezbollah militant group, said. An Israeli military spokeswoman declined to comment when asked about the explosion. A Lebanese security source told Reuters that the cause of the blast,…
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Breaking News Israeli Airstrikes Hit Targets Near Syria, Lebanese Media Reports
Israeli airstrikes attacked targets in eastern Lebanon, the Lebanese media reported, but the claims were denied by Hezbollah. Citing Lebanese security officials, the reports on Tuesday said that Israeli Air Force planes attacked Hezbollah targets near the city of Brital, on the Syrian border. Several Lebanese civilians were injured in the attack, according to the…
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Opinion What Israel’s Chief of Staff Is Worried About — No, It’s Not Iran
Two members of Congress from New York, a Democrat and a Republican, are calling on President Obama to provide Israel with massive, 30,000-pound bunker-buster bombs, capable of penetrating Iran’s fortified underground nuclear facilities. They also want to send B-52 long-range bombers that can carry the huge devices. “Providing Israel with a stronger capability to destroy…
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Breaking News Benjamin Netanyahu Slams United Nations Over Lebanon Skirmishes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused United Nations peacekeepers on Sunday of failing to enforce a resolution barring Hezbollah guerrillas from smuggling weapons into Lebanon. In a phone call with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Netanyahu blamed Iran, Hezbollah’s main sponsor, for Wednesday’s flare-up that killed two Israeli soldiers and a Spanish peacekeeper in the worst…
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Breaking News Hezbollah Leader: ‘We Do Not Want War With Israel But We Are Not Afraid of It’
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Friday his group did not want war with Israel but was ready for one and reserved the right to respond to Israeli attacks at any time and place. “We do not want a war but we are not afraid of it and we must distinguish between the two…
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Breaking News Israel Says Hezbollah Backs Away From Escalating Fight After Deadly Day
Israel and Hezbollah signaled on Thursday their rare flare-up in fighting across the Israel-Lebanon border was over, after the Lebanese guerrillas killed two Israeli troops in retaliation for a deadly air strike in Syria last week. Israel said it had received a message from UNIFIL, the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, that Hezbollah was not…
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Breaking News 2 Israeli Soldiers Killed as Hezbollah Battles on Lebanon Border
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said attackers who killed two Israeli soldiers near the Israeli-Lebanese frontier would be held responsible. “Those behind the attack today will pay the full price,” Netanyahu said as he launched consultations with security chiefs on a possible further response to the anti-tank rocket assault blamed on the Hezbollah guerrilla group….
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