Lebanon

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the press conference.
Photo: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90

April 18, 2023, 7:06 am

His predecessors Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid denounced his claims, with Bennett calling his speech shameful and Lapid telling him to "take responsibility".

By AJN STAFF

Smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City as Israel launched air strikes on the Palestinian enclave on late April 6, 2023. Photo: Mohammed ABED / AFP

April 7, 2023, 9:54 am

Bibi vows harsh response amid Lebanon rockets, Gaza escalation, Temple Mount clashes

'Israel’s response, tonight and later, will exact a significant price from our enemies,' PM says

By TOI STAFF, Emanuel Fabian and AGENCIES

Pictured from left are John Berger, Trung Luu, Georgie Crozier, David Southwick, Yoseph Haddad, Emily Schrader, Amit Shteinhart, Paul Hamer, Renee Heath and John Pesutto.

March 1, 2023, 7:24 am

Israeli veterans welcomed

Haddad, a Christian Arab volunteer in the IDF, was wounded in the 2006 Second Lebanon War and lost mobility in his foot. He is the CEO of Together – Vouch For Each Other (TV4E)

By Peter Kohn

From left: Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid, US President Joe Biden and Lebanese President Michel Aoun. Photo: Collage/AP

October 13, 2022, 9:42 am

Biden hails Israel border deal with Lebanon

The maritime deal "will provide for the development of energy fields for the benefit of both countries, setting the stage for a more stable and prosperous region, and harnessing vital new energy resources for the world".

By Jacob Magid

Likud party chief Benjamin Netanyahu speaking to the media in Tel Aviv, October 3, 2022. Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90

October 6, 2022, 10:47 am

Netanyahu: Lapid is giving away ‘sovereign territory’

'I don't bow to demands or threats, and I don't bow to an American request'

By CARRIE KELLER-LYNN

The Israeli army's Artillery Corps fires strikes at Lebanon on August 6, 2021. Photo: Basel Awidat/Flash90

August 8, 2021, 12:00 am

Hezbollah fires 19 rockets at Israel in worst fighting since 2006 war

This appears to be the first time since 2006 that Hezbollah has openly claimed responsibility for an attack on Israel.

By JTA

August 13, 2020, 12:00 am

The Project slammed for Israel ‘conspiracy theory’

"It was bad journalism, and grossly irresponsible to allow Sousa without contradiction or challenge to stoke baseless suspicion, fear and hatred," said ECAJ co-CEO Peter Wertheim.

By Evan Zlatkis

An explosion in Beirut's port on August 4, 2020.

From the WebAugust 11, 2020, 9:55 am

Hezbollah ‘wanted ammonium nitrate for Israel war’

Hezbollah apparently planned to use the ammonium nitrate stockpile that caused a massive bast at Beirut’s port this week against Israel in a Third Lebanon War, according to media.

Words are written by Lebanese citizens in front of the scene of Tuesday's explosion that hit the seaport of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, August 9, 2020. Photo: AP Photo/Hussein Malla

August 11, 2020, 9:48 am

Entire Lebanese cabinet resigns

Blaming his predecessors for corruption he says led to disaster, PM Hassan Diab says he’s stepping down to ‘fight the battle for change alongside the people’.

A screengrab from The Project last week.

August 6, 2020, 10:48 am

The Project refuses to apologise over Israel slur

'Allowing such wild and unfounded accusations that defame Israel to go unchallenged by the interviewer, and then to post it online was highly irresponsible'.

By Evan Zlatkis

Firefighters at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut, on August 4, 2020. Photo: STR/AFP

August 5, 2020, 7:26 am

Israel offers humanitarian aid to Lebanon after Beirut explosions

President Rivlin: 'We share the pain of the Lebanese people and sincerely reach out to offer our aid at this difficult time'.

Nathan Jeffay at the border between Israel and Lebanon.

July 13, 2017, 10:55 am

The gate to chaos

Beyond the gate to the Israel–Lebanon border lies the world of Hezbollah and, if you carry on straight into Lebanon and turn right to Syria, the drama of the Syrian civil war.

By Nathan Jeffay

leading geopolitics and terrorism expert Hagai Segal.

June 16, 2017, 12:01 am

Segal unlocks Middle East puzzle

WITH a topic as complex and rapidly changing as ‘The New Middle East and Why it Matters’, leading geopolitics and terrorism expert Hagai Segal began by saying, “I could talk about this for the next seven hours.”

By Shane Desiatnik

People praying at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Jan. 12, 2017. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

May 4, 2017, 11:20 am

UNESCO votes to condemn Israel’s sovereignty in Jerusalem

The United Nations’ cultural agency voted to condemn Israel’s sovereignty in Jerusalem. UNESCO passed a resolution called “Occupied Palestine” by a vote of 22-10, with 26 countries abstaining or absent.

April 10, 2014, 12:00 am

Running for Mid East peace

ULTRAMARATHON runner Pat Farmer will run 1600 kilometres from Lebanon to Israel in the name of peace next month.

By Gareth Narunsky