The recent infiltration of Israeli airspace by an Iranian drone and the subsequent Israeli  counter-strikes draw attention to “to how deeply Iran has embedded itself in Syria” and “redrawing the strategic map of the region,” The New York Times reported Monday. This means that in a direct confrontation between Israel...

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In an apparent reversal of a statement that seemed to accept Hezbollah as a legitimate part of Lebanon’s government, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reiterated that the United States government considers Hezbollah to be a terrorist group and that it does not accept “accept any distinction between its political and...

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Experts on Lebanese and Middle East politics have slammed remarks by United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who told reporters that Hezbollah was “part of the political process” in Lebanon at a press conference in Jordan on Wednesday. “No. Hezbollah is part of the Lebanese political process in the same...

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Following threats coming from the Lebanese army and Hezbollah, the terrorist group that exercises full military and political control over Lebanon, Israel has sent a message that it is not seeking confrontation with its northern neighbor, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. Israel’s message to Lebanon was carried by David Satterfield,...

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Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Brig. Gen. Ronen Manelis has accused Lebanese officials of allowing Iran to turn the country into “one big missile factory,” in a rare Arabic language opinion piece published Sunday by Lebanese news outlets. In the article which was published in Voice of Beirut and Israeli...

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A Lebanese military court has handed down a six-month prison sentence to a journalist for comments critical of the Lebanese army, highlighting the close ties the army has with Hezbollah, the Associated Press reported Thursday. Hanin Ghaddar, a visiting fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy known for her...

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Israel’s security cabinet has convened several times in recent days, holding “extremely significant” meetings to discuss the threats on Israel’s northern border, as well as necessary diplomatic activity to prevent Syria from turning into a foothold for Iranian forces, The Jerusalem Post reported. The Channel 10 report stated that Israeli...

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For the second time this month, a Shiite militia leader has posed on the Lebanese border with Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported Friday. Al-Hajj Hamza, a commander of Liwa al-Baqir, a Hezbollah-allied Syrian militia trained by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was seen in pictures posted on social media showing him on the...

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Lebanon’s foreign minister has come under fire from other members of the government for saying in an interview earlier this week that “we are not against Israel living in security,” Reuters reported Thursday. Gebran Bassil made the comments in an interview with al-Mayadin television channel, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, on...

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After returning to Lebanon following his resignation earlier this month, later rescinded, in Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Saad Hariri said that Hezbollah was a regional problem and that his nation “cannot do anything about it.” Hariri made the comments in an interview with Al-Rajol, a Saudi magazine, the Daily Star reported Sunday. The Lebanese prime...

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