Explosion in south Lebanon building that might have housed arms cache kills at least 1October 12th, 2009 Explosion in south Lebanon building kills 1BEIRUT — An explosion went off Monday in a building in southern Lebanon that might have been used as a weapons depot, killing at least one person, security officials said. The blast occurred in the village of Tayr Filsay near the port city of Tyre, about six miles (10 kilometers) from the border with Israel, the officials said.
Hezbollah says official was wounded, not killed in blastOctober 12th, 2009 BEIRUT - Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah denied late Monday that a member of the group was killed when a bomb left behind from the 2006 war with Israel exploded near his house. Saeed Nasser, a Hezbollah official in southern Lebanon, "was wounded and not killed" in the blast in the village of Tayr Filsi on the southern bank of the Litani river, the Hezbollah source said.
Blast kills Hezbollah official in LebanonOctober 12th, 2009 BEIRUT - A Hezbollah official was killed late Monday when a bomb left behind from the 2006 war with Israel exploded near his house, Lebanese police said. Saeed Nasser, a Hezbollah official in southern Lebanon, died in the blast in the village of Tayr Filsi on the southern bank of the Litani river, police said.
Clarification: Lebanon-Israel storySeptember 21st, 2009 Clarification: Lebanon-Israel storyBEIRUT — In a story Aug. 14 on the anniversary of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, The Associated Press reported that 1,200 people were killed in Lebanon during the month-long conflict.
Lebanese official: 2 rockets fired from inside Lebanon toward IsraelSeptember 11th, 2009 Lebanon official: 2 rockets fired toward IsraelBEIRUT — A senior Lebanese military official says two rockets have been fired toward Israel from inside Lebanon. The official says the rockets were fired Friday from the town of Qlaileh, near the Lebanese port city of Tyre.
Lebanese militants fire missiles into IsraelSeptember 11th, 2009 BEIRUT - Three missiles were fired Friday into northern Israel from southern Lebanon, without causing casualties, Lebanese security sources said. The missiles were fired from Qlaileh near the southern port city of Tyre, the sources said.
Israel's Netanyahu says Lebanese government will be held responsible if Hezbollah attacksAugust 10th, 2009 Israel says Lebanon accountable for HezbollahJERUSALEM —Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Monday that his country would hold the Lebanese government responsible for any attacks on Israeli targets by the country's Hezbollah militia. It was the latest shot in a war of words that has been escalating since a July 14 explosion at a suspected Hezbollah arms depot near the Israeli border.
UN peacekeepers say south Lebanon weapons cache that exploded was a truce violationJuly 15th, 2009 UN says south Lebanon weapons cache a violationBEIRUT — The U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon said Wednesday ammunition which had exploded in a southern village was a "serious violation" of the U.N.-brokered ceasefire that ended a monthlong war between Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces three years ago.
Lebanese prosecutor charges 4 suspected spies with collaborating with IsraelMay 30th, 2009 Lebanon charges 4 with collaborating with IsraelBEIRUT — Lebanon charged four people with collaborating with Israel on Saturday, raising to 23 the number of suspected spies who have been charged in the last few months, a court official said. Since the recent crackdown began in April, Lebanon has arrested 35 people on suspicion of spying for Israel, the country's archenemy, Lebanese police commander Brig.
Officials say Lebanon arrests 5 people on suspicion of spying for IsraelMay 9th, 2009 Lebanon arrests 5 suspected of spying for IsraelBEIRUT — Authorities arrested five people in southern Lebanon on Friday for allegedly spying for Israel as part of the two countries' long-running espionage battle, security officials said. At least seven others accused of spying have been arrested in recent weeks in what appears to be part of a stepped-up campaign against those suspected of gathering information on Hezbollah militants for Israel.
Ban expresses concern over situation in southern LebanonJanuary 16th, 2009 BEIRUT - Visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concerns over the firing of Katyusha rockets from Lebanon into Israel. 'I am concerned for the situation in the south, any additional aggression threatens the stability of UNSCR 1701.
Israel hit by rockets from Lebanon: reportJanuary 13th, 2009 JERUSALEM - An air raid siren sounded Wednesday morning in northern Israel, indicating that rockets might have landed in the area, news service Ynet reported. Residents of the Upper Galilee region and in the city of Kiryat Shmona said that they heard blasts and saw smoke in the nearby area.
Several rockets hit northern Israel from LebanonJanuary 7th, 2009 JERUSALEM - Several rockets were fired into northern Israel from Lebanon early Thursday, agencies reported quoting Israeli police and military sources. Israel's Channel 2 TV said explosions were heard in northern Israel, caused probably by rockets from neighbouring Lebanon.
Rockets fired into Israel from LebanonJanuary 7th, 2009 TEL AVIV/BEIRUT - Unknown militants fired at least three Katyusha rockets into northern Israel early Thursday morning, prompting the Israeli army to return fire into south Lebanon, Israeli and Lebanese officials said. Hours later, another Katyusha rocket was fired into northern Israel, Lebanese security sources said.
Israel will not succeed in toppling our government: HamasDecember 29th, 2008 GAZA CITY - Israel will not succeed in toppling the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for the radical Islamic movement said Tuesday. While the rocket attacks against southern Israel were causing fatalities and damage on the Israeli side, the offensive against it left Hamas unfazed and only made it 'more determined to respond', Fawzi Barhoum told reporters in Gaza.
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