Lebanon

Hizbullah Reminds Israel of Its Power

By Helena Cobban | Lobe Log | September 5, 2019 On September 1, Hizbullah fighters on Lebanon’s border with Israel fired two precision-guided missiles over the border, apparently hitting an Israeli “Wolf” armored personnel carrier (APC) and inflicting casualties of unknown severity on its occupants (see below). The strike came a day after Hizbullah head […]

Israeli artillery shells southern Lebanon, drone drops incendiary devices along border

Press TV – September 1, 2019 Israeli artillery units have struck the southern part of Lebanon shortly after an Israeli drone violated the Lebanese airspace, and dropped incendiary material that sparked a fire in a forest at the border. Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported that Israeli forces launched several 155-millimeter shells on the Jabal […]

Trump Hits Lebanon Bank with His Favorite Econo-Political Battering Ram

BEIRUT — Economic sanctions are not only a very important topic in present international relations but have also come to pepper daily news headlines. Sanctions have become an increasingly prevalent measure for disciplining a state’s “unacceptable behavior” by banning trade with said state and disrupting its financial relations for political purposes.