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Israel launches new strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Middle East latest: Israel launches new strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Israel’s military says it carried out new airstrikes in Yemen against what it said were Houthi rebel targets. Its statement Friday said fighter jets struck “on the western coast and inland Yemen,” a day after the Houthis launched three drones at Israel.

Reuters on MSN · 5h

Israel bombs power station and two ports in Houthi-controlled Yemen

Israeli warplanes bombed a power station and two ports in Houthi-controlled Yemen on Friday in retaliation for Houthi drone and missile strikes against Israel, and pro-Houthi media said at least one person had been killed and nine wounded.

Yahoo · 4h

Israel strikes Yemen Huthis, warns it will 'hunt' leaders

Israel struck Huthi targets in Yemen on Friday, including a power station and coastal ports, in response to missile and drone launches, as it warned it would hunt down the group's leaders.Before Friday's raids,

Barron's · 10h

Israeli Military Says Struck Huthi Targets In Yemen

The Israeli military said Friday that its air force had struck Huthi targets in Yemen, including a power station and ports on the western coast.

The Times of Israel on MSN · 10h

IDF confirms airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen

The IDF confirms it launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen a short while ago, in response to the Iran-backed group’s repeated ballistic missile and drone attacks on Israel. The Israeli Air Force strikes targeted the Hezyaz power plant near the capital Sanaa and infrastructure at the Hodeidah and Ras Isa ports on the western coast of Yemen,

Lebanon, Hezbollah

The New York Times · 13h

Lebanon Turns a Political Page as Hezbollah’s Hold Is Weakened

For decades, Hezbollah’s grip on Lebanon was iron tight. With its vast arsenal, the militant group was more powerful than the country’s national military. It controlled or held sway over Lebanon’s most important government agencies as well as critical infrastructure,

FOX News on MSN · 12h

Lebanon's new president strikes a nationalistic tone amid regional shifts, further weakening of Hezbollah

The Lebanese parliament finally voted on a new president on Thursday following two years of deadlock. Joseph Aoun the head of the country's armed forces won a majority of the votes.

Variety on MSN · 1d

Lebanon Elects President Following a Two-Year Power Vacuum Signalling a Weakened Hezbollah

Lebanon's Parliament on Thursday elected the country's army commander Joseph Aoun as its president, ending a two-year deadlock and power vacuum at the top of the country's political power structure. The U.

Lebanon has new president

The Associated Press on MSN · 8h

Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon’s president?

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense, kind and averse to affiliating himself with any party or even expressing a political opinion — a rarity for someone in Lebanon’s fractured, transactional political system.

The Boston Globe · 1d

Lebanon has new president: armed forces commander

General Joseph Aoun was widely seen as the preferred candidate of the United States, which funds, trains, and arms the Lebanese military and helped broker a cease-fire between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah in November.

The Washington Post · 1d

Lebanon elects Joseph Aoun as new president

Lebanon’s parliament voted to elect Gen. Joseph Aoun, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, as the country’s new president on Jan. 9.

Five killed in Israeli strike on southern Lebanon, health ministry says

Five people were killed and four wounded in an Israeli strike on the town of Tayr Debba in southern Lebanon on Friday, the Lebanese health ministry said.

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US shifts $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon to bolster ceasefire

The Biden administration in its final days is shifting more than $100 million in military aid from Israel and Egypt to ...

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Israel warns Lebanon truce could collapse if Hezbollah doesn’t withdraw in south

Israel has warned on Sunday that its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah could collapse if the Iran-backed group does not ...

U.S. Envoy Says Israel Will Withdraw From Southern Lebanon

With the deadline looming for the terms of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah to be met, an American diplomat ...

Lebanon country profile

1920 - The League of Nations grants the mandate for Lebanon and Syria to France, which creates the State of Greater Lebanon ...

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A Step Forward for Lebanon

The January 2025 election of Joseph Aoun as Lebanese president marks a shift toward sovereignty and stability following Hezbollah's weakened influence after its war with Israel. Aoun faces major tests ...

The Boston Globe1mon

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Lebanon is magical. Lebanon is a failed state. Although Hezbollah’s recent cease-fire with Israel might stem the latest round of violence in the country, it does nothing to address the forces ...