Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama ‘concerned’

Published on May 20, 2013

Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria's beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread and an urgent call for restraint from the United States.

Assad and Nasrallah threaten new front line in Golan

Published on May 10, 2013

Threats from Damascus and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah to turn the Golan Heights into a "resistance front" against Israel could end nearly four decades of calm across the increasingly tense ceasefire line separating Israeli and Syrian forces.

Assad vows ‘strategic revenge’ on Israel, modeled on Hezbollah

Published on May 9, 2013

Syria will “give Hezbollah everything” in recognition of its support and will follow the terror group’s model of “resistance” against Israel, a Lebanese newspaper on Thursday quoted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as saying, AFP reported.

U.N. peacekeepers protest Israeli overflights of Lebanon

Published on May 8, 2013

The United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, claiming increased violations of Lebanese airspace, protested to Israel's military.

Israel says ‘no winds of war’ despite Syria air strikes

Published on May 6, 2013

Israel played down weekend air strikes close to Damascus reported to have killed dozens of Syrian soldiers, saying they were not aimed at influencing its neighbor's civil war but only at stopping Iranian missiles reaching Lebanese Hezbollah militants.

Few options for Syria’s Assad to strike back after Israeli raids

Published on May 6, 2013

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has few good options for military retaliation after Israel's air strikes over the weekend but the attacks could redouble support from his regional allies Iran and Hezbollah.

Russia, China express alarm after Israel hits Syria

Published on May 6, 2013

Russia and China expressed alarm on Monday over the regional repercussions of two Israeli air raids on Syria, while Israel played down strikes which its officials said targeted Iranian missiles bound for Lebanese Hezbollah militants.

Syria attacks suggest Israel can act with impunity

Published on May 6, 2013

Twice in three days, Israeli warplanes entered Syrian airspace and fired on suspected weapons caches bound for Hezbollah -- and nothing has happened in response.

Israel did not warn U.S. on Syria attacks, U.S. official says

Published on May 6, 2013

Israel did not provide advance warning to the United States on its alleged Israeli airstrikes on Syria, a U.S. intelligence official said.

Arab League agrees to peace with land swaps

Published on April 30, 2013

The Arab League agreed to a Middle East peace plan that would allow for agreed-upon land swaps.

Israel shoots down drone from Lebanon, Israeli Military says

Published on April 25, 2013

An Israeli fighter plane shot down a drone from Lebanon over the Mediterranean sea on Thursday as it was approaching the Israeli coast, the military said.

April 24, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on April 24, 2013

U.N. observers failing mandate to track Hezbollah arms, Israeli official says

Published on April 4, 2013

U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have failed to report on Hezbollah guerrilla armaments as required, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday, arguing that Israel could not rely on foreign intervention for its security.

Israeli general: Israel could withstand Syrian chemical weapons

Published on March 29, 2013

Israel could withstand any attack involving Syrian chemical weapons, an Israeli general said on Friday, adding it was improbable that Damascus would order such a strike.

Cyprus court jails Hezbollah man for plotting to attack Israelis

Published on March 28, 2013

A Cyprus court sentenced a member of Lebanon's Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah movement to four years in jail on Thursday on charges of plotting to attack Israeli interests on the island.

Cyprus verdict could inhibit Hezbollah operations in Europe

Published on March 28, 2013

The conviction in Cyprus of a Hezbollah operative plotting to attack Israelis could undercut efforts by the terrorist group to carry out additional attacks outside the Middle East.

March 19, 2013

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on March 19, 2013

Fearful Syrian voters will keep Assad in power, Hezbollah deputy leader says

Published on March 12, 2013

Syrian President Bashar Assad is likely to run for re-election next year and win, with Syria remaining in military and political deadlock until then, said the deputy leader of Lebanon's Iranian-backed Hezbollah group.

Peres to European Parliament: Call Hezbollah terror group

Published on March 12, 2013

Israeli President Shimon Peres told European Parliament lawmakers that they should classify Hezbollah as a terror group, and that Israel’s new cabinet creates a chance for renewed talks with the Palestinians.

Dutch Symbolism

By Ariel Blumenthal
Published on March 11, 2013

Hezbollah operative tracked Israeli plane landings in Cyprus

Published on February 22, 2013

The Hezbollah operative on trial for plotting against Israeli tourists in Cyprus acknowledged passing on Israeli aircraft landing times to his terrorist handlers.

Syrian military reportedly shoots down Israel drone

Published on February 20, 2013

The Syrian military reportedly shot down an Israeli drone near the Syria-Lebanon border.

Iranian Guards commander killed in Syria

Published on February 14, 2013

An Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander has been killed inside Syria by rebels battling Iran's close ally President Bashar Assad, Iranian officials and a rebel leader said on Thursday.

Iran denies involvement in Bulgaria bomb attack

Published on February 8, 2013

Iran played no part in the bombing of a bus last year that killed Israeli tourists, its ambassador to Bulgaria said on Friday, rejecting Israeli charges that it was involved in the attack.

Hezbollah denies involvement in Burgas attack

Published on February 7, 2013

Hezbollah denied it was involved in a terrorist attack in Bulgaria that killed six, including five Israelis.

Israel boosts defences along Syria, Lebanon borders

Published on February 5, 2013

Israel has deployed a third Iron Dome missile defence system near its northern borders with Syria and Lebanon, security sources said on Tuesday.

Lebanese media: Israel struck communications tower near Tyre

Published on February 4, 2013

The Lebanese media reported that Israel struck a transmission tower near Tyre in southern Lebanon.

Iran says Israel will regret Syria air strike

Published on February 4, 2013

Iran told Israel on Monday it would regret its air strike against Syria last week, without spelling out whether Iran or its ally planned any military response.

Clinton warns Russia, Iran of Syria conflict spreading

Published on February 1, 2013

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Iran and Russia on Thursday to rethink their support for Syria, saying the most dire scenarios of the conflict spilling beyond its borders could come to pass.

Israel reportedly notified U.S. about attack on Syria

Published on January 31, 2013

Israel gave Washington advanced notice about its attack Wednesday on a Syrian target, U.S. officials told The New York Times.

Israel said to have attacked Syrian weapons transport

Published on January 30, 2013

Israeli planes reportedly struck a Syrian weapons transport on the Lebanese border amid increasing fears that the country’s chemical weapons stockpile could fall into the hands of Hezbollah.

Report: Israel attacks target in Syria

Published on January 30, 2013

Israel reportedly attacked a target inside Syria.

Sixty-five found executed in Syria’s Aleppo, activists say

Published on January 29, 2013

At least 65 people were found shot dead with their hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday in a "new massacre" in the near two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said.

Israel worried about fate of Syria’s conventional arsenal

Published on January 29, 2013

Syria's advanced conventional weapons would represent as much of a threat to Israel as its chemical arms should they fall into the hands of Syrian rebel forces or Hezbollah guerrillas, Israeli sources said on Tuesday.

U.S. report: Iran spying on Israel via stations in Syria, Golan

Published on January 14, 2013

Iran is spying on Israel via signals intelligence stations in northern Syria and the Golan Heights in cooperation with Hezbollah, according to a new report.

Morsi called Jews ‘apes and pigs’ in 2010 video

Published on January 4, 2013

In 2010, Mohamed Morsi, now Egypt's president, called Israelis “descendants of apes and pigs” and said peace talks with Zionists were a waste of time.

Designate Hezbollah as terrorist group, U.S. House resolution urges EU

Published on January 3, 2013

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution urging the European Union and its member states to designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization and impose sanctions on the group.

Bulgarian police identify accomplice in Burgas bombing

Published on January 3, 2013

Bulgaria’s security services reportedly have discovered the identity of one of the perpetrators of the July bombing in Burgas that killed five Israelis and a Bulgarian.

Hezbollah weapons depot reportedly blows up

Published on December 17, 2012

An explosion in southern Lebanon on the border with Israel is reported to be a Hezbollah weapons depot.

Test of David’s Sling missile defense system deemed success

Published on November 26, 2012

Israel successfully tested its newest missile defense system, called David's Sling.

Lebanon defuses two missiles aimed at Israel

Published on November 19, 2012

The Lebanese Army defused two rockets aimed at northern Israel.

Arabs must use oil, political pressure, to help Gaza, Hezbollah says

Published on November 15, 2012

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah urged Arab states on Thursday to use all political means possible, including raising oil prices, to end Israeli air strikes on Gaza, suggesting this could be as effective as military attacks on the Jewish state.

One Israeli Creation for the Weekend

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on November 9, 2012

Israel to limit cluster bombs in possible war with Hezbollah

Published on October 29, 2012

Israel would use a lot fewer cluster munitions in any future war with Hezbollah than it did in their 2006 conflict, even though it would go into southern Lebanon earlier and harder, a senior Israeli military officer said on Monday.

Iran has photos of Israeli restricted areas, lawmaker says

Published on October 29, 2012

An Iranian lawmaker said that Iran has photos of Israeli military bases and other restricted areas.

Beirut car bomb kills leading Syrian foe

Published on October 19, 2012

Senior Lebanese intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan, who led the investigation that implicated Syria and Hezbollah in the assassination of former prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, was killed by a huge car bomb in Beirut on Friday.

Netanyahu starts re-election bid with tough Iran talk

Published on October 15, 2012

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu kicked off his re-election campaign on Monday, saying Israel had new unspecified "capabilities" to act against Iran's nuclear threat, an issue he said he had placed at the heart of the global debate.

Israel says Iran seeks to make Lebanon ‘outpost for terror’

Published on October 15, 2012

Iran is providing Hezbollah militants with financing, training and sophisticated weaponry in an attempt to transform Lebanon into an "outpost for terror," Israel's U.N. ambassador said on Monday.

Israel reportedly flies over Lebanon in possible response to airspace violation

Published on October 8, 2012

Several Israeli warplanes violated Lebanon’s airspace Oct. 7, according to Lebanese media outlets, flying over the country’s southern region and setting off sonic booms in a possible response to an Oct. 6 violation of Israeli airspace by an unmanned drone which Israel has speculated was launched by Hezbollah.

Israeli military downs drone over Negev

Published on October 8, 2012

The Israeli Air Force shot down a drone that entered Israeli airspace.

U.S. seizes $150 million in Hezbollah-linked funds

Published on August 21, 2012

U.S. authorities announced the seizure of $150 million allegedly linked to a money-laundering scheme by the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah.

Lebanon breaks with past in Syrian bomb probe

Published on August 17, 2012

A plot hatched by Damascus and allegedly aimed at igniting a Lebanese civil war through a series of bomb attacks has come as little surprise in a nation where blame for political violence has often been laid at Syria's door.

Hezbollah says can kill tens of thousands of Israelis

Published on August 17, 2012

The Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah said on Friday it possessed what it called precision rockets that could kill "tens of thousands" of Israelis in strikes on Israel.

Echoes of Lebanon civil war as Syrian turmoil spreads

Published on August 16, 2012

Tit-for-tat kidnappings by Syrian rebels and Lebanese Shi'ite gunmen have escalated tensions in Lebanon, where the specter of contagion from Syria's conflict is alarming the fractured and war-scarred Mediterranean nation.

The Arab Spring springs surprises

Published on August 15, 2012

When a popular uprising started in Tunisia less than two years ago, it took the world by surprise. Not many observers had anticipated the outbreak, let alone the success, of popular uprisings in a region far better known for the longevity of its tyrants and despots.

Report: Calls between Lebanon and Burgas increased before attack

Published on August 9, 2012

Israel has evidence of many telephone calls between Lebanon and Burgas in the two months before the bombing that killed six people, The New York Times reported.

Israel: Syria Government Still in Control of Chemical Weapons

Published on July 24, 2012

The Syrian government is still in full control of its chemical weapons stockpiles, a senior Israeli defense official said on Tuesday.

June 14, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on June 14, 2012

May 16, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 16, 2012

Israel constructing security wall on Lebanese border

Published on April 30, 2012

Israel started building a security wall along its border with Lebanon.