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Hezbollah

Last year
2024
Lebanon
Israel says top Hezbollah commander among 12 people killed in strike on Beirut
A source close to Hezbollah said the strike killed the group’s elite Radwan unit chief.
Updated 20 Sep 2024
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exploding pagers
Hannah McCarthy: Lebanon is on edge today as the country braces for an escalation of violence
Hannah McCarthy
20 Sep 2024
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Pager Explosions
Hezbollah leader says Israel will face 'tough retribution' following device blasts
The death toll from the explosions has risen to 37 people.
Lebanon's Prime Minister said a UN Security Council meeting tomorrow should "take a firm stance to stop the Israeli aggression".
The Israeli military confirmed today that it struck seven Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon overnight.
Lauren Boland
Updated 19 Sep 2024
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Hezbollah
Qatar Airways bans pagers and walkie-talkies on Lebanon flights after device explosions
19 Sep 2024
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voices
Tom Clonan: Israel's pager attack was a mass casualty event and in effect, a terrorist attack
Tom Clonan
Updated 18 Sep 2024
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beirut
At least 20 dead and hundreds wounded in new wave of hand-held device explosions in Lebanon
The UN Security Council is to meet on Friday to discuss the attacks.
The explosions come a day after pagers held by members of Hezbollah exploded simultaneously, killing 12 people and injuring thousands.
Some of today's blasts took place during funerals of those killed yesterday.
Meanwhile, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution today demanding Israel end its occupation of Palestine within 12 months.
Updated 18 Sep 2024
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RELATED
Tom Clonan: Israel's pager attack was a mass casualty event and in effect, a terrorist attack
18 Sep 2024
Explosive pagers that injured thousands in Lebanon came from apparent shell company in Hungary
18 Sep 2024
Hezbollah blames Israel as nine killed and thousands injured by exploding pagers across Lebanon
17 Sep 2024
Hezbollah
Explosive pagers that injured thousands in Lebanon came from apparent shell company in Hungary
Updated 18 Sep 2024
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Lebanon
Hezbollah blames Israel as nine killed and thousands injured by exploding pagers across Lebanon
17 Sep 2024
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Hezbollah
Israel makes return of its residents to north of the country a new 'war goal' of Gaza conflict
17 Sep 2024
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Kiryat Shmona
Hezbollah fires rockets, Israel strikes after attack kills Lebanon rescuers
8 Sep 2024
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Middle East
Gaza ceasefire negoations end without agreement as Israel and Hezbollah trade fire
A US official said lower level ‘working teams’ will remain in Cairo in an effort to bridge remaining gaps.
26 Aug 2024
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Middle East
IDF orders 'pre-emptive' strikes in Lebanon as Hezbollah launches widescale attack on Israel
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah denied that the Israeli military destroyed thousands of the group’s rocket launchers.
Lebanon's health ministry reported at least three dead in Israeli strikes in the country's south.
No casualties were immediately reported in Israel.
Irish personnel serving in UNIFIL in Lebanon are safe and accounted for having taken shelter in secured bunkers overnight, Micheál Martin has said.
25 Aug 2024
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Lebanon
Video shows moment of suspected 'Israeli airstrike' on Lebanese village as Irish troops drive past
It is understood six Irish troops were in a two vehicle convoy along with two Polish colleagues hit in the strike.
Niall O'Connor
12 Aug 2024
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Palestine
Hamas announces Yahya Sinwar as new Chief of Political Bureau
6 Aug 2024
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Middle East
Israeli strikes on Gaza schools kill at least 30 people, mostly women and children
Updated 4 Aug 2024
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Lebanon
'Do not wait for something to happen': Mícheál Martin urges Irish citizens to leave Lebanon
1 Aug 2024
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RELATED
Fears for Gaza peace talks as air strike kills senior Hamas leader in Tehran
31 Jul 2024
Explainer: Will the football pitch strike in the Golan Heights lead to an Israel-Hezbollah war?
29 Jul 2024
UN urges restraint, warns airstrikes and rocket attacks could ignite wider conflict in Middle East
28 Jul 2024
lebannon
Israel bombs Beirut targeting Hezbollah commander after rocket attack in Golan Heights
30 Jul 2024
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travel advice
'Limited' options to help Irish citizens in Lebanon if security situation worsens, DFA says
29 Jul 2024
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Explainer
Explainer: Will the football pitch strike in the Golan Heights lead to an Israel-Hezbollah war?
Why has the Golan Heights become such a flashpoint in the Gazan conflict, and why are Hezbollah doing so much to support Hamas?
29 Jul 2024
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RELATED
Israel vows tough response to Golan Heights rocket attack, while Hezbollah deny responsibility
29 Jul 2024
UN urges restraint, warns airstrikes and rocket attacks could ignite wider conflict in Middle East
28 Jul 2024
Golan Heights
Israel vows tough response to Golan Heights rocket attack, while Hezbollah deny responsibility
29 Jul 2024
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Syria
Rocket attack kills at least ten people and injures 19 in Israeli-annexed Golan Heights
27 Jul 2024
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Gaza
Israeli and Hamas delegates discuss ceasefire deal, but 'gaps' remain
6 Jul 2024
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Lebanon-Israel border
Hezbollah fires 200 rockets from Lebanon into Israel after killing of its senior commander
4 Jul 2024
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Gaza
Palestinians flee northern Gaza amid heavy Israeli bombardment
27 Jun 2024
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Lebanon
US warns Israel that conflict with Hezbollah could 'easily become a regional war'
25 Jun 2024
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Lebanon-Israel border
Israeli strike kills senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
12 Jun 2024
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Middle East
G7 asks 'all parties' to prevent further escalation amid reported Israeli strike on Iran
There has been no reaction from Israeli or Iranian officials to the overnight strikes.
Iran's official broadcaster said explosions were heard near the city of Isfahan.
US media quoted officials as saying that Washington received advance notice of the strike, but did not endorse the operation or play any part in its execution.
The International Atomic Energy Agency said there had been no damage to Iranian atomic sites.
Updated 19 Apr 2024
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ceasefire talks
Israeli withdrawal from southern Gaza likely just so 'troops can rest', White House says
Updated 7 Apr 2024
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Kunin
Israeli strike kills 'senior Hezbollah commander' in Lebanon as cross-border fighting ramps up
Updated 31 Mar 2024
9.4k
Hezbollah
'More than 40 dead' after Israeli air strike in Syria
Updated 29 Mar 2024
28.8k
life in war
Shifting sands: The people of the West Bank are stuck in hellish game they never agreed to play
Hannah McCarthy
16 Feb 2024
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The Morning Lead
Lebanon was already in crisis - now it's dealing with thousands fleeing Israel-Hezbollah conflict
The conflict has made it unsafe for civilians on either side of the border to remain in their homes.
David MacRedmond
13 Jan 2024
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Middle East
Israeli strike kills Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon
8 Jan 2024
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All time
Middle East
Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill eight, including two journalists
21 Nov 2023
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Iran in Dublin
Iranian diplomat in Dublin denies Iran is involved in 'proxy war' in Middle East
18 Nov 2023
6.5k
Lebanon
Israeli military and Lebanon's Hezbollah engage in major cross-border clashes
4 Nov 2023
9.9k
Peace Process
Macron to discuss creation of Palestinian state on Israel visit
23 Oct 2023
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irish peacekeepers
Irish troops take shelter as Israeli shelling hits southern Lebanon and journalist is killed
Updated 13 Oct 2023
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Lebanon
Families of Irish troops living in Lebanon leave country as Hezbollah and Israel trade missiles
Updated 11 Oct 2023
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Sean Rooney
Hezbollah denies involvement in killing of Pte Seán Rooney in Lebanon
2 Jun 2023
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