Hezbollah issues tough warning to Lebanon ’spies’

BEIRUT — Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned the Lebanese government on Monday against sharing telecommunications information with the United States, saying any such move would be tantamount to collaborating with the Israeli enemy.
The Shiite militant leader also called for any Lebanese citizens convicted of spying for the Jewish state in a series of trials in [...]

Ahmadinejad warns Israel against military move

TEHRAN – Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told his Syrian counterpart that Israel should be resisted and finished off if it launched military action in the region, state broadcaster IRIB reported on Thursday.
“We have reliable information … that the Zionist regime is after finding a way to compensate for its ridiculous defeats from the people of [...]

Israel returns kidnapped Lebanese

BEIRUT,  – Israeli returned earlier on Monday the Lebanese citizen who was kidnapped by Jewish soldiers on Sunday in the border area of the two countries, Lebanon’s state- run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
The NNA quoted a statement issued by the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as saying that “at 2:00 a.m. (GMT 0000), citizen Rabih [...]

Israeli army crosses into Lebanon : NNA

BEIRUT, — An Israeli army unit on Sunday crossed the borders with Lebanon in the direction of the occupied part of al-Ghajar village, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
“An intense Israeli build-up of forces during the past 24 hours has been observed along the eastern sector of the Blue Line, with mobile and fixed [...]

Israel successfully test Iron Dome, the high-tech rocket and artillery defense system

JERUSALEM — Israel has completed tests on its Iron Dome anti-missile system, designed to provide a response to the thousands of rockets fired at Israel by Hamas and Hezbollah, the defence ministry said.

The system, which can intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells, underwent its final tests in the past 48 hours, a statement said. For [...]

U.S. accuses ten people in Hezbollah weapons ring

WASHINGTON — US prosecutors on Tuesday accused 10 people of having supported the Shiite militant group Hezbollah with weapons, fake passports, counterfeit money, stolen laptops and game consoles. It was the second set of such charges to be brought in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in as many days.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah members parade during a ceremony to commemorate Martyr’s [...]

New Lebanon cabinet steers clear of Hezbollah arms

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s new unity government held its first meeting on Tuesday at the presidential palace, making clear from the start that it would steer clear of the thorny issue of Hezbollah’s weapons.
“We will draft a new programme but we will be building on the programme agreed by the previous cabinet,” Information Minister Tarek Mitri [...]

Lebanon probes Israeli-intercepted arms ship

BEIRUT — A ship intercepted by Israel for allegedly carrying Iranian weapons destined for Hezbollah entered on Friday Lebanese waters where authorities are questioning its crew, the army said.

Israeli Navy intercepted “Francop” vessel carrying weapons 100 nautical miles (185 kilometres) off its coastline on November 4, 2009. (Getty Images)
“The Francop ship entered Lebanese territorial waters [...]

Israel urges action against Iran over weapons ship

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel called on Thursday for the international community to take action against Iran, blaming Tehran for dispatching a weapons-laden ship to the Lebanese Hezbollah militia.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the boat intercepted by the Israeli navy overnight Wednesday carried thousands of rockets “whose only aim is to hit civilians and kill [...]

Israel Navy intercepts Hezbollah’s arms ship

JERUSALEM — The Israeli navy seized an arms ship about 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of Israel’s coast early Wednesday and were towing it to an Israeli port for further inspection, the military said.

An Israeli warship arrives at an Israeli navy base in the Red Sea resort city of Eilat, July 15, 2009. (Reuters)
Military officials, [...]