Lebanon

International organizations, including Human Rights Watch, warned Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon are placing civilians at “grave risk of harm,” calling for an international investigation into the “recent hostilities” in Lebanon and northern Israel. In a statement, Human Rights…

UNICEF reported that at least 35 children were killed in Lebanon on Monday, surpassing the total number of child fatalities in the past 11 months, Anadolu Agency revealed yesterday. The deputy representative to Lebanon, Ettie Higgins, stated that over 1,645…

Large numbers of Lebanese citizens are fleeing southern Lebanon towards Syria following hundreds of airstrikes launched by the Israeli army on the region, news sources told Shia Waves Agency. Waves of displacement began at dawn, with many families expected to…

The office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Hosseini Shirazi, has issued a statement permitting the allocation of funds from the Imam’s share to support believers affected by the ongoing Israeli aggression in southern Lebanon. This decision…

Amnesty International has called for an international investigation following deadly explosions in Lebanon and Syria that killed at least 37 people, including 12 civilians, and injured over 2,931, Jurist News revealed on Saturday. The blasts, triggered by booby-trapped pagers and…

UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell has expressed deep concern over the recent killing of children in Lebanon, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Reports indicate that at least five children were killed and several injured in attacks this week. Over the past…

A preliminary investigation by Lebanese authorities into the communications devices that exploded in Lebanon this week revealed they were rigged with explosives before being brought into the country, according to a letter from Lebanon’s mission to the United Nations addressed…

The Al-Amal Al-Rasali Association, in collaboration with the Hussainiyah of Imam Hussein, launched the “Schoolbags for Needy Students” campaign in Beirut, Lebanon. This initiative aims to provide essential school supplies to students from underprivileged families as the new academic year…

More explosions rocked Lebanon on Wednesday, following a deadly pager attack the previous day, several news agencies reported. Walkie-talkies and solar devices detonated in Beirut and other areas, resulting in the martyrdom of at least 20 and injury of over…

On September 18, The New York Times reported that Israel targeted Hezbollah by embedding explosives in pagers imported from Taiwan, Anadolu Agency revealed on Wednesday. According to U.S. and other officials, the pagers, primarily the AP924 model from Gold Apollo,…