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Israel carried out its largest coordinated airstrike of the ongoing Lebanon war on April 8, hitting more than 100 Hezbollah command centers, headquarters, intelligence sites, missile infrastructure, and Radwan Force positions across Beirut, the Bekaa Valley (including areas near Zahle), and southern Lebanon. The Israeli Air Force used approximately 50 fighter jets to complete the operation, dubbed a “surprise strike” by the IDF, in roughly 10 minutes. The military said the targets were being used for planning attacks against Israel. The strikes came just hours after the announcement of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated explicitly that the...

The cardinal returns to the difficult process of choosing Aoun's successor. Already five parliamentary sessions have ended in a deadlock. The rift - albeit without naming names - with Hezbollah is deepening. The disagreements over Article 49. Lebanese patriarchs and bishops launch special "Truth and Reconciliation" commission. Beirut (AsiaNews) - The suspicions put forward by the Maronite patriarch are serious and destined to cause discussion. During his last homily at Sunday Mass, the cardinal spoke of Lebanon's adversaries "who do not want to elect a president, considering it unnecessary or of relative importance that he be a Maronite Christian" as...

A Lebanese journalist detained on suspicion he participated in the 1985 hijacking of TWA Flight 847 is back home in Beirut after authorities determined they had the wrong man.

The FBI has arrested a San Antonio man on charges that he lied to get into the United States and tried to get a sensitive Defense Department position. Wissam Allouche, 44, appeared for an initial hearing Friday afternoon, and shook his head when U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry Bemporad read the charges leveled in a federal indictment. The judge ordered him held pending a bail hearing and his arraignment on Tuesday. “He allegedly tried to cover up his affiliation with Hezbollah,” said special agent Erik Vasys, spokesman for the FBI in San Antonio. “It is believed he was looking to secure...