Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s historic visit to several Latin American countries this week could serve as a platform to promote regional cooperation against Iran’s involvement in global terrorism and Hezbollah’s activities in the region, Emanuele Ottolenghi and Michaela Frai wrote in The Jerusalem Post. Latin America’s permissive environment for...

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The attack on a Syrian military facility early Thursday morning, attributed to Israel, is a sign that Israel will enforce its major “red lines” with Syria to defend itself, a former Israeli national security adviser said Thursday. In a press briefing hosted by The Israel Project, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yaacov...

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The United Nation Security Council’s renewed mandate for UNIFIL, the force that is responsible for patrolling southern Lebanon, is “an important step” in preventing arms from reaching Hezbollah, although “there is much more to do” United States Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley wrote in an op-ed published Tuesday in The...

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is launching its largest combat exercise in more than 20 years on Tuesday to test plans for a future conflict with Hezbollah on its northern border. The exercise is expected to last ten days and will include its multi-layered missile defense system and tens of thousands...

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The head of the IDF Intelligence Directorate, Maj.- Gen. Herzi Halevi, in a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Jerusalem this week, warned that Hezbollah is tightening its grip on Lebanon. Citing serious and prolonged violations of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 by the terrorist group, Halevi called...

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Hezbollah has evolved from a Lebanese terrorist organization into the spearhead of an international militia network led by Iran, a major investigative article has revealed, published in The New York Times on Sunday. The group, which is in complete political and military control over Lebanon, “is not just a power...

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On Friday, United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley condemned the UN peacekeeping commander in Lebanon for turning a blind eye to the “massive flow of illegal weapons” to Hezbollah-controlled southern Lebanon and called for the force to do more to stop these activities, Haaretz reported Sunday. The...

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Hezbollah has used drones for the first time to attack ISIS positions, bunkers, and fortifications in the Western Qalamoun area near the border with Lebanon. Video footage of the attack was released by its Al-Mayadeen media network on Monday afternoon. Hezbollah says this is the first time it has used...

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Hezbollah and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are fighting side by side against ISIS in northeastern Lebanon, further demonstrating the control the Iranian-backed terror group exerts over its host country. Though some public statements denied that the two forces were coordinating their efforts, Reuters reported that one commander representing the...

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CIA Director Mike Pompeo warned that Iran and Hezbollah’s growing presence in Venezuela poses a serious threat to the United States. In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Pompeo observed that the chaos in Venezuela has the potential to negatively impact the U.S. “The Cubans are there; the Russians are...

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