Citing a report on CNN Arabic, Al Arabiya reported Monday that the son of Imad Mughniyeh is now commanding Hezbollah’s operations on the Syrian border with Israel. Jihad Mughniyeh, whose father Imad was killed in 2008 in a car bomb attack in the Syrian capital of Damascus, is said to be...

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Israel Hayom reported yesterday that the Israeli navy announced the successful test of a naval anti-missile system. The Israeli Navy secretly tested an upgraded anti-missile system designed to protect naval vessels several months ago. The test was crowned a success. … The test was conducted as part of a general overhaul of...

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In a profile of British-Iranian activist Ghoncheh Ghavami yesterday, The New York Times quoted an Iranian women’s rights activist who said,  “One of our friends was told by a security official, ‘We are arresting you to make clear that there won’t be any change in this country.’ ” While the article noted...

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Hezbollah fighters on Tuesday attacked an Israeli convoy with a roadside bomb planted inside Israeli territory, injuring two soldiers and triggering concerns that the Iran-backed terror group may be shifting its posture toward the Jewish state and risking deterioration along the Israel-Lebanon border. The attack – which was quickly claimed...

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Just a day after Hezbollah launched a double bomb attack against Israeli soldiers, the leader of Lebanon’s pro-Western March 14 bloc Saad al-Hariri warned that Hezbollah is leading Lebanon into the “unknown”. Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri Wednesday said Hezbollah’s latest operation against Israel in the border area of Shebaa was...

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UPDATE: Hezbollah has taken credit for the IED explosion. The IDF lists Hezbollah’s attacks on the border in recent months going back to March. Report: Concerns mount that Hezbollah, Lebanese army could cooperate against Israel: http://t.co/72WPyeDXIS — The Israel Project (@israelproject) October 7, 2014 Two Israeli soldiers were injured today...

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Yesterday, the IDF’s official blog presented an analysis by a senior IDF officer concerning the security challenges facing Israel on its northern border with Lebanon. According to the report, Hezbollah is continuing to affirm its presence in the area, and “for the first time in years, Hezbollah flags can be seen near the...

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex) walked off stage in protest after being heckled for defending Israel at an event sponsored by In Defense of Christians (video embedded below). Though the event was organized “to raise awareness about the threats to Arab minorities” posed by groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS),...

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Israeli security officials on Thursday announced the July bust of a smuggling ring and arrest of at least four Arab-Israelis who had been coordinating with Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon to bring weapons and drugs into Israel via the country’s border with Lebanon with the possible intent of conducting an attack...

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The Shiite terrorist organization Hezbollah made the case against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) on August 31, suggesting the Sunni militia “wants Lebanon.” The threat of ISIS to Lebanon cannot be underestimated, a Hezbollah official warned Sunday, stressing that occupying the country was part of the group’s expansionist...

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