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Hezbollah hits Israeli warship with a cruise missile off Lebanese coast

April 5th, 2026 - 09:40 GMT

Mansour Al-Maswari

Hezbollah hits Israeli warship with a cruise missile off Lebanese coast

ALBAWABA- Hezbollah announced on Sunday that it struck an Israeli warship with a cruise missile about 68 nautical miles (80 km) off the Lebanese coast, marking a major escalation along Lebanon’s southern border. In a statement, the Iran-aligned group claimed the vessel was “preparing to launch attacks on Lebanese territory.” Israeli military sources have not confirmed damage to any ship but acknowledged heightened Hezbollah activity in the Mediterranean. The strike ...

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August 11th, 2020 - 11:51 GMT

Three Israeli Tanks Enter 'Technical Fence' Inside Lebanon

Lebanese people carry the national flag as they drive past the blast site in the capital Beirut on August 8, 2020, four days after a monster explosion killed more than 150 people and disfigured the Lebanese capital. A fire at Beirut port on August 4 ignited a stock of ammonium nitrate and triggered an explosion that was felt in neighbouring countries and destroyed entire neighbourhoods of the city. AFP

August 9th, 2020 - 06:50 GMT

Probe Into Beirut's Huge Blast Begins With First Arrests Made

Members of the Lebanese civil defence use a dog to search for victims and survivors under the rubble of a building in the Gemayzeh neighbourhood on August 6, 2020, two days after a massive explosion in the Beirut port shook the capital. The blast caused massive destruction and killed at least 113 people, heaping misery on a country in crisis. AFP

August 8th, 2020 - 08:58 GMT

Rescuers Comb Through Rubble of Beirut Port in Search for Survivors

A woman takes a selfie near Beirut port on August 5, 2020 in the aftermath of a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis. The blast, which appeared to have been caused by a fire igniting 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate left unsecured in a warehouse, was felt as far away as Cyprus,

August 5th, 2020 - 12:47 GMT

The Beirut Blasts Add More to Lebanese Woes

A man wearing a protective mask against the coronavirus rides his motorbike past damaged cars and shops in Beirut's commercial Gemmayzeh district, one day after a powerful twin explosion tore through Lebanon's capital, resulting from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at the city's main port. Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon de

August 5th, 2020 - 12:42 GMT

Authorities Repeatedly Warned of The Dangers in Storing Ammonium Nitrate in Beirut Port

A man wearing a protective mask against the coronavirus stands across the road from the damaged grain silos of Beirut's harbour August 5, 2020, one day after a powerful twin explosion tore through Lebanon's capital, resulting from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at the city's main port. Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deepe

August 5th, 2020 - 11:23 GMT

EU Activates Its Civil Protection System to Help Beirut

A picture shows the scene of an explosion in Beirut on August 4, 2020. Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. STR / AFP

August 5th, 2020 - 11:07 GMT

Beirut Still Searchers For Victims From Cataclysmic Blast

A ship is pictured engulfed in flames at the port of Beirut following a massive explosion that hit the heart of the Lebanese capital on August 4, 2020. Rescuers searched for survivors in Beirut on August 5 after a cataclysmic explosion at the port sowed devastation across entire neighbourhoods, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis. AFP

August 5th, 2020 - 08:59 GMT

Who is Really Behind The Deadly Explosions in Beirut?

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August 5th, 2020 - 08:56 GMT

International Aid Heads to Lebanon a Day After Beirut's Massive Explosions

Wounded people wait to received help outside a hospital following an explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut, wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the massive explosions, the cause of which was not immediately known. IBRAHIM AMRO / AFP

August 5th, 2020 - 08:45 GMT

Lebanon Mourns its Dead: Beirut Declares Two-Week State of Emergency

Lebanese army soldiers stand while behind a helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. STR / AFP

August 5th, 2020 - 08:26 GMT

Ammonium Nitrate Identified as Cause of Devastating Explosions at Beirut Warehouse

A view shows the aftermath of yesterday's blast at the port of Lebanon's capital Beirut, on August 5, 2020. Rescuers worked through the night after two enormous explosions ripped through Beirut's port, killing at least 78 people and injuring thousands, as they wrecked buildings across the Lebanese capital. Anwar AMRO / AFP

August 5th, 2020 - 07:31 GMT

It’s Only August: Lebanon Already Suffers From The Pandemic, Economic Collapse, Corruption and Now The Huge Explosions