Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on Saturday, following rocket fire from Lebanese territory that struck the northern Israeli town of Metula.
Saturday, March 22, 2025
The Lebanese Army announced that it had located and dismantled three makeshift rocket launchers used in an attack on the Israeli town of Metula earlier on Saturday.
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Hezbollah and its allies – Speaker Nabih Berri, former Minister Najib Mikati, and Hezbollah ministers in the previous cabinet – all signed the ceasefire agreement with Israel that ended the war and that stipulated that arms in Lebanon must be exclusively in the hands of six government military and security agencies. When this happens, according to the deal, Israel withdraws from Lebanese territories. Now Hezbollah is reneging on its ceasefire promise, moving the goalposts, and reversing the order by saying that Israeli withdrawal comes first, then it might consider disarming.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
There has been much talk lately of reconstruction in Arab territories and countries destroyed in recent conflicts – above all Gaza, Syria and Lebanon. Yet the amounts involved are so potentially enormous, that we must seriously consider that reconstruction may not happen. Such an outcome will have myriad political repercussions.
Monday, March 17, 2025
Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet in their second derby of the season with the Liga lead on the line and the focus on refereeing. Real Madrid has spent the days ahead of Saturday’s match complaining of mistakes against the club.
Thursday, February 6, 2025
The first Chinese driver in Formula 1, Zhou Guanyu, is heading back to Ferrari as one of its reserve drivers for the 2025 season.
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Tuesday 11 March 2025 22:02:24
An exceptional meeting held in Naqoura on Tuesday led to the first stage of a prisoner handover, with Israel releasing five Lebanese detainees. The meeting was the result of diplomatic efforts and pressure exerted by Lebanon behind the scenes, culminating in a breakthrough in negotiations.
According to information obtained by Al-Jadeed, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun had placed the issue on his agenda since his inauguration. His diplomatic team engaged in extensive negotiations with the United States and France, seeking a resolution to the matter. The process began with a meeting between the U.S. delegation and President Aoun at the presidential palace in Baabda, before the delegation proceeded to Naqoura, where discussions took place.
The meeting resulted in agreements on mechanisms to advance several key issues: ensuring Israel’s withdrawal and the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, the demarcation of the Lebanese-Israeli land border, and the release of Lebanese prisoners—including civilians and Hezbollah fighters—held by Israel.
Diplomatic sources confirmed that this process is set to continue, with dedicated committees being formed to address the three priority issues.
President Aoun was formally informed that, as a result of negotiations led by the committee overseeing the implementation of the cessation of hostilities agreement in southern Lebanon, four Lebanese prisoners detained during the recent conflict had been released. A fifth detainee is expected to be handed over on Wednesday.
In a joint statement, the embassies of the United States and France, along with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), confirmed the developments.
"The Cessation of Hostilities Implementation “Mechanism” met for the sixth time in Naqoura today. UNIFIL hosted the meeting, with the United States serving as chair, and was joined by France, the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)," the statement read.
It further noted that attendees discussed advancing the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, the full implementation of the November 26, 2024, Cessation of Hostilities arrangement, and next steps for addressing outstanding issues between Israel and Lebanon.
