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Un drone israélien s’écrase au Liban-Sud
L’Orient-Le Jour | 31/03/2018
▻https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1108016/un-drone-israelien-secrase-au-liban-sud.html

Un drone d’espionnage israélien s’est écrasé samedi matin dans le caza de Bint Jbeil, au Liban-Sud, rapporte l’Agence nationale d’information (Ani, officielle).

L’engin est tombé entre les localités de Baraachit et Beit Yahoun. Les causes du crash ne sont toujours pas connues. Selon le site d’information libanais el-Nashra, l’armée libanaise s’est déployée sur les lieux et inspecte les restes du drone. La chaîne Al-Manar, média du Hezbollah, a également rapporté l’information sans plus de détails.

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Israel Bombs Site of Crashed Drone in South Lebanon
by Naharnet Newsdesk 8 hours ago
▻http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/244338

An Israeli spy drone crashed Saturday morning in an area between the southern Lebanese towns of Baraashit and Beit Yahoun in the Bint Jbeil district, Lebanon’s National News Agency said.

Another Israeli drone later bombed the site of the crash in Baraashit’s outskirts, which resulted in the full destruction of the first drone, NNA said.

“Two missiles fell from it but did not explode. A Lebanese Army force later detonated them as security forces and UNIFIL peacekeepers cordoned off the area,” the agency added.

The Israeli army said the drone crashed because of a technical failure.

It added that the incident is being investigated but that there was no risk of any sensitive information being leaked.

Israel typically uses its unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct surveillance and gather intelligence along its borders. The drones have become a regular part of modern warfare and Israel in February shot down an Iranian one that infiltrated its airspace.

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2 Palestinians killed, 4 injured after clashes erupt in Lebanon’s Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp
March 24, 2017 9:33 P.M. (Updated: March 24, 2017 11:14 P.M.)
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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Two Palestinians were killed and four were injured from Thursday night until Friday in Lebanon’s Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp after a personal dispute erupted into clashes between the Fatah movement and an Islamic militant group, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA).

NNA reported that the security situation in the camp had deteriorated on Thursday night after a dispute broke out between individuals of the Fatah movement and Jund al-Sham, an Islamic militant group.

A ceasefire was brokered between the groups. However, it was short-lived when an explosion erupted in the camp and injured a local woman.

NNA reported that “heavy shooting” resumed between the groups, leading to the death of Muhammad al-Jandawi, a member of the Palestinian national security forces.

According to NNA, the sound of live bullets, missiles, machine guns, and grenades could be heard in the camp until dawn hours.

On Friday, another Palestinian was injured as clashes continued into the day, NNA reported. Shops and vegetable markets in the area were closed in fear of ongoing clashes. According to NNA, mediators have attempted to make contacts with both sides to restore a ceasefire in the camp.

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#Lebanon stops work permits for #Ebola-hit nations
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanon-stops-work-permits-ebola-hit-nations

Lebanon’s labor ministry said Friday it has suspended the issuance of work permits to residents of several African countries hit by an outbreak of the Ebola virus. In a statement carried by Lebanon’s National News Agency, the ministry said that “as a result of fears about public health and to prevent an Ebola epidemic, the labor ministry is no longer receiving work permit requests from residents of #Sierra_Leone, #Guinea and #Liberia.” read more

Ex-Lebanese MP shoots self in the face, survives
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/ex-lebanese-mp-shoots-self-face-survives

A former Lebanese legislature accidentally shot himself in the face Wednesday and survived, state media reported. #Lebanon's National News Agency said Ahmed Habous, an ex MP from the northern district of Koura, was in critical condition after a handgun he was cleaning went off. The report said Habous was undergoing surgery at Albert Haykel Hospital in Koura. (Al-Akhbar)

Rocket strikes eastern #Lebanon
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/rocket-strikes-eastern-lebanon

A single rocket fired by suspected Syrian rebels struck an eastern Lebanese town on Wednesday, causing no casualties, state media reported. Lebanon’s National News Agency said the rocket hit the town of Ain Jawzeh, near #Britel, in the eastern #Bekaa Valley. The report added that it almost hit the home of Samir Darwish. It was the first attack of its kind on Lebanon by suspected rebels since mid April. Earlier in the day the NNA reported that Syrian warplanes launched a number of airstrikes at a rugged valley on the outskirts of the northeastern border town of Ersal. read more

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#Lebanon arrests 49 #refugees at Beirut airport over fake documents
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanon-arrests-49-refugees-beirut-airport-over-fake-documents

Authorities at Beirut’s international airport detained 49 Syrian and #Palestinian refugees Saturday who had attempted to travel on forged documents, Lebanon’s General Security said. Those arrested were all refugees from #syria trying to fly to an unspecified Arab country, according to the statement carried by Lebanon’s National News Agency. The statement added no further details of the incident, but warned refugees of the Syrian war, who number over one million in Lebanon, that Syrian and Palestinian law breakers would be “brought to justice.” (Al-Akhbar)

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Clashes erupt between rival families in #Beirut suburb
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/clashes-erupt-between-rival-families-beirut-suburb

An untold number of people were injured when a personal dispute between rival clans triggered clashes in the southern suburbs of Beirut Saturday, state media reported. Lebanon’s National News Agency said an apartment had caught fire in the #Dahiyeh neighborhood of Jamous during fighting between the Nassereddine and Mekdad families. The report added that machine guns were being used, and security forces are attempting to end the clashes. (Al-Akhbar)

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#Israel abducts five from South #Lebanon village
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/israel-abducts-five-south-lebanon-village

Israeli occupation forces on Thursday abducted five people from the Bastra farms of the southern Lebanese town of Shebaa, state news reported. Lebanon’s National News Agency identified the kidnapped as Hassan and Ismail Qassem Zahra, Nouhad Awad, Wafa Moussa, Woroud Moussa. Television networks Al-Manar and NBN reported that the three women in the group have been released, while brothers Hassan and Ismail remain in Israeli custody. The brothers are reportedly shepherds. The NNA added that forces from #UNIFIL and the Lebanese army are coordinating to release the men. read more

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Clashes kill seven t Palestinian camp in southern Lebanon
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/clashes-kill-two-palestinian-camp-southern-lebanon

Updated 2:30 pm: At least seven people were killed and 10 wounded in fierce clashes that erupted Monday between armed groups at a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon, state media reported. Lebanon’s National News Agency said machine guns and rocket propelled grenades were being used for almost two hours between supporters of Fattah-affiliated official Ahmed Rashid and the Islamist group Ansar Allah in the town of Miyye Miyye, located on a hill just east of Sidon. read more

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Two #rockets slam into East #Lebanon
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/two-rockets-slam-east-lebanon

Two rockets fired by suspected Syrian rebels struck eastern Lebanon Friday, state news reported, with no word on casualties. Lebanon’s National News Agency said the rockets struck an area between the towns of #Labwe and #al-Nabi_Othman, adding that one of them failed to explode. The attack comes two days after rockets killed a Syrian workers in Labwe in an attack claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and #syria (ISIS). Security forces on Thursday also discovered four rockets and a box of explosives in an area on the outskirts of #Ersal. read more

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Lebanese soldiers shoot dead Syrian man near #Ersal
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanese-soldiers-shoot-dead-syrian-man-near-ersal

Lebanese soldiers shot dead a Syrian man and wounded two others Thursday after the men allegedly opened fire on them at a checkpoint near the eastern town of Ersal, state media said. #Lebanon's National News Agency claimed that the men were travelling on a motorcycle and fired at soldiers after failing to stop at an army checkpoint in the town of Wadi Hamid, a location close to where a suicide bomber killed three soldiers on Saturday. The report identified the slain man as Ziad Issa, and the wounded as Ayad Samra and Ibrahim Hassian. read more

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Three rockets fired into eastern Lebanese town
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/three-rockets-fired-eastern-lebanese-town

Suspected Syrian #rebels fired three rockets towards the eastern Lebanese town of #Labwe on Tuesday, the first attack of its kind in over a week, state media said. #Lebanon's National News Agency said the rockets landed near a cemetery during a funeral procession, with no word on casualties. The attack prompted angry residents to block a main road leading to the neighboring town of Ersal, blaming its residents of being behind the attack, the report said, adding that the army quickly reopened it. read more

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Syrian air raid injures five along Lebanese border
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-air-raid-injures-five-along-lebanese-border

A Syrian air raid along the mountainous Lebanese border injured five people Tuesday, according to #Lebanon's National News Agency. The report said the wounded were treated at a field hospital in the eastern town of #Ersal, which hosts tens of thousands of refugees from #syria. It was unclear whether the victims were struck inside Lebanese or Syrian territory. Syrian helicopters routinely strike targets along the border they suspect may be rebel fighters. But civilians and refugees have also been killed or injured in the attacks. read more

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Lebanese soldier killed in #Tripoli clashes
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanese-soldier-killed-tripoli-clashes

A Lebanese army officer was shot dead in the northern city of Tripoli during fighting between rival groups on Thursday, a security source and state media said. #Lebanon's National News Agency said masked men on a motorcycle had opened fire on the officer, Fadi al-Jbaili, at around 6:30 am, killing him instantly. Fighting between Tripoli’s neighborhoods of Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh, has killed at least 28 people over the last two weeks. read more

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Motorist, pedestrian killed in North #Lebanon gunfire
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/motorist-pedestrian-killed-north-lebanon-gunfire

A gunman shot dead a motorist in Lebanon’s northern city of #Tripoli Wednesday, causing his car to veer off the road where it struck a woman, killing her instantly, state media reported, threatening to reignite deadly clashes between rival neighborhoods. Lebanon’s National News Agency said an unidentified gunman shot dead Hassan Mazloum, a resident from the #Jabal_Mohsen neighborhood which has been in fierce clashes with neighboring #Bab_al-Tabbaneh which have killed approximately 30 people since March 13. read more

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Three rockets slam into eastern #Lebanon
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/three-rockets-slam-eastern-lebanon

Suspected Syrian #rebels fired three rockets into eastern Lebanon on Tuesday, causing no casualties, state news reported, the latest in an uptick of attacks targeting border villages. Lebanon’s National News Agency said two rockets struck the eastern Bekaa town of Hortaala, with a third landing near a Muslim shrine close to the neighboring village of Britel. Tuesday’s attack brings to 50 the number of rockets launched by suspected rebels this month on Lebanese towns seen as sympathetic towards the powerful Hezbollah movement, which is fighting in #syria on the side of the government. read more

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Syrian forces kill two shepherds on Lebanese border
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-forces-kill-two-shepherds-lebanese-border

Syrian army soldiers shot dead two shepherds in Lebanon’s eastern border town of Anjar Friday morning, state news reported. Lebanon’s National News Agency said the two victims, one Lebanese and one Syrian, were walking along a forbidden road towards the Syrian border when soldiers opened fire on them. The report identified the shepherds as Lebanese Yassin Mohammed Yassin, and Syrian Ahmad Kazali. No other details were immediately known. (Al-Akhbar)

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Overnight clashes kill four in #Lebanon's #Tripoli
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/overnight-clashes-kill-four-lebanons-tripoli

Four people were killed overnight in renewed clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli tied to the conflict in neighboring Syria, state news reported, bringing the death toll from nine days of clashes to 21, with 151 wounded. Lebanon’s National News Agency identified the latest victims in the fierce battles between neighborhoods #Jabal_Mohsen and #Bab_al-Tabbaneh as Khodor Assi, Nadim Asaad, Mahmoud al-Hassan and Ahmed Thou al-Fiqar. Lebanon’s army has deployed in the city in a bid to calm the tensions, but has also come under fire. read more

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Dozens of wounded Syrians enter north #Lebanon amid fierce clashes
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/injured-syrians-cross-northern-lebanon-battles-rage

Updated 12:13 pm: Dozens of wounded Syrians crossed into northern Lebanon early Thursday as battles intensified along the border between the Syrian army and opposition forces, state media reported. Clashes also erupted between Syrian army forces and gunmen on the Lebanese side of the border across the Kabir river which separates the two countries, Lebanon’s National News Agency said. Syrian Artillery fire hit several homes in the #Wadi_Khaled region on Lebanon’s northern border, injuring a number of people, and destroying some homes. read more

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Two rockets strike northeast #Lebanon
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/two-rockets-strike-northeast-lebanon

Two rockets struck uninhabited areas in northeastern Lebanon Wednesday without causing any casualties, state news reported, in the 11th attack of its kind perpetrated by suspected Syrian rebels this month. Lebanon’s National News Agency said one rocket hit Wadi al-Khanazir on the outskirts of #al-Qaa and a second struck a major road near the #Hermel government hospital. read more

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Renewed clashes shatters six-hour truce in #Lebanon's #Tripoli
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/renewed-clashes-shatters-six-hour-truce-lebanons-tripoli

Three people, including two army soldiers, were injured when fighting resumed in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli Tuesday morning, about six hours after a truce was brokered following five days of deadly clashes, state media said. A ceasefire negotiated by MP Mohammed Kabbara after midnight Tuesday to end clashes between the neighborhoods of #Jabal_Mohsen and #Bab_al-Tabbaneh which have killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more since Thursday was shattered when militants began firing at army outposts, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. read more

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Suicide bomber kills four in East #Lebanon
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/suicide-bomber-kills-four-east-lebanon

A suicide bomber killed four people late Sunday in the eastern Lebanese town of #al-Nabi_Othman, state news reported. Lebanon’s National News Agency said a man travelling along a main road in the town detonated his vehicle after being asked to stop the car, killing four people and injuring several others. The bombing comes one day after a man was killed and three others wounded in rocket attack targeting the same Bekaa Valley town, located near the border with #syria. read more

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Death toll rises to three in North #Lebanon fighting
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/death-toll-rises-three-north-lebanon-fighting

A woman injured during battles between rival neighborhoods in the northern Lebanese city of #Tripoli succumbed to her wounds Friday, bringing the death toll to three from Thursday’s clashes, state news reported. Lebanon’s National News Agency said Asma Harouk died Friday at Tripoli’s government hospital as sniping continued for a second day between the neighborhoods of #Bab_al-Tabbaneh and #Jabal_Mohsen. At least one person was shot Friday, the NNA said, adding that 34 people have been wounded since Thursday, including army soldiers stationed nearby. read more

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Two killed, including child, in North #Lebanon clashes
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/two-killed-including-child-north-lebanon-clashes

At least two people were killed, including a young girl, and 10 people injured when clashes erupted between rival neighborhoods in the northern Lebanese city of #Tripoli, a site of frequent battles related to the war in Syria, state news reported. Lebanon’s National News Agency said 10-year-old Fatima al-Ashi was shot dead by a sniper during clashes between the neighborhoods of #Bab_al-Tabbaneh and #Jabal_Mohsen. The fighting erupted in the afternoon when gunmen shot an Alawi resident, Walid Barhoum, the latest in a spate of sectarian attacks by salafi militants in the city. read more

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Suspected rebels fire three rockets at East #Lebanon town
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/suspected-rebels-fire-three-rockets-east-lebanon-town

Three rockets launched by suspected Syrian rebels struck a town in eastern Lebanon on Thursday without causing any casualties, state news reported. Lebanon’s National News Agency said the rockets hit the town of #al-Nabi_Sheet, which was targeted by jihadist rebels three times over the past month. On March 11 the NNA reported that Ali Zeidan al-Mussawi, his wife and their child were rushed to the hospital after a rocket exploded near their home in the village. read more

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