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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.

#Liban #souverainetélibanaise

Clashes continue for 3rd consecutive day in Lebanon’s Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp
April 9, 2017 12:41 P.M. (Updated: April 9, 2017 3:54 P.M.)
▻http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?ID=776345

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LEBANON (Ma’an) — Armed clashes in Lebanon’s Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp continued to rage on as of Sunday morning, having left at least five dead and dozens more injured since Friday.

Lebanese news sites reported that after a new joint Palestinian force deployed in the camp, Islamist militants led by Bilal Badr — who has alleged links to al-Qaeda and lives in the camp’s al-Tira neighborhood — attacked members of the new security force with live fire and shelling, sparking clashes.

Badr and his followers are among non-Palestinian militants who reside in the Palestinian refugee camp, which also include Lebanese fugitives wanted by Lebanese security forces, that PLO factions have long sought to expel from the camp.

As of Saturday morning, one member of the joint Palestinian forces and a member of the Fatah were declared dead, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA).

Clashes caused a major fire Saturday night, resulting in the injury of at least one person.

The joint Palestinian force advanced further into al-Tira on Sunday morning, with NNA reporting as of Sunday afternoon that five had been killed and 37 other injured. It remained unclear whether the five were in addition to the two individuals declared dead Saturday, or if five men had been killed in total during the three-day period.

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.)
▻http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?ID=776094

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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.

#camp_de_réfugiés_libanais

Et maintenant, #chich_taouk pour tout le monde…
▻http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2015/Aug-03/309523-tens-of-thousands-of-chickens-die-in-lebanon-heat-wave.ashx

The heat wave has resulted in the deaths of about 40,000 out of 45,000 in the village of Majidieh alone, according to the state-run National News Agency. The surviving 5,000 chickens are also in danger of dying, the report said.

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Farmer Moustafa Serhan told the NNA he contacted authorities to help him dispose of the dead chickens in a sanitary way.

Footage broadcasted on Al-Jadeed television showed bulldozers scooping piles of dead chickens and loading them into trucks.

A local official cited by the NNA said authorities were trying to find a suitable burying ground for the chicken.

#it_has_begun

Lebanon army fights gunmen in Tripoli, three soldiers killed
▻http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/25/us-lebanon-security-tripoli-idUSKCN0IE0DT20141025

(5 maintenant)

In statements published by the National News Agency, the army leadership said: “The pursuit of terrorist gunmen in Tripoli is continuing and will not be pulled back until after the terrorists are eliminated.”

Lebanon charges fake Twitter account creator
▻http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2014/Aug-19/267695-lebanon-charges-fake-twitter-account-creator.ashx

Military Prosecutor Saqr Saqr Tuesday charged Hussein al-Hussein for creating a fake Twitter account in the name of the Free Sunni Brigades of Baalbek.

Hussein was also charged with threatening residents of Baalbek as well as the Lebanese Army and political and security figures, according to the National News Agency.

Saqr also charged the suspect, who is in custody, with claiming responsibility for suicide attacks and rocket attacks on areas in Baalbek and Hermel with the aim of inciting sectarian strife among citizens.

Hussein would face the death penalty if convinced.

Black flags or false flag : Hezbollah plunged into Lebanon Twitter furore
▻http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/black-flags-or-false-flag-hezbollah-plunged-lebanon-twitter-furore-71

Their inquiries led to the arrest on Thursday of Yadi Hussein al-Hussein, a 19-year old from al-Shurawina, a Shiite-dominated district of the north-eastern town of Baalbek.

Rumours had been circulating that the account was run either by Western intelligence agencies, or by nearby Arab states keen to foment sectarian strife in Lebanon, whose 15-year civil war came to an end in 1990.

However, the tweets were found to have originated in Baalbek itself, and were allegedly sent from Hussein’s Blackberry phone.

Illico, un certain nombre de relais médiatiques allèguent déjà qu’il s’agit d’un « membre du Hezbollah ».

#Lebanon rocket fired towards occupied #Palestine falls short
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanon-rocket-fired-towards-occupied-palestine-falls-short

A rocket launched overnight Tuesday from southern Lebanon towards Israeli occupied territory fell short of its target, striking Lebanon’s al-Shahel mountain, state-media reported. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said that the Lebanese Army was scouring the border town of Shebaa to locate the launch pad. Israeli drones, in violation of Lebanese airspace, hovered over the town after the attempted attack. The NNA also reported that two Israeli jets were seen Monday flying over the Bekaa town of Kfarfella and circled the regions of Baalbek, Hermel and Rayak. read more

#Gaza #Israel #rocket_attacks

#Lebanon arrests man who filmed young son beating a Syrian boy
►http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanon-arrests-man-who-filmed-young-son-beating-syrian-boy

Lebanon has arrested a man who spurred his two-year-old son to beat up a Syrian child after a video of the shocking blows went viral, state media reported on Sunday. The cousin of the boy named Abbas, who taped the video which was posted online overnight Friday, was also arrested, the National News Agency said, quoting a police statement. It identified the victim as a nine-year-old boy from #syria named Khaled. read more

Seven injured in East #Lebanon rocket attack
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/seven-injured-east-lebanon-rocket-attack

Seven people were injured when rockets, likely fired from Syrian army aircraft, struck a Lebanese border region, state media reported. The National News Agency said five members of the Hujairi family were wounded when one of two rockets struck the area of Wadi al-Hawa on the outskirt of the eastern town of #Ersal. Another two Syrians were injured in the attack, the reported added, saying that one of them was in critical condition at al-Rahma Hospital in Ersal. read more

#syria

Syrian air raids hit Lebanese border area
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-air-raids-hit-lebanese-border-area

Syrian warplanes bombed gunmen inside Lebanese territory on Sunday on the border between the two countries, #Lebanon's official National News Agency reported. There were no immediate reports of casualties. “Syrian warplanes targeted groups of gunmen in the Wadi al-Khayl area in #Ersal, firing four rockets,” the news agency said. Shortly afterwards, Syrian aircraft carried out two further raids in the same area, it added. The Lebanese army confirmed air strikes in “border areas” but made no mention of their target. read more

#syria

#Lebanon releases photo of suspect in hotel #suicide blast
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanon-releases-photo-suspect-hotel-suicide-blast

Lebanese security forces on Thursday released a photo of a Swedish man suspected of providing explosives to the suicide attackers behind Wednesday’s Beirut hotel blast. General Security said that Al-Monzer Khaldoun al-Hassan, born in 1990, had supplied the two Saudi nationals involved in Thursday’s attack at the Duroy Hotel with suicide belts and other explosives, according to a statement carried by the National News Agency. read more

#Raouche

Infant corpse discovered in east #Lebanon landfill
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/infant-corpse-discovered-east-lebanon-landfill

The body of an infant was discovered inside a landfill in Lebanon’s eastern city of Zahleh Wednesday, state media reported. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said that authorities secured the landfill’s parameters and awaited the arrival of the state coroner to inspect the body. The discovery comes two weeks after a teenager confessed to raping and killing a five year-old Syrian boy before dumping the body inside a dumpster in northern Lebanon. (Al-Akhbar)

#Zahle

#Lebanese_University #lecturers to protest Thursday for contracts
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanese-university-lecturers-protest-thursday-contracts

Lebanese University (LU) lecturers renewed calls Wednesday for full-time contracts and the appointment of new deans to the state-run university in a statement carried by the National News Agency. The striking faculty members also announced a protest outside the Grand Serail — the prime minister’s headquarters — to urge the government to respond to their demands. read more

#Beirut #Lebanon

Ethiopian maid found strangled to death in North #Lebanon
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/ethiopian-maid-found-strangled-death-north-lebanon

An Ethiopian maid was found strangled to death in her employer’s home in Lebanon’s northern district of Koura Wednesday morning, state media reported. The National News Agency said that Adoujna Fraisa was discovered by her employer Dhafer Nasser inside the maid’s room with a hair band tied around her neck. No further details were mentioned in the report. But security forces have allegedly launched an investigation into the death. (Al-Akhbar)

#domestic_workers #kafala #maids

Jihadists shoot dead Syrian boy in eastern #Lebanon
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/jihadists-shoot-dead-syrian-boy-eastern-lebanon

Syrian jihadists executed a 14-year-old Syrian boy in a Lebanese border town, state media and reports said. The National News Agency said that members of #Al-Nusra_Front, al-Qaeda’s official proxy in #syria, killed Khaled Mustafa in the eastern town of Wadi Hamid, near #Ersal. Private news agency Elnashra said the victim had got into a verbal argument Wednesday night with his killers at a gas station where he worked. After the altercation, the gunmen kidnapped Mustafa and shot him in the head, Elnashra said. read more

#Bekaa

#Lebanese_University lecturers renew calls for contracts
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanese-university-lecturers-renew-calls-contracts

Holding up banners that condemned politicians’ “disregard” and “neglect,” striking Lebanese University (LU) faculty and their student supporters gathered Wednesday morning outside the Dean’s office near the capital to demand full-time contracts. In a statement carried by the National News Agency, a committee of faculty members urged lawmakers to return to Parliament and end the political stalemate which has stalled legislation to provide the lecturers with “occupational stability.” read more

#strike

Arsonists set fire to six cars in southern #Lebanon
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/arsonists-set-fire-six-cars-southern-lebanon

Unidentified arsonists set fire to six vehicles on the eastern outskirts of Lebanon’s southern city of #Tyre overnight, state media reported. The National News Agency said civil defense forces had rushed in to douse the flames which left charred two Mercedes, three BMWs and a “Rapid” in different villages near Tyre. The two Mercedes, set ablaze on a road connecting the villages of Yanouh and Tair Dibba, belonged to Mohammed Faqih. In Yanouh, the arsonists set fire to a Rapid owned by Qasim Raza. read more

Lebanese envoy to #South_Korea killed in car crash
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanese-envoy-south-korea-killed-car-crash

Lebanon’s envoy to South Korea was killed in a car #accident Thursday in #Seoul, Lebanese and Korean media reported. The National News Agency said a vehicle carrying Ambassador Jad Hassan collided with another inside a tunnel. The ambassador died on his way to the hospital, the report added. Local news agency Yonhap said Hassan was driving the vehicle, and that two others with him sustained injuries. read more

#Lebanon

#Syrian child found hanging from a tree in #Lebanon
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-child-found-hanging-tree-lebanon

The body of a six-year-old Syrian boy was found hanging from a tree on Monday in the Lebanese town of #Shheem, about 40 kilometers south of Beirut in the Chouf mountains, state media reported. The National News Agency identified the boy as Nemr Khaled al-Dous, but provided no further details surrounding his death. The incident comes as the mutilated corpses of two individuals — a 45-year-old Syrian man and an unidentified second person — were discovered in different parts of Lebanon. read more

#Top_News

#Lebanon charges #ADP chief with “terrorism”
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/lebanon-charges-adp-chief-terrorism

Lebanon on Saturday charged 12 people including head of the Arab Democratic Party #Rifaat_Eid with belonging to a “terrorist organization” involved in #Tripoli's deadly clashes, the judiciary said. A statement carried by Lebanon’s state run National News Agency said military court judge Sakr Sakr has pressed charges against Eid and 11 others over the unending clashes between the neighborhoods of Jabal Mohsen and Bab al-Tabbaneh that have killed hundreds over the past three years. read more

#Top_News

Syrian #shelling injures three in North #Lebanon
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-shelling-injures-three-north-lebanon

At least three people were wounded when Syrian shells landed in Lebanon’s northern #Akkar district, state news reported Friday. The National News Agency said four shells struck the border village of Machta Hammoud. Hundreds of stray shells from the war in Syria have struck villages along Lebanon’s northernmost border, sometimes injuring residents and destroying property. Syrian government forces and rebels have also launched attacks on Lebanon’s eastern and northeastern border, causing several deaths and dozens of injuries. read more

#Top_News

Syrian rocket fire hits #Lebanon border region
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/syrian-rocket-fire-hits-lebanon-border-region

Four rockets likely launched from #syria struck Lebanon’s northeastern border Friday evening, state news reported. Three of the rockets hit the town of #Hermel, and a fourth landed along the Qasr-Hermel highway, the National News Agency said. There were no reported injuries. Several people have been killed in Hermel and its outskirts from rocket fire claimed by Syrian rebels since April last year. read more

#Top_News

Abdullah Azzam member killed in East #Lebanon car chase: Army
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/abdullah-azzam-member-killed-east-lebanon-car-chase-army

A man killed during a car chase with Lebanese army troops in the Eastern #Bekaa Valley Wednesday was a member of the #Abdullah_Azzam_Brigades who attempted to evade capture, the army said Thursday. On Wednesday the army said that a wanted man was killed following a brief shootout and car chase with soldiers in the eastern town of Taanayel, near #Zahle, according to a statement carried by the National News Agency. read more

#Qalamoun #syria #Top_News

East #Lebanon border shelling injures three
▻http://english.al-akhbar.com/content/east-lebanon-border-shelling-injures-three

Overnight border shelling injured three people in the East Lebanese town of #Ras_Baalbak on Saturday, a day after cross border rocket attacks on nearby #Ersal killed eight people, state news reported. The National News Agency identified the wounded men in Saturday’s attack as Rifaat Nasrallah, Edward Shou’eib, and Tony Ghanem. The report said it had not identified the source of the fire, but Lebanon’s northeastern border region has come under heavily shelling from fighters inside #syria over the past year. read more

#Top_News

Seven Killed, 15 Wounded in Syrian Shelling on Arsal
▻http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/114414-seven-killed-15-wounded-in-syrian-shelling-on-arsal

A number of people were killed and wounded on Friday in shelling from the Syrian side of the border against the Bekaa border town of Arsal.

The National News Agency reported that seven people were killed and 15 wounded in the attack.

A Lebanese security official told Agence France Presse however that four people, including a child, were killed in the Arsal shelling.

LBCI television said that three children were killed.