NNA – Army Command – Orientation Directorate announced in a statement that five military personnel sustained minor injuries in the town of Kafra (Bint Jbeil district) due to an Israeli strike while an army vehicle was escorting local residents.https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2080728745401368913?s=46
Archiv: Libanon / Lebanon
Israel Says It Killed Several Hezbollah Members on Key Lebanon Hilltop
A cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah has barely held in recent weeks, just as Israel and Lebanon have worked to implement a separate, U.S.-brokered agreement to end months of fighting. That deal calls for Israel to gradually withdraw from territory in southern Lebanon.
Lebanese who fled the Israeli invasion visit to see what‘s left
Hamadi says the Basma family, who lived just across a lane from them in a neighborhood called the Nuns‘ Quarter, was killed in an airstrike in March — the parents along with all four of their children. The impact collapsed the house on top of them and two of the children — ages around 8 and 11 — are still under the rubble, she says.
„Now when I look at the neighborhood they are the only ones I can think about,“ she says.
She says in a quiet area full of older people, the family‘s four children brought life to the neighborhood. „They were the ones who made all the noise and activity,“ she says.
Hammadi says she used to drink coffee with the mother, who was in her late 30s. She would talk about waiting for her children to grow up.
„They were wonderful people,“ she says. „Now there‘s no one left from the family.“
Army: Israeli forces continue attacks, violations of ceasefire understandings & international law
NNA – Lebanese Army Command said that Israeli forces continue to carry out attacks and violate existing ceasefire understandings and international law through the systematic destruction of homes, shelling, machine-gun fire, land bulldozing, and the burning of olive groves and agricultural land across several areas in southern Lebanon.
In an issued statement by the Army‘s Orientation Directorate on Sunday, it indicated that the Israeli forces have demolished a water facility belonging to the Litani River Authority in Markaba and opened fire near army positions in Kfartebnit, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, and Zawtar al-Gharbiyeh, disrupting its operations.
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Westasienkrieg weitet sich auf das Rote Meer aus 23. Juli, 19:00 Uhr (Ticker)
Der Angriffskrieg Israels und der USA gegen den Iran breitete sich in der Nacht endgültig auf das Rote Meer aus. Noch sind dort nur Schiffe von und zu sowie aus Saudi-Arabien betroffen, als Reaktion des Jemens auf die Blockade und die letzte Bombardierung des Flughafens von Sanaa. Aber Beobachter befürchten, dass bald auch Schiffe der Länder betroffen sein werden, welche den Krieg gegen den Iran, Libanon und Palästina unterstützen. Die Chronologie des Tages beginnt mit den Ereignissen der Nacht.
Unfortunately the Rule passed just now and no debate or vote was allowed on section 219, integration of US military technology and supply chains with Israel’s. The NDAA will receive a recorded vote tomorrow with section 219 in it. I’ll vote no.
7:11 PM · Jul 21, 2026
Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.
12:49 AM · Jul 22, 2026
House Rule Advances 2027 NDAA With Section to Integrate US and Israeli Militaries
The House on Tuesday approved a procedural vote to advance the $1.15 trillion 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a section to further integrate the US and Israeli militaries, a plan that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said was his idea.
The rule to allow floor debate and a vote on the NDAA and several pieces of legislation passed in a 214-211 vote, and a final vote on the House’s version of the NDAA is expected to take place on Wednesday. The procedural step came after the House Rules Committee denied a vote on an amendment introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) to strip Section 219, the Israeli integration plan, from the bill.
MoPH: Cumulative toll of aggression since March 2 reached 4,324 martyrs, 12,224 wounded
NNA – The Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health issued a statement this afternoon, indicating that the total toll of the aggression from March 2 to July 16 has reached 4324 martyrs and 12224 wounded.
Senate Democrats Block Advancement of $1.1 Trillion NDAA Over Iran War
Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked the advancement of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, citing President Trump’s war with Iran, which continues to rage following the collapse of the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding.
The NDAA would provide the Pentagon with over $1.1 trillion in funding as part of the White House’s plan for a $1.5 trillion military budget for 2027, a nearly 50% increase from this year. The bill also includes an amendment, Section 1217, to further merge the US and Israeli militaries under a plan being pushed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A procedural vote of 50-46 fell well short of the 60 votes that it needed to advance the NDAA. Every Democrat, except two who weren’t present for the vote — Senators Jon Fetterman (PA) and Alex Padilla (CA) — voted against advancing the sprawling military spending bill.
How Section 219, the US-Israel Military Merger, Would Thwart American Democracy
(July 13, 2026)
The House provision, which has a Senate version known as Section 1217, would also forbid the president of the United States from limiting intelligence collaboration with Israel over its human rights abuses. If the President ever wants to limit such collaboration, he or she must tell Congress and can only cite American national security as a basis.
In other words, these bills would connect the US and Israeli militaries in unprecedented ways and make it exceedingly difficult for any future president to unwind this partnership with a foreign government.
Congressional Proposal Could Deepen US Complicity
(June 16, 2026)
Buried in the US$1.15 trillion National Defense Authorization Act is a provision that would deepen US military cooperation with Israel while walling that cooperation off from further congressional oversight.
Section 219 (formerly section 224) creates the role of an “executive agent” focused on folding Israeli technology into US weapons programs, and vice versa, including in missile and air defense technologies as well as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cyberwarfare, and autonomous systems. Once implemented, the provision would speed efforts to embed Israeli technologies into US weapons systems in ways almost never codified into law, even for allies. As the protracted experience with unwinding Turkish participation in the F-35 program shows, practically, integration binds the United States to rely on producers in ways that become next to impossible to walk back later, even if lawmakers want to.
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Section 219 also calls for “data fusion.” In defense doctrine, data fusion means combining feeds from many sensors and intelligence sources into a single targeting picture. The United States would be absorbing Israeli data, which may have been collected under problematic mass surveillance programs. Moreover, section 219 would be reinforced by section 622 of the intelligence appropriations bill, which mandates intelligence sharing and would further promote combining US intelligence streams with Israeli ones that could then be used by the Israeli military for targeting.
MoPH: Cumulative toll of aggression since March 2 reached 4,321 martyrs, 12,204 wounded
NNA – The Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health issued a statement this afternoon, indicating that the total toll of the aggression from March 2 to July 9 has reached 4,321 martyrs and 12,204 wounded.
MoPH: Cumulative toll of aggression since March 2 reached 4319 martyrs, 12203 wounded
NNA – The Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health issued a statement this afternoon, indicating that the total toll of the aggression from March 2 to July 6 has reached to 4319 martyrs and 12203 wounded
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Aggression Overall Toll: 4303 martyrs, 12202 wounded
NNA – Ministry of Public Health‘s Emergency Operations Center announced Saturday that the cumulative toll resulting from the ongoing Israeli attacks since March 2 to-date has risen to 4,303 martyrs and 12,202 injured.
Health Ministry: Death Toll Since March 2 Rises to 4,297
NNA – Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said the cumulative toll from the Israeli aggression between March 2 and July 1 has reached 4,297 killed and 12,196 injured, according to the ministry’s Emergency Operations Center.
Health Ministry: Death Toll Since March 2 Rises to 4,297
NNA – Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said the cumulative toll from the Israeli aggression between March 2 and July 1 has reached 4,297 killed and 12,196 injured, according to the ministry’s Emergency Operations Center.
Lebanon army chief, US CENTCOM commander meet
General Rodolph Haykal received Admiral Brad Cooper and a military delegation at his office in Yarze town south of Beirut, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reports.
The two discussed the latest developments in war-torn Lebanon and the wider Middle East, as well as ways to strengthen future cooperation between the two armies.
Haykal expressed gratitude for US support saying “the necessity of continued cooperation between the two armies in a way that preserves Lebanon’s security and stability”.
Aggression toll: 4247 martyrs, 12195 wounded
NNA – The Public Health Ministry‘s Emergency Operations Center stated on Sunday that the cumulative toll of the aggression from March 2nd to June 28th reached: 4,247 martyrs and 12,195 wounded.
Lebanon Death Toll from Israeli Aggression Reaches 4,247: Health Ministry
The death toll from Israeli aggression on Lebanon since March 2 has risen to 4,247, with 12,195 people injured, as strikes continue across various areas of the country.
Netanyahu says ‚there is no room for two states‘
“Another principle of the government, of the broad national government that I intend to lead, is that there is no room for two states. Between the sea and the Jordan River, there is no room for two states,” he told reporters.
“Now, you ask me, three years ago, before the war, the public was divided on this issue. Although I believe that most of the public was opposed, a significant portion supported it. I think that has changed. This is now a basis for agreement.”
Earlier, he described the framework agreement with Lebanon as a „historic accomplishment“ and a „massive blow to Iran and Hezbollah“.
Netanyahu said the understandings reached with Lebanon and the US recognise Israel‘s right to maintain a security zone inside southern Lebanon for as long as it considers necessary.
Netanyahu and Katz Threaten Iran; Vow to Remain in Lebanon, Syria and Gaza
Speaking at a graduation ceremony for Israeli combat officers, Netanyahu and Katz vowed not to withdraw from their “security zones” no matter what “pressures” Israel faces.
“We dominate southern Lebanon, from the summit of the Beaufort [castle], and we will remain as long as required in the security zone,” Netanyahu said. “We do not intend to withdraw from it.”
“The Israeli military will remain in the security zones in Lebanon, in Syria and in Gaza without any time limit,” Katz added.
Israel, Lebanon sign framework peace deal after US-mediated talks
„Today we‘ve taken the first step in what will be a difficult journey, without a doubt, but an important and an essential and a necessary one,“ US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said before the agreement was inked.
The officials did not provide details of the framework deal and did not say how its terms would differ from those included in a 16 April ceasefire deal that preceded several rounds of US-brokered Israel-Lebanon talks.
MoPH: Cumulative toll of aggression since March 2 reached 4230 martyrs, 12179 wounded
NNA – The Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health issued a statement this afternoon, indicating that the total toll of the aggression from March 2 to June 25 has reached 4230 martyrs and 12179 wounded.
MoPH: Three martyrs, one wounded in Israeli enemy strike on car in Mayfadoun town
(46 min ago)
NNA – The Ministry of Public Health‘s Emergency Operations Center on Thursday issued a statement, announcing that „the Israeli enemy strike targeting a car in the town of Mayfadoun, Nabatieh district, resulted in the martyrdom of three persons and the injury of another.“
Israeli Drone Reported Flying Over Beirut, Southern Suburbs
(7 hours ago)
NNA – An Israeli surveillance drone on Thursday was reported flying over Beirut and its southern suburbs.
One Killed, Two Wounded by Israeli Gunfire in Nabatieh Al-Fawqa
NNA – A young man was killed and two others were wounded after Israeli soldiers opened machine-gun fire on a group of people near a bulldozer carrying out road-clearing works in the Al-Deir neighborhood of Nabatieh Al-Fawqa.
The casualties were transported to the Lebanese Popular Relief Hospital for treatment. The incident occurred as road-opening operations were underway in the area.
Israeli enemy drones hover over Beirut, Jezzine area
(2 hours ago)
NNA – Israeli enemy drones have been flying over the capital Beirut.
Low-flying drones have also been recorded hovering over the Jezzine area at low altitude.
Security Update: Israeli Drones Reported Over Tyre Area; Sound Bomb Dropped on Kfartebnit
(6 hours ago)
NNA – Israeli enemy surveillance and drone aircraft were reported flying over Tyre and its surroundings, particularly above the Al-Bass area, the Popular Housing district and the coastal zone, at medium altitude.
In a separate incident, an Israeli drone reportedly dropped a sound bomb on the town of Kfartebnit.
Channel 13 reports curbs on Israeli army movements in Lebanon
Israeli Channel 13 reported that the country‘s political leadership has issued new limits on military operations in southern Lebanon, allowing action within the „yellow line“ against direct threats while prohibiting operations in areas such as Beirut and Tyre.
The channel said the move reflects growing pressure from the Trump administration.
Qatar, Pakistan unveil new Lebanon peacekeeping mechanism, does not include Israel, France, UNIFIL
The mediators did not explain how that would operate or resolve the current hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
Iran‘s Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, lauded the new mechanism, calling it „major progress to end Lebanon War,“ and saying that the first real test was the „Lebanon deconfliction cell.“
Report: Netanyahu ‘in panic’ over new US-Iran Lebanon oversight mechanism; US official denies Israel excluded
US Vice President JD Vance said earlier today that a new “deconfliction mechanism” was established during yesterday’s talks in Burgenstock. According to an earlier Channel 12 report, the new arrangement would replace the one brokered in 2024 under the Biden administration, which included Israel, Lebanon, the US, France, and the UN, with a new body being made up of the US, Iran, Lebanon, Qatar, and Pakistan.
Increasing death toll in Lebanon from Israeli attacks
Lebanon’s Health Ministry says at least 4,175 people have been killed and 12,164 wounded from Israeli attacks across Lebanon since March 2.
Vance Heads to Peace Talks, After Iran Says It Closed Strait of Hormuz
Vice President JD Vance on Saturday headed to peace talks in Switzerland, signaling renewed efforts to keep an agreement signed earlier this week by President Trump on track after Iranian security officials said they had closed the strategic Strait of Hormuz.