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The delegation of the Lebanese Kyokushin Federation won two medals in the Normandy International Championship through its two champions, Mohammad Tahan, who won the second place in the open weight section, and Ahmed Al-Dahni, who won thi...
Military responds with artillery fire, orders communities near northern border to open bomb shelters; no injuries reported
Judah Ari Gross is The Times of Israel's military correspondent. Israeli soldiers guard in Metula, on the border between Israel and Lebanon, northern Israel, on May 14, 2021, after Lebanese protesters crossed the Israeli border fence. (Basel Awidat/Flash90) Four rockets were fired at Israel from Lebanon on Wednesday afternoon, triggering sirens along the country’s northern coast, the Israel Defense Forces said. IDF artillery cannons returned fire, shelling the source of the rocket launches, the military said. No injuries or damage were directly caused by the attack from Lebanon. Two people ...
Army, which set up checkpoints in an attempt to prevent Palestinians travelling from refugee camps across Lebanon to the border. “Beware that some are involved directly or through auxiliary parties in what is happening and exposing Lebanon to new wars,” said Patriarch Al Rai during his Sunday sermon, in an apparent reference to Hezbollah, which denied organising the protests. “All the Lebanese have paid enough due to these uncontrolled conflicts. The Lebanese people are not ready to destroy their country again any more than it already is,” said Patriarch Al Rai. “There are peaceful...
After sunset a dozen protesters still lingered by the fence, prompting tear gas from the Israeli side. Lebanese President Michel Aoun strongly condemned “the crime committed by Israeli forces” when they opened fire at the group. A picture taken from the northern Israeli town of Metula, near the border with Lebanon, shows a Hezbollah flag and people and reporters watching after a pro-Palestinian rally in the area, on May 14, 2021. (JALAA MAREY / AFP) There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the rocket fire or confirmation of a link between the events. However, Hezbollah and other...