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BEIRUT July 28, 2009 (Xinhua) - Six Israeli warplanes made their way right up to the north of Lebanon on Tuesday, in a serious violation of Lebanon's airspace, the official National News Agency (NNA) reported.

July 24, 2009 (Reuters) - The U.N. peacekeeping chief has said there are signs an illegal weapons stockpile that exploded last week in southern Lebanon belonged to the Lebanese guerrilla movement Hezbollah.

BEIRUT June 26, 2009 (The Daily Star) - The Israeli Army stepped up its presence along the border with Lebanon deploying armored tanks and setting up fortifications as it intensified airspace violations in the area, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported Thursday.

Press TV (June 1, 2009) - Israel has launched its largest-ever military exercise to test its capabilities against potential missile attacks, bombings and riots.

June 1, 2009 (Press TV) - An Israeli general has verified that Israel failed in its attempt to assassinate Hezbollah's secretary general during its second war on Lebanon.

BEIRUT May 26, 2009 (Reuters) - A Lebanese army colonel has been detained on suspicion of spying for Israel, security sources said on Tuesday.

 

May 25, 2009 (Press TV) - Hezbollah's secretary general calls the recent accusatory article in the German daily, Der Spiegel a cover-up for Israeli assassinations in Lebanon.

BEIRUT May 21, 2009 (Xinhua) - Lebanon has filed an official complaint to the United Nations against the Israeli-linked spy networks and requested the help of UN Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) to extradite fugitives who fled into Israel, local Naharnet website reported Thursday.

A United Nations’ Special Tribunal trying the assassination of the former Lebanon Prime Minister orders the release of four pro-Syrian Labanese generals held in connection with the investigation.  Hezbollah is poised to move Lebanon towards Syria and against the U.S. and its allies.

April 29, 2009 (Press TV) - A senior Hezbollah official has warned of a possible "Israeli attack" during Washington and Tel Aviv's joint military exercise in the region.