Funeral in Bibnine, Akkar, for two al-Jamaa al-Islamiya members, killed by an Israeli attack on West Bekaa in April 2024. (Credit: Michel Hallak/L’Orient-Le Jour)
BEIRUT — In an unusual move with suspicious timing, the Israeli army kidnapped Atweh Atweh, an al-Jamaa al-Islamiya official, from his home in Hebbarieh (Hasbaya district) on Sunday night, less than 24 hours after Prime Minister Nawaf Salam concluded a tour of south Lebanon.While Israel has stepped up kidnappings in Lebanon over the past year, such operations remain rare and have mostly targeted Hezbollah figures.Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, designated a terrorist organization and sanctioned by the United States last month, is a Sunni party closely aligned with the 'Axis of Resistance.'Since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, the group has drawn closer to Hezbollah and Hamas, reactivating its armed wing, the “Dawn Forces.” Dive deeper Trump's terrorist listing for Muslim...
BEIRUT — In an unusual move with suspicious timing, the Israeli army kidnapped Atweh Atweh, an al-Jamaa al-Islamiya official, from his home in Hebbarieh (Hasbaya district) on Sunday night, less than 24 hours after Prime Minister Nawaf Salam concluded a tour of south Lebanon.While Israel has stepped up kidnappings in Lebanon over the past year, such operations remain rare and have mostly targeted Hezbollah figures.Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, the Lebanese branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, designated a terrorist organization and sanctioned by the United States last month, is a Sunni party closely aligned with the 'Axis of Resistance.'Since the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, the group has drawn closer to Hezbollah and Hamas, reactivating its armed wing, the “Dawn Forces.” Dive deeper Trump's terrorist listing for...
Rubio condemns Iran's 'outrageous' attacks on Kuwait
