2024 in Lebanon
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
Events in the year 2024 in Lebanon.
Incumbents[edit]
| Photo | Post | Name |
|---|---|---|
| President of Lebanon | Vacant | |
| Prime Minister of Lebanon | Najib Mikati |
Events[edit]
Ongoing: Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present).
January[edit]
- 2 January – Assassination of Saleh al-Arouri: Israel conducts an airstrike in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, resulting in the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy chairman of the Hamas political bureau.[1]
- 8 January – Israel assassinates Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy commander of Hezbollah's Redwan Force, in Majdel Selm.[2]
- 9 January – Hezbollah launches a drone attack on the Israel Defense Force (IDF) Northern Command headquarters in Safed, Israel, marking its deepest incursion into Israeli territory since the outbreak of hostilities. In retaliation, Israel assassinates Ali Hussein Barji, the commander of Hezbollah's air force in Southern Lebanon.[3]
February[edit]
- 8 February
- An IDF drone targets a car in Nabatieh. Israeli media reports that Abbas al-Dabs, a regional Hezbollah commander, is assassinated in the attack.[4]
- Veterans protesting outside the Lebanese parliament and the Prime Minister's residence are met with tear gas by security forces.[5]
- 11 February – A five-story building collapses in Choueifat.[6]
- 14 February – A rocket attack from Lebanon against a military base kills a person and injures others in Safed, Israel, while Israeli airstrikes kill three civilians in Souaneh and a Hezbollah fighter in Aadchit, in southern Lebanon; eleven others are wounded.[7] Seven people are killed in a rocket attack on an apartment building in Nabatieh.[8]
- 26 February – Israel Air Force (IAF) jets conduct strikes on Hezbollah positions.[9]
March[edit]
- 2 March – An IDF strike on a car in the coastal road of Naqoura kills a senior Hezbollah official and two other members of Hezbollah's Imam Hussein Division.[10][11] It is reported that among them was the grandson of Hassan Nasrallah.[12]
- 4 March
- 5 March – Two Hezbollah members and a woman are killed in an IDF raid in Hula in response to the attack on 4 March.[16]
- 26 March – The IAF launches airstrikes against Hezbollah targets near the towns of Ras Baalbek and Hermel in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, killing at least three Hezbollah members.[17]
April[edit]
- 8 April – Killing of Pascal Suleiman: Pascal Suleiman, a Lebanese Forces coordinator in the Byblos District, is abducted and murdered by a Syrian gang in a car theft. In response, activists block roads and attack Syrian refugees demanding them to leave the country.[18]
- 10 April – A man sanctioned by the United States for smuggling money to Iranian-backed groups is found killed in Beit Mery.[19]
- 16 April – The IDF conducts an airstrike and assassinates Ismail Yusuf Baz, the commander of Hezbollah's coastal sector in Lebanon.[20]
- 23 April – An IAF airstrike kills two people and injures six others in Hanine.[21]
- 30 April – An explosion and subsequent fire at a Beirut restaurant kills nine people.[22]
May[edit]
- 5 May – Israeli air raids in Meiss Ej Jabal cause "massive destruction," according to a Lebanese state-run agency, killing four civilians and wounding two others.[23][24] In response, Hezbollah fires dozens of Katyusha and Falaq rockets towards Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel.[25]
- 16 May – An Lebanese Army raid to arrest drug traffickers in the Shatila refugee camp leads to the death of one and the injury of another.[26]
- 31 May – A medic is killed and another injured during an Israeli airstrike against an ambulance in Naqoura.[27]
June[edit]
- 5 June – 2024 Beirut US embassy shooting: Three alleged members of ISIS attack the U.S embassy in the Awkar suburb of Beirut. The Lebanese Army captures one suspect, who is of Syrian nationality, and kills another.[28]
- 6 June – Hezbollah strikes an Iron Dome battery in Ramot Naftali, Israel.[29]
- 9 June – Two people are killed in Israeli airstrikes near Aitaroun according to the National News Agency.[30]
- 12 June – Israel kills three Hezbollah fighters and Taleb Abdullah, a senior commander, in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah retaliates by launching over 250 rockets towards northern Israel, the most the group has sent in the war.[31]
- 17 June – Hezbollah commander Muhammad Ahmed Ayoub is allegedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in Selaa, with further strikes occurring against Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon.[32]
- 19 June:
- Hezbollah announces that an Israeli strike killed three of its fighters.[33]
- Hezbollah secretary general Hassan Nasrallah threatens Cyprus if it allows Israel to use its airports and bases for military exercises.[34]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[35]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany and Armenian Christmas
- 9 February – St. Maroun Day
- 25 March – Annunciation Day
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 31 March – Easter Sunday
- 10 April – Eid al-Fitr
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 25 May – Liberation and Resistance Day
- 17 June – Eid al-Adha
- 7 July – Islamic New Year
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 16 September – The Prophet's Birthday
- 22 November – Lebanese Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths[edit]
- 8 January – Wissam al-Tawil, 53–54, militant, senior commander of Hezbollah.
- 9 January – Ali Hussein Barji, militant.
- 17 January – Hussein Madi, 85, painter and sculptor.
- 26 February – Fadi Ibrahim, 67, actor and director
- 8 April – Pascal Suleiman, IT specialist and politician, Lebanese Forces official
- 19 May – Ali Al-Kourani, 79, Shia cleric
References[edit]
- ^ "Hamas deputy head killed in alleged Israeli drone strike in Beirut". The Jerusalem Post. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Hezbollah says senior commander killed in Israeli strike". Al Jazeera. 2024-01-08. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ Beaumont, Peter (2024-01-09). "Israel and Hezbollah edge closer to war as drone hits key Israeli command base". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
- ^ William Christou (2024-02-08). "Israeli drone strikes car in south Lebanon's Nabatieh". www.newarab.com/. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ Prentis, Jamie (2024-02-08). "Lebanese veterans hit with tear gas in Beirut protest over pensions". The National. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Five-story building collapses in Lebanon". en.royanews.tv. 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
- ^ "Mother, two children among Lebanese killed by Israel in air raids". Al Jazeera. 2024-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
- ^ Atallah, Nada Maucourant (2024-02-16). "'They were only civilians': shock in Lebanon's Nabatieh after Israel's air strikes". The National. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ "Hezbollah fires barrage of 60 rockets at Golan; IDF eliminates terror commander". The Times of Israel. February 26, 2024.
- ^ www.israelhayom.com https://www.israelhayom.com/2024/03/02/senior-hezbollah-terrorist-reportedly-among-3-killed-in-alleged-israeli-strike-on-car/. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-confirms-attack-on-hezbollah-linked-iranian-militia-members-in-lebanon/
- ^ "Grandson of Hezbollah chief Nasrallah reportedly killed in Israeli airstrike". I24news. 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "1 killed, 7 wounded by anti-tank missile fire from Lebanon at northern community". The Times of Israel. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Strikes along Israel-Lebanon border kill 4 people as US envoy visits Beirut to press a cease-fire". AP News. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "نعيٌ رسمي.. 3 شهداء لـالهيئة الصحية إثر غارة العديسة و الصحة تستنكر". Lebanon24 (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Hezbollah says two members killed in southern Lebanon town". The Times of Israel. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Israeli air strikes kill 3 Hezbollah militants in Lebanon". Reuters. March 26, 2024.
- ^ Ula, enab10 (2024-04-11). "Wave of attacks against Syrians in Lebanon, Syrian opposition condemns, while regime is silent". Enab Baladi. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Staff (2024-04-10). "Lebanese man under US sanctions for allegedly funding Hamas found dead". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Israeli drone strike on car kills Hezbollah commander in Lebanon". The Salamanca Press. 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ "Two killed by Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon's Hanin". Reuters. April 23, 2024.
- ^ "ضحايا بانفجار مطعم في بيروت | الشرق للأخبار". asharq.com (in Arabic). 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ "Hezbollah launches rockets at Israel after deadly south Lebanon strike". Al-Monitor. 2024-05-05. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Netanyahu Says Israel Won't Give in to Hamas Demand to End War". Bloomberg. 2024-05-05. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
- ^ "Hezbollah claims responsibility for rocket barrage on Kiryat Shmona". The Times of Israel. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ Lebanese Army raids Shatila, arrests alleged drug traffickers, kills one today.lorientlejour.com (16 May 2024)
- ^ Siddiqui, Usaid. "Israeli military kills 60 across Gaza, confirms operations in central Rafah". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "Gunman tries to attack U.S. Embassy in Lebanon, shot and captured by Lebanese forces". CBS News. 2024-06-05. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "Lebanon's Hezbollah says it targeted Israel's Iron Dome in Ramot Naftali". Reuters. June 5, 2024.
- ^ "Two killed in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah-Israel fighting soars". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-10.
- ^ "Hezbollah fires most rockets yet in war after Israel kills a top commander". Reuters. June 12, 2024.
- ^ "IDF kills key Hezbollah terrorist in southern Lebanon". June 17, 2024.
- ^ "The Latest | Hezbollah says Israeli strikes kill 3 fighters as US envoy tries to calm tensions". AP News. 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
- ^ "Head of Lebanon's Hezbollah threatens Israel, Cyprus in televised address". Reuters. June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Lebanon Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
