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Zionist Enemy Escalates Attacks on South Lebanon ahead of Elections: One Martyr in Houla
The Zionist enemy continued on Monday its violations of the Lebanese sovereignty and the ceasefire agreement based on the UN Resolution 1701, leaving more human and material losses.
In this context, the National News Agency reported that “Lebanese citizen was injured on Monday by Zionist occupation forces in the town of Kfar Kila after they opened fire at him, hitting him in the shoulder. He was immediately transferred to Marjeyoun Governmental Hospital for treatment.”
Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon reported that a vehicle was damaged as an Israeli glider dropped a bomb in the town of Dhaira.
The reported added that an Israeli drone targeted a motorcycle in Sribbine outskirts, South Lebanon, and that two youths were injured.
Later on, an Zionist drone raided Houla border town, South Lebanon, claiming one martyr near his house.
According to the latest Al-Manar reports, an Zionist occupation force consisting of infantry, a military bulldozer, and a Merkava tank, advanced towards Lebanese territory in Wadi Hunin.
The Zionist escalation comes few days before the municipal and mayoral elections set to be held on Saturday. The Zionist intention to sabotage the vote is clear; however, the willingness of the southerners will be stronger as they reiterate their allegiance to the resistance path, whether through the ballot boxes or acclamation.
Hezbollah swept in the region of Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel in municipal and mayoral elections, as its candidates won Beirut, results showed on Monday.Al Manar report
Hezbollah’s electoral body in a press conference in the city of Baalbek (May 19, 2025). -
Yemen has ‘The Cards’
The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and its associated strike group has fled the Red Sea after 80 days.
The USS Truman lost 3 warplanes in this period and was targeted on 29 separate occasions by the Yemeni Armed Forces, ranging from multi-day clashes and drone swarms to precise cruise and ballistic missile barrages.
The Truman aircraft carrier lost its command after the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted its E2 aircraft at the end of March. It also lost an F-18 at the end of April, which followed the loss of another F-18 in December 2024.
After the USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Ford, USS Roosevelt, the USS Eisenhower—and the USS Truman—fled after being relentlessly bombarded by the lions of Yemen, the USS Carl Vinson and its strike group remain, and they continue to be subjected to precise targeting.
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The first anniversary of Sayyed Raisi & companions’ martyrdom
One year has passed since Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi and his companions rose to the rank of martyrs.
From the classrooms of Qom to the presidential office in Tehran, he marched faithfully in the footsteps of the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS), conducting both his presidential and his religious, preaching duties. Crowned Servant of al-Reza, he never let statecraft eclipse humility; power, to him, was worth only what it could shelter of the oppressed.
Raisi’s voice traveled farther than his nation’s borders. Across fronts, hopes are tested by countless atrocities, but the embers of resistance still glow, guarded by hearts that remember his words:
The enemy does not fear your weapons; the enemy fears you yourselves.
Thus the axis he helped nurture moves through trial as the caravan of Al-Husayn (AS) once moved through Karbala: sacrifice as strategy, steadfastness as sword. Towns may burn and companions may fall, yet the creed endures—hayhāt minnā al-dhillah, never to humiliation!
His helicopter fell on 19 May 2024, but every drop of his blood watered new resolve, whether in Tehran, in the foothills of Yemen, the stubborn villages of Lebanon, in the pride of our nation Gaza, or in Jenin’s winding streets, and in the camps where the dream of return remains. The compass he left us points unerringly to Al-Quds, and the oath he modeled remains: defend the vulnerable, resist tyranny, and never trade dignity for ease.
We renew that oath today. Whether triumph is granted or sacrifice demanded, we advance—certain that all unfolds within a wisdom greater than our own.
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US Offers $10 Million for Info on Hezbollah’s Finances in Latin America
The US stepped up its financial pressure on Hezbollah, offering a reward of up to $10 million for information on the group’s financial networks in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
US State Department said the “Rewards for Justice” program aims to disrupt Hezbollah’s funding operations, accusing the group’s financiers in the tri-border area of generating revenue through money laundering, drug trafficking, smuggling, counterfeiting, and other illicit activities, as well as legitimate businesses across Latin America.
Washington is seeking details that could help identify and dismantle Hezbollah’s funding sources, financial facilitators, supporting institutions, front companies, and criminal schemes benefiting the group.
This comes after the US Treasury imposed new sanctions on two senior Hezbollah officials and two financial facilitators based between Lebanon and Iran, accusing them of working closely with the group’s leadership to funnel money from foreign donors.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah -
Statement by the Spox of the Yemeni Armed Forces General Yahya Saree
A comprehensive Yemeni blockade on Haifa Port –
In response to the Zionist enemy’s escalation of its brutal aggression against our people and in Gaza, committing dozens of massacres in daily basis and claiming hundreds of victims in a crime of genocide the likes of which the world has never witnessed.
And in response to the continued siege and starvation.
And in response to the enemy’s refusal to halt its aggression and lift its siege.
The Yemeni Armed Forces, relying on Allah and trusting in Allah, have decided, with Allah’s help, to implement the leadership’s directives to begin working to enforce a naval blockade of the port of Haifa.
Accordingly, all companies with ships present in or heading to this port are hereby notified that, as of the time of this announcement, the aforementioned port has been included in the target bank.
They are urged to take into consideration the contents of this statement and any subsequent announcements.
This decision comes after the armed forces succeeded, thanks to Allah Almighty and with Allah’s help, guidance, and blessings, in imposing a blockade on the port of Umm al-Rashrash and bringing it to a standstill.
They will not hesitate, with Allah’s help, to take the necessary additional measures in support of our oppressed Palestinian people and their esteemed resistance.
All measures and decisions of the armed forces related to the Israeli enemy, including support operations and the ban on air and sea navigation, will cease once the aggression on Gaza ends and the blockade is lifted.
Sana’a,
Dhu al-Qi’dah 21, 1446 AH
May 19, 2025 AD
Issued by the Yemeni Armed Forces
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Al Masirah media A protest in front of the US embassy in Tunisia against the crimes of the Zionist enemy in Gaza and in praise of the operations in Yemen 11-21-1446 AH 05-19-2025 AD.
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Zionist leader Netanyahu approves humanitarian aid entry into Gaza. (Zionist Channel 12)
The decision to resume humanitarian aid to Gaza was made without a vote, despite opposition from Finance Minister Smotrich and others. (Zionist Public Broadcaster KAN)
The zionist cabinet approved the immediate entry of humanitarian aid into all areas of the Gaza Strip. This proposal was not put to a vote despite Ben-Gvir’s objection.
Zionist news reports that aid will enter immediately through international organizations. This comes after Hamas released zionist-American IOF soldier Edan Alexander, contingent on the entry of aid to the Gaza Strip. As of today, it is estimated that the Gaza Strip has less than two weeks of food stocks left.
Zionist sources that this is a temporary decision that will last a week until the completion of the establishment of distribution centers. Most of the centers will be in the southern Gaza Strip, under the management of the IOF and foreign companies.In Gaza, while collecting flour from a food distribution site. May 17, 2025 -
Voter count at polling station in Beirut overwhelmingly low, reflecting the government and trust correlation
Final voter turnout for Lebanon’s municipal elections in Beirut Governorate is 21.03%.
44.90% in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, and 42.84% in Bekaa Governorate.
Lebanese Interior Ministry
Lebanese MP and Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc member, Hussein Al-Hajj Hassan:
• “Today’s elections in Baalbek-Hermel and Bekaa governorates send a clear message that resistance is deeply rooted in its land and community”.
• “Isolating a Lebanese region or municipality is isolating all of Lebanon; the state bears responsibility for all its citizens”.
• “Election results are strong and positive, confirming the widespread popular support for Hezbollah and Amal Movement”.Though the turnout for Bekaa and Baalbek-Hermel Governorates seems to be impressively positive for the country, it comes down to the results Beirut yielded.
And those do not invoke the feeling of hope for the country as it lacks a relatable, reliable, and inclusive government.
Lebanese Presidency Denies Intent Behind Aoun–Tarif Handshake
The Lebanese Presidency clarified that President Joseph Aoun unknowingly shook hands with Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, the Druze spiritual leader in “Israel”, during the pope’s inaugural mass.
It said Aoun did not recognize Tarif and the Israeli media deliberately misrepresented the encounter. The statement reaffirmed Lebanon’s rejection of normalization and called the photo part of a familiar Israeli media tactic.
No PM on this blessed planet shakes hands with the unknown! This fake PM in speech of today said,
“Hezbollah is entitled to political involvement, but only the state should control arms.
Hezbollah must accept the concept of state authority …We await Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ visit to Lebanon to discuss weapon control in refugee camps.”
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140 Palestinians killed across Gaza as Zionist colony announces ‘extensive’ ground assaults
The colony’s relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip on Sunday killed at least 140 Palestinians, including many children, as the regime announced it had begun “extensive” ground assaults in the territory.
The Israeli army said Sunday it launched the ground operations in several areas of Gaza as part of the regime’s so-called Operation Gideon’s Chariots.
The intensified invasion of the besieged strip will involve regular and reserve soldiers leading the ground invasion of both northern and southern Gaza, backed by the air force, according to the military.
The ground assaults come as the Israeli army has also stepped up its aerial bombardment of Gaza.
According to the officials, 69 people were killed in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip. They said all hospitals in northern Gaza were out of service due to the Israeli attacks and siege.
Israeli forces also attacked a camp sheltering displaced people in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis in southern Gaza, killing dozens of people, including children, as they slept in their tents.
Videos from the site of the attack show harrowing images of bodies, a number of them on fire.
Five journalists were also among the victims of Israeli airstrikes across Gaza when their homes were bombed.Hamas condemned the attack on displaced Palestinians in Khan Yunis, in a statement on Sunday, describing it as a “brutal crime” that was a flagrant violation of international laws and norms.
It said, “By granting the terrorist occupation government political and military cover, the United States administration bears direct responsibility for this insane escalation in the targeting of innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip.”
At least 53,339 Palestinians have been killed and 121,034 wounded since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health.
Palestinians mourn by bodies of relatives killed in Zionist strikes, at Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on May 18, 2025. (AFP) -
Beirut, Bekaa finalizing preparations for Sunday’s Municipal, Mayoral Vote
The third round of the municipal and mayoral elections in Lebanon will be in the capital Beirut as well as Bekaa as voters will start casting their ballots in the early morning (7 p.m.) of Sunday, May 18, 2025.
In addition to the local aspect of the elections, the political choices of the voters will be displayed clearly in Beirut as well the various districts of Bekaa. Lebanon is witnessing a critical political situation caused by the Israeli aggression and the US-backed economic siege; consequently, the public choices will have their say.
In Beirut, a municipal council composed of 24 members in addition to 108 mayor will be elected by around 500 thousand voters recorded by the interior ministry. Six lists are registered to be in the vote competition.In Bekaa, the electoral silence kicked off along with the handling of the ballot boxes to the officers heading the polling stations. Hundreds of thousands of voters are going to cast their ballots at hundreds of stations in the various Bekaa districts.
Bekaa Governor Bachir Khodr affirmed, in an interview with Al-Manar reporter, readiness for the elections, underlining law enforcement in all the related vote measures.On May 4 and 11, Lebanon witnessed the first two rounds of the municipal and mayoral elections in Mount Lebanon and the North.
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Yemenia is back in the air
The arrival of the first Yemenia Airlines flight to Sanaa Airport after its destruction by Zionist raids 11-19-1446 AH 05-17-2025 AD
Al Masirah video 
In a message of steadfastness and defiance against aggression, Sana’a Airport resumes normal operations at full operational capacity – Al Manar Arabic report.
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