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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 649

Special Tribunal for Lebanon

A crater formed after a car bomb targeting the motorcade of Lebanon's most prominent politician, former Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri, is seen in Beirut, Lebanon, Feb. 14, 2005. (AP Photo)
June 16, 2022, 5:07 pm
UN-backed court sentences 2 Hezbollah men to life for 2005 killing of ex-Lebanese PM
Operatives convicted in absentia of assassinating Rafik Hariri are unlikely to serve time as terror group refuses to hand them over; third man sentenced earlier also still at large
By Julie CAPELLE
Rescue workers and soldiers stand around a massive crater after a bomb attack that tore through the motorcade of former prime minister Rafik Hariri, in Beirut, Lebanon, February 14, 2005. (AP Photo)
June 16, 2022, 7:57 am
2 Hezbollah men to be sentenced in absentia for 2005 killing of Lebanese PM Hariri
Terror group has refused to hand them over; UN-backed tribunal found earlier ruling ‘erred’ with claim of lack of evidence of Syria, Hezbollah involvement
By AFP
Then Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Rafik Hariri leaves the Parliament building in Beirut, Lebanon April 17, 2003. (AP Photo)
March 10, 2022, 6:11 pm
UN-backed tribunal convicts two in 2005 assassination of Lebanese PM Rafik Hariri
Judges at Netherlands-based court say panel ‘erred’ in acquitting two men, together with a third, over lack of evidence in 2020; all are suspected Hezbollah operatives
By AFP
Salim Ayyash (Courtesy)
December 11, 2020, 1:22 pm
UN court gives Hezbollah killer of Lebanon’s Hariri life in prison, in absentia
Fugitive Salim Ayyash found guilty of murder and terrorism over 2005 suicide bombing that killed Sunni billionaire politician and injured 226 others; he remains on the run
By Danny Kemp
A Lebanese man walks by a giant poster of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, that was put up near his grave, in preparation to mark the 10th anniversary of his assassination, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
December 11, 2020, 5:07 am
UN court to sentence Hezbollah member convicted of killing Lebanon’s ex-PM
Prosecutors have said a life term is the ‘only just and proportionate sentence’ for Salim Ayyash, who the Lebanese terror group refuses to hand over
By Danny Kemp
A Lebanese man walks by a giant poster of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, that was put up near his grave, in preparation to mark the 10th anniversary of his assassination, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
August 27, 2020, 12:40 pm
Hezbollah operative’s family slams UN court’s Hariri ruling as an ‘injustice’
Relatives of Salim Ayyash, who was found guilty of involvement in Rafik Hariri’s assassination, claims he was on hajj in Saudi Arabia when Lebanon’s ex-PM was killed in 2005 blast
By AP
Rescue workers and soldiers stand around a massive crater after a bomb attack that tore through the motorcade of former prime minister Rafik Hariri, in Beirut, Lebanon, February 14, 2005. (AP Photo)
August 19, 2020, 12:39 am
Israel urges action against Hezbollah after tribunal ruling on Hariri hit
Saudi Arabia also calls for terror group to be punished after Special Tribunal for Lebanon finds Asalim Ayyash guilty in 2005 suicide bombing that killed ex-Lebanon PM
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri speaks to the press as he leaves the UN-backed Special Tribunal for Lebanon at Leidschendam on August 18, 2020. (KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
August 18, 2020, 8:43 pm
Lebanon’s Hariri accepts tribunal’s verdict on murder of ex-PM father
Former PM says guilty verdict for one Hezbollah member in assassination demonstrated court’s objectivity and ‘high credibility’
By Agencies
A Lebanese man walks by a giant poster of slain former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, that was put up near his grave, in preparation to mark the 10th anniversary of his assassination, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
August 18, 2020, 6:02 pm
UN tribunal convicts 1 Hezbollah member, clears 3 in killing of ex-Lebanon PM
Special Tribunal for Lebanon finds Asalim Ayyash guilty in 2005 suicide bombing that killed Rafik Hariri, but says no evidence terror group’s leadership involved
By Agencies
The Prime Minister of Lebanon Rafik Hariri, left, is greeted by Bertie Ahern, the Irish Prime Minister for talks at Government Buildings, Dublin, April 26, 2004. (AP photo/John Cogill)
August 18, 2020, 3:06 pm
UN-backed court: No proof Hezbollah leaders, Syria tied to Hariri assassination
Special Tribunal for Lebanon says evidence against terror group members accused of involvement in killing ex-PM is ‘almost entirely circumstantial’; verdict to come
By Agencies
A portrait of slain Lebanese prime minister Rafik Hariri sits on his flower-covered grave in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, January 15, 2014. (AP/Hussein Malla)
March 7, 2018, 5:47 pm
Judges reject appeal for acquittal by Lebanon PM assassination suspect
Evidence ‘strong enough’ for long-running trial in absentia to continue, UN-backed tribunal into killing of Rafik Hariri rules
By Agencies
Members of Lebanon's Shiite militant group Hezbollah carry a portrait of Mustafa Badreddine in Beirut on May 13, 2016. (AFP/Anwar Amro)
July 12, 2016, 4:45 am
Hariri tribunal axes trial of slain Hezbollah commander
Mustafa Badreddine, who led the Shiite group’s efforts in Syria, said to have died in Damascus explosion in May
By AFP
This undated handout image released on Friday, May 13, 2016, by Hezbollah Media Department, shows slain top military commander Mustafa Badreddine smiling during a meeting. (Hezbollah Media Department via AP)
June 2, 2016, 4:02 am
UN-backed tribunal continues trial of slain Hezbollah commander
Judges probing killing of Lebanese ex-premier Rafiq Hariri say they haven’t seen ‘sufficient evidence’ to confirm death of Mustafa Badreddine
By AFP
This undated handout image released on Friday, May 13, 2016, by Hezbollah Media Department, shows slain top military commander Mustafa Badreddine smiling during a meeting. (Hezbollah Media Department via AP)
May 13, 2016, 8:44 am
Hezbollah announces probe into killing of top Syria commander attributed to Israel
Shiite group: Unclear who was behind blast at Damascus base; ex-Israeli security chief: Whoever did it, Mustafa Badreddine’s death is good for us
By ToI Staff, AP and AFP
Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine, purportedly assassinated by an Israeli strike near Damascus on May 13, 2016. (Twitter screenshot)
May 13, 2016, 4:24 am
Top Hezbollah commander in Syria killed by Israel, Lebanese TV says
Mustafa Badreddine, wanted by US and Special Tribunal on Lebanon, said assassinated in airstrike near Damascus airport
By ToI Staff
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