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Lebanon: Israel Carries Out Airstrikes Near Sidon

Israel carried out 2 airstrikes targeting alleged Hezbollah weapons warehouse locations near Sidon on Monday, February 19. Lebanese state-run National News Agency reported that "Israeli warplanes carried out strikes on the town of Ghaziyeh". The Israeli army said that the attack was in "response to to the explosion of an enemy drone, the wreckage of which was found near the Tiberias area this afternoon." This live footage shows smoke billowing as seen from Sidon.

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Japan's Takanashi rallies to win 2nd title of season

Japan's Takanashi rallies to win 2nd title of season

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Sara Takanashi soars through the air on her first jump at the third women's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event at Miyanomori Jump Stadium in the northeastern city of Sapporo on Jan. 11, 2015. Takanashi won her second consecutive title of the season with jumps of 87 and 97 meters for a total of 236.3 points.

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Japan's Takanashi rallies to win 2nd title of season

Japan's Takanashi rallies to win 2nd title of season

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Sara Takanashi soars through the air on her first jump at the third women's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event at Miyanomori Jump Stadium in the northeastern city of Sapporo on Jan. 11, 2015. Takanashi won her second consecutive title of the season with jumps of 87 and 97 meters for a total of 236.3 points.

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Japan's Takanashi rallies to win 2nd title of season

Japan's Takanashi rallies to win 2nd title of season

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Sara Takanashi soars through the air on her first jump at the third women's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event at Miyanomori Jump Stadium in the northeastern city of Sapporo on Jan. 11, 2015. Takanashi won her second consecutive title of the season with jumps of 87 and 97 meters for a total of 236.3 points.

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Uemura ends career with victory

Uemura ends career with victory

HAKUBA, Japan - Japanese moguls skier Aiko Uemura takes a second air jump during her first run in the women's final at the freestyle skiing national championships in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on March 27, 2014. Uemura won the eighth national title of her career in her last competitive appearance. The five-time Olympian won the overall World Cup crown in the 2007-2008 season and two titles at the 2009 world freestyle championships.

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Japan's Ito competes in team ski jumping in Sochi

Japan's Ito competes in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Daiki Ito of Japan soars through the air in his second jump in the men's team ski jumping event at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Shimizu competes in team ski jumping in Sochi

Japan's Shimizu competes in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Reruhi Shimizu of Japan soars through the air during his second jump in the men's team ski jumping event at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Takeuchi competes in team ski jumping in Sochi

Japan's Takeuchi competes in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Taku Takeuchi of Japan takes to the air during his second jump in the men's team ski jumping event at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Takeuchi competes in team ski jumping in Sochi

Japan's Takeuchi competes in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Taku Takeuchi of Japan takes to the air during his second jump in the men's team ski jumping competition at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Shimizu competes in team ski jumping in Sochi

Japan's Shimizu competes in team ski jumping in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Reruhi Shimizu of Japan soars through the air during his second jump in the men's team ski jumping event at the Winter Olympics at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Ito in team ski jumping at Sochi Games

Japan's Ito in team ski jumping at Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Daiki Ito of Japan soars through the air during his second jump in the men's team ski jumping event at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Sochi Olympics in Russia on Feb. 17, 2014.

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Japan's Takanashi makes 2nd jump in women's normal hill

Japan's Takanashi makes 2nd jump in women's normal hill

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi flies through the air in the second round of the women's normal hill individual competition at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia on Feb. 11, 2014. Takanashi finished in fourth place.

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Hiraoka's air in halfpipe qualification at Sochi

Hiraoka's air in halfpipe qualification at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Taku Hiraoka of Japan takes a jump during his second run in the men's halfpipe qualification at the Sochi Olympic Games in Russia on Feb. 11, 2014.

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Japan female mogul skier Uemura takes air jump at Sochi

Japan female mogul skier Uemura takes air jump at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese mogul skier Aiko Uemura successfully takes a second air jump during her second trial in the women's finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 8, 2014.

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Japan's Takanashi wins 2nd straight women's Cup jump

Japan's Takanashi wins 2nd straight women's Cup jump

HINTERZARTEN, Germany - Japan's Sara Takanashi soars through the air at the women's ski jumping World Cup competition in Hinterzarten, Germany, on Dec. 21, 2013. Takanashi, 17, captured her second straight World Cup victory with a winning total of 266.8 points after jumps of 101m and 105m.

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Ito wins 2nd straight World Cup title

Ito wins 2nd straight World Cup title

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Daiki Ito catches air in his second-round jump at a World Cup meet at the Okurayama hill in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2012. Ito captured his second title in as many days, coming from behind with the longest leap of the day to win the competition.

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Kasai wins TVh Cup

Kasai wins TVh Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Noriaki Kasai catches air in his first-round jump at the TVh Cup on the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 15, 2012. The 39-year-old six-time Olympian was in sixth place after the first round, but came back with a monster leap of 143.5 meters in the second round to win his third career TVh Cup victory.

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Yumoto wins Sapporo Olympic Memorial, HTB Cup

Yumoto wins Sapporo Olympic Memorial, HTB Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Fumihisa Yumoto glides through the air on his second jump at the Sapporo Olympic Memorial meet in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 8, 2011. He also won the HTB Cup on the same day in the city.

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Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Shohei Tochimoto of Japan soars through the air during his second and final jump in the men's ski jumping team event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Japanese team came fifth with a total of 1,007.7 points.

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Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Noriaki Kasai of Japan soars through the air during his second and final jump in the men's ski jumping team event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Japanese team came fifth with a total of 1,007.7 points.

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Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Noriaki Kasai of Japan soars through the air during his second and final jump in the men's ski jumping team event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Japanese team came fifth with a total of 1,007.7 points.

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Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Taku Takeuchi of Japan soars through the air during his second and final jump in the men's ski jumping team event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Japanese team came fifth with a total of 1,007.7 points.

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Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Daiki Ito of Japan soars through the air during his second and final jump in the men's ski jumping team event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Japanese team came fifth with a total of 1,007.7 points.

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Kaltenboeck comes from behind to win STV Cup ski jumping

Kaltenboeck comes from behind to win STV Cup ski jumping

SAPPORO, Japan - Austria's Bastian Kaltenboeck soars through the air during his second jump at the STV Cup at the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 13. Kaltenboeck won his eighth career title on the Continental Cup, the second-tier international circuit, with 286.1 points.

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Austria win ski jumping team competition

Austria win ski jumping team competition

PRAGELATO, Italy - Austria's Thomas Morgenstern soars through the air during the second jump of the ski jumping team competition of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Pragelato, Italy, on Feb. 20. Austria took the gold in the event.

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Norway's Ljoekelsoey wins World Cup meet in Sapporo

Norway's Ljoekelsoey wins World Cup meet in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Norwegian Roar Ljoekelsoey soars in the air during his second jump at the World Cup jumping competition at Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 22. Ljoekelsoey claimed his first victory this season on the World Cup circuit.

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Ski jumping: Okabe comes 3rd, Norwegians steal show

Ski jumping: Okabe comes 3rd, Norwegians steal show

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Takanobu Okabe soars into the air during the second jump in the World Cup Sapporo Ski Jumping at Sapporo's Okurayama hill Jan. 21. Okabe came in third with 256.6 points, while Norwegians Bjoern Einar Romoeren and Roar Ljoekelsoey surged from behind to claim a 1-2 finish.

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Pettersen wins his second title in World Cup ski jumping

Pettersen wins his second title in World Cup ski jumping

SAPPORO, Japan - Sigurd Pettersen of Norway sails through the air to mark longest jump of 131.5 meters in the second round at the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 26, claiming his second World Cup ski jumping title of the season.

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Widhoelzl leads Austrian sweep in World Cup ski jumping

Widhoelzl leads Austrian sweep in World Cup ski jumping

HAKUBA, Japan - Andreas Widhoelzl of Austria sails through the air during his first jump at Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 24. Widhoelzl hit two jumps over 130 meters for his first World Cup win of the season. Martin Koch and Stefan Horngacher tied for second place.

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Widhoelzl leads Austrian sweep in World Cup ski jumping

Widhoelzl leads Austrian sweep in World Cup ski jumping

HAKUBA, Japan - Andreas Widhoelzl of Austria sails through the air during his first jump at Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 24. Widhoelzl hit two jumps over 130 meters for his first World Cup win of the season. Martin Koch and Stefan Horngacher tied for second place.

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Ski jumping: Okabe comes 3rd, Norwegians steal show

Ski jumping: Okabe comes 3rd, Norwegians steal show

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Takanobu Okabe soars into the air during the second jump in the World Cup Sapporo Ski Jumping at Sapporo's Okurayama hill Jan. 21. Okabe came in third with 256.6 points, while Norwegians Bjoern Einar Romoeren and Roar Ljoekelsoey surged from behind to claim a 1-2 finish. (Kyodo)

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Norway's Ljoekelsoey wins World Cup meet in Sapporo

Norway's Ljoekelsoey wins World Cup meet in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Norwegian Roar Ljoekelsoey soars in the air during his second jump at the World Cup jumping competition at Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 22. Ljoekelsoey claimed his first victory this season on the World Cup circuit. (Kyodo)

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Kaltenboeck comes from behind to win STV Cup ski jumping

Kaltenboeck comes from behind to win STV Cup ski jumping

SAPPORO, Japan - Austria's Bastian Kaltenboeck soars through the air during his second jump at the STV Cup at the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 13. Kaltenboeck won his eighth career title on the Continental Cup, the second-tier international circuit, with 286.1 points. (Kyodo)

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Pettersen wins his second title in World Cup ski jumping

Pettersen wins his second title in World Cup ski jumping

SAPPORO, Japan - Sigurd Pettersen of Norway sails through the air to mark longest jump of 131.5 meters in the second round at the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 26, claiming his second World Cup ski jumping title of the season. (Kyodo)

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Kasai secures 2nd title in 2 days with TVh Cup

Kasai secures 2nd title in 2 days with TVh Cup

Veteran Noriaki Kasai soars through the air during his first jump at the TVh Cup on the K-120 hill at Okurayama Jump Stadium in Sapporo on Jan. 10, 2016. The 43-year-old Kasai claimed his second title in as many days by winning the competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snowboarder Onitsuka

Snowboarder Onitsuka

Japanese snowboarder Miyabi Onitsuka flies off a jump while competing in the women's big air world cup event in Beijing on Nov. 24, 2017. Onitsuka placed second. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Noriaki Kasai of Japan soars through the air during his second and final jump in the men's ski jumping team event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Japanese team came fifth with a total of 1,007.7 points. (Kyodo)

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Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Shohei Tochimoto of Japan soars through the air during his second and final jump in the men's ski jumping team event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Japanese team came fifth with a total of 1,007.7 points. (Kyodo)

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Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Taku Takeuchi of Japan soars through the air during his second and final jump in the men's ski jumping team event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Japanese team came fifth with a total of 1,007.7 points. (Kyodo)

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Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Daiki Ito of Japan soars through the air during his second and final jump in the men's ski jumping team event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Japanese team came fifth with a total of 1,007.7 points. (Kyodo)

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Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

Japan 5th in ski jumping team event at Vancouver Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Noriaki Kasai of Japan soars through the air during his second and final jump in the men's ski jumping team event at the Vancouver Winter Olympics at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 22, 2010. The Japanese team came fifth with a total of 1,007.7 points. (Kyodo)

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Austria win ski jumping team competition

Austria win ski jumping team competition

PRAGELATO, Italy - Austria's Thomas Morgenstern soars through the air during the second jump of the ski jumping team competition of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Pragelato, Italy, on Feb. 20. Austria took the gold in the event. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Takanashi rallies to win 2nd title of season

Japan's Takanashi rallies to win 2nd title of season

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Sara Takanashi soars through the air on her first jump at the third women's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup event at Miyanomori Jump Stadium in the northeastern city of Sapporo on Jan. 11, 2015. Takanashi won her second consecutive title of the season with jumps of 87 and 97 meters for a total of 236.3 points. (Kyodo)

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Yumoto wins Sapporo Olympic Memorial, HTB Cup

Yumoto wins Sapporo Olympic Memorial, HTB Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Fumihisa Yumoto glides through the air on his second jump at the Sapporo Olympic Memorial meet in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 8, 2011. He also won the HTB Cup on the same day in the city. (Kyodo)

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Ito wins 2nd straight World Cup title

Ito wins 2nd straight World Cup title

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Daiki Ito catches air in his second-round jump at a World Cup meet at the Okurayama hill in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2012. Ito captured his second title in as many days, coming from behind with the longest leap of the day to win the competition. (Kyodo)

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Kasai wins TVh Cup

Kasai wins TVh Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Noriaki Kasai catches air in his first-round jump at the TVh Cup on the K-120 Okurayama hill in Sapporo on Jan. 15, 2012. The 39-year-old six-time Olympian was in sixth place after the first round, but came back with a monster leap of 143.5 meters in the second round to win his third career TVh Cup victory. (Kyodo)

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Ski jumping: Takanashi at Nordic worlds team event

Ski jumping: Takanashi at Nordic worlds team event

Japan's Sara Takanashi soars through the air during her second jump in the inaugural women's ski jumping team event at the Nordic world ski championships in Seefeld, Austria, on Feb. 26, 2019. Japan finished sixth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ski jumping: Takanashi at World Cup event

Ski jumping: Takanashi at World Cup event

Sara Takanashi of Japan soars through the air during her first jump at a World Cup event at the Zao resort in northeastern Japan's Yamagata Prefecture on Jan. 18, 2019. Takanashi finished second. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ski jumping: World Cup event in Japan

Ski jumping: World Cup event in Japan

Daniela Iraschko-Stolz of Austria soars through the air during her first competition jump at a World Cup event at the Zao resort in northeastern Japan's Yamagata Prefecture on Jan. 18, 2019. She picked up her 15th career and second win of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ski jumping World Cup meet

Ski jumping World Cup meet

Sara Takanashi of Japan soars through the air on her second jump at a women's World Cup ski jumping event in Ljubno, Slovenia, on Jan. 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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