Netanyahu Says Israel 'Settled the Score' with Nasrallah's Killing

This Is Beirut 28/09 22:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel had "settled the score" with the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an air strike in Beirut. "We settled the score with the one responsible for the murder of countless Israelis and many citizens of other countries, including hundreds of Americans and dozens of French," he ...

France Calls on Israel to Stop Lebanon Strikes

This Is Beirut 28/09 21:19 - Reading : less than a minute

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France on Saturday called on Israel to stop striking Lebanon, as the killing of the head of Hezbollah sparked fears of a widening war in the Middle East. Speaking with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Paris wanted "an immediate halt to Israeli strikes in Lebanon" and was "opposed to any ground ...

Spiralling Middle East Crisis Sidelines Diplomats

This Is Beirut 28/09 21:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The language of concern and restraint streaming from global foreign ministries is failing to quell the fires of conflict in the Middle East, with the death Friday of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike bringing the region still closer to war. Israeli bombings in Lebanon and Hezbollah rocket launches have crescendoed, even as ...

Israel Deploys 'Bunker Buster Munitions' Against Dahieh's Tunnel Network

Cian ward 28/09 18:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On Friday, in the space of seconds, Israel released around 10 tons of high-explosives on Beirut, in a huge airstrike that leveled a city block in Dahieh, reportedly destroying 8 buildings and killing Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah. Israeli airstrikes are ongoing against targets across Lebanon. In Beirut, they have been largely located ...

EU Recommends All Airlines Avoid Lebanese and Israeli Airspace

This Is Beirut 28/09 18:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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EU Recommends All Airlines Avoid Lebanese and Israeli Airspace Airlines should avoid Lebanese and Israeli airspace for the coming month, the European Union said Saturday, amid an escalation in air strikes and rocket fire between Israel and Hezbollah. The European Commission and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warned in a statement ...

Khamenei Condemns Israel, Saying Lebanon Will Make Them "Regret Their Actions"

This Is Beirut 28/09 17:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei has released a statement in response to the ongoing strikes across Lebanon and the Beirut suburb of Dahieh, saying that Lebanon will make Israel "regret their actions". On Friday, Israel launched a large airstrike on the neighborhood that reportedly killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. In the statement ...

Israel's Army Chief Vows to "Reach" Anyone Who Threatens Israel

This Is Beirut 28/09 17:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israel's army chief vowed on Saturday to "reach" anyone who threatens Israeli citizens, after the military said strikes in Beirut the previous day had killed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. "This is not the end of our toolbox. The message is simple, anyone who threatens the citizens of Israel, we will know how to reach them," Lieutenant General ...

Israel Announces That Hassan Nasrallah Has Been Killed

This Is Beirut 28/09 17:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military announced, on Saturday, that Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut the previous night. "Hassan Nasrallah is dead," military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani announced on X. Captain David Avraham, another military spokesman, also confirmed to AFP that the Hezbollah chief had ...

Borrell Regrets No One Can "Stop" Netanyahu

This Is Beirut 28/09 17:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell voiced regret Friday that no power, including the United States, can "stop" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he appears determined to crush militants in Gaza and Lebanon. "What we do is put all diplomatic pressure on a ceasefire, but nobody seems to be able to stop Netanyahu, neither in Gaza ...

Senior Iran Guards General Killed in Israel Lebanon Strike

This Is Beirut 28/09 16:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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A senior general in Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon alongside Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, state media reported Saturday. General Abbas Nilforoushan, deputy commander of Guards operations, "was killed in Israel's attack on Lebanon that assassinated the Hezbollah chief," said the official IRNA ...

World's Reactions to the Death of Hassan Nasrallah

This Is Beirut 28/09 15:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Following Hezbollah's announcement of the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah, declarations multiplied around the world. Israel The Israeli military said on Saturday that the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, one of its "greatest enemies," made the world safer, but that the group's remaining senior members would still be ...

Hezbollah Officially Confirms the Death of its Leader Hassan Nasrallah

28/09 14:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Hezbollah on Saturday confirmed its leader Hassan Nasrallah had been killed, after Israel said it had "eliminated" him in an air strike a day earlier. "Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah, has joined his great, immortal martyr comrades whom he led for about 30 years," Hezbollah said in a statement. The statement confirmed he ...