This is Beirut 2024-11-26 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Despite reports of an impending ceasefire, fighting between Hezbollah and Israel continues with increasing violence. Israeli army Arabic speaking spokesperson, Avichay Adrae, issued an evacuation warning to residents in Beirut’s southern suburb, the first of the day. Adrae pinpointed buildings in Burj a-Brajneh and Tahwitat al-Ghadir. An ...
Ahmad Ayache 2024-11-26 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s 81st Independence Day passed without a president. For the third consecutive year, this key officeholder was absent from the celebrations, following the end of Michel Aoun’s term in late October 2022. This year, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri delivered the Independence Day address, stepping in for the president’s customary ...
Johnny Ftouhi 2024-11-26 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Since the signing of the Cairo Agreement in 1969, southern Lebanon has been a focal point of both domestic and regional power struggles, significantly undermining national sovereignty. The agreement, which granted the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) freedom of operation in the South, marked the start of the area’s transformation into a ...
Natasha Metni Torbey 2024-11-25 22:05 - Reading : 10 minute(s)
Will the long-awaited agreement between Lebanon and Israel be concluded? According to some sources and several American and Israeli media, the two sides have finally agreed on the terms of a ceasefire. Others, however, dismiss the possibility altogether. The reality is such that between diplomatic efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Lebanon and ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-25 20:35 - Reading : less than a minute
A total of 3,768 deaths and 15,699 injuries have been recorded in Lebanon from October 8, 2023 — the date marking the start of the war between Hezbollah and Israel — through Sunday (yesterday), according to the Ministry of Health. The daily report, published Monday evening by the Emergency Operations Center of Lebanon's Ministry of Health, ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-25 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In a press statement, UNIFIL said that it is “deeply concerned about the numerous strikes targeting the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) within Lebanese territory, despite the LAF's declared non-involvement in the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.” It considered that “such attacks on the Lebanese Armed Forces within Lebanese ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-25 16:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his tentative approval to a proposed ceasefire deal with Hezbollah during a security meeting with Israeli officials on Sunday night, according to a source familiar with the discussions and quoted by CNN. According to a Sky News report, the negotiated agreement stipulates a gradual Israeli withdrawal ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-25 15:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli airstrikes repeatedly hit the southern suburbs of Beirut Monday afternoon, while raids against South Lebanon continued relentlessly. Heavy airstrikes targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs, specifically the areas of Ghobeiri, Hadath and Haret Hreik, following evacuation warnings issued by Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee. Plumes of ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-25 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib stressed that “the balanced and full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 is the path to stability between Israel and Lebanon.” Lebanon’s “primary objective is to strengthen the legitimate national authority as the guarantor of security and peace,” Bou Habib said ...
Michel Touma 2024-11-25 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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In late August 1982, Beirut bore witness to the aftermath of the Israeli Army's "Operation Peace for Galilee," initiated on June 6, 1982. Following the prolonged siege of the Lebanese capital, approximately 12,000 Palestinian fighters, including Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), alongside senior officials ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-25 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Bureau of the Lebanese parliament convened, on Monday at noon, to prepare for a legislative session with a number of urgent matters on its agenda, most notably extending the mandate of Army Commander General Joseph Aoun and the heads of security apparatuses. The session was set for Thursday, November 28. Deputy Speaker of the House, Elias Bou ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-25 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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On Monday morning, Israeli airstrikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut. This follows recent evacuation orders issued to residents of the Haret Hreik neighborhood. The airstrikes are the latest in a series of strikes aimed at Beirut and its southern suburbs, as the Israeli army intensifies operations across Lebanon. Israeli strikes on ...