41,000 Displaced Families in Lebanon After 9,666 Attacks

This is Beirut 2024-10-12 21:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Emergency Committee Nasser Yassine Displaced Persons

The latest report from Dr. Nasser Yassin, Head of the Government's Emergency Committee and Caretaker Minister of Environment, reveals that a total of 9,666 airstrikes have been launched since the attacks began, including 78 in the last 24 hours alone. The Ministry of Health has reported 26 additional deaths and 144 more wounded over the past day, ...

Meerab Gathering Draws 'Rescue Roadmap' to Salvage Lebanon

This Is Beirut 2024-10-12 18:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanese Army Lebanese Forces UN Security Council Résolution 1701 Opposition

The Leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, chaired a national gathering of opposition forces at the party’s headquarters in Meerab under the title “In Defense of Lebanon” to propose a “rescue roadmap” after the war “that Lebanon was dragged into reached a catastrophic level, amidst the suffering of the Lebanese from death, ...

Aboul Gheit Postpones His Visit to Lebanon

This Is Beirut 2024-10-12 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute

Benjamin Netanyahu Washington Ahmed Aboul Gheit Lebanon Arab League

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has postponed a planned visit to Lebanon, initially scheduled for the end of this week, according to informed sources.  The visit was intended to address the ongoing ceasefire discussions under a US-French proposal and explore ways to expedite the ceasefire and the long-stalled presidential ...

VideosWhat You Need to Know About the Meerab Meeting

Rayan Chami 2024-10-12 17:15 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Opposition

Our reporter on the ground gives you the main points of the opposition’s meeting that took place Saturday in Meerab.

Q&AChamoun to TIB: Rebuilding Lebanon Is Necessary

Rayan Chami 2024-10-12 16:30 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon

In an interview with This Is Beirut, MP Camille Chamoun insisted on the election of a sovereign president that has the country’s best interest at heart and explained why it is important for political parties to unite in order to rebuild Lebanon.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Tours Lebanese Officials, Visits Strike Site

This Is Beirut 2024-10-12 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

iran Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf at the head of a delegation at the Grand Serail on Saturday before the latter’s visit to the site of the deadliest Israeli strike on central Beirut in recent weeks. During the meeting, Mikati emphasized that the government's priorities at this ...

Between the Possible and the Illusion of the Possible

Fady Noun 2024-10-12 13:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Gaza

By waging a “low-intensity” war against Israel, Hezbollah’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah made a grave miscalculation, the consequences of which the entire nation of Lebanon is now bearing. The pressing question is how to convince Hezbollah to accept the failure of its war. For the moment, the group remains in denial, even though, as ...

Elias Estephan: A Call for Unity in Lebanon’s Path to Peace

This is Beirut 2024-10-12 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute

In an interview, MP Elias Estephan urges immediate action on international resolutions to rescue Lebanon from its ongoing crisis. He discusses the urgent need for presidential elections as a catalyst for national unity, expressing hope that diverse factions can unite under a renewed government, steering the country away from internal conflict.

Israeli Strikes in East and South Lebanon Reap More Victims

This is Beirut 2024-10-12 12:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Baalbeck South Lebanon

While the southern suburb of Beirut, a Hezbollah hotbed, remained cautiously calm, southern Lebanon and the Beqaa were subjected to violent attacks on Saturday, resulting in several deaths and injuries. The Lebanese Army suffered more losses overnight Friday to Saturday in an Israeli strike that hit Bayssariyeh (Saida), killing a soldier and his ...

Syrian-Lebanese Border Crossings: Latest Statistics and the Ongoing Displacement Crisis

This Is Beirut 2024-10-12 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Syria Lebanon Displaced

The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health stated that "from September 23rd to October 11th, 2024, General Security recorded the crossing of 317,457 Syrian citizens and 115,044 Lebanese citizens into Syrian territory." Similarly, it announced that as of Saturday (today), 187,000 displaced people (39,000 families) have been registered in the shelters ...

UNIFIL: A Victim of War and Peace

2024-10-12 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prior to initiating what they termed limited ground operations along the Lebanese border, the Israeli Army communicated with UNIFIL forces stationed along the Blue Line, requesting the evacuation of specific positions. However, the international force declined this request. Recently, the Israeli Army announced that Hezbollah was operating near ...

AnalysisBerri's Statement: An Attempt to Bury Resolution 1559?

2024-10-11 22:43 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Nabih Berry Résolution 1701 Resolution 1559

For Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, UN Security Council Resolution 1559 seems to be a thing of the past. This is what the head of the legislature stated in an interview on Thursday night with the local TV channel Al-Jadeed, saying that 1559 is “behind us,” and that “the only international resolution” on the agenda is “1701.” This ...