Joanne Naoum 2024-09-28 23:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Today marks a significant turning point for Lebanon and Hezbollah, which has suffered a devastating blow with the killing of its Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, after decades of leadership in the Iran-backed group. Nasrallah and other key commanders were killed in a major Israeli airstrike targeting the group’s underground headquarters ...
2024-09-28 20:42 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli army has announced that it has eliminated Hassan Khalil Yassine, a Hezbollah intelligence official “who was responsible for identifying Israeli military and civilian targets”. Yassine, said Arabic-speaking Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee on his X account, “worked closely with all Hezbollah military units and was personally ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-09-28 19:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Minister of Environment Nasser Yassin told This is Beirut that the Lebanese government alongside the Emergency Committee are working relentlessly to contain the situation and help the displaced.
2024-09-28 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On Saturday, the Israeli army launched several relentless airstrikes throughout the day on the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Bekaa, and southern villages, following the official announcement of the assassination of Hezbollah's Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah. In the afternoon, multiple airstrikes targeted the southern suburbs, with the last ...
2024-09-28 18:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon announced a new death toll on Saturday following Hezbollah’s declaration of solidarity with Gaza on October 8. The death toll now stands at 1,640, with the number of injured at 8,408. Among them, 11 were killed and 108 were wounded during the attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday night. The ...
2024-09-28 18:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several Lebanese political figures mourned the death of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, killed on Friday in the Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs. Among them former president and Free Patriotic Movement chief Michel Aoun, former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt and the leaders of the Marada Movement ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-28 17:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN refugee chief said Saturday that more than 50,000 people had fled to Syria amid escalating Israeli air strikes on Lebanon. "More than 50,000 Lebanese and Syrians living in Lebanon have now crossed into Syria fleeing Israeli air strikes," Filippo Grandi said on X. He added that "well over 200,000 people are displaced inside Lebanon." A ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-09-28 16:47 - Reading : less than a minute
An intense day in Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs after Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated by Israel.
2024-09-28 15:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah is no more. In a matter of seconds, the Israelis ended the life on Friday of the man who, since 1992, has led the controversial militia group Hezbollah. The strike, which shook Beirut for almost a minute, decapitated the pro-Iranian group, which Tel Aviv has amputated, with successive raids, by killing many of its military ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-27 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed from New York that Israel is waging a “war of extermination” against Lebanon, following a series of Israeli strikes on Friday evening in the southern suburbs of Beirut. “This new aggression proves that the Israeli enemy is ignoring all international efforts and calls for a ceasefire, which puts ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-27 19:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli airstrikes continue to target various regions in Lebanon, escalating tensions and causing widespread damage and casualties. On Friday night, an Israeli airstrike on Baadaran in the Shouf targeted a rented house belonging to displaced people from the south, resulting in several injuries. This marks the first time that raids have ...
2024-09-27 18:25 - Reading : less than a minute