Netanyahu Slams Macron’s Call to Halt Arms Deliveries to Israel

This is Beirut 2024-10-05 21:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized French President Emmanuel Macron and the leaders of countries calling for a halt in arms deliveries to Israel in the context of the war against the Palestinian Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. "As Israel fights the forces of barbarism led by Iran, all civilized nations should stand ...

Macron Announces International Conference to Support Lebanon in October

This is Beirut 2024-10-05 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The 88 members of the International Organization of La Francophonie, including France, Canada, and Belgium, approved an international conference in support of Lebanon, which is under Israeli strikes, scheduled for October, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Saturday. He thanked the members of the OIF "for approving France's ...

Hezb Says Contact with Safieddine “Lost” Since Friday

This is Beirut 2024-10-05 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Hassan Nasrallah

A high-level Hezbollah source said on Saturday that contact with Hashem Safieddine, widely touted as potentially the pro-Iranian group next leader, had been lost following Israeli strikes this week. "Contact with Sayyed Safieddine has been lost since the violent strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs" early on Friday, the official ...

UN Refugee Agency Chief Decries 'Terrible Crisis' in Lebanon

This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

The head of the United Nations refugee agency arrived in Lebanon on Saturday on a "solidarity" visit for those affected by Israeli bombardment, decrying a "terrible crisis" that requires international support. UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said on social network X that "Lebanon faces a terrible crisis" as "hundreds of thousands of people are left ...

Salloum Calls for Extracting Medication From Closed Pharmacies

This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute

Joe Salloum, head of the Pharmacists Syndicate, urged the government to “direct the competent authorities to retrieve medication from pharmacies that have been closed due to the devastating Israeli assault.” In a statement issued on Saturday, Salloum emphasized that “this process should be carried out in coordination with the relevant ...

PoliticsIsrael Eliminates Hamas Operational Arm in Lebanon

This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

The Israeli army, on Saturday, announced “killing Mohammad Hussein Ali Mahmoud, the operational arm of Hamas in Lebanon.” In addition, the Israeli army declared that it had targeted “Hezbollah fighters at a mosque in southern Lebanon.” In the South, Israeli fighter jets attacked the towns of Yanouh and Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain. The ...

Talal Hamieh: The Sole Survivor Among Hezbollah's Senior Leadership?

This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Hassan Nasrallah

Talal Hamieh, also known as Talal Hosni Hamieh, Ismat Mazraani or Abu Jaafar, is a shadowy figure within Hezbollah. He is considered part of the group’s first generation, having joined in the mid-1980s. Hamieh is the head of Hezbollah’s External Security Organization (ESO), also known as Unit 910, which is responsible for overseeing covert ...

South Lebanon: UNIFIL Rejects Israeli Request to Relocate

This is Beirut 2024-10-05 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stated on Saturday that it would not abandon its positions in southern Lebanon, despite what it described as an Israeli request to "relocate." "On September 30, the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) notified UNIFIL of its intention to undertake limited ground incursions into Lebanon. ...

'Know Thyself, Lebanon!'

Fady Noun 2024-10-05 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Hassan Nasrallah

“Know thyself.” This timeless Socratic precept, fundamental to any individual in pursuit of wisdom, holds equally true for nations. By disregarding it, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, met his demise. Convinced he had secured full control over the Lebanese state, and by leading Lebanon into a war in support of Hamas on ...

Israeli Strikes Continue Across Lebanon, Reaching Tripoli

This is Beirut 2024-10-05 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli military operations in Lebanon have continued, with airstrikes and drone attacks targeting multiple regions. For the first time since the escalation, Israeli drones struck Tripoli, targeting an apartment in the Beddawi camp, a residential area in the north. The strike killed Hamas leader Said al-Ali, along with his wife and two children. ...

Tons of Emirati Aid Reach BIA

This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 22:02 - Reading : less than a minute

Beirut International Airport

An Emirati jet carrying food and medical supplies landed at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport on Friday. “Today, we received two planes from the UAE, one in cooperation with the World Health Organization, carrying 40 tons of medical aid, and the second carrying about 55 tons of foodstuffs,” said caretaker Minister of Environment ...

Lebanese Voices Call for Local Solutions Amid Iranian Ceasefire Efforts in Beirut

This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 20:46 - Reading : less than a minute

Ceasefire

While Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discusses ceasefire efforts in Beirut, many Lebanese insist that genuine solutions must be locally initiated, highlighting the importance of Lebanese leadership in resolving the crisis.