Victoria C. Werling 23/11 16:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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It is 4 PM when we enter Chiyah, a neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Navigating through debris, we make our way to the site of the latest Israeli airstrike, which occurred just a few hours earlier. A five-story building lies gutted, its top two floors reduced to rubble. Despite the devastation, the main street running ...
Katia Kahil 23/11 15:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Every day, Maha lights a candle to the Virgin Mary. On November 22, the 81st anniversary of Independence Day, she performed the same ritual—but this time, with a heavier heart. The Israeli army had just taken up positions in her village, Deir Mimas, located about seven kilometers from the southern border in the Marjayoun district. The village is ...
This is Beirut 23/11 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following an Israeli evacuation appeal to those living in the southern suburb of Beirut this morning, which specifically called for Hadath and Choueifat al-Amrousiyeh, field developments continued in southern Lebanon, where heavy shelling continued on several towns and villages, amid intense clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah ...
Tarek Karam 23/11 12:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In these times of profound upheaval, it is essential to honor the figures who have shaped our history. One pressing question lingers as we commemorate Lebanon’s independence: what remains of its true essence? Among the many unanswered questions of our history, we cannot forget the man assassinated on November 22. Another president, struck down ...
This is Beirut 23/11 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
At dawn on Saturday, the Israeli army carried out a series of strikes against the Basta area, and more specifically against a building where, according to unconfirmed reports, Hezbollah's head of operations, Mohammad Haidar, was staying. While some sources mention the names of the group's Secretary General, Naim Qassem, and the head of the ...
This is Beirut 23/11 10:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On the occasion of Lebanon’s Independence Day, the Lebanese Community in France, under the “Change Lebanon” (CL) initiative, and in coordination with its various components, including the Comité de Coordination Libano-Français (CCLF), is organizing a rally at Place du Panthéon in Paris. The event will take place tomorrow, Sunday, November ...
This is Beirut 23/11 10:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A series of violent Israeli raids targeted Beirut at 4 AM today without prior warning, and focused on an eight-story building on Fathallah street in the Basta al-Fawqa neighborhood, a popular and densely populated neighborhood. Israeli Channel 12 reported that the person targeted in the raid in the center of Beirut is more important than Talal ...
This is Beirut 23/11 04:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Violent Israeli strikes hit the center of Beirut early this morning, at around 4 o'clock. At least four bombs, potentially bunker-buster ammunitions, hit the Basta el-Fawka district and were heard in many other neighborhoods. At least one building was destroyed and several others damaged. The strikes happened less than a hundred meters ...
This is Beirut 22/11 22:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Ali Larijani, senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declared on Friday, that Hezbollah “has not yet used its important weapons” in its war against Israel. In parallel, he emphasized that “if they did, the equation would change radically on the ground and in the region.” In a conversation with the Iranian news ...
This is Beirut 22/11 20:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The surge in violence persisted on Friday with Israeli airstrikes targeting Beirut’s southern suburbs and south Lebanon, as fierce fighting raged in southern villages between Hezbollah combatants and Israeli troops advancing deeper into Lebanese territory. New evacuation warnings were issued by the Israeli army to residents of Hadath, Ghobeiri ...
Vanessa Kallas 22/11 19:45 - Reading : less than a minute
Trapped in no man's land on the war-torn Lebanon-Syria border, taxi drivers risk their lives to earn a living by transporting passengers between two deep craters created by Israeli airstrikes.
This is Beirut 22/11 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein Hezbollah Israel Lebanese Army Ceasefire
US Presidential envoy Amos Hochstein wrapped up his regional tour on Friday, aimed at promoting an American proposal for a ceasefire in Lebanon, leaving Tel Aviv without issuing any public statements after his meetings. Israeli officials also remained tight-lipped, even as the Israeli military escalated its raids and advanced further into Lebanese ...