Mawlawi: Crime Rate Decreasing Despite Displacement, Army Criticism Unacceptable

This is Beirut 2024-11-04 14:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Internal Security Forces Lebanese Army

Caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi told a press conference on Monday that despite the massive population displacement over the past weeks, only a few minor incidents have been recorded.  “After one and a half months of intense displacement, the crime rate has decreased, and the security and military forces continue to carry out ...

EditorialThe Failure of a Project, Not of a Community

Michel Touma 2024-11-04 10:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Middle East Tehran Shia

Accountability is seldom found in Lebanese political life, and this is largely understandable. The societal dynamics that shape Lebanon’s social fabric—specifically the entrenched communal, regional, familial, tribal, feudal and partisan loyalties—have consistently influenced the daily lives of its people. Consequently, it is extremely ...

Escalating Israeli Raids and Civilian Displacement in Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-11-04 09:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Baalbeck

An Israeli raid killed three people in the town of Arabsalim in the Nabatiyeh district on Monday morning. Another killed 3 people in Tefahta. In the latest developments on the southern front, Israeli warplanes launched a raid on the area between the towns of Yaroun and al-Jebbayn in the Tyre district. Israel also targeted Burj Rahal, as well as ...

The Lebanese Army and UNIFIL Caught in Friendly Fire

Bassam Abou Zeid 2024-11-03 19:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Amal Joseph Aoun Lebanese Army United Nations United States

The campaign against Army Chief General Joseph Aoun and the Lebanese Army has intensified, particularly among Hezbollah supporters and some of its political leaders. The recent Israeli raid on Batroun, which led to the abduction of Imad Amhaz, has provided further grounds for these groups to criticize the army, claiming it is unable to protect ...

Hezbollah War Media Reveals Imad 5

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 18:35 - Reading : less than a minute

Damascus Hassan Nasrallah

As part of its propaganda campaign, Hezbollah released a second video on Sunday, unveiling a new underground missile-hiding infrastructure called “Imad 5,” after its commander, Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed in Syria in February 2008. In August 2024, the Hezb had published a first video showcasing its Imad 4 infrastructure. The ...

Netanyahu Visits Lebanese Border as War Rages On

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 18:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Benjamin Netanyahu Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Lebanese border on Sunday, his office said, as the Israeli military continued to pound Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon. "Netanyahu visited the Lebanon border today," his office said in a statement, his second such visit to the frontier in less than a month. The Israeli Prime ...

Ongoing Strikes on Baalbeck, Deadly Raids on Haret Saida and Ghaziyeh

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Baalbeck Lebanese University South Lebanon

Israel intensified its attacks in southern and eastern Lebanon on Sunday afternoon. Without waiting for the deadline its army had set for civilians to leave the targeted districts to pass, its air force attacked Baalbeck and nearby villages. In less than an hour, the historic town was the target of no fewer than five successive raids, with two ...

Casualties Mount in Lebanon, Israel Announces the Elimination of Two Hezbollah Commanders in Khiam

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 11:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanese Army

In southern Lebanon, Israeli air strikes targeted Ghaziyeh, the vicinity of the Tibnin government hospital, and a house in Aarabsalim. According to preliminary reports, three people were killed and nine injured in the strike on Ghaziyeh. The number of people injured in the Israeli strike on a residential apartment in Haret Saida is still ...

America Deploys B-52 Bombers to Middle East

This is Beirut 2024-11-03 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Middle East Tehran USA Washington

American B-52 bombers have arrived in the Middle East, the US military said on Saturday, a day after Washington announced their deployment in a warning to Iran. "B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base's 5th Bomb Wing arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibility," the military command for the Middle East and ...

SpotlightCommando Operation in Batroun: What Are Israel's Capabilities?

Malo Pinatel 2024-11-02 22:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Early on the morning of Friday, November 1, an Israeli special forces unit conducted an operation in Batroun. Their target: Imad Fadel Amhaz, 30, a student at the Institute of Maritime and Technological Sciences (Marsati). While authorities have yet to clarify the details of the incident, initial reports indicate that the operation was launched ...

Continued Intensive Raids: Israel Targets Akkar Border Post

This is Beirut 2024-11-02 21:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israeli airstrikes continued into Saturday evening, targeting various locations in Lebanon. One strike hit the Akroum crossing in Akkar (North Lebanon) on the border with Syria for the first time.    The attack halted traffic on the Al Sabaa bridge between Akroum and Kafr Toun villages. While no injuries were reported, the impact of ...

Druze Meeting: The Displaced Should Respect Hospitality Rules

This is Beirut 2024-11-02 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Walid Jumblatt PSP Lebanon War

Druze spiritual and political leaders held a meeting on Saturday in Baadaran, located in the Druze heartland of the Chouf Mountain, during which they underscored the importance of safeguarding national unity and coexistence amid concerns of social tensions between the displaced and their hosts. The raging conflict between Hezbollah and the ...