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 ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-02 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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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 ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-02 17:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said an Israeli air strike hit “humanitarian structures” Saturday at a border crossing between Lebanon and Syria that was previously hit last month. The crossing, known as Jousieh on the Syrian side, became a key escape route for those fleeing the Israel-Hezbollah war after the main border crossing ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-02 16:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Eleven people were wounded on Saturday afternoon in an Israeli raid on an apartment in the Gallery Semaan area, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. This marks the first time that this neighborhood, located on the periphery of Beirut's southern suburb, has been targeted by the Israeli Army. It is not yet known who was targeted in the ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-02 16:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UN peacekeeping operations head Jean-Pierre Lacroix reaffirmed that UNIFIL peacekeepers would “remain in place” in Lebanon, warning that withdrawing from their positions could lead to them being occupied by the Israeli Army or Hezbollah. He made these remarks in an interview with the UN news service, according to a statement issued on ...
Fady Noun 2024-11-02 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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It is a fact: naivety, egocentrism and various underestimations are among the unpredictable elements that shape the course of history. A clear example of this can be seen in the speech delivered this week by the new Secretary General of Hezbollah. What Naim Qassem has yet to grasp is that he is not alone in Lebanon, and many Lebanese do not share ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-02 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Imad Fadel Amhaz, who was abducted at dawn on Friday from his chalet in Batroun by an Israeli naval commando, is not believed to be a member of Hezbollah, but has links with the pro-Iranian group, on whose behalf he was transporting weapons by sea from Syria to Lebanon. This information has yet to be confirmed, as the Lebanese army is still ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-02 12:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Since Saturday morning, a new fire has been breaking out in the forests of Brih in the Chouf district. Residents in the area panicked as they were afraid that the fire would approach their homes. They urged the Lebanese Army to "send a helicopter as soon as possible to control it." According to local channel MTV, this fire is "indeed spreading ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-02 10:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli Army spokesperson Avichae Adraee stated on x on Saturday morning that the Israeli Army “eliminated the commander of the Coastal Sector in Hezbollah, Mouin Ezzedine, and the artillery commander in the sector, who was also responsible for firing rockets towards the outskirts of Haifa last Thursday, in Tyre region.” He did not specify ...
Bassam Abou Zeid 2024-11-02 08:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The US is not convinced that Lebanon is capable of enforcing Resolution 1701. Washington did not receive any assurance from parliament Speaker and Amal Movement leader Nabih Berri or caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati indicating that Hezbollah would accept keeping the area south of the Litani River free of weapons and militants. All they heard ...
This is Beirut 2024-11-01 18:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon continues to reel under Israeli airstrikes targeting the South, Bekaa and Baalbeck. These attacks, of rarely seen intensity, are causing significant loss of life and worsening an already critical humanitarian crisis. While buzzing reconnaissance drone flights over Beirut went on incessantly on Friday, the Israeli army increased its ground ...
Bassam Abou Zeid 2024-11-01 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Those in power need to act as statesmen, and the de facto powers need to show realism and courageously acknowledge that their actions have never been in the interest of Lebanon or the Lebanese people. It is inconceivable for a country to witness this ongoing destructive war for over a year while the state remains incapable of taking serious steps ...