This is Beirut 2024-10-14 12:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following Sunday night’s strike on the military training camp in Binyamina, near Haifa, Hezbollah said its fighters fired artillery rounds at Israeli troops attempting an "infiltration" into south Lebanon on Monday, while also targeting soldiers elsewhere. "During an enemy infantry force's attempted infiltration into ...
Michel Touma 2024-10-14 11:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Only the truth hurts, as the saying goes. In the political sphere, it is often the uncomfortable truths that prevail. Recently tasked by Hezbollah to spearhead diplomatic negotiations with international powers, Nabih Berri—Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament and leader of the Amal Movement—has emphasized that any resolution to the ...
2024-10-14 09:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
Israel is engaged on multiple fronts, extending between Lebanon, Gaza, the West Bank, and the auxiliary theaters of operation in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. The frontlines correspond to the coordinates that define the operational realms of the “unified battlegrounds” set by the Iranian regime. None of the evoked political issues—the ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-13 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) issued a strongly-worded statement condemning the violation of one of its posts and the restriction of its movements by the Israeli army on Sunday. "Breaching and entering a UN site constitutes a flagrant violation of Resolution 1701 (2006)," the statement read, adding that such actions put ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-13 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the UN chief to move peacekeepers deployed in southern Lebanon out of "harm's way." Netanyahu's appeal to UN chief Antonio Guterres comes a day after the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, known as UNIFIL, refused to withdraw from the border area despite five of its members being ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-13 13:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai read out a letter from Pope Francis addressed to the Christians of the Middle East during his Sunday homily. During the mass celebrated at the patriarchal headquarters in Bkerke, Patriarch Rai shared the Pope's words to "comfort" and "encourage" the faithful. "I will not tire of repeating that war is a defeat, that ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-13 13:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Israeli army radio reported on Sunday that "the army has once again expanded its ground operations in southern Lebanon, carrying out large-scale aerial bombings and opening heavy artillery fire." It also announced that a new military division entered Lebanese territory on Saturday night to extend the ground operation in South Lebanon. South ...
Alain E. Andrea 2024-10-13 13:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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With the intensification of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon finds itself at a critical juncture for multiple reasons. This crisis has resulted in devastating consequences for the country, characterized by massive material destruction, a relentless exodus of residents from war-affected areas, and an alarming decline in living ...
2024-10-13 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Lebanese army, which is extensively deployed in southern Lebanon, is standing firm against the Israeli army, which has increasingly targeted its positions since October 1. By deploying 4,000 soldiers across 900 km², covering the entire South Litani sector from Naqoura in the west to Shebaa Farms in the east, “the Lebanese army has taken on ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-13 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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UN peacekeepers in Lebanon warned on Saturday against a “catastrophic” regional conflict as Israeli forces battled Hezbollah and Hamas militants on two fronts, on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Israel has faced a fierce diplomatic backlash over the injuries suffered by five Blue Helmets serving in south Lebanon. Lebanon's Health ...
2024-10-13 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States has now placed the responsibility for achieving a ceasefire in southern Lebanon on Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. This shift was made clear during the phone call between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Berri, as well as statements by Senior Advisor to the US President, Amos Hochstein, to Lebanese media, and in his ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-12 22:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron urged Hezbollah on Saturday to “immediately cease” strikes against Israel, reiterating his call for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon. “A ceasefire must be put in place immediately in Lebanon,” said Macron in a meeting with Lebanese Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri. Hezbollah's strikes against Israel ...