This is Beirut 2024-10-12 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanese Red Cross South Lebanon War
In the past 24 hours, Lebanon has witnessed a significant escalation in Israeli airstrikes and military activity, particularly in the south and the Bekaa Valley. While the southern suburbs of Beirut remained relatively quiet, Israeli raids in southern Lebanon have intensified, resulting in casualties and widespread damage. Israeli ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-12 21:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Emergency Committee Nasser Yassine Displaced Persons
The latest report from Dr. Nasser Yassin, Head of the Government's Emergency Committee and Caretaker Minister of Environment, reveals that a total of 9,666 airstrikes have been launched since the attacks began, including 78 in the last 24 hours alone. The Ministry of Health has reported 26 additional deaths and 144 more wounded over the past day, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-12 18:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Lebanese Forces UN Security Council Résolution 1701 Opposition
The Leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, chaired a national gathering of opposition forces at the party’s headquarters in Meerab under the title “In Defense of Lebanon” to propose a “rescue roadmap” after the war “that Lebanon was dragged into reached a catastrophic level, amidst the suffering of the Lebanese from death, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-12 17:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Benjamin Netanyahu Washington Ahmed Aboul Gheit Lebanon Arab League
Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit has postponed a planned visit to Lebanon, initially scheduled for the end of this week, according to informed sources. The visit was intended to address the ongoing ceasefire discussions under a US-French proposal and explore ways to expedite the ceasefire and the long-stalled presidential ...
Rayan Chami 2024-10-12 17:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Our reporter on the ground gives you the main points of the opposition’s meeting that took place Saturday in Meerab.
Rayan Chami 2024-10-12 16:30 - Reading : less than a minute
In an interview with This Is Beirut, MP Camille Chamoun insisted on the election of a sovereign president that has the country’s best interest at heart and explained why it is important for political parties to unite in order to rebuild Lebanon.
This Is Beirut 2024-10-12 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf at the head of a delegation at the Grand Serail on Saturday before the latter’s visit to the site of the deadliest Israeli strike on central Beirut in recent weeks. During the meeting, Mikati emphasized that the government's priorities at this ...
Fady Noun 2024-10-12 13:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
By waging a “low-intensity” war against Israel, Hezbollah’s slain leader Hassan Nasrallah made a grave miscalculation, the consequences of which the entire nation of Lebanon is now bearing. The pressing question is how to convince Hezbollah to accept the failure of its war. For the moment, the group remains in denial, even though, as ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-12 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute
In an interview, MP Elias Estephan urges immediate action on international resolutions to rescue Lebanon from its ongoing crisis. He discusses the urgent need for presidential elections as a catalyst for national unity, expressing hope that diverse factions can unite under a renewed government, steering the country away from internal conflict.
This is Beirut 2024-10-12 12:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
While the southern suburb of Beirut, a Hezbollah hotbed, remained cautiously calm, southern Lebanon and the Beqaa were subjected to violent attacks on Saturday, resulting in several deaths and injuries. The Lebanese Army suffered more losses overnight Friday to Saturday in an Israeli strike that hit Bayssariyeh (Saida), killing a soldier and his ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-12 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health stated that "from September 23rd to October 11th, 2024, General Security recorded the crossing of 317,457 Syrian citizens and 115,044 Lebanese citizens into Syrian territory." Similarly, it announced that as of Saturday (today), 187,000 displaced people (39,000 families) have been registered in the shelters ...
2024-10-12 09:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States UNIFIL south Lebanon
Prior to initiating what they termed limited ground operations along the Lebanese border, the Israeli Army communicated with UNIFIL forces stationed along the Blue Line, requesting the evacuation of specific positions. However, the international force declined this request. Recently, the Israeli Army announced that Hezbollah was operating near ...