This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The head of the United Nations refugee agency arrived in Lebanon on Saturday on a "solidarity" visit for those affected by Israeli bombardment, decrying a "terrible crisis" that requires international support. UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said on social network X that "Lebanon faces a terrible crisis" as "hundreds of thousands of people are left ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Joe Salloum, head of the Pharmacists Syndicate, urged the government to “direct the competent authorities to retrieve medication from pharmacies that have been closed due to the devastating Israeli assault.” In a statement issued on Saturday, Salloum emphasized that “this process should be carried out in coordination with the relevant ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army, on Saturday, announced “killing Mohammad Hussein Ali Mahmoud, the operational arm of Hamas in Lebanon.” In addition, the Israeli army declared that it had targeted “Hezbollah fighters at a mosque in southern Lebanon.” In the South, Israeli fighter jets attacked the towns of Yanouh and Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain. The ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Talal Hamieh, also known as Talal Hosni Hamieh, Ismat Mazraani or Abu Jaafar, is a shadowy figure within Hezbollah. He is considered part of the group’s first generation, having joined in the mid-1980s. Hamieh is the head of Hezbollah’s External Security Organization (ESO), also known as Unit 910, which is responsible for overseeing covert ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-05 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) stated on Saturday that it would not abandon its positions in southern Lebanon, despite what it described as an Israeli request to "relocate." "On September 30, the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) notified UNIFIL of its intention to undertake limited ground incursions into Lebanon. ...
Fady Noun 2024-10-05 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
“Know thyself.” This timeless Socratic precept, fundamental to any individual in pursuit of wisdom, holds equally true for nations. By disregarding it, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, met his demise. Convinced he had secured full control over the Lebanese state, and by leading Lebanon into a war in support of Hamas on ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-05 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli military operations in Lebanon have continued, with airstrikes and drone attacks targeting multiple regions. For the first time since the escalation, Israeli drones struck Tripoli, targeting an apartment in the Beddawi camp, a residential area in the north. The strike killed Hamas leader Said al-Ali, along with his wife and two children. ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 22:02 - Reading : less than a minute
An Emirati jet carrying food and medical supplies landed at Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport on Friday. “Today, we received two planes from the UAE, one in cooperation with the World Health Organization, carrying 40 tons of medical aid, and the second carrying about 55 tons of foodstuffs,” said caretaker Minister of Environment ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 20:46 - Reading : less than a minute
While Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discusses ceasefire efforts in Beirut, many Lebanese insist that genuine solutions must be locally initiated, highlighting the importance of Lebanese leadership in resolving the crisis.
This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 20:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Some migrant domestic workers in Lebanon have been locked in homes while their employers flee from Israel's air strikes, the United Nations said Friday. The UN's International Organization for Migration said foreign domestic staff were increasingly being abandoned by the Lebanese families to face heightened danger in the conflict. The IOM raised ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 20:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An ambulance belonging to the Islamic Health Organization was bombed in Tibnine on Friday, which resulted in the death of two paramedics. Israeli shelling continued on Mansouri in Tyre caza amid heavy reconnaissance flights above Beirut and its southern suburbs. In a statement, Hezbollah declared “targeting a gathering of Israeli soldiers in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-04 19:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese Forces party strongly denounced the behavior of “certain politicians from the axis of resistance who have not changed their political positions, which have led Lebanon and its people to the current state” and who accuse “the LF of obstructing the election of a president.” In a press release issued on Friday, the LF also ...