2024-10-01 09:21 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu handled the joint United States-French ceasefire initiative in Lebanon much as he did US President Joe Biden’s earlier call for a truce in Gaza. Although the statement was coordinated with Netanyahu and supported by several Western and Arab nations, he later withdrew his backing and omitted any mention ...
Johnny Kortbawi 2024-10-01 08:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri now bears the burden of the crisis alone. In the absence of a president, and with a non-executive government that is not meeting due to the absence of ministers from the Free Patriotic Movement, the international community has no one to negotiate with except for Berri. Although Caretaker Prime Minister Najib ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 08:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea has instructed party MPs, officials and cadres not to make any statements and to avoid discussing or commenting on current events. They are to wait for clarity on the currently ambiguous situation so that a clear path can emerge. LF officials have refrained from commenting on ongoing events and have ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 02:43 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel has begun ground incursions into southern Lebanon, as confirmed by the Israeli Army in an official announcement in the early hours of Tuesday morning. “The Army began a few hours ago a targeted and demarcated ground operation in southern Lebanon,” according to a statement by the Israeli Army spokesperson Daniel Hagari. An artillery ...
2024-09-30 23:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Shortly after Israel served a warning to residents of the southern suburb of Beirut to evacuate, the area was rocked by a spate of violent airstrikes which resounded across the city and its surroundings. Israeli warplanes carried out at least four rounds of airstrikes which reportedly levelled several buildings to the ground. There was no ...
2024-09-30 23:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon have been unable to conduct patrols because of the intensity of Israeli strikes and Hezbollah's rockets targeting Israel, a UN spokesman said Monday. With more than 10,000 personnel, the peacekeeping force has been stationed in Lebanon since 1978, with its role strengthened after a 33-day conflict between ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-09-30 22:19 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon faces a humanitarian catastrophe as nearly one million people are displaced by escalating Israeli attacks and the Israeli war with Hezbollah. In Ain Mreisseh, families huddle on sidewalks and in makeshift tents, highlighting the urgent need for safety and shelter.
2024-09-30 22:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel is "currently conducting" limited ground operations targeting Hezbollah inside neighboring Lebanon, the US State Department said Monday. "This is what they have informed us that they are currently conducting, which are limited operations targeting Hezbollah infrastructure near the border," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told ...
gdeveloper 2024-09-30 21:18 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli army has imposed a closed military zone in the areas of Kfar Giladi, Misgav Am and Metula in northern Israel until Sunday October 6. The military says the move follows a fresh assessment. The order has been signed by the chief of the Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin. The Israeli army noted that entry to these areas is "strictly ...
2024-09-30 21:15 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
At the speed at which political and security developments are unfolding in Lebanon and the region, even though Tel Aviv has succeeded in weakening Hezbollah, the possibility of an Israeli ground operation, still under consideration, remains militarily and strategically risky for Israel. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Israelis have ...
Samar Kadi 2024-09-30 21:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has stressed that the United States-French proposal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which was endorsed by European and Arab countries during the United Nations General Assembly last week “is still standing.” “It's still on the table. There's still hope, but there's little time left,” ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-30 20:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday said ground forces could be used against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, adding military operations will go on despite the killing of the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah. Gallant made the comments while speaking to Israeli troops deployed to the northern border, where cross-border fire with ...