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Failure to Disarm Hezbollah Blocks Reconstruction Efforts

Bassam Abou Zeid, 12/10 15:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli airstrikes targeting bulldozers and excavators in Msayleh, southern Lebanon, on Saturday were not an isolated incident. Similar attacks occurred earlier, on September 3, in the Ansariyeh region. Heavy machinery, including excavators and bulldozers, has been repeatedly struck in several towns and villages along—and even beyond—the ...

UN Force in Lebanon Says Peacekeeper Wounded by Israeli Grenade

This is Beirut, 12/10 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said Sunday that one of its members was wounded by an Israeli grenade dropped near a UN position in the country's south, the third incident of its kind in just over a month. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been working with the Lebanese army to support a November ...

'Northern Shield:' Deep Beneath the Border, a Hunt for the Tunnels of Death

Natasha Metni Torbey, 12/10 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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A siren pierces the cold southern Lebanese night. Peacekeepers cross the Blue Line, weapons and detectors in hand. Beneath their feet, invisible and silent, tunnels snake for hundreds of meters, potential routes for stealth incursions or kidnappings. It’s December 2018. Israel is about to launch Operation “Northern Shield,” a systematic hunt ...

Intense Israeli Airstrikes Hit Msayleh

This is Beirut, 11/10 17:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At around 3:45 AM, Israeli warplanes carried out twelve air raids targeting the area surrounding the Msayleh–Najariya highway and the adjacent valley, causing extensive destruction and cutting off the main road. The strikes destroyed more than 300 heavy machines, including bulldozers and excavators, among them over 100 small ...

One Year On: Southern Lebanon Devastated

Katia Kahil, 11/10 11:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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One year after the September 2024 war, southern Lebanon bears deep scars. Ravaged by strikes and displacement, the region faces a dual crisis: a collapsing economy and the quiet unraveling of its social fabric. Behind shattered facades and shuttered markets, an entire way of life teeters on the brink of a merciless winter. Agonizing Markets In ...

Burning Issues in the Syrian Visit to Beirut

Mario Chartouni, 10/10 16:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Shaibani is visiting Beirut this Friday for his first official trip since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Long postponed, the visit marks a symbolic step toward restoring ties between Lebanon and Syria after a decade of mistrust. It follows a series of technical missions by Syrian officials exploring ...

What Lies Beyond, and Beyond Hamas

Johnny Kortbawi, 10/10 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Both sides in Palestine can claim a form of victory from the negotiations that ended the war in Gaza. Palestinians may see their success in the delivery of humanitarian aid, the release of prisoners, the halt of attacks on the Strip and the prevention of plans mentioned in some statements to depopulate Gaza. Meanwhile, Israelis may view their main ...

How Trump’s Plan Tries to Rewire the Middle East’s Deterrence Map

Salam El Zaatari, 09/10 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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In a region addicted to repetition, President Donald Trump is once again attempting to rewrite the script. His new “Gaza Peace Plan,” a 20-point proposal for a ceasefire, hostage exchange and technocratic governance under a US-chaired “Board of Peace,” is more than a humanitarian play. It’s a geopolitical lever meant to corner Tehran, ...

Mr. Trump, There Are Still Hostages Left…

Marc Saikali, 09/10 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yes, we are the four and a half million Lebanese – prisoners of a country that has been hijacked. We live trapped in the open, under the rule of a militia that has seized a nation, its people and the state itself. Hezbollah is no force of resistance. It is an occupying power from within. It decides when Lebanon goes to war, whom it must obey ...

Iran: The Fall of the Mullahs?

Elie Ziadé, 08/10 18:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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This is the central theme of this 20-minute visual investigation produced by Ici Beyrouth and This Is Beirut. The film combines archival footage, expert analysis and excerpts from speeches to explore the rise, power and fragility of a regime built on faith, weapons and fear. Three Voices to Understand Iran The documentary features three ...

Hezbollah’s Support Front, One Year On: Between Denial and Confrontation

Bassam Abou Zeid, 07/10 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On October 8, 2023, Hezbollah entered the support war against Israel alongside Hamas, which had launched the Al-Aqsa Flood operation the day before. At the time, Hezbollah was at the peak of its military strength, accumulated over decades, and many expected it to advance into Israel’s Galilee region. Hezbollah’s support front ended on ...

Israeli Drone Strikes Kill Two Hezbollah Operatives in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 07/10 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Hezbollah member was killed and a Syrian national wounded on Tuesday morning when an Israeli drone targeted a car traveling between Deir Aames and Siddiqin in the Tyre district, southern Lebanon. Shortly after, another Israeli strike on an excavator in the town of Yater killed one person. Israeli Army spokesperson Avichay Adraee confirmed that ...

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