This is Beirut, 2024-11-13 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, visited southern Lebanon on Wednesday to assess the situation in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) area of operations. During his visit, Lacroix toured the UNIFIL 1-26 site in Mansouri and the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura, where he ...
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Israel's new Defense minister told senior military commanders Wednesday there would be no easing-up in the war against Hezbollah as he toured the northern border with Lebanon. "We will make no ceasefires, we will not take our foot off the pedal, and we will not allow any arrangement that does not include the achievement of our war objectives," ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-13 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Six Israeli soldiers were killed in a building collapse in a village in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, according to the Israeli army, which did not disclose, first, further details about the incident, described as "very severe," by Israeli military sources, as it involved soldiers from the Golani Brigade. According to reports, the ...
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According to informed sources, the outgoing administration of United States President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming one share a similar view regarding the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. Both administrations see an opportunity to end the conflict and establish a new reality that would prevent Hezbollah from ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-13 12:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Amid ongoing reports of international efforts to reach a ceasefire and a diplomatic solution, tension and escalation remain dominant between Hezbollah and Israel. Images from a strike in the Rawdat al-Shahidain area in the southern suburb, Wednesday morning pic.twitter.com/oDifTnU9Bk — This is Beirut (@ThisIsBeirut_) November 13, ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-13 09:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi is set to visit Tehran on Wednesday for crucial talks on Iran's nuclear program, warning just ahead of his trip that room for manoeuvre is narrowing. His visit comes only two days after the defense minister of Iran's nemesis Israel warned the Islamic republic was "more exposed than ever to ...
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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for November 12, 2024.
This is Beirut, 2024-11-12 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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A Parliamentary commission made up of members of different parliamentary blocs was set up on Tuesday to follow up the needs of the displaced persons, alongside the government’s emergency committee. A meeting was held for this purpose in the Parliament at the invitation of Hezbollah and Amal’s blocs. The MPs underlined the need to finish the ...
This is Beirut, 2024-11-12 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The number of victims rose on Tuesday as Israeli attacks persisted across Lebanon. Israeli airstrikes killed 29 people across the country, among them many who had been displaced by the intensified conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The attacks targeted not only known Hezbollah strongholds such as the southern suburbs of Beirut, but also ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-23 13:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday to promote potential normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia, ahead of a meeting in London on Friday with Arab foreign ministers regarding the wars in the Middle East. Before departing Tel Aviv for Riyadh, Blinken urged Israel to seize the “incredible opportunity” to ...
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Israel’s military operations in southern Lebanon are reportedly approaching their final stages, with significant progress made against Hezbollah’s forces, according to Israel’s major left-leaning newspaper Haaretz. Since the campaign began in late September, Israeli troops have successfully neutralized over 1,200 Hezbollah ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-23 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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France stands by Lebanon and “will not fail it,” assured French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Wednesday, on the eve of the international support conference being held in Paris. “The aim is first and foremost to reaffirm the need for a ceasefire, a diplomatic resolution, and an end to hostilities; to mobilize humanitarian aid from as ...