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From Daesh's Takfirism to Hezbollah's 'Takhuinism'

If ISIS tried to carry out ethnic cleansing based on takfirism, Hezbollah has devised the notion of "takhuinism" (accusation of treason) to subjugate Lebanon in an atmosphere of terror. Every Christian is potentially labeled as a Zionist agent. The military tribunal has become Hezbollah's instrument of oppression, where any accused individual is ...

Netanyahu Ready to Drag Out the War to Achieve His Goals

The war between Israel and Hamas, which entered its 85th day on Sunday, was triggered by a bloody and unprecedented attack perpetrated by the Palestinian Islamist movement on Israeli soil from the Gaza Strip on October 7. Some 1,140 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack, according to an AFP count based on the latest Israeli figures, ...

War Diary: Day 85

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 30, 2023.

Geagea: Southern Situation Is Not the Result of a Lebanese Decision

The leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, declared that “what is happening on the southern border is not the result of a legal decision.”  Geagea is referring to the artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel that began on October 8, the day after Hamas attacked the Jewish state. “This decision was not established by the ...

‘Exhausted’ Gazans Hope for Ceasefire by 2024

The displaced Palestinians are exhausted, as the never-ending war enters its 13th week. As international mediation continues, Gazans hope to see an end to this war, by the new year. Fighting raged on Saturday in the Gaza Strip, where displaced Palestinians found themselves "exhausted" by the relentless Israeli army offensive against Hamas in the ...

Lebanese Authorities Underestimate UNIFIL’s Protection

Several ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions have duly noted the absence of any official response condemning the recent attacks suffered by UNIFIL forces in South Lebanon that resulted in an injury. A source within the United Nations expressed astonishment at the official leniency shown by Lebanese authorities, which is causing them to ...

WHO Warns of Growing Threat of Infections in Gaza

In a post on social network X, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of the "growing threat of infectious diseases" in the Gaza Strip. He said that WHO staff on the ground were working daily on controlling and monitoring these infections. The WHO chief said on Friday that he was "very concerned" about the growing threat posed by ...

Israeli Strike on Damascus Airport: 11 IRGC Leaders Killed

On Thursday evening, an Israeli strike on Damascus International Airport killed eleven leaders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to the Saudi TV channel Al-Hadath. This information was denied by the spokesman of the IRGC. Eleven leaders of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were killed in an air strike targeting ...

War Diary: Day 84

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 29, 2023.

UN Convoy Attacked by Israel in Gaza

A convoy of humanitarian aid from the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees was attacked by Israel in Gaza. The UN denounces the conditions under which humanitarian aid is delivered, which contravene international law. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday that the Israeli army had fired on one of its aid convoys in the Gaza ...

Massive Strikes in Gaza, Hamas in Cairo to Hold Talks

Israeli bombardments continued to batter the Gaza Strip on Friday, December 29, while a Hamas delegation was expected in Cairo to discuss an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire. According to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), around 100 thousand Gazan refugees have recently reached Rafah, on the border with Egypt. Israel ...

Southern Front: Tensions on the Rise, Israel Hit a Civilian Car

The Israeli army opened heavy machine gun fire on Friday morning, targeting the outskirts of the town of al-Bustan from its positions adjacent to Aita al-Shaab. Also, at around 10:30 this morning, an Israeli strike hit the outskirts of the town of Yaroun, while shelling targeted the outskirts of Tayr Harfa, Jebin and Imtut. In the afternoon, ...