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Three Journalists Killed in Hasbaya; Violent Night Raids in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs

This is Beirut, 25/10 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

An Israeli airstrike on a compound housing journalists in southeast Lebanon early Friday has killed three media staff members and injured several others, according to the National News Agency. The Beirut-based pan-Arab Al-Mayadeen TV reported that two of its staffers — camera operator Ghassan Najar and broadcast technician Mohammed Rida — ...

Targeting the Army in the South Raises Questions

Bassam Abou Zeid, 24/10 20:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

South Lebanon Lebanese Army UNIFIL

Several questions arise regarding the targeting of the Lebanese soldiers deployed in the south by the Israeli army, despite assurances that the Lebanese regular troops are not a target in Israeli military operations. The Lebanese Army had evacuated its forward positions along the border to avoid any Israeli attacks. However, some of its units in ...

Gemayel, Sleiman, and Siniora Present a Rescue Plan for Lebanon

This is Beirut, 23/10 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

South Lebanon UN Security Council

Former presidents Amine Gemayel and Michel Sleiman, along with former prime minister Fouad Siniora, presented a five-point rescue plan to save Lebanon, on Wednesday, following a meeting they held at Gemayel’s residence in Bikfaya. Restoring Lebanese sovereignty and putting an end to the armed confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah are the ...

Heavy Israeli Raids Hit Southern Town of Tyre

This is Beirut, 23/10 13:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Raid Tyre South Lebanon

The Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, issued an evacuation warning to residents in Tyre on Wednesday, urging those living between Al-Hiram, Jaafar Sharaf Al-Din, Abu Dib and Al-Athar street to leave immediately. The warning emphasized that Hezbollah’s activities in the area were provoking decisive military actions from the ...

Rising Death Toll Amid Intensifying Israel-Hezbollah Conflict

This is Beirut, 22/10 23:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Baalbeck South Lebanon Beirut

The death toll in Lebanon continues to rise daily as the conflict between the Israeli army and Hezbollah intensifies, with 2,546 dead and 11,862 injured since October 8, 2023. Southern suburbs Three Israeli raids targeted the Ghobeiry neighborhood, minutes after the end of a press conference held nearby by Hezbollah media office head and ...

Hashem Safieddine, Nasrallah’s Potential Successor, Killed by Israel

Malo Pinatel, 22/10 23:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Hassan Nasrallah South Lebanon Hashem Sadieffine

Likely killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday, October 3rd, Hachem Safieddine, whose body was found on Tuesday, October 22nd, was an influential figure within Hezbollah. Born in 1964 in Deir Qanoun Al Naher, South Lebanon, he was a maternal cousin of the pro-Iranian group’s secretary-general, Hassan ...

Lebanon’s Consumer Prices Drop 0.18% in September

This is Beirut, 22/10 16:08 - Reading : less than a minute

South Lebanon Lebanon CPI Beirut

The Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) reported on Monday that Lebanon’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by 0.18% in September 2024 compared to August 2024, marking the first decrease in over a year. In contrast, record inflation was observed in 2023, with the CPI surging 33.27% in March and 5.35% in May. Despite the slight monthly ...

Relentless Attacks on South and Beqaa, Death Toll Climbs to 2,483

This is Beirut, 21/10 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Baalbeck South Lebanon war

Israeli air attacks continued unabated on Monday, targeting several towns in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa in east Lebanon, causing more casualties. In the late afternoon, Israeli warplanes renewed airstrikes on Aita al-Shaab for the second time in less than two hours. A drone strike on a car near the army barracks in Tyre resulted in ...

Macron Tells Netanyahu UN Must Play "Full Role" in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 21/10 17:19 - Reading : less than a minute

Emmanuel Macron Benjamin Netanyahu South Lebanon United Nations

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that the UN must play “its full role” in southern Lebanon to enable the return of civilian populations, the Elysée Palace announced. The United Nations must “play its full role in southern Lebanon, to enable the return ...

Six Killed in Baalbeck, Israeli Strikes Intensify in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 21/10 12:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Baalbeck South Lebanon United Nations

Six people were killed and eight others injured in an Israeli drone strike early Monday morning, targeting a building in the densely populated Nabi Inaam neighborhood of Baalbeck. The Israeli army was targeting the home of Ali Abdo Othman. Among the victims were women and children. In the early morning, rescue workers arrived at the ...

In Mays al-Jabal, Blue Helmets Without Water or Supplies

This is Beirut, 20/10 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

UNIFIL South Lebanon

It was only last night that the UNIFIL’s command managed to deliver water and supplies to its soldiers stationed in Mays al-Jabal, south of Lebanon. The peacekeepers had not received provisions for several weeks, and by Saturday, their water supply had run out, according to the multinational peacekeeping force's Telegram account, which noted ...

Israeli Airstrikes Escalate Across Lebanese Localities Saturday

This is Beirut, 19/10 21:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

South Lebanon beirut

Lebanon witnessed an intensification of Israeli airstrikes on Saturday, continuing late into the evening. Southern Suburbs of Beirut The Israeli army resumed its strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Saturday afternoon, carrying out several consecutive raids shortly after a warning to evacuate was issued by the Israeli army's Arabic ...

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