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At Least 20 Lebanese Towns Still Under Israeli Control

Natasha Metni Torbey, 2024-12-31 08:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Halfway through the 60-day ceasefire initiated on November 27, nearly 800 Israeli violations have been recorded in just 33 days. Strikes targeting Lebanese towns and villages during this period have claimed over 30 lives. Observers warn that these alarming developments cast serious doubt on the viability of the truce agreement between Hezbollah ...

Mikati Denies Having Been Informed of Israel's Refusal to Withdraw From South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-12-27 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The press office of caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati denied media reports that “Lebanon has been officially informed by intermediaries that Israel will not withdraw from South Lebanon after the sixty-day truce period has expired.” In a statement issued on Friday, Mikati said he had communicated “his firm position to all parties ...

War Remnants Explosion Claims a Life in Rashidieh Camp

This is Beirut, 2024-12-25 19:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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A rocket explosion from war remnants in the Rashidieh camp for Palestinian refugees claimed the life of Ibrahim Qassem, also known as Ibrahim al-Hartouq, and injured two people, the National News Agency (NNA) reported on Wednesday. Emergency teams transported the injured to a hospital in Tyre, South Lebanon. Meanwhile, on the same day, the ...

Mikati Chairs Ceasefire Monitoring Committee Meeting, Urges Israeli Withdrawal

This is Beirut, 2024-12-24 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati chaired a meeting on Tuesday with Army Commander-in-Chief General Joseph Aoun and the ceasefire monitoring committee, where he pledged for an end to Israeli violations of ceasefire. As a reminder, the committee included US General Jasper Jeffers, French General Guillaume Buchanan, Commander of the Army's ...

Christmas in South Lebanon: A Breath of Life, a Hint of Melancholy 

Katia Kahil, 2024-12-24 11:03 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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We’ve all lost something, but we’ve also learned to help one another. It’s important to keep the Christmas spirit alive, even if it’s challenging under the current circumstances. We need to show that we’re rooted here, that we haven’t given up hope,” says Paul, a shop owner in Marjeyoun, as he carefully ...

South Lebanon: Two Dead and One Injured in an Israeli Strike

This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 19:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Two people were killed and one was injured, on Monday, in an Israeli drone attack targeting a group of youths near the public school in the town of Taybeh, caza of Marjeyoun. Furthermore, Israeli soldiers kidnapped a shepherd, Mahmoud Moussa, in the outskirts of Ain Ebel, while others blew up an entire neighborhood in the heart of Kfar ...

UN Peacekeepers Urge Israel to Accelerate South Lebanon Withdrawal

This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 17:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Monday urged the Israeli military to speed up its withdrawal from the area, nearly a month after a ceasefire came into effect. “UNIFIL strongly urges accelerated progress in the Israeli army withdrawal from and the Lebanese Army deployment in south Lebanon,” the force said in a ...

Mikati and Aoun in Marjayoun to Inspect Situation of Army at the Border

This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The army announced on the X platform that “the Commander-in-Chief of the army arrived at the Seventh Infantry Brigade post at the François Hajj Barracks in Marjayoun, where he met with officers and soldiers to fine-tune their missions and operations.” For his part, Mikati announced, from the army barracks in Marjayoun, plans to meet with the ...

New Warning From Adraee and Continued Israeli Operations in Naqoura

This is Beirut, 2024-12-20 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Three Lebanese citizens were kidnapped on Thursday evening by the Israeli army in Wadi Houjeir (Marjeyoun) in south Lebanon. They have been identified as Mahdi Chammout, Fouad Qataya and Ali Younes, according to several media reports.  In yet another warning from the Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, residents of ...

Israeli Military Activity Persists in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-12-19 13:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli military vehicles were still stationed in Bani Hayyan, Marjayoun, on Thursday after their arrival on Wednesday, engaging in the destruction of several houses, conducting search operations and launching grenades at residential properties. Additionally, Israeli vehicles were spotted on the Kfar Kila-Deir Mimas road on Thursday. For the ...

Will Post-War Debris End Up in the Sea?

Paul Guillot, 2024-12-17 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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On Tuesday, December 17, the pressing matter of managing post-war debris will be discussed at the Council of Ministers. Among the key agenda items is the monumental task of handling millions of tons of rubble, and the unclear stance of the Caretaker Minister of Public Works, Ali Hamiyeh. Despite a request for clarification from his media advisor, ...

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