Christmas in Beirut: The Long-Awaited Return of Expats
Paul Guillot, 2024-12-23 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute
ceasefire
Despite Hopes Of a Ceasefire, Violence Continues In Gaza
This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 03:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ceasefire Hamas Israel Palestine Pope Francis USA
Despite growing hopes of a ceasefire, the violence continues in the Gaza Strip, where 35 people have been killed in the last 24 hours according to the Civil Defence of the Palestinian territory, ravaged by more than a year of war between Hamas and Israel. The Islamist movement Hamas and two other Palestinian groups had suggested on Saturday that ...
Addressing Ceasefire Violations and Israeli Withdrawals: Efforts Underway in the Coming Days
Bassam Abou Zeid, 2024-12-21 15:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amos Hochstein Ceasefire Hezbollah Israel
According to sources close to Speaker Berri, Hochstein is expected to chair the next meeting of the monitoring committee after the Christmas and New Year holidays, as he promised to Berri. A Western diplomatic source following the committee's work noted that an assessment of the situation in the south after the November 27 ceasefire reveals ...
Lebanese Army Takes Control of PFLP General Command Site in Western Bekaa
This is Beirut, 2024-12-21 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Israël ceasefire PFLP
The Lebanese Army announced on Saturday that it had "taken control of the General Command site of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) at Jabal Sultan Yacoub in Western Bekaa." "We entered the headquarters' tunnel and deployed our units around the site," the statement added. Additionally, the Lebanese Army is working to take ...
UN Envoy Reflects on Lebanon's Challenges and Hope for 2025
This is Beirut, 2024-12-20 12:00 - Reading : less than a minute
United Nations Lebanon Ceasefire Israel
The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, described 2024 as “a year of immense suffering” for Lebanon, marked by significant loss of life, widespread trauma and extensive destruction. “The challenging journey of recovery, healing, and rebuilding has only just begun,” she stated, emphasizing the need for ...
South Lebanon: Three Weeks After the Ceasefire
Lyne Sammouri, 2024-12-19 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Ceasefire Israel South Lebanon
Three weeks following the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, our reporter, Lyne Sammouri, documents what life looks like in certain southern areas.
Israel Destroys More Hezbollah Infrastructure as Ceasefire Committee Convenes
This is Beirut, 2024-12-18 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ceasefire Hezbollah Israel Lebanese Army United States UNIFIL
Israeli army spokesperson Avichae Adraee announced on Wednesday that the troops of the 188th Brigade destroyed underground Hezbollah headquarters connected by a tunnel stretching for “tens of meters.” Adraee further disclosed on his X account that Hezbollah used this site to launch missiles toward cities and villages in the northern Israeli ...
Israeli Drone Strike Near the Town of Najariya
This is Beirut, 2024-12-16 11:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel Hezbollah Ceasefire LAF
Despite the ceasefire in Lebanon established on November 27, certain areas in the south continue to be subjected to bombardments and raids. At dawn on Monday, Israeli soldiers infiltrated the town of Naqoura, and successive explosions targeted and partially destroyed several residences in the region. Israeli airstrikes also hit the village of ...
Hezbollah Faces Legal Complaints From Its Own Supporters
This is Beirut, 2024-12-16 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Hezbollah Lebanon Ceasefire
Following the ceasefire announced on November 27 and in light of the significant material damage and human losses from a war Lebanon was reluctantly drawn into, several Shiite supporters of Hezbollah from southern Lebanon have filed complaints against the organization. This was reported by the daily Nidaa al-Watan on Monday, citing well-informed ...
Blinken in Turkey: Call to Continue the Fight Against ISIS in Syria After Assad's Fall
This is Beirut, 2024-12-13 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Ceasefire Hamas Palestine Turkey US Secretary of State
The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Friday that it is "imperative" to continue working against ISIS in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, during a visit to Ankara, the Turkish capital. "Our country has worked very hard (...) to ensure the elimination of ISIS's territorial caliphate, to ensure that this threat does not ...
The Army in Khiam: The First Step Toward a Full Return
Katia Kahil, 2024-12-12 22:11 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Khiam Israel Lebanese army Ceasefire
On the night of Tuesday, December 10, a powerful explosion rocked the Marjayoun region, leaving residents in uncertainty as its cause remained unclear. By morning, it appeared that a family had attempted to discreetly return to their home in Khiam, defying Israeli army restrictions on approaching its positions along the border. Shortly after the ...
UN General Assembly demands immediate, unconditional ceasefire in Gaza
This is Beirut, 2024-12-12 16:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hamas Israel UN Security Council ceasefire
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, a symbolic gesture rejected by the United States and Israel. The resolution -- adopted by a vote of 158-9, with 13 abstentions -- urges "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire," and ...