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Dan Shapiro in Israel to Discuss Ceasefire Mechanism

US Deputy Secretary of Defense Daniel B. Shapiro was due to meet senior Israeli officials, including Defense Minister Israel Katz, in Tel Aviv on Monday to discuss the agreement (for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon) and, more specifically, the monitoring mechanism to be headed by the United States. Israeli and US officials believe that an ...

3,768 Killed and 15,699 Injured Since the Start of the War in Lebanon

A total of 3,768 deaths and 15,699 injuries have been recorded in Lebanon from October 8, 2023 — the date marking the start of the war between Hezbollah and Israel — through Sunday (yesterday), according to the Ministry of Health.   The daily report, published Monday evening by the Emergency Operations Center of Lebanon's Ministry of Health, ...

UNIFIL Condemns Attacks on Lebanese Army as Violation of Resolution 1701

In a press statement, UNIFIL said that it is “deeply concerned about the numerous strikes targeting the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) within Lebanese territory, despite the LAF's declared non-involvement in the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.” It considered that “such attacks on the Lebanese Armed Forces within Lebanese ...

Netanyahu Tentatively 'Approves' Lebanon Ceasefire Deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his tentative approval to a proposed ceasefire deal with Hezbollah during a security meeting with Israeli officials on Sunday night, according to a source familiar with the discussions and quoted by CNN. According to a Sky News report, the negotiated agreement stipulates a gradual Israeli withdrawal ...

Unrelenting Israeli Strikes on Beirut's Southern Suburbs, South Villages

Israeli airstrikes repeatedly hit the southern suburbs of Beirut Monday afternoon, while raids against South Lebanon continued relentlessly. Heavy airstrikes targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs, specifically the areas of Ghobeiri, Hadath and Haret Hreik, following evacuation warnings issued by Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee. Plumes of ...

Pragmatism Is Not a Sign of Weakness

In late August 1982, Beirut bore witness to the aftermath of the Israeli Army's "Operation Peace for Galilee," initiated on June 6, 1982. Following the prolonged siege of the Lebanese capital, approximately 12,000 Palestinian fighters, including Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), alongside senior officials ...

Extension of Army Commander's Mandate, Main Item for Parliament on Thursday

The Bureau of the Lebanese parliament convened, on Monday at noon, to prepare for a legislative session with a number of urgent matters on its agenda, most notably extending the mandate of Army Commander General Joseph Aoun and the heads of security apparatuses. The session was set for Thursday, November 28. Deputy Speaker of the House, Elias Bou ...

New Strikes in Beirut's Southern Suburbs and the South After Progress in Negotiations

On Monday morning, Israeli airstrikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut. This follows recent evacuation orders issued to residents of the Haret Hreik neighborhood. The airstrikes are the latest in a series of strikes aimed at Beirut and its southern suburbs, as the Israeli army intensifies operations across ...

Does the War Have an End in Sight?

The delusions of truce, however legitimate they might be, have no chance of materializing. The strategic realignments have changed the plot and the narrative of the ongoing wars: Israel is not in the business of securing its northern and southern borders anymore. The new axis of war is based on changing a region's military and political dynamics ...

Wave of Projectiles on Tel Aviv. Israel Threatens the “Assets” of the Lebanese Government

Anti-aircraft sirens sounded incessantly on Sunday in many parts of Israel, including Tel Aviv, the target of several hundred projectiles fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon, according to the Israeli army, while Hebrew state officials stepped up their threats against the country of the Cedars. Former Israeli War Cabinet minister and opposition leader ...

Heavy Raids on Beirut's Southern Suburb

Heavy raids hit the southern suburb of Beirut, namely the areas of Roueiss, Ghobeiri, Bir al-Abed and Haret Hreik. Twelve airstrikes were numbered according to official media reports.   The Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichae Adraee, confirmed via the “X” platform that the Israeli army had launched ...