par Samar Kadi, 30/09 21:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has stressed that the United States-French proposal for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which was endorsed by European and Arab countries during the United Nations General Assembly last week “is still standing.” “It's still on the table. There's still hope, but there's little time left,” ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/09 20:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday said ground forces could be used against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, adding military operations will go on despite the killing of the group's leader Hassan Nasrallah. Gallant made the comments while speaking to Israeli troops deployed to the northern border, where cross-border fire with ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/09 19:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the world is safer after Israel killed Hassan Nasrallah, describing the Hezbollah chief as a "brutal terrorist" while insisting diplomacy was the Middle East's best chance at stability. "The region and the world are safer without him," Blinken, speaking in Washington, said of the deceased ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/09 13:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem has vowed on Monday that the Iranian-backed group will “continue” the fight against Israel despite the losses it has suffered with the killing of its powerful leader, Hassan Nasrallah. In the first appearance of a high-ranking Hezbollah official since the devastating Israeli strike that ...
30/09 09:08 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon is in a state of war, and this reality should be acknowledged if we are to cope with its manifold consequences. The first question to be raised is with whom, because it’s the starting point before engaging the issues that attach to it: the war is between the State of Israel and Hezbollah and not between Israel and Lebanon. The ...
29/09 21:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel announced that its army launched 120 new airstrikes targeting Hezbollah military positions across Lebanon by Sunday night. The strikes have caused widespread destruction and casualties. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center reported 32 deaths and 53 injuries in Ain al-Delb, with rescue efforts still underway. Additionally, Israeli ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/09 21:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli air strikes on Yemen killed four people on Sunday and wounded more than 30, Houthi media reported, after Israel's military said it struck targets in the Houthi territory including Hodeida. Al-Masirah TV said a port worker and three engineers were killed with 33 wounded in an "initial toll", adding ambulance and rescue teams were still ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/09 18:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has given Iran a serious dilemma, how to cope with the loss of a crucial ally and still maintain its regional influence. Hezbollah, which has long been armed and financed by Iran, confirmed on Saturday Nasrallah's death after Israel said it had "eliminated" him in an air strike on Beirut's ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/09 17:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert confirmed on Saturday for the first time that Israel was responsible for the death of Hezbollah’s global operations chief, Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed in a car bomb explosion in Damascus in 2008. In an interview with Channel 13 News, Olmert was quoted by the Times of Israel saying, "We haven’t ...
par gdeveloper, 29/09 17:06 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah announced the death of its Executive Council's Vice President, Nabil Qaouk, early Sunday afternoon. According to Hezbollah, Qaouk was “killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike on Chiyah, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, yesterday.” In a statement, Hezbollah praised Qaouk, saying he “held numerous responsibilities across various ...
par This Is Beirut, 28/09 23:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
As word of Hassan Nasrallah's death filtered out on the streets of Beirut, supporters who had been forced to flee Hezbollah's stronghold in the Lebanese capital refused to believe the news. "They are lying," said one woman on the back of a motorbike. "Sayyed is well," she said, referring to the Hezbollah leader, who enjoyed cult status among ...
par Joanne Naoum, 28/09 23:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Today marks a significant turning point for Lebanon and Hezbollah, which has suffered a devastating blow with the killing of its Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, after decades of leadership in the Iran-backed group. Nasrallah and other key commanders were killed in a major Israeli airstrike targeting the group’s underground headquarters ...