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Netanyahu Says Israel 'Settled the Score' with Nasrallah's Killing

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel had "settled the score" with the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an air strike in Beirut. "We settled the score with the one responsible for the murder of countless Israelis and many citizens of other countries, including hundreds of Americans and dozens of French," he ...

Lebanon Death Toll Hits 1,640 After Israeli Airstrikes

The Ministry of Public Health in Lebanon announced a new death toll on Saturday following Hezbollah’s declaration of solidarity with Gaza on October 8. The death toll now stands at 1,640, with the number of injured at 8,408. Among them, 11 were killed and 108 were wounded during the attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Friday night. The ...

Lebanese Reactions to Hassan Nasrallah’s Assassination

Several Lebanese political figures mourned the death of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, killed on Friday in the Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs. Among them former president and Free Patriotic Movement chief Michel Aoun, former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt and the leaders of the Marada Movement ...

World's Reactions to the Death of Hassan Nasrallah

Following Hezbollah's announcement of the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah, declarations multiplied around the world. Israel The Israeli military said on Saturday that the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, one of its "greatest enemies," made the world safer, but that the group's remaining senior members would still be ...

Who Will Succeed Hassan Nasrallah?

Hassan Nasrallah is no more. In a matter of seconds, the Israelis ended the life on Friday of the man who, since 1992, has led the controversial militia group Hezbollah. The strike, which shook Beirut for almost a minute, decapitated the pro-Iranian group, which Tel Aviv has amputated, with successive raids, by killing many of its military ...

Southern Lebanon and Beqaa Under Fire: Several People Killed

Israeli strikes continued unabated in southern Lebanon, the Beqaa, and other regions on Saturday, following an extremely violent night. Five people were killed and four wounded in an Israeli raid on the village of Chmestar (Baalbeck caza). Four people were also killed in a raid on the village of Khodr (Baalbeck caza). In addition, the regions ...

Editorial: Southern Suburbs – A Tragic Turning Point

Speculations, some of them starkly explicit, have been circulating widely in the media and across social networks. Yet, few could have anticipated the staggering events that unfolded on the night of Friday, September 27, and into the early hours of Saturday. No one could have foreseen the brutal and devastating bombardment of Hezbollah’s central ...

Iranian Statements Raise Growing Doubts About "Nasrallah's Fate"

Iranian statements have cast further doubt on the fate of Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, who is believed to have been targeted in extensive airstrikes on the group's military headquarters in Beirut on Friday evening. In the aftermath of Israel's intense bombardment in southern Beirut, conflicting reports emerged about Nasrallah's ...

Hezbollah Launches Rockets into Northern Israel Following Beirut Strike

Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group announced that it targeted the northern Israeli town of Safed on Friday, marking its first attack following Israeli strikes that hit its stronghold in south Beirut, leveling six buildings. Hezbollah fighters launched "rocket salvos" at Safed "in defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to Israeli ...

War Diary: Day 357

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for September 27, 2024.

Lebanon Facing Deadliest Period in a Generation

The UN said Friday that a "catastrophic" intensification of Israeli attacks targeting Hezbollah militants had left Lebanon facing its deadliest period in years, with its hospitals overwhelmed by casualties. "The recent escalations in Lebanon are nothing short of catastrophic," said Imran Riza, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in ...