This is Beirut, 02/01 21:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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With the January 27 deadline for the application of the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel drawing closer, apprehension is growing about a possible resumption of hostilities that wreaked havoc in southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburb. According to informed sources, Lebanon should take serious steps to start implementing the ...
This is Beirut, 02/01 20:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
For the first time since the ceasefire, Israeli fighter jets launched two successive attacks on Thursday, targeting the heights of Iqlim al-Tuffah and Rihan–Jabal al-Zaghreen. Shortly thereafter, the Israeli army took responsibility for targeting Hezbollah rocket launchers, claiming that the Lebanese army “did not respond” to its request to ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 02/01 17:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah, which unconditionally agreed to the terms of the ceasefire with Israel, is now leveraging certain Israeli actions in southern Lebanon as a pretext to disengage from the agreement and keep its arsenal. Simultaneously, it seeks to convince the Shiite community that their security hinges solely on their military strength, claiming that ...
Marc Saikali, 02/01 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In truth, however, as they feel the ground shifting beneath them and witness dissent growing even among their most loyal followers, Hezbollah's leaders are desperately trying to keep a confident front. It’s no surprise—criticism is becoming harder to ignore. Those who once believed in the victory narrative are now asking when they will be able ...
This is Beirut, 01/01 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, began 2025 by announcing that it had targeted a vehicle and an arms depot belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, without specifying the location. “On Tuesday, the Israeli army spotted Hezbollah members transferring combat equipment from an arms depot in southern Lebanon to a ...
Marilyne Jallad, 2024-12-31 18:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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As we wander through the bustling streets of Basta al-Tahta, lined with small shops, it is easy to forget that this neighborhood paid a heavy price before the ceasefire was reached between Israel and Hezbollah on November 27. Yet, the harsh reality quickly reasserts itself. Illegal Weapons: A Persistent Wound That Dims Hope With graying hair and ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-31 18:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli drone bombed a car in the town of Bani Hayan in the caza of Marjayoun on Tuesday, in yet another violation of the precarious ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel. The town of Shebaa was targeted by Israeli artillery several times. Furthermore, soldiers of the 769th Brigade “discovered and destroyed a Hezbollah weapon depot in the ...
Lyne Sammouri, 2024-12-31 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute
On Tuesday, French Ministers Jean-Noël Barrot (Foreign Affairs) and Sébastien Lecornu (Defense) met in Tyre with General Edgard Lawandos, commander of Lebanon's southern sector and Lebanon’s representative on the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee.
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 ...
Tarek Karam, 2024-12-30 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The notion that the Assad regime ever protected Syrian Christians – and previously, the Christians of Lebanon – is entirely unfounded. Equally baseless is the notion that Ahmad al-Sharaa, regardless of his background and representation, serves as a guarantee for the Christians of Syria and Lebanon. What is clear, however, is that Lebanese ...
Marc Saikali, 2024-12-30 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Dominated by the Shiite duo, signatories of the ceasefire agreement and its secret annex, the government is fully aware that it agreed to grant freedom of action to the Israeli army in the south, but pretends to be outraged by these same actions. For its part, Hezbollah manipulates the interpretation of the agreement’s terms and adamantly claims ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-30 13:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel deeply infiltrated Hezbollah, closely monitored its leaders and ultimately killed its leader, Hassan Nasrallah, according to a New York Times (NYT) investigation. Because he thought Israel had no interest in a full-scale conflict, Nasrallah did not think Israel would murder him. For years, Israeli espionage services had been monitoring his ...