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Bou Habib: 'The Path to Stability Between Lebanon and Israel is 1701'

This is Beirut, 25/11 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib stressed that “the balanced and full implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 is the path to stability between Israel and Lebanon.” Lebanon’s “primary objective is to strengthen the legitimate national authority as the guarantor of security and peace,” Bou Habib said ...

West Bank: Two Palestinians, Including a Teenager, Killed in Israeli Raid

This is Beirut, 25/11 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Palestinian Authority said two Palestinians, including a teenage boy, were killed during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank village of Yabad. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said Israeli forces entered the village on Sunday night, leading to clashes during which soldiers shot dead two Palestinians. The two dead were ...

Pragmatism Is Not a Sign of Weakness

Michel Touma, 25/11 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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 ...

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

This is Beirut, 25/11 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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?

Charles Chartouni, 25/11 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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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

This is Beirut, 24/11 21:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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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

This is Beirut, 24/11 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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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 ...

War Diary: Day 415

Lyne Sammouri, 24/11 20:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for November 24, 2024.

Tehran Signals Plan to 'Respond' to Israeli Attack

This is Beirut, 24/11 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Ali Larijani, an advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, stated in an interview that Iran is preparing to “respond” to the recent Israeli attack on its territory on October 26, according to the official Tasnim news agency. On October 26, Israeli fighter jets launched three waves of strikes against Iranian military targets, just weeks after Iran ...

Israeli Strikes on Lebanon Intensify Sunday Afternoon

This is Beirut, 24/11 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli raids on Lebanese territory continued Sunday afternoon. Beirut’s southern suburbs The southern suburbs of Beirut witnessed a new wave of Israeli bombardments on Sunday afternoon, following evacuation warnings addressed to Hadath and Borj al-Barajneh. Two violent strikes hit the Kafaat neighborhood in particular, causing massive ...

Israeli Government Severs All Ties with Haaretz

This is Beirut, 24/11 16:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli government approved a decision on Sunday to sever all ties with the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, according to an article published on the Jewish News Syndicate website. According to a statement from Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi’s office, the move was prompted by “numerous articles that harmed the legitimacy of the ...

Israel Names Netanyahu Ally and Biden Critic as US Ambassador

This is Beirut, 24/11 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli government said Sunday it had approved the nomination of Yechiel Leiter, an ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as the country's ambassador to the United States. The announcement comes after US President-elect Donald Trump named hard-line conservative Mike Huckabee as his choice for US ambassador to Israel under his ...

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