This is Beirut, 04/03 16:05 - Reading : less than a minute
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An Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle on Tuesday morning in the village of Rechknanay in the caza of Tyre, killing Khodor Hachem, according to the al-Markazia agency. Israeli media, citing an Israeli official, reported that the target was a senior commander of Hezbollah’s al-Radwan force. The attack took place as a Hermes 450 drone flew ...
Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 04/03 15:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Druze lawmaker Wael Abou-Faour said that U.S. officials have broached the subject of peace between Lebanon and Israel with top Lebanese leaders, but argued that peace would spark clashes and civil strife, and therefore, his bloc thinks that truce with the Hebrew state was the most that Lebanon could accept. The merits of peace aside, ...
This is Beirut, 03/03 19:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas on Monday of consequences it "cannot imagine" if the Palestinian Islamist movement does not release the hostages held in Gaza. "I tell Hamas: If you do not release our hostages, there will be consequences that you cannot imagine," Netanyahu said during a speech at the ...
This is Beirut, 03/03 11:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A stabbing attack on Monday at a transport station in the Israeli city of Haifa left one person dead and several wounded, medics said, in what police called a "terror attack" whose perpetrator was killed. The attack came with negotiations between Israel and Hamas Palestinian militants over Gaza's ceasefire stalled after the deal's first phase ...
This is Beirut, 02/03 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Egypt condemned on Sunday Israel's decision to stop humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip as a "flagrant violation" of the truce agreement in its war with Hamas, which Cairo had helped broker. A foreign ministry statement said that "Egypt condemns the decision issued by the Israeli government to stop the entry of humanitarian aid into the ...
This is Beirut, 02/03 20:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The United Nations on Sunday called on Israel to immediately allow aid into Gaza, hours after it suspended humanitarian deliveries into the war-battered territory as talks on a truce extension appeared to hit an impasse. With uncertainty looming over the truce, both Israeli and Palestinian sources reported Israeli military strikes in the Gaza ...
This is Beirut, 02/03 16:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Gaza Ministry of Health reported on Sunday that four people were killed and six others wounded in Israeli attacks "since the morning," amid disagreements between the warring parties over the next steps in the fragile truce. "Since this morning, four dead and six injured" have been transported "to hospitals in the Gaza ...
This is Beirut, 02/03 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel is preparing to open its sole ski resort, located on Mount Hermon at the border with Lebanon and Syria, after allowing residents of nearby border villages to return home starting March 1. The announcement came on Sunday, signaling a return to normalcy in this border area. Israeli military spokesperson Avichai Adraee, in a post on his X ...
This is Beirut, 02/03 15:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel announced Sunday that it was suspending the entry of supplies into Gaza, and threatened "consequences" for Hamas if it did not accept a proposal for a temporary extension of the truce in the Palestinian territory. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided that, from this morning, all entry of goods and supplies into the ...
This is Beirut, 01/03 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed on Saturday as "Hamas propaganda" new footage released by the Palestinian militant group, showing what appeared to be Israeli hostages in Gaza alongside a ceasefire message. "The Hamas terrorist organisation released another cruel propaganda video this evening, in which our ...
This is Beirut, 01/03 18:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hamas reiterated on Saturday its readiness to go ahead with the "remaining stages" of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, as the first phase drew to a close with uncertainty over the next steps. "We affirm our keenness to complete the remaining stages of the ceasefire agreement, leading to a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire, full ...
Christiane Tager, 28/02 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
During Ramadan, families devote extra care to their meals, increasing food expenses by 18.2%, according to a 2024 survey. More of their budget goes toward iftars and suhoors, with a preference for traditional products and Ramadan-specific dishes. However, after years of crises and conflicts, many Lebanese are worried about product availability and ...