par Bassam Abou Zeid, 15/04 10:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese are just as divided regarding Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel. While some see it as a sham, others perceive it as a victory. The latter viewpoint is echoed by many supporters of the Axis of Resistance. From a military standpoint, the arsenal used by the Iranians was extensive, amounting to 300 drones, cruise missiles and ...
par Charles Chartouni, 15/04 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The dynamics of violence that were unleashed after the 7th of October in South Israel have mutated into a major strategic turnaround that questions the extant geopolitics in the Near East. The Hamas murderous undertaking turned out to be a major disaster, which led to the destruction of Gaza and its transformation into a graveyard. What’s ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/04 02:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel and Iran accused one another Sunday at the United Nations of being the main threat to peace in the Middle East, each calling on the Security Council to impose sanctions on their sworn enemy. "The mask is off. Iran, the number one global sponsor of terror, has exposed its true face as the destabilizer of the region and the world," Israel's ...
par Rayan Chami, 14/04 20:38 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for April 14th, 2024.
14/04 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Sunday struck a Hezbollah site in Lebanon's east near the Syrian border, the Israeli army and a source from the Iran-backed group said, as tensions soared after Iran directly attacked Israel. The Hezbollah source told AFP that "the Israeli strike targeted an area... near Baalbek and targeted a two-story building belonging to Hezbollah," ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/04 19:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's foreign minister on Sunday said Tehran had informed the United States and gave a 72-hour warning to neighboring countries of its retaliatory attack on Israel. "We announced... to the White House in a message that our operations will be limited, minimal and will be aimed at punishing the Israeli regime," said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The ...
par Michel Touma, 14/04 18:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Listen to the article [audio mp3="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/We-are-currently-witnessing-a-new-kind-of-warfare-in-the-Middle-East.-Alongside-meticulously.mp3"][/audio] We are currently witnessing a new kind of warfare in the Middle East. Alongside meticulously targeted aerial strikes, broader belligerent intentions ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/04 18:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The US neither wants an "escalation" nor an "extended war with Iran", as it it will not join any Israeli counterattack, insisted White House officials on Sunday, a day after the Islamic Republic launched an unprecedented attack on Israel. The United States said Sunday it will not join any Israeli counterattack on Iran, with President Joe Biden ...
par Natasha Metni Torbey, 14/04 16:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As Iranians claim victory, Israelis and Western officials, on the other hand, characterize the operation dubbed “Honest Promise” as a failure. Of the 300 or so drones and ballistic and cruise missiles fired by Iran towards Israel on Saturday night, 99% were intercepted, according to Israeli army figures. This raises the question: Was Iran's ...
par Samar Kadi, 14/04 13:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Following Iran’s unprecedented drone and missile attack against Israel overnight Saturday to Sunday in retaliation to Israel’s deadly strike on its Damascus consulate on April 1, This is Beirut put forward three questions to Dubai-based Middle East security and defense analyst, and director of the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military ...
14/04 12:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron expressed solidarity with Israel on Sunday and warned against a regional "conflagration." The German government condemned the Iranian strikes against Israel on Sunday, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressing concern about the risk of "conflagration" in the region, which could ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/04 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday was successfully intercepted with US and ally assistance, marking a major escalation in the ongoing covert conflict between the two nations. Iran's unprecedented overnight attack on Israel has been "foiled," the Israeli military said Sunday, with hundreds of missiles and drones intercepted with ...