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Borrell from Beirut: A Ceasefire and the Application of 1701 Are the Only Solution

This is Beirut, 24/11 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

European Union Lebanon Ceasefire

On an official visit to Lebanon on Sunday, European Commission Vice-President Josep Borrell stressed the need to “put pressure on Israel and Hezbollah” to “accept the ceasefire offer made by the United States.” President Biden's envoy, Amos Hochstein, had relayed the offer to both sides during his latest visit to the two countries, which ...

Air Raid Sirens Sound in Central, Northern Israel

This is Beirut, 24/11 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Air raid sirens were activated in several areas of central and northern Israel on Sunday, the army said, after projectiles were fired from Lebanon. The sirens sounded in "a number of areas in central Israel" and in different parts of the country's north, the military said. It added in separate statements that 18 projectiles crossed from Lebanon ...

New Attack on Lebanese Army Kills One and Wounds Eighteen in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 24/11 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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At least “one Lebanese soldier was killed and eighteen others wounded, some of them seriously” in an Israeli strike on Sunday, shortly before noon, targeting a Lebanese army checkpoint at Amriyeh, located between Tyre and Naqoura in southern Lebanon, the troop said in a statement. Teams of rescue workers and firemen from the Lebanese Civil ...

Rai: Whoever Negotiates the Ceasefire Is Illegitimate in the Absence of a President

This is Beirut, 24/11 12:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon President Parliament Ceasefire

Maronite patriarch Bechara Rai strongly condemned the fact that the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel is being negotiated in the absence of a President of the Republic, a position at the head of the State which has been vacant since October 31, 2022. He stated that this “renders the talks illegitimate,” as it is an integral part of the ...

Escalating Violence Across Lebanon on Sunday

This is Beirut, 24/11 11:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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While the Israelis reported on Sunday morning that the Israeli ground operation in Khiam in the south of the country was “gathering pace,” a precarious calm was observed in Beirut's southern suburbs. However, at 9 AM, the mayor of Bourj al-Barajneh, Atef Hassan Mansour, issued an urgent evacuation call to residents. In a statement, he said, ...

Lebanon, the Unloved

Fady Noun, 24/11 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As “good” Lebanese, we celebrate our independence amidst chaos and bombs. An entire book could be written about how we became Lebanese, after being fragments of many other identities. I could recount my own journey of rediscovering memory and identity—borrowing the title of an overlooked book by John Paul II—how I stopped ...

The Day Lebanon Stops Making Headlines…

Marc Saikali, 24/11 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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And therein lies the issue: global attention quickly wanes when conflicts drag on and defy familiar reference points. This is happening again. The current war in Lebanon is no longer front-page news. A journalist friend at a major Paris newsroom told me that his editors were reluctant to send him on assignment to Beirut because the situation was ...

War Diary: Day 414

This is Beirut, 23/11 18:20 - 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 23, 2024.

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