VideosWar Diary: Day 391
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 19:55 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for October 31, 2024.
War in the Middle East
Israel Targets Hezbollah Weapons Depots in Syria
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 19:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said five civilians were killed Thursday in Israeli strikes on Syria's Qusayr region near the border with Lebanon, where Israel said it hit Hezbollah weapons depots. The Britain-based war monitor said three strikes targeted the town of Qusayr, where Iran-backed Hezbollah holds sway, and surrounding ...
Equitable Distribution of Humanitarian Aid: A Strategy for Lebanon?
Natasha Metni Torbey 2024-10-31 18:25 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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Since the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah intensified on September 23, Lebanon has been facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Massive destruction of neighborhoods and residential areas, with more than 1.2 million people internally displaced… According to the latest human toll, dated October 30, 2024, 2,792 people have been killed ...
Rising Casualties Amid New Wave of Israeli Raids
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Amid concentrated shelling on southern Lebanese towns, the district of Baalbeck and the western Beqaa, violence continued to rise between Israel and Hezbollah on Thursday, coupled with an increasing death toll. The Israeli Channel 12 had revealed that the Israeli army is preparing to expand its ground operations in Lebanon, “because ...
UNICEF: At Least One Child Is Killed Daily in Lebanon
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UNICEF’s Executive Director Catherine Russell raised the alarm on Thursday about the growing number of casualties among children in the ongoing war between Hezbollah and Israel. “Since October 4th of this year, at least one child in Lebanon has been killed and ten injured daily,” Russell said in a statement. The war is impacting thousands ...
VideosCar Targeted in Araya: An Update from Our Reporter
Rayan Chami 2024-10-31 14:10 - Reading : less than a minute
For the second day in a row, Israel has targeted a car in Araya on the Beirut-Damascus road. An update from our reporter on the field.
Hamas Rejects Short-term Gaza Ceasefire Proposal
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 12:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel Issues Evacuation Warnings in Baalbek, Paramedic Killed in Zifta
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a statement via X (formerly Twitter), Avichay Adraee, the Arabic spokesperson for the Israeli army, issued an urgent warning to residents of Baalbek, Ain Bourday, and Douris. He stated: “You are in a combat zone where the Israeli army intends to attack and target Hezbollah's infrastructure, interests, facilities, and means of warfare. We do ...
Israel Increases Its Targeted Attacks in Lebanon
This is Beirut 2024-10-31 10:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Israeli army increased the intensity of its targeted attacks on Lebanon on Thursday. In the morning an Israeli airstrike targeted a vehicle on the Kahaleh – Araya road killing two people and wounding another. This is the second time that this road is targeted in as many days. An Israeli drone also targeted a motorcycle in Qaraoun, ...
AnalysisIs Resolution 1701 a Magic Solution? Not So Simple
Marc Saikali 2024-10-31 09:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Analysts are debating a potential revision to Resolution 1701, though this remains unlikely for a simple reason: any new vote at the UN would face vetoes from China and Russia. Thus, Resolution 1701 is likely to remain unchanged. However, this doesn’t rule out the possibility that diplomats are quietly working to create an “adapted ...
A Ceasefire in the Coming Hours or Days between Israel and Hezbollah?
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 23:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Diplomacy seems to have regained the upper hand as Israel expands and intensifies its strikes in Lebanon. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati expressed hope for a ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah "in the coming hours or days," describing himself as "cautiously optimistic" in an interview with the local channel Al-Jadeed on Wednesday ...
Israeli Army Creates New Division for Border with Jordan
This is Beirut 2024-10-30 21:30 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Chief of Staff of the Israeli Army Herzi Halevi have decided to create a new division aimed at "protecting Israel's eastern borders," according to a statement published on Wednesday on X by the Israeli army’s Arabic-speaking spokesperson, Avichay Adraee. The objective of the move is to strengthen ...