This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 12:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A powerful explosion of pager devices across Lebanon on Tuesday resulted in the deaths of 12 people. Nearly 3,000 people were injured, with many in critical care. The blast, caused by the detonation of thousands of pager devices, is believed to have been part of an Israeli military operation aimed at Hezbollah’s communication networks. For its ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 12:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Major reactions emerged on Wednesday in response to a deadly attack that saw hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah simultaneously explode across Lebanon. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Western backers of Israel should feel "shame" after paging devices belonging to Lebanon's Hezbollah exploded, in a deadly attack the Tehran-aligned ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-18 12:39 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vowed on Wednesday to intensify Gaza peace talks in a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken aimed at salvaging the negotiations. Blinken's visit to Cairo came hours after a wave of deadly blasts targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon that further complicated the Gaza talks. This marks Blinken's 10th ...
Michel Touma 2024-09-18 11:17 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
An unprecedented strike that will surely be etched into the global history of warfare and precision-targeted military operations. The Israeli attack on 17 September likely involved electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) targeting the pagers used by Hezbollah's top leaders and elite fighters. The coordinated detonation of thousands of these devices across ...
Rami Rayess 2024-09-18 08:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
There are growing concerns about the future of the Middle East in light of the significant transformations the region has undergone since the events of October 7, 2023, and the subsequent Israeli war on Gaza, which has claimed over 40,000 lives and left the enclave completely devastated and uninhabitable for years to come. The battle rages on ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-17 23:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Following today’s unprecedented pager attack, Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri stated that “what Israel did this afternoon is not just a massacre, but rather a clear war crime.” “The entire world is called upon to take urgent action to rein in the Israeli terror machine, which, if it continues to act with such impunity and criminality, ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-09-17 21:44 - 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 September 17, 2024.
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Malo Pinatel 2024-09-17 17:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hundreds of Hezbollah fighters were injured on Tuesday in Dahiyé, the Bekaa Valley, and southern Lebanon. The cause: the explosion of their pagers, likely after being hacked by Israel. Predecessor to Mobile Phones A pager, or beeper, is a mobile communication device widely used before the rise of mobile phones. Its main purpose is to receive ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-17 11:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday expanded the country's goals for the war in Gaza, vowing to allow Israelis who fled areas near the Lebanon border to return to their homes. Violent exchanges on the border have forced tens of thousands of people on both sides from their homes. "The political-security cabinet updated the goals ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-17 11:43 - Reading : less than a minute
On Tuesday morning, in contrast to the previous day, a noticeable calm settled over the southern front. Israeli military fired shells targeting the outskirts of Alma al-Shaab and Yarine in the western sector. Concurrently, an Israeli sweep operation was initiated from Malkiya and Bayad towards the town of Blida. Fighter jets broke the sound ...
Malo Pinatel 2024-09-17 11:00 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
In Lebanon, August 2024 was exceptionally intense, characterized by sweltering temperatures and escalating geopolitical tensions. The assassinations of Fouad Shokr in Beirut’s southern suburbs and Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran cast a month-long shadow of a potential regional war, with Lebanon once again at risk of becoming a battlefield. However, ...