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.
2024-09-17 18:17 - Reading : less than a minute
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, ...
2024-09-17 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Washington has announced the withdrawal of aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt from the region, an indication that it is firmly opposed to an expansion of the war between Israel and Hezbollah. Since the outbreak of the Gaza war, Hamas and Israel have both rejected President Joe Biden's ceasefire proposal, designed to prevent the conflict from ...
Vanessa Kallas 2024-09-16 21:12 - 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 16, 2024.
2024-09-16 19:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United States Special Presidential Envoy Amos Hochstein that Israel values US support, but will do "what is necessary" to tackle Hezbollah's threats, adding that "fundamental change" was needed on the Lebanese-Israeli border. Hochstein also met with senior officials in Israel including Defense ...
2024-09-16 08:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Sunday, the Lebanese population was caught up in reports about leaflets supposedly dropped by an Israeli drone over the Wazzani and Ghajar areas. The leaflets, addressed to "residents and displaced persons" in the refugee camps, instructed them to evacuate their homes immediately and move north to the region of Khiam by 4 PM, warning them not ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-15 21:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli border police officer was wounded in a stabbing attack on Sunday evening at a gate to Jerusalem's Old City, police said. The attack took place near the Damascus Gate in the historic walls of the Old City. "The stabbed officer was lightly wounded and was evacuated for medical treatment," the force said in a statement. "Border Police ...