This is Beirut 26/11 20:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tueday, that the country’s Security Cabinet has approved a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, marking a significant step toward reducing hostilities in the region. During a statement on the matter, Netanyahu emphasized that the ceasefire would allow Israel to focus on the ongoing threat posed ...
This is Beirut 26/11 20:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli airstrikes hit two locations in Syria's Homs province on Tuesday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). One target was near the Al-Aminiya farm, north of Homs city, while the other was near the village of Khirbet al-Tin, west of the city. The SOHR reported that these areas, predominantly inhabited by Shiite ...
This is Beirut 26/11 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Massive airstrikes targeted Beirut and its southern suburb simultaneously, rocking the capital and its surroundings, and sending panic waves among the population. The wave of air raids early afternoon Tuesday followed six evacuation warnings posted by Israeli Army spokesperson Avichay Adraee for several neighborhoods in Beirut’s ...
This is Beirut 26/11 12:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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There is "no excuse" for rejecting the ceasefire in Lebanon negotiated by the United States and France, said Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, on Wednesday. "Let’s hope that today the government of (Benjamin) Netanyahu will approve the ceasefire agreement proposed by the United States and France," he said on the sidelines of a G7 ...
This is Beirut 26/11 11:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Gaza's civil defense agency said Tuesday morning that 11 people were killed in nighttime Israeli air strikes and artillery shelling across the Palestinian territory. In the northern city of Jabalia, seven people were killed and several others wounded in an air strike on a residential building, civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told ...
Ahmad Ayache 26/11 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Lebanon’s 81st Independence Day passed without a president. For the third consecutive year, this key officeholder was absent from the celebrations, following the end of Michel Aoun’s term in late October 2022. This year, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri delivered the Independence Day address, stepping in for the president’s customary ...
Natasha Metni Torbey 25/11 22:05 - Reading : 10 minute(s)
Will the long-awaited agreement between Lebanon and Israel be concluded? According to some sources and several American and Israeli media, the two sides have finally agreed on the terms of a ceasefire. Others, however, dismiss the possibility altogether. The reality is such that between diplomatic efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Lebanon and ...
This is Beirut 25/11 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Syrian state television reported Israeli strikes on several bridges in the Qusayr region near the Lebanese border on Monday, with the defense ministry reporting two people were killed and five were injured in the attacks. Israel's military has intensified its strikes on targets in Syria since its conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah in neighboring ...
This is Beirut 25/11 21:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US Deputy Secretary of Defense Daniel B. Shapiro was due to meet senior Israeli officials, including Defense Minister Israel Katz, in Tel Aviv on Monday to discuss the agreement (for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon) and, more specifically, the monitoring mechanism to be headed by the United States. Israeli and US officials believe that an ...
This is Beirut 25/11 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Explosive weapons used in a densely populated area like the Gaza Strip will continue to pose risks to civilians even after peace is restored, warns a Danish NGO in a report published on Monday. "These remnants of war, which may not explode immediately or might have been left behind during fighting, are a long-term threat to civilians, often ...
This is Beirut 25/11 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In a press statement, UNIFIL said that it is “deeply concerned about the numerous strikes targeting the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) within Lebanese territory, despite the LAF's declared non-involvement in the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.” It considered that “such attacks on the Lebanese Armed Forces within Lebanese ...
Vanessa Kallas 25/11 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, targeting Beirut's southern suburb, Tyre and the Beqaa region, left dozens dead and injured as Israel and Hezbollah approach a ceasefire deal.