This is Beirut 2024-10-25 23:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli army said Friday that a strike that killed three journalists in south Lebanon was "under review", maintaining that it had targeted Hezbollah militants. "Earlier today, following intelligence information, the IDF (army) struck a Hezbollah military structure in Hasbaya in southern Lebanon," the military said in a statement to AFP. "The ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 22:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iranian officials have never appeared in Lebanon as frequently as they do now, treating this country, long regarded by them as a “province” under Hezbollah’s influence, as a key outpost. Since Israel launched its extensive offensive against Lebanon on September 23, dismantling Hezbollah’s leadership, an uninterrupted procession of Iranian ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 20:55 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese authorities said Friday that more than half a million people, mostly Syrians, had crossed into Syrian territory since Israel began heavily striking Lebanon late last month in an all-out war with Hezbollah. Since September 23, Lebanon has "recorded the crossing of 348,237 Syrian citizens and 156,505 Lebanese citizens into Syrian ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 19:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Friday to work with "real urgency" for a diplomatic resolution to end Israel's offensive in Lebanon but said it was first critical to reach understandings on disarmament of Hezbollah. Shortly after meeting Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati in London, Blinken also pleaded for protection of civilians ...
Vanessa Kallas 2024-10-25 19:00 - 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 25, 2024.
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli raid targeting the Syrian side of the border with Lebanon on Friday morning cut off a border crossing between the two countries, caretaker Transport Minister Ali Hamiye told AFP. This was the second main crossing point to be blocked, out of a total of three. The crossing, known as Qaa on the Lebanese side, is the second such gateway ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 18:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
On Friday evening, the Israeli army carried out a series of airstrikes against two neighborhoods in Bourj Brajneh and Haret Hreik, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, after calling on their inhabitants to leave the area half an hour earlier. The warning had been issued, as it had been practically every evening since September 23, by the Israeli ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Friday the "darkest moment" of the conflict in Gaza was unfolding in the north of the territory, warning that Israel's actions could amount to "atrocity crimes". Turk pointed out that already "more than 150,000 people are reportedly dead, wounded or missing in Gaza" since ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday ended his eleventh round of the Middle East shuttle diplomacy without achieving a Gaza ceasefire. But after persistent disappointment, Blinken this time is trying a new approach that starts by figuring out what happens after the war ends. When he last visited Israel in August, Blinken publicly said ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-10-25 17:40 - Reading : less than a minute
As a door from and to the south, Saida is home to a lot of displaced persons. This is Beirut tours Saida and reflects the reality from there.
This is Beirut 2024-10-25 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Gaza's Health ministry said Friday hundreds of patients and staff were detained in northern Gaza's last functioning hospital, after the Israeli army said it was on the ground in the area. "Israeli forces have stormed and are present inside Kamal Adwan Hospital" in the city of Jabalia, the ministry said in a statement. "They are detaining ...
Nisrine Merheb 2024-10-25 14:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
“And when the buried female infant is asked…” — this Quranic verse denounces the pre-Islamic custom of burying infant girls alive out of fear of “dishonor,” an act Islam would go on to forbid and criminalize. Back then, the infant girl was a victim—killed without consent, without fault, and denied even ...