This is Beirut 02/02 18:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On Sunday evening, a powerful explosion rocked the southern outskirts of Mays el-Jabal around 6:30 p.m., following an Israeli airstrike. A few minutes later, gunfire was heard in Blida, coinciding with a speech by Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Naim Qassem. On the ground, Civil Defense teams recovered the bodies of eight victims, including ...
This is Beirut 02/02 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah
In a recorded speech, Sheikh Naim Qassem, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, addressed several issues, including the security situation in southern Lebanon, Israeli violations of the ceasefire and the details of the funerals of Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine. On the security front, Qassem emphasized that "the Lebanese state is ...
This is Beirut 02/02 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army said Sunday that it had killed "a number of terrorists" in three air strikes the previous day in the occupied West Bank, where a new operation was underway around the village of Tamun. Eyewitnesses reported a "large" deployment of Israeli forces around Tubas and Tamun, the scene of recent violence. An AFP journalist said the ...
This is Beirut 01/02 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Palestine
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed retired Major General Eyal Zamir as Israel's new Chief of Staff on Saturday, following the resignation of his predecessor last month, who took responsibility for failing to prevent Hamas's October 2023 attack. "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have agreed this evening ...
This is Beirut 01/02 21:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Aitaroun Lebanese army South Lebanon
The Lebanese Army has deployed military units in Aitaroun, Bint Jbeil and other border areas in the southern Litani region, in coordination with the five-nation committee overseeing the ceasefire agreement. The Army has urged citizens to follow the instructions in its official statements and comply with the guidance of deployed units, in ...
This is Beirut 01/02 19:59 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Gaza Ceasefire
Hamas freed three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for more than 180 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli custody, marking the fourth such swap under a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the war in Gaza. Hostages Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas were paraded on stage by Hamas fighters before being handed over to the Red Cross in the ...
This is Beirut 01/02 14:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Rafah Crossing Rafah
The health ministry in Gaza said 50 Palestinian patients went through the Rafah crossing to Egypt on Saturday, as the key gateway reopened as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel. Egyptian state-linked channel Al-Qahera News showed footage of the first of 50 evacuees and 53 companions, including a child with an autoimmune disease, crossing the ...
Fady Noun 01/02 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Hezbollah South Lebanon
A new call has been issued for Sunday to reclaim villages where Israel maintains a presence. The impulse driving Southerners back to their villages could be seen as undeniably noble—if it were spontaneous. It carries a moral legitimacy, rooted in their deep attachment to the land and the duty to honor civilians whose bodies remain buried beneath ...
This is Beirut 01/02 11:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Lebanese Army Ceasefire Aitaroun War
The Lebanese army has entered on Saturday the army unit headquarters which has been isolated for 10 days in Aitaroun, in order to reopen the main road and secure its surroundings after it was blocked by Israeli bulldozers. In a later phase, the army plans to deploy in the town after the Israeli withdrawal. The Lebanese army's entry does ...
This is Beirut 01/02 10:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas militants on Saturday released Israeli hostages Yarden Bibas, Ofer Kalderon and Kieth Siegel after they spent nearly 16 months of captivity in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. They are the fourth batch of hostages to be freed under a ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange deal between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas that went ...
This is Beirut 31/01 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Hostages
Israel is set to release 183 prisoners on Saturday in the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange under the Gaza ceasefire deal, a Palestinian advocacy group said, more than doubling the previous reported figure. "The updated number of prisoners to be released tomorrow is 183," said Palestinian Prisoners' Club spokeswoman Amani Sarahneh on Friday, after ...
This is Beirut 31/01 16:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt is to reopen Saturday following a fourth exchange of hostages and prisoners under a truce agreement, a Hamas official and a source with knowledge of discussions told AFP. The Rafah crossing was a vital entry point for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza before the Israeli military seized the Palestinian side of ...