Lebanon

Ron Dermer: ‘It Is Possible to Talk about Potential Peace Agreement’ with Lebanon

This is Beirut 17/03 21:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ron Dermer, recently-appointed head of the Israeli negotiating delegation with Lebanon, expressed that he is “making progress with Lebanon” regarding a political agreement between the two countries. On a deal with Lebanon, he expressed that “it is possible to talk about a potential peace agreement, but for a deal to be ...

Op-edIs Israel Shifting from Containing Hezbollah to a Resolution in Lebanon?

Marwan El Amine 17/03 13:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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A historical examination of Israel’s military campaigns in Lebanon against the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Hezbollah reveals striking parallels and key differences, while raising the question of whether Jerusalem is moving toward a more decisive strategy against Hezbollah. Israel has regarded both the PLO in the 1970s and 80s ...

Lebanon Begins Repatriation of Syrian Prisoners

This is Beirut 17/03 12:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanon began releasing Syrian detainees from Roumieh prison on Tuesday as part of a bilateral agreement to deport them back to Syria, marking the first concrete implementation of a long-debated repatriation process that carries significant political, judicial, and diplomatic implications. The process remains partial and fragile. The move, ...

Op-edTime for Lebanon to Partner with Israel Against Hezbollah

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 17/03 12:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Now that Lebanon and Israel’s interests are so clearly aligned in disarming Hezbollah, the time has come for the two states to cooperate toward this shared goal and lay the groundwork for peace. On March 2, Lebanon’s cabinet convened an emergency meeting and declared Hezbollah’s military and security activities illegal, ordered it to ...

Three Lebanese Soldiers Killed by Israeli Strikes in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 17/03 10:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) announced on Tuesday that one of its soldiers was killed, and four were wounded, after an Israeli strike struck a military vehicle in southern Lebanon, marking the first direct hit on the national army since this round of fighting began on March 2. According to an official statement published by the Lebanese Army ...

Lebanon Launches Legal Action Against 4 Hezbollah Members Over Arms

This is Beirut 16/03 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Lebanese judge has begun legal proceedings against four Hezbollah members for weapons offences, a judicial official told AFP on Monday, after authorities recently banned the Iran-backed group's military and security activities. Lebanese authorities have been seeking to pressure Hezbollah after Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on ...

Beirut Pushes for Direct Negotiations amid Internal Dysfunction

This is Beirut 15/03 10:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Lebanon has sought direct talks with Israel aimed at halting recent military escalation, with a French-supported delegation pressing to start negotiations within days, according to Lebanese media. Major political and military obstacles remain. Lebanese officials say preparations are underway to form a cross-sectarian negotiating delegation, but ...

AnalysisDisplacement Fuels Fears of Hezbollah Infiltration Across Lebanon

Ian Stettner 14/03 16:35 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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From Beirut’s suburbs to the Beqaa valley, to Druze strongholds in the eastern Chouf and Aley, and north across the Christian belt from the mountain resorts to the coast, fears are rising that Hezbollah operatives may be among the growing numbers of displaced Shia families. Israeli assassination strikes in historically-neutral parts of ...

AnalysisA New Flashpoint? Lebanon and Syria's Uneasy Border

Samar El Kadi 14/03 14:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As fighting escalates on Lebanon’s southern border with Israel, the country’s frontier with Syria is emerging as a potential flashpoint. Along the 350-kilometer northeastern border in the Bekaa Valley, Syrian forces have reinforced their positions while Hezbollah has reportedly deployed its fighters, raising concerns in ...

Israel Strikes North Beirut Suburb, South Lebanon

This is Beirut 14/03 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli strike hit an apartment building in Al-Nabaa, a northern Beirut suburb that had been targeted a day earlier, Lebanese state media said on Saturday, also reporting strikes in the country's south. An overnight Israeli strike killed a dozen medical staff at a clinic in south Lebanon, health authorities said earlier Saturday, after ...

Israeli Strike on South Lebanon Health Centre Kills 12 Medical Staff

This is Beirut 14/03 05:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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An Israeli strike on a primary healthcare centre in southern Lebanon killed at least 12 medical personnel, the Lebanese health ministry said Saturday as the war between Israel and Hezbollah rages on. In a statement, the ministry said it "mourns the healthcare workers in Burj Qalawiya who were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted the ...

Exclusive: Senior U.S. Official Says Lebanon “Must Take Stronger Action”

This is Beirut 13/03 22:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A top U.S. official told This Is Beirut that Lebanon’s government had not done enough to combat Hezbollah and stabilize the ongoing crisis. “Despite years of American assistance and support to the Lebanese government and the Lebanese Armed Forces,” the official said, “we believe Lebanon’s authorities must take stronger action to assert ...