Lebanon

UAE Blacklists 21 Individuals and 5 Lebanon-Based Entities, Including Al-Qard Al-Hassan

This is Beirut 12/05 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

The United Arab Emirates has expanded its domestic terrorism sanctions list, designating 21 individuals and five Lebanon-based entities over alleged links to Hezbollah, according to a cabinet resolution issued this week. The decision, under Cabinet Resolution No. 63 of 2026, is part of what the UAE described as efforts to strengthen regional and ...

Israel Says 350 Hezbollah Operatives Killed in Over 1,100 Post-Ceasefire Strikes

This is Beirut 12/05 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a recent statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that since the beginning of the ceasefire understandings, the Israeli Air Force has struck “more than 1,100 Hezbollah targets” and killed “more than 350 Hezbollah militants” across southern Lebanon. The Israeli military added that it “will continue to ...

Hezbollah Secretary General Calls for Indirect Negotiations and Rejects Disarmament

This is Beirut 12/05 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a written statement released Tuesday, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem rejected calls for the group’s disarmament and urged a return to indirect negotiations with Israel in place of the ongoing direct Lebanese-Israeli talks. “We will not leave the battlefield, and we will turn it into hell for Israel,” Qassem declared. ...

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Op-edThe "Last Mile" of Hezbollah's Disarmament: Washington Holds the Key

Marwan El Amine 12/05 11:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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There is no doubt that Israel has inflicted a severe blow on Hezbollah, weakening not only its battlefield capabilities but also significantly eroding its regional role. However, its complete dismantling as a military force ultimately depends on U.S. pressure on Iran. Hezbollah no longer resembles the organization it was prior to launching its ...

AnalysisAoun’s Anticipated Washington Visit a Rare Opportunity for Lebanon

Samar El-Kadi 12/05 10:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As Lebanon prepares to continue U.S.-mediated talks with Israel later this week, a potential trip by President Joseph Aoun to Washington is increasingly being viewed in Beirut as a rare opportunity that cannot be missed. “President Aoun should absolutely go to Washington,” Lebanese Forces MP Ghayyath Yazbeck told This is Beirut. “He ...

Lebanon Urges U.S. Ambassador to Push Israel to Halt Bombardments

This is Beirut 12/05 00:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Lebanese leaders urged the U.S. ambassador to Beirut to pressure Israel to halt its attacks as it pounded the country with airstrikes on Monday despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. Lebanese authorities raised the overall death toll from Israeli strikes since March 2 to 2,869 people. That figure includes dozens killed since the truce ...

Op-edLebanon’s Peace Should Not Wait on Saudi Arabia

Marwan El Amine 11/05 12:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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At the most immediate level, the U.S.-brokered push for Lebanon-Israel diplomacy faces the obstacle of Hezbollah’s weapons—or, more precisely, the arsenal of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Lebanese territory. The drive for diplomacy must also overcome a shortsighted approach to peace that is emerging in Lebanon. Some ...

Op-edLebanon and Israel Agree on Peace, Disagree on Sequence

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 11/05 10:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The Lebanese and Israeli governments are fully aligned on the goal of their diplomatic talks. When all is said and done, Hezbollah will be fully disarmed, Israel will have ended its security actions in Lebanon and fully withdrawn, and the border will be demarcated. The two countries will then have reached a bilateral peace agreement. The challenge ...

AnalysisHezbollah’s Disarmament Takes Center Stage Ahead of Lebanon-Israel Talks

Claudia Groeling 11/05 09:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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With the U.S. set to mediate a third round of Lebanon-Israel talks on May 14 and 15, Washington has made clear that Hezbollah’s disarmament will be central to efforts to reach a broader security and peace arrangement between the two countries. “Comprehensive peace is contingent on the full restoration of Lebanese state authority and the ...

Israeli Strikes Intensify Across Southern Lebanon as IDF Targets Over 20 Hezbollah Sites

This is Beirut 10/05 21:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli military activity escalated across southern Lebanon on Sunday, with multiple airstrikes reported throughout the day as the Israeli army said it targeted Hezbollah positions and infrastructure south of the Litani River and beyond the so-called “Yellow Line.” In a statement published on X, Israeli army Arabic-language spokesman ...

Lebanese Army Arrests Iraqi Man for Impersonating a Security Official

This is Beirut 10/05 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Lebanese army said on Sunday that it had arrested an Iraqi national for impersonating an Iraqi security official in Lebanon, the second alleged high-level imposter caught in recent months. A military source told AFP that the man had managed to network with Lebanese security and intelligence officials, telling them he worked at Iraq's ...

Lebanon Says Two Paramedics Affiliated With Hezbollah Killed By Israeli Strikes in South

This is Beirut 10/05 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Lebanon's health ministry said two paramedics from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee were killed and five others wounded on Sunday in Israeli strikes on the country's south despite a ceasefire. A ministry statement said that Israel "directly targeted, with two strikes, two Health Committee sites", killing one paramedic and ...