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AnalysisLebanon on Edge: Mass Displacement and Hezbollah Threats Stir Tensions

Samar El Kadi 11:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The threat of civil unrest looms over conflict-stricken Lebanon as a deepening displacement crisis fuels rising tensions between host communities and predominantly Shia refugees, many of whom come from Hezbollah's support base. “This is a volatile environment and it could lead to serious internal problems,” former MP and political activist ...

Israel Strikes South Lebanon, Beirut Suburbs as Hezbollah Keeps Up Attacks

This is Beirut 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel launched strikes on south Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, Lebanese state media said, as Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah said it kept up attacks on Israeli troops. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme ...

VideosChristian Communities on the Frontline: Anger at Hezbollah Grows

Claudia Groeling 24/03 21:55 - Reading : less than a minute

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This is Beirut traveled to southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley, where Christian communities voiced a clear desire for peace amid the escalating war. Many residents blamed Hezbollah for dragging Lebanon into the conflict without national consensus, saying they are now forced to bear its consequences. While expressing solidarity with displaced ...

Hezbollah Condemns Expulsion of Iranian Ambassador, Claims ‘National and Strategic Sin’

This is Beirut 24/03 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah issued a statement on Tuesday condemning Lebanon’s expulsion of the Iranian ambassador Mohammad Reza Sheibani. ⁠Declaring Sheibani persona non-grata “constitutes a reckless and reprehensible step that serves neither Lebanon’s national interests, sovereignty, or national unity,” the statement ...

AnalysisLebanon Steps Up Security Measures Amid Displacement Crisis

Ralph Atrach 24/03 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese authorities have stated their intentions to increase security measures across the country following rising tensions over the ongoing conflict and a mounting displacement crisis. Tensions peaked following the government’s controversial decision to set up a camp for the displaced in the majority-Christian area of Karantina on Beirut’s ...

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Israel Says "Will Control" Up to Litani River

This is Beirut 24/03 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the military "will control… a security zone up to the Litani" river, adding that displaced Lebanese residents will not return south of the river "until security is guaranteed for the residents of the north" of Israel. The territory between the border and the Lebanese river is roughly 30 kilometres (20 ...

Shrapnel Falls in Predominantly-Christian Areas North of Beirut

This is Beirut 24/03 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Explosions rocked several areas north of Beirut that have so far been spared in the ongoing Israel-Hezbollah war, according to residents and local media, with a military official saying the blasts likely came from an intercepted Iranian missile. Footage broadcast by the local LBCI channel in the coastal town of Sahel Alma showed a building with ...

Lebanon to Expel Iran’s Ambassador, Giving Him Until Sunday To Leave

This is Beirut 24/03 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In an official statement on Tuesday, the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants announced that it summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Lebanon, Toufic Samadi Khoshkou. He was received by Secretary-General Ambassador Abdel Sattar Issa, who conveyed the Lebanese state’s decision to withdraw its approval of the ...

Op-edLebanon Will Keep Hezbollah’s Arms, Lose its South

Hussain Abdul-Hussain 24/03 11:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanon has made its choice. Instead of enforcing UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and its own cabinet’s decision to disarm Hezbollah, Beirut will allow the pro-Iran militia to keep its weapons but it will lose its territory south of the Litani River. While Lebanon will argue that Israel’s occupation would violate international law, this ...

Strikes Continue as Israeli Ground Offensive Widens

This is Beirut 23/03 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli strikes intensified throughout Lebanon on Monday, with attacks on key bridges linking areas north and south of the Litani River, a targeted killing in the Christian-majority city of Hazmieh east of Beirut, and incidents across UNIFIL positions in the south. Israeli troops moved into Aita al-Shaab in a ground offensive, while more than 18 ...

Smotrich Calls for Occupying Half of Lebanon as Israel Intensifies Infrastructure Strikes in the South

This is Beirut 23/03 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s call to occupy half of Lebanon, setting the Litani River as a new boundary, comes as Israel intensifies a systematic campaign targeting critical infrastructure in southern Lebanon, a strategy that is increasingly raising concerns over its military objectives and legal implications. The remarks, made ...

Israel Army Confirms Own Artillery Fire Killed Civilian On Northern Border Sunday

This is Beirut 23/03 13:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military on Monday said its own artillery fire killed an Israeli civilian a day earlier near the northern border with Lebanon, where its forces are fighting Hezbollah. After opening an investigation, the military said "the initial findings suggest that the Israeli civilian was killed by IDF artillery fire conducted to support IDF ...