ExplainerReopening of Public Schools Amid Internal Displacement Crisis

Natasha Metni Torbey 2024-10-24 01:26 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Abbas Halabi Schools Displaced schoolyear

Set for November 4 by a decision from the caretaker Minister of Education, Abbas Halabi, the start of the school year in public schools faces numerous challenges. Thousands of displaced people currently occupy these schools, having taken refuge there after the intensification of clashes between Hezbollah and Israel, particularly since September ...

Pro-Hezbollah TV Targeted in Israeli Airstrike Near the Iranian Embassy South of Beirut

This is Beirut 2024-10-23 21:20 - Reading : less than a minute

Mayadeen TV Southern suburb Beirut airstrike

An Israeli air strike targeted the Jnah-Ouzai area in Beirut's southern suburbs Wednesday evening, targeting the office of the pro-Hezbollah TV station Al Mayadeen. Al Mayadeen confirmed that its “empty” office was the target of an “Israeli aggression”. Ambulances arrived at the site of the attack in Jnah and the Al ...

PoliticsIsrael-Hezbollah: Increasing Clashes and Casualties

This is Beirut 2024-10-23 20:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Hassan Nasrallah

The escalation between Israel and Hezbollah continued throughout Wednesday, resulting in more than ten fatalities. An Israeli strike on Sarbin, a town in southern Lebanon, killed five people. The most recent statistics show that three individuals were killed in the raid on Maarake and two in the morning raid that damaged the religious hall in ...

PoliticsMikati-Macron: Efforts for Ceasefire are Ongoing

This is Beirut 2024-10-23 19:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Emmanuel Macron Najib Mikati Paris conference displaced

French President, Emmanuel Macron, asserted that his efforts and endeavors are continuous, in cooperation with the United States, to reach a ceasefire in Lebanon. On Wednesday, Macron met caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati at the Elysees Palace. The preparations for the “International Conference to Support Lebanon,” which Macron initiated ...

PoliticsGemayel, Sleiman, and Siniora Present a Rescue Plan for Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-10-23 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

South Lebanon UN Security Council

Former presidents Amine Gemayel and Michel Sleiman, along with former prime minister Fouad Siniora, presented a five-point rescue plan to save Lebanon, on Wednesday, following a meeting they held at Gemayel’s residence in Bikfaya. Restoring Lebanese sovereignty and putting an end to the armed confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah are the ...

The Testimony of a Beirut Resident Wary of a New May 7

Omar Kaskas 2024-10-23 16:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Amal Beirut Displaced

As the fighting between the Israeli Army and Hezbollah escalated in southern Lebanon, tens of thousands of displaced people converged on Beirut, where they were warmly received by its inhabitants. They opened their hearts and homes, making schools and restaurants available to those escaping the devastation of war and death from southern Lebanon, ...

Airstrikes Hit Tyre, Close to the City's Ancient Ruins

This is Beirut 2024-10-23 16:00 - Reading : less than a minute

Four Israeli airstrikes targeted the city of Tyre on Wednesday,    just 500 meters from the city’s ancient ruins, a UNESCO world heritage site.   Following an Israeli evacuation warning covering large swathes of the city, civil defense rushed to warn residents to leave.   Only 14,500 people remain in the city, many of them displaced ...

Heavy Israeli Raids Hit Southern Town of Tyre

This is Beirut 2024-10-23 13:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Raid Tyre South Lebanon

The Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, issued an evacuation warning to residents in Tyre on Wednesday, urging those living between Al-Hiram, Jaafar Sharaf Al-Din, Abu Dib and Al-Athar street to leave immediately. The warning emphasized that Hezbollah’s activities in the area were provoking decisive military actions from the ...

Haaretz: Israeli Offensive in Lebanon Reportedly Nearing Completion

This is Beirut 2024-10-23 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

israel lebanon hezbollah conflict

Israel’s military operations in southern Lebanon are reportedly approaching their final stages, with significant progress made against Hezbollah’s forces, according to Israel’s major left-leaning newspaper Haaretz. Since the campaign began in late September, Israeli troops have successfully neutralized over 1,200 Hezbollah ...

Lebanon 'on the Brink of Collapse,' Warns German Foreign Minister

This is Beirut 2024-10-23 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Annalena Baerbock Germany Lebanon

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned on Wednesday that “Lebanon is on the brink of collapse” as she arrived in the war-torn country for a visit. As Israel clashes with the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, she stated that “any deliberate attack on UN peacekeepers violates international humanitarian law.” Baerbock was on ...

France “Will Not Fail” Lebanon, Pledges Barrot

This is Beirut 2024-10-23 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

jean-noel barrot lebanon iran hezbollah

France stands by Lebanon and “will not fail it,” assured French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Wednesday, on the eve of the international support conference being held in Paris. “The aim is first and foremost to reaffirm the need for a ceasefire, a diplomatic resolution, and an end to hostilities; to mobilize humanitarian aid from as ...

AnalysisHochstein's Proposal: A Beacon of Hope or a Harbinger of Diplomatic Failure?

2024-10-23 11:40 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

Amos Hochstein Joseph Aoun Middle East Palestine UN Security Council United Nations

On Monday, the US special envoy visited Beirut as part of yet another diplomatic initiative aimed at reinforcing stability in Lebanon amid heightened tensions on the southern border with Israel. American demands—ranging from the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 to separating Lebanon's situation from the war in ...