Hamiyeh Denies Israeli Accusation About Hezbollah Smuggling Weapons via Masnaa Border Crossing
2024-10-03 13:46 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon
New Humanitarian Aid for Lebanon
This Is Beirut 2024-10-03 13:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Thursday via her X account that the European Union is increasing its humanitarian aid to Lebanon, committing over 100 million euros this year. The European Union on Thursday said it was giving an extra 30 million euros ($33 million) of humanitarian aid to Lebanon as fighting raged ...
Yassine: Schools Have Reached Maximum Accommodation Capacity
This Is Beirut 2024-10-03 12:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Environment Minister Nasser Yassine reported on Thursday that more than 870 shelters have exceeded their capacity, particularly in Beirut and Mount Lebanon. Schools have also “reached their maximum limit” in accommodating displaced people, whose numbers now exceed 1.2 million. Yassine, who heads the government’s crisis cell, ...
Sir Lawrence Freedman: Nasrallah’s Assassination, Hezbollah’s Total Decapitation
Ali A. Hamadé 2024-10-03 12:46 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Sir Lawrence Freedman, a strategic expert and former advisor to 10 Downing Street (Executive office of the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister), asserts that Hezbollah is fighting for its “survival” in a war it has “already lost.” In an interview with This is Beirut, he noted that a significant regional shift could render Hezbollah ...
WHO: Lebanon’s Health System Struggling Amid Escalating Violence
This Is Beirut 2024-10-03 11:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stated on Thursday that Lebanon’s health system is struggling to cope with the influx of patients following Israel’s intensified airstrikes and ground operations in the country. Ghebreyesus wrote on X: “The death toll in Lebanon is rising, and hospitals ...
A Revival of Resolution 1559 to Restore Lebanon's Sovereignty?
Paul Guillot 2024-10-03 11:35 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Exactly twenty years and one month after its adoption, UN Security Council Resolution 1559 is back on the agenda, and with urgency, given the deluge of iron and fire raining down on Lebanon due to a war triggered by the armed group Hezbollah in support of Hamas. While the resolution facilitated the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon in ...
Shifting Sands: Betrayal and New Power Dynamics in the Middle East
Salam Zaatari 2024-10-03 10:57 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
The lack of clear information surrounding the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has ignited widespread speculation. With no public funeral or confirmed burial, many question whether Nasrallah is truly dead or severely injured. According to Islamic tradition, burial typically occurs within 24 hours of death. Hezbollah's silence only ...
A Long Road Ahead...
Marc Saikali 2024-10-03 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
From all sides, the only consistent message is that the war in Lebanon is likely to be long. A nightmare for the population. Each player promises victory to their own side. The people are just a detail, of course. As Stalin once said, "One death is a tragedy, a million deaths a statistic." A ceasefire is nowhere in sight. The Arab League—an ...
Opposition Calls for Consolidation of the State and Election of a President
This Is Beirut 2024-10-02 20:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Voices within the opposition camp are calling on the official authorities to take control of the country's affairs and to restore the powers of the state, which Hezbollah has undermined. This measure is deemed essential in light of the escalating Israeli strikes and the disasters affecting Lebanon since the pro-Iranian group reopened the southern ...
Mikati, Berri, Joumblatt Call for Ceasefire and Army Deployment in the South
This Is Beirut 2024-10-02 20:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on Wednesday from Ain al-Tine for an "immediate ceasefire" and the implementation of measures announced by the Lebanese government to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1701. He also recommended the "deployment of the Lebanese army in the area south of the Litani River so that it can fully carry ...
Uncovering the Damage in Beirut's Southern Suburbs After Israeli Strikes
2024-10-02 19:11 - Reading : less than a minute
On Wednesday in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a press tour showcased the extensive destruction caused by Israeli strikes, which have become a daily occurrence in the area. While the material damage is substantial, no official reports on casualties have emerged so far. Many residents are still missing, and others have fled their homes in fear of ...
Geagea Urges Ceasefire and Implementation of Resolutions
This Is Beirut 2024-10-02 17:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The leader of the Lebanese Forces Party Samir Geagea emphasized that Lebanon’s challenges can only be resolved by “restoring full authority to the Lebanese state, enforcing its sovereignty, and implementing international resolutions, particularly UN Resolutions 1701 and 1559.” Geagea made these comments during a meeting in Maarab on ...