Ceasefire Day 4: One Killed and Several Injured in South Lebanon

This Is Beirut 2024-11-30 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Violations of the ceasefire agreement escalated in southern Lebanon for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday, with Israeli airstrikes, drone attacks and ground incursions causing casualties and damage. In Rab al-Thalathin, an Israeli drone strike killed Hezbollah fighter Hassan Hamad Fakih. Two people were also injured, including Baker Jawad ...

LACC: Lebanon Is at a Crossroad

This is Beirut 2024-11-30 11:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In the context of following up on recent events in Lebanon, particularly regarding the approval of a 60-day truce between Israel and Lebanon, the Lebanese-American Coordinating Committee (LACC) sent a position paper to the US administration. The text is as follows: “Lebanon stands at a pivotal moment following the recent ceasefire between ...

Israeli Airstrikes Targeted Hezbollah on Syria-Lebanon Border

This is Beirut 2024-11-30 11:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said on Saturday that it had struck "military infrastructure" at the Syria-Lebanon border being used by Hezbollah for weapons smuggling “in violation” of their ceasefire agreement. The air force launched a "strike on military infrastructure sites adjacent to border crossings between Syria and Lebanon that were actively ...

Counting the Costs of the Hezbollah - Israel War

Joanne Naoum 2024-11-30 08:45 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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Despite over 1,200 Hezbollah members killed, among them top leaders, and thousands of fighters injured, an estimated death toll of 3,961, $2.8 billion in housing costs and 99,000 housing units partially or fully destroyed, Hezbollah’s chief Naim Qassem declared “victory.” More important still is the fact that the war the Hezb launched ...

Naïm Qassem: "We Are Victorious!" — Or Back to Square One

This is Beirut 2024-11-29 20:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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In his first speech following the implementation of the ceasefire with Israel, Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Naïm Qassem, framed his remarks around the theme of a "divine victory, far surpassing that of 2006." However, he defined this "victory" in negative terms, stating: "We are victorious because we have prevented Israel from eliminating the ...

Ceasefire Day 3: Israeli Army Carries Out Air Strike Against Hezbollah

This is Beirut 2024-11-29 20:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army announced on Friday that it had conducted an airstrike against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, just two days after the ceasefire with the armed group came into effect. “A short time ago, terrorist activity and the movement of a mobile rocket launcher were detected in southern Lebanon,” the Israeli army said in a statement, ...

ExplainerThe Reconstruction of War-Torn Areas in Lebanon: A Complex and Uncertain Equation

Natasha Metni Torbey 2024-11-29 17:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The end of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel raises a critical question for the Lebanese: who will bear the financial responsibility for rebuilding the villages and cities devastated by the conflict? In a country already mired in an unprecedented economic and political crisis, options are both limited and complex. Several actors could ...

Joseph Aoun Meets with Head of Quint Supervisory Committee

This is Beirut 2024-11-29 17:10 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, met on Friday at his office in Yarze with Major General Jasper Jeffers, the Head of the Quint Supervisory Committee. They discussed the overall situation and coordination mechanisms among the concerned parties in southern Lebanon. The committee is tasked with overseeing the ...

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This is Beirut 2024-11-29 15:33 - Reading : less than a minute

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Geagea: 'Hezb Committed a Great Crime Against the Lebanese'

This is Beirut 2024-11-29 14:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Head of the Lebanese Forces Party Samir Geagea accused Hezbollah of committing “a great crime” against the Lebanese, affirming that “the unity of squares theory is meaningless and doesn’t exist on the ground.” After an extraordinary meeting in Maarab on Friday, he confirmed that “Hezbollah drove Lebanon to war when the majority of the ...

EU: We Will Support LAF, UNIFIL and the Lebanese

This is Beirut 2024-11-29 14:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The European Union reaffirmed its commitment to mobilizing a wide range of tools to support the Lebanese Army and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), so that UN Security Council Resolution 1701 can be “effectively and fully implemented on the ground.” The EU viewed the ceasefire agreement as “a major achievement, which the ...

Joumblatt: Justifications for Self-Security Are No Longer Valid

This is Beirut 2024-11-29 12:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The former head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP), Walid Joumblatt, praised the important role played by the Lebanese army, intelligence and security services during the war, which helped deconstruct the “absurd and dangerous theories relating to self-security.” Turning to the issue of disputed land between Lebanon and Israel, ...