2024-09-28 18:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several Lebanese political figures mourned the death of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, killed on Friday in the Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs. Among them former president and Free Patriotic Movement chief Michel Aoun, former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt and the leaders of the Marada Movement ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-28 17:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN refugee chief said Saturday that more than 50,000 people had fled to Syria amid escalating Israeli air strikes on Lebanon. "More than 50,000 Lebanese and Syrians living in Lebanon have now crossed into Syria fleeing Israeli air strikes," Filippo Grandi said on X. He added that "well over 200,000 people are displaced inside Lebanon." A ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-09-28 16:47 - Reading : less than a minute
An intense day in Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs after Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated by Israel.
2024-09-28 15:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah is no more. In a matter of seconds, the Israelis ended the life on Friday of the man who, since 1992, has led the controversial militia group Hezbollah. The strike, which shook Beirut for almost a minute, decapitated the pro-Iranian group, which Tel Aviv has amputated, with successive raids, by killing many of its military ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-27 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed from New York that Israel is waging a “war of extermination” against Lebanon, following a series of Israeli strikes on Friday evening in the southern suburbs of Beirut. “This new aggression proves that the Israeli enemy is ignoring all international efforts and calls for a ceasefire, which puts ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-27 19:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli airstrikes continue to target various regions in Lebanon, escalating tensions and causing widespread damage and casualties. On Friday night, an Israeli airstrike on Baadaran in the Shouf targeted a rented house belonging to displaced people from the south, resulting in several injuries. This marks the first time that raids have ...
2024-09-27 18:25 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut 2024-09-27 16:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The UN said Friday that a "catastrophic" intensification of Israeli attacks targeting Hezbollah militants had left Lebanon facing its deadliest period in years, with its hospitals overwhelmed by casualties. "The recent escalations in Lebanon are nothing short of catastrophic," said Imran Riza, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in ...
2024-09-27 16:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Between the decision to open schools and the decision for remote learning, a school located in a safe area decided to close its doors until security and stability are restored in the country. The school reassured parents that what their children missed will be made up for in person, a decision that was well received by the parents in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-27 15:31 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea deplored on Friday the “absence of the state” and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s failure to convene an extraordinary session to discuss the crisis facing the Lebanese people in light of the escalating confrontations between Israel and Hezbollah. “Ten deputies had submitted, on July 22, 2024, a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-27 14:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
MP Michel Moawad, member of the Renewal Bloc (Tajaddod), accused Hezbollah of “dragging Lebanon into a war which is not ours, but the war of others on our land.” In a press conference for the Renewal Bloc held on Friday, he affirmed that this war “is not defensive and was not decided by the Lebanese people through constitutional ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-27 12:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati continued his intensive diplomatic meetings in New York as part of his efforts to halt the ongoing war between Hezbollah and Israel. During talks with his British counterpart Keir Starmer, Mikati underscored the urgency of securing a swift ceasefire with Israel while actively pursuing a diplomatic resolution. ...