This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 21:58 - Reading : less than a minute
Celebratory gunfire in the southern suburbs of Beirut and in some areas of Baalbek-Hermel followed Iran's strike on Israel on Tuesday, which was carried out in reprisal for the killings of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas and Hassan Nasrallah, the head of Hezbollah. Fireworks were also launched throughout Tripoli after the attack, which was ...
2024-10-01 18:38 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Hezbollah faces severe trials in these times of war. Along with the heavy blows to its military and logistical capabilities from Israeli strikes—particularly in Dahyeh, the Beqaa Valley and the south—its financial resources appear to be on the verge of exhaustion. Myth or reality? As the Hezbollah-Israel conflict intensifies, with shifting ...
2024-10-01 17:53 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli army mobilized four additional brigades to be deployed in missions along the northern border, the military said on Tuesday, after launching ground operations targeting Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon overnight. “This will enable the continuation of operational activity against the Hezbollah terrorist organization and the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army announced on Tuesday evening that it had killed two Hezbollah commanders, Mohammad Cassir, in charge of the “transport of troops” between Lebanon and Syria, and Zoulfikar Hannaoui, head of the “Imam Hussein Battalion”, during air strikes on the southern outskirts of Beirut. Three persons were killed during the two ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 17:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri met with various Lebanese officials in Ain el-Tineh on Tuesday amid the dire security situation and an eventual Israeli ground operation in the south. Berri stressed the urgency of national solidarity, stating, “Our top priority is to protect our people and prevent further military escalation. We must stand ...
2024-10-01 17:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several countries have issued reactions on Tuesday to Israel's ground incursion in Lebanon, after the Israeli military began what it said were “ground raids” against Hezbollah militants in the area. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned on Tuesday Israel's ground operation into Lebanon and urged the United Nations and other ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli Army’s Arabic Spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, announced on Tuesday that Israel carried out “dozens of targeted military operations in southern Lebanon in the past few months.” According to Adraee’s statement on X, “These operations aim to neutralize Hezbollah's combat infrastructure, which poses a threat to towns in northern ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-10-01 15:47 - Reading : less than a minute
During these challenging war times, the Lebanese people are struggling with their feelings and stress symptoms. How do we foster our mental health?
This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 15:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United Nations warned Israel on Tuesday against a "large-scale ground invasion" of Lebanon, after the Israeli military began a ground assault. "With armed violence between Israel and Hezbollah boiling over, the consequences for civilians have already been terrible,” Liz Throssell, spokeswoman for the UN rights office, told reporters in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 15:16 - Reading : less than a minute
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, issued a grave statement on Tuesday regarding the ongoing violence across Lebanon. "What we feared has materialized," she remarked, highlighting strikes across Lebanon, including in central Beirut, and incursions across the Blue Line. "The escalating violence ...
Malo Pinatel 2024-10-01 15:01 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Since Monday, the Israeli military has significantly intensified its strikes across Lebanon, killing over a thousand Lebanese civilians in the process. A key objective of this campaign is to counter the main threat Hezbollah poses to Israel: its arsenal of rockets and precision-guided missiles. This concern is echoed by the Israeli government's ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-01 13:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The command of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) issued a statement on Tuesday emphasizing that any crossing into Lebanon constitutes a violation of Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as a breach of Resolution 1701. The statement stressed, "We urge all parties to refrain from these acts of escalation, which ...