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Hamas Operates Under Hezbollah Tutelage in Lebanon, Documents Reveal
This is Beirut 26/03 18:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The IDF released a cache of Hamas internal documents found in the Gaza Strip, giving formal proof that Hamas operates under Hezbollah supervision in Lebanon. The documents, dated to the period prior to Hamas’s October 7th terror attacks, show that Hezbollah agreed to assist the group with “equipment, training, and facilities" and that Hamas ...
Lebanon to Appeal to the UN Security Council Over Israeli Attacks
This is Beirut 26/03 18:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Lebanese government has decided to “immediately” appeal to the UN Security Council over Israeli actions that “threaten Lebanon’s sovereignty,” its spokesperson announced Thursday, as Israel says it intends to intensify its military campaign against Hezbollah. Following a cabinet meeting, Information Minister Paul Morcos said the ...
Hezbollah Boycotts Cabinet Session Over Iran Ambassador Expulsion
This is Beirut 26/03 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Ministers from Hezbollah and its ally Amal boycotted Lebanon's cabinet session on Thursday in protest after the government declared the Iranian ambassador persona non grata, a Lebanese official told AFP. The two Shia parties have a combined four ministers, while one independent Shia minister was instead present at the meeting, the official said, ...
What is Israel’s Invasion Calculus in Lebanon?
Jeremy Brecher 26/03 16:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel appears poised to dramatically expand its invasion in southern Lebanon, with troops pushing deeper into the country as officials increasingly adopt rhetoric about establishing a buffer zone. On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told local officials in northern Israel that the military was working to expand a “security ...
Oil Jumps, Stocks Drop on Uncertainty Over U.S.-Iran Talks
This is Beirut 26/03 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Oil prices jumped and equities slid Thursday as hopes for a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran wavered after Tehran rejected Washington's bid to wind down the nearly four-week war. Markets had been buoyed this week by U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that strikes targeting Iran's energy infrastructure would be postponed, adding that ...
Israel Kills IRGC Navy Commander in Precision Airstrike
This is Beirut 26/03 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz announced Thursday that an Israeli airstrike killed Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ navy. “Last night, in a precise and lethal operation, the IDF eliminated the commander of the Revolutionary Guards’ navy, Tangsiri, along with senior officers of the ...
Turkey Relays Messages Between Washington and Tehran
This is Beirut 26/03 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A senior official in the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday that Turkey is relaying messages between the United States and Iran, as efforts intensify behind the scenes to contain a widening regional war. Harun Armagan, deputy head of foreign affairs in the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), confirmed that Ankara ...
IDF Soldier Killed in Lebanon Gunfight as Hostilities Increase
This is Beirut 26/03 10:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli soldier, Staff Sergeant Ori Greenberg of the Golani Brigade’s reconnaissance unit, was killed during a gunfight in southern Lebanon, while four additional IDF troops were injured by Hezbollah mortar fire and another soldier was wounded in a separate incident, according to The Times of Israel. Meanwhile, tensions escalated further as ...
Kuwait Says Arrested Six People Planning 'Assassinations' Linked to Hezbollah
This is Beirut 26/03 05:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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Kuwait arrested six people linked to Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group who were planning "assassinations" in the Gulf state, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. Those arrested were planning "assassinations targeting symbols and leaders of the state and recruited people to carry out these missions," the ministry ...
Hezbollah Rejects Truce Talks as Israel Presses Lebanon Strikes
This is Beirut 26/03 04:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said negotiations with Israel under fire would amount to "surrender", as the Iran-backed group launched attacks and Israel said it was expanding a "buffer zone" inside Lebanon. Israel, which occupied southern Lebanon for around two decades until 2000, has kept up strikes on its northern neighbour and sent ground troops ...
Lebanon Declares Iran's Ambassador Unwelcome, But Can It Make Him Leave?
Claudia Groeling 25/03 21:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The Lebanese state has formally expelled Iran’s envoy to Beirut, its latest step to curb Tehran’s influence as the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah intensifies. On March 24, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji said he had instructed his ministry to inform Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Lebanon, Toufiq Samadi Khoshkou, ...
Iran Speaker Warns 'Enemies Are Preparing to Occupy' Island
This is Beirut 25/03 20:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf warned on Wednesday about the possible invasion of an Iranian island with the support of an unnamed regional country. "Based on some intelligence reports, Iran's enemies are preparing to occupy one of the Iranian islands with support from one of the regional states," Ghalibaf wrote in ...
Netanyahu Announces Expansion of Security Zone as Israel Steps Up Lebanon Operations
This is Beirut 25/03 18:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Tensions escalated on Wednesday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an expansion of Israel’s security zone along the northern border, according to Israeli media outlet Ynet. Speaking to northern Israeli local leaders, Netanyahu said the buffer zone will “distance the anti-tank threat” from Israeli communities and prevent ...
Iraq Says Won't Remain Silent Following Attack on PMF Base
This is Beirut 25/03 17:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iraq warned on Wednesday that its armed forces “will not remain silent” following a deadly airstrike that killed seven soldiers at a site linked to the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a coalition of Iran-backed militias integrated into Iraq’s regular armed forces, according to an article in the Times of Israel. In a statement posted on ...
Cautious Optimism as Oil Prices Decline and Stock Markets Rebound
This is Beirut 25/03 16:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Oil prices continued to decline on Wednesday, leading to a rebound in stock markets, as traders appeared willing to believe in the possibility of a peace plan proposed by Donald Trump to Iran. “Market movements are driven by narratives and headlines: today, everything revolves around the prospect of a ceasefire,” summarized Neil ...
Hezbollah Leader Urges National Unity to Confront “Israeli-American Aggression”
This is Beirut 25/03 15:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem called for “national unity” in Lebanon on Wednesday, framing it as essential in confronting what he described as a year-long campaign of Israeli-American aggression. In his address, Qassem presented Lebanon as facing a stark choice between “surrender” and ...
Breaking the Cycle: Lebanon, Israel, and the Case for a New Strategic Approach
Marwan El Amine 25/03 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Since Hezbollah plunged Lebanon into war, key questions have emerged about the country’s domestic future. Foremost among them: how will the Lebanese state address Hezbollah’s arsenal, and what will Israel pursue in its campaign against the group? In the months leading up to the new war, it became clear that the Lebanese state had not fully ...
Fresh Strike on Base in Western Iraq Kills Seven
This is Beirut 25/03 12:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A new strike in western Iraq killed seven security personnel, the defence ministry said Wednesday, a day after a deadly attack on the same base targeted the former paramilitary Hashed al-Shaabi. Iraq has been unwillingly pulled into the war sparked by US and Israeli strikes against Iran on February 28, and which has since engulfed much of the ...
Reports of Ghalibaf–Trump Channel Trigger Political Turmoil in Tehran
This is Beirut 25/03 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Reports suggesting potential backchannel contacts between U.S. officials and Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf have ignited a political storm in Tehran, exposing deep sensitivities within Iran’s leadership as the war continues. The controversy followed remarks by former U.S. President Donald Trump and subsequent ...
New Wave of American Troops Heads to the Middle East
This is Beirut 25/03 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Tensions in the Middle East are spiking as the United States ramps up its military presence while diplomatic efforts with Iran falter. Thousands of troops are on the move, and the region braces for potential escalation. Thousands of U.S. Marines are slated to arrive imminently, signaling heightened strategic pressure. According to U.S. officials, ...
Lebanon on Edge: Mass Displacement and Hezbollah Threats Stir Tensions
Samar El Kadi 25/03 11:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The threat of civil unrest looms over conflict-stricken Lebanon as a deepening displacement crisis fuels rising tensions between host communities and predominantly Shia refugees, many of whom come from Hezbollah's support base. “This is a volatile environment and it could lead to serious internal problems,” former MP and political activist ...
Israel Strikes Iran’s Caspian Supply Routes, Targeting Russian-Linked Arms Corridor
This is Beirut 25/03 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel has expanded the geographic scope of its war against Iran, carrying out a rare strike in the Caspian Sea region targeting what officials describe as a critical maritime corridor used to transport Russian-supplied weapons to Tehran. According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal, the operation struck facilities at Iran’s Bandar ...
Israel Strikes South Lebanon, Beirut Suburbs as Hezbollah Keeps Up Attacks
This is Beirut 25/03 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel launched strikes on south Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs on Wednesday, Lebanese state media said, as Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah said it kept up attacks on Israeli troops. Lebanon was pulled into the Middle East war when Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on March 2 to avenge the killing of Iran's supreme ...
Temporary Immunity, Ongoing Strikes: Inside the Parallel Tracks of War and Diplomacy in Iran
This is Beirut 25/03 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Even as the war between Iran, the United States, and Israel intensifies on the ground, reports emerging Wednesday, suggest that Washington and Tel Aviv have granted temporary targeting immunity to two senior Iranian officials, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, for the duration of the current ...
Trump Sends Peace Plan as Iran Opens to 'Non-Hostile' Oil Vessels
This is Beirut 25/03 03:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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US President Donald Trump sent a peace plan to Iran as he voiced optimism Tuesday at ending nearly a month of warfare, with Tehran announcing that it will let "non-hostile" oil vessels go through the crucial Strait of Hormuz. The tentative signs of a diplomatic solution came despite new violence, with an Iranian missile causing injuries ...
Trump Administration Proposes 15-Point Plan to End Iran War
This is Beirut 24/03 22:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Trump administration proposed a 15-point plan delivered by Pakistan that highlighted conditions to Iran for the U.S. to end its war against the country. In a speech at the White House on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the U.S. is currently conducting negotiations with Iran, and that “they want a deal very ...
Christian Communities on the Frontline: Anger at Hezbollah Grows
Claudia Groeling 24/03 21:55 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut traveled to southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley, where Christian communities voiced a clear desire for peace amid the escalating war. Many residents blamed Hezbollah for dragging Lebanon into the conflict without national consensus, saying they are now forced to bear its consequences. While expressing solidarity with displaced ...
Hezbollah Condemns Expulsion of Iranian Ambassador, Claims ‘National and Strategic Sin’
This is Beirut 24/03 18:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah issued a statement on Tuesday condemning Lebanon’s expulsion of the Iranian ambassador Mohammad Reza Sheibani. Declaring Sheibani persona non-grata “constitutes a reckless and reprehensible step that serves neither Lebanon’s national interests, sovereignty, or national unity,” the statement ...
Lebanon Steps Up Security Measures Amid Displacement Crisis
Ralph Atrach 24/03 18:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese authorities have stated their intentions to increase security measures across the country following rising tensions over the ongoing conflict and a mounting displacement crisis. Tensions peaked following the government’s controversial decision to set up a camp for the displaced in the majority-Christian area of Karantina on Beirut’s ...
Israel Says "Will Control" Up to Litani River
This is Beirut 24/03 17:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the military "will control… a security zone up to the Litani" river, adding that displaced Lebanese residents will not return south of the river "until security is guaranteed for the residents of the north" of Israel. The territory between the border and the Lebanese river is roughly 30 kilometres (20 ...