This is Beirut, 2024-10-05 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A high-level Hezbollah source said on Saturday that contact with Hashem Safieddine, widely touted as potentially the pro-Iranian group next leader, had been lost following Israeli strikes this week. "Contact with Sayyed Safieddine has been lost since the violent strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs" early on Friday, the official ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-10-05 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Talal Hamieh, also known as Talal Hosni Hamieh, Ismat Mazraani or Abu Jaafar, is a shadowy figure within Hezbollah. He is considered part of the group’s first generation, having joined in the mid-1980s. Hamieh is the head of Hezbollah’s External Security Organization (ESO), also known as Unit 910, which is responsible for overseeing covert ...
Fady Noun, 2024-10-05 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
“Know thyself.” This timeless Socratic precept, fundamental to any individual in pursuit of wisdom, holds equally true for nations. By disregarding it, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, met his demise. Convinced he had secured full control over the Lebanese state, and by leading Lebanon into a war in support of Hamas on ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-10-04 19:35 - Reading : less than a minute
Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary General of Hezbollah since 1992, was killed on September 27, 2024, in the southern suburbs of Beirut as a result of an Israeli airstrike. Born in 1960 in Bourj Hammoud, Beirut, he played a pivotal role in shaping Hezbollah's political and military influence in the region.
This Is Beirut, 2024-10-04 13:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, assured on Friday, with a rifle beside him, that Tehran's allies, notably Hamas and Hezbollah, will not "back down" against Israel, which "won't last much longer." The head of state was speaking in Tehran before thousands of people, three days before the first anniversary of Hamas' unprecedented ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 2024-10-04 09:46 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The assassination of Hezbollah's Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, marked the conclusion of the fourth phase in Lebanon's history, known as political Shiism. Each phase has been characterized by the dominance of one of the major sects over the others in various ways. Political Maronitism prevailed from independence until the assassination of ...
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 ...
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 ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-29 18:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has given Iran a serious dilemma, how to cope with the loss of a crucial ally and still maintain its regional influence. Hezbollah, which has long been armed and financed by Iran, confirmed on Saturday Nasrallah's death after Israel said it had "eliminated" him in an air strike on Beirut's ...
Ali A. Hamadé, 2024-09-29 17:25 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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On Friday, September 27, Israel launched its most extensive military operation against Hezbollah since the opening of the southern front line on October 8, 2023, decapitating the group. The strike resulted in the death of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and the elimination of several key commanders of the pro-Iranian ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-29 11:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
French newspaper Le Parisien reported that Israel was informed by an Iranian mole about the presence of Hezbollah's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Friday. “The Israelis went all out; they didn’t want to miss their target,” commented a well-informed Lebanese security source to the daily, the day ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-09-28 23:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
As word of Hassan Nasrallah's death filtered out on the streets of Beirut, supporters who had been forced to flee Hezbollah's stronghold in the Lebanese capital refused to believe the news. "They are lying," said one woman on the back of a motorbike. "Sayyed is well," she said, referring to the Hezbollah leader, who enjoyed cult status among ...