This is Beirut, 12:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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The United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon on Saturday urged Lebanon and Israel to enter talks to negotiate an end hostilities after the outbreak of a renewed Israel-Hezbollah war. "As bad as things are today, they are set to get even worse," Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said. "Talks between Lebanon and Israel can be the ...
This is Beirut, 07:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese authorities on Friday arrested Aly Berro, a journalist working for Al-Manar TV, which is affiliated with Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, state media reported. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said that authorities arrested "Al-Manar TV correspondent Aly Berro this evening, based on a warrant issued against him by ...
This is Beirut, 07:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese official media reported on Saturday that clashes had erupted as Israeli forces attempted a landing operation along the Lebanon-Syria border, with militant group Hezbollah saying its fighters were involved. The state-run National News Agency (NNA), citing the Lebanese health ministry, said Israeli strikes on Nabi Sheet killed at least ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 22:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In an exclusive briefing, a senior White House official told TIB that the United States fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against Hezbollah and other Iranian-backed forces threatening its territory. “While Israel is leading the current operations against Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, the United States remains prepared ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 22:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States is on track to meet its objectives in Operation Epic Fury, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told This Is Beirut and other reporters on Friday, as Washington continues efforts to weaken Iranian military capabilities following recent esclation. Speaking to reporters, Leavitt emphasized that she would not get ahead ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 21:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In an exclusive conversation, This is Beirut spoke with a senior official from the White House, who stated that the U.S. supports Israel’s operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon and that U.S. military action is focused on Iran. The official said that “the United States fully supports Israel’s right to defend itself against Hezbollah and ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 19:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Following a steady stream of air raids overnight, Israeli forces continue to strike targets in Lebanon through Friday. Israel’s overnight strikes targeted Hezbollah military infrastructure, command control sites, the Executive Council headquarters, and a drone storage facility, according to the Israeli army. Strikes Continue into the ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 17:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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The Israeli military on Friday said Hezbollah had fired around 70 rockets toward Israel since midnight, many of them from southern Lebanon. "After midnight yesterday, around 70 rockets were launched towards the direction of Israel," military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani told journalists, adding that "a lot of these ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, speaking to a meeting of foreign ambassdors Friday, emphasized that Lebanon did not choose to enter this current war but has been pulled into the sharp escalation of violence which began with Hezbollah rocket launches Sunday, following U.S.-Israeli attacks in Iran. Echoing previous comments on the urgency of Hezbollah ...
Salam El Zaatari, 06/03 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Hezbollah consolidated its power on the simple promise that confronting Israel would protect its people. Yet once again, its military actions have forced a mass exodus of its support base from South Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut. Cars are fleeing war zones in slow convoys, carrying the few essentials panicked people can pack in ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 08:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli airstrikes on Beirut intensified on Wednesday, with seven separate strikes until now reported across the capital’s southern suburbs, the latest targeting Bir al-Abed in the Dahieh district. The Israeli military said it has struck more than 500 targets in Lebanon since the start of the current campaign, which it says is aimed at ...
This is Beirut, 06/03 01:50 - Reading : less than a minute
An Israeli strike targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut late Thursday, according to Lebanese state media, following an Israeli evacuation warning. AFPTV footage showed a plume of smoke rising from the site in Lebanon, which was drawn into the Middle East war on Monday when the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to ...