Samar El Kadi, 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Hezbollah’s renewed conflict with Israel has exposed internal tensions within the group that have been simmering since Tel Aviv’s assassination of its longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and other senior figures. The loss of these leaders has left the group grappling with what analysts describe as a “decapitation” of its leadership ...
David Hale, 07/03 21:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Once again, Iran and its proxy, Hezbollah, have dragged Lebanon into a war. Once again, Hezbollah has shown that its loyalty is to its paymaster in Tehran, not to the Lebanese people or state, whose well-being and security are matters of indifference to them. Once again, Hezbollah's practice of using human shields to protect its facilities and ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 16:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah intensified across Lebanon on Saturday, with Israeli airstrikes striking multiple locations in the south and the Bekaa Valley, new evacuation warnings issued to civilians, and Hezbollah launching retaliatory rocket and drone attacks toward northern Israel. The developments come as the conflict enters ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 14:05 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Saturday warned Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that his country would pay a "very heavy price" if it fails to disarm Hezbollah. Addressing the president, Katz said in a statement broadcast on Israeli television that if "the choice becomes protecting our civilians and the safety of our soldiers or Lebanon, ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 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, 07/03 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, 07/03 07:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Israeli army carried out an operation in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley aimed at uncovering information about the fate of missing Israeli navigator Ron Arad, triggering clashes with Hezbollah fighters overnight. According to field reports cited by regional media, Israeli troops were deployed near the town of Nabi Sheet, a ...
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 ...