This is Beirut, 19/11 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The arrival of US envoy Amos Hochstein in Beirut on Tuesday brought renewed focus to ceasefire negotiations, but violence escalated dramatically in several regions of Lebanon. Beirut At dawn on Tuesday, the Israeli Air Force launched an unannounced attack on the Chiah area in the southern suburb of Beirut, deviating from its usual pattern of ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 19/11 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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For the past forty years, Hezbollah’s anti-Israel rhetoric and war cries — echoed as fervently in times of peace as in war — have failed to convince public opinion that it genuinely opposes Israel under all circumstances. The latest conflict has exposed a different reality: Hezbollah is far more committed to defending its arsenal than to ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 19/11 07:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The reported ceasefire negotiations between Hezbollah and Israel are not the first of their kind between Lebanon and Israel, given the indirect involvement of key Lebanese officials like Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. However, these talks are the first to take place amid a presidential vacancy that has ...
This is Beirut, 18/11 22:05 - Reading : less than a minute
Five people were injured, including one seriously, in a Hezbollah missile attack targeting central Israel near Bnei Brak and Ramat Gan, according to Israeli medics. Magen David Adom (MDA) reports transporting a 54-year-old woman in serious condition, another individual with moderate injuries, and three others with minor injuries to Beilinson ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 18/11 20:15 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
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In the absence of an “Iran-Israel-US deal,” any roadmap for a ceasefire in Lebanon seems destined to fail. What about a proposal that, in both substance and form, brings no changes (being similar to the previous one) and for which each party continues to express reservations? According to various media sources, US envoy Amos Hochstein is ...
This is Beirut, 18/11 19:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The coordinator of the Government Emergency Committee, Minister Nasser Yassin, announced on Monday in his 48th report that “300 Israeli airstrikes and shelling were recorded over the past 48 hours, across various regions of Lebanon, mostly in Nabatiyeh (131 airstrikes) and the South (135 airstrikes), bringing the total number of assaults since ...
This is Beirut, 18/11 19:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Dozens of heritage sites in Lebanon were granted "provisional enhanced protection" by UNESCO on Monday, offering a higher level of legal shielding as fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah militants. The 34 cultural properties affected "now benefit from the highest level of immunity against attack and use for military purposes", the ...
This is Beirut, 18/11 19:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israeli Airstrike Zokak el-Blat
Five people were killed, and 31 others were wounded, according to an initial report published by the Lebanese ministry of Health, in an Israeli airstrike on the neighborhood of Zokak el-Blat in the heart of Beirut, on Monday evening. Two missiles were launched at a building near Al-Zahra Husseiniya, hitting the office of a Mokhtar, Hassan Shuman, ...
This is Beirut, 18/11 18:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has set forth Israel's key conditions for any potential settlement with Lebanon, according to a report by Israeli Army Radio, based on his speech, on Monday, in the Knesset. The conditions are centered on addressing security concerns and ensuring Israel’s operational freedom in the ...
This is Beirut, 18/11 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling have intensified across southern Lebanon on Monday, causing several casualties. An air raid on the city of Tyre killed Hezbollah commander Hajj Qassem Wehbe, the head of the Liaison Unit in the Tyre area. Israeli forces struck the Islamic Health Authority center in Arabsalim, killing six paramedics, and ...
This is Beirut, 18/11 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Escalating violence was reported across Lebanon’s southern regions Sunday night, while a precarious calm was observed in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Beirut’s Southern Suburbs In the Dahyeh area, a relative calm has persisted since yesterday evening, with no reported drone activity. However, the aftermath of recent ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 18/11 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Lebanese Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri and Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received a 13-point US ceasefire proposal from US Ambassador Lisa Johnson. Berri, who forwarded the proposal to Hezbollah for review and feedback, announced that Lebanon's response would soon be issued in writing, with amendments. He explained that "the proposal ...