par This Is Beirut, 05/03 21:24 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Further escalation of violence on Tuesday evening on the southern front. Three members of the same family – a couple and their 25 year-old son – were killed in Hula, in the Marjayoun district, in an Israeli raid that targeted the house they were staying in. Hezbollah retaliated by firing several salvos of rockets against northern Israel. At ...
par This Is Beirut, 05/03 23:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General, Sheikh Naim Kassem is opposed to the Amal-Hezbollah tandem being seen as solely responsible for blocking the presidential election. In a televised interview with local channel LBCI on Tuesday evening, Sheikh Kassem said that the other parties would also have to make concessions, and expressed surprise at the ...
par Michel Touma, 06/03 12:31 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The brief visit to Beirut earlier this week by US envoy Amos Hochstein did not yield the anticipated announcement of tangible decisions aimed at Hezbollah's withdrawal towards the Litani River, as mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 1701. Efforts to negotiate the withdrawal of the pro-Iranian militia have been ongoing for several weeks, ...
par This Is Beirut, 06/03 23:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Kataeb party leader Samy Gemayel said on Wednesday that the opposition had succeeded in preserving the Lebanese army by extending the term of office of the Army's Commander-in-Chief, General Joseph Aoun, and had prevented Hezbollah from imposing its presidential candidate. "The Lebanese state is powerless, and the war on the country's southern ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/03 14:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel persisted intermittently throughout the day and in the evening Thursday, with Israeli artillery targeting the Marjayoun plain and the outskirts of the village of Khiam. while Israeli aircraft raided the villages of Aita al-Shaab and Aitaroun. Israel also reported that its army bombed Hezbollah's ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/03 15:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The new US Ambassador to Lebanon, Lisa Johnson, met with the former President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, as part of her introductory visits. Discussing the current political context in Lebanon and developments in the region, Johnson reportedly told the former head of state, "Let your ally (i.e., Hezbollah) know that it is necessary to end ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/03 15:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Former President of the Republic, Michel Aoun, received a delegation from Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc in Rabieh on Thursday. The delegation was chaired by Mohammad Raad and included Ali Ammar and Hassan Fadlallah. The visit comes at a time of strained relations between the two parties due to criticism voiced by Michel Aoun and Free Patriotic ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/03 20:04 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah announced, following its regular meeting on Thursday, that “it will communicate the party's position on the National Moderation bloc’s initiative at a later date.” The pro-Iranian party said its aim was “to reach a compromise solution to the presidential crisis.” As part of their initiative to resolve the presidential ...
par Sana Richa Choucair, 07/03 21:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli media, and subsequently European media, has recently reviewed Tel Aviv's ultimatum regarding a diplomatic resolution to the escalating tensions on Lebanon’s southern front. This ultimatum is set to expire on March 14, fueling speculation that Israel is prepared to implement its own solution, which involves pushing Hezbollah further away ...
par This Is Beirut, 08/03 00:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In an interview with LBCI on Thursday evening, Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) leader Gebran Bassil criticized Hezbollah's military involvement in South Lebanon, in support of Hamas in its war with Israel, stressing that “it is not Lebanon's job to liberate Palestine.” At the same time, he underlined the "sanctity of Hezbollah's mission ...
par This Is Beirut, 08/03 16:18 - Reading : less than a minute
The differences between Hezbollah and the Amal movement have not yet been made public. However, the disagreements are tangible on the ground and in the day-to-day interactions between members of the pro-Iranian formation and the Shiite movement. Tensions are contained between the Speaker of the House, Nabih Berri and Hezb Secretary General Hassan ...
par This Is Beirut, 08/03 17:03 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli bombardments continued intermittently on Friday in the border regions of southern Lebanon. An early-morning Israeli raid targeted a house in the locality of Baraachit (Bint Jbeil caza), wounding two people. Another raid hit the area between Mansouri and Majdel Zoun. Israeli artillery bombardments also targeted Tallet el-Moutran near ...
