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Netanyahu Seeking Security Cabinet-Only Vote on Potential Lebanon Ceasefire Deal

This is Beirut, 2024-11-26 18:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly prefers to have the vote on a potential ceasefire agreement with Lebanon taken by the country’s security cabinet rather than the full cabinet, a source familiar with the matter told CNN on Tuesday. The source added that Netanyahu is reviewing the legality of this approach. Israeli media, ...

Beirut Under Spate of Israeli Attacks Hours Before Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 2024-11-26 17:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Israeli army targeted for the first time on Tuesday evening the home of a member of parliament. An airstrike on Barbour neighborhood in the heart of Beirut struck the residence of Hezbollah MP Amin Sherri, killing one brother and injuring another while he survived. Hours before a ceasefire agreement goes into effect, Israel went on a spree of ...

Beirut's Southern Suburb Under Massive Israeli Attacks

This is Beirut, 2024-11-26 14:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Massive airstrikes targeted Beirut and its southern suburb simultaneously, rocking the capital and its surroundings, and sending panic waves among the population. The wave of air raids early afternoon Tuesday followed six evacuation warnings posted by Israeli Army spokesperson Avichay Adraee for several neighborhoods in Beirut’s ...

Israel Says Its Invading Troops Reached Litani River

This is Beirut, 2024-11-26 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Despite reports of an impending ceasefire, fighting between Hezbollah and Israel continued with increasing violence on Tuesday. The Israeli Army Radio declared that troops from the Golani Brigade reached the Litani River, an area 10 kilometers inside Lebanese territory. In parallel, the Israeli army spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, announced that ...

Divine Justice: With or Without Ghada Ayoub

Johnny Kortbawi, 2024-11-26 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Since her election as a representative of Jezzine two years ago, Ghada Ayoub has become one of the most fiercely attacked members of the Lebanese Forces (LF). Some of these attacks exploit her southern constituency amidst the ongoing conflict, dragging her into controversies for which she bears no responsibility. Others use her gender in a ...

Borrell: "No Excuse" to Reject the Ceasefire in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-11-26 12:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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There is "no excuse" for rejecting the ceasefire in Lebanon negotiated by the United States and France, said Josep Borrell, the EU’s foreign policy chief, on Wednesday. "Let’s hope that today the government of (Benjamin) Netanyahu will approve the ceasefire agreement proposed by the United States and France," he said on the sidelines of a G7 ...

Hezbollah-Israel: Escalations Before an Awaited Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 2024-11-26 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Despite reports of an impending ceasefire, fighting between Hezbollah and Israel continues with increasing violence. Israeli army Arabic speaking spokesperson, Avichay Adrae, issued an evacuation warning to residents in Beirut’s southern suburb, the first of the day. Adrae pinpointed buildings in Burj a-Brajneh and Tahwitat al-Ghadir. An ...

Berri and Hezbollah’s State

Ahmad Ayache, 2024-11-26 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Lebanon’s 81st Independence Day passed without a president. For the third consecutive year, this key officeholder was absent from the celebrations, following the end of Michel Aoun’s term in late October 2022. This year, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri delivered the Independence Day address, stepping in for the president’s customary ...

Lebanon-Israel: Are the Diplomatic Advances Real?

Natasha Metni Torbey, 2024-11-25 22:05 - Reading : 10 minute(s)

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Will the long-awaited agreement between Lebanon and Israel be concluded? According to some sources and several American and Israeli media, the two sides have finally agreed on the terms of a ceasefire. Others, however, dismiss the possibility altogether. The reality is such that between diplomatic efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Lebanon and ...

Israel Strikes Bridges Near Border with Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-11-25 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Syrian state television reported Israeli strikes on several bridges in the Qusayr region near the Lebanese border on Monday, with the defense ministry reporting two people were killed and five were injured in the attacks. Israel's military has intensified its strikes on targets in Syria since its conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah in neighboring ...

Dan Shapiro in Israel to Discuss Ceasefire Mechanism

This is Beirut, 2024-11-25 21:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US Deputy Secretary of Defense Daniel B. Shapiro was due to meet senior Israeli officials, including Defense Minister Israel Katz, in Tel Aviv on Monday to discuss the agreement (for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon) and, more specifically, the monitoring mechanism to be headed by the United States. Israeli and US officials believe that an ...

3,768 Killed and 15,699 Injured Since the Start of the War in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-11-25 20:35 - Reading : less than a minute

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A total of 3,768 deaths and 15,699 injuries have been recorded in Lebanon from October 8, 2023 — the date marking the start of the war between Hezbollah and Israel — through Sunday (yesterday), according to the Ministry of Health. The daily report, published Monday evening by the Emergency Operations Center of Lebanon's Ministry of Health, ...