par This Is Beirut, 17/06 10:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following the increase in the cross-border exchange on the southern Front in recent days, it seems that Hezbollah and Israel are mutually preparing for any eventual scenario of escalation in the region. Despite residents taking advantage of an “unannounced truce” on the morning of Eid al-Adha, the Israeli army targeted the town of Dhayra, ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/06 13:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
By midday on Monday, a drone targeted an SUV at the intersection of the town of Selaa, resulting in the death of one civilian. Ambulances quickly rushed to the scene and transported the injured person who, later on, succumbed to her injuries. The Israeli Army Radio reported that a Hezbollah member was killed in an attack in southern Lebanon, and ...
17/06 21:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday that “there is one message to the Lebanese Prime Minister: Either Hezbollah retreats beyond Litani river, now, or there will be war,” according to Israeli media. Amid escalating tensions, Netanyahu conveyed his message while meeting United States special envoy Amos Hochstein, who is ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 12:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
While an “undeclared truce” is observed in Gaza coinciding with the Moslem feast of al-Adha, Hezbollah has not claimed any military operations against Israel in the last forty-eight hours. The pro-Iranian group's last press release dates back to Sunday, June 16. It summarized the previous day's operations. However, the “undeclared truce” ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 16:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli raid targeted a car near the village of al-Borgholiyeh north of Tyre on Tuesday, as cross-border fire exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah resumed following a two-day undeclared pause. Initial reports said the driver was injured in the attack. The Israeli army also shelled the Shebaa valley in the Hasbaya district and the outskirts ...
par David Hale, 18/06 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
There is conventional wisdom held in some quarters that the risk of a full-blown war between Hezbollah and Israel will begin to recede if and when the conflict between Israel and Hamas reaches a ceasefire or end state. If only it were so simple. It is true that Hezbollah leaders assert they will continue the fight they joined on October 8, 2023, ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 19:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The town of Borgholieh, north of Tyre, was the scene of several successive Israeli raids on Monday. The Israeli air force launched its third attack of the day on the town on Monday evening, targeting a car and causing injuries. A motorcycle was also the target of a drone raid in the Borgholieh region, injuring several people. This attack comes ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 20:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's Foreign Minister threatened on Tuesday to destroy Hezbollah in the event of a “total war,” after the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group stepped up cross-border attacks on northern Israel. “We are very close to the moment when we will decide to change the rules of the game against Hezbollah and Lebanon. In a total war, Hezbollah ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/06 12:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Exchanges of fire have resumed on the southern border between Hezbollah and the Israeli army after the end of an undeclared truce during Eid al-Adha. On Wednesday morning, the Israeli army raided the town of Yaroun, killing three people. The Israeli army announced that the three victims were “Hezbollah agents.” An Israeli drone targeted a ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/06 16:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The attack on journalist and general manager of the el-Siyasa website, Rami Naim, on Tuesday continues to spark outrage among Lebanon’s political class. On Wednesday, the media department of the Lebanese Forces Party strongly condemned the organized attack on Naim, stating, “We condemn the practices of those who believe they can intimidate ...
par Michel Touma, 19/06 16:38 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The documentary titled “Casse du siècle au Liban,” or Heist of the Century in Lebanon, aired on Tuesday night on the Arte channel, is riddled with omissions and frequently neglects the imperative of intellectual honesty that should guide a journalist. It was truly a textbook case of information withholding, reality deformation, and blatant ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/06 20:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel persisted in the south on Wednesday. Hezbollah announced the deaths of its fighters: Hassan Muhammad Ali Saab, Jihad Ahmad Hayek, Hassan al-Mujtaba Yousef Ahmad and Wahbi Mohammed Ibrahim, raising the death toll to four for the day. The pro-Iranian party claimed responsibility for targeting the headquarters ...
