par This Is Beirut, 18/01 21:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati responded on Thursday to the opposition's strong criticism of his tribute to "Hezbollah's patriotism and restraint." The opposition blamed him for praising Hezbollah, who led Lebanon into a war that is not its own. Mikati also called for Israel to stop its provocations in the South, without acknowledging ...
par Samar Kadi, 18/01 21:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The issue of the deadlocked presidential election, which has been placed on the back burner for a while, will be thrust back to the forefront in the coming weeks in light of fast-developing regional events impacting Lebanon, which has been plagued by multiple economic and political crises. According to a Western diplomatic source, the “changes ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/01 23:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Lebanon of a potential deterioration of the situation at the southern border, stating on Thursday, "We don't want war, but we must prepare for a deteriorating situation with Lebanon." In a statement, he cautioned that "Hezbollah and Lebanon will pay a heavy price if the situation deteriorates," ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/01 16:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Since the Gaza war broke out more than three months ago, residents of southern Lebanon have been receiving "strange phone calls" from Lebanese numbers and from people speaking in Lebanese accents, according to Agence France Press (AFP). A security source told the agency that army intelligence and the police were investigating the calls, which ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/01 23:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah would deliver a "real slap" to Israel if it extended its "aggression" at its northern border, threatened the deputy secretary-general of the pro-Iranian militia, Naim Kassem, on Friday. Restoring stability to the southern Lebanese border and "the region" relied on ending aggression in Gaza, insisted Kassem, in response to the threats ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/01 15:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Exchanges of artillery fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued unabated on Saturday morning, following a night of incessant bombardment, as Israel continued its targeted attacks in Lebanon. Two Hezbollah members were killed on Saturday in an Israeli drone attack on a Pathfinder car on the al-Bazouriyeh road (caza of Tyre). In the afternoon, ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/01 10:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Israeli Prime Minister reaffirmed to the US President his opposition to the restoration of Palestinian sovereignty in Gaza. Fierce fighting continued on Sunday in the Gaza Strip, while Israel carried out operations in the West Bank, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirming his opposition to "Palestinian sovereignty" in ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/01 11:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
With tensions persisting at the southern border between Israel and Hezbollah, an Israeli newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth, highlighted a proposal made by Israeli officers regarding "a 48-hours truce at the border between Lebanon and Israel, under the condition that if it gets violated, South Lebanon will be subjected to a heavy attack." According to ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/01 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Two people, among them a member of Hezbollah, were killed in an Israeli raid that targeted their Kia vehicle at the Sarbine-Kafra junction in Bint Jbeil, not far from a Lebanese Army checkpoint. According to the Sky News Arabia website, one of the two people killed is Fadl Sleiman Chaar, a member of the security team of a senior member of the ...
par gdeveloper, 21/01 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
MP Samy Gemayel warned about a potential 'deal' in the context of talks between Hezbollah and Israel that could result in an agreement at the expense of Lebanese sovereignty. "We fear that Hezbollah may claim Lebanon as a consolation prize in exchange for a withdrawal from the south to ensure Israel's security," said the MP. He alluded to Israel's ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/01 10:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel escalated its attacks in southern Lebanon on Monday, with Israeli artillery positions shelling several towns late into the night. Two fighters, one from Hezbollah and one from Hamas, were killed. Israeli artillery targeted the outskirts of the towns of Maroun al-Ras and Aitaroun at around 7:30 in the morning. The towns of Labbouneh and ...
par Michel Touma, 22/01 12:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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It was a somewhat mysterious and very discreet visit that Jean-Luc Mélenchon paid to Beirut last week. The leader and founder of the French opposition movement 'La France insoumise' (LFI) was tight-lipped during his brief stay in Lebanon. However, the echo of his recent positions regarding Hamas, following the deadly attack on October 7th, had ...
