par This Is Beirut, 23/09 22:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Lebanese people to move away from danger as the Israeli military pounded Hezbollah targets in the country's south and east on Monday. He asked the Lebanese citizens to “get out of harm's way now.” “Once our operation is finished, you can come back safely to your homes," Netanyahu said in a ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 03:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli raids continued through Monday night into the early hours of the morning, with planes targeting the outskirts of Tyre after striking Maarak and al-Hoch overnight. The raids also affected towns and villages in the Baalbek caza, including three strikes on Baalbek, Douris, and Bazalia, as well as assaults on Nabi Chit and Bodai. The town of ...
par Philippe Abi-Akl, 24/09 09:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah was still recovering from the wounds inflicted by the Israeli cyberattack on its communications network when it suffered another devastating blow: the targeting of Dahyeh and the assassination of its highest-ranking security official, Ibrahim Aqil, commander of the elite Radwan Brigade, who was wanted by the US and France for the 1984 ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 10:11 - Reading : less than a minute
France on Monday requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting to discuss Lebanon after Israel launched a major cross-border attack following nearly a year of clashes with Hezbollah. "I have requested that an emergency meeting of the Security Council be held on Lebanon this week," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told the United ...
par Johnny Kortbawi, 24/09 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Since October 7, 2023, it has become evident that the crisis will not be resolved until Israel alters the balance of power in the Middle East and ensures the safety of its citizens. Israel would not accept humiliation or defeat, as experienced on the day the Al-Aqsa Flood was unleashed. It has since regained its considerable power and is committed ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 14:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that its ally Hezbollah "cannot stand alone" against Israel which carried out its deadliest day of airstrikes on Lebanon since 2006. "Hebzollah cannot stand alone against a country that is being defended and supported and supplied by Western countries, by European countries and the United ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 16:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Some 500 people crossed from Lebanon to war-torn Syria, a Syrian security official told AFP on Tuesday. They are fleeing the deadliest Israeli bombardment since the civil war. "Around 500 people crossed the border through the Qusayr and Dabousiya crossings between 4 PM (1300 GMT) and midnight" on Monday, the security official told AFP, requesting ...
par Marc Saikali, 24/09 17:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
"You can go back to your homes..." This brief statement from Hezbollah's Secretary General, following his organization’s "response" to the assassination of Fouad Shokr, raises questions. How could he say such words? On Monday, Israeli bombings claimed nearly 558 lives—a horrifying toll, almost half of the total number of casualties from the ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN chief warned world leaders on Tuesday that Lebanon was on "the brink" as clashes escalated between Israel and Hezbollah ahead of US President Joe Biden's final appearance at the global body's signature annual event. "We should all be alarmed by the escalation. Lebanon is at the brink," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. As the ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 20:15 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
The UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the explosive situation in Lebanon, which is subjected to relentless Israeli air strikes targeting Hezbollah positions. "After consulting with the delegations... the Presidency intends to schedule the briefing on the situation in Lebanon for tomorrow, Wednesday ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 20:21 - Reading : less than a minute
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White House Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer says that United States officials were in talks with allies to help ease the escalating tensions between Hezbollah and Israel, according to a report by the Associated Press. "We’re working on that in real time right here in New York and in capitals around the world," Finer said in an ...
par Natasha Metni Torbey, 24/09 20:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Diplomatic avenues are – at least for the time being – blocked. The objectives of the war have evolved, especially since the announcement made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 17 regarding the expansion of the conflict to allow the 68,000 residents of northern Israel to safely return home. To achieve this, the Lebanese ...
