par This Is Beirut, 02/01 16:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel launched pre-dawn airstrikes near the Syrian capital on Tuesday at a time of heightened regional tensions over the Gaza war, according to Syria's official news agency SANA, citing a military source. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, based in Britain, reported that Israel targeted a military position, also housing members of ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/01 13:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In a relentless escalation of violence since the first day of the new year, the Israeli army intensified its operations on Tuesday morning, carrying out air raids on border villages in southern Lebanon. Four air-to-ground missiles were fired at targets between Bint Jbeil and Maroun al-Ras, with additional bombings reported in the Shebaa and ...
par Michel Touma, 02/01 11:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Undoubtedly, the Lebanese bid farewell to the past year without a hint of regrets. As they usher in 2024, there is a glimmer of hope, but more importantly, a bundle of apprehensions. The conclusion of 2023 was marked by daily clashes along the Israeli border, further entrenching the prevailing chaos characterized by a stalled presidential ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/01 22:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Knesset member Avigdor Lieberman has called on the Israeli government to "reoccupy southern Lebanon," stating, "Lebanon must bear the consequences of Hezbollah’s attacks on northern Israel." The former Israeli Defense Minister said the Israeli army should "close off" a vast area of southern Lebanon and push Hezbollah north of the Litani ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/01 20:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The beginning of the year 2024 was marked by a serious surge in the confrontations between Israel and Hezbollah along the southern Lebanese border. On the Lebanese side, the Israeli army bombed the village of Tayr Harfa on Monday evening. A drone fired two missiles at Kfar Kila in the eastern sector and two others towards Labbouneh. The intense ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-31 14:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Saturday, the United Nations officially announced the closure of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. The closure had been scheduled for March 1, 2023, but UN Secretary-General António Guterres decided in January to extend the mandate of the STL, created in 2007, until the end of December "in order to complete the residual non-judicial functions ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-31 12:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel continued on Sunday with varying intensity, marking the last day of the year in southern Lebanon. In the afternoon, Israeli forces shelled several border villages, causing a new escalation. The Israeli army launched two shells on Jebbin and bombed the region of Mays al-Jabal, as well as Dhayra and ...
par Amine Jules Iskandar, 2023-12-31 12:08 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
If ISIS tried to carry out ethnic cleansing based on takfirism, Hezbollah has devised the notion of "takhuinism" (accusation of treason) to subjugate Lebanon in an atmosphere of terror. Every Christian is potentially labeled as a Zionist agent. The military tribunal has become Hezbollah's instrument of oppression, where any accused individual is ...
par Alissar Boulos, 2023-12-31 09:42 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
On a political level, 2023 has been overall a year of stagnation for Lebanon. It was marked by significant setbacks, such as the failure to elect a President of the Republic and establish State sovereignty. This is Beirut compiled a summary of the key political events that have shaped Lebanon's landscape throughout 2023. The Investigation into ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-30 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Pro-Iran armed groups in Syria attacked two American bases in the east of the country on Saturday, December 30, in response to "probable Israeli strikes" carried out earlier in the day. Washington immediately retaliated. Armed groups affiliated to Iran targeted two American bases in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor on Saturday evening, ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-30 17:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, declared that “what is happening on the southern border is not the result of a legal decision.” Geagea is referring to the artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel that began on October 8, the day after Hamas attacked the Jewish state. “This decision was not established by the ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 18:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah once again escalated on Thursday throughout the afternoon, following a precarious calm that prevailed in the morning along the border. As the night begins, raids and bombings continue relentlessly, with Israeli fighter jets constantly flying over the region. It is practically the same sectors and villages ...