18/09 18:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Those responsible for a deadly wave of explosions across Lebanon targeting paging devices used by members of the Hezbollah militant group "must be held to account," the UN rights chief said on Wednesday. The Iranian-backed group accused Israel and vowed to retaliate over the explosions that killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded up ...
par Rami Rayess, 18/09 08:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
There are growing concerns about the future of the Middle East in light of the significant transformations the region has undergone since the events of October 7, 2023, and the subsequent Israeli war on Gaza, which has claimed over 40,000 lives and left the enclave completely devastated and uninhabitable for years to come. The battle rages on ...
17/09 22:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel has scored a major intelligence success by apparently infiltrating a supply chain to cause the simultaneous explosion of hundreds of Hezbollah pagers in a blow for the Lebanese militant group and its Iranian backers, analysts say. At least nine people were killed and some 2,800 wounded, including the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, when the ...
17/09 21:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States said on Tuesday that it was not aware in advance and had no involvement in mass explosions of pagers used by Lebanon's Hezbollah, as it urged Iran for restraint in its response. "I can tell you that the US was not involved in it, the US was not aware of this incident in advance and, at this point, we're gathering information," ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/09 20:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Eleven people, including the son of Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar, were killed and 4000, mostly Hezbollah members (according to an initial assessment), as well as the Iranian ambassador to Beirut, Mojtaba Amani, were simultaneously injured across Lebanon on Tuesday in an unprecedented Israeli technological attack targeting their Pagers, according to the ...
17/09 16:46 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In an unprecedented development, Israel sabotaged the pager network used by Hezbollah members, detonating the devices' batteries, simultaneously injuring over a thousand, including the Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani. Three were also killed in the technological attack, including the son of Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar, a Hezbollah member ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/09 11:43 - Reading : less than a minute
On Tuesday morning, in contrast to the previous day, a noticeable calm settled over the southern front. Israeli military fired shells targeting the outskirts of Alma al-Shaab and Yarine in the western sector. Concurrently, an Israeli sweep operation was initiated from Malkiya and Bayad towards the town of Blida. Fighter jets broke the sound ...
par Vanessa Kallas, 16/09 21:12 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for September 16, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 16/09 13:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In a flurry of escalating tensions along the Israeli-Lebanese border, Israeli artillery strikes continue on Monday. An Israeli air raid on the town of Houla Monday afternoon killed one Hezbollah combatant and injured two. Israeli artillery had targeted the town of Aita al-Shaab with three heavy shells on Monday morning. It launched three ...
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 16/09 08:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
On Sunday, the Lebanese population was caught up in reports about leaflets supposedly dropped by an Israeli drone over the Wazzani and Ghajar areas. The leaflets, addressed to "residents and displaced persons" in the refugee camps, instructed them to evacuate their homes immediately and move north to the region of Khiam by 4 PM, warning them not ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/09 20:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli Ministry of Defense is recruiting African asylum seekers to carry out "potentially deadly" operations in Gaza in exchange for obtaining permanent resident status in Israel, according to reports by the Israeli media outlet Haaretz. Defense officials, speaking unofficially, confirmed to the center-left daily the existence of this ...
par Hala Abdallah, 15/09 20:39 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for September 15, 2024.