This is Beirut

Senior U.S. Official to TIB: “Serious Consequences” if Lebanon Fails to Disarm Hezbollah

This is Beirut, 20:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Tehran United States

A senior U.S. official told This is Beirut that Washington has urged Israel to move toward a diplomatic track with Lebanon, adding that Israel has agreed and discussions could be convened as early as next week. The official said the United States expects the Lebanese government to take concrete steps to address and ultimately disarm Hezbollah, ...

Hezbollah’s Qassem Urges Lebanon to Halt “Concessions” Ahead of Talks

This is Beirut, 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Washington

Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem on Friday urged the Lebanese government to halt what he described as “free concessions” to Israel, ahead of anticipated negotiations between the two sides in Washington scheduled for next week. In a written statement broadcast on the group’s Al-Manar television channel, Qassem said ...

Operation Roaring Lion: Iran's Missile Program Takes a Hit

This is Beirut, 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel United States

According to the Israel Defense Forces, the Israeli Air Force carried out more than 8,500 sorties over Iran as part of a sustained aerial campaign during Operation Roaring Lion. In total, the Air Force deployed over 18,000 munitions, conducting approximately 10, 800 individual strikes. These attacks targeted a broad network of Iranian military ...

Iran's Supreme Leader Says Does Not Seek War in Written Message

This is Beirut, 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Donald Trump Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Tehran

Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in his latest written message the Islamic republic did not want war with the United States and Israel, but would protect its rights as a nation, state television reported Thursday. "We did not seek war and we do not want it," he said in the message read out on state TV, weeks after his ...

Hezbollah’s Grip on Displacement Centers Threatens Civilians and Aid

Claudia Groeling, 09:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Hezbollah Lebanese Army Lebanon Israel Lebanese Forces

More than a million Lebanese have been displaced since Hezbollah plunged Lebanon into war with Israel, with many now seeking refuge in communal shelters draped in Iranian flags and guarded by the militant group’s fighters. Hamed Abou Zahr, head of the Aamalouna displacement center in Sidon, warned that other shelters were “openly ...

Israel Army Says Striking Hezbollah Launch Sites in Lebanon

This is Beirut, 00:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Hassan Nasrallah USA

The Israeli army said Thursday it was striking Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, shortly after it had warned that the militant group could expand launches of projectiles across Israel. "A short while ago, the IDF began striking Hezbollah launch sites in Lebanon," the military said in a statement. Lebanon's state-run National News ...

Senior U.S. Official to TIB: 'Next Week's Talks in Washington... A Critical Moment For Lebanese Government to Assert Control'

This is Beirut, 09/04 21:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Ceasefire Hezbollah Israel United States

A senior U.S. official confirmed to This is Beirut that “next week’s talks in Washington will be a critical moment for the Lebanese government to assert control, take responsibility, and move toward the disarmament of Hezbollah,” refering to upcoming direct, civilian negotiations between Israel and Lebanon. The official ...

Israel, Lebanon to Hold Direct Talks, Says Netanyahu

This is Beirut, 09/04 18:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Benjamin Netanyahu Lebanon Donald Trump Hezbollah Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement Thursday saying he had ordered his cabinet to open direct talks with the Lebanese government while Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that proposals to include Lebanon in a regional ceasefire were gaining traction among international partners. The statements follow a general confusion ...

Lebanese Cabinet Issues Orders to Remove Non-State Weapons From Beirut

This is Beirut, 09/04 14:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Iran Beirut

The Lebanese government decided on Thursday to ban weapons held by non-state groups in Beirut, a day after deadly Israeli strikes on the capital. “Out of concern for citizens’ safety,” the government “requests that the army and security forces immediately extend state control over the Beirut area and restrict the carrying of weapons there ...

Trump Threatens to Restart War if Iran Fails to Honor Ceasefire Terms

This is Beirut, 09/04 13:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Donald Trump Ceasefire Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Iran

Donald Trump warned that the United States is prepared to resume full-scale military operations against Iran if Tehran fails to comply with what he described as a “real agreement,” casting new doubt on the durability of the recently announced ceasefire. In a late-night statement, Trump said all U.S. military assets, including ships, aircraft, ...

Netanyahu Affirms Strikes on Hezbollah as Southern Ground Incursions Continue

This is Beirut, 09/04 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Benjamin Netanyahu Lebanon Hezbollah South Lebanon Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel will keep hitting Iran-backed Hezbollah "wherever necessary,” the day after Israeli strikes pummelled Lebanon. "We are continuing to strike Hezbollah with force, precision, and determination," Netanyahu said on his personal X account. "Our message is clear: ...

Israeli Minister Calls Iran Ceasefire a ‘Mistake,’ Questions Its Durability

This is Beirut, 09/04 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Ceasefire Israel Middle East Palestine United States

Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli has criticized the ceasefire with Iran as a “mistake,” casting doubt on its durability while defending Israel’s military gains in the conflict. Chikli, a member of the ruling Likud party, said, “I think it was a mistake to go to a ceasefire at this time,” arguing that adversaries like ...

Israel