This is Beirut, 24/12 11:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel launched a wave of strikes Wednesday morning targeting Wadi al-Namiriyah, the Zafta Valley in the Nabatieh area, and the town of Tabna, north of the Litani River, hitting what it said were Hezbollah military buildings and infrastructure. The raid caused a loud explosion that was heard throughout the region. Shortly after, strikes ...
This is Beirut, 23/12 19:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Lebanese security is conducting investigations under the supervision of Public Prosecutor Judge Jamal Hajjar into the disappearance of retired General Security officer Ahmad Shukr, who has been missing for a week, amid conflicting information about his fate, according to a judicial source quoted by Saudi daily Asharq al Awsat. The source ...
This is Beirut, 23/12 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Hezbollah has reportedly requested $2 billion from Iran for reconstruction efforts, double the amount Tehran had initially planned to provide, citing a shortage of funds, according to The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation. The report noted that “despite Hezbollah continuing to purchase weapons, and despite the economic situation not affecting ...
This is Beirut, 23/12 12:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Israeli Army on Tuesday claimed that a Lebanese soldier killed in an Israeli strike near the southern city of Saida on Monday was linked to Hezbollah, describing the alleged coordination as a “serious matter”. In a statement posted on X, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said Israeli forces carried out what he ...
This is Beirut, 22/12 14:40 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israel said Monday it launched a drone strike in Quneitra’s Saida district, targeting a car carrying what Israel said were Hezbollah operatives, killing three people. One of the deceased is reportedly a Lebanese Army soldier. Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a post on X, “A short while ago, the Israel Defense ...
Michael al-Andary, 22/12 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Despite the Lebanese cabinet’s move to impose a firm deadline for the disarmament of militias, developments on the ground point to a “lack of seriousness” in enforcing the decision against Hezbollah, a security source told This is Beirut on condition of anonymity, questioning whether the government’s commitment is backed by concrete ...
This is Beirut, 22/12 13:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran insisted on Monday that its missile program was defensive in nature and designed to dissuade attack, while adding the existence of its arsenal was not up for debate. Israel had presented Iran's ballistic missiles, along with its nuclear program, as the two main threats it sought to neutralize during the 12-day war the foes fought in ...
This is Beirut, 21/12 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Senator Lindsey Graham accused Hamas and Hezbollah of rearming during a visit to Israel on Sunday and charged that the Palestinian Islamist group was also consolidating power in Gaza. After two years of war between Israel and Hamas in the Palestinian territory, a fragile ceasefire has held since October, despite both sides trading accusations ...
This is Beirut, 21/12 13:16 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's security cabinet approved the establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move the country's far-right finance minister said on Sunday was aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state. The decision brings the total number of settlements approved over the past three years to 69, according to a ...
This is Beirut, 20/12 20:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to present plans for a potential strike on Iran to U.S. President Donald Trump during his forthcoming visit to the United States, NBC News reports, citing several unnamed officials. According to the report, Israel is increasingly alarmed that Iran is rebuilding, and possibly expanding, its ballistic ...
This is Beirut, 20/12 20:10 - Reading : less than a minute
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The Israeli military said on Saturday its forces had arrested a suspected Islamic State group jihadist in Syria earlier this week and taken him back to Israel. In a statement, the military said that on Wednesday "soldiers completed an operation in the area of Rafid in southern Syria to apprehend a suspected terrorist affiliated with ISIS." "The ...
This is Beirut, 19/12 23:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday urged the disarmament of Hamas but voiced hope for headway on reaching the next stage of a Gaza ceasefire as regional officials met. Top officials of Qatar and Egypt – key mediators of the ceasefire – and regional power Turkey headed Friday to Miami to meet US envoys including Steve Witkoff, ...