This is Beirut, 26/11 21:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel's military on Wednesday launched a new operation against Palestinian armed groups in the occupied West Bank, where a local governor told AFP that Israeli forces had raided several towns. The Israeli military, police and internal security service said in a joint statement that they had begun "a broad counter-terrorism operation" in the ...
This is Beirut, 26/11 20:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Hamas Gaza
Tensions are rising in Israel between the political leadership and the military over investigations into October 7, 2023, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused of shirking responsibility for the authorities’ failure to anticipate and prevent the deadliest attack in the country’s history. Weekly protests, reflecting public anger, ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 26/11 16:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty is once again visiting Beirut to push forward the Egyptian initiative aimed at resolving the crisis between Lebanon and Israel. He cautions that the failure of this or any alternative proposal could push Lebanon toward further escalation and a potential military confrontation with Israel. According to ...
This is Beirut, 26/11 14:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty reaffirmed Cairo’s “full support” for Lebanon’s efforts to assert exclusive state control over weapons during an official visit to Beirut on Wednesday. After talks with President Joseph Aoun, Abdelatty underscored Egypt’s backing for the president’s latest Independence ...
This is Beirut, 26/11 14:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Defense Israel Katz
Defense Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday warned there would be "no calm" in Lebanon if Israel's security was not guaranteed, as Israeli forces intensify operations despite a year-old ceasefire with Hezbollah. "We will not allow any threats against the inhabitants of the north, and maximum enforcement will continue and even ...
This is Beirut, 26/11 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon South Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Israeli army
One year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the Israeli army still maintains five positions in south Lebanon, with fortifications and widened access routes. The November 27, 2024, truce, which sought to end more than a year of hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group, required Israel to fully withdraw troops from ...
This is Beirut, 26/11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Israel Hostages
Israel announced Wednesday that a body handed over by Gaza militants was that of Dror Or, one of the last three deceased hostages held in the Palestinian territory. The Islamic Jihad militant group located the body on Monday in the central Gaza Strip and on Tuesday transferred it to the Red Cross, acting as a neutral intermediary. The coffin was ...
This is Beirut, 26/11 08:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Israeli military on Wednesday announced a new "counterterrorism" operation in the north of the occupied West Bank. The military and internal security service said in a joint statement that they "began operating as part of a broad counterterrorism operation in the area of northern Samaria", using the Israeli biblical term for part of the West ...
This is Beirut, 26/11 08:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon Cyprus Turkey Israel Parliament
As the debate over border demarcation in Lebanon reopened widely following the maritime agreement with Israel and ongoing efforts to define both land and sea borders with Syria, Lebanon has reached a final agreement with Cyprus on the maritime boundary. The move comes after the government approved the draft agreement and referred it to the ...
This is Beirut, 25/11 21:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gaza Hamas Israel Israeli Hostages Red Cross
Israel said the Red Cross had on Tuesday handed over the coffin of a hostage held in Gaza, adding that the remains would soon be taken for forensic identification. Prior to this latest handover, the remains of three deceased hostages were still being held in the Gaza Strip, two Israelis and one Thai national. Hamas and its allies have been ...
Hussain Abdul-Hussain, 25/11 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
One year on from Lebanon’s signing of the November 27, 2024 Cessation of Hostilities with Israel, Beirut’s agreement to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and disarm Hezbollah looks less like a commitment and more like theater. Lebanon has announced deadlines, staged symbolic troop deployments, and assured the world that Hezbollah’s ...
Katia Kahil, 25/11 13:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanon Israel South Lebanon
One year after the ceasefire, south Lebanon remains a land fraught with tension. Even when the strikes seem to ease, the shadow of war lingers. Israel’s sporadic bombardments never truly stop, and each moment of calm feels like a brief pause in an invisible countdown. Life here is fragile, shaping a population caught between the urgent need ...