This is Beirut, 24/11 16:05 - Reading : less than a minute
On Monday, police opened fire on a fleeing vehicle at the Tel Sheva junction in the Negev, injuring a passenger before intercepting it, Israeli authorities said. According to a statement, officers operating as part of the “New Order” operation to combat violent crime in the Bedouin diaspora signaled a suspicious vehicle to stop. The ...
This is Beirut, 23/11 23:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Washington Haitham Tabatabai
Born in Lebanon in 1968, Haitham Ali Tabatabai, also known as Abu Ali, is believed to be of an Iranian father and a Lebanese mother. He reportedly grew up in southern Lebanon and joined Hezbollah at a young age. A former commander of the Radwan Force, Hezbollah’s elite unit, Tabatabai operated in both Syria and Yemen, where he provided ...
This is Beirut, 23/11 18:46 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Israel Haitham Tabatabai
The Israeli army announced on Sunday that it carried out a precise raid, killing Hezbollah “number two” operative in the southern suburbs of Beirut, according to al-Hadath. The initial toll stands at five dead and 28 wounded in the attack, according to a statement from the Health Ministry’s Emergency Operations Center. According to Israeli ...
This is Beirut, 23/11 17:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Joseph Aoun Hezbollah Israel
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned Israel’s airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, noting that the attack happened the day following Lebanon’s Independence Day. President Aoun described it as “further proof that Israel disregards repeated calls to halt its assaults on Lebanon, refuses to implement international ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 23/11 16:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Lebanon Joseph Aoun initiative
President Joseph Aoun is waiting for responses to his initiative, unveiled on the eve of Independence Day, fully aware that its outcome depends largely on two actors: Hezbollah and Israel. According to sources, Hezbollah has no intention of providing a clear response to the Lebanese presidency. The Iran-backed group remains determined to retain ...
This is Beirut, 23/11 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran United States Israel Ali Khamenei
Iran's intelligence ministry has warned of attempts by foreign adversaries, including the United States and Israel, to target Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and destabilize the Islamic republic. The country's ISNA news agency reported on Saturday that Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib cautioned, "The enemy seeks to target the supreme ...
This is Beirut, 22/11 18:46 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Saturday and said that in response, Israeli forces had killed five "senior Hamas terrorists." "Today, Hamas violated the ceasefire again, sending a terrorist into Israeli-held territory to attack Israeli soldiers. In ...
This is Beirut, 22/11 12:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah Israel strike south
An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed one person on Saturday, the Lebanese health ministry said, in the latest attack on the area despite a nearly year-long ceasefire. In a statement, the ministry said that the Israeli strike on a vehicle in Zawtar al-Sharqiyah, south Lebanon, killed one person. The ministry also said that a grenade ...
This is Beirut, 21/11 21:25 - Reading : less than a minute
One person, Ahmad Ramadan, was killed on Friday evening in an Israeli strike that targeted a car on the outskirts of the town of Froon, in the Bint Jbeil district. In parallel, an Israeli drone was reported flying at very low altitude over Teffahta and the surrounding areas. Sources also reported intensive flights of silent drones over the ...
This is Beirut, 21/11 18:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's military on Friday said a strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon earlier this week had killed "13 Hamas terrorists". Lebanese authorities said Tuesday's strike on Ain al-Helweh camp killed at least 13 people, without giving their identities. "Thirteen Hamas terrorists were eliminated in a precise ...
This is Beirut, 21/11 00:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Lebanese Forces Lebanon Europe Hezbollah
Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi said Thursday evening that he was open to negotiations with Israel while urging Lebanese expatriates to quickly register on the platform for the upcoming parliamentary elections. Speaking on MTV’s Sar el-Waet program, Mr. Raggi said that if he were given a mandate by the government, he would be ready to enter ...
This is Beirut, 20/11 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Palestine Hamas Israel death strike Gaza
Gaza health authorities said fresh Israeli air strikes killed five people on Thursday, as ceasefire mediator Qatar warned the renewed attacks threatened to undermine the fragile weeks-long truce between Israel and Hamas. The new strikes came the morning after one of the deadliest days in the Gaza Strip since the truce began on October 10. Qatar, ...