par Marc Saikali, 21/09 14:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In 2006, the famous "if I had known" excuse might have hinted at a sense of remorse after the devastation of South Lebanon, of Beirut suburbs, and the loss of thousands of lives. Gulf countries invested billions to rebuild the country at the time. Nineteen years later, the same players are on stage, making the same strategic blunders. ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/09 18:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency reported 21 killed in an Israeli strike on Saturday, the latest attack on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians where the Israeli military said it targeted militants. A spokesman for the civil defense agency, Mahmoud Bassal, said more than half the dead at the Gaza City school were children. According to ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/09 21:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan stated that the risk of further escalation on the Lebanese-Israeli front is "acute" following the killing of senior Hezbollah leaders and the detonation of communication devices across Lebanon. But he suggested that the widescale attacks might actually dampen increasing tensions in the Middle ...
par Chelsea Al Arif, 21/09 21:45 - 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 21, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 22/09 10:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tensions are on the rise in south Lebanon after a tense night as Hezbollah announced “raiding military industrial complexes specializing in electronic equipment, north of Haifa with dozens of rockets.” Hezbollah declared that this operation is “an initial response to the brutal massacre committed by Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday.” In a ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/09 11:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Amid rising tensions after the increasing fire exchange between Hezbollah and Israel, the UN Special Coordinator to Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, reiterated on Sunday that “no military solution will make either side safer, as the region is on the brink of an imminent catastrophe.” “With the region on the brink of an imminent ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/09 14:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Hezbollah Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had "landed a series of blows on Hezbollah" after a night of intense cross-border fire and attacks this week in Lebanon. "In recent days, we have landed a series of blows on Hezbollah that it could have never imagined. If Hezbollah did not get the message, I assure you it will ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/09 15:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The global news channel Al Jazeera said that armed and masked Israeli forces raided its office in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and issued a 45-day closure order. It was the latest salvo in a long-running feud between the Arab broadcaster and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, which has worsened during the war in ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/09 18:27 - Reading : less than a minute
The Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Naim Kassem, declared that the party has entered a new phase in its struggle against Israel, describing it as an "open and decisive battle." He warned, "We will retaliate at the right time and place, when the Israelis least expect it." Kassem made these remarks on Sunday afternoon during the funeral of ...
par Malo Pinatel, 22/09 20:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On Sunday, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for attacks on military production sites and an airbase in northern Israel. "In retaliation for the beeper and walkie-talkie explosions on Tuesday and Wednesday, Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets at the Rafael military industrial complex in northern Israel," the Iran-backed group stated. Rafael Systems, ...
par Lyne Sammouri, 22/09 20:30 - 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 22, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 22/09 21:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah claimed on Sunday that it had targeted Israeli military production facilities and an airbase in the Haifa region in response to the deadly explosions that hit its communications equipment earlier this week. Notably, the pro-Iranian group revealed that it had used projectiles for the first time since October 8: the Fadi-1 and Fadi-2 ...
