par This Is Beirut, 23/09 11:05 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
The Israeli army issued a new warning on Monday, this time to the inhabitants of the Bekaa, in east Lebanon, urging them to leave areas close to where Hezbollah stores weapons. Its Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, gave them a two-hour ultimatum. He specified that this was “a targeted warning." The raids, as part of an open Israeli ...
par Michel Touma, 23/09 12:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Following the humiliating defeat of the Arab armies in the Six-Day War of June 1967, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser attributed the losses of Egypt, Jordan and Syria to Israel’s air supremacy. Since then, over the course of more than half a century, this air supremacy has grown exponentially, while Arab military capabilities have ...
par This Is Beirut, 23/09 15:08 - Reading : less than a minute
The United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, began an official visit to Israel today. She is set to meet with senior Israeli officials to discuss recent developments. The Special Coordinator underscores that there is no military solution that will make either side safer. With the well-being of civilians on both ...
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par This Is Beirut, 24/09 03:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli raids continued through Monday night into the early hours of the morning, with planes targeting the outskirts of Tyre after striking Maarak and al-Hoch overnight. The raids also affected towns and villages in the Baalbek caza, including three strikes on Baalbek, Douris, and Bazalia, as well as assaults on Nabi Chit and Bodai. The town of ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 10:11 - Reading : less than a minute
France on Monday requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting to discuss Lebanon after Israel launched a major cross-border attack following nearly a year of clashes with Hezbollah. "I have requested that an emergency meeting of the Security Council be held on Lebanon this week," French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told the United ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 12:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The ministers affirmed their “full solidarity with the Lebanese government and people,” especially in light of the violent attacks that have intensified since Monday morning, killing almost 500 people, injuring more than 1,600, and displacing tens of thousands. The meeting, which took place on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 14:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that its ally Hezbollah "cannot stand alone" against Israel which carried out its deadliest day of airstrikes on Lebanon since 2006. "Hebzollah cannot stand alone against a country that is being defended and supported and supplied by Western countries, by European countries and the United ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN chief warned world leaders on Tuesday that Lebanon was on "the brink" as clashes escalated between Israel and Hezbollah ahead of US President Joe Biden's final appearance at the global body's signature annual event. "We should all be alarmed by the escalation. Lebanon is at the brink," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. As the ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 20:21 - Reading : less than a minute
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White House Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer says that United States officials were in talks with allies to help ease the escalating tensions between Hezbollah and Israel, according to a report by the Associated Press. "We’re working on that in real time right here in New York and in capitals around the world," Finer said in an ...
par Natasha Metni Torbey, 24/09 20:55 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Diplomatic avenues are – at least for the time being – blocked. The objectives of the war have evolved, especially since the announcement made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on September 17 regarding the expansion of the conflict to allow the 68,000 residents of northern Israel to safely return home. To achieve this, the Lebanese ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/09 22:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli leaders stepped up their threats against Hezbollah on Tuesday, asserting that the strikes launched on Monday will continue until displaced northern populations return home. “We will continue to strike Hezbollah. I say to the Lebanese people: our war is not against you, our war is against Hezbollah,” said Israeli Prime Minister ...
