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Negotiations Underway to Prevent Israel-Hezb Escalation

United States President Joe Biden and his administration are working to establish a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah while also reviving negotiations for a hostage agreement and an end to the war in Gaza, according to several Israeli and Lebanese media reports on Wednesday. This American initiative, led by Secretary of State ...

Macron at the UN: A War in Lebanon Must Not Be Authorized

French President Emmanuel Macron took a hard tone on Wednesday at the UN General Assembly, stressing that “there cannot and must not be a war in Lebanon.” Calling for an end to Israeli "escalation" in Lebanon along with the rocket attacks by Hezbollah on Israel., he stressed: “a war in Lebanon must not be authorized." "We urge Israel to ...

The US and France Call for a 21-Day Ceasefire Between Israel and Hezbollah

As intense Israeli military strikes continued throughout Wednesday night and are still underway on Thursday morning, the United States and France called for a temporary 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah to pave the way for broader negotiations, while UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a UN Security Council meeting that “all ...

155 Killed and 520 Injured in Violent Night in the South and Bekaa

Israeli shelling continues for the fourth day in a row, on Thursday, amid heavy waves of airstrikes in the Bekaa and southern Lebanon overnight, causing extensive damage to properties and lives. Israeli planes broke the sound barrier over several Lebanese regions, including Beirut, on Thursday morning. Alarm sirens sounded in Acre on Thursday ...

Top Israeli Ministers Reject Lebanon Ceasefire with Hezbollah

Three ministers from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition on Thursday rejected a US-led proposal for a Lebanon ceasefire and demanded that the fight against Hezbollah go on. The United States and allies issued a joint call for a 21-day halt in fighting in Lebanon after Israeli air strikes on Iran-backed Hezbollah killed ...

Is Lebanon at Risk of Another Israeli Ground Incursion?

In recent days, Israel has intensified its airstrikes on Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah infrastructure. Concentrated mainly in the south and east, these bombings have killed over 800 people and left around a thousand injured, according to the latest reports from the Ministry of Health. The strikes have also displaced 90,000 civilians. As tensions ...

Abbas Urges Halt to Supplying Israel with Weapons

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas called Thursday on the international community to stop sending weapons to Israel in order to halt bloodshed in the West Bank and Gaza, singling out the United States. Abbas said that Washington continued to provide diplomatic cover and weapons to Israel for its war in Gaza despite the mounting death toll there, ...

Israel Pledges to Hit Hezbollah with All Its Power

Despite international efforts to achieve a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, Tel Aviv remains determined to pursue its attacks against the pro-Iranian group, which fuels fears of a wider war, voiced by the United States and the European Union. A ceasefire agreement could be reached at any time, however, as the White House noted on Thursday, ...

Israel Secures $8.7 bn US Military Aid Package

Israel's defense ministry said on Thursday it had secured an $8.7 billion aid package from the United States to support the country's ongoing military efforts, including upgrading air defense systems. The announcement came as Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas hit out at Washington in his address to the UN General Assembly in New York, accusing ...

War Diary: Day 356

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for September 26, 2024.

No Response from Netanyahu on US-Backed Truce Proposal for Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday his government had not responded to a US-led push for a 21-day ceasefire in its campaign against Hezbollah. "It is an American-French proposal, which the prime minister has not even responded to," said a statement from Netanyahu's office, adding that he had ordered the army "to continue the ...

Houthi Strike on Tel Aviv: 'The Worst Is Yet to Come'

The Israeli army announced that the Arrow (or Hetz) air defense system intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen towards Tel Aviv and central Israel in the early hours of Friday. Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv, followed by explosions from the interception, with debris falling around the city. Seventeen Israelis were injured while seeking ...