This is Beirut, 14/01 09:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's military said early Tuesday it had tried several times to shoot down a missile fired from Yemen which sent sirens blaring across the centre of the country. The latest attack came less than a day after Yemen's Houthis said they launched a missile towards Tel Aviv, which Israeli forces said they intercepted. "Following the sirens that ...
This is Beirut, 14/01 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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With less than two weeks to go before the end of the ceasefire introduced on November 27, Israeli forces are still present in the areas along Lebanon's southern border. For the second consecutive day, the Israeli army continued its incursion into the villages of Mfaylha and Ras al-Dahr, west of Mays al-Jabal. Sweep operations are underway, ...
Philippe Abi-Akl, 14/01 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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“I did not come to engage in politics, but to build a state that can only be founded on justice and equality for all its components.” This statement, delivered by General Joseph Aoun, Lebanon's first president after its centenary, during his first official meeting with a congratulatory delegation, succinctly summarizes his vision and ...
This is Beirut, 13/01 20:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A Gaza truce and hostage release deal is close and could be finalized in the final week of US President Joe Biden's term, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday. "We are close to a deal, and it can get done this week. I'm not making a promise or prediction, but it is there for the taking, and we are going to work to make ...
This is Beirut, 13/01 19:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Monday vowed to oppose any deal to end the Gaza war, while a senior Palestinian official said "significant progress" had been made in negotiations in Doha. Since early January, indirect negotiations mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States have resumed in Doha to ...
This is Beirut, 13/01 17:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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President Joseph Aoun and a top US general discussed on Monday the implementation of a fragile truce between Hezbollah and Israel in South Lebanon, the presidency said. The President and the head of US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael Kurilla, met as a January 26 deadline to fully implement the terms of the ceasefire ...
This is Beirut, 13/01 13:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Dozens of countries will send delegates to Norway on Wednesday as part of a global alliance aiming to find a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Norway's foreign ministry said on Monday. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, the head of the UN's Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini, and UN envoy ...
This is Beirut, 13/01 12:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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'Breakthroughs’ were made on Sunday night in Doha, Qatar, with negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza “close” to an agreement, according to sources close to the matter quoted by Reuters. This information was revealed by the agency after discussions between Israeli intelligence officials, Donald ...
This is Beirut, 13/01 10:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Sunday night was violent for the inhabitants of southern Lebanon and the Beqaa. As Israeli violations of the agreement continued, Israeli warplanes raided one of the Lebanese-Syrian border crossings at Qasr in Hermel at midnight on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Israeli Army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adraee, announced on his X account on ...
This is Beirut, 12/01 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with outgoing US President Joe Biden on Sunday, updating him on progress in negotiations to reach a hostage release deal in Gaza. A readout from Biden's office confirmed the call and said that the president "stressed the immediate need for a ceasefire in Gaza and return of the hostages with a surge ...
This is Beirut, 12/01 18:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Israeli army carried out a series of raids in several areas of southern Lebanon, Sunday night. Shortly before midnight, the Israeli warplanes launched at least four raids in the valleys between Arabsalim, Houmine el-Fawka, Derir el-Zahrani and Roumine. Detonations could be heard for miles around in the Nabatyeh caza. Another air strike ...
This is Beirut, 11/01 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Lebanese Army began deploying in several South Lebanon villages on Saturday, as an Israeli drone struck a car in the village of Kounine, in yet another violation of the ceasefire agreement, injuring two people. Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X that the attack targeted suspected Hezbollah members who were spotted leaving ...