par This Is Beirut, 14/04 19:09 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's foreign minister on Sunday said Tehran had informed the United States and gave a 72-hour warning to neighboring countries of its retaliatory attack on Israel. "We announced... to the White House in a message that our operations will be limited, minimal and will be aimed at punishing the Israeli regime," said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The ...
14/04 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Sunday struck a Hezbollah site in Lebanon's east near the Syrian border, the Israeli army and a source from the Iran-backed group said, as tensions soared after Iran directly attacked Israel. The Hezbollah source told AFP that "the Israeli strike targeted an area... near Baalbek and targeted a two-story building belonging to Hezbollah," ...
par Rayan Chami, 14/04 20:38 - 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 April 14th, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 15/04 02:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel and Iran accused one another Sunday at the United Nations of being the main threat to peace in the Middle East, each calling on the Security Council to impose sanctions on their sworn enemy. "The mask is off. Iran, the number one global sponsor of terror, has exposed its true face as the destabilizer of the region and the world," Israel's ...
par Charles Chartouni, 15/04 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The dynamics of violence that were unleashed after the 7th of October in South Israel have mutated into a major strategic turnaround that questions the extant geopolitics in the Near East. The Hamas murderous undertaking turned out to be a major disaster, which led to the destruction of Gaza and its transformation into a graveyard. What’s ...
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 15/04 10:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese are just as divided regarding Iran’s retaliatory attack on Israel. While some see it as a sham, others perceive it as a victory. The latter viewpoint is echoed by many supporters of the Axis of Resistance. From a military standpoint, the arsenal used by the Iranians was extensive, amounting to 300 drones, cruise missiles and ...
15/04 10:59 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
US forces shot down dozens of drones and missiles when Iran launched the attack on Saturday, in retaliation for the strike on its consulate in Damascus on April 1, making a significant contribution to the defense of Israeli territory. Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel with hundreds of drones and missiles marked the culmination of a tense two ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/04 15:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran said on Monday that the Israel-linked ship it seized on the weekend had violated international maritime law and was undergoing "necessary investigations." Iranian authorities had previously offered little information about why the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized the ship MSC Aries ship near the Strait of Hormuz on ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/04 16:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid on Monday accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government of leading to a "total loss of Israeli deterrence" in the wake of an unprecedented Iranian attack. In a scathing criticism, former premier Lapid also said that under Netanyahu, "Jewish terrorist violence" against Palestinians in the occupied ...
15/04 18:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The southern front flared with artillery exchanges on Monday afternoon, after Hezbollah claimed that it had detonated "explosive devices" targeting Israeli soldiers who reportedly crossed into Lebanese territory. Hezbollah fighters "planted explosive devices in the Tal Ismail area" inside Lebanon, detonating them after Israeli soldiers "crossed ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/04 23:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's Army Chief General Herzi Halevi, addressing troops on Monday at a military base hit in Iran's unprecedented strike, said Israel will respond. "This launch of so many (Iranian) missiles, cruise missiles, and UAVs into the territory of the state of Israel will be met with a response," Halevi said when he visited Nevatim base in the ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/04 10:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The top Chinese diplomat spoke to the Iranian Foreign Minister on Tuesday, following Iran's first ever direct attack on Israel. China's Foreign Minister held phone discussions with his Iranian counterpart, Beijing state media said on Tuesday, reporting that Iran said that it was "willing to exercise restraint" after its first-ever attack on ...
