US in Talks with Allies to Ease Hezbollah-Israel Tensions

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 ...

UN Chief Warns Lebanon Is on the 'Brink' as World Leaders Gather

par This Is Beirut, 24/09 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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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 ...

Iran President Says Hezbollah ‘Cannot Stand Alone’ Against Israel

par This Is Beirut, 24/09 14:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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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 ...

Arab Foreign Ministers Condemn the Escalation in Lebanon

par This Is Beirut, 24/09 12:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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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 ...

France Requests Emergency UNSC Meeting on Lebanon

par This Is Beirut, 24/09 10:11 - Reading : less than a minute

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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 ...

Israeli Strikes Continue Throughout the Night

par This Is Beirut, 24/09 03:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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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 ...

Massive Israeli Airstrikes Across Lebanon, Including Dahyeh

23/09 19:38 - Reading : less than a minute

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UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Visits Israel

par This Is Beirut, 23/09 15:08 - Reading : less than a minute

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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 ...

Editorial – Israel vs. Hezbollah: Supremacy’s Weight

par Michel Touma, 23/09 12:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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  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 ...

274 Killed, 1,024 Wounded in Israel's Large-Scale Air Offensive on Lebanon

par This Is Beirut, 23/09 11:05 - Reading : 8 minute(s)

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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 ...

Zoom in on Hezbollah's Fadi Rockets

par This Is Beirut, 22/09 21:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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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 ...

War Diary: Day 352

par Lyne Sammouri, 22/09 20:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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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.