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Israel Army Announces 4 Soldiers Killed in Gaza, Thousands More Troops Needed

This is Beirut, 07/06 11:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel's military announced Friday the deaths of four soldiers in Gaza, saying it needed thousands more troops to press its offensive, just as the premier's coalition faces the prospect of collapse over ultra-Orthodox conscription. News of the soldiers' deaths came as Gaza's civil defence agency reported 38 killed Friday in Israeli attacks across ...

Preliminary Report Details Airstrike Damage in Beirut Suburbs

This is Beirut, 06/06 16:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Reconstruction Committee in Beirut has released preliminary statistics detailing the damage caused by Thursday’s Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of the capital. The figures reveal widespread destruction across multiple neighborhoods, with residential buildings, institutions, and private property bearing the weight of the ...

Illegal Weapons: Geagea Slams State Inaction Amid Israeli Attacks

This is Beirut, 06/06 14:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanese Forces party leader Samir Geagea strongly criticized the state’s failure to resolve the issue of illegal weapons and to act amid ongoing Israeli attacks. He warned that Lebanon remains dangerously exposed due to the government's inability to assert exclusive control over military decision-making. In a statement issued Friday, Geagea ...

France Opens 'Complicity in Genocide' Probe over Blocked Gaza Aid

This is Beirut, 06/06 14:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French anti-terror prosecutors have opened a probe into "complicity in genocide" and "incitement to genocide" over French-Israelis suspected of having blocked aid intended for war-torn Gaza, a source close to the case said Friday. The investigation comes after the Jewish French Union for Peace (UFJP) and a French-Palestinian victim filed a legal ...

Netanyahu Admits Israel Supporting Anti-Hamas Armed Group in Gaza

This is Beirut, 06/06 13:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that Israel is supporting an armed group in Gaza that opposes the militant group Hamas, following comments by a former minister that Israel had transferred weapons to it. Israeli and Palestinian media have reported that the group Israel has been working with is part of a local Bedouin tribe led by Yasser ...

Israel Steps Up Military Pressure on Lebanon’s Official Authorities

Bassam Abou Zeid, 06/06 12:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As the Israeli Army issued a warning to Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday, Lebanon sought to avoid Israeli airstrikes on the targeted sites. The Lebanese representative to the Ceasefire Monitoring Committee approached the committee’s chairman, US General Michael Leeney, promising that the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) would enter and inspect ...

Beirut Southern Suburbs After Fourth Israeli Attack Since Ceasefire

This is Beirut, 06/06 12:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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A series of Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs on Thursday night, after the army warned it would target Hezbollah's underground drone factories.

Lebanese Army Warns of Rising Tensions, Reaffirms Commitment to 1701

This is Beirut, 06/06 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Army accused Israel of escalating its attacks on Lebanon and warned of a potential freeze in coordination with international ceasefire monitors. In a strongly worded statement on Friday, released by the Army Command, the military condemned what it described as a “clear attempt by Israel to undermine Lebanon’s recovery and ...

Hale to This Is Beirut: Lebanon Should Seize the Opportunity of Peace

Tylia El Helou, 06/06 10:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs and former US Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale spoke to This is Beirut about the possibility of brokering peace with Israel and the repercussions of the US-Iranian nuclear deal, as well as the situation in Syria.

Major Israeli Airstrikes Target Hezbollah Drone Facilities in Beirut’s Southern Suburb; Katz warns no calm without disarmament

This is Beirut, 06/06 08:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On the eve of Eid al-Adha, the Israeli army launched a significant military escalation by conducting multiple airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut. The bombardments targeted the districts of Hadath, Haret Hreik, and Bourj el-Barajneh, following Israeli orders to evacuate several buildings. Israel claims it targeted infrastructure used by ...

Israel Strikes Suspected Hezbollah Drone Production Facilities in Beirut’s Southern Suburbs

This is Beirut, 05/06 21:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army carried out at least three airstrikes on suspected Hezbollah drone production facilities in the heart of the densely-populated southern suburbs of Beirut on Thursday evening. There was no immediate reports of possible casualties and the extent of the damage inflicted by the strikes. An hour earlier the residents of ...

South Lebanon: Israeli Spying Device Dismantled

This is Beirut, 05/06 10:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Army announced in a statement on Thursday that a specialized military unit dismantled an Israeli espionage device found in the outskirts of the southern town of Yaroun, in the district of Bint Jbeil.. The device was equipped with a camera and discovered during engineering survey operations in the region. “The unit acted swiftly ...

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