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Netanyahu Issues Directive Allowing Strikes Without Prior Authorization

This is Beirut, 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a change in operational directives to the IDF and Mossad, granting advance authorization to carry out targeted killings of senior Iranian and Hezbollah officials without prior political approval when time-sensitive intelligence emerges, according to Israel’s Channel 12 News. The directive aims to ...

Israel Strikes North Beirut Suburb, South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 14/03 10:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli strike hit an apartment building in Al-Nabaa, a northern Beirut suburb that had been targeted a day earlier, Lebanese state media said on Saturday, also reporting strikes in the country's south. An overnight Israeli strike killed a dozen medical staff at a clinic in south Lebanon, health authorities said earlier Saturday, after ...

Israeli Strike in Bourj Hammoud Kills One

This is Beirut, 13/03 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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For the first time since clashes between Israel and Hezbollah erupted following the killing of former Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Israeli forces carried out strikes in Burj Hammoud in the Metn District. At dawn on Friday, Israeli aircraft launched an airstrike on an apartment in the Nabaa–Burj Hammoud area near the Mirna Shalouhi ...

UNIFIL Voices ‘Grave Concern’ Over Escalation Between Hezbollah and Israel

This is Beirut, 12/03 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) expressed “grave concern” on Thursday over the dangerous escalation of hostilities along the Blue Line overnight on Wednesday. In a press release, UNIFIL said it had observed “more than 120 projectiles fired from Lebanese territory into Israel, as well as seven Israeli ...

Israeli Strikes Hit Beirut Suburbs, Bekaa, and Southern Lebanon After Evacuation Warnings

This is Beirut, 11/03 10:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel launched a new wave of airstrikes across Lebanon early Wednesday after issuing evacuation warnings to residents in Beirut’s southern suburbs. The Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesman, Avichay Adraee, urged residents in the neighborhoods of Haret Hreik and Burj al-Barajneh to leave the area immediately, saying the military ...

Israeli Strikes Hit Southern Lebanon as Hezbollah Clashes with Troops

This is Beirut, 10/03 14:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Two people were killed on Tuesday in an Israeli drone strike targeting a car on the Qulaila road in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. In parallel, the Israeli army renewed evacuation warnings on Tuesday afternoon for residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs for those living in Haret Hreik, Ghobeiry, ...

UNICEF: Dozens of Children Killed as Israel-Hezbollah War Intensifies

This is Beirut, 10/03 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At least 83 children have been killed and 254 others wounded since the outbreak of the March 2 war between Israel and Hezbollah, according to a statement issued Monday by UNICEF. The agency’s Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, said the figures highlight the growing toll of the conflict on children ...

Israel Strikes Beirut's Southern Suburbs, Targeting Qard al-Hassan Branches

This is Beirut, 09/03 10:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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An additional Israeli raid pounded the southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday following several Israeli warnings followed by mock raids. In parallel, the Lebanese Army (LAF) blocked the roads leading to all Qard al-Hassan branches in the capital Beirut and Saida following latest warnings by the Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee. ...

Israeli Airstrikes Pound Beirut’s Southern Suburbs

This is Beirut, 06/03 08:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli airstrikes on Beirut intensified on Wednesday, with seven separate strikes until now reported across the capital’s southern suburbs, the latest targeting Bir al-Abed in the Dahieh district. The Israeli military said it has struck more than 500 targets in Lebanon since the start of the current campaign, which it says is aimed at ...

Israel Is Preparing a Buffer Zone in Southern Lebanon

Bassam Abou Zeid, 04/03 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The President of the Republic, Joseph Aoun, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam informed the ambassadors of the Quintet that the government’s decision banning all military and security activities of Hezbollah will be fully implemented. According to diplomatic sources, including U.S. ambassador Michel Issa, there will be no cessation of Israeli ...

Israeli Strikes Resume Across Lebanon as Hezbollah Fires Rockets Toward Israel

This is Beirut, 04/03 10:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon resumed Wednesday morning, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs, including Haret Hreik, Hadath, and Laylaki. The army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, described the targets as Hezbollah infrastructure and weapons depots. The blasts were reportedly felt across the capital. Later on Wednesday, ...

Buffer Zone in Southern Lebanon: Israel’s Advance Raises Questions About Lasting Presence

Natasha Metni Torbey, 03/03 20:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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As Israel ramps up its military campaign against Hezbollah, Israeli troops advanced into southern Lebanon on Tuesday morning and established a buffer zone described by Tel Aviv as a limited defensive maneuver aimed at protecting northern Israeli communities. However, security sources interviewed by This is Beirut said that the maneuver could be ...

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