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Return of Displaced Persons and Reconstruction Prospects: Lingering Uncertainty

Sana Richa Choucair, 2024-11-29 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

“This return is nothing like 2006.” This phrase echoes across regions where residents are cautiously returning to their homes on the second day of the ceasefire. After 14 months of conflict, marked by two months of brutal escalation, the displaced face their return with uncertainty and unease. The scale of destruction is far greater than in ...

Mawlawi: Our Main Challenges Are Displaced Persons and Reconstruction

This is Beirut, 2024-11-28 19:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The caretaker Minister of Interior, Bassam Mawlawi, announced that "the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, General Joseph Aoun, has briefed the ministers on the broad outlines of the Lebanese Armed Forces' deployment plan in South Lebanon. The plan, which will be executed in three phases, aims to ensure both the return of Lebanese citizens and the ...

Lebanese Army Reports Israeli Violations on Second Day of Ceasefire Agreement

This is Beirut, 2024-11-28 15:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On Thursday, the second day of the ceasefire agreement, the Lebanese Army issued a statement confirming that the Israeli military had committed several violations. These included breaches of Lebanese airspace and attacks on Lebanese territory using various weapons. The Lebanese Army Command stated that it is addressing these violations in ...

Hochstein: US Ceasefire monitoring team expected in Beirut shortly

This is Beirut, 2024-11-27 23:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US envoy Amos Hochstein, who helped broker the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, announced on Wednesday that “an American team associated with the monitoring committee of the ceasefire agreement will arrive in Beirut this evening” (Wednesday night). “We must support the Lebanese army, economy and people, or we will return to this ...

Israeli Army Says it Captured Four Hezbollah Members in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 2024-11-27 20:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that the Israeli Army had arrested "four members of Hezbollah who infiltrated a restricted area in southern Lebanon." One of the detainees is reportedly a senior figure within the group in the region. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant later confirmed the arrests ...

Two Journalists Injured by Israeli Gunfire in Khiam

This is Beirut, 2024-11-27 20:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Journalists were targeted by Israeli gunfire on Wednesday in the town of Khiam, in the Marjayoun district of southern Lebanon. Two of them were injured: Associated Press reporter Mohammad al-Zaatari and Sputnik reporter Abdel Kader al-Bay. Both were transported to Marjayoun Hospital for treatment. Joseph Kosseifi, head of the Lebanese ...

Ashrafieh Residents: Caught Between Hope, Exhaustion, and Disillusionment

Marilyne Jallad, 2024-11-27 17:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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At 9:30 AM this Wednesday in Beirut, the sky is gray, but Madeleine’s smile, spotted at Sassine Square in the heart of Ashrafieh, is infectious. Madeleine, in her seventies, was in her car asking for directions to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I take the opportunity to ask her about the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which officially ...

Lebanese Army Reinforces its Presence South of the Litani River

This is Beirut, 2024-11-27 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Army began reinforcing its presence South of the Litani River on Wednesday, as part of its bid to extend state authority in coordination with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). This move is in line with Lebanon's commitment to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which stipulates bolstering the Lebanese ...

Ceasefire Day One: Life in Southern Lebanon

Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-11-27 17:25 - Reading : less than a minute

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Thousands of people are heading back to southern Lebanon after the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel. Our correspondent Chelsea al-Arif had a tour in the South to convey the situation.

Ceasefire: The Day After with Chelsea Al Arif, Our Special Correspondent in South Lebanon

Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-11-27 11:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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After two months of intense fighting, a ceasefire has been put into effect. As the region begins to recover, our special correspondent Chelsea Al Arif is on the ground, traveling through South Lebanon to report on the first hours and days following this fragile truce. Her journey started in Tyre, a coastal city that was one of the epicenters of ...

Lebanon Files Complaint to UN Against Israel’s Targeting LAF

This is Beirut, 2024-11-26 10:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs directed Lebanon’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York on Tuesday to file a new complaint to the Security Council. In this complaint, Lebanon denounces Israel's repeated targeting of the Lebanese army since the start of the war on October 8, 2023, particularly the incidents reported between ...

Renewed Israeli Airstrikes Devastate Lebanese Regions

Vanessa Kallas, 2024-11-25 18:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, targeting Beirut's southern suburb, Tyre and the Beqaa region, left dozens dead and injured as Israel and Hezbollah approach a ceasefire deal.

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