2024-10-17 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
UN Security Council Andrea Tenenti UNIFIL
The recent escalation of the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, particularly in the south, has significantly impacted the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Over the past week, several peacekeepers have been injured in Israeli fire at UNIFIL positions, some of which have been breached by the Israeli army. On September ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-17 13:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
European Union Josep Borrell Palestine UN Security Council
Canada has demanded that “the strikes cease immediately” in response to Israeli attacks against the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). The Canadian government denounced “Israeli aggressions against civilian infrastructure in northern Gaza, as well as against UN peacekeeping forces” in a statement issued on Thursday. The ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-16 12:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Army UN Security Council United Nations
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has once again called on the Security Council to order Israel to “immediately cease hostilities and withdraw from all Lebanese territories” and to fully execute UN resolution 1701. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared, in a statement on Wednesday, that it would be presenting a fresh protest on ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-15 17:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UN Security Council United Nations
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati affirmed that the Lebanese army is ready to strengthen its presence in south Lebanon by around 10,000 soldiers, in cooperation with the UNIFIL. “We took a decision in the cabinet to ask the UN Security Council to adopt a ceasefire resolution,” Mikati asserted, while emphasizing “full commitment to ...
2024-10-15 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Ceasefire UN Security Council south Lebanon
Diplomatic sources in New York have confirmed that no new draft resolution concerning Lebanon is under discussion at the Security Council, refuting media reports as unfounded. The sources stressed that any talks of a resolution would be contingent upon achieving a ceasefire, a condition that remains unlikely for the time being. According to ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-14 22:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
New York UN Security Council United Nations Lebanon
Lebanon's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, under the instructions of caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib, submitted an identical complaint to both UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council in response to repeated Israeli attacks targeting United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-14 12:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
UN Security Council United States China Taiwan
China deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan on Monday, in drills Beijing said were aimed at sending a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces on the self-ruled island. Beijing has not ruled out using force to bring Taiwan under its control and Monday's drills represent its fourth round of large-scale war games in the past two ...
Michel Touma, 2024-10-14 11:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces South Lebanon UN Security Council Nabih Berry
Only the truth hurts, as the saying goes. In the political sphere, it is often the uncomfortable truths that prevail. Recently tasked by Hezbollah to spearhead diplomatic negotiations with international powers, Nabih Berri—Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament and leader of the Amal Movement—has emphasized that any resolution to the ...
2024-10-13 10:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanese Army UN Security Council
The Lebanese army, which is extensively deployed in southern Lebanon, is standing firm against the Israeli army, which has increasingly targeted its positions since October 1. By deploying 4,000 soldiers across 900 km², covering the entire South Litani sector from Naqoura in the west to Shebaa Farms in the east, “the Lebanese army has taken on ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-10-12 18:09 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanese Army Lebanese Forces UN Security Council Résolution 1701 Opposition
The Leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF), Samir Geagea, chaired a national gathering of opposition forces at the party’s headquarters in Meerab under the title “In Defense of Lebanon” to propose a “rescue roadmap” after the war “that Lebanon was dragged into reached a catastrophic level, amidst the suffering of the Lebanese from death, ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-11 17:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UN Security Council United Nations
UN peacekeepers in south Lebanon were targeted by the Israeli army on Friday, the second time in 48 hours, resulting in additional injuries among the multinational force. A statement by UNIFIL, indicated that “two peacekeepers were injured in two explosions close to their observation tower.” “One was taken to a hospital in Tyre, while the ...
This is Beirut, 2024-10-11 15:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UN Security Council Cabinet Resolution 1701 UNIFIL Israël
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Friday, following the Cabinet session at the Grand Serail, that "the Cabinet has decided, at the request of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to submit a request to the Security Council for an immediate ceasefire and the implementation of Resolution 1701." He affirmed, "A diplomatic solution is on ...