This is Beirut, 10/10 19:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France and Italy will convene the European countries contributing to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) following shots fired by an Israeli tank at its headquarters, injuring two Indonesian peacekeepers, the French Ministry of Armed Forces announced on Thursday. This videoconference meeting, decided during a conversation between ...
This is Beirut, 10/10 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The Palestinian Red Crescent said an Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school killed at least 28 people on Thursday, while the Israeli military reported it struck a Hamas command center. "Palestine Red Crescent teams responded to 28 fatalities and 54 injuries following the Israeli occupation army's targeting of Rafida School," the organization said, ...
This is Beirut, 09/10 20:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Nations named ex-ambassador to Lebanon and academic Tom Fletcher as head of its humanitarian agency on Wednesday, as the organization grapples with unprecedented crises and budget pressures. He succeeds Martin Griffiths, who has been suffering from poor health, at the helm of the sprawling organization that has long been headed by a ...
This is Beirut, 09/10 12:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The UN chief warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a humanitarian "catastrophe" over Israeli legislation that could prevent the UN agency for Palestinian refugees from operating. Speaking to reporters, Antonio Guterres said he had written to Netanyahu about draft laws in the Israeli parliament that "could prevent UNRWA from continuing its ...
This is Beirut, 09/10 12:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Friday, a ray of light in a dark year for world peace, with the International Court of Justice, UNRWA and UN chief Antonio Guterres seen as favourites. In the final run-up to the announcement, Nobel-watchers are struggling to predict this year's laureate, with wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, famine in ...
08/10 13:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On September 29, his plane landed at Beirut International Airport, ahead of his trip to Israel on October 6. This mission aimed to halt the exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel while also mitigating Israeli retaliation for Iran’s recent missile attack that targeted the Hebrew state. On September 30, Iran launched approximately 200 ...
This is Beirut, 07/10 18:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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During meetings with the crisis cells in West Aley and Choueifat-Khaldeh on Monday, former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt presented a national initiative aimed at halting the ongoing Israeli aggression against Lebanon. The central focus of the plan is the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which calls ...
This is Beirut, 07/10 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Nations peacekeeping forces spokesperson Nick Birnback, as stated by the New York Times on Sunday, indicated that the Israeli Army is endangering UNIFIL forces by positioning its troops near their location during the ground operation in southern Lebanon. "This is a very serious development, and it is unacceptable to put the safety of ...
This is Beirut, 06/10 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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At least one person was killed and 10 others injured on Sunday during a shooting in southern Israel's Beersheba, police and emergency responders said, a day before the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack. "Paramedics have pronounced a 25-year-old female deceased and are evacuating 10 casualties," emergency service ...
This Is Beirut, 02/10 19:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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UN chief Antonio Guterres on Wednesday condemned Iran's missile attack against Israel, following criticism by Israel that he hadn't specifically called out Tehran when he initially condemned the "broadening conflict." "As should have been obvious yesterday in the context of the condemnation I expressed," Secretary-General Guterres told an ...
This Is Beirut, 27/09 18:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the UN on Friday that operations against Hezbollah will continue, dampening hopes of a 21-day truce proposed by France and the United States this week. "As long as Hezbollah chooses the path of war, Israel has no choice, and Israel has every right to remove this threat and return our citizens to ...
This Is Beirut, 23/09 21:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Several countries issued statements on Monday over Israel's recent airstrikes on various areas in Lebanon. Israel has been engaging in a series of heavy attacks on Lebanon since the past week, notably detonating communication devices of Hezbollah operatives and elimating the group's military commanders. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia ...