par Natasha Metni Torbey, 28/09 15:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah is no more. In a matter of seconds, the Israelis ended the life on Friday of the man who, since 1992, has led the controversial militia group Hezbollah. The strike, which shook Beirut for almost a minute, decapitated the pro-Iranian group, which Tel Aviv has amputated, with successive raids, by killing many of its military ...
par This Is Beirut, 28/09 12:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli strikes continued unabated in southern Lebanon, the Beqaa, and other regions on Saturday, following an extremely violent night. Five people were killed and four wounded in an Israeli raid on the village of Chmestar (Baalbeck caza). Four people were also killed in a raid on the village of Khodr (Baalbeck caza). In addition, the regions ...
par Michel Touma, 28/09 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Speculations, some of them starkly explicit, have been circulating widely in the media and across social networks. Yet, few could have anticipated the staggering events that unfolded on the night of Friday, September 27, and into the early hours of Saturday. No one could have foreseen the brutal and devastating bombardment of Hezbollah’s central ...
par This Is Beirut, 28/09 00:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iranian statements have cast further doubt on the fate of Hezbollah's Secretary-General, Hassan Nasrallah, who is believed to have been targeted in extensive airstrikes on the group's military headquarters in Beirut on Friday evening. In the aftermath of Israel's intense bombardment in southern Beirut, conflicting reports emerged about Nasrallah's ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/09 23:53 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group announced that it targeted the northern Israeli town of Safed on Friday, marking its first attack following Israeli strikes that hit its stronghold in south Beirut, leveling six buildings. Hezbollah fighters launched "rocket salvos" at Safed "in defense of Lebanon and its people, and in response to Israeli ...
par Rayan Chami, 27/09 21:44 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for September 27, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 27/09 16:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The UN said Friday that a "catastrophic" intensification of Israeli attacks targeting Hezbollah militants had left Lebanon facing its deadliest period in years, with its hospitals overwhelmed by casualties. "The recent escalations in Lebanon are nothing short of catastrophic," said Imran Riza, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator in ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/09 14:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
MP Michel Moawad, member of the Renewal Bloc (Tajaddod), accused Hezbollah of “dragging Lebanon into a war which is not ours, but the war of others on our land.” In a press conference for the Renewal Bloc held on Friday, he affirmed that this war “is not defensive and was not decided by the Lebanese people through constitutional ...
par This Is Beirut, 27/09 12:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati continued his intensive diplomatic meetings in New York as part of his efforts to halt the ongoing war between Hezbollah and Israel. During talks with his British counterpart Keir Starmer, Mikati underscored the urgency of securing a swift ceasefire with Israel while actively pursuing a diplomatic resolution. ...
27/09 12:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
As violence between Israel and Hezbollah escalates, Iran is walking a tightrope by supporting Hezbollah without being dragged into a full-blown conflict and playing into its enemy's hands. With a focus on easing its isolation and reviving its battered economy, Iran is aware that war could complicate efforts to secure relief from crippling ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/09 22:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
At least 66 people were killed on Thursday in 115 raids carried out by the Israeli Air Force on Hezbollah targets, according to an unofficial latest count. Since the afternoon, raids have intensified in the Bekaa and southern Lebanon, also targeting the southern suburbs of Beirut for the fourth time in six days, where the head of Hezbollah's air ...
par This Is Beirut, 26/09 22:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The leader of the Lebanese Kataeb Party, MP Sami Gemayel, demanded that Hezbollah "stop the support front" and "hand over its weapons and soldiers to the Lebanese army." During a press conference in Bikfaya, Gemayel stated, "We have heard Hezbollah's narrative, and we want to emphasize that no party or individual can lead Lebanon into war alone. ...