Charles Chartouni, 25/11 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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The delusions of truce, however legitimate they might be, have no chance of materializing. The strategic realignments have changed the plot and the narrative of the ongoing wars: Israel is not in the business of securing its northern and southern borders anymore. The new axis of war is based on changing a region's military and political dynamics ...
This is Beirut, 24/11 21:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Anti-aircraft sirens sounded incessantly on Sunday in many parts of Israel, including Tel Aviv, the target of several hundred projectiles fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon, according to the Israeli army, while Hebrew state officials stepped up their threats against the country of the Cedars. Former Israeli War Cabinet minister and opposition leader ...
This is Beirut, 24/11 21:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Heavy raids hit the southern suburb of Beirut, namely the areas of Roueiss, Ghobeiri, Bir al-Abed and Haret Hreik. Twelve airstrikes were numbered according to official media reports. The Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichae Adraee, confirmed via the “X” platform that the Israeli army had launched ...
Lyne Sammouri, 24/11 20:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for November 24, 2024.
This is Beirut, 24/11 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli raids on Lebanese territory continued Sunday afternoon. Beirut’s southern suburbs The southern suburbs of Beirut witnessed a new wave of Israeli bombardments on Sunday afternoon, following evacuation warnings addressed to Hadath and Borj al-Barajneh. Two violent strikes hit the Kafaat neighborhood in particular, causing massive ...
This is Beirut, 24/11 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Air raid sirens were activated in several areas of central and northern Israel on Sunday, the army said, after projectiles were fired from Lebanon. The sirens sounded in "a number of areas in central Israel" and in different parts of the country's north, the military said. It added in separate statements that 18 projectiles crossed from Lebanon ...
This is Beirut, 24/11 11:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
While the Israelis reported on Sunday morning that the Israeli ground operation in Khiam in the south of the country was “gathering pace,” a precarious calm was observed in Beirut's southern suburbs. However, at 9 AM, the mayor of Bourj al-Barajneh, Atef Hassan Mansour, issued an urgent evacuation call to residents. In a statement, he said, ...
Marc Saikali, 24/11 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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And therein lies the issue: global attention quickly wanes when conflicts drag on and defy familiar reference points. This is happening again. The current war in Lebanon is no longer front-page news. A journalist friend at a major Paris newsroom told me that his editors were reluctant to send him on assignment to Beirut because the situation was ...
This is Beirut, 23/11 21:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli strikes continued heavily into the evening of Saturday, causing a drastic rise in human losses. The Ministry of Public Health's Emergency Operations Center has reported 3,670 killed and 1,413 wounded since the start of the Israeli military operation against Hezbollah. In Beirut's southern suburbs, intense Israeli raids targeted buildings ...
This is Beirut, 23/11 20:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin stressed that the United States was dedicated to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon and urged Israel to improve "dire" conditions in Gaza, in a call Saturday with his Israeli counterpart. Austin "reiterated US commitment to a diplomatic resolution in Lebanon that allows Israeli and Lebanese ...
This is Beirut, 23/11 18:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah fighters and Israeli troops engaged in fierce clashes on Saturday at the key southern Lebanon town of Khiam and in the coastal Bayyada area, several kilometers north of the border. The official National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israel was "attempting to control the town" as it was "a strategic gateway for a rapid ground ...
Tylia El Helou, 23/11 17:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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In an interview with This Is Beirut, the Assistant Director at the Atlantic Council's Rafik Hariri Center and Middle East Programs, Nour Dabboussi, explains how the election of Donald Trump will impact the MENA region and how this election will impact US policy towards Lebanon.