par This Is Beirut, 21/09 16:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
76 people were killed in Israeli attacks on Hezbollah this week. The Ministry of Public Health's Emergency Operations Center issued a further update on the death toll from the Israeli attack on Beirut's southern suburbs yesterday, indicating that the number of victims had risen to thirty-seven. A few hours earlier, caretaker Minister of Public ...
par Marc Saikali, 21/09 14:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In 2006, the famous "if I had known" excuse might have hinted at a sense of remorse after the devastation of South Lebanon, of Beirut suburbs, and the loss of thousands of lives. Gulf countries invested billions to rebuild the country at the time. Nineteen years later, the same players are on stage, making the same strategic blunders. ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/09 11:09 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah reportedly fell into a trap by smuggling "pager" devices through illegal crossings, according to ministerial sources. If these devices had gone through official channels, they would have faced strict monitoring and inspections. This could have revealed the explosives hidden inside. Instead, the pro-Iranian group chose routes that ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/09 10:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The search for missing individuals after the Israeli airstrike on a building in Beirut's southern suburb continues, having stretched through the night and into Saturday morning. Reports indicate that the number of missing persons from the attack has surpassed 20. Meanwhile, after Hezbollah confirmed the death of its head of military operations, ...
par Sana Richa Choucair, 21/09 10:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In southern Lebanon, residents are anxiously observing the rapid escalation of military developments since Tuesday. The two waves of explosions from Hezbollah transmission devices earlier this week have instilled widespread fear among the Lebanese people, who are apprehensive about the consequences of this new escalation. The Israeli air ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/09 20:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following the strike on Beirut's southern suburbs that killed Hezbollah elite force commander Ibrahim Aqil, the Israeli military congratulated itself on its operation. "Israeli Air Force fighter jets carried out a targeted strike on Beirut, eliminating Ibrahim Aqil, head of Hezbollah's operations unit, commander of the Radwan unit," an Israeli ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/09 18:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli raid targeted the southern suburb of Beirut, known as Dahyeh, on Friday afternoon, in the third such attack on Hezbollah’s stronghold since the pro-Iranian group opened its “support front” for Gaza on October 8. The Israeli army claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack, indicating that Ibrahim Aqil, head of operations and a ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/09 18:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The southern front remained ablaze on Friday. Late in the afternoon, Hezbollah announced that it had fired a volley of Katyusha rockets at an Israeli intelligence base, which it accused of being responsible for the “assassinations”. The attack followed an Israeli air raid on the southern suburbs of Beirut, which claimed the lives of Ibrahim ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/09 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The recent Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs resulted in the death of Ibrahim Aqil, the head of Hezbollah's elite military unit, the Radwan force. This specialized unit gained notoriety for its pivotal role in the abduction of two Israeli soldiers in July 2006, an event that sparked « the July War ». Originally known as the ...
par This Is Beirut, 20/09 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The target of the Israeli airstrike in Lebanon’s capital Beirut Friday afternoon was Ibrahim Aqil, according to security sources. Aqil is chief of the Radwan forces, Hezbollah’s top military body. As shown on the Department of State’s website, on April 18, 2023 (the anniversary of Hezbollah’s bombing of the US Embassy in Beirut), the US ...
par Antoine Saadé, 20/09 15:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A virtual meeting was conducted via Zoom between the Ministry of Health and hospital administrations, where it was agreed that all injured individuals would receive treatment at the ministry’s expense. The ministry committed to promptly reimbursing the hospitals upon receiving reports on the number of injuries and their conditions. ...
20/09 13:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a significant escalation since the onset of cross-border confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel on October 8, Israeli artillery resumed striking targets in southern Lebanon following a violent Thursday night. Israeli bombardment on Friday targeted Bayt Lif killing a Hezbollah member. Israeli artillery also targeted the outskirts of the ...