par Bassam Abou Zeid, 17/08 13:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
During closed-door discussions with international envoys, notably American and French officials, caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati clearly conveyed his inability to stop the conflict in the south or de-escalate the mounting tensions. He emphasized that his efforts are limited to relaying messages to Hezbollah and urging restraint. However, the ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/08 12:50 - Reading : less than a minute
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that more than 110,000 people have been displaced from southern Lebanon since October due to the ongoing exchange of fire and mounting violence between the Israeli army and Hezbollah. In its latest update released on Friday evening, the office explained that 35 percent of ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/08 09:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that an Israeli strike in Al-Kfour industrial zone in the Nabatieh region, in the south of the country, caused the deaths of at least ten people, including a woman and her two children. According to the ministry's updated toll, the number of dead has risen to ten, all of Syrian nationality, ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/08 12:17 - Reading : less than a minute
A man was killed on Friday, and another was injured in a raid on Aitaroun, as reported by the Ministry of Health's Emergency Operations Center. Another airstrike targeted Aitaroun, a little later on during the day, when two missiles landed in an open area without any reported casualties. Additionally, a fire broke out in Marjayoun due to Israeli ...
par Joanne Naoum, 15/08 22:57 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
With Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport as Lebanon's only operational airport, the urgent need for a second airport is critical. Lebanon teeters on the brink of an all-out war, fueled by the Gaza conflict and the ongoing cross-border skirmishes between Hezbollah and the Israeli army. Should tomorrow's Doha negotiations fail to ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/08 21:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary-General, Naim Qassem, stressed on Thursday that “the decision to respond to Israel has been made and will be implemented.” This statement by Hezbollah's number two comes at a time when a meeting sponsored by the United States, Qatar and Egypt is being held in Doha to relaunch talks for a ceasefire in the Gaza ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/08 21:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Early Thursday evening, an Israeli drone struck the area between the localities of Deir Siryan and Taybeh in southern Lebanon, setting off fires. Thursday morning's phosphorus bombardment of a house in Khiam caused a fire and left “two injured Islamic Message Scouts rescue workers, one in Khiam and a second in Qabrikha,” according to an ...
par Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 15/08 17:03 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
As negotiations for a potential ceasefire in Gaza resume in Doha, the Middle East remains on edge, awaiting Iran’s response to the assassination of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Two camps are clashing in the region, both ideologically and militarily: Israel, backed by American support and regional bases, and the "Axis of ...
par Salam Zaatari, 15/08 14:46 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
When you browse X, it feels as though a civil war is unfolding between Hezbollah supporters and the rest of the Lebanese population. The sentiment among ordinary Lebanese citizens echoes the days when the PLO attempted to dominate the country, acting as an entitled bully under the guise of their cause. There is growing frustration with ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/08 11:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tensions continued to rise on the southern front on Thursday as heavy Israeli artillery was reported on the towns of Khiam, Deir Mimas, and Naqoura. As a result, a house in Khiam caught fire, with no injuries reported until the moment. According to Israeli media, sirens sounded in the Western Galilee “after a suspected drone breached Israeli ...
14/08 15:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The caretaker government of Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced on Wednesday the allocation of LBP 150 billion for the urgent needs of the High Relief Commission, amidst growing risks of an open conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. The announcement was made at the end of a cabinet meeting that focused on a national emergency plan, according ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/08 13:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli drone attack in Abbasiya, near Tyre, on Wednesday, injured at least 17 people, including four in critical condition, according to the Public Health Emergency Operation Center of the Ministry of Public Health. It remains unclear who was the intended target. A separate airstrike on the town of Rab Thalatheen resulted in two ...