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 ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/08 17:51 - Reading : less than a minute
Two Hezbollah's fighters were killed on Tuesday afternoon in an Israeli drone attack that targeted a car on the Yahoun-Baraachit road, according to preliminary information obtained by This is Beirut. Lebanese media outlets reported that the casualties were Hezbollah members. Ambulances rushed to the scene shortly after. Moreover, Israeli ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/08 10:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The United States and European allies called on Iran to "stand down" on Monday, as fears mounted over an imminent attack on Israel that could spark an all-out war in the Middle East. Tensions are soaring in the region, with the United States rushing a missile submarine and an aircraft carrier group in a show of support for its key ally. Iran and ...
par Philippe Abi-Akl, 13/08 09:22 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
On the eve of the scheduled resumption of ceasefire talks concerning Gaza, Israel launched an attack on Al-Tabieen school in the eastern Gaza Strip, killing over a hundred displaced people in a single strike. This massacre is likely to impact the negotiations set to begin on the 15th of this month according to the American-Qatari-Egyptian ...
par This Is Beirut, 12/08 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued on Monday afternoon at Lebanon's southern border. In the early evening, the public garden of Maroun al-Ras was targeted by a guided missile. Israeli bombardments also targeted Bourj el-Moulouk, Aita al-Shaab, Kfarchouba, Chebaa, Naqoura, and Chihine. Phosphorus shells fired at a ...
par This Is Beirut, 12/08 09:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah’s remarks that “Syria is not required” to enter the battle in support of Gaza “because of its difficult internal conditions,” drew questions by an opposition leader who asked, “Is Lebanon in a better shape than Syria?” “Why is Nasrallah concerned about the situation in Syria and ...
par This Is Beirut, 11/08 19:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli airstrike on Sunday afternoon targeted a motorcycle near the Taybeh public school, resulting in the death of two Hezbollah members and injuring two others, according to Al-Markazia news agency. Israeli artillery also targeted the Tarash neighborhood in Mays al-Jabal, at Mouhaybib and the outskirts of Kfarchouba, near the high ...
par This Is Beirut, 11/08 18:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah is reportedly concerned by the wave of resignations of Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) MPs from the party led by Gebran Bassil, the latest of whom was MP Simon Abi Ramia. Political circles close to the pro-Iranian party reveal that Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah blamed Bassil for the “breakups” within the FPM, ...
par This Is Beirut, 10/08 13:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to Western diplomatic sources, the Shiite duo of Amal and Hezbollah will not break the deadlock on Lebanon's presidential elections until an American-Iranian agreement has been reached. Indeed, the MPs of the Shiite duopoly have reportedly refused to meet with the opposition delegation to discuss the initiative they launched to ...
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 10/08 12:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Caretaker Foreign Affairs Minister Abdallah Bou Habib are trying to navigate a middle ground between Hezbollah and the international community. However, since October 8, they have found themselves in a difficult position. Hezbollah’s decisions are indeed driven not just by the Lebanese scene but also ...