par This Is Beirut, 29/07 21:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States is confident that a wider war between Israel and Hezbollah can be avoided, despite a deadly rocket attack in the annexed Golan Heights that killed 12 children, the White House said Monday. US and Israeli officials had conversations at "multiple levels" over the weekend following the attack, and the risk of a full-blown conflict ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/07 19:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Escalations between Hezbollah and Israel were hightened on Monday with the threat of a potential war after the attack on Majdal Shams. On Monday, 3 civilians were injured when Israeli artillery targeted a house in the town of Shebaa. An Israeli drone attacked a car in Kounine with a guided missile, and it was reported that two people were ...
par Marc Saikali, 29/07 19:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
As the drums of war grow increasingly deafening, a few small statements offer a glimmer of hope. The comment from Lebanese Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib almost went unnoticed amid the maelstrom of threats: “Hezbollah is ready to withdraw behind the Litani River if Israel stops its violations.” And so, we are back to the ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/07 16:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Due to fears of a wider war between Hezbollah and Israel, several airlines have suspended or cancelled some of their flights to and from Beirut. At the same time, the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and the American, German and Italian Chancelleries have advised their nationals in Lebanon to “avoid or exercise caution” in following security ...
par Michael Al Andary, 29/07 16:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib revealed that the Lebanese government has asked Hezbollah to withdraw beyond the Litani River in accordance with UN Resolution 1701. In response, Hezbollah has demanded the Israeli withdrawal from the Shebaa Farms and Kfarchouba hills as a precondition. In an interview with Al-Hadath TV on Sunday, Bou ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/07 14:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States, Italy and Germany warned their citizens on Monday against staying in Lebanon amid heightened tensions between Hezbollah and Israel. The Saudi government reaffirmed its decision to ban travel to Lebanon for its citizens, emphasizing the importance of abiding by this directive due to current security concerns. The US Embassy in ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/07 10:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli drones conducted two airstrikes early on Monday morning, targeting a car and a motorcycle on the road between Shaqra and Hula, South of Lebanon. The attacks killed two people and injured three others, including a toddler, according to reports from the Civil Defense in the South. A motorbike approached the targeted car while members of ...
par Michel Touma, 29/07 10:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Another massacre, another senseless tragedy. This time, it’s the innocent lives of twelve children and teenagers that have been claimed by a missile strike in Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Golan Heights under Israeli sovereignty. They were participating in, or merely watching, a soccer match. This horrific event underscores the ...
par This Is Beirut, 28/07 20:11 - Reading : less than a minute
For former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt, Israel’s claim that Hezbollah fired a rocket at Majdal Shams “is a lie.” In an interview with the Al-Jazeera news channel on Sunday, Joumblatt said that Hezbollah “respects the rules of engagement in its operations and retaliates when Israel breaks them.” He also stated ...
par This Is Beirut, 28/07 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon called on Sunday for an international investigation into a strike that killed 12 people, including children, in Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights. The Lebanese government warned against large-scale retaliation in the wake of the deadly incident. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/276129"] The Israeli military reported ...
par This Is Beirut, 28/07 18:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Golan Heights, a rocky plateau where 12 youths were killed Saturday amid clashes between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israeli forces, is a strategic territory partially captured by Israel from Syria. Following the conquest of about two-thirds of the plateau during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, Israel in 1981 annexed the area in a move not recognized ...
par Malo Pinatel, 28/07 13:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
As the town of Majdal Shams, located on the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, is still recovering after the missile attack that killed twelve people, the Israeli army has reported that the projectile was likely an Iranian-made Falaq-1 rocket. We know it is a Falaq rocket with a 53 kg warhead," said Israeli Army Chief of Staff General Herzi Halevi. ...