Who Would Represent the Palestinians in Negotiations With Israel?

par This Is Beirut, 24/07 16:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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According to a politician from the Hezbollah-led March 8 camp, quoting an official of the pro-Iranian party, “a ceasefire will be announced in Gaza following the visit to Washington of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.” However, key questions remain: What would the post-war phase in Gaza look like, and who would negotiate with Israel ...

South Lebanon: Israeli Shelling Continues

par This Is Beirut, 24/07 11:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli artillery shelling targeted the outskirts of Kfarhamam at dawn on Wednesday, leading to fires in the area. Israeli warplanes also carried out a raid on a house in the same town of Kfarhamam, destroying it completely. The town of Kfarchouba has also been intermittently subjected to Israeli artillery shelling since early morning. On its ...

Germany Bans Islamist Group Over Alleged Hezb, Iran Links

par This Is Beirut, 24/07 09:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Germany on Wednesday banned the Hamburg Islamic Centre, an association that has been under investigation for several months over its alleged support for Lebanon's Hezbollah group and its links to Iran. Tehran reacted in fury, summoning Germany's ambassador to Iran to condemn a "hostile action" it branded as a "clear example of Islamophobia". ...

South Lebanon: Hezb Fighter Killed

par This Is Beirut, 23/07 21:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Continuous fire exchange prevailed on the southern border on Tuesday. Hezbollah announced the death of one of its fighters, Sadiq Atef Atwi. Atwi was killed earlier in the day in an Israeli drone attack on a delivery van passing in the locality of Shaqra, heading to Wadi Saluki. Israeli artillery shelled the outskirts of Khiam, Hula and Aita ...

Why Hezbollah Views a Second Airport as Provocative

par Johnny Kortbawi, 23/07 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The discussion over establishing a second airport in Lebanon is consistently slammed as an act of treason. Similarly, any issue in Lebanon that conflicts with the ‘resistance’ axis and its ideas results in opponents being automatically branded as traitors. After lawyer Majd Harb's press conference, where he proposed the idea of establishing a ...

South Lebanon: One SSNP Member Killed in an Israeli Airstrike

par This Is Beirut, 22/07 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli warplanes launched an airstrike on Monday afternoon with two missiles targeting a house in the town of Chihine. Ambulance vehicles were dispatched immediately to the town. Several media outlets reported that the airstrike resulted in one killed and several injured. The military wing of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party, (SSNP) known as ...

War Diary: Day 290

par Rayan Chami, 22/07 21:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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From Gaza to Lebanon, This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for July 22, 2024.

South Lebanon: Two Fighters Killed in Hula

21/07 19:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Al-Qassam Brigades Target Shomera from South Lebanon

par This Is Beirut, 20/07 17:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Saturday was marked by an attack by the Al-Qassam brigades on Shomera, in the Upper Galilee, carried out from Lebanese territory. In a statement published on Saturday, the armed wing of Hamas claimed responsibility for firing a salvo of rockets at the command of the 300 brigade command post. In addition, an Israeli raid targeted a building in the ...

Dialogue Advocates Decline Opposition Meeting

par Bassam Abou Zeid, 20/07 16:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Opposition circles were puzzled by Hezbollah and Amal Movement MPs postponing the scheduled Friday meeting with opposition MPs to discuss ideas for completing the presidential election, without providing reasons for the delay. An opposition MP said: "How can Speaker Nabih Berri and Hezbollah call for dialogue on the presidential election while ...

No Subsiding of Confrontations in South Lebanon

par This Is Beirut, 19/07 21:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Tensions increased on the southern front on Friday afternoon after a civil defense volunteer was injured and another was suffocated in an Israeli strike while putting down a fire resulting from an earlier raid on houses in Bir Al Muslabiyat and Al-Abbad Junction. Israeli artillery hit the center of Hula, and Wadi Al Bayad, before targeting ...

Dialogue Undermines Election Process: Constitution vs. Heresies

par Carole Salloum, 19/07 18:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Gebran Bassil Hezbollah

It is a battle between strict adherence to the Constitution and attempts to overturn it and establish new conventions, whereas electing a new president requires, first and foremost, an unwavering commitment to the text.  While opposition forces remain committed to a clear, constitutionally-based roadmap for the presidential election, the ...