par This Is Beirut, 05/07 13:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caution prevails on the southern border on Friday after the intensive clashes of the day before. In the latest developments, Israeli drone strikes targeted the outskirts of the town of Markaba before noon on Friday, injuring one person, according to primary reports. Israeli artillery shelling was also recorded on the outskirts of Hebbariyeh and ...
par This Is Beirut, 04/07 23:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued unabated on Thursday. At around 7:20 PM on Thursday, Israeli warplanes attacked Aita al-Shaab with two air-to-surface missiles and the border town of Dhayra in the western sector with phosphorus shells. There were numerous developments on the ground throughout the day, with Israeli ...
par This Is Beirut, 04/07 18:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A former minister believes that there is no judicious reason, even from Israel's perspective, for an imminent or inevitable open war against Lebanon at this stage of the confrontations with Hezbollah. According to a Western military expert, a distinction should be made between “a war without controls and ceilings,” as Hezbollah’s ...
par This Is Beirut, 04/07 12:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The escalation in the South intensified on Thursday after Israel killed a Hezbollah senior field commander the day before. Hadi Chreim, a member of Hezbollah, was killed on Thursday in an Israeli strike targeting a home in Houla. At the same time, Hezbollah announced having launched 20 drones and 200 missiles against Israel in the largest attack ...
par This Is Beirut, 04/07 11:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As war rages in Gaza and threatens to spread to Lebanon, Iraqi militant groups warn they are ready to enter the fray against Israel and the United States. A field commander of the so-called Islamic Resistance in Iraq said there would be "escalation for escalation" in the event of a full-scale war in Lebanon. The commander, speaking to AFP on ...
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 03/07 18:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The opposition forces’ actions and stances have been calling for an immediate ceasefire in southern Lebanon and the urgent election of a president, all while being in a state of anticipation. According to sources within the parliamentary opposition, Lebanon's ongoing war and the looming threat of its escalation require immediate parliamentary ...
par This Is Beirut, 03/07 16:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In the latest military developments on the southern front, an Israeli drone targeted a car on the Al-Haush road east of Tyre. Two people were killed, including Mohammad Nehmeh Ali Nasser, the commander of Hezbollah’s “Aziz” unit, according to information obtained by This is Beirut. The second victim was Mohammad Ghassan Khashab. #LEBANON - ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/07 18:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League Hossam Zaki's statement on Hezbollah's status, made on Saturday, stirred reactions and questions within both local and Arab circles. During a televised interview on Cairo's news channel, Zaki announced that the Arab League no longer classifies Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. He then asserted ...
par Johnny Kortbawi, 02/07 13:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Observers of Lebanon's political and social landscape might perceive that the alarming regression of all concepts echoes medieval times in its approach. At its helm is Hezbollah’s caretaker Minister of Culture, who molds the Lebanese culture according to the party’s ideological beliefs. The advocate of the saying “vices of deviation” ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/07 17:26 - Reading : less than a minute
Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's War Cabinet, issued a stern warning on Monday regarding the situation on Israel's northern border. Gantz emphasized that the "Lebanese state will bear the consequences of Hezbollah's activities." He asserted that Hezbollah must decide whether it aligns with Iran or Lebanon, stating, "Lebanon will pay the price if ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/07 16:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Escalation continued between the Israeli Army and Hezbollah on Monday afternoon, as Israeli warplanes breached the sound barriers four consecutive times in the skies of Rashaya and the west Bekaa. Earlier, Israeli warplane attacks on Hula resulted in the deaths of three Hezbollah fighters, who were mourned by the party. In addition, the Israeli ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/07 11:57 - Reading : less than a minute
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock spent a mere three hours in Lebanon, stopping by on her return trip from Israel. She was briefed on the situation in South Lebanon by caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib. Baerbock did not convey any message from the Hebrew state. However, during her ...