This is Beirut, 10/03 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel is due to send a delegation to Doha on Monday for a fresh round of talks on extending a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, after cutting off the electricity supply to ramp up pressure on Hamas. The first phase of the truce ended on March 1 with no agreement on subsequent stages that could secure a permanent end to the war, but both sides have ...
Charles Chartouni, 10/03 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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The international political scene is marred by uncertainties, and political actors are navigating their courses amidst the imbroglios of an unraveling world order. This state of endemic instability seems to promote the politics of ambiguity and their inherent weaponization. President Trump, with his conventional insinuations and intentional ...
This is Beirut, 09/03 21:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Hezbollah’s Secretary-General, Sheikh Naim Qassem, acknowledged security lapses within the group while claiming again its continued strength despite the heavy blows it suffered in its recent war with Israel, during an interview on Sunday with al-Manar TV, affiliated with the pro-Iran formation. Qassem stated that an internal investigation is ...
This is Beirut, 09/03 19:59 - Reading : less than a minute
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US President Donald Trump's Middle East advisor, Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos, said that peace between Lebanon and Israel was “close,” during a meeting with Israeli politician Yossi Dagan in Washington. “We are looking forward to peace, and we are aiming for peace, and by the grace of God, this will be achieved, hopefully ...
This is Beirut, 09/03 18:35 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Israel ordered an immediate halt to Gaza's electricity supply Sunday in an effort to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages, even as it prepared for fresh talks on the future of its truce with the Palestinian militants. Israel's decision comes a week after it blocked all aid supplies to the war-battered territory, a move ...
This is Beirut, 09/03 18:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's foreign minister has urged Europe to "stop granting legitimacy" to Syria's transitional authorities after hundreds of civilians were reportedly killed in clashes, in an interview published Sunday. "Europe must not fail in reading the reality," Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told Germany's Bild ...
This is Beirut, 09/03 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A Lebanese soldier succumbed to his injuries on Sunday in South Lebanon, after being shot by Israeli forces near Fatima gate Kfar Kila. Another civilian was critically wounded by two bullets in the same locality and was transported to the government hospital in Marjayoun for urgent medical treatment. Meanwhile, in Blida, a young boy was injured ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 09/03 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The recent wave of Israeli airstrikes, carried out between Friday night and Saturday across various areas of southern Lebanon, spanning both the southern and northern banks of the Litani River, has garnered significant attention and raised many questions. It is worth noting that these strikes, as well as targeted eliminations, have continued ...
This is Beirut, 08/03 18:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hamas accused Israel Saturday of "committing the war crime of collective punishment" by halting aid to Gaza for a seventh day, saying it also impacted Israeli hostages still held there. On Sunday, Israel announced it was blocking aid deliveries to Gaza until Palestinian militants accepted its terms for an extension of the ceasefire which had ...
This is Beirut, 08/03 14:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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The Israeli Army carried out a drone strike on a car in South Lebanon’s town of Khirbet Selm on Saturday, resulting in one dead and one injured. In a statement, the Israeli Army said it “targeted a Hezbollah member involved in rebuilding infrastructure to support the group’s activities in southern Lebanon.” Additionally, ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 22:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli warplanes launched a series of surprise airstrikes on multiple locations in the South on Friday evening. Around 20 airstrikes targeted several valleys and wooded areas on the outskirts of Zibqin, Beit Yahoun, al-Ayshiyya, al-Rihan, Ansar and al-Baysariyya. The strikes also hit Zaghrin Hill in Jabal al-Rihan, in the Jezzine area, ...
This is Beirut, 07/03 21:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis will resume attacks on Israeli shipping if aid supplies to Gaza do not resume in four days, the movement’s leader said on Friday. "If the Israeli enemy continues after the first four days to prevent the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip... then we will resume our naval operations against the Israeli enemy," Abdulmalik ...