This is Beirut, 09/04 14:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump Hezbollah Israel Morgan Ortagus
US Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus affirmed that the Trump administration has a clear vision to support the Lebanese people – particularly in South Lebanon – and called for a decisive break from Iranian influence. “Lebanon has a golden opportunity to emerge from its crisis,” Ortagus said ...
Bassam Abou Zeid, 09/04 13:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Joseph Aoun Arms disarmament
Each time the issue of Hezbollah's disarmament arises, the specter of civil war is invoked. When the party was at the height of its power, discussing its weapons was off-limits. Anyone who dared to bring up the topic was branded a traitor and an (Israeli) agent, accused of trying to strip Lebanon of its “strong card.” The message was clear: ...
This is Beirut, 09/04 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
USA Gulf Houthi Israel Palestine
Yemen's Houthis said Wednesday the number of people killed in an air strike on Hodeida the day before that they blamed on the United States has risen to eight. "The death toll of the American aggression in Hodeida rose to eight martyrs and 16 wounded, with rubble removal operations ongoing," the Houthis' Al-Masirah TV ...
This is Beirut, 08/04 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Palestine Banks Hamas Israel
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that Gaza had become "a killing field," blaming Israel for blocking aid and failing in its "unequivocal obligations" to meet the needs of the Palestinian territory's residents. "More than an entire month has passed without a drop of aid into Gaza. No food. No fuel. No medicine. No ...
This is Beirut, 08/04 23:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli airstrike on Tuesday evening struck the al-Jawhari building in the town of Hosh Tal Safiya, west of Baalbek. No casualties were reported, as residents had evacuated the premises following an advance warning. According to local sources, the Israeli military contacted the building’s owner roughly 15 minutes before the strike, alerting ...
This is Beirut, 08/04 19:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Benjamin Netanyahu USA Israel Donald Trump Tehran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that "the military option" would become "inevitable" if talks between Washington and Tehran on Iran's nuclear program drag on. "We agree that Iran will not have nuclear weapons," Netanyahu said in a video statement following a meeting with US President Donald Trump. "This can be done in an ...
This is Beirut, 08/04 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah Israel Ghassan Salameh government Disarmament
Lebanon, with a fragile sovereignty, is faltering under internal and external pressures. In these times of uncertainty, the political scene is evolving under the shadow of the Kulluna Irada movement, a group that, much like its representatives, seems to navigate a sea of contradictions and aims to extend its reach to more than one shore. Recent ...
This is Beirut, 08/04 11:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah Lebanese Army South Lebanon Naqoura Israel
The Lebanese Army recovered two old missiles abandoned in an orchard in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, refuting claims of a thwarted missile launch attempt. The missiles, found in the region, were not ready to be launched. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the Israeli Army fired on residents in the eastern Mays el-Jabal area as members of the South Lebanon ...
This is Beirut, 08/04 11:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Israel's top court began a hearing on Tuesday on the legality of a hotly contested decision to sack domestic security chief Ronen Bar, with protests from government supporters and critics briefly interrupting the proceedings. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on March 21 that his government had unanimously approved a motion to dismiss ...
This is Beirut, 08/04 11:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency said on Tuesday that Israeli strikes overnight killed at least 19 people across the Palestinian territory, where Israel has resumed its offensive against Hamas. Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that "19 civilians, including several children, were martyred" and dozens more were wounded in the latest ...
This is Beirut, 08/04 09:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Israel Turkey Syria
US President Donald Trump on Monday touted himself as a mediator between Israel and Turkey in their struggle over politically fragile Syria, where both countries are jostling for influence. Trump, speaking alongside key ally Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, touted his "great relations" with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip ...
This is Beirut, 08/04 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel USA Houthi Palestine Yemen
Yemen's Huthis said they targeted a military site in Israel and attacked two US destroyers in the Red Sea Monday, shortly after Israel's army said it intercepted a drone launched from the east. The Iran-backed group "carried out a military operation targeting an Israeli military target in the occupied area of Yaffa (Tel Aviv) using a 'Yaffa' ...