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Mikati and Hamieh Address Damage Assessment Ahead of Upcoming Cabinet Session

This is Beirut, 05/12 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Caretaker Minister of Public Works Ali Hamieh met on Thursday at the Grand Serail to discuss damage assessment, debris removal and reconstruction efforts. Following the meeting, Hamieh stated that representatives from various concerned bodies, including the Council for the South, the High Relief ...

Ceasefire Day 4: One Killed and Several Injured in South Lebanon

This Is Beirut, 30/11 17:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Violations of the ceasefire agreement escalated in southern Lebanon for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday, with Israeli airstrikes, drone attacks and ground incursions causing casualties and damage. In Rab al-Thalathin, an Israeli drone strike killed Hezbollah fighter Hassan Hamad Fakih. Two people were also injured, including Baker Jawad ...

New Attack on Lebanese Army Kills One and Wounds Eighteen in South Lebanon

This is Beirut, 24/11 13:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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At least “one Lebanese soldier was killed and eighteen others wounded, some of them seriously” in an Israeli strike on Sunday, shortly before noon, targeting a Lebanese army checkpoint at Amriyeh, located between Tyre and Naqoura in southern Lebanon, the troop said in a statement. Teams of rescue workers and firemen from the Lebanese Civil ...

War Diary: Day 414

This is Beirut, 23/11 18:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for November 23, 2024.

In Deir Mimas, Fear Has Not Killed Hope

Katia Kahil, 23/11 15:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Every day, Maha lights a candle to the Virgin Mary. On November 22, the 81st anniversary of Independence Day, she performed the same ritual—but this time, with a heavier heart. The Israeli army had just taken up positions in her village, Deir Mimas, located about seven kilometers from the southern border in the Marjayoun district. The village is ...

Israel Launches Surprise Attack on Chiah at Dawn

This is Beirut, 19/11 09:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The arrival of US envoy Amos Hochstein in Beirut on Tuesday brought renewed focus to ceasefire negotiations, but violence escalated dramatically in several regions of Lebanon. Beirut At dawn on Tuesday, the Israeli Air Force launched an unannounced attack on the Chiah area in the southern suburb of Beirut, deviating from its usual pattern of ...

Hezbollah Field Commander Among Many Killed in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut, 18/11 15:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling have intensified across southern Lebanon on Monday, causing several casualties. An air raid on the city of Tyre killed Hezbollah commander Hajj Qassem Wehbe, the head of the Liaison Unit in the Tyre area. Israeli forces struck the Islamic Health Authority center in Arabsalim, killing six paramedics, and ...

Hezbollah-Israel Confrontations Reach Unprecedented Intensity

This is Beirut, 18/11 10:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Escalating violence was reported across Lebanon’s southern regions Sunday night, while a precarious calm was observed in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Beirut’s Southern Suburbs In the Dahyeh area, a relative calm has persisted since yesterday evening, with no reported drone activity. However, the aftermath of recent ...

Devastation Mounts Amid Escalating Tensions Between Hezbollah and Israel

This is Beirut, 15/11 11:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The situation on the ground leaves little room for hope of an imminent ceasefire as hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel escalate. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly preparing for a potential ground operation deep into Lebanese territory if Hezbollah does not agree to a ceasefire, according to the Wall Street ...

Israel Issues Evacuation Warnings in Baalbek, Paramedic Killed in Zifta

This is Beirut, 31/10 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In a statement via X (formerly Twitter), Avichay Adraee, the Arabic spokesperson for the Israeli army, issued an urgent warning to residents of Baalbek, Ain Bourday, and Douris. He stated: “You are in a combat zone where the Israeli army intends to attack and target Hezbollah's infrastructure, interests, facilities, and means of warfare. We do ...

Beirut’s Suburbs Hit at Dawn, the Israeli Army Announced the Killing of a Hezb Expert in Communications

This is Beirut, 20/10 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Israeli army announced that it had killed Reza Abbas Awada, a Hezbollah expert in wireless communications, in a strike on his car on Saturday in Jounieh, Keserwan area. Two people were killed in the raid. The second passenger was a woman of Iranian origin, according to a statement from the Iranian embassy. “Maasouma Karbachi was with her ...

Israel Continues Operations and Hezb Escalates

This is Beirut, 18/10 12:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli bombardment continued in southern Lebanon throughout Thursday night and into Friday, as warplanes launched raids at Kfar Rumman, Khiam, Aita al-Shaab, Shihabiya, Jabshit, Harouf, Ansar and Ansar al-Duwair. On Thursday after midnight, Kfar Rumman was subjected to two consecutive warplane raids, in addition to two raids on the outskirts of ...

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