Joanne Naoum 2024-08-27 16:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In his latest speech, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah called on the Lebanese to “rest” and “go back to their homes,” in southern Lebanon, announcing that revenge for the killing of top Hezbollah commander Fouad Shokr in an Israeli strike in Beirut’s Southern suburb had been “accomplished.” But incessant cross-border ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-27 15:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's former foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, announced on Tuesday that he was returning to his post as vice president to Masoud Pezeshkian after submitting his resignation earlier this month. Pezeshkian named Zarif as his vice president for strategic affairs on August 1, but the former top diplomat resigned less than two weeks later, ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-08-26 20:50 - Reading : less than a minute
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 August 26, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-26 17:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
After a relative calm in southern Lebanon, an Israeli drone attack on Monday morning targeted the vehicle of a Palestinian Hamas leader who had previously been targeted with two missiles between Haret Saida and the town of Abra. Initial reports suggest that Nidal Hleihel was the intended target and that he survived the attack. Annahar Newspaper ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-26 17:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A far-right Israeli minister sparked fresh outrage on Monday by saying he would build a synagogue at the flashpoint al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem if he could, once again challenging government policy. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has repeatedly ignored the government's long-standing ban on Jews praying at the site, told ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-26 14:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's military struck the Gaza Strip on Monday, a day after truce talks in Cairo coincided with a major but brief cross-border escalation involving Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. Mediators held meetings in the Egyptian capital on Sunday, but reported no breakthrough in months of protracted negotiations as the fighting in Gaza raged ...
Rayan Chami 2024-08-25 20:59 - Reading : less than a minute
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 August 25, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 20:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah announced that his party had targeted successfully an Israeli military intelligence base near Tel Aviv with drones as part of its major attack on Israel on Sunday morning. The “main target of the operation” was “Glilot, the main Israeli military intelligence base, where the spy unit 8200 is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 18:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The flare-up of violence across the Blue Line on Sunday morning, with Israel carrying out dozens of airstrikes on South Lebanon and Hezbollah targeting Israeli territory with 320 missiles, drew local and international calls for de-escalation and restraint. The head of the Kataeb party, Sami Gemayel, considered that the continuous tit-for-tat ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 16:51 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Sunday's strikes in Lebanon were "not the final word" in his country's military campaign against Lebanese armed group Hezbollah."We are striking Hezbollah with surprising, crushing blows... This is another step towards changing the situation in the north and safely returning our residents to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 15:27 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah has reportedly created tunnels and established new warehouses in the disputed areas between Yammouneh and Aqoura in the Jbeil district, north of Beirut, according to informed sources. The area, which is now considered a restricted military zone, stretches over several kilometers and includes several water basins, earning it the name of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 15:14 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli military's Home Front Command has lifted restrictions on gatherings, in central Israel, especially Tel Aviv and the surrounding areas, six hours after they were put in place on Sunday morning. However, restrictions remain in place for large parts of northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. This comes as Israel and Hezbollah ...