This is Beirut 06/11 20:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Gaza
"Now that he's won, I hope the war will end," a phrase that resonates among Palestinians, as Donald Trump's election echoed differently across the region. While Gazans called on Trump for assistance, their compatriots in the occupied West Bank feared the worst. In Gaza, which has endured more than a year of war, people responded ...
This is Beirut 06/11 19:05 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israeli army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi stated on Wednesday that the military must prepare to expand its ongoing ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Halevi said during an assessment, in remarks provided by the Israeli army, that “alongside the diplomatic attempt to reach agreements in Lebanon, we need to continue ...
This is Beirut 06/11 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Opposition MP Mark Daou deconstructed Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem's populist rhetoric, urging him to “stop selling illusions and sending young people to certain death.” “Sheikh Qassem, it seems that no one has informed you that the terrain has not induced any change in the balance of power (with Israel). Thirty-seven Lebanese ...
This is Beirut 06/11 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UNRWA United Nations Philippe Lazzarini Gaza Humanitarian Aid
The UN aid agency for Palestinians is facing its "darkest hour" and requires ongoing support from UN members after Israel's decision to ban the organization, its chief said on Wednesday. "Without intervention by member states, UNRWA will collapse, plunging millions of Palestinians into chaos," the head of the United ...
This is Beirut 06/11 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israeli raids on Beirut's southern suburbs resumed after a pause following Saturday's attack on Galerie Semaan. Warplanes launched four strikes on Wednesday afternoon: two on Haret Hreik, one near Bahman Hospital, and another by al-Raya Stadium. Additional strikes were reported near the American neighborhood, Burj al-Barajneh and Haret ...
This is Beirut 06/11 17:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Maronite bishops held deliberations at their regular monthly meeting in Bkerke, chaired by Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai. They called on the international community to work toward “a diplomatic solution to the war between Hezbollah and Israel, through the establishment of an immediate ceasefire and the implementation of UN Security Council ...
This is Beirut 06/11 16:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon, Walid Boukhari, confirmed “the Kingdom's continued support for the military institution,” following a meeting on Wednesday with the Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Army, General Joseph Aoun, in Yarzeh. Discussions focused on the general situation in the country amid the ongoing Israeli aggression against ...
This is Beirut 06/11 16:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Yoav Gallant
Opposition leaders from across Israel's political spectrum blasted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday for firing his defense minister, saying it threatened national security at a time of war. At a joint news conference in Jerusalem, they accused Netanyahu of putting his own political interests before the country's following ...
Ali A. Hamadé 06/11 16:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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It would be naive to suggest that this moment wasn’t bound to come eventually. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant was dismissed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening, a move that marks the culmination of months of mounting tensions between the two political figures. Minister Israel Katz will replace Gallant as Defense ...
This is Beirut 06/11 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's airports authority said operations at its main airport near Tel Aviv were not affected after Hezbollah claimed it fired missiles at an Israeli military base nearby on Wednesday. "Ben Gurion airport is open and operating as normal for takeoffs and landings," the authority's spokeswoman, Liza Dvir, told AFP, adding that ...
Lyne Sammouri 06/11 15:20 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for November 6, 2024.
This is Beirut 06/11 09:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Tensions continue to escalate between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, while strikes also continue to target the Beqaa and extend to other areas. Attacks on the Beqaa For the first time, an Israeli balloon, accompanied by an active drone presence in the Beqaa region, flew over the villages of Baalbeck in the eastern Lebanon mountain ...