War in the Middle East

Le Drian in Beirut as Pressure Mounts Ahead of UNIFIL’s Mandate Renewal

Samar El-Kadi 11/06 11:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) approaches its annual mandate renewal this August, tensions are mounting in south Lebanon following repeated altercations between residents and peacekeepers, jeopardizing the mission’s future. French presidential envoy Jean-Yves Le Drian is in Lebanon to reaffirm Paris’ long-term ...

Israeli Army Kills Two in Shebaa, Lebanese Army Inspects Building in Beirut

This is Beirut 10/06 20:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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An Israeli drone targeted the Janaam area in the southern border town of Shebaa on Tuesday, killing a man from the Kanaan family and one of his sons, and injuring another son. The Israeli army later confirmed it had struck what it called two militant operatives, one from Hezbollah and the other from the Lebanese Saraya Organization. According ...

Sirens in Central Israel as Army Says Projectile Launched from Yemen

This is Beirut 10/06 20:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Air raid sirens sounded across central Israel and Jerusalem on Tuesday as the military said it had detected a projectile launched from Yemen. "The [Israeli military] has identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory," the military said in a statement, adding that sirens were sounded in several areas. AFP reporters heard ...

Israel Issues Evacuation Warning for Three Houthi-Controlled Yemeni Ports

This is Beirut 09/06 23:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson Avichay Adraee on Monday issued an urgent warning in a post on X, to all individuals present at three seaports controlled by Yemen’s Houthis, urging immediate evacuation due to escalating security threats. The warning specifically targets Ras Issa, Hodeidah, and As-Salif ports, which are under ...

Iran Says Has Intel to Strike Israel in Response to 'any' Attack on Nuclear Sites

This is Beirut 09/06 22:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iran's top security body said on Monday that using intelligence it had obtained about Israeli nuclear facilities, Iranian forces could launch counterattacks should Israel strike the Islamic republic. Israel has repeatedly warned that it could attack Iranian nuclear sites, vowing to stop its arch foe from acquiring an atomic bomb, which Tehran ...

Israeli Drone Strike Kills One in Nmairiya, South Lebanon

This is Beirut 09/06 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle on the Wadi al-Nmairiya, Zefta road, near an unfinished mosque, killing Hassan Hijazi, a resident of Kawthariyat al-Sayyad. The attack occurred around 5:10 PM, when two guided missiles hit the car, setting it on fire and pushing it off the road. Following the strike, Israeli drones continued flying at ...

The Lebanese Army Inspects a Site in Mreijeh Under Israeli Drone Surveillance

This is Beirut 08/06 20:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Lebanese Army conducted at the request of the International Ceasefire Monitoring Committee (known as "the mechanism") an inspection at the so-called al-Kazem project site, located behind the Imam al-Sadiq School in Mreijeh, in Beirut’s southern suburb on late Sunday afternoon. A military unit cordoned off the area, preventing ...

Israel Says to Block Gaza-Bound Aid Boat Carrying Greta Thunberg

This is Beirut 08/06 17:37 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel on Sunday ordered the military to stop a humanitarian ship carrying activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, breaking the blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. "I have instructed the military to prevent the Madleen flotilla from reaching Gaza," Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement from ...

Israel Announces Killing of Mujahideen Brigades Leader in Gaza

This is Beirut 07/06 22:45 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israeli army and the General Security Service announced on Saturday that they had eliminated the leader of the Mujahideen Brigades in Gaza, Assaad Abu Shariaa, who took part in the October 7, 2023 attack. According to the Arabic-language spokesperson for the Israeli army, Avichay Adraee, Abu Shariaa was “one of the main perpetrators” of ...

Israel Orders Evacuation of Northern Gaza Neighborhoods, 36 Killed in Israeli Fire

This is Beirut 07/06 17:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 36 Palestinians on Saturday, six of them in a shooting near a US-backed aid distribution center. The Israeli military told AFP that troops had fired "warning shots" at individuals that it said were "advancing in a way that endangered the troops". The shooting ...

Washington Reaffirms Support for Israeli Strikes Against Hezbollah

This is Beirut 07/06 11:20 - Reading : less than a minute

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The United States has expressed its support for the airstrikes carried out Thursday evening by Israel against Hezbollah positions in the southern suburbs of Beirut. In an official statement, a spokesperson for the US State Department reaffirmed Israel’s right to defend itself against border threats. "The United States supports Israel’s right ...

Preliminary Report Details Airstrike Damage in Beirut Suburbs

This is Beirut 06/06 16:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Lebanon Southern Suburb Israël Hezbollah

The Reconstruction Committee in Beirut has released preliminary statistics detailing the damage caused by Thursday’s Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of the capital. The figures reveal widespread destruction across multiple neighborhoods, with residential buildings, institutions, and private property bearing the weight of the ...