War in the Middle East

Lebanon Advances Cooperation with US

This is Beirut 2025-09-06 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Lebanon is advancing its cooperation with the United States, with President of the Republic General Joseph Aoun urging Washington on Saturday to press Israel to withdraw its forces from Lebanese territories. Aoun also reaffirmed the importance of US backing for the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). Aoun stressed the need to fully implement last ...

France Welcomes Lebanon’s Endorsement of Army Plan on Weapons

This is Beirut 2025-09-06 15:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon France Disarmament Plan Lebanese Army

The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed on Saturday the Lebanese government’s plan proposed by the army to restore the state’s monopoly on arms across all of its territory. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot held talks a day earlier with his Lebanese counterpart, Youssef Raggi, to reaffirm France’s support for the disarmament ...

Israel Flattens Gaza City High-Rise as It Tells Residents to Flee

This is Beirut 2025-09-06 15:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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An Israeli strike flattened a high-rise in Gaza City on Saturday, the second in as many days, after the military warned people to flee south to a "humanitarian zone" ahead of a planned offensive to capture the area. Israel has been warning for weeks of a new assault on the territory's largest urban center, without issuing a ...

Op-edLebanon Must Dare to Choose Peace

Tylia El Helou 2025-09-06 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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In Lebanon, the word “peace” has for too long been confiscated, reduced to an empty slogan or an untouchable taboo, synonymous with “treason.” Yet if our country is to survive, rebuild its economy, and restore hope to its citizens, it can no longer afford to remain trapped in a logic of perpetual war. Peace, including with Israel, must ...

Israel Says It Intercepted Two Missiles Fired from Yemen

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 21:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli army said Wednesday it intercepted two missiles launched from Yemen, where Houthis have vowed to avenge their prime minister, killed last week in an Israeli strike on Sanaa. "Following sirens that sounded earlier in several areas of the country, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," the army said in a statement. According ...

Israel Security Agency Says Foiled Hamas Plot to Kill Far-Right Minister

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 18:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's internal security service said on Wednesday it had foiled a plot by Palestinian militant group Hamas to kill far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. In a statement, the Shin Bet security service said the planned attack would have involved "explosive drones." It said that in a joint operation with the army in recent weeks, ...

Israel Says Expecting One Million Gazans to Flee New Offensive

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza

A senior Israeli military official said on Wednesday that authorities estimated that an imminent offensive in the Gaza Strip would displace one million Palestinians, planning a new "humanitarian area" for them. The vast majority of Gaza's more than two million people have been displaced at least once during nearly two years of war. The Israeli ...

SpotlightOfek 19, the New Israeli Spy Satellite

This is Beirut 2025-09-03 15:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Wednesday that it had launched a new spy satellite into orbit, called Ofek 19. According to Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, “This is also a message to all our enemies, wherever they may be: we are watching you constantly and under all circumstances.” For his part, Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared that “Israel ...

Israel Sends Ofek 19, a Reconnaissance Satellite, Over Lebanon

This is Beirut 2025-09-02 23:35 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Satellite Surveillance

Tel Aviv launched the reconnaissance satellite Ofek 19 on Tuesday night using a Shavit launcher, according to Israeli media reports. The satellite crossed Lebanese airspace, flying over several areas in South Lebanon where it was captured on video. According to Israeli media, the satellite was “successfully” launched at 10:30 p.m. from a ...

Lebanese Army Banners Replace Those of Hezbollah Along Airport Road

This is Beirut 2025-09-02 19:35 - Reading : less than a minute

Lebanon Army Hezbollah Airport route disarmament

A noticeable shift has taken place along Beirut’s airport road, where banners declaring “We are all with the army” have replaced posters of Hezbollah and Iranian leaders that long dominated the route. The change comes as the Lebanese government actively implements a disarmament plan targeting Hezbollah and Palestinian factions in refugee ...

Israel Army Chief Vows to Target Hamas Leaders Abroad

This is Beirut 2025-08-31 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, Eyal Zamir, vowed Sunday to target Hamas leaders abroad after the military killed Abu Obeida, spokesman for the group's military wing, in Gaza the day before. "In the Gaza Strip, yesterday we struck one of Hamas's senior leaders, Abu Obeida. This is not the end; most of Hamas's leadership is abroad, and we ...

Israel Defense Minister Says Spokesman for Hamas Armed Wing Killed

This is Beirut 2025-08-31 16:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's defense minister said on Sunday that the army had killed Abu Obeida, spokesman for the armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas, a day after a strike that targeted him. "Hamas terror spokesperson Abu Obeida was eliminated in Gaza," Minister Israel Katz said in a post on X, congratulating Israeli security forces "for the flawless ...