This is Beirut 03/11 10:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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American B-52 bombers have arrived in the Middle East, the US military said on Saturday, a day after Washington announced their deployment in a warning to Iran. "B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Minot Air Force Base's 5th Bomb Wing arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibility," the military command for the Middle East and ...
Malo Pinatel 02/11 22:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Early on the morning of Friday, November 1, an Israeli special forces unit conducted an operation in Batroun. Their target: Imad Fadel Amhaz, 30, a student at the Institute of Maritime and Technological Sciences (Marsati). While authorities have yet to clarify the details of the incident, initial reports indicate that the operation was launched ...
This is Beirut 02/11 21:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli airstrikes continued into Saturday evening, targeting various locations in Lebanon. One strike hit the Akroum crossing in Akkar (North Lebanon) on the border with Syria for the first time. The attack halted traffic on the Al Sabaa bridge between Akroum and Kafr Toun villages. While no injuries were reported, the impact of ...
Vanessa Kallas 02/11 18:10 - 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 2, 2024.
This is Beirut 02/11 17:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Druze spiritual and political leaders held a meeting on Saturday in Baadaran, located in the Druze heartland of the Chouf Mountain, during which they underscored the importance of safeguarding national unity and coexistence amid concerns of social tensions between the displaced and their hosts. The raging conflict between Hezbollah and the ...
This is Beirut 02/11 17:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi said an Israeli air strike hit “humanitarian structures” Saturday at a border crossing between Lebanon and Syria that was previously hit last month. The crossing, known as Jousieh on the Syrian side, became a key escape route for those fleeing the Israel-Hezbollah war after the main border crossing ...
This is Beirut 02/11 16:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Eleven people were wounded on Saturday afternoon in an Israeli raid on an apartment in the Gallery Semaan area, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. This marks the first time that this neighborhood, located on the periphery of Beirut's southern suburb, has been targeted by the Israeli Army. It is not yet known who was targeted in the ...
This is Beirut 02/11 16:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UN peacekeeping operations head Jean-Pierre Lacroix reaffirmed that UNIFIL peacekeepers would “remain in place” in Lebanon, warning that withdrawing from their positions could lead to them being occupied by the Israeli Army or Hezbollah. He made these remarks in an interview with the UN news service, according to a statement issued on ...
Fady Noun 02/11 15:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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It is a fact: naivety, egocentrism and various underestimations are among the unpredictable elements that shape the course of history. A clear example of this can be seen in the speech delivered this week by the new Secretary General of Hezbollah. What Naim Qassem has yet to grasp is that he is not alone in Lebanon, and many Lebanese do not share ...
This is Beirut 02/11 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Imad Fadel Amhaz, who was abducted at dawn on Friday from his chalet in Batroun by an Israeli naval commando, is not believed to be a member of Hezbollah, but has links with the pro-Iranian group, on whose behalf he was transporting weapons by sea from Syria to Lebanon. This information has yet to be confirmed, as the Lebanese army is still ...
This is Beirut 02/11 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed on Saturday to retaliate against attacks by Israel and its ally the United States targeting Tehran and groups it supports in the region. "The enemies, both the USA and the Zionist regime, should know that they will definitely receive a tooth-breaking response to what they are doing ...
Mario Chartouni 02/11 11:30 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Listening to the reverberating rhetoric between the key players in the Middle Eastern conflict feels akin to witnessing a trivial quarrel. However, when words become the currency of fools, how can we gauge the credibility of the threats exchanged between Iran and Israel? A Volatile Rhetoric In the aftermath of the attack launched by Israel last ...