War in the Middle East

Army Intelligence Arrests Majdel Zoun Men Blocking UNIFIL Patrol

This is Beirut 2025-08-31 14:40 - Reading : less than a minute

Army intelligence arrested three young men from Majdel Zoun in the Tyre district on Sunday after they prevented a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol from passing through the town. Such obstructions have become increasingly common, often carried out by supporters of Hezbollah, complicating UNIFIL’s mission to monitor and ...

Hamas Confirms Death of Gaza Chief Mohammed Sinwar

This is Beirut 2025-08-31 12:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Gaza Mohammad Sinwar

Hamas on Sunday confirmed the death of Mohammed Sinwar, its presumed leader in Gaza, more than three months after Israel said it had killed him in an air strike. Pictures released by the Palestinian Islamist group on Saturday showed him alongside other political and military leaders, described as "martyrs of the military ...

Fatah Reaffirms Commitment to Disarm All Palestinian Camps

This is Beirut 2025-08-31 12:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The official spokesman of the Palestinian Fatah movement, Abdel Fattah Dawla, reiterated on Sunday his group’s commitment, under the authority of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, to cooperate with Lebanese authorities in disarming Palestinian camps across Lebanon. “The delivery to the Lebanese government on Friday of a third batch of ...

Israeli Army Targets Hezbollah Infrastructure in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 2025-08-31 09:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Lebanon Southern Lebanon Hezbollah

Early on Sunday morning, the Israeli military launched a series of heavy airstrikes on the Nabatiyeh district in southern Lebanon, an area that has been repeatedly targeted in recent weeks. According to local sources cited by the Al-Markazia news agency, over 10 air raids struck the area of Ali al-Taher and its surroundings, not far from Beaufort ...

Gaza: Israeli Strike Targets Hamas' Abou Obeida, according to the Israeli media

This is Beirut 2025-08-30 20:35 - Reading : less than a minute

Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Abu Obeida

The Israeli military has targeted a building in Gaza where Abu Obeida, spokesperson for Hamas' Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, was reportedly located, Israeli media announced on Saturday evening. The military confirmed the attack but did not disclose its target and did not clarify whether its was killed or survived. According to media reports, Abu ...

Houthis Claim Israeli Airstrikes Killed Yemen’s Prime Minister, Vow Revenge

This is Beirut 2025-08-30 19:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Houthi Movement Yemen

Yemen's Houthi vowed on Saturday to avenge the killing of their prime minister Ahmad Ghaleb Nasser Al-Rahwi and other political leaders in Israeli strikes on Thursday. "We promise to God, to the dear Yemeni people and the families of the martyrs and wounded that we will take revenge," the head of the group's supreme ...

Red Cross Chief Says Mass Evacuation of Gaza City 'Impossible'

This is Beirut 2025-08-30 14:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza ICRC

The head of the international Red Cross on Saturday denounced Israel's plans for a mass evacuation of Gaza City ahead of a military takeover, insisting there was no way it could be done safely. "It is impossible that a mass evacuation of Gaza City could ever be done in a way that is safe and dignified under the current conditions," International ...

Cabinet to Discuss Disarmament Plan in Upcoming Friday Session

This is Beirut 2025-08-29 21:10 - Reading : less than a minute

Hezbollah USA

The Council of Ministers will hold a session on Friday, September 5, at 3:00 PM, at the Presidential Palace to review and discuss the implementation of the disarmament plan. The army was tasked with preparing the plan, in accordance with Article Two of Cabinet Resolution No. 1, dated August 5, 2025. Earlier today, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam ...

Teymour Joumblatt Condemns Violence in Sweida, Calls for National Dialogue

This is Beirut 2025-08-29 19:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam taymour jumblatt PSP Sweida Druze Syria

Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) leader and Lebanese MP Teymour Joumblatt spoke out on Friday with deep sorrow and frustration over the recent violence in Sweida, Syria. He called for peace and unity in the wake of the tragedy. “We are going through a very sensitive time, filled with sadness and anger over what has happened in Sweida,” ...

Nawaf Salam Appeals for Support in Disarming Hezbollah

This is Beirut 2025-08-29 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Nawaf Salam Hezbollah World Bank

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced on Friday that the Lebanese government was moving forward with the plan to disarm Hezbollah. He stressed that Lebanon’s fragile state institutions and army will require significant international support to implement the plan successfully. Salam highlighted the urgent financial needs of the country, citing ...

Israeli Troops Raid Bombed Syria Site

This is Beirut 2025-08-28 02:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Syria Conflict

Israeli ground troops raided a Syrian site it had already bombed on Wednesday and a day prior, Syrian state media reported. Israel had struck the site near Kisweh, outside Damascus on Tuesday, killing six Syrian soldiers according to Damascus' foreign ministry, and bombed it again on Wednesday according to state television. Quoting a ...

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Military Sites Near Damascus

This is Beirut 2025-08-27 23:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Syria

Syrian media reported Wednesday that Israeli warplanes conducted multiple airstrikes in the Damascus countryside, targeting military facilities and headquarters. The strikes reportedly hit a Syrian forces headquarters in the Al-Kiswah area, as well as a military facility in Tal Mani', according to state outlets. Syrian Television, citing ...