VideosWar Diary: Day 397
Lyne Sammouri 2024-11-06 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.
War in the Middle East
Thermal Balloons and Drones Over Baalbeck for the First Time
This is Beirut 2024-11-06 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 ...
Can Lebanon Rebuild Itself After the War?
Rami Rayess 2024-11-06 08:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The day will come when the war ends, and the people will try to heal their wounds and seek a way to rebuild what was destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, which leveled some villages to the ground, particularly along the border, and will need reconstruction from scratch. One day, all these tragic events will become mere painful memories, but the wounds ...
SpotlightIsrael’s Diplomatic “Bulldozer” Israel Katz Appointed as Minister of Defense
Malo Pinatel 2024-11-05 23:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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While the world’s attention is focused on the U.S. presidential election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed his Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant. He has promptly replaced him with his Foreign Minister, Israel Katz—a choice that appears deliberate, as Katz is known for his loyalty to the Prime Minister. The ...
Israel's Netanyahu Fires Defense Minister Gallant
This is Beirut 2024-11-05 21:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over a breakdown in trust during the Gaza war against Hamas, his office said. "Over the past few months that trust has eroded. In light of this, I decided today to end the term of the defence minister," Netanyahu said in a statement issued ...
Israeli commandos jammed UNIFIL radar in abduction operation
This is Beirut 2024-11-05 19:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A preliminary probe found that Israeli commandos used a speedboat equipped with radar-jamming devices to abduct a Lebanese man accused of being a Hezbollah operative, a Lebanese judicial official told AFP Tuesday. The initial findings suggest that "the Israeli army used a high-speed vessel equipped with advanced devices capable of jamming radars" ...
ExplainerD-Day: The Presidential Race Will Make History
Tylia El Helou 2024-11-05 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute
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The latest polls show extremely close scores on D-Day. So, for the moment, it's not possible to determine one trend or another. Democrate candidate Kamala Harris is holding an election night party at her former college, Howard University, in Washington, while her rival and Republican candidate Donald Trump will be in Palm Beach, Florida, his home ...
War Diary: Day 396
This is Beirut 2024-11-05 18:35 - 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 5, 2024.
AnalysisThe Persians... Lurking in the Shadows of the US Election
Marc Saikali 2024-11-05 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Will it retaliate, or will it hold back? It seems the die is cast… Iran finds itself with little option but to respond. After initially downplaying the Israeli strikes on October 26, Tehran's leaders have struggled to mask the significant blow dealt to them. A segment of their ballistic program was annihilated… leaving the Iranians stunned to ...
The Hezbollah-Israel War: A Blow to the Lebanese Economy
Johnny Ftouhi 2024-11-05 14:35 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Lebanon is undergoing an unprecedented economic collapse, worsened by the recent war, which deepened the financial crisis that began in 2019 when the state declared bankruptcy, and banks, along with the Central Bank (BDL), faltered. The financial sector’s collapse triggered a widespread crisis, affecting every facet of economic and daily life. ...
Boukhari Delivers an Invitation to Mikati for the Riyadh Summit
This is Beirut 2024-11-05 13:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati received an invitation from the Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz, to participate in the joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will take place on November 11th in Riyadh. The invitation was delivered by the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Beirut, Walid Boukhari, during a visit on Tuesday to the Grand ...
Israel… War Until April
This is Beirut 2024-11-05 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel has not yet achieved the military objectives required to enter negotiations. Consequently, it is expected to press on with efforts to dismantle Hezbollah’s military and organizational structure, employing a scorched-earth strategy to create a 3-to-6-kilometer deep uninhabitable zone. According to Western diplomatic sources, after securing ...