Israeli strike on Saksakieh kills 11
An Israeli airstrike killed 11 people and injured five others in Saksakieh, a village in the Saida district, reported the Directorate General of Civil Defense. Search operations remain...
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Israeli Minister Vows to annex West Bank settlements by 2025
Israel's far-right finance minister said on Monday he hoped Israel would extend "sovereignty" into the occupied West Bank in 2025 and that he would push the government to engage the incoming Trump...
11 November 2024
Which hospitals has the Israeli army damaged and forced to close?
BEIRUT — Damage as a result of close Israeli strikes have forced eight hospitals in Lebanon to completely shut down since the war between Hezbollah and Israel escalated in mid-September....
Malek Jadah, 11 November 2024
Arab and Muslim leaders urge arms embargo on Israel
At a summit in Riyadh on Monday, leaders of Arab and Muslim nations called for a global ban on exporting or transferring arms to Israel in response to its wars in Gaza and Lebanon. In their joint...
11 November 2024
Saudi crown prince condemns Israel's attacks on Palestinians as 'genocide'
Saudi Arabia's crown prince and de facto ruler condemned what he called the "genocide" committed by Israel against Palestinians during a speech at a summit of leaders of Muslim and Arab countries...
11 November 2024
Deadly Israeli strike in Ain Yaakoub, Akkar
An Israeli airstrike on Monday targeted a house, where reportedly a Syrian family was living, in Ain Yaakoub, a village in northern Lebanon’s Akkar region, our correspondent reported. The home’s...
11 November 2024
New Israel FM says Palestinian state not 'realistic'
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Monday rejected the establishment of a Palestinian state as a "realistic" goal, after Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas reiterated his commitment to a...
11 November 2024
Hezbollah says Israel 'unable' to occupy any Lebanese villages
Hezbollah said on Monday that the Israeli military has been incapable of occupying even a single village in Lebanon since launching cross-border ground operations six weeks ago. Israeli troops on...
11 November 2024
ISF launches ‘night campaign’ against motorbikes in violation of laws and regulations in Beirut and Mount Lebanon
Starting Monday evening, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) will launch a ‘night campaign’ targeting motorcycle riders whose vehicles are unregistered or lack valid licenses, aiming to "combat...
L’Orient Today staff, 11 November 2024
Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar: two pro-Palestine congresswomen reelected despite the Trump wave
They were the first two Muslim women elected to the U.S. Congress in 2018. Both are outspoken critics of Israel, advocating for an end to Washington's arms exports — a stance that has drawn sharp...
Clara HAGE, 11 November 2024
Flotilla 13: 66 years of Israeli commando operations in Lebanon
On Nov. 1, the elite Israeli unit Shayetet-13 (S-13) kidnapped the young Lebanese civilian ship captain Imad Amhaz, a "member of Hezbollah" according to the Israeli army. However, this operation in...
Anne-Marie El-HAGE, 11 November 2024
The violation of our private and collective memories
In the video, she sits at her piano, her fingertips gently gliding over the ivory and ebony keys. Instantly, the first soft notes of Chopin's Nocturne No. 20 flow from the instrument. Julia...
Gilles Khoury, 11 November 2024
Mikati-led meeting exposes inter-Sunni differences
“It was an ordinary meeting, with everyone praising the efforts of official Lebanon to secure a cease-fire (between Hezbollah and Israel).” These were the succinct words of a senior government...
Yara ABI AKL, 11 November 2024
Mikati reiterates call against 'foreign interference' in Lebanon's internal affairs
BEIRUT — During his speech at the Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh, Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on the countries of the region and the world to respect Lebanon's...
11 November 2024
Economic news recap: Here's what happened last week in Lebanon
-Head of the Parliamentary Finance and Budget Committee MP Ibrahim Kanaan stated Tuesday that the draft budget for 2025 needs to be revised in light of Israel’s ongoing war on Lebanon, a country...
Stephanie Bechara, 11 November 2024
More than 200 children killed in Lebanon since the start of the war, according to UNICEF
Following the heavy death toll from the bombing of a house in Almat (Jbeil) by Israeli aircraft yesterday, including seven children, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said in a statement...
11 November 2024
Israel claims 'some progress' towards cease-fire in Lebanon
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar reported “some progress” towards a cease-fire in Lebanon, where the Israeli army launched a major military offensive against Hezbollah in mid-September. “There...
11 November 2024
Israeli army calls for evacuation of 21 villages in southern Lebanon
The Israeli army has once again called for the evacuation of several villages in southern Lebanon, including the districts of Sour, Bint Jbeil and Marjayoun. In a posting on X, Arabic-speaking...
11 November 2024
Israeli strike south of Damascus on Sunday: Hezbollah's ‘Golan Unit’ commander reportedly targeted
According to consistent reports from several Arab and Israeli media outlets, the strike that killed at least nine people on Sunday in a residential building in Sayyida Zeinab, south of Damascus,...
L’Orient Today staff, 11 November 2024
Taiwan individuals, firms not involved in Lebanon device blasts: Taiwan prosecutors
Taiwan investigators said Monday there was no evidence that Taiwanese individuals or firms were involved in a deadly September attack targeting Hezbollah communications devices which exploded in...
11 November 2024
Hezbollah must face reality
Where does rational thinking end and ideology begin? This is a question we should all ask ourselves today as we try to decipher the calculations of the main players in the conflict, both in Gaza...
Anthony SAMRANI, 11 November 2024
Hezbollah official: Israeli army has been unable to occupy single village in southern Lebanon
Hezbollah media chief Mohammad Afif claimed on Monday that the Israeli army was still unable to occupy any village in southern Lebanon, where it launched a ground offensive on Sept. 30. “After 45...
11 November 2024
'No reason' to be in Lebanon, tourists and journalists are being turned away at Beirut airport
The names in this article have been changed to protect the identities of the subjects. BEIRUT — Sitting in a back room at the Beirut airport, Ingrid could hear the security personnel next door...
Amelia Hankins, 11 November 2024
'There will be no cease-fire' with Hezbollah, said Israeli Defense Minister; deadly strike in Akkar: Day 402 of the Gaza and Lebanon war
22:40 Beirut Time An Israeli attack targeted Shmestar , near Baalbeck, reported our correspondent in the Bekaa. 21:58 Beirut Time An Israeli airstrike killed at...
Yara Malka, Tasnim Chaaban and Malek Jadah., 11 November 2024
23 killed, including 7 children, in Israeli strike on house turned-shelter in Jbeil; Israel approves 'expanded' ground invasion: Everything you need to know this Monday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Monday, Nov. 11, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Updates on "expansion" of Israeli ground...
Abbas Mahfouz, 11 November 2024
Why Qatar suspended its role as mediator in Gaza cease-fire efforts
Qatar has put an end to rumors and speculation. On the evening of Saturday, Nov. 9, the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry stated that media reports claiming Doha had withdrawn from mediating...
Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH, 11 November 2024
Lebanon’s Massad Boulos: Trump’s new Middle East insider?
For a few days, the name of Lebanese-American businessman Massad Boulos was widely discussed, with many believing he would soon take on the challenging role of mediator for Washington in the...
