Iran’s role in regional escalation
Seven days into the fighting between Hamas and Israel, which broke out last Saturday, questions continue to surround Iran’s involvement in the attack. According to information from L’Orient-Le...
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Israeli military says troops make first ground raids into Gaza
Israel said its infantry and tanks had carried out raids inside the Gaza Strip on Friday, its first announcement of a shift from an air war to ground operations to root out Hamas fighters a week...
13 October 2023
The opening of a second front in Lebanon seems unlikely
The sudden, surprising and deadly attack launched by Hamas outside Gaza on the night of Oct. 7-8 may have shifted the Middle East as a whole into a dynamic that, in many respects, seemed to be...
Joseph Bahout, 13 October 2023
Lebanese diaspora anxious over tension back home
The ever-intensifying conflict between Hamas and Israel has sent shockwaves throughout the Middle East and beyond and the prospect of Lebanon becoming involved is causing concern among the...
Sally Abou AlJoud, 13 October 2023
Lebanon condemns Israeli airstrikes on Syrian airports
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Friday that it condemns "the repeated Israeli attacks on the airports of Damascus and Aleppo in Syria, which have caused damage to civilian...
13 October 2023
Lebanese Business Leaders’ Association warns of 'catastrophic' consequences if war with Israel erupts
BEIRUT — Lebanese Business Leaders’ Association (RDCL) warned in a statement on Friday of "catastrophic" consequences that could happen if a war with Israel erupts. Tensions between Lebanon and...
13 October 2023
Moment of truth
Here we are. We have known for days that this Friday the 13th will be important. Protests in support of the Palestinian cause are being organized in several Arab countries, from Iraq to Yemen,...
Anthony SAMRANI, 13 October 2023
Iran’s Foreign Minister affirms intention to ‘preserve calm in Lebanon’
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, arrived in Lebanon Thursday evening after a visit to Iraq, and was received by outgoing Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Hezbollah...
13 October 2023
What you should know about the 'open-air prison' that is Gaza
Forty-one kilometers long and approximately ten kilometers wide, the Gaza Strip is a 365 km² land on which some 2.3 million Palestinians live, locked between the Mediterranean, Egypt and Israel....
Julien RICOUR-BRASSEUR, 13 October 2023
MBS’ 'balancing act' phone call with Iran’s President
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) and Iranian President Ebrahim Raissi addressed the ongoing military escalation in Gaza over a phone call on Wednesday evening, according to the Saudi...
Amélie ZACCOUR, 13 October 2023
Meta takes steps to remove Hamas-related disinformation
STOCKHOLM — Meta said on Friday it was taking steps including removing praise and substantive support for Hamas from its platforms after the European Union reprimanded social media companies for...
Supantha Mukherjee, 13 October 2023
Blinken, Jordan raise Palestinian needs as Israel readies Gaza move
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Jordan's king Friday about how to address a looming humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip as Israel readies a US-supported offensive following deadly...
13 October 2023
Hamas rejects Israel order to evacuate north Gaza
Hamas on Friday rejected an Israeli order for 1.1 million residents to evacuate northern Gaza ahead of an expected ground incursion into the overcrowded Palestinian territory....
13 October 2023
‘We are much stronger than in 2006, Hezbollah has become the world’s largest army’
Sitting back in his plastic chair, Hajj Ali*, from Bourj al-Barajneh, is selling potatoes. Transfixed and scrolling through images of what is happening in southern Lebanon, Ali almost forgets he...
Lyana ALAMEDDINE, 13 October 2023
Israel calls for northern Gaza to be emptied within 24 hours
Israel has called for the immediate relocation of 1.1 million people in Gaza amid its massive bombardment in retaliation for Hamas's attacks, with the United Nations warning of "devastating"...
13 October 2023
UN says relocating Palestinian refugee agency to south Gaza
The United Nations announced Friday its agency for Palestinian refugees is moving operations and foreign staff to southern Gaza, following an Israel army evacuation order condemned by the global...
13 October 2023
Hamas calls for Arab mobalization, Hezbollah drone shot down, complaint filed with UN: Everything you need to know to start your Friday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up. Catch up on yesterday’s live coverage of Day 6 of the Hamas-Israel war here . Israel shot down a drone Hezbollah launched...
13 October 2023
1 journalist killed, multiple wounded in South Lebanon: Day 7 of Hamas-Israel war
22:15 Beirut Time Thank you for following our LIVE coverage of Day 7 of the Hamas vs Israel conflict. We'll be back tomorrow with more news updates and analysis, right here at L'Orient...
