Netanyahu says 'state-of-the-art' Russian weapons found in Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a French newspaper that Israeli forces had found "state-of-the-art" Russian weapons in searches of Hezbollah bases in south Lebanon....
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US State Department affirms Israel's right to target Hezbollah in Lebanon, urges civilian protection
Israel has a right to target Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah even as it may be hiding in civilian buildings in Lebanon, but should do so in a way that protects civilians, State Department...
Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis, 16 October 2024
EU, seeking allies, holds first summit with Gulf states
The European Union held its first summit with the Gulf states on Wednesday, part of EU diplomatic courting of less familiar friends as it seeks new economic allies and enlists international...
16 October 2024
UNIFIL says Israeli tank fired at peacekeepers watchtower in Lebanon
The U.N. mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said its peacekeepers at a position near southern Lebanon's Kfar Kela observed an Israeli Merkava tank firing at their watchtower on Wednesday morning....
16 October 2024
Is Israel using cluster bombs in Lebanon?
Following Hezbollah's initial statement on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2024, in which it accused the Israeli army of bombing the villages of Hanine and Tiri in the Bint Jbeil district of southern Lebanon with...
Suzanne BAAKLINI, 16 October 2024
Lebanon negotiations will only be held 'under fire,' says Gallant
Israel will not end its fight against Hezbollah until it can guarantee the safe return of its citizens to their homes near the Lebanese border, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Wednesday....
16 October 2024
Victims of Israeli strike on Aito buried in North Lebanon
Residents of the villages of Bahboush (Koura) and Aitaroun (Bint Jbeil) gathered on Wednesday for the funerals of the victims of an Israeli strike on Monday on the village of Aito (Zgharta)....
16 October 2024
Joumblatt: Israeli attacks to be expected 'everywhere'
Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt said on Wednesday, after a meeting with Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain al-Tineh, that Israeli attacks should be expected...
16 October 2024
UNIFIL's EU members want 'maximum pressure' on Israel to stop 'incidents'
EU nations with peacekeepers in Lebanon Wednesday expressed "the shared will to exert maximum political and diplomatic pressure on Israel" to prevent further "incidents" against the U.N. mission,...
16 October 2024
Faced with risk of regional war, is Turkey ready to reconcile with Kurds?
An outstretched hand carries heavy symbolism and promise. After Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered his speech marking the return to Parliament on Oct. 1, his main ally, Devlet...
Clara HAGE, 16 October 2024
Israeli army blows up a village in southern Lebanon
The Israeli army detonated an entire village in southern Lebanon, according to an aerial video released Wednesday by its Arabic-speaking spokesperson, Avichay Adraee. The footage, reportedly...
L’Orient Today staff, 16 October 2024
Lebanese GDP could shrink by at least 10% in 2025 if war persists, warns IFI
The Institute of International Finance (IFI), a global organization representing several hundred of the world’s leading banks, has released its projections for the Lebanese economy in 2024 and 2025...
L'Orient Today staff, 16 October 2024
Abu Dhabi’s ADQ to acquire 96 percent of Odeabank, Turkish subsidiary of Bank Audi
BEIRUT — Bank Audi announced on Tuesday that it had reached a definitive agreement with Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company ADQ, to sell 96 percent of the share capital of Odeabank, its...
Stephanie Bechara, 16 October 2024
Geagea: No to Hezbollah's defeat, but also no to its hegemony
Two days after the Maarab meeting, Samir Geagea changed his tone. After launching a new phase in his political battle against Hezbollah by calling for the application of Security Council Resolution...
Yara ABI AKL, 16 October 2024
Iran, Hezbollah and a renewed sense of confidence?
First, there were the attacks on communication systems like pagers and walkie-talkies, then the assassinations of most of Hezbollah’s military leaders and iconic figures, including the charismatic...
Scarlett HADDAD, 16 October 2024
Qassem: Lebanon cannot be separated from Palestine, but the support front is no more
After sending out signs indicating that it was ready to untie the Lebanese front from Gaza, in a bid to have the Israeli war stop, Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem put things into...
Salah Hijazi, 16 October 2024
At least six dead in fifteen strikes on Nabatieh
The Israeli air force carried out around 15 strikes on Wednesday around 10 a.m. on the city of Nabatieh, in south Lebanon, and its surroundings, according to the sources of L'Orient Today's...
16 October 2024
In Syria, HTS is galvanized by the weakness of Assad regime
Could the Syrian regime's weakness in the escalating Israeli-led war see the strengthening of certain rebel groups in Syria? For several weeks now, military exercises have been suggesting a return...
Clara HAGE, 16 October 2024
Imperiled waste collection: Another reverberation of displacement
More than a million residents of southern Lebanon, the Bekaa and Beirut's southern suburbs have been forced to seek refuge in other regions since Israel's escalation against Hezbollah on Sept. 23....
Suzanne BAAKLINI, 16 October 2024
Lebanon submits new complaint to UN Security Council on Israeli aggression
BEIRUT — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday that Lebanon submitted a new complaint to the U.N. Security Council regarding the "Israeli aggression against Lebanon during the...
L’Orient Today staff, 16 October 2024
War in Lebanon: Has Resolution 1701 become obsolete?
Resolution 1559, which provides for disarming militias in Lebanon, is back in full swing. Eleven months after calling on (the Lebanese side) to implement Security Council Resolution 1701 — voted in...
Jeanine JALKH, 16 October 2024
Amid regional escalation, Iran is also betting on diplomacy
“The most important issue today is the cease-fire, particularly in Lebanon and Gaza,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said during a press conference on Oct. 5 in Syria, just days after the...
Tatiana KROTOFF, 16 October 2024
Israeli soldiers release photo in front of Ramieh, southern Lebanon
A photo showing Israeli soldiers posing proudly in front of the municipal building in the border village of Ramieh (Bint Jbeil district) circulated on social media Wednesday morning, as the Israeli...
16 October 2024
Mohammad Khazaal, Lebanese expatriate doctor who stayed in the Bekaa to 'fight without weapons'
Between power cuts, which have become even more frequent recently, Dr. Mohammad Khazaal told us about his latest tour. At the wheel of his car, he has been criss-crossing the northern Bekaa for...
Gabriel BLONDEL, 16 October 2024
Mayor of Nabatieh among dead in Israeli strike on municipality: officials
The mayor of Nabatieh was among those killed Wednesday in Israeli strikes on the municipality of the southern Lebanese city, where Hezbollah and its ally Amal hold sway, authorities said....
16 October 2024
Why is Israel stepping up incursions into the Golan Heights?
In recent days, developments in the strategic Golan Heights have raised fears that Israel is opening a new front in Syria. According to information reported on Tuesday by security sources quoted by...
Noura DOUKHI, 16 October 2024
15 Israeli strikes on Nabatieh
The Israeli air force has carried out over 15 strikes on the town of Nabatieh, in southern Lebanon, and the surrounding area, according to our correspondent. These strikes were carried out with...
16 October 2024
Iran warns of 'decisive' response if Israel strikes, urges UN action
Iran's top diplomat has warned U.N. chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is ready for a "decisive and regretful" response if Israel attacks his country in retaliation for a missile attack....
16 October 2024
Israeli naval forces strike southern Lebanon for first time; six killed in over dozens of bombardments on Nabatieh: Day 376 of the Gaza and Lebanon wars
01:27 Beirut Time Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Israeli Merkava tank in Labbouneh , a border village located in the Marjayoun district. The party...
Muntasser Abdallah, Marguerita Sejaan, Malek Jadah, 16 October 2024
Israeli military says 50 projectiles fired from Lebanon overnight
The Israeli military said around 50 projectiles were fired from Lebanon at the country's north early Wednesday, without any reports of casualties. "Some of the projectiles...
16 October 2024
Strikes hits south Beirut after Israeli military evacuation order
Strikes hit south Beirut on Wednesday, an AFP journalist saw, less than an hour after the Israeli military ordered residents to leave part of the Lebanese capital. Black...
16 October 2024
Major strike on Qana as international community brokers for cease-fire: Everything you need to know to start your Wednesday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Updates on the Israeli offensives in Gaza and...
