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Hezbollah has described an Israeli strike targeting Syria’s Qusair area in Homs as “a blatant attack” on Lebanese and Syrian territories. Homs province borders Lebanon. Debris from missiles intercepted by Syrian air defense systems landed in Lebanon overnight

22 July 2021

Restaurant and bar syndicate head Tony Ramy has warned that “tourist establishments will close within 48 hours” in light of diesel shortages, stressing that electricity is needed to ensure food safety. State power cuts mean businesses rely on diesel-run generators for electricity

22 July 2021

UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Joanna Wronecka has called for the formation of a Lebanese government that can put the country on the path to recovery, saying “the UN is doing everything it can to alleviate the crisis” but the responsibility lies in the hands of authorities

22 July 2021

Lebanon’s hospitals warn that power cuts threaten ‘catastrophe’

BEIRUT — Hospitals in crisis-hit Lebanon Thursday warned of a looming “catastrophe” as some were only hours away from running out of fuel to keep life-saving equipment on during endless state power...

22 July 2021

Lebanon has registered 543 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. One more person has died, raising the death toll to 7,889

22 July 2021

Several generator owners in Saida and inside the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp are preparing to turn off generators after running out of diesel, the NNA reports. Generator owners in these areas have reportedly asked subscribers to dispose of goods that need refrigeration

22 July 2021

Israeli warplanes flew at high altitudes over Lebanon’s Kesrouan area this afternoon, the NNA reports

22 July 2021

The private hospitals syndicate has warned of an “inevitable health disaster,” saying that a number of hospitals are at risk of running out of diesel “within hours.” Diesel is essential to operate generators amid power outages that currently last “at least 20 hours a day”

22 July 2021

President Michel Aoun has asked caretaker Foreign Minister Zeina Akar to inform the United Nations of the repeated violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty by Israeli forces, especially in light of Israel’s use of Lebanese airspace to target Syrian territory early on Thursday

22 July 2021

The Israeli army has arrested two people suspected of having crossed the border from Lebanon on Wednesday night, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on Twitter, adding that the pair were arrested near the border fence and are being questioned

22 July 2021