UNIFIL confirms shooting down Israeli drone near Kfar Kila
BEIRUT — A spokesperson for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirmed to L'Orient Today on Sunday evening that the Israeli drone that had crashed in Marjayoun...
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Drone 'neutralized' by German ship participating in UNIFIL off Lebanon coast
A German Navy vessel participating in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) repelled a drone off the Lebanese coast, a military spokesperson said. The corvette "Ludwigshafen am...
26 October 2025
Palestinian factions lament release of suspect in ‘death boat’ case
The Palestinian factions of the Beddawi camp in northern Lebanon expressed in a statement "their regret and indignation" at the decision to release a suspect in the so-called "death...
26 October 2025
Israeli pressure intensifies: 12 people killed since Thursday
Israeli military pressure on Lebanon has continued to grow since the end of the week. On Sunday, the Israeli army carried out targeted strikes on three vehicles — two in the Bekaa valley and one...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 October 2025
Israel says will maintain 'full control' over security in Gaza Strip
A spokesperson for the Israeli government said Israel would maintain "full control over security in the Gaza Strip," stating that the Israeli army would continue to oversee security...
26 October 2025
40 Palestinian children killed by Israeli army in West Bank in 2025, according to UN
According to a U.N. report, the Israeli army killed 40 children in the occupied West Bank in 2025, accounting for 20 percent of all Palestinian victims killed in the territory since the start of...
26 October 2025
Monetizing gold, new currency: IIF economist outlines seven-pillar plan to restore bank deposits
Over the past six years, numerous experts and independent observers outlined potential plans to address the issue of tens of billions of dollars in deposits frozen by technically insolvent Lebanese...
Philippe HAGE BOUTROS, 2 October 2025
Houthis release model after nearly 5 years in prison
Yemen's Houthi rebels have released model Entisar al-Hammadi after holding her in prison for nearly five years, her lawyer and a security source told AFP on Sunday. Hammadi, 23, was arrested...
26 October 2025
Shakespeare in Arabic: Losing words to find one's voice
Invited to the American University of Beirut (AUB), Georgina Van Welie participated in a reading and roundtable discussion of "Hob wa harb" ("Love and War"), her bilingual...
Nanette Ziadé-Ritter, 26 October 2025
Qabalan: State is suffocating its people, doesn't care about South, Bekaa
Jaafarite mufti Ahmad Qbalan, an ally of Hezbollah, again sharply criticized the Lebanese state on Sunday, accusing it of "suffocating its people" and being indifferent to the fate of...
26 October 2025
Houthis arrest 3 UN staff over Israel spying accusation: Security source
Yemen's Houthi rebels arrested three local United Nations staff, including two women, accusing them of spying for Israel, a security source from the rebel group told AFP on Sunday. "Two...
26 October 2025
In Gaza's ruins, a grandmother keeps family and hope alive
With no shoes to protect their tiny dust-covered feet, Hiam Muqdad's grandchildren toddled unfazed through the bombed-out ruins of their Gaza City neighbourhood in search of clean water....
26 October 2025
Sharaa participates in Riyadh Economic Forum
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa is expected in the Saudi capital to speak at the Future Investment Initiative, an annual government-organized event in Riyadh, according to several media sources....
Netanyahu says Israel needs no approval to strike 'enemies,' will have veto on Gaza force members
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday that Israel would seek no approval to strike targets in Gaza or Lebanon, despite agreeing to cease-fires. "Israel is an independent state. We...
26 October 2025
1 killed in Israeli strike on Nuseirat, Islamic Jihad denies 'planning attack'
At least one Palestinian was killed in an Israeli drone strike carried out Saturday evening in Gaza, for which the military said it had targeted a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), despite...
26 October 2025
UNIFIL confirms shooting down Israeli drone in south Lebanon; Ortagus visits Israeli position near border | LIVE
19:54 Beirut Time We are now closing our LIVE coverage of the region for tonight. We will be back tomorrow morning with more news updates. 19:43 Beirut Time ⚡...
L'Orient Today staff, 26 October 2025
Israel army says targeted Islamic Jihad militant in Gaza strike
The Israeli military said Saturday it had conducted an air strike targeting an alleged Islamic Jihad militant in central Gaza, despite a cease-fire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. For the...
26 October 2025
Hamas to enter new areas of Gaza to search for hostages' bodies
The head of Hamas’ negotiating team, Khalil Hayyeh, said that forces from the Palestinian movement will soon enter new areas of the Gaza Strip to search for the bodies of hostages that have not yet...
26 October 2025
Rubio says does not see permanent division of Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday he did not envision a permanent division of Gaza, despite Israeli troops remaining in an area prioritised for reconstruction. Under a...
26 October 2025
Egyptian convoy enters Gaza to help recover hostage remains
A convoy of Egyptian trucks and vehicles transporting heavy machinery entered Gaza overnight to help locate the remains of Israeli hostages in the territory, AFP footage showed. The vehicles were...
26 October 2025
Kurdish PKK says withdrawing all forces from Turkey to north Iraq
The Kurdish militant PKK said Sunday it was withdrawing all its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq, urging Ankara to take legal steps to protect the peace process. The Kurdistan Workers'...
26 October 2025
Selling at any price in Beirut's southern suburbs?
"I would rather sell my apartment at a very low price than see it fall into ruin." Nearly a year after the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah, Jihad has no plans to return to his...
