Israel forces Hezbollah to capitulate or face total war
An hour before, from the U.N. podium, he celebrated his recent successes with unapologetic arrogance and determination. It was clear that Benjamin Netanyahu had no intention of accepting the...
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Hezbollah, in first announced attack since Israeli strikes, says it fired rockets on Israel's Safed
BEIRUT — In its first announcement regarding its military operations since the Israeli airforce downed six residential buildings in a bombing of Beirut's southern suburbs, Hezbollah said late on...
27 September 2024
L’Orient Today staff, 27 September 2024
Mikati asks to "mobilize all concerned agencies in light of reports of a large number of casualties."
Lebanese Prime Minister Nagib Mikati, currently in New York, is « closely following the news regarding the Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, » according to a statement from his...
27 September 2024
At the UN, Netanyahu says Israel will continue until 'all' objectives are achieved
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday that his country will continue the war against Hezbollah until "all objectives" are achieved. In his...
27 September 2024
Further Israeli strikes pound Beirut southern suburbs following targeting of Nasrallah: What we know
BEIRUT — At around 6:20 p.m. local time on Friday evening, the Israeli army bombed Beirut's southern suburbs in a series of airstrikes that shook the capital and the surrounding area, sending up a...
L'Orient Today staff, 27 September 2024
The official Lebanese news agency (NNA) reports a series of Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut
The official Lebanese news agency (NNA) reports a series of Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut
27 September 2024
Israel to press Lebanon offensive until 'objectives' met, Netanyahu tells UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed at the U.N. Friday to press his country's offensive against Lebanon's Hezbollah, dashing hopes for a 21-day truce proposed by France and the United...
27 September 2024
Coffee, couples, and the weight of many memories in Beirut's southern suburbs
This piece was originally written one week before the Israeli army carried out a bombing campaign targeting at least a dozen areas in Beirut's southern suburbs, including a strike on Hezbollah...
Ghadir Hamadi, 27 September 2024
Israel to continue cease-fire discussions for Lebanon, Netanyahu says
Israel will continue to discuss cease-fire proposals for Lebanon in the days ahead, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as Washington warned that further escalation would only make...
27 September 2024
Bou Habib at the UN: 'Lebanon is currently going through a crisis that threatens its existence'
"Lebanon is currently going through a crisis that threatens its existence, the future of its people and its well-being, and requires urgent international intervention before the situation becomes...
27 September 2024
Gemayel calls on Hezbollah to 'put an end to the support front'
The leader of the Christian opposition Kataeb party, Samy Gemayel, called on Hezbollah to "put an end to the support front" in Gaza that the party is putting forward to justify its clashes with...
27 September 2024
Israeli bombings kill 10 from same family in Shebaa
The Israeli air force attacked the town of Shebaa (Hasbaya) on the night of Thursday to Friday, killing ten people from the same family, including a pregnant woman's unborn child, according to...
27 September 2024
Netanyahu to deliver speech at UN General Assembly on Friday afternoon
Israeli teams had meetings on Thursday to discuss the U.S. cease-fire proposals with Lebanon and will continue discussions in the coming days, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on...
L'Orient Today staff, 27 September 2024
Berri to L’Orient-Le Jour: The French American initiative ‘lays the foundations for a serious agreement’
L’Orient-Le Jour spoke earlier with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, who is the main intermediary between his ally, Hezbollah, and the international community.Phone in hand, he was tracking every...
Mounir RABIH, 27 September 2024
War in Lebanon gained consensus in Israel more than the Gaza war
Netanyahu has been harshly criticized for months for his Gaza war objectives by some Israeli political and security leaders, and a segment of the population. While he reiterated that Israel is one...
Noura DOUKHI, 27 September 2024
Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire after truce bid fails
Israel and Hezbollah traded fire Friday after the United States and its allies failed to secure a halt in clashes that have killed more than 700 people in Lebanon this week....
27 September 2024
Uproar on social media after Hezbollah supporters move and chant around Beirut
BEIRUT — On Thursday night, videos of Hezbollah supporters moving around Ain al-Mraiseh in Beirut, raising Hezbollah's flags and shouting chants in support of the party caused uproar on social...
27 September 2024
'Praying we'd find someone alive': Paramedics share firsthand accounts of a nightmarish week in Lebanon
The streets were a blur of chaos. Ambulances raced against time to get the wounded to hospitals. Motorcycles cut through the scene with their own urgency, with some of the injured clinging to the...
Sally Abou AlJoud, 27 September 2024
Strikes on Baath targets in Lebanon: A message to Syria?
On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, Israel bombed the guard post and the house of the secretary general of the Lebanese branch of the Baath (the ruling party in Syria), Ali Hijazi, in the Mhatta...
Jeanine JALKH, 27 September 2024
Israeli military says intercepted missile fired from Yemen
The Israeli military said Thursday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, as its ongoing bombardment of Hezbollah in Lebanon raised fears of all-out war in the Middle East....
27 September 2024
Macron says would be 'mistake' for Israeli PM to 'refuse' Lebanon cease-fire
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday it would be "a mistake" for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refuse a cease-fire in Lebanon, and that he would have to take...
27 September 2024
Series of new Israeli strikes on southern suburbs of Beirut: Day 357 of the Gaza and Lebanon wars
05:02 Beirut Time Almost 30 minutes after the strike near the al-Batoul public school in Burj al-Barajneh, the detonations ceased, but a fire was still visible. 04:59 Beirut...
Malek Jadah, Muntasser Abdallah, Sarah Abdallah, Michel Hallak, Marguerita Sejaan and Nicholas Frakes, 27 September 2024
Hezbollah confirms the death of Mohammad Srour, head of its drone unit
The head of Hezbollah’s drone unit, Mohammad Srour, was killed in an Israeli strike on the southern suburbs of Beirut on Thursday, confirmed the party in a statement. "With great pride and honor,...
27 September 2024
France opposes Lebanon 'becoming a new Gaza'
France opposes Lebanon "becoming a new Gaza," French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday during a visit to Canada, citing the "absolutely shocking" number of civilian casualties....
27 September 2024
Iran shows 'willingness' to re-engage on nuclear issue
The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Thursday said Iran is showing "willingness" to re-engage on the nuclear issue, but that Tehran will not reconsider its decision to deny access to...
27 September 2024
Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs: Everything you need to know to start your Friday
Want to get the Morning Brief by email? Click here to sign up.Friday, Sept. 27, 2024Compiled by Abbas Mahfouz. Some key things to watch today:• Potential response from Hezbollah and Israel to...
Abbas Mahfouz, 27 September 2024
Recap: Netanyahu says army will 'continue fighting' in face of 21-day cease-fire proposal
As has often been the case during the sputtering cease-fire negotiations between Hamas and Israel in the last year, today's fledgling cease-fire negotiations between Hezbollah and Israel were mired...
L'Orient Today staff, 27 September 2024
Strikes in Jbeil and Kesrouan: Concerns among Christians
Previously spared by the year-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the predominantly Christian areas of Kesrouan and Jbeil are now threatened by the Israeli airstrikes, which on Wednesday...
