Source: Kataeb.org
Security & Justice
Southern Lebanon Endures Massive Damage: 40,000 Homes Leveled Across 37 Towns
Israeli forces have systematically destroyed entire neighborhoods in southern Lebanon, leveling more than 37 towns and wiping out over 40,000 residential units, according to Lebanon's National News Agency.
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Gaps in Coastal Radar Enabled Israeli Raid in Batroun, Army Commander Says
Lebanon’s army chief, General Joseph Aoun, detailed to Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati how Israeli forces likely exploited gaps in the country's coastal radar system during the recent raid carried out in Batroun. The briefing comes as Lebanese officials seek answers on how Israel’s elite Shayetet 13 unit carried out the landing undetected.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Opinion
The Emptying of Baalbek Is a Moment to Take Stock
“Large numbers of people continue to flee their homes every day, as Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have been going on unabated.” These disturbing words could be from almost any news report about Israel’s invasion of its northern neighbour over the past month. However, they can be found in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre issued on July 27, 2006.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
A Future Without Hezbollah
At the end of September, when Israel’s campaign to destroy Hezbollah was reaching its height, I met one of the group’s supporters in a seaside café in western Beirut. He was a middle-aged man with a thin white beard and the spent look of someone who had not slept for days. He was an academic of sorts, not a fighter, but his ties to Hezbollah were deep and long-standing.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Sports
Tottenham Forward Son Heung-min Crowned Asia’s International Player of the Year
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was crowned as Asia’s International Player of the Year for the fourth time by the Asian Football Confederation at its annual awards ceremony Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Real Madrid Launch Investigation into Racist Insults After El Clasico Defeat
Real Madrid has launched an investigation into racist insults directed at players during Saturday’s 4-0 home loss to Barcelona in LaLiga, it said on Sunday.
Monday, October 28, 2024
Friday 3 May 2024 10:58:25
Macron Receives Walid Jumblatt at The Elysee Palace, Confirms France's Commitment to Resolving Lebanon’s Crisis
French President Emmanuel Macron received at the Elysee Palace in Paris, former MP, and Cabinet Minister Walid Jumblatt, where talks centered on the prevailing political situation in Lebanon.
According to the Elysee Palace statement, Macron affirmed that France remains fully committed, through its envoy to Lebanon Jean-Yves Le Drian, to finding a solution to the crisis that is weakening the country, in close cooperation with Lebanese officials and coordination with international partners.
Macron also renewed his call on all Lebanese political parties to assume responsibility for getting out of the current impasse.
He stressed as well France's full commitment to averting the risk of escalation due to the rising tensions on the Blue Line between Israel and Lebanon, in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution No. 1701, and France's historic adherence to the security of Lebanon and the Lebanese.
In this context, Macron underlined continued support for UNIFIL and France’s participation in it, reiterating that France will continue to provide the Lebanese army with the needed assistance to preserve Lebanon’s stability.
