Tag: Beirut
Hezbollah’s latest threats: An ‘intimidation campaign’ to silence criticism with Lebanon
In recent days, Hezbollah launched a high-profile public campaign that included threats to strike sensitive targets deep inside Israel in response to recent Israeli warnings about the consequences of future Hezbollah miscalculations, as well...
Hezbollah leader accuses Netanyahu of ‘inciting’ against terrorist group
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “lying” to the United Nations after the Israel leader used his address before the U.N. General Assembly to expose what he claimed were...
In UN speech, Netanyahu warns of Hezbollah arms depot in Beirut
Addressing the annual U.N. General Assembly virtually on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed a secret arms depot belonging to Hezbollah near Beirut’s International Airport and warned that the terror group’s depot could...
Fire breaks out in Beirut port as city recovers from Aug. 4 explosions
A large fire broke out on Thursday at the port of Beirut, one month after a massive explosion killed nearly 200 people, injured as many as 6,500 and left hundreds of thousands in the city homeless.
The...
Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders meet in Beirut to coordinate activity
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh met with Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Secretary-General Ziad al-Nahala in Beirut on Wednesday to discuss cooperation between the two terrorist groups.
The two organizations held talks about how they can coordinate...
Report: Ammonium nitrate behind Beirut blast traced to Hezbollah-linked bank
The massive explosion in Beirut on Aug. 4 has been traced back to a cargo ship, the Rhosus, that arrived in the city’s port in 2013 carrying 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate. The owner...
IDF chief: Hezbollah ‘terror army’ preventing UNIFIL from fulfilling its mandate
IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said on Tuesday that Hezbollah “has become a terror army operating in Beirut,” preventing UNIFIL, the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon, from fulfilling its mandate.
“Hezbollah is...
Palestinian Authority daily claims that Israel is behind Beirut blast
A writer for the official Palestinian Authority daily accused Israel of being behind the explosion in Beirut last week that cost the lives of at least 163 people and injured thousands, as well as...
Report: Lebanese leaders knew explosives in the Beirut port could flatten the city
Lebanese security officials warned the country’s prime minister and president just last month that the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut’s port could potentially destroy the city, according to Reuters.
The detonation of the...
Lebanese Cabinet resigns after massive explosions devastate Beirut
Lebanon’s Cabinet has announced its resignation in the aftermath of the chemical explosions in Beirut on Aug. 4, said Health Minister Hamad Hassan on Monday.
“The whole government resigned,” and Prime Minister Hassan Diab will “hand over...