Tag: Lebanese
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Israel’s overnight Beirut strikes leave Lebanese sleepless
ZOUK MOSBEH, Lebanon — When night falls, it’s no longer sleep but the humming threat of an Israeli strike that descends on the Lebanese capital. Israel’s overnight attacks, which reached the heart of Beirut in the early hours of Thursday, mean that few in the city and beyond are getting any rest. Residents told NBC…
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Israeli airstrikes force Lebanese Christians to seek shelter in monastery
ZOUK MOSBEH, Lebanon — Israeli airstrikes and its burgeoning ground invasion have forced dozens of Lebanese Christians to take shelter in a monastery close to the border with Israel. Milad Louis, head of the municipality of Ain Ebel, a largely Christian town, said Israeli airstrikes forced the community to evacuate in just 45 minutes. “The…
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Lebanese worry nowhere is safe amid widespread Israeli bombing
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Fears grew across Lebanon on Monday after Israel launched a strike on a residential building in central Beirut, marking a fresh escalation in a devastating bombing campaign that local officials say has already killed more than 1,000 people. “There’s no safe place guaranteed in Lebanon,” Jihan Kaisi, the executive director of the…
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Lebanese fear a return to the 2006 war with Israel, or worse — a situation like Gaza
“This is already a war.” For many in Lebanon, warnings from the United States that further escalation between Israel and Hezbollah could lead to all-out conflict have fallen flat. To Elias Faouz, it feels like that moment has already passed. “It has been going on for a year now,” said Faouz, 44, an architect in…
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Israel issues rare warning to Lebanese civilians and Johnson’s new strategy to avert a shutdown: Morning Rundown
House Speaker Mike Johnson makes a deal with Democrats in an attempt to avert a shutdown. Israel launches ‘’extensive’’ strikes across Lebanon. And catch up on the highlights from Week 3 of the NFL. Here’s what to know today. House to take up new funding bill as some Republicans fear shutdown Tom Williams / Getty…
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Israel issues evacuation warning for Lebanese civilians as it launches ‘extensive’ strikes
The Israeli military on Monday warned civilians in southern Lebanon to move away from Hezbollah positions as it intensified attacks on its neighbor. “Shortly, the IDF will engage in extensive, precise strikes, against terror targets which have been embedded widely throughout Lebanon,” Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said early Monday in a…