Lebanon: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire. Cardinal Pizzaballa: “Peace is something else entirely” Patton (Custos): “The ceasefire should include Gaza”

The 60-day ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect in Lebanon at 4am on Wednesday morning. After more…

Middle East. Melcangi (ISPI): “Trump’s election reaffirms unwavering alliance with Israel and pressure on Iran”

How will US Middle East policy change with Donald Trump’s election as the 47th president of the United States? Should…

Bishop Rahmé (Baalbek): “In Palestine and Lebanon, where is the UN?”

“The situation remains serious. As the destruction of homes and buildings increases, so too does the number of internally displaced…

Lebanon: El Hajje (Beirut), “Our generation doesn’t want the war”

“Ours is not a generation that wants the war, nor do we intend to experience the same terrible events and…

Lebanon: daily life and uncertainty in the face of escalating war

The story of Marianne, a Lebanese engineer and mother of four, faced with the difficult reality of an escalating conflict…

Lebanon. Vincent Gelot (Œuvre d’Orient): “The country is facing total collapse, with multifaceted needs in all areas of life”

From Beirut, Vincent Gelot, Regional Director of Œuvre d’Orient for Lebanon and Syria, reports on the humanitarian crisis in the…

Germany: Catholic and Evangelical Churches call for “peace and security” on first anniversary of Hamas massacre in Israel

Oct. 7 anniversary. Israel and Hamas. Bertolotti (Start InSight): “October 7 marked a pause in the normalisation process between Israel and the Arab countries”

On 7 October 2023, Hamas launched an unprecedented terrorist attack on Israel by land, sea and air, killing 1,200 Jews.…

Lebanon: EU Commission, 30 million euros in urgent humanitarian aids. European Civil Protection Mechanism activated

Msgr. Essayan (Apostolic Vicar for the Latins) calls for an “immediate ceasefire.” “We are running out of time”

Interviewed by SIR, Monsignor César Essayan, Apostolic Vicar of Beirut for the Latins, comments on the situation in the country.…

War in Lebanon: some 100,000 displaced people – Syrian and Lebanese – flee to Syria

During the war in Syria that broke out in 2011, more than 1.5 million Syrians fled to the Land of…