Jaimee Haddad

Oct 30, 2024 | today.lorientlejour.com | Jaimee Haddad |Olivia Le Poidevin

A count by L'Orient Today shows the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeeping force has been targeted over 15 times since Oct. 10, the majority of which have been from Israeli army fire. On Oct. 29, a rocket hit UNIFIL's Naqoura headquarters, injuring eight Austrian peacekeepers. The projectile was "likely" fired by "Hezbollah or an affiliated group," according to UNIFIL. Since Oct. 10, 13 peacekeepers have been injured, and bases and equipment have been damaged.

Oct 24, 2024 | today.lorientlejour.com | Jaimee Haddad |Olivia Le Poidevin

Since fighting between Hezbollah and Israel begun on Oct. 8 last year, Lebanon has suffered huge losses of civilian life, mass displacement, as well as damage and disruption to its infrastructure: Healthcare and education sectors, plus environmental destruction.

Oct 22, 2024 | today.lorientlejour.com | Gabriel Blondel |Jaimee Haddad

Israel's Monday raid on the area of Ouzai, near Beirut's southern suburbs, was only 600 meters away from the main runway at Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport (RHIA). After two weeks of calm, the area surrounding the airport was hit again Monday night, as part of a series of roughly 15 Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburbs.

Oct 8, 2024 | today.lorientlejour.com | Lucile Wassermann |Jad ABOU JAOUDE |Jaimee Haddad

OLJ / Lucile WASSERMANN, Jad ABOU JAOUDE and Jaimee Lee Haddad, 08 October 2024 12:56 One year ago today, Hamas launched an unprecedented attack against southern Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostage, as part of what the group described as an operation to arrest soldiers for a prisoner exchange deal. A few hours later, Israel responded by launching a devastating bombing campaign against the besieged Gaza Strip and, twenty days later, a ground invasion.

Jul 23, 2024 | today.lorientlejour.com | Jaimee Haddad

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is expected to address the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday regarding the most recent report on U.N. Resolution 1701 between Lebanon and Israel. L'Orient Today / Jaimee Lee Haddad, 23 July 2024 21:01 As daily fighting across the Blue Line continues between Israel and Hamas allies Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad and al-Jama’a al-Islamiya, the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has maintained its presence south of the Litani River.