Journalists from L’Orient-Le Jour observe Israeli bombings on the southern suburbs of Beirut and the capital on April 8, 2026, from the newspaper's terrace. (Credit: Sami Sioufi)
On the morning of April 8, in his L’Orient-Le Jour office, Nemtala was writing an article about the implementation of the cease-fire between the United States and Iran, after 40 days of clashes. "An important date the region will have to remember," he still hoped.The only problem: Israel’s attitude toward Lebanon, where it has been at war with Hezbollah since March 2, relentlessly hitting the southern suburbs of Beirut and the southern part of the country. In case you missed it, from Wednesday ‘Fog is the ideal weather’: Sidewalk talk While Pakistani diplomacy insinuates that this theater is indeed affected by the halt in fighting, all of Lebanon wonders whether Israel will turn a deaf ear. The journalist in the politics section searches for clues from Lebanese and foreign officials.The answer doesn’t come from his...
On the morning of April 8, in his L’Orient-Le Jour office, Nemtala was writing an article about the implementation of the cease-fire between the United States and Iran, after 40 days of clashes. "An important date the region will have to remember," he still hoped.The only problem: Israel’s attitude toward Lebanon, where it has been at war with Hezbollah since March 2, relentlessly hitting the southern suburbs of Beirut and the southern part of the country. In case you missed it, from Wednesday ‘Fog is the ideal weather’: Sidewalk talk While Pakistani diplomacy insinuates that this theater is indeed affected by the halt in fighting, all of Lebanon wonders whether Israel will turn a deaf ear. The journalist in the politics section searches for clues from Lebanese and foreign officials.The answer doesn’t come from...
Israel kills 2 in southern Lebanon, shattering 3 days of relative calm