Sunday, 18 Oct 2026 18 Shawwal 2026 AH Beirut

What they said

Direct quotes as they appeared in the news — each one links to its source.

بنيامين نتنياهو (102) دونالد ترامب (71) يسرائيل كاتس (43) جوزاف عون (30) نواف سلام (27) جان بيار لاكروا (20) حسن فضل الله (19) يوسف رجّي (15) نبيه بري (14) أشرف ريفي (14) أفيغدور ليبرمان (13) كريم سعيد (12) رجي (11) أسعد الشيباني (10)
I do not want to make definitive statements, but a justification for a security situation and an escalation can always be found, and unfortunately I cannot rule that out.
يورام كوهينالرئيس السابق لجهاز الأمن العام الإسرائيلي (الشاباك) والمرشح الثاني على قائمة حزب ياشار3 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
He was found in the Sin el-Fil area – below the Watawi bridge – on 16-10-2026, and was brought from the Bekaa according to his own account.
المديرية العامة لقوى الأمن الداخليبيان رسمي – شعبة العلاقات العامة3 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
Anyone who knows him or any of his relatives is asked to contact the Sin el-Fil detachment of the Regional Gendarmerie Unit at 01-511989 to provide whatever information they have.
المديرية العامة لقوى الأمن الداخليبيان رسمي – شعبة العلاقات العامة3 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
I do not trust the Lebanese government on the issue of disarming Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي3 hours ago · صوت بيروت إنترناشونال
I do not trust the Lebanese government on the issue of disarming Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي3 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
The ultimate goal is to eliminate Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي3 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
The Israeli army will continue to remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon unless Hezbollah is disarmed and its military capabilities are dismantled
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي3 hours ago · MTV Lebanon
I do not trust the Lebanese government on the issue of disarming Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي3 hours ago · MTV Lebanon
The ultimate goal is to eliminate Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي3 hours ago · MTV Lebanon
A war fuse aimed at an entire sect
قبلان3 hours ago · lebanon debate
The ultimate goal is to eliminate Hezbollah.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي4 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
I do not trust the Lebanese government on the issue of disarming Hezbollah.
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي4 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
The ultimate goal is to eliminate Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي4 hours ago · lebanon debate
I do not trust the Lebanese government on the issue of disarming Hezbollah
بنيامين نتنياهورئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي4 hours ago · lebanon debate
When did Hezbollah resist Israel using C-4?
أنطوان حبشينائب لبناني4 hours ago · MTV Lebanon
Hezbollah kills Lebanese to collect money.
أنطوان حبشينائب لبناني4 hours ago · MTV Lebanon
Hezbollah implicitly realizes that it has fallen militarily and security-wise.
أنطوان حبشينائب لبناني4 hours ago · MTV Lebanon
The Council's states have been subjected to repeated Iranian attacks that constitute a flagrant violation of sovereignty and a direct threat to security and stability
أمين مجلس التعاون الخليجيأمين عام مجلس التعاون الخليجي4 hours ago · lebanon debate
Netanyahu wants to push me away
إيتمار بن غفيروزير الأمن القومي الإسرائيلي4 hours ago · lebanon debate
The Iranian Armed Forces have prepared a plan for any new adventure that is more destructive than the 12-day and 40-day wars.
رضائي4 hours ago · lebanon debate
Iran is behind the spiral of escalation and the creation of regional tension. The fact is we are forced to raise the alert level and remain vigilant for long days, and all of that serves the Iranians.
مصدر عسكري إسرائيليمصدر عسكري4 hours ago · annahar.com
Hezbollah will receive a severe blow and will lose additional areas in southern Lebanon, in the Nabatieh and Litani areas, which will become part of Israel's permanent security zone.
يسرائيل كاتسوزير الدفاع الإسرائيلي4 hours ago · annahar.com
It would lead to a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, the return of displaced persons to their villages, the launch of reconstruction, the recovery of prisoners, as well as the disarmament of all armed groups, restricting weapons to the legitimate Lebanese agencies alone, and extending the state's authority over its entire territory by its own forces exclusively.
يوسف رجيوزير الخارجية والمغتربين اللبناني5 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
Halting its interference in Lebanon's internal affairs, its challenges to Lebanese government decisions, and stopping the supply of weapons and money to Hezbollah.
يوسف رجيوزير الخارجية والمغتربين اللبناني5 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
In August 2025, the government took a decisive decision to restrict weapons to the legitimate security agencies alone, and to extend the state's authority over its entire territory by its own forces exclusively, in the belief that there is no sovereignty with dual weapons, no stability with a decision unchecked outside state institutions, and no sustainable development except under a strong and capable state.
يوسف رجيوزير الخارجية والمغتربين اللبناني5 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
France will continue its efforts in cooperation with its European and international partners to prepare for the phase after the end of UNIFIL's mission.
أليس روفوالوزيرة المفوضة للجيوش الفرنسية5 hours ago · MTV Lebanon
The priority at the current stage is to stop the Israeli attacks on Lebanon, withdraw the Israeli army from the south, and avoid any vacuum that may arise from the end of the international forces' mission.
ميشال منسىوزير الدفاع الوطني اللبناني5 hours ago · MTV Lebanon
Orbital rendezvous operations now offer both defensive and offensive potential at the same time
جاكوب جيرالمدير التنفيذي لشركة أوربيت فاب5 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
Allied countries are already being targeted daily in space by their adversaries
جوليا بالمباحثة في معهد فريمان للجو والفضاء في جامعة كينغز كوليدج لندن5 hours ago · Lebanon Debate
We condemn the successive Israeli attacks on Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity
رجي5 hours ago · Lebanon Debate