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‘Israel’s attacks will not stop unless real accountability is ensured’

UJL PRESIDENT ELSY MOUFARREJ

‘Israel’s attacks will not stop unless real accountability is ensured’

We spoke with Lebanese journalist and unionist Elsy Moufarrej about Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, their impact on the country’s internal dynamics, the targeting of journalists, and the struggle they are waging against impunity.

1 April 2026 Vecih Cuzdan

Turkey condemns UNIFIL strikes, urges stance against Israel, supporters

Turkey condemns UNIFIL strikes, urges stance against Israel, supporters

The Foreign Ministry accused Israel of trying to expand the conflict across the region as five UN peacekeepers have been wounded in recent days in Israeli strikes.

13 October 2024

Turkey begins evacuating citizens from Lebanon amid intense Israeli strikes

Turkey begins evacuating citizens from Lebanon amid intense Israeli strikes

Two military vessels delivered 300 tons of humanitarian aid to Lebanon and are returning to Turkey with 2,500 citizens on board.

10 October 2024

Opposition criticizes closed parliamentary session on Israeli threat to Turkey

Opposition criticizes closed parliamentary session on Israeli threat to Turkey

A closed parliamentary session held regarding the Israeli threat was no more informative than regular news coverage, according to CHP leader Özgür Özel.

Hundreds evacuated from Lebanon to Turkey amid Israeli strikes

Hundreds evacuated from Lebanon to Turkey amid Israeli strikes

The evacuees mostly consisting of European citizens have arrived in Mersin via sea. The evacuation was prompted by the suspension of flights in and out of Lebanon

Erdoğan condemns Israel’s ‘inhumane' attacks on Lebanon

Erdoğan condemns Israel’s ‘inhumane' attacks on Lebanon

The president’s statement follows Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, though he made no direct reference to either Nasrallah or Hezbollah.

28 September 2024

Turkish army relies on domestic communication tech, officials say after Lebanon blasts

Turkish army relies on domestic communication tech, officials say after Lebanon blasts

Defense Ministry officials reassure that the military uses domestically produced communication tech while Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan foresees an escalation between Israel and Iran's proxies.

20 September 2024

Turkey issues travel warning for Lebanon

Turkey issues travel warning for Lebanon

The advisory comes as the situation in the country is expected to ‘deteriorate rapidly’ following the assassination of a senior Hezbollah official.

Two citizens of Turkey who went to fight in Gaza were killed in an Israeli UAV attack in Lebanon

Two citizens of Turkey who went to fight in Gaza were killed in an Israeli UAV attack in Lebanon

Two Turkish citizens who joined the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades in Lebanon to fight in Palestine were killed, along with the commander Halil Hamid Harazi, in an Israeli UAV attack targeting the vehicle they were traveling in.

24 November 2023

How did we end up like this?

NOTES ON LEBANON

How did we end up like this?

Lebanon has been a very fertile land in terms of women writers, artists and filmmakers. Women talk about what they went through, the effects of war and the development of feminist movement through Beirut in a very powerful expression.

8 February 2022 Melek Ulagay Taylan

Turkey’s Parliament passes motion extending troop deployment in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon

Turkey’s Parliament passes motion extending troop deployment in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon

The motion extending troop deployment in Iraq and Syria has been passed by the ruling AKP, MHP and İYİ Party while the motion of continued participation in a Lebanon peacekeeping mission has also been backed by the main opposition CHP.

27 October 2021

Turkey’s Parliament extends troops deployment abroad

Turkey’s Parliament extends troops deployment abroad

The Parliament has ratified two motions to extend the deployment of Turkey’s troops in Lebanon, Mali and the Central African Republic (CAR) for another year as part of the UN’s interim force in Lebanon and EU peacekeeping mission in Mali and the CAR.

'Beirut' question to Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu: Weren’t you ashamed?

'Beirut' question to Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu: Weren’t you ashamed?

HDP Diyarbakır MP Garo Paylan has criticized the speech of Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu in Beirut. Addressing a Parliamentary question to the Minister, he has asked, “Didn’t you feel shame for racism in multi-identity Beirut?”

The Levantine banality of evil: Kafala system in Lebanon

PENNED BY VERDA YÜCEER

The Levantine banality of evil: Kafala system in Lebanon

Is a revolution complete when deep-rooted racism (expressed through the Kafala system and beyond) is not eliminated? Would it still have been the same to visit Lebanon and walk in the jasmine scented streets without thinking of these Ethiopian women?

22 June 2020 Verda Yüceer