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Human Rights Watch believes that the destruction of the Qasmiyeh bridge by the Israeli army on 16 April, a few hours before the ceasefire was announced, could constitute a war crime. The organization is calling for an investigation into a possible disproportionate attack on civilians. The bridge was presented as the last major operational passage over the Litani for residents and humanitarian aid to southern Lebanon.

Judge Pierre Francis was appointed Acting Attorney General of the Court of Cassation, replacing Jamal Hajjar, who was retired after reaching the age limit. This transition occurs while several sensitive cases remain within the scope of the Office of the Public Prosecutor: the explosion of the port of Beirut, the financial procedures against Riad Salamé, the follow-up to the decision concerning Ghada Aoun and several banking cases still open.

Judge Pierre Francis was appointed Acting Attorney General of the Court of Cassation, replacing Jamal Hajjar, who was retired after reaching the age limit. This transition occurs while several sensitive cases remain within the scope of the Office of the Public Prosecutor: the explosion of the port of Beirut, the financial procedures against Riad Salamé, the follow-up to the decision concerning Ghada Aoun and several banking cases still open.

From Paris, after his meeting with Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam set the Lebanese line in US-sponsored discussions with Israel. Beirut refuses any agreement that does not provide for a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory. The Head of Government has also rejected any buffer zone preventing the return of displaced persons and the reconstruction of destroyed villages, while defending the State monopoly on arms.

The Lebanese press of 24 April 2026 describes a prolonged but fragile truce, driven by Washington under military pressure. Between the unstable south front, Saudi mediation, institutional tensions, the death of Amal Khalil and documented violations, the newspapers highlight the gap between American diplomacy, Lebanese sovereignty and the reality of the ground in southern Lebanon.

The Lebanese press of 24 April 2026 describes a prolonged but fragile truce, driven by Washington under military pressure. Between the unstable south front, Saudi mediation, institutional tensions, the death of Amal Khalil and documented violations, the newspapers highlight the gap between American diplomacy, Lebanese sovereignty and the reality of the ground in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon's Ambassador to Washington, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, thanked Donald Trump for his efforts in favour of Lebanon and welcomed the three-week extension of the cessation of hostilities from Sunday. In her statement, she called for full respect for the truce, the protection of civilians, journalists, humanitarian workers, infrastructure and religious sites, while reaffirming Lebanon's commitment to its internationally recognized borders.

Lebanon's Ambassador to Washington, Nada Hamadeh Moawad, thanked Donald Trump for his efforts in favour of Lebanon and welcomed the three-week extension of the cessation of hostilities from Sunday. In her statement, she called for full respect for the truce, the protection of civilians, journalists, humanitarian workers, infrastructure and religious sites, while reaffirming Lebanon's commitment to its internationally recognized borders.

Fuel prices declined on Friday, 24 April, in Lebanon, according to the new scale issued in the morning. The decrease remains limited for petrol, with 4,000 pounds less for 95 octane and 5,000 pounds for 98 octane. The most significant movement is fuel oil, down 59,000 pounds. The price of the domestic gas can remains unchanged at 1,706,000 pounds.

The truce in Lebanon was extended for three weeks after a meeting held on 23 April in the Oval Bureau between Lebanese, Israeli and American representatives. Donald Trump announced on Truth Social and reiterated his intention to receive Joseph Aoun and Benyamin Netanyahu in Washington. The ceasefire, however, remains partial, as the bombing, destruction of villages and Israeli military presence in the South continue.

The revelations published in the Israeli press about thefts committed by soldiers in houses and shops in southern Lebanon are displacing the debate. They no longer describe an isolated incident, but a practice presented as visible, repeated and unimpeded. Motorcycles, televisions, carpets, paintings, furniture and household items were reportedly taken to places that were partially prohibited from returning. Placed in the wake of Gaza, images of soldiers with women's clothes, Lebanese kitchens invested and Debel's case, this sequence further weakens the story of an exemplary army.

The revelations published in the Israeli press about thefts committed by soldiers in houses and shops in southern Lebanon are displacing the debate. They no longer describe an isolated incident, but a practice presented as visible, repeated and unimpeded. Motorcycles, televisions, carpets, paintings, furniture and household items were reportedly taken to places that were partially prohibited from returning. Placed in the wake of Gaza, images of soldiers with women's clothes, Lebanese kitchens invested and Debel's case, this sequence further weakens the story of an exemplary army.

After being found dead under the rubble in Tiri, in southern Lebanon, journalist Amal Khalil became in a few hours the most brutal symbol of a double bankruptcy. On the one hand, an Israeli army accused of having repeatedly struck the area and then delayed access to relief. On the other hand, a Lebanese state that knew the journalists exposed, had promised protection mechanisms, but was not able to impose a safe corridor or quickly tear one of its own from the ruins where it remained for hours.

In Lebanon, war no longer destroys only roads, bridges or houses. It reprograms the entire economy around urgency, short term and survival. Emergency aid, frozen investments, partial returns and exsanguated public finances are now drawing up a genuine prolonged war economy in the country.