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Jamie Prentis

Jamie Prentis

Lebanon correspondent
Location
Beirut
Jamie is a British journalist and has been a correspondent at the Beirut bureau since March 2022, where he covers Lebanese affairs and the wider region. Before that he was a reporter at the London bureau for nearly four years. Before joining The National he worked for the Libya Herald and covered the country for outlets including The Times.
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Hezbollah confirmed its fighters clashed with Israeli commandos in Nabi Chit. AFP
Israeli commando operation in Lebanese village kills dozens

Nabi Chit comes under attack as Israeli army searches for information or remains of missing pilot Ron Arad

MENAMarch 07, 2026
Baalbek has come under bombardment as Israel and Hezbollah return to full-scale fighting. Photo: Jake Pace Lawrie
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Dispatch‘Back to zero’: Israel's war wipes out Baalbek’s fragile recovery

Strikes and forced displacement orders are dashing hopes that the ancient city’s revival would help support Lebanon's battered economy

MENAMarch 06, 2026
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. Getty Images
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Israel bombs Beirut after forcing hundreds of thousands to flee southern suburbs

Lebanese government opens sports arenas to host displaced people in capital

MENAMarch 06, 2026
People leave the Comfort Hotel in Baabda, Lebanon, after it was hit by an Israeli air strike. AFP
Israel begins 'wave of strikes' after ordering most of south Lebanon to leave

Military expanding strikes beyond traditional Hezbollah strongholds

MENAMarch 05, 2026
The US has given Lebanon indirect guarantees that Israel will not strike Beirut’s airport and port. EPA
ExclusiveUS guarantees Israel will not strike Beirut airport but Hezbollah rockets test red lines

Indirect assurances protect Lebanon’s air and sea gateways, but continued Hezbollah fire could widen Israel’s campaign to Lebanese infrastructure

MENAMarch 03, 2026
The aftermath of an Israeli attack on Beirut's southern suburbs. Reuters
Israel advances into Lebanon in push to take more territory

Military sent ​additional forces to south of country ⁠overnight

MENAMarch 03, 2026
Israel resumed its bombardment of Beirut on Monday after overnight rocket fire. AFP
Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill dozens after Hezbollah rocket attack

Militants say first attack since November 2024 is in 'revenge for blood of Khamenei'

MENAMarch 02, 2026
Hezbollah supporters wave Iranian and Lebanese flags in a rally in Beirut. AFP
Depleted Hezbollah signals restraint as US warns war could spill into Lebanon

Group says it will not stay neutral if Iran is attacked but stops short of pledging military action, even as US evacuates embassy

MENAFebruary 24, 2026
A convoy of Unifil peacekeepers passes through the southern Lebanese village of Yaroun, near the border with Israel. AFP
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'By day and by night': Unifil and Lebanese army seek to firm up control of south Lebanon

The National tours border area with UN peacekeepers after army completed phase one of disarming Hezbollah

MENAFebruary 21, 2026
A car surrounded by rubble after Israeli strikes on Ali Al Nahri in Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley. AFP
Hezbollah warns Israel over escalating attacks in Lebanon after strikes kill 12

Attacks in east and south among deadliest in recent weeks

MENAFebruary 20, 2026
A taxi driver lies on the ground in front of a van in Beirut on Tuesday during a protest against petrol price rises. EPA
Anger in Lebanon as government raises VAT and petrol prices

Cabinet says move will help fund higher public sector salaries

MENAFebruary 17, 2026
Hezbollah secretary general Naim Qassem makes a televised speech. The Iran-backed group rejects calls for its disarmament. EPA
Phase two of Hezbollah disarmament could take up to eight months

Group says Lebanon's effort to disarm it is 'grave' mistake

MENAFebruary 16, 2026
Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri speaks to his supporters in Beirut on the 21st anniversary of the assassination of his father Rafic. EPA
Saad Hariri suggests return of Future Movement to run in Lebanon's elections

Former PM gives no indication if he will end his own political retirement

MENAFebruary 15, 2026
The aftermath of an Israeli air strike in the Dahieh district of Beirut. EPA
Shock in Lebanon as Kuwait hits eight hospitals with sanctions

Lebanese health officials say no notification of decision was given

MENAFebruary 09, 2026
A year after the deadline to withdraw, Israel beds down in southern Lebanon
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Special reportA year after the deadline to withdraw, Israel beds down in southern Lebanon

The National visits the deep south, where witnesses and satellite images reveal Israel is strengthening its positions

MENAFebruary 01, 2026
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