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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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Israel's new tactics in reginited war on Lebanon shorthand gif
Special report‎Israel's new tactics in its war on Lebanon - with pages from the Gaza playbook

After years of impunity in the Palestinian strip, Israel is deploying the same strategies in Lebanon

MENAApril 02, 2026
A Lebanese man inspects a damaged car on Wednesday after Israeli strikes on Beirut. AFP
At least seven killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut

Hezbollah confirms death of senior member in overnight attacks

MENAApril 01, 2026
The huge explosion at Beirut's port in 2020 killed more than 200 people and injured thousands. AFP
'Lebanon deserves the truth': Glimmer of hope as inquiry into Beirut port blast closes

Judge Tarek Bitar has sent the case to attorney general for review

MENAMarch 31, 2026
Unifil personnel at the site of a healthcare centre destroyed by an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese town of Burj Qalawiya. AFP
Three UN peacekeepers killed in southern Lebanon

Lebanese soldier dies in separate incident as Israel escalates attacks

MENAMarch 30, 2026
Lebanon was drawn into the Iran war after Hezbollah resumed fighting with Israel. The presence of an Iranian ambassador in Beirut is now a matter of dispute. EPA
Iranian envoy determined to stay in Lebanon despite order to leave

Ambassador-designate Mohammad Reza Sheibani was declared persona non grata in Beirut last week

MENAMarch 30, 2026
Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on March 28. Reuters
Lebanese energy minister warns of price increases amid Strait of Hormuz blockage

Joe Saddi says fuel for electricity has almost doubled in price

MENAMarch 28, 2026
Sunni and Shiite clerics attend a protest in Beirut, organised by Lebanese parties supporting Hezbollah, against the decision to expel the Iranian ambassador. AFP
Lebanon persists with move to declare Iran's ambassador persona non grata despite Hezbollah opposition

Mohammad Reza Sheibani has been given until Sunday to leave Lebanese soil

MENAMarch 27, 2026
A damaged apartment at the site of an overnight Israeli air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs. AFP
Lebanon declares incoming Iranian ambassador 'persona non grata'

Israel resumes strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs and kills at least five people in attacks on other areas

MENAMarch 24, 2026
Lebanon's economy was already suffering from a deep financial crisis and the aftermath of the previous war between Israel and Hezbollah, which devastated large parts of the country and left reconstruction costs estimated in the billions. Reuters
InterviewWar deepens Lebanon’s economic crisis but recovery possible, minister says

The conflict, now in its second week, is already taking a heavy toll on productive sectors, says Amer Bisat

MENAMarch 11, 2026
Q&A replay: Second week of Iran war
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Q&A replayUS-Iran war and regional attacks

Lebanon mourns deaths of hundreds of civilians and Gulf countries face continued attacks – your questions answered

MENAMarch 10, 2026
Israeli soldiers gather around their battle tanks near the border with Lebanon. AFP
Israeli strike kills priest as war with Hezbollah spreads in south Lebanon

Israel says it attacked 'Hezbollah cell' in Christian village, killing clergyman and injuring residents

MENAMarch 09, 2026
The notebook that belonged to Miral Abdel Al Sater, who was killed in an Israeli strike on Baalbek. Jake Pace Lawrie for The National
DispatchPink schoolbook in rubble tells story of 83 Lebanese children killed by Israel

Nearly 400 people, including 42 women and nine medics, have been killed in Lebanon as war escalates

MENAMarch 09, 2026
An elderly woman looks on as people, displaced from the southern suburbs of Beirut, gather at Martyrs' Square in Beirut. Reuters
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'All of life is gone:' Lebanese mothers despair on Women's Day

Hundreds of thousands displaced across Lebanon

MENAMarch 08, 2026
Ron Arad, an Israeli Air Force navigator missing since he bailed out over Lebanon in 1986, in an undated handout photo released by Israel’s Channel One in 2008. Reuters
DispatchGhost of Ron Arad draws Israel back into a Lebanese village

Nearly four decades after the pilot vanished in Lebanon, Israel is again pulled into Nabi Chit

MENAMarch 08, 2026
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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
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