US Voices Opposition to Rafah Offensive to Israeli Defense Chief

This Is Beirut 26/03 10:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US top diplomat Antony Blinken once again warned Israel against the risks of an offensive in Rafah, reiterating US opposition to such an operation, in a meeting on Monday with Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised US opposition to a major ground operation in Rafah with Israel's Defense Minister on Monday ...

Israel Wraps Up Military Operation in Hamad City

This Is Beirut 25/03 22:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military says that they have completed a days-long operation in the Hamad neighborhood in southern Gaza’s Khan Younes. It added that the operation was carried out in cooperation with the internal security agency Shin Bet, leading to the arrest of 300 Palestinian fighters and the deaths of dozens more. It also released footage of ...

South Lebanon: Two Dead and Five Injured in Mays Al-Jabal

This Is Beirut 25/03 21:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The exchange of fire continued until Monday evening between Hezbollah and Israel, with Israel raiding the town of Mays al-Jabal, leaving two civilians dead and five injured. One raid claimed by Israel targeted Hezbollah fighters in the area. The other two hit the Rass al-Dhahr area, resulting in two deaths and at least five injuries and leaving ...

War Diary: Day 171

Tylia El Helou 25/03 21:05 - Reading : less than a minute

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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 25th, 2024.

Netanyahu Cancels Israeli Delegation's Visit to Washington

This Is Beirut 25/03 19:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The Office of the Prime Minister of Israel announced that Benjamin Netanyahu has called off a planned visit by an Israeli delegation to Washington. This decision comes in response to the United States' abstention from voting on the Gaza ceasefire resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council. Immediately after the United Nations ...

Hamas Official Targeted by Bekaa Strike 'Narrowly Escaped'

This Is Beirut 25/03 19:24 - Reading : less than a minute

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A Palestinian Hamas official narrowly escaped an Israeli drone attack on Sunday in West Bekaa, a Lebanese security source told AFP on Monday. A Syrian civilian driving a utility vehicle was killed in the strike in the Souairi area in the Bekaa Valley. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/238412"] According to the security source, ...

Will the Gaza Ceasefire Be Implemented in South Lebanon?

This Is Beirut 25/03 19:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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On Monday evening, the United Nations Security Council passed for the first time a ceasefire resolution for the Israel-Gaza war, which entails a preliminary ceasefire during the month of Ramadan to make way for a “lasting” scenario. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/latest-news/238695"] Many have had their eyes on South Lebanon ...

Southern Front: Exchanges Resume After Precarious Morning Lull

This Is Beirut 25/03 16:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel resumed on Monday morning when an airstrike targeted a house on the western outskirts of Mays al-Jabal in the Ras al-Zahr neighborhood. In the early afternoon, drones were flying over the city of Tyre. Additionally, it was reported that sirens sounded in the Upper Galilee due to a drone operated ...

UNSC Passes Gaza Ceasefire Resolution as US Abstains

This Is Beirut 25/03 16:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

The United Nations Security Council for the first time on Monday passed a ceasefire resolution for the Israel-Gaza War, with the United States, Israel's ally which has vetoed previous bids, abstaining. UN Resolution 2728, which demands an "immediate ceasefire" for the ongoing Muslim holy month of Ramadan that leads to a "lasting" truce, went ...

Ending the Hezbollah-Israel War

David Hale 25/03 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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International attention is focused on how to bring a ceasefire and at some stage an end to the fighting between Hamas and Israel. This focus is only natural given the state of affairs in Gaza and Israel's war aims there, despite the obvious orchestration of regional attacks on Israeli, American, and global interests by Iranian proxies. However, ...

Israel Battling Hamas Around Al-Shifa and Al-Nasser Hospitals

This Is Beirut 25/03 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israel's army said it was battling Hamas militants Monday around two Gaza hospitals, reporting some 20 fighters killed in the past day in close-quarters combat and air strikes. Israel has launched raids on and near several Gaza hospitals since the war erupted in October, claiming that fighters have used them as bases -- charges denied by the ...

UN Diplomats Expect Gaza Ceasefire Resolution To Be Adopted

This Is Beirut 25/03 10:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN Security Council will vote on another ceasefire resolution, on Monday, with diplomats cautiously expecting the resolution to be adopted, after working with the US to avoid their veto. The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a new draft resolution on an "immediate" ceasefire in Gaza, after Russia and China vetoed an earlier text ...