04/09 16:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued its latest update on the escalation of hostilities in South Lebanon, as of August 23, 2024. The statement highlighted that tensions in southern Lebanon had reached a critical level over the three weeks prior to the report, with escalating hostilities posing ...
This Is Beirut 04/09 15:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli far-right minister stepped up pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to end negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire aimed at securing the release of hostages. National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called for an end to indirect talks with Hamas, which Israel has accused of executing six hostages whose bodies were ...
This Is Beirut 04/09 14:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Upper Galilee was rocked by dozens of explosions during a late-morning rocket bombardment from Lebanon on Wednesday. In this context, the Israeli Army announced that “65 rockets were fired from Lebanon at the Galilee Panhandle at Kiryat Shmona, causing damage to at least one home.” The Israeli Army also revealed that “some rockets were ...
04/09 11:43 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli army continues to attack Lebanon's southern areas. Israeli planes bombed Aita al-Shaab on Wednesday morning and have been flying at low altitude over Lebanese airspace in the area since dawn. Overnight Tuesday, despite a cautious calm prevailing in the region, Israeli military aircraft and drones launched a series of raids on towns ...
This Is Beirut 04/09 10:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States unsealed a raft of "terrorism" and other charges against six Hamas leaders on Tuesday related to the armed Palestinian group's October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. The charging document, dated February 1, targets six group leaders – including Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and late political leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in ...
Chelsea Al Arif 03/09 20:31 - Reading : less than a minute
From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for September 3, 2024.
This Is Beirut 03/09 19:24 - Reading : less than a minute
UN human rights chief Volker Turk called Tuesday for an independent investigation into reports that Palestinian armed groups summarily executed six Israeli hostages. Israel's military said the six were all captured alive during Hamas's October 7 attack on southern Israel that triggered the war, and were shot dead shortly before troops found ...
This Is Beirut 03/09 17:14 - Reading : less than a minute
As Israeli operations intensify in the West Bank, Palestinian families are forced to leave their homes in Jenin and the surrounding camps. Hostilities have crossed a new threshold, with the army now declaring the West Bank a combat zone. France 24's West Bank correspondent Majed Saïd reports.
Vanessa Kallas 03/09 17:01 - Reading : less than a minute
For the third consecutive day, thousands of Israeli protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv to press for a ceasefire deal to secure the release of remaining hostages in Gaza.
This Is Beirut 03/09 16:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Following a precarious calm on Tuesday morning in southern Lebanon, a hairdresser under contract with UNIFIL’s Spanish battalion was injured by an Israeli sniper while on his way to work. He was immediately transported to Marjayoun Governmental Hospital for treatment. He was standing in the spot where he usually waits for a patrol from the ...
This Is Beirut 02/09 21:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Monday that Israeli forces must retain control over the Philadelphi Corridor along the Egypt-Gaza border, vowing "not to give in to pressure" over the issue in Gaza ceasefire talks. "The achievement of the war's objectives goes through the Philadelphi Corridor," he said at a televised press ...
This Is Beirut 02/09 21:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Violent Israeli raids on Lebanese border villages in the South resumed Monday in the evening, after a relatively calm day. Israeli aircraft launched a series of attacks on Wadi Zibqin, Shihine, Jebbine, Majdel Zoun, Yater, Houla and Markaba, where three people were wounded. In a statement, the Israeli army announced that it had struck ...