This Is Beirut 14/08 01:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday approved more than $20 billion in new weapons sales to Israel, brushing aside pressure from rights activists to stop arms deliveries over the death toll in Gaza. The sale comes as Biden has pressed Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire after 10 months of bloodshed, although the weapons would take ...
This Is Beirut 13/08 22:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
With the world waiting for Iran's retaliation following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, urged the new Iranian president on Monday not to escalate the conflict in the Middle East. On Monday morning, Cardinal Parolin had a telephone conversation with Masoud Pezeshkian, the ...
Rayan Chami 13/08 20:38 - 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 August 13, 2024.
This Is Beirut 13/08 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas' armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigade, claimed responsibility on Tuesday for targeting Tel Aviv with two rockets from Gaza – in the first attack by Hamas on Tel Aviv since May. Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported that there were no casualties, with the Israeli military claiming that one rocket landed in the Mediterranean Sea, whilst the ...
This Is Beirut 13/08 17:51 - Reading : less than a minute
Two Hezbollah's fighters were killed on Tuesday afternoon in an Israeli drone attack that targeted a car on the Yahoun-Baraachit road, according to preliminary information obtained by This is Beirut. Lebanese media outlets reported that the casualties were Hezbollah members. Ambulances rushed to the scene shortly after. Moreover, Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 13/08 14:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, the only thing currently uniting the Lebanese is the threat of war. Mikati made these remarks during meetings held on Tuesday at the Grand Serail, in preparation for the Cabinet meeting which will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) to "discuss in detail the measures and procedures linked to the ...
This Is Beirut 13/08 13:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir led hundreds of Israelis into the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in annexed east Jerusalem on Tuesday and performed prayers marking a Jewish holiday, sources said. Ben Gvir, who has often defied the Israeli government's longstanding ban on Jewish prayer at the mosque compound, vowed to "defeat Hamas" ...
This Is Beirut 13/08 12:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tension continued on the southern front between Hezbollah and Israel on Tuesday morning. Israeli artillery fire targeted the outskirts of Marjayoun, Aita al-Shaab, and Kfar Kila. Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew intensively on Monday evening and Tuesday morning over villages in the Tyre and Bint Jbeil districts. According to Israeli media, ...
Malo Pinatel 13/08 11:53 - Reading : 8 minute(s)
"It is more common to love God than your neighbor because it costs less," said the French writer Alfred Bougeard. A proverb that the Israeli Air Force (IAF) seems to be trying to put into practice in the skies of Lebanon. A practice highlighted, beyond the bombings devastating the south of the country — and sometimes the east — by a scene ...
This Is Beirut 13/08 11:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Palestinian official media said Israeli troops shot a man dead in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday during a raid to demolish the apartments of two detained Palestinian suspects. "The occupation soldiers fired bullets and tear gas, killing a young man who was hit in the chest," Palestinian official news agency, Wafa, reported. When contacted by ...
This Is Beirut 13/08 10:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The United States and European allies called on Iran to "stand down" on Monday, as fears mounted over an imminent attack on Israel that could spark an all-out war in the Middle East. Tensions are soaring in the region, with the United States rushing a missile submarine and an aircraft carrier group in a show of support for its key ally. Iran and ...
Philippe Abi-Akl 13/08 09:22 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
On the eve of the scheduled resumption of ceasefire talks concerning Gaza, Israel launched an attack on Al-Tabieen school in the eastern Gaza Strip, killing over a hundred displaced people in a single strike. This massacre is likely to impact the negotiations set to begin on the 15th of this month according to the American-Qatari-Egyptian ...