This Is Beirut 12/08 21:33 - Reading : less than a minute
The armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas said Monday its militants had shot and killed an Israeli hostage and wounded two others, both women, "in two separate incidents" in Gaza. "In two separate incidents, two (Hamas) soldiers assigned to guard enemy prisoners fired at a Zionist prisoner, killing him immediately, and also injured two female ...
Rayan Chami 12/08 20:40 - 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 12, 2024.
This Is Beirut 12/08 18:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza officials told AFP on Monday they had identified 75 of the 93 Palestinians killed in an Israeli air strike on a school building, while Israel's military said the weekend raid had "eliminated" 31 militants. Civil defense rescuers in the Hamas-ruled territory said the Al-Tabieen religious school in Gaza City was struck on Saturday as displaced ...
This Is Beirut 12/08 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Recent Israeli killings of key figures in Iran-backed groups have sparked tensions and led to predictions of imminent Iranian retaliation before August 15. The deaths of Hezbollah's Fouad Shokr and Hamas' Ismail Haniyeh, respectively, have prompted strong reactions from both groups. Iran has vowed revenge for the assassination of Haniyeh on its ...
This Is Beirut 12/08 11:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued on Monday afternoon at Lebanon's southern border. In the early evening, the public garden of Maroun al-Ras was targeted by a guided missile. Israeli bombardments also targeted Bourj el-Moulouk, Aita al-Shaab, Kfarchouba, Chebaa, Naqoura, and Chihine. Phosphorus shells fired at a ...
Charles Chartouni 12/08 10:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The ongoing wars in Gaza, South Lebanon and South-West Syria are quite perplexing since we have a hard time imagining their outcomes. What makes these concatenated cycles of violence intractable and open to various entanglements and invariable destructiveness? Aside from the centennial legacy bequeathed by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the ...
This Is Beirut 12/08 10:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain said Monday that "there can be no further delay" in negotiating a ceasefire in Gaza, warning Iran and its allies against any "further escalation" of the conflict. The joint statement came after one of the deadliest reported Israeli strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip in more than 10 months of ...
This Is Beirut 12/08 09:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered an aircraft carrier group to hasten its arrival in the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Sunday, as mounting tensions raise fears of a region-wide war. It is a show of support for key US ally Israel after Iran and Hezbollah vowed to avenge last month's killings of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and ...
This Is Beirut 11/08 22:29 - Reading : less than a minute
Hamas on Sunday called on US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators to implement a ceasefire plan for Gaza put forward by US President Joe Biden, instead of holding "more talks". "Hamas calls on the mediators to present a roadmap to put into action what was proposed to Hamas... based on the vision of Biden and the decisions of the UN Security Council, ...
Lyne Sammouri 11/08 21:11 - 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 11, 2024.
This Is Beirut 11/08 19:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli airstrike on Sunday afternoon targeted a motorcycle near the Taybeh public school, resulting in the death of two Hezbollah members and injuring two others, according to Al-Markazia news agency. Israeli artillery also targeted the Tarash neighborhood in Mays al-Jabal, at Mouhaybib and the outskirts of Kfarchouba, near the high ...
This Is Beirut 11/08 18:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hundreds of Gazans fled the northern neighborhoods of Khan Younes on Sunday after Israel issued fresh evacuation orders ahead of a new operation against Palestinian militants it says have taken refuge there. Early in the morning the army dropped leaflets and sent mobile phone messages telling residents to leave the al-Jalaa area of Khan Younes, ...