Malo Pinatel 21/06 21:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Cyprus is home to two British-operated military bases, Akrotiri and Dhekelia. These bases have been brought to the fore at a time when Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah is directly threatening Nicosia. A key point from Hezbollah's Secretary General's latest speech was the threats directed at the Republic of Cyprus. He warned, "We will ...
This Is Beirut 21/06 20:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israel bombed Gaza on Friday as exchanges of fire and threats over the Lebanese border raised fears of a wider war. Five municipal workers died "during an Israeli bombing" of a garage in Gaza City, said Mahmud Basal, spokesman for the civil defense agency in the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory. In southern Gaza, AFPTV captured an overnight ...
This Is Beirut 21/06 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A daily "pause" the Israeli military declared in Gaza to facilitate aid flows has had no impact on deliveries of badly needed supplies, the UN's health agency said on Friday. More than eight months of war, sparked by Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, have led to dire humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian territory and ...
This Is Beirut 21/06 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Armenia announced Friday it was recognising the State of Palestine, the latest country to do so during the war in Gaza, saying it was against "violence towards civilian populations." A series of nations have recognised the State of Palestine amid the war between Israel and Hamas, drawing strong rebukes from Israeli officials. Shortly after the ...
This Is Beirut 20/06 23:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian teenager Thursday in the occupied West Bank city of Qalqilya, where the military reported that troops fired at rioters. Israeli police, meanwhile, said an elderly Israeli man died after a carjacking near the same city. Naeem Abdullah Samha, 15, was killed "by occupation ...
This Is Beirut 20/06 22:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the country needs ammunition from the United States in "the war for its existence," directly addressing the White House after it criticized him for complaining about arms deliveries related to the Gaza war. "I am prepared to suffer personal attacks provided that Israel receives the ...
Natasha Metni Torbey 20/06 21:53 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Israel
The self-proclaimed decision-maker on matters of war and peace in Lebanon, Hezbollah strives to increase the country’s isolation from the rest of the world. Today, the focal point is Cyprus, located approximately 200 km from Lebanon, whose relations with the latter are at risk of significant deterioration, depending on the mood and interests of ...
This Is Beirut 20/06 21:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
European Union Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah
European Commission spokesman Peter Stano said on Thursday that a threat against Cyprus was tantamount to a threat against the entire European Union, after Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah threatened the island nation the previous day with reprisals if it opened its airports or bases to Israel "to target Lebanon." [readmore ...
Lyne Sammouri 20/06 21:38 - 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 June 20th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 20/06 21:01 - Reading : less than a minute
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron called Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Thursday, expressing the United Kingdom's readiness to engage and assist in efforts to reduce tensions in southern Lebanon. Cameron and Mikati also discussed bilateral relations and the current situation in Lebanon and the region, aiming to define ways to ...
This Is Beirut 20/06 20:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
United Nations Special Coordinator Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert emphasized the necessity of halting conflict along the Blue Line during a meeting on Thursday with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Head of Mission and Force Commander Aroldo Lázaro and peacekeepers stationed in south Lebanon. “Our joint efforts are aimed at ...
This Is Beirut 20/06 17:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli army raided three cars in Southern Lebanon on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of two Hezbollah fighters. In the first attack, Israel launched four missiles at a car in Deir Kifa around noon, killing Abbas Ibrahim Hamza from the southern town of Shihabiyeh, who was mourned by Hezbollah. The second attack occurred later in the ...