This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 17:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel continued bombing Gaza on Thursday in its conflict with Hamas, as a top White House adviser visited Jerusalem amid rising concerns over civilian casualties. President Biden on Wednesday sharply criticized Israel's "indiscriminate bombing" of the enclave. Israel bombed Gaza on Thursday in its war against Hamas militants as a top White House ...
2023-12-11 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The unfolding of the Gaza War sends us to a basic reality check to understand its nature. This war was initially triggered by a terrorist attack that targeted the South of Israel and yielded a full-fledged pogrom with its cortège of horrors: mass murder (the rave party rampage), women’s rape and sexual atrocities, assaults on civilians in their ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-10 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Fighting continued in Gaza on Sunday, with Israel launching intense raids in Khan Yunis and on the Rafah road, as mediation efforts aiming for a new ceasefire continue within a shrinking timeframe amid the bombardments. Fighting raged on Sunday in the Gaza Strip in the third month of war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Hamas ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-10 11:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Polling stations opened in Egypt on Sunday for a presidential election, which incumbent president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is expected to win, securing a third term amid the country's severe financial crisis. Polling stations opened on Sunday for Egyptians to vote in a presidential election overshadowed by the war in neighboring Gaza, and with ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-09 15:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced the UN Security Council on Saturday after the United States vetoed a ceasefire resolution for Gaza, describing the international body as the 'Israel protection council.' "Since October 7, the security council has become an Israel protection and defense council," Erdogan said. The United States ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-09 14:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas asserted on Saturday that the United States bears responsibility for "the bloodshed" in the Gaza Strip following its veto of a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire. Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said on Saturday that the United States was "responsible for the bloodshed" of children in Gaza after it ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-09 11:26 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Israel intensified its offensive against Hamas in Gaza following the United States' veto on a UN bid for a ceasefire, eliciting a warning from Iran about a potential regional 'explosion'. Israel pressed its offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid to call for a ceasefire in the ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-01 15:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Nations expressed profound regret over the resumption of hostilities in Gaza after the truce ended, raising concerns about the potential Israeli expansion of the military offensive in Palestinian territory. The United Nations said that it deeply regretted the resumption of deadly hostilities in the Gaza Strip on Friday following the ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-01 12:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Qatar called for prompt international intervention on Friday to halt the violence in the Gaza Strip following renewed Israeli bombardment after a truce mediated by the Gulf emirate. Qatar urged swift international action on Friday to stop violence in the Gaza Strip after renewed Israeli bombardment of the territory at the end of a truce that the ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-01 10:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Fightning resumed in Gaza on Friday immediately after the expiration of a week-long truce between Israel and Hamas, with the first fatalities reported minutes later. Despite the resumption of fighting, ongoing talks between Qatari and Egyptian mediators are taking place. Fighting resumed in Gaza on Friday immediately after the expiry of a ...