This is Beirut, 07/11 16:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's parliament passed legislation on Thursday that could see relatives of people accused of "terror" attacks expelled from the country, possibly to the war-torn Gaza Strip, prompting concern from Arab minority rights activists. The legislation authorizes the interior minister to deport first-degree relatives for up to 20 years ...
This is Beirut, 06/11 20:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Donald Trump United States Gaza
"Now that he's won, I hope the war will end," a phrase that resonates among Palestinians, as Donald Trump's election echoed differently across the region. While Gazans called on Trump for assistance, their compatriots in the occupied West Bank feared the worst. In Gaza, which has endured more than a year of war, people responded ...
This is Beirut, 06/11 18:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UNRWA United Nations Philippe Lazzarini Gaza Humanitarian Aid
The UN aid agency for Palestinians is facing its "darkest hour" and requires ongoing support from UN members after Israel's decision to ban the organization, its chief said on Wednesday. "Without intervention by member states, UNRWA will collapse, plunging millions of Palestinians into chaos," the head of the United ...
This is Beirut, 05/11 21:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Yoav Gallant Gaza
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday dismissed Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over a breakdown in trust during the Gaza war against Hamas, his office said. "Over the past few months that trust has eroded. In light of this, I decided today to end the term of the defence minister," Netanyahu said in a statement issued ...
This is Beirut, 04/11 22:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant issued 7,000 additional army draft orders Monday for individuals from the country's ultra-Orthodox community, historically exempted from mandatory service until a June Supreme Court decision. Gallant approved the Israeli army's "recommendation to issue an additional 7,000 orders for screening and evaluation ...
This is Beirut, 04/11 21:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas said on Monday it held talks with rival Palestinian faction Fatah in Cairo to discuss the war in Gaza and moves towards national consensus. "A meeting was held with the brothers in the Fatah movement at a generous Egyptian invitation. They discussed various national issues, especially the war on Gaza and pathways for national action," ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 04/11 17:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel has officially terminated its agreement with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). On Monday, Tel Aviv formally informed the UN of this decision, which had been approved by an overwhelming parliamentary majority the week before. Historically fraught with deep-rooted disagreements, Israel's ...
This is Beirut, 04/11 12:27 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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An Israeli group campaigning for the release of hostages held in Gaza called on Monday for an investigation into the alleged leak of confidential documents by an ex-aide to the prime minister, which may have undermined efforts to secure the captives' release. An Israeli court announced on Sunday that Eliezer Feldstein, a former aide to ...
This is Beirut, 04/11 11:50 - Reading : less than a minute
A senior Hamas source told the London-based al-Araby al-Jadeed website on Monday that the recent talks in Cairo between Hamas and Fatah delegations ended with an agreement to form an administrative committee for Gaza. According to the website, this committee is set to manage civil and humanitarian affairs in Gaza after the war ends. This comes ...
This is Beirut, 01/11 19:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Gaza Hamas Izz al-Din Kassab Khan Younes
The Israeli army and Shin Bet announced on Friday the killing of Izz al-Din Kassab, a key figure in Hamas' political bureau and head of its national relations, in an airstrike on Khan Younes. As the head of national relations, Kassab coordinated connections between Hamas and other militant organizations in Gaza, wielding influence over the ...
This is Beirut, 01/11 17:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gaza Bezalel Smotrich Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel's cabinet on Friday approved a 2025 national budget, a wartime financial package that far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said supported the country's ongoing wars and encouraged economic growth. For more than a year, Israel has been locked in a war with Hamas in Gaza, and since September it has been fighting Hezbollah in ...
This is Beirut, 01/11 15:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations Gaza Polio Vaccination
The World Health Organization said Friday that the necessary second round of child polio vaccinations in northern Gaza would begin on Saturday, after Israeli bombing had halted the drive. The announcement that the final phase of polio vaccination in the Gaza Strip can go ahead came a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urgently called ...