War Diary: Day 143
Tylia El Helou, 26/02 20:32 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 26th, 2024.
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Palestinian PM Resigns Citing 'New Reality' of Gaza War
This Is Beirut, 26/02 19:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced on Monday the resignation of his government, which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. He cited the need for change following the conclusion of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced Monday the resignation of his government, ...
US Soldier Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy
This Is Beirut, 26/02 18:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An active member of the US Air Force has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington over the weekend in protest of the war in Gaza, the Pentagon said Monday. Emergency responders on Sunday had rushed to the scene just before 1:00 pm (1800 GMT) in response to a "call for person on fire outside the Israeli ...
Palestinian Government Submits Resignation to Mahmoud Abbas
This Is Beirut, 26/02 13:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced on Monday the resignation of his government which rules parts of the occupied West Bank, saying that "new political measures" were needed given the changing reality in Gaza. "I submit the government's resignation to Mr. President (Mahmoud Abbas)," Shtayyeh said, adding that it comes in the ...
Gaza: Guterres Warns Against a Full Offensive on Rafah
This Is Beirut, 26/02 12:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A full-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah would deliver a death blow to aid programs in Gaza, where humanitarian assistance remains "completely insufficient," UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Monday. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Guterres said that Gaza's southernmost city, where more than 1.4 million ...
Israel Proposes an Evacuation Plan for Gaza Civilians
This Is Beirut, 26/02 10:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's military proposed a plan for evacuating civilians from "areas of fighting" in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced on Monday, after he said that a ground invasion of the Palestinian territory's southern city Rafah was necessary. Foreign governments and aid organizations repeatedly expressed fears that an invasion of ...
What Are the Prospects of War Ending?
26/02 08:59 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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Aside from wishful thinking and peaceful yearnings, we have not seen, so far, concrete proposals on how to put an end to the ongoing cycles of violence and move to another stage of discursive conflict resolution. While reviewing the various proposals, we observe that very few of them have come up with working solutions that are likely to draw the ...
War Diary: Day 142
Lyne Sammouri, 25/02 23:06 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Here are the main highlights for February 25th, 2024.
The Emir of Qatar in Paris This Week to Discuss Gaza
This Is Beirut, 25/02 21:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Qatari Emir is expected in Paris on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza, according to the French presidency. French capital had previously hosted negotiations concerning a truce in the enclave. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, whose country has played the key mediation role in the Gaza war, visits Paris this week for talks ...
Abdullah II Warns of Risk of Broader Conflict During Ramadan
This Is Beirut, 25/02 21:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Jordan's King Abdullah II warned on Sunday of a wider regional war if Israel presses on with its military campaign in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in March. At a meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Abdullah warned "of the continuation of the war on Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan, which will increase ...
Gallant: "We Will Continue to Attack in Lebanon Regardless of Gaza"
This Is Beirut, 25/02 19:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
After a relatively calm Sunday morning, hostilities resumed in southern Lebanon with renewed artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel. Israeli bombardments intermittently targeted the outskirts of Kfarhamam, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Markaba, Aita al-Shaab, Kfarchouba, and Blida, where a Hezbollah fighter was killed. According to the Israeli ...
Netanyahu to Launch Rafah Offensive With or Without Truce
This Is Beirut, 25/02 17:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given assurances that the Israeli offensive at Rafah will go ahead with or without a truce on Sunday February 25, while negotiations at this level are progressing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the military operation into Gaza's Rafah, where 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering ...