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UN Warns of 'Massive Trauma' for Gaza's Children Amid Renewed Fighting

This is Beirut, 21/03 17:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The UN warned Friday that all of Gaza's approximately one million children were facing "massive trauma" as fighting in the war-ravaged territory resumed and amid dire aid shortages. Humanitarians described an alarming situation in Gaza amid a growing civilian death toll since Israel resumed aerial bombardment and ground operations this week after ...

Israel Defense Minister Threatens to Annex Parts of Gaza

This is Beirut, 21/03 13:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened Friday to annex parts of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas militants release the remaining Israeli hostages held in the war-battered Palestinian territory. "I ordered (the army) to seize more territory in Gaza... The more Hamas refuses to free the hostages, the more territory it will lose, which will be ...

Ronen Bar: Ex-Shin Bet Chief Who Incurred Right-Wing Wrath

This is Beirut, 21/03 09:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The days of Ronen Bar as Israel's Shin Bet chief were already numbered after Hamas's deadly attack on October 7, 2023, having hinted he would resign to take responsibility for failing to prevent it. But he was sacked on Friday before he could depart himself, after incurring the wrath of the country's right wing over his positions, including on ...

Israel Expands Gaza Ground Operation as Missiles Intercepted, Herzog "Disturbed" by Renewed Fighting

This is Beirut, 21/03 05:50 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel's military on Thursday expanded ground operations across Gaza, after it reported missiles intercepted from Yemen and Hamas militants said they fired rockets towards Tel Aviv. The rocket fire from Hamas was its first military response to the growing civilian death toll from Israel's resumption of aerial bombardment and ground ...

Israel Military Says Intercepted Missile From Yemen

This is Beirut, 20/03 20:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel's military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Thursday for the second time within a day, after air raid sirens sounded in several areas, including Jerusalem. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in a number of areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF (air force) prior to ...

Nine Hamas and Islamic Jihad Security Officials Killed by the Israeli Army

This is Beirut, 20/03 17:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli army and the Internal Security Service (Shin Bet) announced on Thursday that they had eliminated several Hamas and Islamic Jihad security officials in the Gaza Strip. Among the targets was Rachid Jahjouh, head of Hamas' General Security Service, who had taken up his post after the elimination of his predecessor, Sami Ouda, in July ...

Hamas Fires at Tel Aviv in First Riposte to Deadly Israel Assault

This is Beirut, 20/03 16:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Hamas said it fired rockets at Israeli commercial hub Tel Aviv on Thursday in its first military response to the growing civilian death toll from Israel's resumption of air and ground operations in Gaza. Israel said it had closed off the territory's main north-south route as troops expanded the ground operations they resumed on Wednesday. Gaza's ...

Israel Issues "Last Warning" to Residents of Gaza

This is Beirut, 20/03 02:40 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel bombarded Gaza and pressed its ground operations on Thursday after issuing what it called a "last warning" for Palestinians to return hostages and remove Hamas from power. The renewed offensive shattered a relative calm that had pervaded since truce took hold mid-January. Heavy air strikes began strafing Gaza early Tuesday, ...

Houthis Claim fourth Attack Against US Warships

This is Beirut, 19/03 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Houthis claimed on Wednesday to have carried out a fourth attack in 72 hours on an American fleet in the Red Sea, as the US military said its campaign against the Iran-backed rebels was ongoing. The Houthis' military spokesperson said cruise missiles and drones targeted the USS Harry S. Truman carrier group in an attack that was "the fourth ...

Ben Gvir Back in Government as Israel Intensifies Gaza Offensive

This is Beirut, 19/03 09:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli government has approved the return of firebrand politician Itamar Ben-Gvir as national security minister, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Wednesday. A statement said the government had "unanimously approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's proposal to reappoint" Ben Gvir, who resigned on January 19 to protest a Gaza ...

Three Questions for Khalil Helou on the End of the Truce in Gaza

Mario Chartouni, 18/03 21:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As fighting in Gaza escalates with renewed hostilities and intensified strikes, uncertainty over the future of the Israel-Hamas conflict is deepening. With Palestinian sources reporting more than 400 deaths since Monday, This is Beirut spoke with General Khalil Helou to assess the dynamics at play, the potential impact on regional stability, and ...

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