War Diary: Day 148
Rayan Chami, 2024-03-02 20:52 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 2, 2024.
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Gaza: A Truce Agreement in the Hands of Hamas
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-02 17:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Hamas delegation is expected to fly to Cairo Saturday for talks on a truce in Gaza, a source close to the group told AFP, as mediators scrambled to secure a deal. Egyptian, Qatari and US go-betweens have been shuttling between Israeli and Hamas negotiators, trying to secure a pause in fighting before the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, ...
Gaza: EU to Unlock €50 Million for UNRWA
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-02 11:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The European Commission announced it was strengthening aid funding for Palestinians. Commission spokesman Eric Mamer said the EU "will proceed to paying 50 million euros to UNRWA and increase emergency support to the Palestinians by 68 million euros in 2024". UNRWA is the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. Its funding from international partners ...
War Diary: Day 147
Tylia El Helou, 2024-03-01 21:15 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 1st, 2024.
Palestinian Factions Including Hamas Show ‘Unity’ at Moscow Talks
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-01 15:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah said on Friday they would pursue "unity of action" in confronting Israel after representatives met at Russia-hosted talks. The meeting in Moscow on Thursday brought together Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Fatah and other Palestinian groups for talks on the war in Gaza and an eventual post-war ...
Deaths at Aid Delivery Site in Gaza Draw Condemnation
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-01 11:47 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Numerous countries expressed their concerns and condemned the killing of more than 100 Palestinians on Thursday, after Israeli troops opened fire on them while they were scrambling for food aid. Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire on Palestinians scrambling for food aid on Thursday, in a chaotic incident that the Health Ministry ...
Khalil Helou: Mutual Political Will Key to Stability in South Lebanon
Élie-Joe Kamel, 2024-02-29 22:19 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
International diplomatic negotiations are intensifying with a view to a new truce between Hamas and Israel. Two weeks before the start of Ramadan, the progress of these talks and the conditions of a possible truce remain unclear following a meeting in Paris between Americans, Qataris, Egyptians and Israelis, and in light of recent indirect ...
War Diary: Day 146
Rayan Chami, 2024-02-29 22:11 - 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 29th, 2024.
More Than 30,000 Palestinians Killed by Israel in Gaza
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-29 10:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The health ministry said on Thursday that more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the war between the militant group and Israel began nearly five months ago. While mediators say a truce deal between Israel and Hamas could be just days away, aid agencies have sounded the alarm of a looming famine in Gaza's north. Children ...
US Urges Israel to Allow Worshipers Access to Al-Aqsa
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-28 22:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States called on Israel on Wednesday, to permit Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem during Ramadan, following a suggestion by a far-right minister to prohibit Palestinians from the occupied West Bank from praying there. The United States on Wednesday urged Israel to allow Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa ...
Israel Strikes Pro-Iran Targets in Damascus Area
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-28 21:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel reportedly carried out airstrikes near Damascus on Wednesday, according to Syrian media, marking the latest attack amid escalating regional tensions since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Israel carried out strikes Wednesday near Damascus, Syrian official media said, the latest reported attack amid soaring regional tensions ...
UNRWA Warns Halting of Services by End of March
2024-02-28 18:27 - Reading : less than a minute
After Israeli allegations claimed that UNRWA staff were part of the October 7 Hamas attack, over 16 major donors retracted their funding of the agency. UNRWA held a press conference in Saida today, alongside the Lebanese Committee for Foreign Affairs, to highlight the ongoing crisis.