Hamas

War Diary: Day 362

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for October 2nd, 2024.

Hamas Say Leader in Lebanon Killed in Airstrike

Hamas said its leader in Lebanon was killed Monday in a strike on the country's south, as official media reported a strike on a Palestinian refugee camp. "Fatah Sharif Abu al-Amine, the leader of Hamas... in Lebanon and member of the movement's leadership abroad," was killed in an air strike on his "home in the Al-Bass camp in southern Lebanon," ...

Netanyahu and Gallant: A Fragile Alliance Amidst Discord

On Friday, September 27, Israel launched its most extensive military operation against Hezbollah since the opening of the southern front line on October 8, 2023, decapitating the group. The strike resulted in the death of Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and the elimination of several key commanders of the pro-Iranian ...

Ambivalence and the Impending Wars

The United States mediation seems ineffective, and the war is bogging down. Radicalization is continuing on both sides, and the chances of working arrangements are receding by the day. Hamas is not interested in the projected trade-off, and the Israelis, despite their fractured political landscape, are unwilling to consider any political and ...

War Diary: Day 351

From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for September 21, 2024.

Israeli Strike on School-Turned-Shelter Kills 21

Gaza's civil defense agency reported 21 killed in an Israeli strike on Saturday, the latest attack on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians where the Israeli military said it targeted militants. A spokesman for the civil defense agency, Mahmoud Bassal, said more than half the dead at the Gaza City school were children. According to ...

Israel Media Say New Gaza Deal Mooted to Free Hostages

Israeli media reported on Thursday that Israel has proposed a new deal that would see hostages released from Gaza in exchange for safe passage for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the cessation of fighting. Public broadcaster Kan reported that the proposal would also call for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a new governance system in Gaza, ...

War Diary: Day 346

From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for September 16, 2024.

War Diary: Day 345

From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for September 15, 2024.

Deadly Israeli Strike on Central Gaza School Kills 18

Israel bombed a school housing displaced Palestinians in central Gaza on Wednesday, which rescuers said killed 18 people, including UN staffers, while the Israeli army said it hit a Hamas control centre. The Al-Jawni school in Nuseirat had already been bombed several times over the course of the 11-month war in Gaza. The latest strike on ...

Lebanon’s Presidency Between Gaza Talks Failure and Southern Escalation

  As Washington and other global actors push for a ceasefire in Gaza, striving to broker a deal between Israel and Hamas amid the devastating conflict that has claimed over 40,000 lives so far, tensions between Israel and Lebanon are dangerously close to escalating. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed his threat of military ...

War Diary: Day 339

From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for September 9th, 2024.