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Gaza truce: New Round of Talks in Cairo or Doha Uncertain

A Hamas official told AFP on Sunday the Palestinian militant group had not made a decision on whether to send a delegation to a new round of truce and hostage release talks. Talks were to resume in Cairo on Sunday, Egyptian TV station Al-Qahera reported, two days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave approval for fresh ...

War Diary: Day 177

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 31, 2024.

Israeli Army Withdraws from Gaza Hospital After Major Operation

The Israeli army has withdrawn tanks and vehicles from the Al-Shifa hospital complex in Gaza following a major operation, as confirmed by the Gaza health ministry on Monday. The health ministry in Gaza said Monday the Israeli military had withdrawn tanks and vehicles from the complex housing the besieged territory's main hospital, Al-Shifa, days ...

Hamas Apologizes to Gaza's People for the War

Hamas has apologized for the first time to Gazans for the suffering caused by the war, in a lengthy statement published Sunday evening on its Telegram channel. The Palestinian Islamist movement "apologizes" for the difficulties caused by the war against the Israeli army, which has been going on for almost six months. But it also reiterates its ...

Equivocations and the Ongoing Wars

The Russian and Iranian imperial wars in Ukraine, Georgia and the Larger Middle East, their similes throughout the geopolitical landscapes (Taiwan, Philippines, Eastern Armenia, Syrian-Iraqi interfaces/ China, Russia-Turkey-Azerbaidjan…), and their models of governance are redefining the landmarks of renewed fascism, political violence and ...

Hamas Accuses Fateh of Infiltrating Gaza

Gaza's interior ministry accused the Palestinian Authority's Fateh group of sending security officials disguised as charity truck drivers into northern Gaza, sparking tensions between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority The interior ministry in Gaza accused the Fateh of deploying security officials into northern Gaza while posing as charity truck ...

War Diary: Day 178

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 April 1st, 2024.

Netanyahu Vows to Enact Al Jazeera Ban

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday to enact a ban on broadcasts in Israel from news channel Al Jazeera using authority lawmakers have just voted to grant him. The potential ban is a fresh escalation in the running conflict between Israel's government and the Qatari TV channel during Israel's war with Hamas militants in ...

US Set to Approve $18 Billion in F-15s to Israel

The Biden administration is set to approve the sale of as roughly 50 American-made F-15 fighter jets to Israel, in a deal slated to be worth over $18 billion, as reported by CNN. This transaction would be the largest United States foreign military sale to Israel since October 7, with the administration also preparing to notify Congress of the ...

7 Aid Workers Killed in Israeli Strike in Gaza

Food aid organization World Central Kitchen said Tuesday that an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers in the Gaza Strip. "World Central Kitchen is devastated to confirm seven members of our team have been killed in an IDF strike in Gaza," the US-based charity said in a statement. It stated that those killed were "from Australia, Poland, ...

War Diary: Day 179

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 April 2nd, 2024.

Herzog Apologizes for Killing of Gaza Aid Workers

Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed apologies on Tuesday for the killing of seven aid workers by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. Israeli President Isaac Herzog said he spoke to Jose Andres, the US-based celebrity chef who heads the aid group World Central Kitchen, to express his "deep sorrow and sincere apologies over the tragic loss of ...