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US Labels Hamas Response to Ceasefire 'Less than Encouraging'

This Is Beirut, 09/04 22:48 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Antony Blinken Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas

The White House stated on Tuesday that the response by Hamas to proposals for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal at talks in Cairo has so far been "less than encouraging." "We've seen the public statements from Hamas that have been, shall we say, less than encouraging," National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said, adding, however, that mediator ...

Gazan Granted Refugee Status in France

This Is Beirut, 09/04 22:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France has granted refugee status to a Gazan who claims to have been forced to flee Khan Younes in 2022 due to "persecution" by Hamas. He fled the Gaza Strip in 2022 to escape Hamas' "persecution" and was granted refugee status by the French National Asylum Court (CNDA), which since February has ruled that the territory was experiencing ...

War Diary: Day 186

Tylia El Helou, 09/04 20:39 - Reading : less than a minute

Palestine Hamas

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 9th, 2024.

White House Urges Hamas to Agree on Gaza Ceasefire

This Is Beirut, 08/04 23:21 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas

The White House said on Monday that negotiators had presented Hamas with a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, but that it was up to the Palestinian militant group to decide. Talks in Cairo over the weekend involving CIA chief William Burns, Israel, Hamas, and Qatar were "serious," but it was too early to say whether they ...

Pope Francis Receives Families of Israeli Hostages

This Is Beirut, 08/04 19:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Pope Francis met on Monday relatives of several Israelis taken hostage by Hamas in the October 7 attacks, the Vatican said. The 87 year-old Argentinian pontiff previously met a group of relatives of hostages at the Vatican in November. On the same day, he met Palestinians who have family in Gaza. Members of five Israeli families had a private ...

Abdollahian Inaugurates Syrian Consulate After Deadly Strike

This Is Beirut, 08/04 15:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Iran's foreign minister once more leveled accusations against the United States, On Monday, alleging its endorsement of a lethal strike, attributed to Israel, which obliterated Tehran's consulate in Damascus last week. This statement came following the inauguration of a new consulate in the Syrian capital. Iran's foreign minister again accused the ...

Thousands of Israelis Rally for Remaining Hostages' Return

This Is Beirut, 07/04 22:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Thousands of Israelis gathered outside the Knesset on Sunday to call for the release of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas militants in Gaza six months ago on October 7. This comes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government are facing major popular scrutiny and disapproval for their lingering inaction towards reaching a ceasefire deal ...

Houthis Claim Attacks on Western Ships in Red Sea

This Is Beirut, 07/04 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Yemeni Houthi militants have claimed to have launched rockets and drones targeting a British ship and two Israeli vessels heading to Israeli ports, according to an Al Jazeera report. British maritime security firm Ambrey had said that two ships had been targeted off Yemen, raising the number of incidents reported to three in under 24 ...

Gaza War Enters Its Seventh Month as Israel Heaps Criticism

This Is Beirut, 07/04 10:02 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas

The devastating war in the Gaza Strip entered its seventh month on Sunday. As negotiators meet in Cairo for the umpteenth attempt to reach a truce, Israel is piling up criticism from within its own camp. The war between Israel and Hamas entered its seventh month on Sunday as US and other negotiators were expected to join the protagonists in Cairo ...

UN Humanitarian Chief Calls Gaza War 'Betrayal of Humanity'

This Is Beirut, 06/04 23:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas

Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has escalated into a "betrayal of humanity," the United Nations' humanitarian chief said Saturday. In a statement on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the war, Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, called for a "collective determination ...

Aid Enters North Gaza Through New Crossing Point

This Is Beirut, 06/04 18:31 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Trucks filled with medicine provided by the UN entered for the first time on Saturday morning through the Erez-Beit Hanoun crossing point, according to images. The vehicles were then supposed to reach two hospitals located in the northern part of Gaza. Israel made the decision on Friday to temporarily open this border crossing located north of ...

New Talks in Cairo as Israel Prepares for Iranian Retaliation

This Is Beirut, 06/04 12:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Palestine Hamas

Truce talks in Gaza are due to resume this weekend in Cairo, where Joe Biden has urged negotiators to convince Hamas, while Iran is preparing its retaliation to Israel's attack on its Damascus consulate. American and Israeli negotiators were expected in Cairo over the weekend for a renewed push to reach a ceasefire-hostage deal in a war that has ...

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