War Diary: Day 82
par Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-27 21:21 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 27, 2023.
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Editorial - ME Crisis: Hamas, Likud, Foes With Same Objectives
par Michel Touma, 2023-12-27 16:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Unexpectedly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a strange jolt a few days ago. The leader of the Likud party found it necessary to publicly reassert his opposition to the Oslo Accords and spirit. The accords, the result of a bold and historic decision in 1993 by the Palestine Liberation Organization (under Yasser Arafat) and the ...
Iran's IRGC Tries to Claim Back 'Al-Aqsa Flood,' Hamas Denies It
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 14:27 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman said on Wednesday, December 27 that the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7 were carried out in revenge for the US drone strike that killed General Qassem Soleimani, former head of the al-Quds Force, the IRGC's foreign operations arm, on January 3, 2020. "Al-Aqsa Flood was one of the acts ...
USA and Israel Discuss 'Different Phase' of War
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 10:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met on Tuesday with Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer to discuss shifting “to a different phase” of the Israel-Hamas war, a White House official said. The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss steps to improve the humanitarian situation in war-torn Gaza and minimize harm to ...
War Diary: Day 81
par Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-26 21:06 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 26, 2023.
UN Expresses Concern over Israeli Strikes
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-26 17:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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The United Nations on Tuesday, expressed deep concern over Israel's ongoing bombardment of the central Gaza Strip, emphasizing the urgent need for Israeli forces to implement all possible measures to safeguard civilians. The United Nations said Tuesday it was "gravely concerned" by Israel's continued bombardment of the central Gaza Strip and ...
Netanyahu: No Peace Until Hamas Destroyed
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-26 15:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israel made it clear that the war against Hamas will not end soon, while intensifying its attacks on the southern part of Gaza. New bombardments targeted the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, while Israel announced that it was stepping up its offensive against Hamas, despite international calls for a cease fire. On Tuesday, thick clouds of smoke rose into ...
Israeli Strike Kills IRGC Commander in Syria
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-25 20:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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A high-ranking officer from Iran's Revolutionary Guards succumbed to an Israeli airstrike in Syria on Monday, as confirmed by the military force, which pledged to retaliate against "this act of aggression." A senior general with Iran's Revolutionary Guards was killed on Monday by an Israeli strike in Syria, the military force said, vowing to ...
Netanyahu Vows to Escalate Conflict
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-25 18:43 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Gaza Strip on Monday and vowed to step up the army's assault in the Palestinian territory, his party said. "I just came back from Gaza ... we're not stopping, we're continuing to fight, and we're intensifying the fighting in the coming days. It's going to be a long war that's not close to ...
Israel Contemplates Trading Hamas Leaders' Lives for Hostages
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-25 16:31 - Reading : less than a minute
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Israel is reportedly exploring an unconventional approach in dealing with Hamas leaders, Yahya Sinwar and Muhammad Deif, by considering not killing them but rather granting immunity and relocating them to Qatar or another country. Such an agreement would only be entertained within the context of a broader solution, securing the release of all ...
Israeli Army Pushes Toward South of Gaza
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-24 21:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel has said the Gaza war against Hamas militants was taking its toll on troops, as the focus of combat shifted to the south where most displaced Palestinians are trapped. Hamas launched a shock attack against Israel from Gaza on October 7, killing about 1,140 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli ...
Israel Continues to Bomb Gaza on Christmas Eve
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-24 10:47 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Bombing intensified in southern Gaza on Sunday 24 December, while the army stepped up its operations in Khan Yunis. At international level, the application of the resolution adopted by the UN on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza is coming up against the refusal of a ceasefire by Israel and its American ally. Israel pushed on Sunday with its ...