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Netanyahu Ready to Drag Out the War to Achieve His Goals

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-30 22:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The war between Israel and Hamas, which entered its 85th day on Sunday, was triggered by a bloody and unprecedented attack perpetrated by the Palestinian Islamist movement on Israeli soil from the Gaza Strip on October 7. Some 1,140 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack, according to an AFP count based on the latest Israeli figures, ...

‘Exhausted’ Gazans Hope for Ceasefire by 2024

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-30 13:33 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The displaced Palestinians are exhausted, as the never-ending war enters its 13th week. As international mediation continues, Gazans hope to see an end to this war, by the new year. Fighting raged on Saturday in the Gaza Strip, where displaced Palestinians found themselves "exhausted" by the relentless Israeli army offensive against Hamas in the ...

WHO Warns of Growing Threat of Infections in Gaza

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-29 22:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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In a post on social network X, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned of the "growing threat of infectious diseases" in the Gaza Strip. He said that WHO staff on the ground were working daily on controlling and monitoring these infections. The WHO chief said on Friday that he was "very concerned" about the growing threat posed by ...

War Diary: Day 84

Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-29 20:12 - Reading : less than a minute

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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 29, 2023.

Massive Strikes in Gaza, Hamas in Cairo to Hold Talks

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-29 17:38 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israeli bombardments continued to batter the Gaza Strip on Friday, December 29, while a Hamas delegation was expected in Cairo to discuss an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire. According to the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), around 100 thousand Gazan refugees have recently reached Rafah, on the border with Egypt. Israel ...

War Diary: Day 82

Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-27 21:21 - Reading : less than a minute

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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 27, 2023.

Editorial - ME Crisis: Hamas, Likud, Foes With Same Objectives

Michel Touma, 2023-12-27 16:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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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

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

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 10:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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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

Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-26 21:06 - Reading : less than a minute

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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

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

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 ...

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