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Majdal Shams: France 'Fully Committed' to Avoid Escalation

French President Emmanuel Macron assured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that France was “fully committed to doing everything possible to avoid further escalation in the region,” during a telephone conversation, the Élysée announced. The French head of state pledged to pass on “messages to all parties involved in the ...

War Diary: Day 296

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 July 28, 2024.

Joumblatt: 'Israel Is Lying' About Majdal Shams Strike Perpetrator

For former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Joumblatt, Israel’s claim that Hezbollah fired a rocket at Majdal Shams “is a lie.” In an interview with the Al-Jazeera news channel on Sunday, Joumblatt said that Hezbollah “respects the rules of engagement in its operations and retaliates when Israel breaks them.” He also stated ...

Anxious Israeli Druze Bid Farewell to Majdal Shams Victims

Thousands of Druze gathered in Majdal Shams on Sunday to mourn the deaths of young people killed by a rocket the previous day amid the ongoing conflict between Hezbollah and Israel. With tears in their eyes, thousands of Druze climbed the steep streets of Majdal Shams on Sunday to attend the funeral of young people killed the day before in this ...

MEA Announces Delays in Flights to and from Beirut

Middle East Airlines (MEA) announced on Sunday delays in the return of some flights to and from Beirut from the evening of July 28, 2024, to the morning of July 29, 2024, due to technical reasons related to the distribution of insurance risks for aircraft between Lebanon and other destinations. The updated schedule, with all departure times local ...

The Golan Heights, a Strategic House of Many Mansions

The Golan Heights, a rocky plateau where 12 youths were killed Saturday amid clashes between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israeli forces, is a strategic territory partially captured by Israel from Syria. Following the conquest of about two-thirds of the plateau during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, Israel in 1981 annexed the area in a move not recognized ...

From 'Had I Only Known' to 'It's Not Us'

  Well, there you have it: the dreaded miscalculation has finally happened. Then again, with so many missiles being fired, it was only a matter of time before one caused civilian casualties instead of just hitting the three useless antenna towers on the other side of the border. Misfire, missile misdirected by Israel's own defense… The ...

War Diary: Day 295

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 July 27, 2024.

Gaza: Deadly Israeli Strike on School, Borrell Calls for Ceasefire

The Health Ministry in Gaza said an Israeli strike Saturday on a school killed 30 people, after a days-long military operation further south left around 170 dead, according to the civil defense agency. Since July 6, at least eight schools – including the latest one – have been hit, leaving more than 100 people dead, based on a tally of tolls ...

Hezbollah’s Drone to Karish: Mere Reconnaissance or Attempted Attack?

The Israeli army announced shooting down a drone coming from Lebanon over the Israeli maritime economic zone where oil and gas wells are located, notably the Karish field. Israel continues to extract gas and oil from this field despite the ongoing war in Gaza and southern Lebanon. According to the Israelis, the destruction of this drone was ...

Israel Claims to Have Intercepted Drone from Lebanon in Israeli Waters

Despite the prevailing impressions among most official, diplomatic, internal and external security entities that the confrontations on the southern border front with Israel could expand into a full-scale war, fears have grown that the reality on this front, which has effectively turned into a front of attrition, will be prolonged indefinitely. On ...

Israeli Army Orders New Evacuations in Khan Younes

The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders for residents of southern Gaza's Khan Yunis city on Saturday, after retrieving the bodies of five Israelis and warning of new operations. The United Nations said more than 180,000 Palestinians have already fled fierce fighting in Khan Yunis since the military began an operation in the area last ...