This is Beirut, 22/01 23:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli military said Wednesday that it killed an Islamic Jihad militant in southern Gaza, the first such reported death since the start of a ceasefire with Hamas in the Palestinian territory. In a statement, the military said Israeli troops in southern Gaza "identified several armed suspects who posed a threat" and "operated ...
This is Beirut, 22/01 14:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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With just four days remaining until the end of the ceasefire agreement, Israeli violations persist as the Lebanese army deployment in the south continues. A Lebanese army patrol and a Civil Defense team repositioned on Wednesday in the towns of Hanine (Bint Jbeil) and Kfarchouba (Hasbaya). Meanwhile, Israeli forces infiltrated the village of ...
This is Beirut, 22/01 04:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Israel Chief of staff
Israeli army chief Herzi Halevi resigned on Tuesday, acknowledging his responsibility for the ‘failure’ to prevent a Palestinian Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, on the third day of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Following the entry into force on Sunday of the first phase of the truce, which led to the release of three Israeli hostages and 90 ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 22:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Four people were wounded in a stabbing attack on Tuesday in Tel Aviv while the attacker was killed, Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom said. The police said an initial investigation "revealed that a terrorist armed with a knife stabbed three civilians on Nahalat Binyamin Street and one civilian on Gruzenberg Street". Ichilov hospital in ...
David Hale , 21/01 18:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanon Syria Hezbollah Israel USA
A window for peace between Israel and Lebanon just unexpectedly opened. There was an old adage that "Lebanon will never be the first Arab state to make peace with Israel, but it won't be the last." Sadly, with Lebanese decisions dictated by the Assad family backed by Iran, that concept became obsolete. Since 1983, the Assads ensured that South ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Qatar's prime minister said Tuesday that a lasting peace in Gaza would depend on Israel and Hamas acting in "good faith", days into a fragile truce in the Palestinian territory mediated by the Gulf state. "If they are embarking in this in good faith, this will last and hopefully will lead to phase two, will lead to a permanent ceasefire," Prime ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 17:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu West Bank Israel
The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had launched an operation in the occupied West Bank's Jenin that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said aimed to "eradicate terrorism" in the area. The Palestinian health ministry, based in Ramallah, said the operation had killed eight people, just days after a ceasefire between Israel and ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 17:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Army Herzi Halevi Israel
The head of Israel's military, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, resigned on Tuesday over his responsibility for its "failure" during the Palestinian militant group Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023. In his resignation letter, released by the army, Halevi said he was leaving "due to my acknowledgement of responsibility for ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Houthi Movement Yemen Israel Red Sea
Yemen's Houthis said Tuesday they would limit their Red Sea attacks to vessels linked to Israel during the ceasefire in the Gaza war. The Houthis have been attacking shipping in the vital waterway in what they say is solidarity with the Palestinians since November 2023, weeks after Hamas carried out the deadliest attack in Israeli history. "We ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 13:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Hamas official Taher al-Nunu told AFP on Tuesday that four Israeli women hostages will be freed in return for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, in the second such release under a ceasefire deal. Nunu said the Palestinian Islamist group would release "four Israeli female detainees in exchange" for a second group of Palestinian prisoners. Three ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Tuesday morning saw Israeli forces infiltrating the Wadi Slouki area from the village of Bani Hayyan. Upon their retreat, they took off with a road sign bearing the names of various villages in the vicinity, such as Tallousseh, Bani Hayyan, and Qabrikha. Furthermore, Israeli soldiers advanced from Taybeh in Marjayoun towards Adchit al-Qusay, ...
This is Beirut, 21/01 09:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Donald Trump Palestine Hamas Israel
US President Donald Trump said Monday he was not confident a ceasefire deal in Gaza would hold, despite trumpeting his diplomacy to secure it ahead of his inauguration. Asked by a reporter as he returned to the White House whether the two sides would maintain the truce and move on in the agreement, Trump said, "I'm not ...