par This Is Beirut, 23/04 11:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli drone strike hit a car on the Abou el-Assouad road opposite Nabi Sari in the Tyre district on Tuesday morning, killing Hezbollah activist Hussein Ali Azkoul, code-named Abou Ali, an engineer with the group’s "air defense unit.” It was not until midday that the Shiite group announced the identity of the victim of the morning raid. ...
par This Is Beirut, 23/04 11:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Former French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna's independent investigation, published on Monday, into Israeli allegations that some UNRWA staff participated in October 7 found no evidence for these claims. Although the review did find some "neutrality-related issues." An independent review group on the UN agency for Palestinians found some ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/04 22:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gaza's Civil Defense Agency said on Monday that health workers had uncovered around 200 bodies over the past three days of people killed and buried by Israeli forces at a hospital in Khan Younes. When asked to comment, the Israeli military said, "We will come back to you on the matter." Mahmud Bassal, spokesman for Gaza's Civil Defense, told AFP ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/04 22:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
EU foreign ministers have reached an agreement to expand sanctions on Iran targeting its drone and missile programs, including their transfer to proxies. The sanctions will be imposed on individuals and entities involved in supplying Iranian missiles and drones to terrorist organizations supporting the regime, according to top EU diplomat Josep ...
22/04 22:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The airstrikes between Hezbollah and Israel intensified on Monday night along the southern border. The Israeli army conducted a raid on a residence in Srifa, where two people were injured. Media reports suggested that the strike was aimed at the home of Hezbollah leader Ali Najdi. Hezbollah reportedly surrounded the targeted house, while the ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/04 12:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli military aircraft attacked the Jabal Abou Rached area near Sarireh at dawn on Monday. The Israelis also carried out strikes against al-Mahmoudiyeh (Marjayoun). For its part, Hezbollah announced that it targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers near the Dhayra and Hanita sites with missiles in the morning. An Israeli Air Force drone was ...
par This Is Beirut, 22/04 10:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Three civilians were injured in a car ramming attack in Jerusalem on Monday morning, the Israeli police said, adding that they were searching for suspected assailants who fled on foot. The incident occurred on Techelet Mordechai street in Jerusalem on a day when Israeli Jews marked the start of the Passover holidays. "A short time ago, a report ...
par Charles Chartouni, 22/04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Iranian tempestuous power projections in the larger Middle East, the militarization of national security, the repeated attempts at creating an international authoritarian counter-order, and the false sense of omnipotence and ubiquitousness are hardly tested with the derailment of the war objectives set after the October 7, 2023 attack in South ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/04 21:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will increase "military pressure" on Palestinian militant group Hamas in a bid to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. "In the coming days, we will increase the military and political pressure on Hamas because this is the only way to free our hostages," Netanyahu said in a video ...
par Tylia El Helou, 21/04 21:01 - Reading : less than a minute
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 21st, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 21/04 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Washington could impose sanctions on an Israeli Army unit for possible abuses committed against Palestinians in the West Bank prior to the October 7 Hamas attack, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday. The United States appears close to sanctioning an Israeli military unit over alleged human rights violations in the West Bank, a ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/04 19:05 - Reading : less than a minute
The Al-Qassam Brigades in Lebanon announced on Sunday afternoon that they bombed the military barracks of Shomera in the western sector of the Upper Galilee with a salvo of 20 Grad-type rockets. Additionally, Hezbollah announced that it targeted and destroyed espionage equipment at the Misgav Am site. Earlier in the afternoon, the Israeli air ...