par This Is Beirut, 10/08 16:31 - Reading : less than a minute
According to Reuters, the United States will provide Israel with $3.5 billion for the purchase of American weapons and military equipment. A US State Department spokesperson stated on Friday that the US government intends to release billions of dollars in foreign military financing for Israel. This release of funds comes several months after ...
par This Is Beirut, 10/08 18:10 - Reading : less than a minute
The head of Hamas's General Security, Walid Alsousi, was killed on Friday in an airstrike in Gaza, according to the Israeli army. The army added that al-Sousi was responsible for compiling an "intelligence chart" for Hamas in Gaza.
11/08 14:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
After a relatively calm Sunday morning on the southern front, Israeli gunfire targeted the outskirts of Wazzani, injuring a shepherd. Meanwhile, Hezbollah claimed several strikes against Israel. The Iran-backed party said it destroyed "spy equipment" at the Malkiya site "with a drone strike" and targeted the vicinity of the Mitat barracks with ...
par This Is Beirut, 11/08 18:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hundreds of Gazans fled the northern neighborhoods of Khan Younes on Sunday after Israel issued fresh evacuation orders ahead of a new operation against Palestinian militants it says have taken refuge there. Early in the morning the army dropped leaflets and sent mobile phone messages telling residents to leave the al-Jalaa area of Khan Younes, ...
par This Is Beirut, 11/08 22:29 - Reading : less than a minute
Hamas on Sunday called on US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators to implement a ceasefire plan for Gaza put forward by US President Joe Biden, instead of holding "more talks". "Hamas calls on the mediators to present a roadmap to put into action what was proposed to Hamas... based on the vision of Biden and the decisions of the UN Security Council, ...
par This Is Beirut, 12/08 13:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Recent Israeli killings of key figures in Iran-backed groups have sparked tensions and led to predictions of imminent Iranian retaliation before August 15. The deaths of Hezbollah's Fouad Shokr and Hamas' Ismail Haniyeh, respectively, have prompted strong reactions from both groups. Iran has vowed revenge for the assassination of Haniyeh on its ...
par Philippe Abi-Akl, 13/08 09:22 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
On the eve of the scheduled resumption of ceasefire talks concerning Gaza, Israel launched an attack on Al-Tabieen school in the eastern Gaza Strip, killing over a hundred displaced people in a single strike. This massacre is likely to impact the negotiations set to begin on the 15th of this month according to the American-Qatari-Egyptian ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/08 10:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The United States and European allies called on Iran to "stand down" on Monday, as fears mounted over an imminent attack on Israel that could spark an all-out war in the Middle East. Tensions are soaring in the region, with the United States rushing a missile submarine and an aircraft carrier group in a show of support for its key ally. Iran and ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/08 12:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tension continued on the southern front between Hezbollah and Israel on Tuesday morning. Israeli artillery fire targeted the outskirts of Marjayoun, Aita al-Shaab, and Kfar Kila. Israeli reconnaissance aircraft flew intensively on Monday evening and Tuesday morning over villages in the Tyre and Bint Jbeil districts. According to Israeli media, ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/08 14:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, the only thing currently uniting the Lebanese is the threat of war. Mikati made these remarks during meetings held on Tuesday at the Grand Serail, in preparation for the Cabinet meeting which will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) to "discuss in detail the measures and procedures linked to the ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/08 01:52 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday approved more than $20 billion in new weapons sales to Israel, brushing aside pressure from rights activists to stop arms deliveries over the death toll in Gaza. The sale comes as Biden has pressed Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire after 10 months of bloodshed, although the weapons would take ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/08 13:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli drone attack in Abbasiya, near Tyre, on Wednesday, injured at least 17 people, including four in critical condition, according to the Public Health Emergency Operation Center of the Ministry of Public Health. It remains unclear who was the intended target. A separate airstrike on the town of Rab Thalatheen resulted in two ...
