par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-29 20:08 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A convoy of humanitarian aid from the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees was attacked by Israel in Gaza. The UN denounces the conditions under which humanitarian aid is delivered, which contravene international law. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Friday that the Israeli army had fired on one of its aid convoys in the Gaza ...
par 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 ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-29 17:18 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli army opened heavy machine gun fire on Friday morning, targeting the outskirts of the town of al-Bustan from its positions adjacent to Aita al-Shaab. Also, at around 10:30 this morning, an Israeli strike hit the outskirts of the town of Yaroun, while shelling targeted the outskirts of Tayr Harfa, Jebin and Imtut. In the afternoon, ...
par Lyne Sammouri, 2023-12-28 21:13 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 28, 2023.
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 18:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah once again escalated on Thursday throughout the afternoon, following a precarious calm that prevailed in the morning along the border. As the night begins, raids and bombings continue relentlessly, with Israeli fighter jets constantly flying over the region. It is practically the same sectors and villages ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 15:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Australia said Thursday that it was investigating alleged links to Hezbollah of two nationals who were killed in Israeli airstrikes in South Lebanon earlier this week. Three members of the Bazzi family, including a Hezbollah fighter, were killed in Bint Jbeil late Tuesday night when their home was hit by Israeli raids. Ibrahim Bazzi had just ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 11:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The Maronite Patriarchal Vicar of Haifa and Jerusalem, Archbishop Moussa El-Hage denounced "fabricated information involving him.” He denied having taken part in the annual holiday greetings ceremony organized by Israeli President Isaac Herzog on December 21. In an interview with the daily Nidaa al-Watan on Thursday, Hage also pointed out that ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 10:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli Embassy communications operation in South Korea quickly turned into a fiasco on Thursday, December 28. Involving a propaganda video imagining an attack on Seoul similar to that of October 7, the operation provoked the outrage of the South Korean government. The Israeli embassy in South Korea has removed a video showing an imaginary ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 23:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The French shipping company CMA-CGM has resumed its partial transit through the Red Sea, following the recent announcement by the Danish group Maersk, which stated its intention to resume operations. This decision coincides with the establishment of a US-led naval coalition tasked with safeguarding the maritime route against potential attacks by ...
par Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-27 21:21 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 27, 2023.
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 20:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
While the holiday season continues to cast its shadow over the country, there is no calm on the southern front as harsh Israeli bombardment persists. The Israeli army announced that they targeted infrastructure and military sites belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Additionally, they launched flare bombs over the villages of the western ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The former president of Lebanon's Jewish community has died on Tuesday. Jews have been living in Lebanon for 2,000 years, but their numbers shrank from some 22,000 before the 1975-1990 civil war to around 30 today, according to Hout. Contacted by This is Beirut, the late Mr. Arazi's sister stressed that "he took the initiative to rebuild the ...