par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-24 14:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Following a day of violent exchanges of artillery fire between Israel and Hezbollah, the latter resumed its attacks against Israel early on Sunday morning. It announced that it had targeted army positions in Dishon. In this respect, Sheikh Nabil Kaouk, a member of Hezbollah's executive council, said on Sunday that the party would continue its ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-24 10:47 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Bombing intensified in southern Gaza on Sunday 24 December, while the army stepped up its operations in Khan Yunis. At international level, the application of the resolution adopted by the UN on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza is coming up against the refusal of a ceasefire by Israel and its American ally. Israel pushed on Sunday with its ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-24 09:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As a gesture of unity, Syrians abandon festivities to express support for Palestinians amid ongoing conflict. Christmas cheer has deserted the streets of Syria's cities, where the main churches have limited celebrations to prayers in solidarity with Palestinians suffering war in Gaza. "In Palestine, the birthplace of Jesus Christ, people are ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-23 23:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza raged on Saturday as the UN Security Council approved a much-delayed resolution to boost aid to the besieged Palestinian territory, where civilians are struggling to find food. The Palestinian health ministry said more than 410 people had been killed in Israeli bombardment over 48 hours, including 16 in a ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-23 23:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
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Fighting between Israel and Hamas raged on Saturday, with Gaza's health ministry reporting more than 200 deaths in 24 hours and the Israeli Army saying five of its troops had died. Hamas launched an unprecedented attack against Israel from Gaza on October 7, killing about 1,140 people in Israel, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-23 15:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A drone strike targeted an Israel-affiliated tanker near India, causing a fire. The incident follows a series of Israeli-owned ship attacks since the beginning of the war between Hamas and Israel. A drone strike damaged a ship off the coast of India on Saturday but caused no casualties, two maritime agencies said, with one reporting the merchant ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-23 12:06 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Israeli forces continue their offensive in Gaza, disregarding a UN Security Council resolution calling for immediate aid delivery. The latest strike on a house in Nuseirat refugee camp leaves 18 dead, while the international community demands urgent humanitarian access to the besieged Palestinian territory. Israel pressed its Gaza offensive ...
par Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-22 21:50 - 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 22, 2023.
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-22 20:58 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Nations Security Council held a vote on Friday and passed a resolution demanding the "safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance at scale" in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The resolution also called for the creation of conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities, but did not call for an immediate end to ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-22 19:54 - Reading : less than a minute
Later in the afternoon, Israeli strikes hit residential homes in Aita al-Shaab, while airstrikes targeted Kfar Kila. Meanwhile, Hezbollah reported that six rockets were launched from southern Lebanon towards Israeli positions in the Upper Galilee. The Israeli army confirmed the death of a soldier and the severe injury of another.
par Miroslava Salazar, 2023-12-22 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Ongoing hostilities between Israel and Hamas are dangerously pushing the Gaza Strip towards famine. The UN-backed Global Hunger Monitoring System indicates that the entire population of Gaza is at an “imminent risk of famine,” with over half a million people living in “catastrophic conditions.” UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths ...
par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-22 15:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah continued unabated on Friday morning, with Israeli air raids on Jabal el-Alam, the outskirts of Naqoura, and Labbouneh. Artillery bombardments also targeted Aita al-Shaab, Ramya, al-Qawzah, Bayt Lif, and Jabal Blat near Marwahin, as well as the outskirts of Tayr Harfa and the Hamoul area in the western ...