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Schenker: A Bad Ceasefire Will Defer the Next Round of Bloodletting

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-11 15:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker wrote an article in the National Interest on December 9 comparing the July 2006 war in Lebanon to that in Gaza today. Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker drew a comparison between Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas and the ...

Palestinians Call for International Strike in Solidarity for Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-11 15:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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After 66 days of conflict between Israel and Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declared the “beginning of the end” for Hamas, while Palestinians called for a global strike in solidarity with Gaza. Heavy urban battles raged on Monday in the bloodiest Gaza war ever, which has claimed the lives of 101 Israeli soldiers and around 18,000 ...

Hamas and the Debunking of War Fallacies

par Charles Chartouni, 2023-12-11 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The unfolding of the Gaza War sends us to a basic reality check to understand its nature. This war was initially triggered by a terrorist attack that targeted the South of Israel and yielded a full-fledged pogrom with its cortège of horrors: mass murder (the rave party rampage), women’s rape and sexual atrocities, assaults on civilians in their ...

Intense Fighting in Khan Yunis

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-10 22:37 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The war between Israel and Hamas, triggered by a bloody attack by the latter on the former on the morning of October 7, entered its 65th day on Sunday. According to Israel, 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in this attack during which around 240 people were abducted and taken to the small Palestinian territory. Currently, 137 people are ...

Gaza War: Unrelenting Israeli Raids Amid Persisting Ceasefire Mediation

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-10 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Fighting continued in Gaza on Sunday, with Israel launching intense raids in Khan Yunis and on the Rafah road, as mediation efforts aiming for a new ceasefire continue within a shrinking timeframe amid the bombardments. Fighting raged on Sunday in the Gaza Strip in the third month of war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Hamas ...

Israel Steps up the Pressure on Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-09 23:03 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Gaza was once again the target of intense bombardment by Israeli army on Saturday, December 9. The latter announced that it was stepping up the pressure on the enclave in the wake of an American veto at UN Security Council. Gazans sought refuge in bombed-out hospitals as Israel vowed to "press harder" in its war with Hamas on Saturday, a day ...

Christians Stand Firm in Gaza, Refusing to Leave Their Churches

par Marie de La Roche Saint-André, 2023-12-09 18:33 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Despite the war between Hamas and Israel, Gaza's Christian community, along with all Palestinians, stands resolute. Approximately 1,100 Palestinian Christians have been living in Gaza since the Nakba. Ignoring the Israeli army's evacuation request, they adamantly refuse to abandon the two remaining open churches in Gaza, located in the northern ...

US Veto: Erdogan Denounces UN 'Israel Protection Council'

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-09 15:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced the UN Security Council on Saturday after the United States vetoed a ceasefire resolution for Gaza, describing the international body as the 'Israel protection council.' "Since October 7, the security council has become an Israel protection and defense council," Erdogan said. The United States ...

France Discusses Mechanisms to Implement Resolution 1701

par Bassam Abou Zeid, 2023-12-09 14:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The French delegation, composed of representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, left the region after two important visits to Lebanon and Israel, linked to the implementation of Resolution 1701. For its part, the French embassy in Beirut is currently mobilized in anticipation of the possible visits to Lebanon of senior French ...

Abbas Blames US for 'Gaza Bloodshed' After UN Veto

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-09 14:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas asserted on Saturday that the United States bears responsibility for "the bloodshed" in the Gaza Strip following its veto of a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire. Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said on Saturday that the United States was "responsible for the bloodshed" of children in Gaza after it ...

After US Veto, Iran Warns Against Regional 'Explosion'

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-09 11:26 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Israel intensified its offensive against Hamas in Gaza following the United States' veto on a UN bid for a ceasefire, eliciting a warning from Iran about a potential regional 'explosion'. Israel pressed its offensive against Hamas militants in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid to call for a ceasefire in the ...

Gaza Conflict Persists with No Prospects for Ceasefire

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-08 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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On the 63rd day of the war between Hamas and Israel, the Israeli military continues its advance in southern Gaza. At the UN, the Security Council struggles to reach an agreement on a ceasefire. The Israeli army is pressing its offensive in Gaza, particularly in Khan Younès (south), where ground combat is taking place, and in Gaza City (north), ...