Israel

Séjourné in Beirut on Tuesday: Focus on the Southern Front

  The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné, is set to begin a visit to Lebanon next Tuesday as part of his first regional tour. He will arrive in Beirut following his visit to Israel, where he engaged in discussions with officials regarding the developments in the Gaza war and southern Lebanon. According to French ...

Southern Lebanon: Israeli Shelling, Raids and Phosphorus on Southern Villages

The southern front maintains its daily reality with the continued clashes between Hezbollah and the Israeli army. Today, the Israeli army fired heavy artillery shells on the outskirts of the towns of Naqoura, Yarine, Jebbayn, Dhayra, Aita al-Shaab, Chihine and Wadi Hamul. Israeli warplanes also carried out a strike on the area between Chihine Um ...

War Diary: Day 120

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 3rd, 2024.

Israel Announces Thousands of Hezbollah Sites Targeted

Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari announced on Saturday that Israel has targeted more than 50 Hezbollah sites in Syria and 3,400 in Lebanon since the conflict with Hamas in Gaza commenced in October. Israel has attacked more than 50 Hezbollah targets in Syria and 3,400 in Lebanon since the war with Hamas in Gaza began in October, Israeli army ...

Protesters Demand Hostage Release, Netanyahu and Government Removal

Anti-government and anti-war protesters gathered in several regions in Israel on Saturday to express their anger and dissatisfaction with Netanyahu’s government and its handling of the Gaza hostage crisis, demanding Netanyahu’s swift departure. Hundreds of Israelis are participating in a demonstration calling for early elections in Haifa, ...

Southern Lebanon: More Casualties, Displacement on the Rise

Fire exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah escalated in southern Lebanon, causing casualties and increasing the number of displaced people fleeing the unrelenting violence. Heavy Israeli artillery directly targeted the outskirts of the towns of Naqoura, Yarine, Alma al-Shaab, Dhayra, Bayt Lif, Jabal al-Labounneh, and Al-Alam in the western and ...

French FM Rejects 'Forced Displacement' of Gazans to Egypt

French Foreign Minister Stephane Séjourné stated his opposition to the "forced displacement" of Palestinians into Egypt from the Gaza Strip. Israeli bombardment has driven hundreds of thousands to the border, he added. France's top diplomat Stephane Séjourné said Sunday he rejects the "forced displacement" of Palestinians into Egypt from the ...

Hamas Weighs Gaza Truce in the Nearly Four-Month War

Israeli airstrikes throughout Gaza claimed numerous lives overnight, while clashes continued on Sunday in the southern region of the besieged territory. Hamas was considering a proposal to cease the nearly four-month-long conflict. Israeli strikes across Gaza killed scores overnight, and battles raged Sunday in the besieged territory's south as ...

Intense Clashes in Southern Lebanon, Three Fighters Killed Monday

Clashes in southern Lebanon resumed early on Monday morning after an intense night of exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah. According to Israeli Channel 12, 8 missiles were launched from Lebanon towards the Upper Galilee. In response, the Israeli army shelled a wooded area between the towns of Tayr Harfa and Chameh and conducted an air ...

Blinken in Middle East to Secure New Truce

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday as part of his ongoing tour of the Middle East, aiming to negotiate a new ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict amidst continued fighting in Gaza. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday for another Middle East crisis tour, hoping to secure a ...

Hochstein’s Visit to Israel Spurs Moderate Optimism

US envoy Amos Hochstein visited Israel over the weekend as part of a new regional tour. Hochstein is also set to visit Lebanon, aiming for a “diplomatic agreement to defuse tensions on Israel’s northern border.” This border has been witnessing a relentless exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel since October 8. According to Israeli ...