War Diary: Day 134
par Tylia El Helou, 17/02 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 17th, 2024.
Israel
Netanyahu Rejects Two-State Solution, Adamant on Rafah Operation
par This Is Beirut, 17/02 21:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu articulated his opposition to a two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, during a televised press conference on Saturday. Speaking in a televised address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed rejection of a two-state solution and an independent ...
Southern Border Under Relentless Fire, Hezbollah Intensifies Retaliation
par This Is Beirut, 18/02 13:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli army bombardment reached the areas near the UNIFIL maritime base in Naqoura this Sunday afternoon. Several southern towns were targeted by Israeli warplanes, among them the Abu Laban neighborhood in Aita al-Shaab, Wadi Hamoul, Bayt Lif Valley, Aitaroun, the outskirts of Odaisseh and the al-Awaida hill above Kfar Kila. Additionally, the ...
Macron and Sisi Jointly Oppose Israeli Offensive in Rafah
par This Is Beirut, 18/02 15:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, jointly declared their opposition to an Israeli offensive in Rafah in a statement issued by the French presidency on Sunday, February 18. French President Emmanuel Macron and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed "their firm opposition" to an Israeli offensive ...
Two Palestinian Men Killed During Israeli Raid in West Bank
par This Is Beirut, 18/02 18:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Two Palestinian men, aged 19 and 36, were killed in a raid by Israeli forces on Sunday, February 18, in the Tulkarm refugee camp, north of the West Bank. An Israeli Border Police officer was severely wounded during the clashes. Israeli forces killed two Palestinian men during a raid in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the ...
Netanyahu Restricts Muslims From Al-Aqsa During Ramadan
par This Is Beirut, 18/02 22:10 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli Prime Minister has approved a proposal by far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to limit the number of Muslims entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan, Israeli Channel 13 has reported. Israel’s Shin Bet, the country's internal intelligence service, has warned against such a move, according to Channel 13. Israeli ...
Israel Threatens to Invade Gaza for Ramadan
par This Is Beirut, 19/02 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel has threatened to invade Gaza's Rafah by the start of Ramadan if Hamas does not return the remaining hostages by then, despite international pressure to protect Palestinian civilians sheltering in the southern city. With prospects for truce talks dimmed, the United States and other governments, as well as the United Nations, have issued ...
Iran Seeking to Rein in Hezbollah to Avoid All-Out War With Israel
19/02 16:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran has warned Hezbollah not to give Israel cause to launch a full-scale war along the Israel-Lebanon border, fearing it would risk gains it believes it has made in the region since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, according to a report by the Washington Post. Iranian officials, who met with the Hezbollah leadership earlier this month, ...
Hezbollah's Network of Secret Tunnels More Sophisticated Than Hamas's — Libération
par This Is Beirut, 19/02 17:18 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah's network of secret tunnels in Lebanon is "more sophisticated" than that of Hamas in Gaza. According to an article published on Sunday in the French daily Libération, "Since the 1980s," the pro-Iranian militia, whose "military power is far superior to that of Hamas, has been building, with the help of North Korea, an underground ...
UN Urges Probe Into Abuse of Palestinian Women and Girls
par This Is Beirut, 19/02 20:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations human rights experts urged for an impartial investigation into reported Israeli violations against Palestinian women and girls. These alleged abuses encompass killings, rape and sexual assault. UN rights experts called Monday for an independent probe into alleged Israeli abuses against Palestinian women and girls, including ...
South Lebanon: Strikes Leave More Than a Dozen Injured
par gdeveloper, 19/02 22:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli drones conducted two airstrikes in the Ghazieh area, south of the city of Saida, marking the first attacks of their kind since the outbreak of conflict on the southern border. Initial reports suggest over a dozen people were wounded. According to reports, the airstrikes targeted a warehouse used for manufacturing tires and generators, as ...
US Proposes UNSC Draft Resolution on Gaza
par This Is Beirut, 19/02 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States has introduced a fresh draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council featuring some of the sternest language on its behalf. The resolution proposes a temporary ceasefire and asserts that an Israeli attack on Rafah under present conditions would carry "significant implications" for regional security. The United States ...
