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Gallant: The Maritime Aid Corridor Will 'Accelerate the Collapse of Hamas'

Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Sunday aid delivered via a planned maritime route would go "to those who need it" in Gaza, where famine looms after five months of war. Gallant travelled to the "shores of Gaza" on a military boat to inspect "preparations being made for the construction of a sea dock" that would receive humanitarian ...

In Gaza, Ramadan Begins With No Truce in Sight

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan started on Monday in Gaza with no truce in sight as the US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators failed to reach agreement on it. The weeks of talks in Cairo aimed for a six-week truce and the release of many of the hostages taken on October 7 that Hamas is still holding. In return, Israel would free Palestinian ...

Southern Front: Israeli Leaflets Dropped Over Wazzani

The precarious calm that prevailed on Sunday night until Monday morning was marked by the dropping of Israeli leaflets over the area of Wazzani. The leaflets read, "Hezbollah is endangering your lives and those of your families." In a warning addressed to the inhabitants of the South, the Israelis declared, "Hezbollah facilitates the entry of its ...

War Diary: Day 157

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 11th, 2024.

Israeli Strike Targets Senior Hamas Commander

Israel reported on Monday that a Gaza airstrike during the weekend aimed at a high-ranking Hamas operative, but his fate remained uncertain regarding whether he was killed. Israel said on Monday that an air strike in Gaza over the weekend targeted a senior Hamas militant, but it was unclear whether he was killed. The strike occurred "between ...

Netanyahu’s Ousting: A Crucial Step Towards a Settlement?

The growing local discontent with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu exceeds that observed outside Israel’s borders, due to the endless internal rifts within his government and the string of failures in his performance since the Al-Aqsa Flood attack against Israel on October 7. Could his ousting become a much needed and unavoidable step? ...

Baalbeck Caught in Hostilities: Third Israeli Strike in Less Than 24 Hours

Israeli warplanes carried out a raid on Tuesday near Safrin on the way to Baalbeck, the second such attack in the area in two days. Less than half an hour later, another strike targeted the village of Nabi Sheet in the same area. Two rockets were fired at Nabi Sheet, one targeting a three-storey building in the heart of the village, near the ...

Israel and Hamas Far From Truce, Says Qatar Spokesperson

Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of Qatar Majed al-Ansari said on Tuesday that Israel and Hamas remain far from reaching a deal to halt the Gaza fighting and secure the release of hostages, despite ongoing mediation efforts by Qatar. Israel and Hamas are not close to a deal to halt the fighting in Gaza and free hostages, mediator Qatar said ...

War Diary: Day 158

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 12th, 2024.  

Israel Tightens Security in Jerusalem for Friday Prayers

Israeli security forces announced increased presence in Jerusalem's Old City on the first Friday of Ramadan, as tensions run high over the Gaza war. Israel's police force said it will deploy thousands of officers across Jerusalem's Old City for Ramadan's first Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque, with tensions high amid the Gaza war. "We are ...

Humanitarian Aid Initiatives Multiply in Gaza as Famine Worsens

A first ship carrying humanitarian aid was en route to Gaza from Cyprus on Tuesday, March 12, while Morocco sent relief supplies by land via Israel. A Spanish charity boat taking food to Gaza left Cyprus on Tuesday in hopes of opening a maritime corridor to carry sorely needed aid to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. Philippe Lazzarini, ...

South Lebanon: Escalating Violence Between Israel and Hezbollah

Hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah on Lebanon's southern border intensified on Tuesday as the Israeli army bombed Berghoz and Dellafeh, in Hasbaya Caza, Houla, Markaba and Wadi Saluki. The Israeli army's Arabic-speaking spokesman, Avichay Adrae, declared in this respect that "warplanes attacked three missile launching platforms" which were ...