War Diary: Day 160
par Chelsea Al Arif, 14/03 21:40 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 14th, 2024.
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Spanish Aid Vessel Visible off Gaza Coast
par This Is Beirut, 15/03 12:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The first aid vessel heading to the besieged Gaza Strip via a new maritime corridor was visible on Friday off the coast of the war-ravaged territory, an AFP journalist said. Images shot by the journalist showed the Open Arms towing a barge. The Spanish charity operating it says that it is carrying 200 tons of food for Gazans threatened with ...
Houthis Attack Another Ship and Threaten Wider Campaign
par This Is Beirut, 15/03 14:09 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A missile strike damaged a merchant ship in the Red Sea off Yemen, marine security monitors said on Friday, as the country's Iran-backed Houthis threatened to expand their months-long harassment campaign which disrupted global trade. The crew was not injured and the vessel continued its journey, said the United Kingdom Marine Trade Operation and ...
Hamas Puts Forward New Ceasefire Proposal
15/03 15:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Hamas has put forward a new ceasefire proposal which would see a six-week truce and the mutual exchange of prisoners, alongside the phased withdrawal of the Israeli military and the return of displaced Gazans. Hamas proposed a new six-week truce in Gaza and an exchange of several dozen Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an official from ...
EU Prepares to Sanction Israeli Settlers
par This Is Beirut, 15/03 17:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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EU countries will impose next Monday sanctions on "violent" Israeli settlers in the West Bank and on Hamas for sexual violence committed on October 7, officials said on Friday, March 15. EU countries have reached a preliminary agreement to impose sanctions on "violent" Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and on Hamas for sexual violence during the ...
Response to the French Initiative: Lebanon Ready to Negotiate
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 15/03 19:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The official Lebanese reply to the French initiative, aimed at ending the raging war between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, lacked detailed input regarding the initiative’s implementation in three stages, notably a ceasefire, withdrawal of Hezbollah's armed forces to the north of the Litani River, and settlement of border disputes at ...
War Diary: Day 161
par Rayan Chami, 15/03 21:27 - Reading : less than a minute
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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 15th, 2024.
Truce Negotiations in Gaza: This is What We Know
par This Is Beirut, 15/03 21:43 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Palestinian militant group Hamas has submitted a proposal for a new six-week truce in Gaza, to be followed by a durable ceasefire, a Hamas official told AFP on Friday. Here is what we know about the demands of both Hamas and Israel as mediators push for a deal to end the five-month-old war. What does Hamas want? The latest Hamas proposal calls ...
Rare Meeting Between Hamas and Houthis
par This Is Beirut, 16/03 10:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Yemen's Houthis, supported by Iran, discussed plans to escalate conflicts and encircle Israel during a meeting in Lebanon with Hamas and other Palestinian factions, as reported by a Houthi official to AFP on Saturday. Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis discussed "expanding confrontations and encircling" Israel in a meeting in Lebanon with Hamas and ...
Rights Advocates Denounce 'Systemic Abuse' in Israeli Prisons
par This Is Beirut, 16/03 11:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In the shadow of the war raging in Gaza, record numbers of Palestinian detainees are filling Israeli prisons, where they face "systemic abuse" and torture, rights advocates warn, calling for international action. Members of several Israeli NGOs traveled to Geneva this week to raise concerns before the United Nations about a major "crisis" inside ...
All Cargo Offloaded from First Aid Ship to Reach Gaza
par This Is Beirut, 16/03 11:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A US charity said on Saturday that its team in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip had finished unloading the first maritime aid shipment to reach the besieged territory. "All cargo was offloaded and is being readied for distribution in Gaza," World Central Kitchen said in a statement, noting that the aid was "almost 200 tons of food." The group is ...
Israeli Foreign Ministry Spokesman: No Desire for War in Lebanon
par This Is Beirut, 16/03 17:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat emphasized that Israel does not want to engage in war with Lebanon. "Since Hezbollah began its attacks, we have declared and stated more than once that we do not want to expand the circle of war from Gaza to Lebanon," Haiat said. "Our only demand is the implementation of UN Resolution 1701, and we ...
