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War Diary: Day 92

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 6, 2024.

Deadly Raid in Jenin, Northern Gaza 'Dismantled' by Israel

The Israeli army announced on Sunday, January 7, that it had dismantled Hamas' military capabilities in northern Gaza. Meanwhile, an Israeli raid in Jenin, occupied West Bank, left at least six people dead and several injured. Israel said that it had "dismantled" Hamas' military leadership in northern Gaza as its war against the Palestinian group ...

Hezbollah Caused 'Significant Damage' to Israeli Miron Base

Following Hezbollah’s attack yesterday on the Israeli Miron military base, Israeli media confirmed on Sunday that the attack caused “significant damage.” Hezbollah launched 62 rockets on Saturday as a response to the killing of Hamas’s deputy leader, Saleh al-Arouri. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/213936"] On Sunday, ...

Al-Arouri: Hamas Threatens Retaliation

The leaders of the Islamist Hamas movement declared on Sunday during their daily press conference in Beirut that they will respond to Israel's assassination of the movement's leader, Saleh al-Arouri. Arouri and six other officials and members of Hamas were killed on Tuesday evening in a strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut. During the press ...

Blinken Warns Israel-Hamas War Could 'Metastasize'

During his fourth tour of the region since October 7, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking at a press conference in Doha alongside Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, deemed it "imperative" for Israel—militarily and politically supported by Washington—to do more to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza. He ...

Gaza: Amid the Rubble, Netanyahu Seeks 'Total Victory'

The Gaza war raged on into a fourth month on Sunday as the Israeli army pounded the Palestinian territory with strikes, and US top diplomat Antony Blinken returned to the Middle East seeking to avoid a wider escalation. The Israeli offensive in Gaza has claimed 22,835 lives, predominantly civilians, according to the latest Hamas report. ...

The Intricacies of an Evolving War

The tangled nature and ramifications of the Gaza war convey the larger picture of a deadlocked region living through harrowing and open-ended conflicts. The unresolved conflicts have become hallmarks and permanent fixtures in a Middle East that failed to address its endemic instabilities, systemic entropies and inability to build working Statehood ...

Blinken's Middle East Tour: Pursuing Gaza Peace

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Saudi Arabia on Monday before heading to Israel, aligning other Western diplomats to ease the Israel-Hamas conflict and channel vital aid to Gazans. On his fourth regional trip since the war began, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due in Saudi Arabia after talks earlier Monday in the UAE ...

Gallant: 'Israel Fights Iranian-Led Axis, Not Just Hamas'

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared that Israel is fighting against the Iranian-led axis, not solely Hamas, as  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due in Israel on Monday evening amid increased Israeli attacks, resulting in numerous casualties. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated in an interview published by The ...

Blinken Lands in Israel after MBS Meeting

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Monday for discussions with Israeli leaders, aiming to prevent the expansion of the Gaza conflict, according to an AFP journalist accompanying him. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed Monday in Tel Aviv for talks with Israeli leaders as he seeks to prevent the Gaza conflict from ...

Israeli Army Shifts to 'New Phase' in War

Israeli Army Spokesperson Daniel Hagari announced to The New York Times that the Israeli military has begun a new, less intensive phase in its war against Hamas in Gaza. The transition already in place has featured fewer ground troops and airstrikes, he says. The comments came hours before US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's expected arrival ...

War Diary: Day 94

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 8, 2024.