Israel

Gallant Opposes Israeli Post-War 'Control' Over Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that he was opposed to Israeli military control or taking responsibility for the governance of the Gaza Strip after the ongoing war with Hamas. "Since October, I have been raising this issue consistently in the cabinet, and have received no response," Gallant said in a televised ...

War Diary: Day 222

From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for May 15th, 2024.

Erdogan Warns of Israeli Threats Against Turkey If Hamas Defeated

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday claimed that Israel would "set its sights" on Turkey if it succeeded in defeating Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Erdogan, a vocal critic of Israel's war in the Palestinian territory following Hamas's attack on October 7, has often expressed support for the Palestinian group as defenders of their ...

South Lebanon: Israel Kills Key Hezbollah Figure in Tyre

Hussein Makki, a prominent Hezbollah leader, was killed in a targeted Israeli drone strike on his car in the city of Tyre in South Lebanon, along with two of his companions. Israeli sources indicated that Makki had close ties to Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a high-ranking officer in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards who was killed in Damascus on April ...

War Diary: Day 221

From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for May 14th, 2024.

Southern front: Two Killed in an Israeli Raid Near Tyre

Two people were killed on Tuesday evening in an Israeli drone strike that targeted their car on the Tyre-Naqoura road, near a shopping center. Palestinian sources said the two victims were members of the Islamic Jihad. Their identities were not immediately released. Their car was targeted by three missiles. The raid followed a heavy exchange of ...

Rafah Displacement Toll Reaches 450,000 in Eight Days

The United Nations said on Tuesday that nearly 450,000 people have been displaced from Rafah since Israel began issuing evacuation orders for the south Gaza City eight days ago. At the same time, another 100,000 people have fled their homes amid renewed fighting in northern Gaza, the UN said, meaning that around a quarter of Gaza's population of ...

ICJ to Hear Request to Order Halt to Israel's Rafah Offensive

The top UN court said that it would hold hearings on Thursday and Friday over South Africa's request to impose emergency orders on Israel to halt its Rafah offensive. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague will hear lawyers from South Africa on Thursday, followed by Israel's response the next day, it said in a statement. Earlier ...

New Developments on the Southern Front

Tuesday morning saw a relatively cautious calm on the southern front. An Israeli drone targeted the Qandouli neighborhood, west of Mays al-Jabal, while the locality of Zebqine was bombed. For its part, the Israeli army announced that warplanes had attacked "a military building in which a Hezbollah member had been spotted" on Monday evening, ...

Specter of Chapter VII Behind Hezbollah’s Rejection of 1701 Amendment

  Israel's incursion on Rafah bears no resemblance whatsoever to Gaza’s military operation. Behind the facade of this so-called "limited operation" lie calculated political objectives aimed at securing a decisive victory, enabling Israel to achieve a ceasefire on its own terms, rather than those of Hamas. This unfolds amidst expectations ...

War Diary: Day: 220

From Gaza to Lebanon, This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and Israel and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for May 13th, 2024.

The Jewish Messiah: A War Against Militias or a Religious War?

Ehud Barak, the former Prime Minister of Israel, recently shed light on the motivations driving certain ministers within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's inner circle to advocate for escalated conflict in the Middle East. Speaking in a televised interview with the LCI channel, Barak asserted that these ministers are pushing for heightened ...