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Netanyahu and CIA Chief Discuss 'Pausing' Rafah Assault

par This Is Beirut, 08/05 20:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An Israeli official said visiting CIA Director Bill Burns and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed Wednesday "the possibility" of suspending military operations in Gaza's Rafah in exchange for Hamas freeing hostages. Netanyahu and the US spy chief, who has been involved in mediation efforts in the Israel-Hamas war, met in Jerusalem as part ...

South Gaza Hospitals Face Critical Shortage of Fuel

par This Is Beirut, 08/05 18:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip have only three days of fuel left, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, due to closed border crossings. Despite international objections, Israel sent tanks into the overcrowded southern city of Rafah on Tuesday and seized the nearby crossing into Egypt which is the main conduit for aid ...

Gallant: 'There May Be a Heated Summer on Lebanon's Border'

par This Is Beirut, 08/05 18:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant warned Israeli soldiers deployed near the border with Lebanon that their mission there "is not completed" and that "there could be a heated summer" ahead. Gallant, who made the comments during a tour of north Israel, nonetheless reaffirmed that Tel Aviv does not want a war with Lebanon. In a conversation ...

South Lebanon: Flareup of Violence, Three Killed in Khiam

par This Is Beirut, 08/05 12:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon highly escalated Wednesday, causing several casualties and extensive material damage. Three people were killed in a raid that targeted a three-story house in the village of Khiam, flattening it to the ground. Residential areas in Aïtaroun also came under intense Israeli artillery fire, while warplanes carried ...

The New Netzarim Corridor Splits Gaza in Two

par Sana Richa Choucair, 07/05 23:38 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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  Since the outbreak of the Gaza war between Hamas and Israel on October 7, 2023, the Israeli military has undertaken a military project: the creation of a corridor stretching from the east to the west of the Gaza Strip. Known as the "Netzarim corridor," this passageway carries significant strategic implications for the Israeli ...

Israel Seizes Rafah Crossing as Gaza Truce Talks Resume

par This Is Beirut, 07/05 23:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas Israel

Israel deployed tanks into Rafah on Tuesday, in southern Gaza, taking control of the border crossing with Egypt, an action that the United Nations stated obstructed access to the crucial humanitarian route. Israel sent tanks into Rafah in southern Gaza, seizing the border crossing with Egypt Tuesday, in an operation the United Nations said denied ...

War Diary: Day 214

par Rayan Chami, 07/05 22:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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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 7th, 2024.

Biden Slams 'Anti-Semitism' amid Gaza Protests

par This Is Beirut, 07/05 21:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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United States President Joe Biden condemned a "ferocious surge" in anti-Semitism on Tuesday, in a Holocaust memorial speech that came at a fraught moment in Israel's war in Gaza and with protests roiling American universities. Biden, who has backed Israel since the start of the conflict, said too many people were forgetting that it was the ...

Israel-Hamas War: 7 Months Later

par Rayan Chami, 07/05 19:49 - Reading : less than a minute

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The Israel-Hamas war has been ongoing for 7 months, causing both regional and international tensions. Here are the main highlights over the past 7 months.

Al Jazeera to Pursue Legal Action Over Israel Ban

par This Is Beirut, 07/05 19:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The news director of Al Jazeera informed AFP in an interview that the TV network is determined to pursue every available legal action to contest Israel's ban of its operations within the country. Al Jazeera can still broadcast its live feed in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as the shutdown does not apply to these territories. Al Jazeera will look ...

Israel Hostage Families Urge Foreign Pressure for Gaza Truce

par This Is Beirut, 07/05 17:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Families of hostages held in Gaza have urged the United States and other governments with citizens among the captives to pressure Israel to strike a deal with Hamas for their return. Following indications on Monday of progress in talks towards a truce in the seven-month war, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said that it had appealed to a ...

Israel Begins Its Ground Invasion of Rafah

par This Is Beirut, 07/05 13:28 - Reading : less than a minute

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On Tuesday morning, the Israeli Army announced it had assumed "operational control" of the Palestinian section of the Rafah border crossing. This comes a day after it asked residents to flee to "humanitarian zones."

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