16/06 18:47 - Reading : less than a minute
Ghada Abadi died on Saturday night after being critically injured in an Israeli raid on the outskirts of Kafra, a few days ago. Both she and her husband were wounded in the attack. Around 3:00 p.m on Sunday, the Israeli army shelled the town of Aitaroun in the Bint Jbeil district, as well as the outskirts of Naqoura, and the village of Kfar Kila. ...
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 16/06 20:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Both Israel and Hezbollah are aware that any escalation of the war between them would be highly costly for both sides, and could potentially set the entire region ablaze. Indeed, the Islamic Republic of Iran will surely not stand idly by in the face of a serious threat to its main ally in the Arab world and the region, Hezbollah. According to ...
par Chelsea Al Arif, 16/06 21:27 - Reading : less than a minute
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 June 16th, 2024.
par Charles Chartouni, 17/06 08:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Conflict scenarios are complex and foreshadow cycles of destructive violence resembling total war. Diplomacy has proven ineffective in containing the recurrent rounds of violence and offering an alternative road map to the dominant ideological and strategic impasses and power politics. The Palestinians are still subjected to the sway of the ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/06 10:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Following the increase in the cross-border exchange on the southern Front in recent days, it seems that Hezbollah and Israel are mutually preparing for any eventual scenario of escalation in the region. Despite residents taking advantage of an “unannounced truce” on the morning of Eid al-Adha, the Israeli army targeted the town of Dhayra, ...
17/06 12:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli government spokesman on Monday said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had dissolved the war cabinet following the resignation earlier this month of centrist leader Benny Gantz. David Mencer, spokesman at the prime minister's office, told reporters the war cabinet was a "prerequisite" for former army chief and defense minister Gantz to ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/06 15:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Sky News have reported that US President's envoy Amos Hochstein will visit Beirut tomorrow on Tuesday to discuss de-escalation on the border with Israel. Hochstein is scheduled to meet with Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri at 10:45 AM. According to Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, he will also meet with Caretaker Prime Minister Najib ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/06 22:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel struck Gaza on Monday and witnesses reported blasts in the besieged territory's south, but fighting has largely subsided after a day of relative calm and as Muslims marked Eid al-Adha. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved his war cabinet, a government spokesman said, reflecting fractures at the top of the country's ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 11:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Monday over the Gaza war and failure to negotiate the release of scores of hostages still held in the Palestinian territory. Protests against Netanyahu's handling of the war against Hamas have gathered pace, with tens of thousands taking to the streets of ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 16:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli raid targeted a car near the village of al-Borgholiyeh north of Tyre on Tuesday, as cross-border fire exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah resumed following a two-day undeclared pause. Initial reports said the driver was injured in the attack. The Israeli army also shelled the Shebaa valley in the Hasbaya district and the outskirts ...
par David Hale, 18/06 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
There is conventional wisdom held in some quarters that the risk of a full-blown war between Hezbollah and Israel will begin to recede if and when the conflict between Israel and Hamas reaches a ceasefire or end state. If only it were so simple. It is true that Hezbollah leaders assert they will continue the fight they joined on October 8, 2023, ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/06 19:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited relatives of hostages killed in Gaza to a meeting at his home, several families told AFP Tuesday, as criticism mounts over his response to the hostage crisis. In the unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7, 251 people were kidnapped from southern Israel. Of the 116 hostages still in Gaza, 41 ...
