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War Diary: Day 271

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 July 3, 2024.

Hamas Sends Mediators 'Ideas' for Halting Israel War

The Hamas militant group said Wednesday it has sent new "ideas" to Qatari mediators aimed at ending the nearly nine-month Gaza war with Israel. Israel confirmed that it was "evaluating" Hamas "comments" on a deal to release hostages in Palestinian territory and will respond accordingly. With the death toll from nearly nine months of war mounting ...

Intensified Escalation in the South, One Killed

The escalation in the South intensified on Thursday after Israel killed a Hezbollah senior field commander the day before. Hadi Chreim, a member of Hezbollah, was killed on Thursday in an Israeli strike targeting a home in Houla. At the same time, Hezbollah announced having launched 20 drones and 200 missiles against Israel in the largest attack ...

Open War or Controlled Escalation?

A former minister believes that there is no judicious reason, even from Israel's perspective, for an imminent or inevitable open war against Lebanon at this stage of the confrontations with Hezbollah. According to a Western military expert, a distinction should be made between “a war without controls and ceilings,” as Hezbollah’s ...

Netanyahu Dispatches Negotiating Team for Gaza Talks

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved sending a negotiating team to participate in talks with aims of reaching a hostage release and ceasefire deal with Hamas, according to an Israeli official quoted by The Times of Israel. Netanyahu spoke on the phone with United States President Joe Biden regarding the negotiations, and vowed ...

Israel Unblocks Some Frozen Funds for Palestinian Authority

Israel has approved a new payment of more than $140 million to the Palestinian Authority after announcing it had also unblocked some funds frozen because of the Gaza war, a Finance Ministry spokesperson told AFP on Thursday. Since the start of the war on Hamas, far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withheld payments of customs ...

War Diary: Day 272

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 July 4, 2024.

Southern Front: Intensive Israeli Raids

Exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel continued unabated on Thursday. At around 7:20 PM on Thursday, Israeli warplanes attacked Aita al-Shaab with two air-to-surface missiles and the border town of Dhayra in the western sector with phosphorus shells. There were numerous developments on the ground throughout the day, with Israeli ...

Israel to Dispatch Delegation Next Week for Gaza Talks

The Israeli prime minister's spokesman said Friday that "gaps" remained with Hamas on how to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release but Israel will send a delegation for more talks with Qatari mediators next week. The head of the Mossad spy service held a first round of talks in Doha on Friday and returned to Jerusalem. "It was agreed that ...

War Diary: Day 273

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 July 5, 2024.

Gaza: Despite Ceasefire Efforts, Bombardments Continue

The war continued unabated on Saturday, with Israel's military saying it had conducted operations across much of the Gaza Strip, including Shujaiya in the north, Deir al-Balah in central Gaza and Rafah in the south. Shujaiya is among the areas the military had previously declared to be cleared of Hamas, but where fighting is again taking ...

War Diary: Day 274

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 July 6th, 2024.