par This Is Beirut, 07/07 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel intensifies air strikes in Gaza as the war enters its tenth month, while truce negotiations with Hamas mediated by Qatar continue amid significant challenges. Israel carried out deadly air strikes in the Gaza Strip as the war entered its tenth month on Sunday, with fighting raging across the Palestinian territory and fresh diplomatic ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/07 11:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The southern front ignited from the early hours of Sunday, with Israeli artillery shelling the outskirts of Yaroun and Maroun al-Ras in southern Lebanon. A drone strike targeted in the afternoon a house in the Dahr al-Sayyid area in the town of Maaroub in the Tyre district. Another strike was reported on the town of Aita al-Shaab, and another ...
par This Is Beirut, 07/07 16:18 - Reading : less than a minute
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert arrived in Israel on Sunday for a three-day visit, her office announced in a statement. “Since assuming office last month, Hennis-Plasschaert has extensively engaged the Lebanese leadership and key interlocutors on ways to deescalate tensions across the Blue Line,” the statement ...
par Tylia El Helou, 07/07 21:58 - 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 July 7th, 2024.
08/07 10:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The upsurge in violence on the southern border is still ongoing on Monday morning following Sunday’s escalation. An Israeli strike on Al-Qulaylah, south of Tyre, killed one person and injured others. Moreover, the Israeli army conducted three strikes before dawn on Monday on Jabal Toura in the Jezzine area, leading to the destruction of a goat ...
par Natasha Metni Torbey, 08/07 19:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hamas has retracted. After making the question of a permanent ceasefire a condition for concluding any agreement with Israel, the Islamist group said on Sunday it was ready to negotiate the release of all Israeli hostages — about 120 — including soldiers, without such a provision. Although Tel Aviv's "official" reply is yet to be declared, ...
par This Is Beirut, 08/07 19:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States and Israeli intelligence chiefs are traveling to Doha on Wednesday for discussions on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, a source with knowledge of the talks told AFP. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director William Burns and the head of Israel's Mossad David Barnea "are travelling to Doha on Wednesday," the source ...
par Tylia El Helou, 08/07 21:11 - 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 July 8th, 2024.
09/07 12:14 - Reading : less than a minute
The cross-border exchange between Hezbollah and Israel is still ongoing on Tuesday. At dawn, more than 15 artillery shells fell on the outskirts of Aishiya and Kfar Remen. The Israeli artillery also targeted Al Mahmoudiyeh in the Jezzine area in the early hours of the morning. Civil defense teams from the Islamic Health Authority, the Fire ...
par This Is Beirut, 09/07 16:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Qatari and Egyptian mediators are cajoling Israel and Hamas towards negotiations on a plan to end their war, which has left tens of thousands dead. US President Joe Biden first outlined in late May what he called an Israeli initiative for a truce and hostage release deal. Mediators are now embroiled in secret contacts with both sides, who have ...
par Rayan Chami, 09/07 21:42 - 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 July 9, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 09/07 23:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Israel
The southern front flared up again on Tuesday afternoon following the death of Abou al-Fadl Karnbach, Hassan Nasrallah's former bodyguard, in an Israeli strike on his car on the Beirut-Damascus road. The pro-Iranian group swiftly retaliated, launching a barrage of rockets towards the Golan, targeting the Kilaa base. According to Israeli army ...
