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, 17/06 15:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Abdallah Bou Habib Amos Hochstein Israel
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 ...
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 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, ...
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 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 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 ...
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. ...
15/06 13:26 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Tensions between Hezbollah and Israel have continued to escalate since the assassination of a senior Hezbollah official in Jwaya on Tuesday. An Israeli raid targeted a motorcycle in Bint Jbeil on Saturday morning, killing one person and wounding another. The motorcycle caught fire on the roadside at the intersection of Bint Jbeil and Maroun ...
par This Is Beirut, 15/06 11:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The World Health Organization (WHO) decried Friday an escalating health crisis in the occupied West Bank, where growing restrictions, violence and attacks on health infrastructure are increasingly obstructing access to care. In a statement, the UN health agency said it was calling "for the immediate and active protection of civilians and health ...
par Tylia El Helou, 14/06 21:39 - 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 14th, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 14/06 18:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on the extremist Israeli group Tzav 9, accusing it of blocking convoys and looting and burning trucks trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Since the war erupted, essential aid deliveries to Gaza have been severely restricted by the Israeli government, leaving many ...