This Is Beirut, 2024-03-24 14:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UN Chief Antonio Guterres emphasized on Sunday, during a visit to Cairo, the urgency of delivering aid to Gaza, urging Israel to remove obstacles hindering relief efforts. He reiterated calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said on Sunday in Cairo that delivering the necessary aid to ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-24 13:45 - Reading : less than a minute
US intelligence chief Bill Burns and his Israeli counterpart David Barnea left Qatar late on Saturday night following talks on a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, a source briefed on the talks told AFP. The CIA and Mossad chiefs "departed Doha to brief their respective teams back home on the latest round" of talks, the source said on condition ...
Rayan Chami, 2024-03-23 21:32 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 23, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-23 20:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A top Israeli commander has said troops will continue their operation at Gaza's largest hospital Al-Shifa until the last militant is «in their hands». Israeli forces launched the operation in and around Al-Shifa hospital on Monday, saying senior Hamas operatives were based at the sprawling compound. Days of heavy fighting have followed, with ...
2024-03-23 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
UN chief Antonio Guterres, on a visit to the doorstep of Gaza, on Saturday said the world has seen enough of the war's horrors and appealed for a ceasefire to allow in more aid. "Palestinians in Gaza -- children, women, men -- remain stuck in a non-stop nightmare," he said on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing where truckloads of aid trickle ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-23 12:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to arrive in Egypt on Saturday at the border with the Gaza Strip, amid growing concerns about the humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory and a forthcoming Israeli ground offensive in the overcrowded town of Rafah. After five and a half months of war between Israel and the Islamist ...
Hala Abdallah, 2024-03-22 21:14 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 22, 2024.
Alissar Boulos, 2024-03-22 19:00 - Reading : less than a minute
Good evening, and welcome to The Intelligent Recap. It is Friday, March 22nd, and the 168th day of the war in Gaza. In tonight’s edition: the security situation at Lebanon’s southern border, the quintet’s presidential efforts, and Mina’s Zambo carnival. In international news: the ramifications of the situation in Gaza, the EU summit, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-22 13:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Antony Blinken will head to Israel on Friday to push for a ceasefire ahead of a key UN vote on the US' ceasefire resolution. Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Israel on Friday to press for a truce in Gaza, ahead of a key UN Security Council vote on a US draft resolution on the need for an "immediate" ceasefire. The United States ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-22 12:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
China expressed support on Friday for UN Security Council efforts to end the conflict in Gaza but refrained from explicitly stating whether it would back a US draft resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire. China said on Friday that it supported steps by the UN Security Council to end fighting in Gaza. It did not say whether Beijing, a ...
Tylia El Helou, 2024-03-21 22:55 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 21st, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-21 19:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken began his tour of the Middle East on Wednesday, his sixth visit to the region since October 7. The aim is to reach an agreement for a temporary pause in the fighting in order to facilitate the release of hostages held by Hamas. During his tour of the Middle East, Antony Blinken met Saudi leaders in Jeddah on ...