War Diary: Day 118
2024-02-01 21:33 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 1, 2024.
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Assailant Takes Hostages in Gaza Protest Near Istanbul
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-01 21:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amid rising tensions over the conflict in Gaza, an assailant targeted a Procter & Gamble plant near Istanbul, taking people hostage in a protest. Details about the number of hostages were initially unclear, with a police spokesman indicating an ongoing situation. An assailant on Thursday took people hostage at a plant owned by US cosmetics ...
US Imposes Sanctions on Settlers over Attacks on Palestinians
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-01 19:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on a handful of extremist Jewish settlers over violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank, in a rare step against Israelis as war rages with Hamas, officials said. Israeli settler violence has reached "intolerable levels," President Joe Biden says. Joe Biden was also issuing an ...
Kaouk: Hezbollah Has the Last Word on the Ground
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-01 18:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah Central Council member Sheikh Nabil Kaouk asserted on Thursday that "the resistance has the last word on the ground, as has always been the case." Speaking at a ceremony in memory of one of the party's fighters, he said that "pressures cannot change the situation," in response to the threats made by Israel against the pro-Iranian ...
Machnouk to Political Pulse: The Lebanese State and the Militia Are One
Tylia El Helou, 2024-02-01 17:17 - Reading : less than a minute
Academic researcher and activist Dr. Saleh Machnouk criticized the Lebanese State's position vis-à-vis the war in Gaza, condemned Hezbollah's fighting in the war and detailed post-war scenarios. He also called for the application of United Nations Resolution 1701.
David Cameron Makes His Second Visit to Lebanon
2024-02-01 16:36 - Reading : less than a minute
As part of his tour of the region, British Minister of Foreign Affairs David Cameron visited Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Army Commander Joseph Aoun, and Speaker of Parliament Nabih Berri. His visit discussed the future of the security situation in Gaza and South Lebanon.
Haniyeh Expected in Cairo Amid Ongoing Gaza Offensive
This Is Beirut, 2024-02-01 11:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
As violence persists in Gaza on the 118th day of the Israel-Hamas war, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is due in Cairo on Thursday, February 1st, to discuss a proposed six-week truce. The leader of Hamas is due in Cairo on Thursday for talks on a proposed truce in Gaza as Israel keeps up its offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory. Hamas was ...
Israel’s Future Lies in Lebanon
Fady Noun, 2024-02-01 10:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
President Charles Helou (1913-2001) titled one of his written works Liban, cette part de Dieu (Lebanon, This Part of God). He should have said, "Lebanon, this dream of God." Lebanon, defined by its historical calling, is a nation in the making, not a static entity. And it always will be. The ongoing struggle for Lebanon's soul will never stop, ...
Cameron in Beirut on Thursday
2024-01-31 23:05 - Reading : less than a minute
British Foreign Minister David Cameron is expected in Beirut on Thursday, the second leg of a regional tour that took him to Oman, where he called for an immediate humanitarian pause in Gaza. https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/world/222581 Cameron will be received at 11 a.m. by the caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, and then by the Speaker of the ...
War Diary: Day 117
Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-01-31 22:35 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 31, 2024.
Three-Stage Gaza Truce Plan Being Examined by Hamas
This Is Beirut, 2024-01-31 18:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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A source within the Palestinian militant group Hamas informed AFP on Wednesday that Hamas is currently reviewing plans for a three-stage truce with Israel. These plans envision a temporary halt to the Gaza war, to last several weeks. Hamas is reviewing plans for a three-stage truce with Israel, which foresee a weeks-long halt to the Gaza war, a ...
Editorial – Gaza: The Day After
Michel Touma, 2024-01-31 11:31 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A (highly) cautious optimism marked the recent days of talks in Paris initiated at the end of last week by senior American, Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari officials. The sought-after objective is to achieve a ceasefire of at least one month, possibly two, in the Gaza conflict, with a particular focus on securing the release of hostages held by ...