Palestine

Elections, the New Cold War and the Simmering International Crises

European elections, followed by domestic elections in France, the jump-starting of the United States presidential campaigns, the electoral parodies in Venezuela and Iran, and the unhindered war courses in Ukraine, Gaza, South Lebanon, South-West Syria and Sudan are interfacing and reconfiguring the international political scene around tangled ...

War Diary: Day 289

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 21st, 2024.

Israeli Army Vaccinating Gaza Troops Against Polio

Israel has started vaccinating its troops in Gaza against polio and supplying vaccines for the Palestinian population after health agencies said the virus has been found in the territory, the military said Sunday. Army authorities have begun "a broad vaccination operation for all ground troops, both regular and reserves," said a military ...

War Diary: Day 288

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 20th, 2024.

War Diary: Day 287

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 19th, 2024.

War Diary: Day 286

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 18th, 2024.

Amnesty International Urges Israel to End Indefinite Detention and "Rampant Torture" of Palestinians

Amnesty International, on Thursday, called on Israel to end the indefinite detention of Gaza Palestinians and what it called "rampant torture" in its prisons. "Israeli authorities must end their indefinite incommunicado detention of Palestinians from the occupied Gaza Strip, without charge or trial ... (which is) in flagrant violation of ...

War Diary: Day 285

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 17th, 2024.  

Gaza 'Support Front:' The Staggering Cost on Lebanon 

After the July war in 2006, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah flabbergasted the Lebanese by declaring a “divine victory” against Israel. Lebanon had paid a heavy cost for this so-called “victory” with countless human losses and massive destruction, from which it took years to recover. Once again, Nasrallah disregarded the ...

War Diary: Day 284

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 16th, 2024.

Gaza Civil Defense Reports 44 Killed in Three Strikes

The civil defense agency in the Gaza Strip said three air strikes killed more than 40 people within an hour across the war-stricken Palestinian territory. Israel confirmed carrying out two of the strikes that civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal said killed at least 44 people and left dozens more wounded. The Gaza Health Ministry stated that at ...

US Tells Top Israeli Officials Gaza Civilian Toll "Unacceptably High"

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told two top Israeli officials Monday of the "unacceptably high" civilian casualties in Israel's bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, his spokesman said. The Israeli military has launched several deadly attacks in recent days including on a refugee camp and multiple UN-run schools where civilians were ...