Palestine

War Diary: Day 283

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 15th, 2024.

Israel Unleashes New Strike on Gaza School

The civil defense agency in Gaza said on Monday that an Israeli strike on a school in Gaza City killed at least one person. The strike on Salah al-Din School in Gaza City's Al-Rimal neighborhood was the latest to hit schools, many of which have been turned into shelters for people displaced by the Israel-Hamas war in the Palestinian ...

British Foreign Secretary Reaffirms Gaza Ceasefire Call in Israel

Britain's new Foreign Secretary David Lammy reaffirmed his call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war during a second day of talks with Israeli leaders on Monday. Lammy, on his first Middle East trip since his Labour Party's landslide win in the British election, had already called for a halt to hostilities in a meeting with Prime Minister ...

Hamas Withdraws From Gaza Truce Talks, Fate of Deif Unknown

The Israeli army continues its bombardment of Gaza as ceasefire talks seem to be at an impasse. Hamas announced on Sunday that it is withdrawing from the negotiations following a deadly strike that targeted the leader of the al-Qassam Brigades, Mohammed Deif. Hamas Pulling Out of Gaza Truce Talks A Hamas official said on Sunday that the ...

War Diary: Day 282

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 14th, 2024.

Israeli Attack on UN School in Gaza Kills 15, Wounds 80

Another Israeli attack on a UN school housing hundreds of displaced Palestinians in the camp of Nuseirat, killed and wounded scores of people earlier Sunday, marking the latest deadly assault on Gaza’s civilians, according to reports carried by Doha-based Al Jazeera. Footage from the Abu Oraiban school shows injured children lying on the ground ...

Hamas Withdraws from Gaza Truce Talks Following Israeli Strike

A Hamas official said Sunday the Palestinian group was withdrawing from Gaza truce talks, following a deadly Israeli strike that targeted militant commander Mohammed Deif more than nine months into the war. The Islamist group's military chief Deif was "well and directly overseeing" operations, another Hamas official told AFP, despite the bombing ...

War Diary: Day 281

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 13th, 2024.

Who Is Mohammed Deif, the Mastermind Behind Attacks Against Israel?

He is considered by Israeli intelligence services to be the mastermind behind attacks against Israel. At 58 years old, Mohammed Deif was reportedly targeted by Israel during the attack near Khan Younes. Mohammed Deif, a high-ranking leader of Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, has played a crucial role in the organization's operations ...

Gaza: 90 Dead in Israeli Airstrike, Mohammed Deif Targeted

The health ministry in Gaza said an Israeli strike on Saturday killed 90 people at the Al-Mawasi camp for war displaced in the south of the Palestinian territory. Mohammed Deif, the leader of Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades, was according to Israeli army targeted in this attack. Israeli media reported that Rafa Salama, the commander of Hamas's Khan ...

Netanyahu Aborts British Offer for Border with Lebanon

In an anticipatory move for the post-truce phase in Gaza, and the “Day After” plan for southern Lebanon, Britain tried to market an offer to Hezbollah and Israel under which it would erect advanced watchtowers along the Lebanese-Israeli border. The observation towers, which would be more sophisticated than those installed on the border with ...

War Diary: Day 280

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 12, 2024.