This Is Beirut, 24/06 23:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
French President Emmanuel Macron and King Abdullah II of Jordan on Monday stressed the need to support efforts to restore calm to the border between Lebanon and Israel, and to bolster stability in the Land of the Cedars. Over lunch at the Élysée Palace, they warned against a "conflagration that would be catastrophic for the region" if the ...
Rayan Chami, 24/06 21:17 - 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 24th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 24/06 14:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Israeli army claimed on Monday to have killed Muhammad Salah, a senior official and weapons development expert of Al Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, while declaring that it was continuing its operations in Rafah. In a statement, the army said its air force had “eliminated terrorist Muhammad Salah, who was responsible for projects ...
This Is Beirut, 23/06 22:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the Israeli military's heavy fighting against Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city of Rafah is nearly over. "The intense phase of the fighting against Hamas is about to end," he said in an interview with Israel's pro-Netanyahu Channel 14. "It doesn't mean that the war is about to ...
This Is Beirut, 23/06 22:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant headed to Washington on Sunday for talks on the Gaza war raging since October 7 and surging cross-border tensions with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement. The visit, which Gallant said would include meetings that are "critical to this war," comes after a series of public statements by Israeli Prime Minister ...
Rayan Chami, 23/06 20:47 - 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 23rd, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 22/06 20:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Days after Israel announced a daily pause in fighting on a key route to allow more aid into Gaza, chaos in the besieged Palestinian territory has left vital supplies piled up and undistributed in the searing summer heat. More than eight months of war, sparked by Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, have led to dire humanitarian ...
This Is Beirut, 21/06 23:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US Assistant Secretary of State for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs, Andrew Miller, has resigned, becoming the most senior US official to leave his post since the outbreak of the Gaza war last October. Although Miller told colleagues on Friday that he was stepping down to spend more time with his family, a Washington Post article said his ...
Tylia El Helou, 21/06 21:23 - 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 21st, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 21/06 20:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel bombed Gaza on Friday as exchanges of fire and threats over the Lebanese border raised fears of a wider war. Five municipal workers died "during an Israeli bombing" of a garage in Gaza City, said Mahmud Basal, spokesman for the civil defense agency in the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory. In southern Gaza, AFPTV captured an overnight ...
This Is Beirut, 21/06 19:31 - Reading : less than a minute
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Friday that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must not turn Lebanon into "another Gaza." Guterres cited increased "bellicose rhetoric" from both sides as they engage in nearly daily exchanges of fire in parallel with the war in the Gaza Strip, and he said they risk triggering a catastrophe ...
This Is Beirut, 21/06 13:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A daily "pause" the Israeli military declared in Gaza to facilitate aid flows has had no impact on deliveries of badly needed supplies, the UN's health agency said on Friday. More than eight months of war, sparked by Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, have led to dire humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian territory and ...