This Is Beirut, 25/05 18:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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An Israeli official said Saturday the government intended to renew talks for a Gaza hostage release deal in the coming days, after a meeting with mediators in Paris. "There is an intention to renew the talks this week and there is an agreement," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. The Israeli official did not elaborate on what had ...
This Is Beirut, 25/05 14:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli drone strike in central Syria killed two fighters from Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement on Saturday, a war monitor said. "An Israeli drone fired two missiles at a Hezbollah car and truck near the town of Qusayr in Homs province, as they were on their way to Al-Dabaa military airport, killing at least two Hezbollah fighters and ...
This Is Beirut, 25/05 11:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced on Saturday that Rome would restore funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees as he met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa. "Italy has decided to resume financing specific projects intended for assistance to Palestinian refugees, but only after rigorous controls that ...
This Is Beirut, 25/05 01:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
France's president, Emmanuel Macron, Qatar's prime minister and the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan held talks Friday on the Gaza war and ways to set up a Palestinian state alongside Israel, the French presidency said. Macron organized the meeting amid growing international concerns over the Israel-Hamas war. It came a few ...
This Is Beirut, 24/05 22:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US-built temporary pier on the coast of Gaza has delivered 97 trucks of aid since operations began a week ago, a UN spokesman said Friday, after what he called a "rocky start." The UN World Food Programme "took possession of 97 trucks since the floating dock came into operation" on May 17, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN chief Antonio ...
This Is Beirut, 24/05 21:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed in a call Friday with his US counterpart Joe Biden to allow UN aid through the crucial Kerem Shalom crossing to conflict-torn Gaza, the White House said. "President Biden welcomed the commitment from President al-Sisi to permit the flow of UN-provided humanitarian assistance" through the crossing, it ...
Lyne Sammouri, 24/05 21:06 - 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 May 24, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 24/05 15:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The head of the CIA is expected in Paris on Friday or Saturday to try to relaunch talks with Israel on a truce in Gaza, a Western source close to the matter told AFP. Israel gave the green light on Thursday to the resumption of negotiations for the release of hostages held in Gaza, while talks on a truce with the Palestinian Islamist movement ...
This Is Beirut, 23/05 23:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) chief Philippe Lazzarini said Thursday that Israeli authorities are prioritising the private commercial sector at the main crossing point for goods entering Gaza. "When it comes to the crossing in Kerem Shalom, the private sector for the time being is being prioritised," Lazzarini told AFP, adding that the ...
Rayan Chami, 23/05 20:39 - 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 May 23, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 23/05 20:01 - Reading : less than a minute
Former head of the Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Walid Joumblatt, on Thursday, praised the Qatari role – as part of the Quintet (United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt) – “in unblocking the presidential elections in Lebanon," to fill a seat "which had been vacant since October 31, 2022.” Joumblatt, who is on a visit to ...
This Is Beirut, 23/05 17:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A senior official at Al-Awda hospital in northern Gaza said it was under Israeli military siege for a fifth straight day on Thursday, after soldiers stormed it the previous day. "We are still under siege for the fifth day in a row," the hospital's acting director, Dr. Mohammad Saleh, told AFP. "Soldiers are present in the hospital's courtyard ...