Rayan Chami, 22/05 20:31 - 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 22, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 22/05 10:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Norway, Ireland and Spain announced on Wednesday that they will recognise a Palestinian state from May 28, hoping other European countries will follow suit. A furious Israel immediately announced it was recalling its envoys to Ireland and Norway for "urgent consultations"and was expected to do the same with its ambassador to Spain. Norwegian ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 21/05 21:32 - 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 21, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 21/05 17:39 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Israel reversed its decision to shut down an Associated Press (AP) live video feed from Gaza on Tuesday, following a storm of criticism and US pressure. Israel walked back its decision to shut down an Associated Press live video feed of war-torn Gaza on Tuesday, following a protest from the US news agency and concern from the White ...
21/05 16:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli forces were still fighting Hamas in Gaza on Tuesday, reporting ground fighting and air strikes on 70 targets across the enclave in the last 24 hours. There was no let-up in Gaza's devastating war between Israel and Hamas on Tuesday. More than seven months of deadly warfare caused a humanitarian catastrophe, leaving the majority of the 2.4 ...
This Is Beirut, 21/05 13:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
A Greek court dismissed charges on Tuesday against suspects accused of involvement in a migrant shipwreck that killed over 600 people, amid criticism of the coastguards' role in the tragedy. A court in Greece dismissed on Tuesday the charges against nine suspects in one of the Mediterranean's worst migrant shipwrecks, saying that it did not have ...
This Is Beirut, 21/05 09:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine International Criminal Court
Amal Clooney helped the International Criminal Court (ICC) weigh evidence that led to the decision to seek arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas leaders, the human rights lawyer said Monday. The high-profile British-Lebanese barrister posted a statement on the website of the Clooney Foundation for Justice, which she founded with her ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 20/05 23:20 - 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 20th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 20/05 17:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gazans spared little thought on Monday for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash, saying that he had failed to ease the suffering in the war-torn Palestinian territory. Raisi was confirmed dead on Monday after search and rescue teams found the remains of his helicopter which crashed on Sunday in a fog-shrouded western ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 19/05 20:55 - 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 19th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 19/05 16:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The stranglehold on aid reaching Gaza threatens an "apocalyptic" outcome, the UN's humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said on Sunday as he warned of famine in the besieged territory. "If fuel runs out, aid doesn't get to the people where they need it, that famine, which we have talked about for so long, and which is looming, will not be looming ...
This Is Beirut, 19/05 10:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gaza's civil defense agency said on Sunday that an Israeli airstrike targeting a house at a refugee camp in the center of the Palestinian territory killed at least 31 people, updating an earlier toll. "The civil defense crew was able to recover 31 martyrs and 20 wounded from a house belonging to the Hassan family, which was targeted by the ...