This Is Beirut, 2024-06-21 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 ...
Lyne Sammouri, 2024-06-20 21:38 - 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 20th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-20 12:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israel's top army spokesman said Wednesday that Hamas cannot be eliminated, prompting a knee-jerk reaction from the government which quickly reiterated it remains committed to the Palestinian militant group's destruction. More than eight months of war, sparked by Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, have failed to oust the ...
Hala Abdallah, 2024-06-19 21:50 - 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 19th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-18 19:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited relatives of hostages killed in Gaza to a meeting at his home, several families told AFP Tuesday, as criticism mounts over his response to the hostage crisis. In the unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7, 251 people were kidnapped from southern Israel. Of the 116 hostages still in Gaza, 41 ...
David Hale, 2024-06-18 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
There is conventional wisdom held in some quarters that the risk of a full-blown war between Hezbollah and Israel will begin to recede if and when the conflict between Israel and Hamas reaches a ceasefire or end state. If only it were so simple. It is true that Hezbollah leaders assert they will continue the fight they joined on October 8, 2023, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-18 12:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli strikes on Tuesday killed at least 13 people in central Gaza, the civil defence agency in the Palestinian territory said, although fighting has largely subsided as Muslims mark Eid al-Adha. An Israeli announcement at the weekend of a daily "pause" of military activity to facilitate aid flows coincided with the Muslim holiday and has ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-18 12:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
While an “undeclared truce” is observed in Gaza coinciding with the Moslem feast of al-Adha, Hezbollah has not claimed any military operations against Israel in the last forty-eight hours. The pro-Iranian group's last press release dates back to Sunday, June 16. It summarized the previous day's operations. However, the “undeclared truce” ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-18 11:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Thousands of Israelis protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Monday over the Gaza war and failure to negotiate the release of scores of hostages still held in the Palestinian territory. Protests against Netanyahu's handling of the war against Hamas have gathered pace, with tens of thousands taking to the streets of ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-17 22:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel struck Gaza on Monday and witnesses reported blasts in the besieged territory's south, but fighting has largely subsided after a day of relative calm and as Muslims marked Eid al-Adha. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved his war cabinet, a government spokesman said, reflecting fractures at the top of the country's ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-06-17 21:03 - 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 17th, 2024.
2024-06-17 12:21 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli government spokesman on Monday said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had dissolved the war cabinet following the resignation earlier this month of centrist leader Benny Gantz. David Mencer, spokesman at the prime minister's office, told reporters the war cabinet was a "prerequisite" for former army chief and defense minister Gantz to ...