Tylia El Helou, 08/04 21:34 - 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 April 8th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 08/04 19:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Pope Francis met on Monday relatives of several Israelis taken hostage by Hamas in the October 7 attacks, the Vatican said. The 87 year-old Argentinian pontiff previously met a group of relatives of hostages at the Vatican in November. On the same day, he met Palestinians who have family in Gaza. Members of five Israeli families had a private ...
This Is Beirut, 08/04 15:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Iran's foreign minister once more leveled accusations against the United States, On Monday, alleging its endorsement of a lethal strike, attributed to Israel, which obliterated Tehran's consulate in Damascus last week. This statement came following the inauguration of a new consulate in the Syrian capital. Iran's foreign minister again accused the ...
This Is Beirut, 08/04 12:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Conflicting reports emerged around ceasefire negotiations in Cairo. Egyptian media reported "significant progress," whilst Palestinian officials reportedly claimed "no significant progress." Talks in Cairo towards a Gaza truce and hostage release deal made "significant progress," Egyptian state-linked media reported on Monday, more than half a ...
This Is Beirut, 07/04 22:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Thousands of Israelis gathered outside the Knesset on Sunday to call for the release of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas militants in Gaza six months ago on October 7. This comes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government are facing major popular scrutiny and disapproval for their lingering inaction towards reaching a ceasefire deal ...
This Is Beirut, 07/04 21:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Walid Joumblatt, former head of the Progressive Socialist Party, called on Sunday for a return to the 1949 Armistice Agreements, which imposed a specific zone along the border between the Lebanese and Israelis with restrictions on armaments. He conveyed this matter to the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, in Ain al-Tineh. The purpose of ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 07/04 20:45 - 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 April 7th, 2024.
Malo Pinatel, 07/04 18:26 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The Israeli decision to withdraw its forces from Khan Younes on Sunday raises questions, especially in light of recent American pressures. Is it a prelude to a lasting ceasefire or a mere delay before a powerful comeback towards Rafah? The Israeli military announced on Sunday the near-complete withdrawal of its forces from southern Gaza. This ...
This Is Beirut, 07/04 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Yemeni Houthi militants have claimed to have launched rockets and drones targeting a British ship and two Israeli vessels heading to Israeli ports, according to an Al Jazeera report. British maritime security firm Ambrey had said that two ships had been targeted off Yemen, raising the number of incidents reported to three in under 24 ...
Malo Pinatel, 07/04 15:11 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The announcement, made on Friday by the Netanyahu government, of the opening of the Erez-Beit Hanoun border crossing aims to facilitate the entry of more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Here's an overview of the primary ways of delivering aid to the enclave: by land, by air or by sea. On Friday, April 5, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ...
This Is Beirut, 07/04 10:02 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
The devastating war in the Gaza Strip entered its seventh month on Sunday. As negotiators meet in Cairo for the umpteenth attempt to reach a truce, Israel is piling up criticism from within its own camp. The war between Israel and Hamas entered its seventh month on Sunday as US and other negotiators were expected to join the protagonists in Cairo ...
This Is Beirut, 06/04 23:29 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has escalated into a "betrayal of humanity," the United Nations' humanitarian chief said Saturday. In a statement on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the war, Martin Griffiths, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, called for a "collective determination ...