Rayan Chami, 2024-08-13 20:38 - 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 August 13, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-13 16:47 - Reading : less than a minute
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy underscored the urgent need for all parties engaged in the conflict in South Lebanon and Gaza to immediately calm the situation. In a phone call to caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Tuesday, Lammy highlighted that this is "a critical moment for stability in the Middle East, and there can be no further ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-12 21:33 - Reading : less than a minute
The armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas said Monday its militants had shot and killed an Israeli hostage and wounded two others, both women, "in two separate incidents" in Gaza. "In two separate incidents, two (Hamas) soldiers assigned to guard enemy prisoners fired at a Zionist prisoner, killing him immediately, and also injured two female ...
Rayan Chami, 2024-08-12 20:40 - 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 August 12, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-12 18:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Gaza officials told AFP on Monday they had identified 75 of the 93 Palestinians killed in an Israeli air strike on a school building, while Israel's military said the weekend raid had "eliminated" 31 militants. Civil defense rescuers in the Hamas-ruled territory said the Al-Tabieen religious school in Gaza City was struck on Saturday as displaced ...
2024-08-12 10:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The ongoing wars in Gaza, South Lebanon and South-West Syria are quite perplexing since we have a hard time imagining their outcomes. What makes these concatenated cycles of violence intractable and open to various entanglements and invariable destructiveness? Aside from the centennial legacy bequeathed by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-12 10:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain said Monday that "there can be no further delay" in negotiating a ceasefire in Gaza, warning Iran and its allies against any "further escalation" of the conflict. The joint statement came after one of the deadliest reported Israeli strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip in more than 10 months of ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-12 09:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah’s remarks that “Syria is not required” to enter the battle in support of Gaza “because of its difficult internal conditions,” drew questions by an opposition leader who asked, “Is Lebanon in a better shape than Syria?” “Why is Nasrallah concerned about the situation in Syria and ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-11 22:29 - Reading : less than a minute
Hamas on Sunday called on US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators to implement a ceasefire plan for Gaza put forward by US President Joe Biden, instead of holding "more talks". "Hamas calls on the mediators to present a roadmap to put into action what was proposed to Hamas... based on the vision of Biden and the decisions of the UN Security Council, ...
Lyne Sammouri, 2024-08-11 21:11 - 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 August 11, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-08-11 18:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hundreds of Gazans fled the northern neighborhoods of Khan Younes on Sunday after Israel issued fresh evacuation orders ahead of a new operation against Palestinian militants it says have taken refuge there. Early in the morning the army dropped leaflets and sent mobile phone messages telling residents to leave the al-Jalaa area of Khan Younes, ...
Tylia El Helou, 2024-08-10 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 August 10th, 2024.