Palestine

Israeli Attack on UN School in Gaza Kills 15, Wounds 80

Another Israeli attack on a UN school housing hundreds of displaced Palestinians in the camp of Nuseirat, killed and wounded scores of people earlier Sunday, marking the latest deadly assault on Gaza’s civilians, according to reports carried by Doha-based Al Jazeera. Footage from the Abu Oraiban school shows injured children lying on the ground ...

Hamas Withdraws from Gaza Truce Talks Following Israeli Strike

A Hamas official said Sunday the Palestinian group was withdrawing from Gaza truce talks, following a deadly Israeli strike that targeted militant commander Mohammed Deif more than nine months into the war. The Islamist group's military chief Deif was "well and directly overseeing" operations, another Hamas official told AFP, despite the bombing ...

War Diary: Day 281

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 July 13th, 2024.

Who Is Mohammed Deif, the Mastermind Behind Attacks Against Israel?

He is considered by Israeli intelligence services to be the mastermind behind attacks against Israel. At 58 years old, Mohammed Deif was reportedly targeted by Israel during the attack near Khan Younes. Mohammed Deif, a high-ranking leader of Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, has played a crucial role in the organization's operations ...

Gaza: 90 Dead in Israeli Airstrike, Mohammed Deif Targeted

The health ministry in Gaza said an Israeli strike on Saturday killed 90 people at the Al-Mawasi camp for war displaced in the south of the Palestinian territory. Mohammed Deif, the leader of Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades, was according to Israeli army targeted in this attack. Israeli media reported that Rafa Salama, the commander of Hamas's Khan ...

Netanyahu Aborts British Offer for Border with Lebanon

In an anticipatory move for the post-truce phase in Gaza, and the “Day After” plan for southern Lebanon, Britain tried to market an offer to Hezbollah and Israel under which it would erect advanced watchtowers along the Lebanese-Israeli border. The observation towers, which would be more sophisticated than those installed on the border with ...

War Diary: Day 280

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 July 12, 2024.

End of the Line for US Problem-Plagued Gaza Pier

US President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he is “disappointed” with the problem-plagued effort to deliver aid to Gaza via a temporary pier, which American officials say will soon permanently end. The $230-million military pier has repeatedly been detached from the shore because of weather conditions since its initial installation in ...

War Diary: Day 279

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 July 11, 2024.

Netanyahu Demands Israeli Control of Southern Gaza Territory

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded Thursday that Israel retain control of key Gaza territory along the border with Egypt as part of any accord to suspend the war with Hamas. The condition conflicts with Hamas's position that Israel must withdraw from all Gaza territory after a ceasefire. Speaking after the return of Israeli negotiators ...

Geagea: Opening the Southern Front Was a Major Sin

Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea considered that opening the southern front was not merely a “mistake” but a “major sin” against the Lebanese people as well as the Palestinian cause. He stressed that the situation in Lebanon cannot tolerate waiting for what will happen in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas. “The Lebanese ...

International News Groups Demand Israel Allow Gaza Access

More than 60 news organizations, including some of the world's largest, signed an open letter Thursday calling on Israel to immediately end restrictions on international media entering and reporting from Gaza. CNN, BBC, Agence France-Presse (AFP) and the Associated Press were among 64 media groups demanding greater access to the enclave that has ...