This Is Beirut, 12/02 23:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
New evidence of deadly unlawful attacks in the occupied Gaza Strip, gathered by Amnesty International, demonstrates how Israeli forces continue to disregard international humanitarian law, killing entire families with absolute impunity — acts that could potentially be labeled as war crimes. Amnesty International carried out an investigation ...
This Is Beirut, 12/02 22:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
A senior Emirati diplomat justified, on Monday, her country's choice to uphold its diplomatic ties with Israel despite growing concerns about the conflict in Gaza. A top Emirati diplomat on Monday defended her country's decision to maintain ties with Israel despite its mounting concern over the war in Gaza. The United Arab Emirates and Israel ...
This Is Beirut, 12/02 22:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations expressed on Monday that the possibility of a complete Israeli incursion into the densely populated Gaza town of Rafah was "terrifying" and posed a risk of "extremely high" casualties. The United Nations said on Monday that the prospect of a full Israeli incursion into the crammed Gaza town of Rafah was "terrifying" and risked ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 12/02 22:10 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 12th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 12/02 20:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Palestine Hamas
The United States is working to negotiate a ceasefire of "at least six weeks" in the Gaza Strip as part of a wider deal that would also involve the release of hostages, President Joe Biden said Monday. "The United States is working on a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, which would bring (an) immediate and sustained period of calm to Gaza for ...
This Is Beirut, 12/02 19:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel announced on Monday that it would impose a visa ban on the United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories. This decision came after the rapporteur made comments denying that Hamas' attack on October 7 was "antisemitic." Israel on Monday announced a visa ban on the United Nations special rapporteur for the ...
12/02 13:28 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In a series of four articles, This is Beirut looks at three key elements in the Lebanese-Israeli border dispute, and a fourth that has fallen into oblivion. The first concerns the Ras Naqoura tunnel, owned by the Lebanese state and registered in the land register under number 28/Naqoura, but which Israel turned into a tourist zone since occupying ...
This Is Beirut, 12/02 12:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel carried out a military operation in Rafah on Sunday evening, claiming the lives of around 100 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The Hebrew state claims to have rescued two hostages. Israel announced on Monday the rescue of two hostages in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where the Gaza Health Ministry said that "around ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 11/02 21:03 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 11th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 11/02 14:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran marked 45 years since its Islamic revolution with a ceremony on Sunday in which President Ebrahim Raisi condemned arch foe Israel over the Gaza war and demanded it be expelled from the United Nations. Since Iran's 1979 revolution that overthrew the US-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the region's main Shiite Muslim power has had deeply ...
This Is Beirut, 11/02 11:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As tensions escalate between Israel and Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vow to extend military operations into Rafah. Despite Netanyahu's assurance of "safe passage" for civilians, questions loom over where the displaced population can seek refuge. The threat of an Israeli incursion into Gaza's southernmost town of Rafah persisted ...
This Is Beirut, 11/02 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Following a day that witnessed remarkable heat, the Israeli Army Radio announced “the transfer of one of the largest military divisions from the Gaza Strip to the outskirts of the Lebanese border.” Israel will witness massive missile attacks, reaching a rate of 2,500 to 3,000 missiles per day, if an official war breaks out between Israel and ...