This Is Beirut, 2024-03-26 14:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Dozens of Israeli tanks and armored vehicles surrounded the Nasser Hospital in Gaza on Tuesday, where thousands of displaced people have sought refuge from the fighting, witnesses said. Witnesses told AFP that shots were being fired at the sprawling complex in the southern city of Khan Younes, but no raid was yet taking place. The Gaza Health ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-26 10:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US top diplomat Antony Blinken once again warned Israel against the risks of an offensive in Rafah, reiterating US opposition to such an operation, in a meeting on Monday with Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised US opposition to a major ground operation in Rafah with Israel's Defense Minister on Monday ...
2024-03-26 08:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Moderate Bloc's initiative for breaking the presidential deadlock suffered a significant setback from those who had initially blessed it. Despite widespread support from opposition forces, the initiative quickly stumbled over procedural glitches, including who should convene and preside consultation sessions, and who should ensure the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-25 22:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli military says that they have completed a days-long operation in the Hamad neighborhood in southern Gaza’s Khan Younes. It added that the operation was carried out in cooperation with the internal security agency Shin Bet, leading to the arrest of 300 Palestinian fighters and the deaths of dozens more. It also released footage of ...
Tylia El Helou, 2024-03-25 21:05 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 25th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-25 19:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Office of the Prime Minister of Israel announced that Benjamin Netanyahu has called off a planned visit by an Israeli delegation to Washington. This decision comes in response to the United States' abstention from voting on the Gaza ceasefire resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council. Immediately after the United Nations ...
David Hale, 2024-03-25 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
International attention is focused on how to bring a ceasefire and at some stage an end to the fighting between Hamas and Israel. This focus is only natural given the state of affairs in Gaza and Israel's war aims there, despite the obvious orchestration of regional attacks on Israeli, American, and global interests by Iranian proxies. However, ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-25 13:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's army said it was battling Hamas militants Monday around two Gaza hospitals, reporting some 20 fighters killed in the past day in close-quarters combat and air strikes. Israel has launched raids on and near several Gaza hospitals since the war erupted in October, claiming that fighters have used them as bases -- charges denied by the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-25 10:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The UN Security Council will vote on another ceasefire resolution, on Monday, with diplomats cautiously expecting the resolution to be adopted, after working with the US to avoid their veto. The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a new draft resolution on an "immediate" ceasefire in Gaza, after Russia and China vetoed an earlier text ...
2024-03-25 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Listen to the article [audio mp3="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/The-ongoing-developments-of-the-war-in-Gaza-and-their-sequels-are-proliferating-in-every.mp3"][/audio] The ongoing developments of the war in Gaza and their sequels are proliferating in every direction, and there is a need to recapitulate the different ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-24 22:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that his visit to Washington this week would focus on maintaining Israel's military superiority in the Middle East as fighting rages in Gaza. Gallant is expected to meet his US counterpart Lloyd Austin and other senior US officials, as relations between the two allies become strained over the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-03-24 22:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The faithful walked slowly in a procession past the stone facade of Gaza's only Catholic church on Palm Sunday, gathering to pray for peace as war raged around them. Holy Family Church's tranquil courtyard, filled with dozens of children and older people, belied the humanitarian crisis happening beyond its gates in Gaza City. Inside the church, ...