Rayan Chami, 2024-05-28 20:41 - 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 May 28, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-28 18:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel's war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own. Norway, Spain, and Ireland on Tuesday became the latest countries to recognize a State of Palestine, breaking with the long-held view of Western powers that Palestinians can only gain statehood as part of a negotiated peace ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-28 17:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Desperately needed medical evacuations from Gaza -- already very limited -- came to a full stop when Israel launched its military offensive on Rafah three weeks ago, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. The United Nations health agency has long been pleading for Israeli permission to evacuate more critically ill and severely wounded ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-28 13:59 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli tanks were spotted in central Rafah for the first time on Tuesday, three weeks after the initiation of a widely condemned operation into what had been Gaza's last safe haven. According to Reuters, tanks were reportedly sighted near Al-Awda mosque, a landmark in the center of the city, although the Israeli military refused to comment on ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-28 09:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The UN Security Council is set to convene an emergency meeting on Tuesday over an Israeli strike that killed dozens in a displaced persons camp in Rafah on Sunday. The Israeli army targeted two senior Hamas members on Sunday. 45 people were killed, according to Gaza health officials. Meanwhile, AFP journalists on the ground early on Tuesday ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-27 22:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Egypt's military said Monday a border guard was killed in a shooting in the Rafah border area with Gaza, where Israeli forces are deployed, adding that a probe had been launched. "The Egyptian armed forces, through the competent authorities, are investigating a shooting incident in the Rafah border area which led to the martyrdom of a guard," a ...
Lyne Sammouri, 2024-05-27 21:40 - 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 May 27, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-27 21:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel faced a wave of international condemnation Monday over a strike that Gaza officials said killed 45 people when it set off a fire that ripped through a tent city for displaced Palestinians. Adding to already heightened tensions since Israel launched a ground operation in Rafah in early May, the Israeli and Egyptian militaries reported a ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-27 20:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to call a meeting with Israel to get it to explain its actions in its Rafah offensive despite a UN court ruling, the bloc's top diplomat said. "We got the necessary unanimity to call for an association council with Israel to discuss the situation in Gaza," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said. Israel has ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-27 11:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestine International Criminal Court
Amnesty International on Monday urged the International Criminal Court to investigate as war crimes the three recent Israeli strikes that killed 44 Palestinian civilians, including 32 children. Last week, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...
Rayan Chami, 2024-05-26 21:09 - 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 May 26, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-05-26 19:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell hosted Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa on Sunday for international talks on building up the Palestinian Authority to eventually take over Gaza rule from Hamas. A "strong" Palestinian Authority is needed to bring peace in the Middle East, Borrell said just before going into the meeting with ...