Palestine

Deaths at Aid Delivery Site in Gaza Draw Condemnation

Numerous countries expressed their concerns and condemned the killing of more than 100 Palestinians on Thursday, after Israeli troops opened fire on them while they were scrambling for food aid. Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip opened fire on Palestinians scrambling for food aid on Thursday, in a chaotic incident that the Health Ministry ...

US Envoy Visits Mideast for Hostage and Rafah Talks

According to the White House, a US envoy will embark on a trip this week aiming to progress a hostage deal and seek assurances from Israel regarding a potential offensive in Rafah. A US envoy will seek to advance a hostage deal and press for assurances from Israel on a Rafah offensive in a trip this week, the White House said on Tuesday. Brett ...

War Diary: Day 137

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 20th, 2024.

Hamas Chief in Cairo for Gaza Truce Talks

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for discussions with Egyptian officials, as stated by the militant group. This development comes shortly after mediators indicated that the likelihood of a new ceasefire agreement with Israel had decreased. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for talks with Egyptian ...

For Pretoria, Israel's 'Apartheid' Worse than South Africa's

What Israel does in Palestinian territories represent an even more extreme version of apartheid than what was experienced in South Africa before 1994, Pretoria told the International Court of Justice on the 20th of February.  Israel is applying an even more extreme version of apartheid in the Palestinian territories than experienced in South ...

Michel Aoun: We Are Not Treaty-Bound to Gaza

Former President Michel Aoun stated, “We are not bound to Gaza by a defense treaty,” hinting at the cross-border exchange between Hezbollah and the Israeli army in the South. On X, he noted that “the entity capable of coordinating fronts is the Arab League.” “However, a segment of the Lebanese people made its choice, and the government ...

Washington Seeking Ceasefire in Gaza Ahead of Ramadan

According to informed Arab circles, significant endeavors are underway to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza prior to the beginning of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan around March 11. Efforts are underway despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s unwavering determination to pursue the war until all its goals are fulfilled, and despite ...

US Proposes UNSC Draft Resolution on Gaza

The United States has introduced a fresh draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council featuring some of the sternest language on its behalf. The resolution proposes a temporary ceasefire and asserts that an Israeli attack on Rafah under present conditions would carry "significant implications" for regional security. The United States ...

War Diary: Day 136

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 19th, 2024.  

UN Urges Probe Into Abuse of Palestinian Women and Girls

United Nations human rights experts urged for an impartial investigation into reported Israeli violations against Palestinian women and girls. These alleged abuses encompass killings, rape and sexual assault. UN rights experts called Monday for an independent probe into alleged Israeli abuses against Palestinian women and girls, including ...

Hezbollah's Network of Secret Tunnels More Sophisticated Than Hamas's — Libération

Hezbollah's network of secret tunnels in Lebanon is "more sophisticated" than that of Hamas in Gaza. According to an article published on Sunday in the French daily Libération, "Since the 1980s," the pro-Iranian militia, whose "military power is far superior to that of Hamas, has been building, with the help of North Korea, an underground ...

Iran Seeking to Rein in Hezbollah to Avoid All-Out War With Israel

Iran has warned Hezbollah not to give Israel cause to launch a full-scale war along the Israel-Lebanon border, fearing it would risk gains it believes it has made in the region since Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel, according to a report by the Washington Post. Iranian officials, who met with the Hezbollah leadership earlier this month, ...