This Is Beirut, 2024-04-29 23:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia has opted to normalize its relations with Israel, according to a foreign diplomat familiar with the situation. However, the kingdom is deliberating whether to enact this decision in the weeks ahead, or postpone it until after the United States presidential elections in November. Saudi Arabia has decided to normalize relations with ...
Alissar Boulos, 2024-04-29 22:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In Saudi Arabia, Western diplomacy is discussing, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF), a ceasefire in Gaza, while in Israel, the debate continues regarding an invasion of Rafah, in the southern part of the Palestinian enclave. Time is of the essence, and it is still uncertain which option will prevail: a ground invasion of Rafah, ...
Rayan Chami, 2024-04-29 21:49 - 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 April 29th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-29 21:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Columbia University Students defied an ultimatum set by their administration after talks over demonstrations supporting Gaza have faltered, on Monday, while in Paris, authorities cleared up student protests at Sorbonne University. Student demonstrators at Columbia University on Monday defied an ultimatum to disperse or face immediate ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-29 19:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas has been offered a 40-day ceasefire and the release of "potentially thousands" of Palestinian prisoners in return for freeing Israeli hostages, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Monday. The Palestinian militant group has been given "a very generous offer of a sustained 40 days ceasefire, the release of potentially thousands of ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-29 17:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The World Central Kitchen is to resume operations, according to an announcement made by its CEO Erin Gore. The nonprofit organization was supplying meals in Gaza until seven of its aid workers were killed by an Israeli strike nearly a month ago. The US-based charity, founded by celebrity Spanish-American chef Jose Andres, provides food to ...
2024-04-29 11:19 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
One wonders why it was assumed that this war was unlikely to stretch out and why Israel’s reaction to October 7, 2023 was going to be muted or limited. The reason is simple: observers outside Israel have failed to understand the magnitude of this massacre, grasp its nature and come to terms with its manifold consequences on Israel’s national ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-29 11:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A Hamas delegation will arrive in Cairo on Monday, for the latest round of Gaza negotiations as diplomatic efforts intensify with Blinken's latest visit and Hamas and Israeli concessions. A Hamas delegation is due Monday in Egypt, where it will respond to Israel's latest proposal for a long-sought truce in Gaza and hostage release after almost ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-28 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz called for Hamas to be destroyed, as planned by the government when it went to war after the Islamist movement's October 7 attack. "If you decide to raise a white flag and cancel the plan to occupy Rafah aimed at destroying Hamas in order to restore security to ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 2024-04-28 20:21 - 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 April 28th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-28 19:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia on Sunday denounced the international community's failure to address the war in Gaza and called for the creation of a Palestinian state, at a special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that the international community has failed Gaza and reiterated its call for a Palestinian state at a ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-04-28 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Diplomatic efforts to secure a truce in Gaza and captive exchange with Israel have built up on Sunday with Hamas' upcoming visit to Egypt on Monday, where the Islamist militant group will deliver its response to Israel's latest proposal. Diplomatic efforts intensified on Sunday to reach a long-sought-after truce and hostage-release deal in Gaza, ...