This Is Beirut, 2023-12-01 22:46 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 56th day on Friday December 1, since the Palestinian Islamist movement launched a bloody attack on Israeli soil on 7 October from the Gaza Strip, where it seized power in 2007. According to Israel, 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in this attack, during which around 240 people were abducted ...
This Is Beirut, 2023-12-01 20:14 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
american diplomacy Antony Blinken Gaza Hamas Israel-Hamas Hostages
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed Washington's commitment to freeing the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza on Friday December 1. Blinken was speaking after a meeting with several Arab political leaders on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai. The United States remains "intensely focused" on freeing hostages held in Gaza despite the ...