This Is Beirut, 2024-06-24 23:34 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel's defense minister on Monday vowed during a visit to Washington to work to bring back hostages from Gaza, and urged close cooperation with the United States after strains in the relationship. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with CIA chief Bill Burns, the key US point man in negotiations to free hostages from Hamas, and later met for ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-22 22:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tens of thousands of protesters waving Israeli flags and chanting slogans against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday, demanding new elections and the return of hostages held in Gaza. Large protests have occurred in the Israeli city on a weekly basis over Netanyahu's handling of the nearly nine-month-old ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-21 23:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The US Assistant Secretary of State for Israeli-Palestinian Affairs, Andrew Miller, has resigned, becoming the most senior US official to leave his post since the outbreak of the Gaza war last October. Although Miller told colleagues on Friday that he was stepping down to spend more time with his family, a Washington Post article said his ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-21 20:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israel bombed Gaza on Friday as exchanges of fire and threats over the Lebanese border raised fears of a wider war. Five municipal workers died "during an Israeli bombing" of a garage in Gaza City, said Mahmud Basal, spokesman for the civil defense agency in the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory. In southern Gaza, AFPTV captured an overnight ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-20 22:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the country needs ammunition from the United States in "the war for its existence," directly addressing the White House after it criticized him for complaining about arms deliveries related to the Gaza war. "I am prepared to suffer personal attacks provided that Israel receives the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-20 12:16 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israel's top army spokesman said Wednesday that Hamas cannot be eliminated, prompting a knee-jerk reaction from the government which quickly reiterated it remains committed to the Palestinian militant group's destruction. More than eight months of war, sparked by Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel, have failed to oust the ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-18 19:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has invited relatives of hostages killed in Gaza to a meeting at his home, several families told AFP Tuesday, as criticism mounts over his response to the hostage crisis. In the unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7, 251 people were kidnapped from southern Israel. Of the 116 hostages still in Gaza, 41 ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-18 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Thousands of Israelis have been protesting for the past two days against the government of Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding the government's resignation and calling for new elections. They are calling for an agreement to be reached for the release of hostages. View this post on Instagram A post shared ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-13 20:54 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Houthi
Fighting raged in Gaza Thursday, as Israel rejected a UN independent inquiry report that concluded both Israel and Hamas committed war crimes. Iraq warned of escalation on the Lebanese border as fighting continues. Israeli helicopters struck Gaza's Rafah Thursday, residents said, with Hamas militants reporting street battles in the southern city ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-11 11:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister Netanyahu has reaffirmed his commitment to a ceasefire as Blinken plans to discuss Biden's proposal with the Israeli opposition on Tuesday. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had "reaffirmed his commitment" to a Gaza ceasefire proposal during their meeting in ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-07 19:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Benny Gantz
Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's three-men war cabinet, will deliver a speech on Saturday evening, during which he is expected to announce his resignation from the emergency government. The move is understood to come as a result from deep disagreements with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the vision for a post-war Gaza. Gantz set a ...
This Is Beirut, 2024-06-07 12:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Biden administration has warned Israel that a "limited war" in Lebanon could push Iran to intervene, reports Axios. President Joe Biden hopes to avoid further regional conflagration, that may escalate towards direct conflict between Iran and Israel, Axios said on Thursday. Iran and Israel traded direct strikes in April, in an unprecedented ...