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Security Council Struggling to Find Consensus on Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-19 10:38 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

The UN Security Council is struggling to speak with one voice ahead of a vote expected on Tuesday regarding a new resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. A vote may occur as soon as Tuesday morning if negotiations succeed in breaking an impasse 10 days after a US veto. On December 8, despite unprecedented pressure from UN Secretary-General ...

Israel Faces Increasing Criticism Over Gaza Operations

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-18 13:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel faced mounting international pressure on Monday over the rising civilian death toll and the destruction of hospitals in Gaza as it pressed on with its war against Hamas militants in the besieged Palestinian territory. The United Nations Security Council was set to vote on Monday on a new resolution calling for an 'urgent and sustainable ...

HRW: Israel Using Starvation as a Weapon of War in Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-18 12:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

CONFLICT Gaza HRW Human Rights Israel

Human Rights Watch on Monday accused the Israeli government of intentionally starving civilians in Gaza as part of its offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory. “The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in the occupied Gaza Strip, which is a war crime,” the group charged in a report. “Israeli ...

Colonna Calls for 'Immediate and Durable' Gaza Truce

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-17 14:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna called for an “immediate and durable” truce in the Gaza war during her visit to Israel on Sunday, December 17, with her counterpart Eli Cohen, who acknowledged that France could play a positive role in preventing a war with Lebanon. French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna pressed for an “immediate ...

WHO: Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza a 'Bloodbath'

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-17 11:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Al-Shifa Hospital CONFLICT Gaza Hamas Israel

The emergency department at Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, severely affected by Israeli bombardments, has been labeled “a bloodbath” and is deemed “in need of resuscitation” the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. A team from the WHO and other United Nations agencies managed to deliver medical supplies to the hospital on ...

Israel Under Shock: Three of its Hostages "Mistakenly" Killed in Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-16 09:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

CONFLICT Gaza Hamas hostages Israel

Three Israeli hostages in Gaza were mistakenly killed by the Israeli Army during an operation in a neighborhood in Gaza City, leading to national mourning, protests, and calls for the release of the remaining hostages. Israel has been in a state of shock since Friday after the deaths of three of its hostages in Gaza, killed when troops ...

UNICEF Report: Children Bearing the Brunt of Insecurity, Economic Crisis

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-13 18:14 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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A UNICEF rapid assessment, conducted in November 2023, reveals further deterioration in almost every aspect of children’s lives in Lebanon, as the four-year-long crisis shows no sign of abating. The assessment explains that “the persistent and compounding crises” plaguing the country are “exacting a steadily devastating toll on children ...

Palestinians Call for International Strike in Solidarity for Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-11 15:04 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

CONFLICT Gaza global strike Hamas Israel

After 66 days of conflict between Israel and Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declared the “beginning of the end” for Hamas, while Palestinians called for a global strike in solidarity with Gaza. Heavy urban battles raged on Monday in the bloodiest Gaza war ever, which has claimed the lives of 101 Israeli soldiers and around 18,000 ...

UN Requests $46.4 Billion for Aid in 2024

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-11 14:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The United Nations announced on Monday that it requires $46.4 billion next year to provide life-saving assistance to approximately 180 million people globally facing desperate circumstances. The UN highlighted a bleak humanitarian outlook for 2024, citing conflicts, climate emergencies, and collapsing economies wreaking havoc on the most ...

US Embassy in Baghdad Targeted in Rocket Attack

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-08 12:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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A multi-rocket attack targeted the US Embassy in the well-guarded Green Zone in Baghdad Friday, December 8, amid escalating regional tensions linked to the raging war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported. Salvos of rockets targeted the US embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone early Friday, ...

RSF Advocates for Free Press Movement in Gaza via Rafah

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-07 11:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Israel and Egypt to allow journalists to move freely across the Rafah crossing. During the two-month Israel-Hamas conflict, no reporters were authorized to enter Gaza via Rafah, RSF said. Media rights group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Israeli and Egyptian authorities on Thursday to allow journalists ...

Israeli Army Intercepts Missile Targeting Eilat

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-06 16:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli Army reported that it had intercepted a surface-to-surface missile targeting Eilat, a southern town in Israel. In a post on X, the Israeli Army spokesperson, Daniel Hagari, said, “Following the warning in the area of the city of Eilat, a surface-to-surface missile was detected, launched into the territory of the State of Israel and ...

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