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Colonna Visits Israel, Terrible Humanitarian Situation in Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-17 22:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Catherine Colonna Gaza Gaza Tunnels Hamas Israel

The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 72nd day on Friday, following the unprecedented and bloody attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7 on Israeli soil from the Gaza Strip, which triggered the conflict. According to Israel, about 1,140 people, mostly civilians, were killed in this attack, and around 250 were abducted and ...

Israeli Hostage Killed by Mistake was 'Murdered' Says His Brother

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-17 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Gaza Israel

One of the Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by the Israeli army in Gaza this week was buried north of Tel Aviv on Sunday, December 17. His brother accused the army of "abandoning and murdering" him. An Israeli hostage who was mistakenly killed by soldiers in the Gaza Strip this week was buried on Sunday, with his brother slamming the army for ...

War Diary: Day 72

par Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-17 21:23 - Reading : less than a minute

Gaza Hamas Israel

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 17, 2023.

Humanitarian Aid for Gaza Now Also Transits Through Israel

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-17 20:07 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Gaza Humanitarian Aid Israel

Humanitarian aid for Gaza began transiting through the Kerem Shalom crossing in Israel on Sunday, December 17. This second crossing, although "temporary" according to an Israeli official, will ease the transit through the Egyptian border crossing at Rafah. A humanitarian aid convoy crossed into war-torn Gaza through the Israeli Kerem Shalom ...

Israel Claims to Have Discovered 'Gaza’s Metro'

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-17 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Gaza Gaza Tunnels Hamas Israel

The Israeli army announced that it discovered the largest network of tunnels dug under the Gaza Strip to date, according to a statement published on Sunday, December 17. This network is said to be fitted with extensive infrastructure, including rails along its main axes. The Israeli army said on Sunday it had uncovered the biggest Hamas tunnel in ...

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 ...

Israeli Outcry Over Hostages, New Houthi Attacks

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-16 23:43 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Bab el-Mandeb Gaza Hamas Houthis Israel

The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 70th day on Friday, since the bloody and unprecedented attack perpetrated by the Palestinian Islamist movement on Israeli soil from the Gaza Strip on October 7, which triggered it. According to Israel, 1,139 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack and around 250 kidnapped and taken to Gaza. ...

Soldier Kills Two Women in a Gaza Parish Church

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-16 22:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Christians Gaza

Two Palestinian women were killed by Israeli fire in the only Catholic complex in Gaza, according to a statement from the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem published on Saturday, December 16. The institution condemned the "cold-blooded" killing. A Christian mother and daughter were shot dead by an Israeli soldier on the grounds of a Catholic ...

War Diary: Day 71

par Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-16 20:24 - Reading : less than a minute

Gaza Hamas Israel

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 16, 2023.

First Elements of the Investigation on Hostages Killed in Gaza

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-16 17:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Benjamin Netanyahu Gaza Israel

The Israeli army made public on Saturday, December 16, the initial findings of the investigation into the killing of three hostages by one of its soldiers in Gaza. There are currently 129 hostages still being held captive in the Hamas-controlled enclave. The Israeli army said Saturday that three hostages mistakenly killed by soldiers carried a ...

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 ...

Pressure on Israel Increases

par This Is Beirut, 2023-12-15 22:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)