This Is Beirut, 07/07 19:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A top Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Palestinian group was ready to discuss a hostage deal and an end to the Gaza war without a "complete and permanent ceasefire". The apparent easing of the Hamas position comes amid renewed mediation efforts by the United States, Qatar and Egypt to tempt the rivals into talks to halt nine months of ...
This Is Beirut, 07/07 09:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel intensifies air strikes in Gaza as the war enters its tenth month, while truce negotiations with Hamas mediated by Qatar continue amid significant challenges. Israel carried out deadly air strikes in the Gaza Strip as the war entered its tenth month on Sunday, with fighting raging across the Palestinian territory and fresh diplomatic ...
Tylia El Helou, 06/07 21:10 - 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 July 6th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 06/07 17:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The war continued unabated on Saturday, with Israel's military saying it had conducted operations across much of the Gaza Strip, including Shujaiya in the north, Deir al-Balah in central Gaza and Rafah in the south. Shujaiya is among the areas the military had previously declared to be cleared of Hamas, but where fighting is again taking ...
Lyne Sammouri, 05/07 21:46 - 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 July 5, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 05/07 18:44 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli prime minister's spokesman said Friday that "gaps" remained with Hamas on how to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release but Israel will send a delegation for more talks with Qatari mediators next week. The head of the Mossad spy service held a first round of talks in Doha on Friday and returned to Jerusalem. "It was agreed that ...
This Is Beirut, 05/07 12:38 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and senior Hamas officials, led by top Hamas official Khalil Al-Hayya, met on Friday. This meeting builds upon previous engagements, reflecting a continued collaboration between the two groups. The discussion encompassed a review of the latest security and political developments in Palestine, ...
Rayan Chami, 04/07 21:21 - 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 July 4, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 04/07 21:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel has approved a new payment of more than $140 million to the Palestinian Authority after announcing it had also unblocked some funds frozen because of the Gaza war, a Finance Ministry spokesperson told AFP on Thursday. Since the start of the war on Hamas, far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withheld payments of customs ...
This Is Beirut, 04/07 18:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved sending a negotiating team to participate in talks with aims of reaching a hostage release and ceasefire deal with Hamas, according to an Israeli official quoted by The Times of Israel. Netanyahu spoke on the phone with United States President Joe Biden regarding the negotiations, and vowed ...
This Is Beirut, 03/07 23:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Hamas militant group said Wednesday it has sent new "ideas" to Qatari mediators aimed at ending the nearly nine-month Gaza war with Israel. Israel confirmed that it was "evaluating" Hamas "comments" on a deal to release hostages in Palestinian territory and will respond accordingly. With the death toll from nearly nine months of war mounting ...
Chelsea Al Arif, 03/07 21:12 - 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 July 3, 2024.