This Is Beirut, 17/02 21:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu articulated his opposition to a two-state solution and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, during a televised press conference on Saturday. Speaking in a televised address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed rejection of a two-state solution and an independent ...
Tylia El Helou, 17/02 20:40 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 17th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 17/02 19:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas issued a threat on Saturday, stating that they would halt ceasefire negotiations unless immediate aid was delivered to the northern region of the Gaza Strip. This area has been flagged by aid agencies for an imminent risk of famine. Hamas threatened Saturday to suspend ceasefire talks unless urgent aid was brought into the north of the Gaza ...
This Is Beirut, 17/02 16:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday reiterated the group's demand of a complete ceasefire in Gaza, a day after US President Joe Biden called for a "temporary truce" to secure the release of hostages. High-level negotiations to pause the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza were held this week in Cairo but their outcome is still unclear. In a statement ...
This Is Beirut, 16/02 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Lebanese southern border witnessed yet another day of violence on Friday. Israel bombarded the towns of Majdel Zoun, Labbouneh, Hamoul, Aita al-Shaab, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Kfar Hamam, and Hebbariyeh, as well as residential areas in Kfar Kila and the region between Yater and Bayt Lif. A missile fired by an Israeli fighter plane fell without ...
This Is Beirut, 16/02 19:52 - Reading : less than a minute
In Rafah, south of Gaza, where over a million Palestinian refugees live in terror of an Israeli offensive, demonstrations were organized against Hamas and its leader, Yahya Sinwar. Anti-Hamas Protests in Rafahhttps://t.co/ymVaYxdPn9 pic.twitter.com/R0G0Cd0Yi2 — This is Beirut (@ThisIsBeirut_) February 16, 2024 "Down with Hamas", "Sinwar, go ...
This Is Beirut, 16/02 16:32 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia has invited Hamas and other Palestinian factions, including Fatah, to Moscow for talks on the Israel-Hamas war and other issues in the Middle East. Moscow, which for years tried to court good relations with all major players in the region, has grown increasingly critical of Israel and its Western backers amid the ongoing war in Gaza. ...
This Is Beirut, 16/02 13:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
There was growing concern on Friday over a key Gaza hospital a day after a raid by the Israeli Army, with the Hamas-run territory's Health Ministry saying several patients had died there due to a lack of oxygen. The ministry said the power was cut off and the generators stopped after the raid at the Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan ...
15/02 22:04 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 15th, 2024.
This Is Beirut, 14/02 21:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States on Wednesday called for diplomacy to resolve tensions in Lebanon after Israeli strikes on its northern neighbor. "We continue to believe that there is a diplomatic path forward, and we will continue to push forward to try to resolve this issue diplomatically," State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters. "We ...
14/02 21:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Wednesday that Israeli forces would conduct a "strong" operation in Rafah following the evacuation of civilians from the densely populated southern Gaza city. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday vowed Israeli forces would carry out a "powerful" operation in Rafah after civilians in the ...
This Is Beirut, 14/02 21:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
European Union Palestine Hamas
Spain and Ireland urged the European Union, on Wednesday, to promptly assess whether Israel is fulfilling its human rights obligations in Gaza under an agreement that associates rights with trade relations. Spain and Ireland on Wednesday asked the European Union to "urgently" examine whether Israel is complying with its human rights obligations ...