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Colonna Calls for 'Immediate and Durable' Gaza Truce

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 ...

Schenker: Iran Will Not 'Sacrifice' Hezbollah to Save Hamas

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-17 12:04 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Former US Assistant Secretary of State, David Schenker, was affirmative that “Iran has already decided that it will not waste its assets in Hezbollah to save Hamas,” stressing that although it is an asset for Tehran, “the Palestinian movement is much less valuable than Hezbollah.” In an interview with the pan-Arab Al-Arabiya TV, Schenker ...

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

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

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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

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

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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. ...

War Diary: Day 71

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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War between Israel and Hamas entered on Friday, December 15 its 70th day since the bloody and unprecedented attack that the Palestinian Islamist movement launched against Israel on October 7 from the Gaza Strip. According to Israel, 1,139 people, mostly civilians, were killed in the attack and around 250 kidnapped and taken to Gaza. A total of ...

Israel's Gaza Offensive Continues During Key US Visit

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-15 16:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israel continued its offensive in Gaza on Friday, despite increasing international calls for restraint. The United States emphasized that the effort to crush Hamas should not result in a long-term Israeli occupation of the territory. Israel pressed its offensive in Gaza on Friday despite mounting international calls for restraint, with key backer ...

Dissonnances Between Tel Aviv and Washington

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 23:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 69th day on Thursday. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, 18,787 people were killed in Israeli bombardments, most of them women, children and teenagers. For its part, Israel announced that 1,200 people, mostly civilians, died in the attack on 7 October. In addition, around a hundred Israeli ...

Israel's Airstrikes on Gaza Strain Relations with the US

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 17:09 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel continued bombing Gaza on Thursday in its conflict with Hamas, as a top White House adviser visited Jerusalem amid rising concerns over civilian casualties. President Biden on Wednesday sharply criticized Israel's "indiscriminate bombing" of the enclave. Israel bombed Gaza on Thursday in its war against Hamas militants as a top White House ...

Israel Determined for War without Global Support

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-13 22:45 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel has expressed its determination to pursue the war in the Gaza Strip "regardless of international support," following a decisive UN General Assembly vote in favor of a ceasefire. Israel has vowed to press ahead with its war in the Gaza Strip "with or without international support" after the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a ...

War Diary: Day 68

Tylia El Helou, 2023-12-13 21:31 - Reading : less than a minute