par This Is Beirut, 03/03 10:33 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A precarious calm prevailed in southern Lebanon on Sunday evening, after a day marked by intermittent exchanges of artillery fire between Hezbollah and Israel. The Israeli Army bombarded on Sunday Naqoura, Labbouneh, Alma al-Shaab, Ramya, Kfar Kila, Khiam, and the outskirts of Hula. At the same time, phosphorus bombs were dropped on Kfar Kila and ...
par Rayan Chami, 02/03 20:52 - 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 March 2, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 02/03 19:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel intensified on Saturday afternoon, following a morning marked by the deaths of three Hezbollah fighters in an Israeli raid on the Naqoura highway. In the afternoon, Israeli artillery bombarded the southwestern sector of Mays al-Jabal, setting fire to the village's neighborhoods but causing no ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/03 17:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Hamas delegation is expected to fly to Cairo Saturday for talks on a truce in Gaza, a source close to the group told AFP, as mediators scrambled to secure a deal. Egyptian, Qatari and US go-betweens have been shuttling between Israeli and Hamas negotiators, trying to secure a pause in fighting before the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/03 17:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
American cargo planes air-dropped 38,000 meals into the besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday, part of a series of drops planned by Washington to help curb a growing humanitarian crisis in the war-racked territory. The United Nations has warned of famine in Gaza, and more than 100 people were left dead earlier this week in a frenzied scramble for food ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/03 15:37 - Reading : less than a minute
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US envoy Amos Hochstein is expected in Beirut on Monday for a new round of talks with Lebanese officials focused on ways to restore calm in southern Lebanon in the wake of a possible cease-fire in Gaza, according to local TV station MTV. Hochstein will kick off his talks with a meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, whose political ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/03 11:24 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The European Commission announced it was strengthening aid funding for Palestinians. Commission spokesman Eric Mamer said the EU "will proceed to paying 50 million euros to UNRWA and increase emergency support to the Palestinians by 68 million euros in 2024". UNRWA is the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. Its funding from international partners ...
par This Is Beirut, 02/03 11:22 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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In an interview with the French daily Le Monde published on Saturday, France's Foreign Minister, Stéphane Séjourné, blames the Israeli authorities for blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza and for "unjustifiable" situations. "Responsibility for the blockage of aid is clearly Israeli", stresses Stéphane Séjourné, noting that the catastrophic ...
02/03 09:49 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Three Hezbollah fighters were killed in an early morning Israeli raid on the Naqoura highway on Saturday. The three were in a car that was targeted by a drone. Until 9 a.m., Hezbollah had not yet commented on the Naqoura raid, while the Israeli media indicated that the attack had targeted a “Hezbollah official.” Hezbollah did, however, ...
par Tylia El Helou, 01/03 21:15 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 1st, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 01/03 15:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Palestinian factions including rivals Hamas and Fatah said on Friday they would pursue "unity of action" in confronting Israel after representatives met at Russia-hosted talks. The meeting in Moscow on Thursday brought together Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Fatah and other Palestinian groups for talks on the war in Gaza and an eventual post-war ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/03 15:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib stated that the government is consulting with Hezbollah. He indicated that "discussions are a must while no final decision has been taken yet." "The French have proposed good ideas that we are studying and we will respond to them next week," he said in an interview with Al-Jazeera. The ...