par This Is Beirut, 18/02 15:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, jointly declared their opposition to an Israeli offensive in Rafah in a statement issued by the French presidency on Sunday, February 18. French President Emmanuel Macron and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi expressed "their firm opposition" to an Israeli offensive ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/02 13:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli army bombardment reached the areas near the UNIFIL maritime base in Naqoura this Sunday afternoon. Several southern towns were targeted by Israeli warplanes, among them the Abu Laban neighborhood in Aita al-Shaab, Wadi Hamoul, Bayt Lif Valley, Aitaroun, the outskirts of Odaisseh and the al-Awaida hill above Kfar Kila. Additionally, the ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/02 21:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas Israel
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 ...
par 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.
par 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 ...
par Marguerita Sejaan, 17/02 19:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Palestine Israel Benjamin Netanyahu
Since Hamas' attack on October 7, US President Joe Biden was the first to show his and his country’s unwavering support for Israel. But today, four months after the beginning of the war in Gaza, Biden's support has begun to falter. The Israeli-American relationship is over 75 years old, with America being the first country to recognize ...
par 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 ...
par This Is Beirut, 17/02 11:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah resumed on the Lebanese-Israeli border on Saturday. Israeli artillery bombarded the Hamoul-Naqoura region, as well as the outskirts of Alma al-Shaab, Bayt Lif, Ramya, Aita al-Shaab, and Jabal Blat. Israeli raids also targeted Aita el-Shaab and the outskirts of Aitaroun, Bayt Lif, Ramya, and Maroun ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/02 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hezbollah Israel
During his speech commemorating Hezbollah's "martyred fighters" on Friday, the group's Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, vowed to retaliate for Wednesday's deadly Israeli raids on Nabatiyeh and Sawaneh, in which more than 12 people were killed, including three Hezbollah fighters. "The enemy should understand that it went too far by targeting ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/02 17:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Amidst the Gaza conflict, French President Macron stated that France isn't ruling out recognizing Palestine. He spoke in Paris with Jordan's King Abdullah II, following Netanyahu's rejection of a recognition plan. "The recognition of a Palestinian state is not a taboo for France," President Emmanuel Macron said at a joint press conference in ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/02 16:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Two people were killed in Israel when a gunman opened fire on a crowded bus stop near the southern town of Kiryat Malakhi on Friday, according to sources from the hospital and the police. Two people who were brought to Kaplan Medical Center had been declared dead, a spokeswoman for the facility told AFP. Four others were wounded in the shooting, ...
par This Is Beirut, 16/02 16:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
At the 60th Munich Security Conference in Germany, Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati condemned Israel's ongoing aggression against southern Lebanon. "While Lebanon emphasizes the need for stability in the region and calls on all parties to refrain from escalation, we find Israel continuing its aggression, which prompts us to ask: what steps ...
