par Lyne Sammouri, 01/08 21:08 - 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 August 1, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 01/08 18:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran and armed groups backed by it are preparing coordinated action meant to deter Israel but avert all-out war, sources and analysts said, after the killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah figures. On Wednesday, Iranian officials met in Tehran with representatives of the so-called 'axis of resistance' — a loose alliance of Tehran-backed groups ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/08 17:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled and placed in the Tehran guesthouse where he was residing, according to a New York Times report citing seven Middle Eastern officials, including two Iranians, and one American official. Citing five of the aforementioned Middle Eastern ...
01/08 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon formally submitted complaints on Thursday to both the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in response to Israeli cyber-attacks. The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested condemnation from Security Council member states, citing significant threats to the nation’s civil ...
par ici, 01/08 12:37 - Reading : less than a minute
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The funeral of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has begun in Tehran, in the presence of Ayatollah Khamenei. He will be buried tomorrow in Doha, Qatar, where he was living in exile.
par This Is Beirut, 01/08 11:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's army confirmed on Thursday that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an air strike last month in the southern Gaza Strip. The announcement came a day after Hamas and Iran said the Palestinian movement's chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran. Israel has not commented on that report. "Mohammed Deif, the Osama bin Laden of ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/08 10:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged "all parties" in the Middle East to stop "escalatory actions" and achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, after Hamas's political leader was killed in a strike in Tehran that Iran blamed on Israel. Speaking in the Mongolian capital, top US diplomat Blinken warned the Middle East was on a path "toward ...
par This Is Beirut, 01/08 05:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Many members of the UN Security Council expressed concern on Wednesday about the risk of escalation in the Middle East, citing a critical situation following the death in Tehran of the leader of Hamas in a strike blamed on Israel. A few hours after the death of Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian movement, the Council held an emergency ...
par This Is Beirut, 31/07 23:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued an order on Wednesday, for a direct Iranian strike on Israel in response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, according to three anonymous Iranian officials briefed on the matter. Khamenei gave the order at an emergency meeting of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council ...
par This Is Beirut, 31/07 22:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel "delivered crushing blows to all our enemies," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, explicitly mentioning the killing of Hezbollah leader Fouad Shokr in south Beirut. Netanyahu's televised statement lasted for approximately five minutes and did not make any reference to the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in ...
par This Is Beirut, 31/07 22:01 - Reading : less than a minute
The United States Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs has updated its travel advisory to Level 4, indicating an upgrade in the United States policy on travel bans to Lebanon. The Embassy strongly urged its citizens to avoid southern Lebanon and to depart the area, including all parts south of the city of Saida. The statement ...
par This Is Beirut, 31/07 21:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Two Al Jazeera journalists were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike in Gaza, the Qatar-based channel reported, as war rages in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. "Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Refee have been killed in an Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip," the network reported, adding ...