par Bassam Abou Zeid, 31/07 19:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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All efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and south Lebanon have unraveled following two recent Israeli attacks: one targeting Hezbollah in the southern suburbs, where they struck the party's military commander, Fouad Shokr, and another targeting Hamas with the assassination of the head of its political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, in ...
par This Is Beirut, 31/07 13:31 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Local reactions after the Israeli attack on Haret Hreik were numerous on Wednesday. The targeting resulted in the death of four and the wounding of around 79, according to the Health Ministry, with many still trapped under the rubble. A Hezbollah parliamentary delegation, headed by MP Ali Ammar, visited the scene of the attack in Haret Hreik. ...
par This Is Beirut, 31/07 04:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel struck Hezbollah's stronghold in South Beirut on Tuesday in retaliation for rocket fire from Lebanon that killed 12 children over the weekend, saying it had killed the commander responsible for the attack. Israel's army said its jets had "eliminated" Fouad Shokr, a senior Hezbollah commander responsible for carrying out an attack on the ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/07 21:08 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli media have revealed that the target of the assassination operation conducted in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, was Commander Fouad Shokr, also known as "Hajj Mohsen." According to Israeli authorities, Shokr was involved in military activities and had participated in the 1983 attack against the Marines in Beirut ...
par Tamer El Imad, 30/07 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened intervention against Israel, on Sunday, in a speech at a party meeting in his hometown of Rize. He said: “We must be very strong so that Israel can't do these ridiculous things to Palestine. Just like we entered Karabakh, just like we entered Libya, we might do the same to them." Past ...
par This Is Beirut, 30/07 12:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Druze leaders in the annexed Golan Heights have distanced themselves from Israeli threats to retaliate against Hezbollah for a deadly rocket strike on a Druze Arab town in the territory. Most of Majdal Shams's around 11,000 mainly Druze residents still identify as Syrian more than half a century after Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/07 21:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Regarding the expected Israeli strike on Lebanon, the United States State Department stated that "Israel striking Beirut is a hypothesis and we will not comment on that now," claiming that the rocket that fell on Majdal Shams was launched from an area controlled by Hezbollah. The US State Department announced that it is holding talks to ensure ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/07 21:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States is confident that a wider war between Israel and Hezbollah can be avoided, despite a deadly rocket attack in the annexed Golan Heights that killed 12 children, the White House said Monday. US and Israeli officials had conversations at "multiple levels" over the weekend following the attack, and the risk of a full-blown conflict ...
par Chelsea Al Arif, 29/07 21:17 - 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 July 29, 2024.
par This Is Beirut, 29/07 19:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military said Monday that nine soldiers were being held in a case of suspected abuse of a detainee at a facility known to be holding Palestinians arrested from Gaza during the war. Israeli civilians protested outside a military base where the nine soldiers were being held, while several others, also in an attempt to show support, ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/07 19:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Escalations between Hezbollah and Israel were hightened on Monday with the threat of a potential war after the attack on Majdal Shams. On Monday, 3 civilians were injured when Israeli artillery targeted a house in the town of Shebaa. An Israeli drone attacked a car in Kounine with a guided missile, and it was reported that two people were ...
par Marc Saikali, 29/07 19:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
As the drums of war grow increasingly deafening, a few small statements offer a glimmer of hope. The comment from Lebanese Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib almost went unnoticed amid the maelstrom of threats: “Hezbollah is ready to withdraw behind the Litani River if Israel stops its violations.” And so, we are back to the ...