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Amnesty International Urges Israel to End Indefinite Detention and "Rampant Torture" of Palestinians

par This Is Beirut, 18/07 17:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Amnesty International, on Thursday, called on Israel to end the indefinite detention of Gaza Palestinians and what it called "rampant torture" in its prisons. "Israeli authorities must end their indefinite incommunicado detention of Palestinians from the occupied Gaza Strip, without charge or trial ... (which is) in flagrant violation of ...

Two Dead Due to Israeli Attacks

par This Is Beirut, 18/07 09:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli drone strikes escalated in Lebanon on Thursday. A raid targeted a vehicle in the Tyre caza, on the road to Jbal el-Botm, killing one person. A fire also broke out on the outskirts of Aitaroun in Blida after a raid by the Hebrew State. #LEBANON A raid targeted a vehicle in the Tyre caza, on the road to Jabal el-Botm, killing one person ...

War Diary: Day 285

par Rayan Chami, 17/07 20:57 - Reading : less than a minute

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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 17th, 2024.  

Gaza 'Support Front:' The Staggering Cost on Lebanon 

par Joanne Naoum, 17/07 11:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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After the July war in 2006, Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah flabbergasted the Lebanese by declaring a “divine victory” against Israel. Lebanon had paid a heavy cost for this so-called “victory” with countless human losses and massive destruction, from which it took years to recover. Once again, Nasrallah disregarded the ...

Hezb Attacks Settlements After Consecutive Israeli Raids

par This Is Beirut, 17/07 10:18 - Reading : less than a minute

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Following a violent night on the southern border, Hezbollah claimed responsibility on Wednesday morning for Katyusha missile attacks on the settlements of Saer and Gesher Haziv. On Tuesday night, Israel once again bombed Umm al-Tut, where three Syrian children died early in the evening in a raid. Night raids also targeted Bustan, Wadi el-Zarka ...

Gaza Civil Defense Reports 44 Killed in Three Strikes

par This Is Beirut, 16/07 19:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The civil defense agency in the Gaza Strip said three air strikes killed more than 40 people within an hour across the war-stricken Palestinian territory. Israel confirmed carrying out two of the strikes that civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal said killed at least 44 people and left dozens more wounded. The Gaza Health Ministry stated that at ...

Israel Charges One, Detains Two, for Iran Intelligence Links

par This Is Beirut, 16/07 17:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli authorities charged on Tuesday one Israeli and detained two others for spying for Iran, the Shin Bet security service said. The agency said that Iran has sought, in recent months, to recruit Israelis to carry out missions in the country and that the person charged had been asked, but refused, to carry out a murder and set fire to a ...

US Tells Top Israeli Officials Gaza Civilian Toll "Unacceptably High"

par This Is Beirut, 16/07 10:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told two top Israeli officials Monday of the "unacceptably high" civilian casualties in Israel's bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, his spokesman said. The Israeli military has launched several deadly attacks in recent days including on a refugee camp and multiple UN-run schools where civilians were ...

Israel Unleashes New Strike on Gaza School

par This Is Beirut, 15/07 21:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The civil defense agency in Gaza said on Monday that an Israeli strike on a school in Gaza City killed at least one person. The strike on Salah al-Din School in Gaza City's Al-Rimal neighborhood was the latest to hit schools, many of which have been turned into shelters for people displaced by the Israel-Hamas war in the Palestinian ...

EU Imposes Fresh Sanctions on 'Extremist' Israeli Settlers

par This Is Beirut, 15/07 19:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The European Union on Monday announced sanctions on five Israelis -- including those termed "extremist settlers" -- and three organizations for abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank and blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza. The asset freezes and visa bans are the second round of sanctions from the 27-nation bloc targeting violent Israeli ...

British Foreign Secretary Reaffirms Gaza Ceasefire Call in Israel

par This Is Beirut, 15/07 14:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Britain's new Foreign Secretary David Lammy reaffirmed his call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war during a second day of talks with Israeli leaders on Monday. Lammy, on his first Middle East trip since his Labour Party's landslide win in the British election, had already called for a halt to hostilities in a meeting with Prime Minister ...

Hamas Withdraws From Gaza Truce Talks, Fate of Deif Unknown

par This Is Beirut, 15/07 12:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Israeli army continues its bombardment of Gaza as ceasefire talks seem to be at an impasse. Hamas announced on Sunday that it is withdrawing from the negotiations following a deadly strike that targeted the leader of the al-Qassam Brigades, Mohammed Deif. Hamas Pulling Out of Gaza Truce Talks A Hamas official said on Sunday that the ...

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