par Rayan Chami, 14/07 19:53 - 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 14th, 2024.
14/07 16:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
After a relatively calm day, repeated fire exchanges renewed along the southern border on Sunday night. Israeli bombardments and airstrikes targeted Aita al-Shaab, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Kfar Hamam, Bani Hayan, Houla, and Blida. Earlier, Lebanon’s electricity company, Electricité du Liban (EDL), announced that the power station in Marjayoun, in ...
par This Is Beirut, 14/07 15:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli police shot dead a car driver who ran down four soldiers at a bus stop near a military base on Sunday, police and army spokesmen said. Police called it a "suspected terrorist attack" and said the driver, a Palestinian from east Jerusalem, had been "neutralised" during the incident close to the Tzrifin military base near the central city ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/07 20:29 - Reading : less than a minute
A car was targeted on the road between the towns of Arnoun and Kfar Tibnit in the Nabatiyeh district. Reports indicate that three rockets were fired from two Israeli drones in the area. No injuries were reported according to preliminary information obtained by This Is Beirut.
par This Is Beirut, 13/07 14:34 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
He is considered by Israeli intelligence services to be the mastermind behind attacks against Israel. At 58 years old, Mohammed Deif was reportedly targeted by Israel during the attack near Khan Younes. Mohammed Deif, a high-ranking leader of Hamas' military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, has played a crucial role in the organization's operations ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/07 14:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The health ministry in Gaza said an Israeli strike on Saturday killed 90 people at the Al-Mawasi camp for war displaced in the south of the Palestinian territory. Mohammed Deif, the leader of Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades, was according to Israeli army targeted in this attack. Israeli media reported that Rafa Salama, the commander of Hamas's Khan ...
13/07 10:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
After a tense night on the southern borders, the Israeli Army announced on Saturday that “9 buildings in Metulla were damaged by rocket shelling from Lebanon on Friday afternoon.” In this context, Israeli Army spokesperson, Avichaee Adraee, stated that “two suspicious aerial targets were intercepted while they were heading to Israeli ...
par This Is Beirut, 13/07 07:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In an anticipatory move for the post-truce phase in Gaza, and the “Day After” plan for southern Lebanon, Britain tried to market an offer to Hezbollah and Israel under which it would erect advanced watchtowers along the Lebanese-Israeli border. The observation towers, which would be more sophisticated than those installed on the border with ...
par This Is Beirut, 12/07 19:51 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
International Court of Justice Israel
The UN's top court will next week hand down its view on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories since 1967, a case in which some 52 countries made submissions. Any opinion delivered by the International Court of Justice would be non-binding, but it will come amid mounting international legal pressure on Israel ...
par This Is Beirut, 12/07 19:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants submitted a complaint to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on July 3 to address Israel’s attacks on the agricultural sector, farmers, and livestock breeders in border villages. In a statement issued on Friday, the Ministry said the complaint included “official statistics on the number of ...
par This Is Beirut, 11/07 20:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded Thursday that Israel retain control of key Gaza territory along the border with Egypt as part of any accord to suspend the war with Hamas. The condition conflicts with Hamas's position that Israel must withdraw from all Gaza territory after a ceasefire. Speaking after the return of Israeli negotiators ...
par This Is Beirut, 11/07 20:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu G7 Israel West Bank
G7 foreign ministers condemned on Thursday the move by Israel to legalize five outposts in the West Bank, and slammed its decision to expand existing settlements and establish new ones. Settlement expansion has increased sharply since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power in late 2022, at the helm of a hardline pro-settler ...