This is Beirut 26/03 22:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Palestinians on Wednesday staged protests in the Gaza Strip against the territory's Hamas rulers for the second consecutive day, calling for an end to the war with Israel, witnesses said. Demonstrators carrying banners reading "Hamas does not represent us" were seen marching in Gaza City and the town of Beit Lahia to the north, just over a week ...
This is Beirut 26/03 22:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Houthi media said late Wednesday that new US strikes had hit the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, after earlier reporting 19 American raids elsewhere in Yemen. "A series of strikes by the US aggression have hit the south and north of the capital," the Al-Masirah channel said, without providing further details. The station had earlier reported 17 raids by ...
This is Beirut 26/03 20:25 - Reading : less than a minute
Israel Lebanon Avichay Adraee Hezbollah
Israel’s Northern Command launched on Wednesday a large-scale military exercise involving the 91st and 146th divisions, alongside the Air Force, Navy, police, Fire and Rescue Authority, and rapid response teams tasked with protecting border communities. The drill, announced by the Israeli army’s Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, on his X ...
This is Beirut 26/03 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Israel Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened on Wednesday to seize areas of Gaza if Hamas does not release hostages, with the Palestinian Islamist movement warning that their lives are at risk following the resumption of Israeli bombardments. The Israeli military also announced that two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip, one ...
This is Beirut 26/03 04:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli police released Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal on Tuesday, after detaining him a day earlier for "hurling rocks" following what activists described as an attack by settlers in the occupied West Bank. Basel Adra, who worked with Ballal on the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land", posted a photo ...
This is Beirut 25/03 20:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
More than 21,000 Syrians have fled to Lebanon during the month of March as the deadliest sectarian violence since Bashar al-Assad’s ousting has ravaged Syria’s Alawite heartland, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported Tuesday. The surge in refugees follows a wave of mass killings in Syria’s coastal region, particularly targeting the Alawite ...
This is Beirut 24/03 23:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United States Yemen Houthi Movement
In a significant escalation of military activity in Yemen, US forces have conducted a series of airstrikes targeting strategic Houthi positions. These operations mark a concerted effort to neutralize the Houthi militia's military capabilities in the region. According to event sources, a total of nine US airstrikes were launched against Houthi ...
This is Beirut 24/03 21:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel Joseph Aoun Middle East United States Washington
The United States is increasing pressure on Lebanon over security concerns in the south, questioning the Lebanese army’s role in preventing rocket launches and urging action to resolve border disputes. US Deputy Special Envoy Morgan Ortagus emphasized Washington’s commitment to stability in Lebanon, reaffirming strong US-Lebanese ties while ...
This is Beirut 24/03 21:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United Nations said Monday a strike on its buildings in Gaza last week that killed one employee and injured several others was caused "by an Israeli tank," a claim disputed by the country's government. "Based on the information currently available, the strikes hitting a UN compound in Deir al-Balah on 19 March were caused by an Israeli tank," ...
This is Beirut 23/03 19:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Nabih Berri Lebanon Ceasefire Israel
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri dismissed on Sunday Israeli attempts to push Lebanon into political negotiations, declaring, "Israel pushes for normalization, but we stand by the ceasefire." In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Berri accused Israel of seeking to bypass the existing ceasefire agreement by drawing Lebanon into talks that ...
This is Beirut 23/03 18:38 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Israel's military pressed ground operations across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, encircling part of Rafah city near Egypt almost a week into a renewed assault on the Palestinian territory. Deployment of Israeli troops in parts of Gaza, despite calls to revive a January truce with Hamas militants, comes alongside a deadly flare-up in Lebanon and ...
This is Beirut 23/03 15:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hamas Gaza Israël Salah al-Bardawil
Palestinian group Hamas confirmed on Sunday that Salah al-Bardawil, a senior member of its political bureau, was killed in an Israeli air strike in southern Gaza the previous day. Bardawil, 65, was killed along with his wife in a camp in al-Mawasi, near Khan Younes, according to the Palestinian Islamist movement. He is the third member of the ...