Israel Announces ‘Temporary’ Opening of Aid Routes Into Gaza

This Is Beirut 05/04 10:44 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israel announced on Friday that it would allow a "temporary" delivery of aid to the besieged Gaza Strip, threatened by famine, via the port of Ashdod and the Erez crossing, a day after an unusual warning from its major American partner. Israel announced on Friday that it would allow "temporary" aid deliveries into famine-threatened northern Gaza, ...

More Than 600 Lawyers Demand UK Cease Arms Exports to Israel

This Is Beirut 04/04 21:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Over 600 lawyers urged the British government to halt arms exports to Israel after three Britons were killed in a strike, citing concerns over potential breaches of international law and the worsening situation in Gaza. A letter signed by more than 600 lawyers on Thursday placed more pressure on the UK government to suspend arms export licences ...

War Diary: Day 181

Lyne Sammouri 04/04 21:21 - Reading : less than a minute

Palestine

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 April 4th, 2024.

Biden and Netanyahu Wrap Up Gaza Phone Discussion

This Is Beirut 04/04 21:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Joe Biden spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday amid growing domestic pressure to set conditions on US military support amid domestic outrage over the killing of seven aid workers in Gaza. In their first call since Monday's Israeli strike that killed the employees of the US-based World Central Kitchen ...

Shin Bet Thwarts Plot to Kill Ben Gvir

This Is Beirut 04/04 14:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Israel

The Israeli Security Agency, also known as Shin Bet, has hindered a plot authored by Arab Israelis and Palestinians to carry out terror attacks in Israel and the West Bank, abduct Israeli soldiers, and even kill National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. A group of Arab Israelis and Palestinians working together to carry out terror acts in ...

Tenenti: Situation in Southern Lebanon Has Become "Very Worrying and Dangerous"

This Is Beirut 04/04 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

UNIFIL's spokesman in Lebanon, Andrea Tenenti, said on Wednesday that "the situation in southern Lebanon has become very worrying and dangerous," adding that the circle of fighting has widened since Hezbollah opened a front in southern Lebanon on October 8 in support of Hamas in its war against Israel in Gaza. "The exchanges of fire that began ...

Attack on WCK Pushes Biden-Netanyahu Tensions to a Climax

This Is Beirut 04/04 13:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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With a telephone call scheduled for Thursday between US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, relations between the two allies are becoming increasingly strained. The cause is the death of seven aid workers from the World Central Kitchen in an Israeli air strike in Gaza, especially since the head of the international ...

Discrepancies... Within Hamas

This Is Beirut 04/04 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Hamas

The talks that Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas's political bureau, held with the Iranian leadership in Tehran recently exposed the depth of the discrepancies within the Islamist movement's leadership after the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2728 calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The Iranian officials have reportedly stressed ...

Gantz Calls for Early Legislative Elections in Israel

03/04 23:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Minister Benny Gantz, a member of the Israeli war cabinet and the main political rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called for early legislative elections on Wednesday. "We will soon be calling on voters, and for that, we must agree on a consensual date in September for the legislative elections," said Gantz, who is also a member ...

Hostage Relatives and Protesters Raid the Knesset

This Is Beirut 03/04 22:19 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Activists and families of hostages invaded the Knesset's plenary hall and proceeded to smear yellow paint on viewing windows in the visitors' area. They were protesting a lack of government action to free their relatives after 180 days of captivity. Security officers confronted the protesters and escorted them out of the area, while in the ...

War Diary: Day 180

Lyne Sammouri 03/04 22:13 - Reading : less than a minute

Palestine

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 April 3rd, 2024.

UK Government Pressured to Suspend Israeli Arms Export Licenses

This Is Beirut 03/04 19:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Mounting pressure is being directed towards the UK government on Wednesday, urging it to halt arms export licenses to Israel. This call came in response to an Israeli strike that tragically claimed the lives of three UK citizens and four individuals employed by World Central Kitchen (WCK) in Gaza. The UK government faced growing pressure ...