War in the Middle East

Anti-Government Demonstrations in Tel Aviv After Hostage Release
Anti-Government Demonstrations in Tel Aviv After Hostage Release

Anti-government demonstrators are assembling at Democracy Square in Tel Aviv for their weekly gathering on June 8, 2024. Their demands include early elections, the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and a resolution for the release of hostages held by Hamas. Relatives and supporters of Israelis taken hostage by Palestinian ...

War Diary: Day 246
War Diary: Day 246

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 June 8, 2024.

Gaza: 4 Israelis Saved and 210 Palestinians Killed in Nuseirat Operation
Gaza: 4 Israelis Saved and 210 Palestinians Killed in Nuseirat Operation

The Israeli military said Saturday its troops had rescued four Israeli hostages alive from Gaza after a "complex daytime operation." "Noa Argamani (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40), were kidnapped by the Hamas terrorist organization from the Nova music festival on October 7," the military said in a statement, ...

UN School Strike: Israel Alleges 'Terrorist' Presence, Hamas Denies
UN School Strike: Israel Alleges 'Terrorist' Presence, Hamas Denies

Israel's army said on Friday it had killed 17 militants the day before in an air strike on a UN school in central Gaza, raising its previous toll of nine. Thursday's Israeli strike hit a school operated by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, in the Nuseirat area of central Gaza where thousands of displaced people were sheltering. The ...

Israel Shocked Over Army's Inclusion in Upcoming UN Blacklist
Israel Shocked Over Army's Inclusion in Upcoming UN Blacklist

The upcoming inclusion of Israel on a UN list of countries and armed forces failing to protect children in war prompted a furious Israeli response on Friday. “I am utterly shocked and disgusted by this shameful decision,” UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan said in a statement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted on his X social media ...

Gantz Expected to Announce Resignation in Speech on Saturday
Gantz Expected to Announce Resignation in Speech on Saturday

Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's three-men war cabinet, will deliver a speech on Saturday evening, during which he is expected to announce his resignation from the emergency government. The move is understood to come as a result from deep disagreements with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the vision for a post-war Gaza. Gantz set a ...

Gaza Aid Pier Reestablished After Storm Damage
Gaza Aid Pier Reestablished After Storm Damage

The United States reestablished on Friday a temporary pier to boost aid deliveries into Gaza after the structure suffered storm damage and underwent repairs in a nearby port, the country's military said. “US Central Command (CENTCOM) successfully reestablished the temporary pier in Gaza, enabling the continued delivery of much-needed ...

UK Labour Party to Include Palestinian Recognition in Manifesto
UK Labour Party to Include Palestinian Recognition in Manifesto

The UK's Labour party leader, Sir Keir Starmer, is expected to include a pledge to recognize Palestine before the end of any peace process in its upcoming election manifesto, the Guardian reported on Friday. Labor's position has grown more critical of Israel's war in Gaza as the conflict drags on. Keir Starmer called for an "immediate ceasefire" ...

Hamas' Sinwar Sets Out Ceasefire Red-Lines
Hamas' Sinwar Sets Out Ceasefire Red-Lines

Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, presented two conditions to mediators necessary for Hamas to agree to any proposal, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday . According to the Wall Street Journal, Sinwar said that Hamas would not agree to any agreement that did not contain Israeli commitments to a permanent ceasefire. He also set ...

Houthi's Detain Over a Dozen Aid Workers and UN Staff
Houthi's Detain Over a Dozen Aid Workers and UN Staff

Yemen's Houthi have detained more than a dozen aid workers, including United Nations staff, in an apparently coordinated sweep, a diplomatic source and a Yemeni NGO said Friday. At least 18 aid workers were kidnapped in four rebel-held parts of the war-torn country, the Yemeni Mayyun Organization for Human Rights said, listing 10 workers from UN ...

War Diary: Day 244
War Diary: Day 244

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 June 6, 2024.

Ambiguity Over Hamas' Response to Biden's Ceasefire Proposal
Ambiguity Over Hamas' Response to Biden's Ceasefire Proposal

Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said Thursday that US President Joe Biden's proposed Gaza ceasefire deal was "just words," and that the Palestinian militant group had not received any written commitments related to a truce. On the other hand, Egyptian State-linked al-Qahera News reported, citing a high-level source, that they have received ...