War in the Middle East

Tens of Casualties in Israeli Strikes on Beqaa, South Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-11-21 18:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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At least four series of Israeli strikes targeted the neighborhoods of Haret Hreik, Ghobeiri, Msharafieh and Hadath in Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday afternoon, leveling several buildings. Explosions echoed across the capital, while columns of smoke billowed over the targeted area, which was covered in a thick black cloud. The raids were ...

ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Deif

This is Beirut 2024-11-21 18:29 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The International Criminal Court on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense Minister Yoav Gallant, as well as Hamas's military chief Mohammed Deif. "The Chamber issued warrants of arrest for two individuals, Mr Benjamin Netanyahu and Mr Yoav Gallant, for crimes against humanity and ...

UNIFIL Video Depicts the Massive Destruction in Southern Lebanon

This is Beirut 2024-11-21 17:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) published a video on their telegram account on Thursday that depicted the massive destruction of towns and villages in southern Lebanon. The footage shows peacekeepers making their way through devastated towns near the Blue Line, as they try to deliver essentials to their bases to keep operations going. The ...

Hezbollah Says Fired Missiles at Base Near South Israel’s Ashdod

This is Beirut 2024-11-21 15:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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Hezbollah said its fighters on Thursday fired missiles at a military base near south Israel's Ashdod, the first time it has targeted so deep inside Israel in more than a year of hostilities. Hezbollah fighters "targeted... for the first time, the Hatzor air base" east of the southern city, around 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Lebanon's southern ...

Gaza Medic Says Dozens Killed, Missing in Israeli Strike

This is Beirut 2024-11-21 11:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A hospital director said Thursday dozens were dead or missing after an Israeli strike in northern Gaza, while rescuers said another strike in the Palestinian territory killed 22 people. One strike was reported in a residential area near the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza, which according to hospital director Hossam Abu Safiya killed or ...

Dozens killed and Wounded in Israeli Attack on Palmyra

This is Beirut 2024-11-21 09:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli strikes killed 71 pro-Iran militants in the Syrian city of Palmyra, with more than a third of them identified as fighters from Iraq and Lebanon, a monitor said Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said those killed in Wednesday's strikes included 45 fighters from pro-Iran Syrian groups, 26 foreign fighters, most of them from ...

The US Proposal for a Ceasefire: A “Take It or Leave It” Deal

Tilda Abou Rizk 2024-11-20 21:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US envoy Amos Hochstein traveled to Tel Aviv late Wednesday afternoon to convey the outcomes of his Beirut discussions to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—on Thursday, according to Reuters—regarding the American proposal for a ceasefire agreement. Hochstein declined to elaborate on the progress of his talks with Parliament Speaker ...

VideosWar Diary: Day 411

Rayan Chami 2024-11-20 19:15 - Reading : less than a minute

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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for November 20, 2024.

US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire Call at UN

This is Beirut 2024-11-20 18:54 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council push to call for a ceasefire in Gaza that Washington said would have emboldened Hamas. The resolution demanded "an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in the war between Israel and the Palestinian group, along with "the immediate and unconditional release of ...

Israel Says Any Lebanese Deal Must Grant it 'Freedom to Act' Against Hezbollah

This is Beirut 2024-11-20 17:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Wednesday that any ceasefire deal with Lebanon must ensure Israel has the "freedom to act" against Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. "In any agreement we will reach, we will need to keep the freedom to act if there will be violations," he told foreign ambassadors ahead of US envoy Amos Hochstein's ...

Naim Qassem: Hezbollah to Facilitate Presidential Election, Upholds Taif

This is Beirut 2024-11-20 17:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Hezbollah’s Secretary General Naim Qassem has sought to woe the Lebanese opposed to the war that his pro-Iranian party initiated “in support for Gaza” by promising to facilitate the long-delayed election of a president of the Republic and respect the terms of the Taif Agreement, which ended the 1975-1990 civil war in Lebanon. “We will ...

Iraq Accuses Israel of Seeking Pretext for Future Attack

This is Beirut 2024-11-20 16:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Iraq has accused Israel of attempting to legitimize an attack on its territory, after the Israeli foreign ministry protested to the United Nations about attacks by Iraqi militants. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a loose alliance of armed groups backed by Iran, has claimed almost daily drone attacks targeting Israel in recent months, which they ...