This is Beirut 2024-10-07 11:40 - Reading : less than a minute
One year ago, Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel, marking the beginning of a significant war. Since then, the war has been ongoing for a full year, impacting countless in the region.
Michel Touma 2024-10-07 10:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
For exactly one year, parts of the Middle East, specifically Gaza and Lebanon, have been enduring the devastating fallout of two military ventures that have become symbols of madness and destructive chaos. On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a deadly assault on Israeli soil. The very next day, Hezbollah unilaterally reignited the southern Lebanon ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 20:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Syrian air defense intercepted 'hostile targets' in the country's central region on Sunday evening, state media said, a phrase usually used to refer to Israeli strikes on the war-torn country. "Our air defense systems intercepted hostile targets in the airspace of the central region" of the country, the official SANA news agency said. "Israeli ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 20:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Emmanuel Macron Hamas Middle East Benjamin Netanyahu
French President Emmanuel Macron reaffirmed Sunday his country's "unwavering commitment" to Israel's security in a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while insisting on a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, the presidency said. "On the eve of the first anniversary of the Hamas terrorist offensive against Israel, he expressed the ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 19:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United States will not ease its "pressure" on Israel and Arab leaders to reach a deal on hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza, Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview released on Sunday. Washington is working with Israel on humanitarian aid and "the need for a deal to be done which would release the hostages and create a ceasefire. And ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hassan Nasrallah Hassan Nasrallah Houthi Tehran
Hezbollah members in Yemen have reportedly been isolated by the Houthi security apparatus, according to the Yemeni media outlet Al-Jumhuriya. They are allegedly forbidden from meeting with the leaders of the Iran-backed group, according to the media, which cites sources close to the movement. These preventive security measures reportedly include ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 16:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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At least one person was killed and 10 others injured on Sunday during a shooting in southern Israel's Beersheba, police and emergency responders said, a day before the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attack. "Paramedics have pronounced a 25-year-old female deceased and are evacuating 10 casualties," emergency service ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 15:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad visited an oil facility on Kharg Island on Sunday amid growing concerns over potential Israeli air strikes targeting such vital sites. The visit comes after an Israeli official said the country was "preparing a response" after Iran launched a barrage of missiles this week at Israel, its sworn enemy. Iran's ...
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 14:50 - Reading : less than a minute
An Israeli strike on Sunday hit a car factory in central Syria, a war monitor said, in the latest such strike in the country or its border with Lebanon in recent days. The raids struck an empty Iranian car factory in the central region of Homs, causing only material damage, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. With AFP
This is Beirut 2024-10-06 09:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military said on Sunday that its forces surrounded the Jabaliya area of northern Gaza in response to indications that Hamas was rebuilding despite nearly a year of strikes and fighting. “The troops of the 401st Brigade and the 460th Brigade have successfully encircled the area and are currently continuing to operate in the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli official told AFP on Saturday that the military is "preparing a response" to the Iranian missile barrage that targeted Israel earlier this week. "The IDF (Israeli military) is preparing a response to the unprecedented and unlawful Iranian attack on Israeli civilians and Israel," the military official said on condition of anonymity as ...
This Is Beirut 2024-10-05 16:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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French President Emmanuel Macron called on Saturday for a halt to arms deliveries to Israel that are being used in the conflict in Gaza. "I think the priority today is to return to a political solution, to stop delivering weapons for the fights in Gaza," he said during a special broadcast on France Inter radio dedicated to Francophonie. "France ...