War in the Middle East

Gantz Gives Ultimatum to Netanyahu on Post-War Gaza Situation
Gantz Gives Ultimatum to Netanyahu on Post-War Gaza Situation

Minister without portfolio in Israel's war cabinet, Benny Gantz threatened on Saturday evening to quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's current government, if it failed to propose a clear vision for the post-war period in Gaza. At a press conference, Gantz said he wanted the war cabinet to draw up a six-point plan by June 8. After this date, ...

War Diary: Day 225
War Diary: Day 225

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 May 18th, 2024.

Austria to Resume UNRWA Funding
Austria to Resume UNRWA Funding

Austria said Saturday it will restore its funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after suspending it over allegations that its staff were involved in the October 7 attacks. Israel alleged in January that some employees of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees may have participated in the Hamas attacks on October 7 that ...

Southern Front: Fisherman Injured
Southern Front: Fisherman Injured

Tensions remain at their highest in southern Lebanon, where artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel have continued unabated since October 8, when Hezbollah opened this front in support of Hamas in its war in Gaza. On Saturday morning, a young fisherman was injured in an Israeli drone strike on a motorcycle in the village of Naqoura. He ...

Houthis Strike Oil Tanker Off Yemeni Coast with Missile
Houthis Strike Oil Tanker Off Yemeni Coast with Missile

A crude oil tanker was hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen’s southwestern city of Mokha overlooking the strategic Bab al-Mandeb strait, maritime security firm Ambrey said on Saturday. “A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker was reportedly attacked” about 10 nautical miles southwest of Mokha, Ambrey said, adding that information “indicated ...

A Senior Palestinian Militant Killed in an Israeli Air Strike on Jenin
A Senior Palestinian Militant Killed in an Israeli Air Strike on Jenin

The Israeli military said on Saturday that it killed a senior Palestinian militant during an air strike on an "operations center" in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. "A number of significant terrorists were inside the compound," the Israeli Army said in a statement posted to Telegram. It said the strike by a fighter jet and helicopter ...

War Diary: Day 224
War Diary: Day 224

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 May 17th, 2024.

Thirteen Countries Urge Israel to Show Restraint Over Rafah
Thirteen Countries Urge Israel to Show Restraint Over Rafah

Thirteen Western countries, including many traditionally supportive of Israel, appealed to it Friday not to launch a large-scale offensive on Rafah. "We reiterate our opposition to a full-scale military operation in Rafah that would have catastrophic consequences on the civilian population," read the appeal, sent by the countries' foreign ...

Israel Slams South Africa in Top UN Court Over Genocide Allegations
Israel Slams South Africa in Top UN Court Over Genocide Allegations

During a hearing at the International Court of Justice, Israel strongly rejected South Africa's accusations of genocide in Gaza and its calls for an ordered ceasefire. Israel lashed out Friday at South Africa's case before the UN's top court, describing it as "totally divorced" from reality, as Pretoria urges judges to order a ceasefire in ...

US Delivers Aid to Gaza Via Temporary Pier, Says CENTCOM
US Delivers Aid to Gaza Via Temporary Pier, Says CENTCOM

The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up emergency humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. "Today at approximately 9 AM (Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza," the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in ...

Awaited Aid Pier Anchored Along Gaza Seashore
Awaited Aid Pier Anchored Along Gaza Seashore

US troops on Thursday anchored a long-awaited temporary pier, aimed to boost aid deliveries into war-ravaged Gaza, to a beach in the besieged Palestinian territory, the US military and Israel said. The US Central Command said the pier was "successfully affixed to the beach in Gaza" at around 7:40 am (0440 GMT), with around 500 tonnes of aid ...

War Diary: Day 223
War Diary: Day 223

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 May 16th, 2024.