This Is Beirut 16/05 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Arab League called for a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Palestinian territories at a summit dominated by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza strip. The "Manama Declaration" issued by the 22-member bloc called for "international protection and peacekeeping forces of the United Nations in the occupied Palestinian territories" ...
This Is Beirut 16/05 11:38 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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As over 600,000 people have fled Rafah since Israel's invasion of the city, South Africa has accused Israel of "genocide" urging the International Court of Justice to order a halt to the Israel-Gaza War. South Africa accused Israel Thursday at the top UN court of stepping up what it called a "genocide" in Gaza, urging judges to order a halt to ...
This Is Beirut 16/05 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israeli troops shot and killed three men during clashes in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials stated early Thursday. Several others were injured during the confrontation between Israeli forces and Palestinian activists in the town of Tulkarem in the northwest of the territory, the Palestinian Authority's health ministry told ...
This Is Beirut 16/05 11:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli Army confirmed on Thursday that “for the first time, a security facility was targeted last night in the Golan Junction as a result of the explosion of a Hezbollah drone.”The Israeli Army radio also announced that the Army “sent technical teams to the scene and is investigating the extent of damages.” In parallel, 'Al-Hadath' ...
This Is Beirut 15/05 21:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hezbollah's response to Israel's elimination of one of its senior executives, Hussein Makki, on Tuesday evening, was swift. On Wednesday, the pro-Iranian group launched a salvo of Katyusha and Burkan rockets against Israeli positions. In a series of statements, it claimed to have targeted the headquarters of Brigade 91 at the Biranit barracks, and ...
This Is Beirut 15/05 21:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that he was opposed to Israeli military control or taking responsibility for the governance of the Gaza Strip after the ongoing war with Hamas. "Since October, I have been raising this issue consistently in the cabinet, and have received no response," Gallant said in a televised ...
Rayan Chami 15/05 20:45 - Reading : less than a minute
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 15th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 15/05 15:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Arab leaders are working to establish a possible post-war settlement, insisting on the long-held aim of realizing the establishment of a Palestinian state. As Israel keeps up its campaign against Hamas, Arab leaders are mapping out ways to support post-war Gaza, placing one major condition on their involvement: a pathway to Palestinian ...
This Is Beirut 15/05 12:58 - Reading : less than a minute
Hussein Makki, a prominent Hezbollah leader, was killed in a targeted Israeli drone strike on his car in the city of Tyre in South Lebanon, along with two of his companions. Israeli sources indicated that Makki had close ties to Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a high-ranking officer in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards who was killed in Damascus on April ...
Chelsea Al Arif 14/05 21:18 - Reading : less than a minute
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 14th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 14/05 21:13 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Two people were killed on Tuesday evening in an Israeli drone strike that targeted their car on the Tyre-Naqoura road, near a shopping center. Palestinian sources said the two victims were members of the Islamic Jihad. Their identities were not immediately released. Their car was targeted by three missiles. The raid followed a heavy exchange of ...
This Is Beirut 14/05 21:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United Nations said on Tuesday that nearly 450,000 people have been displaced from Rafah since Israel began issuing evacuation orders for the south Gaza City eight days ago. At the same time, another 100,000 people have fled their homes amid renewed fighting in northern Gaza, the UN said, meaning that around a quarter of Gaza's population of ...