2024-08-12 10:53 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The ongoing wars in Gaza, South Lebanon and South-West Syria are quite perplexing since we have a hard time imagining their outcomes. What makes these concatenated cycles of violence intractable and open to various entanglements and invariable destructiveness? Aside from the centennial legacy bequeathed by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-12 10:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain said Monday that "there can be no further delay" in negotiating a ceasefire in Gaza, warning Iran and its allies against any "further escalation" of the conflict. The joint statement came after one of the deadliest reported Israeli strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip in more than 10 months of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-12 09:48 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered an aircraft carrier group to hasten its arrival in the Middle East, the Pentagon said on Sunday, as mounting tensions raise fears of a region-wide war. It is a show of support for key US ally Israel after Iran and Hezbollah vowed to avenge last month's killings of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-11 22:29 - Reading : less than a minute
Hamas on Sunday called on US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators to implement a ceasefire plan for Gaza put forward by US President Joe Biden, instead of holding "more talks". "Hamas calls on the mediators to present a roadmap to put into action what was proposed to Hamas... based on the vision of Biden and the decisions of the UN Security Council, ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-08-11 21:11 - 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 August 11, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-11 19:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli airstrike on Sunday afternoon targeted a motorcycle near the Taybeh public school, resulting in the death of two Hezbollah members and injuring two others, according to Al-Markazia news agency. Israeli artillery also targeted the Tarash neighborhood in Mays al-Jabal, at Mouhaybib and the outskirts of Kfarchouba, near the high ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-11 18:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hundreds of Gazans fled the northern neighborhoods of Khan Younes on Sunday after Israel issued fresh evacuation orders ahead of a new operation against Palestinian militants it says have taken refuge there. Early in the morning the army dropped leaflets and sent mobile phone messages telling residents to leave the al-Jalaa area of Khan Younes, ...
2024-08-11 14:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
After a relatively calm Sunday morning on the southern front, Israeli gunfire targeted the outskirts of Wazzani, injuring a shepherd. Meanwhile, Hezbollah claimed several strikes against Israel. The Iran-backed party said it destroyed "spy equipment" at the Malkiya site "with a drone strike" and targeted the vicinity of the Mitat barracks with ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-08-10 20:39 - 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 August 10th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-10 18:10 - Reading : less than a minute
The head of Hamas's General Security, Walid Alsousi, was killed on Friday in an airstrike in Gaza, according to the Israeli army. The army added that al-Sousi was responsible for compiling an "intelligence chart" for Hamas in Gaza.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-10 16:31 - Reading : less than a minute
According to Reuters, the United States will provide Israel with $3.5 billion for the purchase of American weapons and military equipment. A US State Department spokesperson stated on Friday that the US government intends to release billions of dollars in foreign military financing for Israel. This release of funds comes several months after ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-10 15:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, warned Saturday of the risk of a regional escalation with potentially "catastrophic consequences" following the killing of two Iran-backed militant leaders. Sistani also urged an end to the "genocidal war" in Gaza, where the civil defense agency said that on Saturday, an Israeli air ...