This Is Beirut 2024-08-02 14:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Following Erdogan’s decree of a day of mourning for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Turkey lowered its flag on Friday at its embassy in Tel Aviv, sparking outrage among Israeli leaders. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz summoned Turkey’s deputy ambassador in Israel for a “stern reprimand.” Katz also stated ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-02 09:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that Washington is committed to defending Israel's security "against all threats from Iran," the White House said, after the assassination of a top Hamas leader in Tehran. Biden, who was joined on the call by Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-02 08:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran and its regional allies vowed retaliation on Thursday for the deaths of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, raising regional tensions as mourners filled Tehran's city center calling for revenge. A public funeral was held for Hamas' political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in the Iranian capital, where he was killed early Wednesday in an attack on which ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-01 21:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
According to Reuters, Hezbollah did not evacuate its key sites or senior officials in Beirut's suburbs before the recent Israeli airstrike that killed Fouad Shokr, a senior commander, on Tuesday. The group believed and trusted that the US-led diplomatic efforts would prevent an attack, according to information obtained by Reuters from sources ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-08-01 21:08 - 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 1, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-01 19:11 - Reading : less than a minute
Successive Israeli air strikes targeted a house on the outskirts of the town of Chamaa in the district of Tyre, killing five Syrians, including a mother and her children, and wounding several other Lebanese. A journalist was standing right next to the targeted house that was totally destroyed and was not affected by the shrapnels. Teams of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-01 18:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday vowed to retaliate to the Israeli attack on the party stronghold in south Beirut, in which top party military commander, Fouad Shokr, was killed, stating that the confrontation with Israel has entered a new phase. Speaking at Shokr’s funeral, Nasrallah said, addressing the Israelis: ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-01 18:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Iran and armed groups backed by it are preparing coordinated action meant to deter Israel but avert all-out war, sources and analysts said, after the killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah figures. On Wednesday, Iranian officials met in Tehran with representatives of the so-called 'axis of resistance' — a loose alliance of Tehran-backed groups ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-01 17:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled and placed in the Tehran guesthouse where he was residing, according to a New York Times report citing seven Middle Eastern officials, including two Iranians, and one American official. Citing five of the aforementioned Middle Eastern ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-01 16:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The British Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs, John Healey and David Lammy, arrived in Beirut on Thursday for discussions with Lebanese officials, following a recent escalation in the region. In the past 48 hours, Israel conducted two significant strikes: one in the southern suburbs of Beirut, killing Fouad Chokr, a senior Hezbollah ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-01 11:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's army confirmed on Thursday that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an air strike last month in the southern Gaza Strip. The announcement came a day after Hamas and Iran said the Palestinian movement's chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran. Israel has not commented on that report. "Mohammed Deif, the Osama bin Laden of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-01 10:03 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged "all parties" in the Middle East to stop "escalatory actions" and achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, after Hamas's political leader was killed in a strike in Tehran that Iran blamed on Israel. Speaking in the Mongolian capital, top US diplomat Blinken warned the Middle East was on a path "toward ...