War in the Middle East

South Lebanon: Night Air Raids in Khiam
South Lebanon: Night Air Raids in Khiam

Fire exchange between Hezbollah and Israel intensified on Tuesday evening. A raid was carried out on the house of Abu Hussein Mehdi in Khiam, but no casualties were reported. Several raids were also carried out in Khiam targeting Wadi al-Assafir. The Israeli army also bombed Alma al-Shaab, Dhayra, Tayr Harfa, the outskirts of Kfar Hamam-Rachaya ...

Séjourné in Israel for Gaza and Lebanon Truce Talks
Séjourné in Israel for Gaza and Lebanon Truce Talks

French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné met with his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz on Tuesday, as part of a 24-hour visit to Israel, the final leg of a regional tour that has already taken him to Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. Séjourné's visit to Israel comes at a time when ongoing Qatari, Egyptian, and American mediation brings hope for a ...

War Diary: Day 207
War Diary: Day 207

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 April 30, 2024.

Netanyahu Threatens With Rafah Offensive Regardless of Deal
Netanyahu Threatens With Rafah Offensive Regardless of Deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that the military would launch a ground offensive on Gaza's far-southern Rafah city "with or without" a truce deal being negotiated with Hamas. He issued the warning despite strong concerns raised by top ally Washington and hours before the arrival of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...

Columbia Threatens to Expel Student Protesters Occupying Building
Columbia Threatens to Expel Student Protesters Occupying Building

Columbia University said Tuesday that students occupying a campus building as part of pro-Palestinian protests face being expelled from their academic programs, the latest move in a standoff with school officials. "Students occupying the building face expulsion," Columbia's office of public affairs said in a statement, adding that the protesters ...

Lazzarini: $267 Million in UNRWA Funding Still Suspended
Lazzarini: $267 Million in UNRWA Funding Still Suspended

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday that $267 million in its funding was still suspended over allegations some UNRWA staff participated in the October 7 attack. The accusations in January led to many donors freezing some $450 million in funding at a time when Gaza's 2.3 million people are in dire need of food, ...

ICJ Denies Nicaragua's Gaza 'Genocide' Request
ICJ Denies Nicaragua's Gaza 'Genocide' Request

The UN's top court threw out Nicaragua's request on Tuesday for emergency measures to stop Germany sending military supplies to Israel because of its action in the Gaza war. International Court of Justice presiding judge Nawaf Salam said that the circumstances presented to the court did not warrant "provisional measures." Nicaragua hauled ...

Lebanese Students Join Worldwide Protests for Gaza
Lebanese Students Join Worldwide Protests for Gaza

Lebanese students across the country gathered in their respective campuses on Tuesday to protest against the human rights violations in Gaza. These protests come after weeks of university student protests across the world, most notably in America, Canada and France, where students have gotten expelled and arrested for their participation. The ...

French Initiative: Revisited and Non-Provocative
French Initiative: Revisited and Non-Provocative

The French initiative for settling the conflict in South Lebanon underwent slight modifications that preserved its core content while refining the language related to the three stages of the proposed solution. These changes were crafted to maintain a non-provocative tone, fostering acceptance and facilitating negotiations among all concerned ...

South Lebanon: An Unabating Front
South Lebanon: An Unabating Front

The southern Lebanese villages of Al Adayse and Yaroun were targeted by Israeli warplanes on Tuesday at noon, in parallel with continuous reconnaissance flights over the South's central and western sectors. For its part, Hezbollah claimed in a statement on Monday evening “targeting a building where Israeli soldiers are stationed in Doviv ...

Netanyahu Vows Israel Will Enter Rafah 'With or Without a Deal'
Netanyahu Vows Israel Will Enter Rafah 'With or Without a Deal'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to enter Rafah "with or without a deal." He also claimed that the humanitarian evacuation of Rafah "has already begun." In a meeting with the families of hostages taken on October 7, Netanyahu said, “The idea that we will stop the war before achieving all of its goals is out of the ...

Five Israeli Units Committed Rights Abuses in West Bank, Says US
Five Israeli Units Committed Rights Abuses in West Bank, Says US

The United States concluded that five Israeli security force units committed serious human rights violations against Palestinians in the West Bank before the Hamas attack in October, the State Department said on Monday. Israel has taken remedial measures with four of these units, making US sanctions less likely. Consultations are under way with ...