War in the Middle East

Hopes for a Truce Revived as Qatar’s Emir Lands in Paris
Hopes for a Truce Revived as Qatar’s Emir Lands in Paris

The possibility of a probable truce agreement in Gaza was emerging on Tuesday, February 27, as US President Joe Biden expressed his optimism, while Qatar's Emir was due to land in Paris. A new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could start as soon as Monday, US President Joe Biden said, in a deal that may free dozens of hostages held in Gaza in ...

Will the ‘Ramadan Ceasefire’ Pave the Way for a Fair Regional Peace Plan?
Will the ‘Ramadan Ceasefire’ Pave the Way for a Fair Regional Peace Plan?

As per the last updates from the Paris 2 meeting held last Friday, negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip are expected to resume. Representatives from Egypt, Qatar, the United States and Israel, along with a delegation from Hamas, are scheduled to convene in Doha for discussions. This will be followed by further talks in Cairo aimed at ...

Southern Front: A Hezbollah Leader Killed in Israeli Strike
Southern Front: A Hezbollah Leader Killed in Israeli Strike

One of Hezbollah's military officials, Hassan Hussein Salameh from al-Houjjair, was killed on Monday in an Israeli strike that targeted his moving vehicle. Salameh was in al-Majadel, a village approximately 15 kilometers from the border. Two other Hezbollah fighters were also killed in earlier air raids conducted by the Israeli military against ...

War Diary: Day 143
War Diary: Day 143

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 26th, 2024.

Palestinian PM Resigns Citing 'New Reality' of Gaza War
Palestinian PM Resigns Citing 'New Reality' of Gaza War

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced on Monday the resignation of his government, which governs parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. He cited the need for change following the conclusion of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced Monday the resignation of his government, ...

US Soldier Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy
US Soldier Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Israeli Embassy

An active member of the US Air Force has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington over the weekend in protest of the war in Gaza, the Pentagon said Monday. Emergency responders on Sunday had rushed to the scene just before 1:00 pm (1800 GMT) in response to a "call for person on fire outside the Israeli ...

Armenia, Azerbaijan to Hold Peace Talks in Germany
Armenia, Azerbaijan to Hold Peace Talks in Germany

The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan are scheduled to conduct peace negotiations in Berlin this week, announced both ministries on Monday, aiming to address a longstanding conflict between the Caucasus nations that has persisted for decades. Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers are set to hold peace talks in Berlin this week, ...

Israel Struck Baalbeck for the First Time Since October 8
Israel Struck Baalbeck for the First Time Since October 8

The Israeli army carried out at least two strikes on Hezbollah targets near the Lebanese city of Baalbeck on Monday. This is the first strike on Lebanon's east after almost five months of cross-border clashes since October 8, the day after the start of the war in Gaza. According to preliminary reports, two people were killed. The Israeli Army ...

Palestinian Government Submits Resignation to Mahmoud Abbas
Palestinian Government Submits Resignation to Mahmoud Abbas

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced on Monday the resignation of his government which rules parts of the occupied West Bank, saying that "new political measures" were needed given the changing reality in Gaza. "I submit the government's resignation to Mr. President (Mahmoud Abbas)," Shtayyeh said, adding that it comes in the ...

Gaza: Guterres Warns Against a Full Offensive on Rafah
Gaza: Guterres Warns Against a Full Offensive on Rafah

A full-scale Israeli military operation in Rafah would deliver a death blow to aid programs in Gaza, where humanitarian assistance remains "completely insufficient," UN chief Antonio Guterres warned on Monday. Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Guterres said that Gaza's southernmost city, where more than 1.4 million ...

Israel Proposes an Evacuation Plan for Gaza Civilians
Israel Proposes an Evacuation Plan for Gaza Civilians

Israel's military proposed a plan for evacuating civilians from "areas of fighting" in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced on Monday, after he said that a ground invasion of the Palestinian territory's southern city Rafah was necessary. Foreign governments and aid organizations repeatedly expressed fears that an invasion of ...

What Are the Prospects of War Ending? 
What Are the Prospects of War Ending? 

Aside from wishful thinking and peaceful yearnings, we have not seen, so far, concrete proposals on how to put an end to the ongoing cycles of violence and move to another stage of discursive conflict resolution. While reviewing the various proposals, we observe that very few of them have come up with working solutions that are likely to draw the ...