This Is Beirut 25/02 21:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Qatari Emir is expected in Paris on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza, according to the French presidency. French capital had previously hosted negotiations concerning a truce in the enclave. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, whose country has played the key mediation role in the Gaza war, visits Paris this week for talks ...
This Is Beirut 25/02 21:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Jordan's King Abdullah II warned on Sunday of a wider regional war if Israel presses on with its military campaign in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in March. At a meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Abdullah warned "of the continuation of the war on Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan, which will increase ...
This Is Beirut 25/02 19:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
After a relatively calm Sunday morning, hostilities resumed in southern Lebanon with renewed artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel. Israeli bombardments intermittently targeted the outskirts of Kfarhamam, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Markaba, Aita al-Shaab, Kfarchouba, and Blida, where a Hezbollah fighter was killed. According to the Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 25/02 17:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given assurances that the Israeli offensive at Rafah will go ahead with or without a truce on Sunday February 25, while negotiations at this level are progressing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the military operation into Gaza's Rafah, where 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering ...
This Is Beirut 25/02 10:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's war cabinet has discussed the next steps for negotiations towards a hostage deal and ceasefire in its war with Hamas, as concern deepens over the increasingly desperate situation faced by civilians in the devastated Gaza Strip. An Israeli delegation that had travelled to Paris for fresh talks on a hostage deal returned to brief the ...
Chelsea Al Arif 24/02 22:44 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Here are the main highlights for February 24th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 24/02 19:16 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Shelling intensified on Saturday afternoon in border villages in southern Lebanon. Israeli artillery shelled the villages of Kfar Kila, Kfarchouba, Helta, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Tayr Harfa and Rab el-Thalathine. The Israeli air force also stepped up its raids, targeting Blida, Aita al-Shaab, Rab el-Thalathine, Dhayra, Beit Lif, Beraachit, Ramya, ...
This Is Beirut 24/02 18:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), a Houthi attack targeting a ship in the Red Sea on February 18 has caused an oil slick. CENTCOM said in a post published Saturday on X that the ship in question, a Belize-flagged British bulk carrier named the Rubymar, is currently "anchored but slowly taking on water." On Feb. 18 between 9:30 p.m. ...
This Is Beirut 24/02 17:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israel's war cabinet will meet later on Saturday after a delegation returned from talks in Paris on a hostage release and ceasefire deal in the war against Hamas. National security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said members would "meet this evening by telephone" to hear an update on discussions about the conflict in the Gaza Strip, which is now in its ...
This Is Beirut 24/02 13:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Fire exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel resumed on Saturday in the southern border regions. On Friday night, the pro-Iranian party announced the death of a fighter targeted by an Israeli drone strike. The date and place of the attack were not specified. Israeli artillery bombardments also targeted the outskirts of Bayt Lif, Wazzani, Ramya, ...
This Is Beirut 24/02 11:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Overnight strikes on Gaza killed dozens, the territory's Ministry of Health said on Saturday, as Israel's spy chief joined talks in Paris seeking to unblock negotiations on a truce. The negotiations come after a plan for a post-war Gaza unveiled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew criticism from key ally the United States and was ...
Fady Noun 24/02 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
There are around two hundred Lebanese who have fallen, arms in hand, in a “low-intensity” war sparked by Hezbollah against Israel. Today, they are deathly visages. For many, their demise came in the early weeks of war measured much like a pregnant woman counting the months and days leading to childbirth. Sometimes, they met their end in ...