This Is Beirut 21/04 21:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will increase "military pressure" on Palestinian militant group Hamas in a bid to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. "In the coming days, we will increase the military and political pressure on Hamas because this is the only way to free our hostages," Netanyahu said in a video ...
Tylia El Helou 21/04 21:01 - 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 April 21st, 2024.
This Is Beirut 21/04 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Benjamin Netanyahu
Washington could impose sanctions on an Israeli Army unit for possible abuses committed against Palestinians in the West Bank prior to the October 7 Hamas attack, said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday. The United States appears close to sanctioning an Israeli military unit over alleged human rights violations in the West Bank, a ...
This Is Beirut 21/04 19:05 - Reading : less than a minute
The Al-Qassam Brigades in Lebanon announced on Sunday afternoon that they bombed the military barracks of Shomera in the western sector of the Upper Galilee with a salvo of 20 Grad-type rockets. Additionally, Hezbollah announced that it targeted and destroyed espionage equipment at the Misgav Am site. Earlier in the afternoon, the Israeli air ...
21/04 19:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Since the beginning of the war in Gaza on October 7, 2023, the navigation systems at Beirut International Airport (BIA) have been experiencing near-daily disruptions, compromising the safety of civil aviation and causing the interruptions of some flights. What is the source of these disruptions, and what are BIA’s options? According to ...
This Is Beirut 21/04 17:16 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant referred to the conflict with Hezbollah on the Lebanese southern border as Israel’s "biggest challenge arena," stating, "we are approaching a decisive point." He added during his statement on Sunday from the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, "We have not yet achieved our goals in the war, but we have not given ...
This Is Beirut 21/04 16:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hailed on Sunday the armed forces' "success" in the unprecedented attack on Israel on April 13 as an illustration of Iran's "greatness" on the international stage. Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei praised the country's armed forces for their "success" in his first public comments since ...
This Is Beirut 21/04 13:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinian teenagers in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, as the army confirmed it "neutralized" two attackers who fired at soldiers. The incident, after numerous deaths during an Israeli raid further north in the Palestinian territory, added to a two-year surge of violence in ...
This Is Beirut 21/04 13:04 - Reading : less than a minute
The Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai saluted on Sunday in his homily "all the beloved ones in southern Lebanon who stand strong with the power of faith despite the war." On the occasion of the general meeting of the Family Welfare Society at the Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Rai called on officials to "make efforts towards the common ...
This Is Beirut 21/04 11:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Daily Israeli bombing continues on the southern front. On the ground, the neighborhood of Karkazan north of the town of Mays al-Jabal was subjected to intermittent artillery shelling on Sunday morning, while Aita al-Shaab was subjected to heavy machine gun fire. The Israeli Channel 12 reported that rockets fired from southern Lebanon fell in the ...
21/04 10:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In the coming days, Security Council Resolution 1701 will resurface once again through the conference organized by the Lebanese Forces. Multiple Lebanese parties, who firmly believe in the necessity of implementing this resolution, will be invited, as this remains the sole pathway to achieving enduring stability in the southern region of the ...
This Is Beirut 20/04 23:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Iran and Israel appeared on Saturday to be moving away from escalation, after a week marked by the sharpest tensions in the Middle East since the start of the Gaza war. Iran has dismissed as akin to child's play Israel's reported retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike, as both sides appeared on Saturday to step back from the wider ...