This Is Beirut 2024-09-10 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Jordanians went to the polls Tuesday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by the war in Gaza and concerns over a slump in tourism, a sector vital to the kingdom's economy. It is the first vote since a 2022 reform increased the number of seats in the house, reserving more for women and lowering the minimum age for candidates. Despite these ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-10 11:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli strike on a crowded tent camp housing Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza killed at least 19 people and wounded 60 early on Tuesday, Palestinian officials said The strike hit Al-Mawasi -- in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Yunis -- which was designated a safe zone by the Israeli military early in the war, with tens of thousands ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-10 10:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
An Israeli drone targeted a car on Tuesday morning in the vicinity of the town of Saghbine on the road to Machghara in Western Bekaa. According to the Lebanese Ministry of Health, this strike killed one person and injured two others. On Tuesday morning, heavy Israeli shelling was observed in Khiam following the launch of an unexploded missile by ...
Rayan Chami 2024-09-09 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 September 9th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-09-09 17:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli military said Monday it ordered the evacuation of several neighbourhoods and towns near Gaza City, warning of imminent fighting after rockets were launched from the area. Avichay Adraee, a military spokesman, posted on social media platform X a map showing several areas in the Gaza Strip's northwest to be evacuated, declaring them ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-09 12:07 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Early on Monday morning, the Israeli army fired a ground-to-ground missile and mortar shells at the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Kila, while shelling targeted Kfar Hamam and Kfarchouba. This comes after a tense night during which an Israeli strike on Hanine, on Sunday night, injured four people, according to the latest information from the ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-09-08 20:23 - 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 September 8th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-09-08 11:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A truck driver shot dead three Israeli guards at a border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan Sunday before being "eliminated", Israel's military said, as it pounded Hamas targets in Gaza. The rare attack at the Allenby Bridge crossing comes amid soaring violence in the West Bank with major Israeli raids and attacks by ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-08 10:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah fighters and Israeli forces traded cross-border attacks a day after the Lebanese Health Ministry reported three civil defense members killed in an Israeli attack. The Iran-backed group said that it bombarded the northern Israeli town of "Kiryat Shmona twice with a volley of Falaq rockets" early on Sunday "in response to the enemy ...
2024-09-07 20:29 - 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 September 7, 2024.
2024-09-07 16:11 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Three members of the Lebanese Civil Defense have been killed and two others were wounded Saturday evening in a targeted Israeli strike on the southern town of Froun. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center reported that the attack occurred while the Civil Defense team was combating fires caused by recent Israeli raids in Froun. One of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-07 11:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A precarious calm reigned on Saturday morning at the southern border, following a violent escalation that has resurfaced overnight. Sirens blared on Saturday morning in Ras Naqoura and the Western Galilee areas after suspicions of a drone infiltration from Lebanon. Additionally, the Israeli Army targeted Aita al-Shaab, while Hezbollah announced ...