War in the Middle East

War Diary: Day 179
War Diary: Day 179

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 2nd, 2024.

Damascus Attack: Netanyahu’s Evolving Red Lines Against Iran and Its Proxies
Damascus Attack: Netanyahu’s Evolving Red Lines Against Iran and Its Proxies

Almost six months into Israel’s quest to destroy Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is still adamant on pushing ahead with his escalatory military policy, notwithstanding global pressures, notably by its US ally, to cease fire. The Israeli strike in Damascus on Monday which flattened a building that is part of the Iranian embassy ...

USA Warned at Last Moment of Israeli Attack in Syria
USA Warned at Last Moment of Israeli Attack in Syria

According to reports from Axios, the United States was notified just minutes before Israel carried out an airstrike in Syria, targeting an Iranian embassy building. Notably, Israel didn't seek explicit approval from Washington; instead, they informed the US authorities when the aircraft were already en route to Damascus. Axios also states that ...

7 Aid Workers Killed in Israeli Strike in Gaza
7 Aid Workers Killed in Israeli Strike in Gaza

Food aid organization World Central Kitchen said Tuesday that an Israeli strike killed seven of its workers in the Gaza Strip. "World Central Kitchen is devastated to confirm seven members of our team have been killed in an IDF strike in Gaza," the US-based charity said in a statement. It stated that those killed were "from Australia, Poland, ...

US Set to Approve $18 Billion in F-15s to Israel
US Set to Approve $18 Billion in F-15s to Israel

The Biden administration is set to approve the sale of as roughly 50 American-made F-15 fighter jets to Israel, in a deal slated to be worth over $18 billion, as reported by CNN. This transaction would be the largest United States foreign military sale to Israel since October 7, with the administration also preparing to notify Congress of the ...

10 Hezbollah Sites Targeted in Rachaya Al-Foukhar
10 Hezbollah Sites Targeted in Rachaya Al-Foukhar

Israeli attacks persisted along the southern border on Monday afternoon. The Israeli army announced in a statement on Monday that it simultaneously targeted 10 sites belonging to Hezbollah in Rachaya al-Foukhar. These sites include weapon storage facilities, missile launch pads and infrastructure. On the other hand, Hezbollah claimed three ...

Netanyahu Vows to Enact Al Jazeera Ban
Netanyahu Vows to Enact Al Jazeera Ban

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Monday to enact a ban on broadcasts in Israel from news channel Al Jazeera using authority lawmakers have just voted to grant him. The potential ban is a fresh escalation in the running conflict between Israel's government and the Qatari TV channel during Israel's war with Hamas militants in ...

War Diary: Day 178
War Diary: Day 178

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 1st, 2024.

Who Was Mohammad Reza Zahedi?
Who Was Mohammad Reza Zahedi?

Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an Iranian Brigadier General in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Quds Force in Lebanon and Syria, was killed on Monday, as a result of a reported Israeli airstrike near the Iranian Embassy in Damascus. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/israel-hamaswar/240669"] According to the Syrian Observatory for ...

IRGC Commander in Syria and Lebanon Assassinated in Damascus
IRGC Commander in Syria and Lebanon Assassinated in Damascus

Israeli air strikes destroyed the Iranian embassy's consular annex in Damascus on Monday, Syrian and Iranian officials said, with a top Revolutionary Guard commander among seven members the force said were killed. Israel said it would not comment on the attack, but Iranian officials vowed a stiff response, with fears of even further violence ...

Hamas Accuses Fateh of Infiltrating Gaza
Hamas Accuses Fateh of Infiltrating Gaza

Gaza's interior ministry accused the Palestinian Authority's Fateh group of sending security officials disguised as charity truck drivers into northern Gaza, sparking tensions between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority The interior ministry in Gaza accused the Fateh of deploying security officials into northern Gaza while posing as charity truck ...