This Is Beirut 2024-08-23 21:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Several blasts sounded simultaneously on Friday evening in the vicinity of the Syrian cities of Homs and Hama, following several Israeli raids, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). These included airstrikes targeting fuel depots west of Homs. According to the London-based NGO, these are controlled by Hezbollah. The SOHR ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-23 19:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Iran's new Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told his French and British counterparts in telephone conversations on Friday that it was his country's right to retaliate against Israel for last month's assassination of a Hamas official in Tehran, the official IRNA news agency reported. Iran blames Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-23 18:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Talks in Cairo on reaching a Gaza truce have made progress, the White House said Friday, as it urged Israel and Hamas to move forward. The White House confirmed that CIA chief William Burns and senior official Brett McGurk were participating in discussions that began at a preliminary level on Thursday evening. "There has been progress made. We ...
2024-08-23 11:49 - Reading : less than a minute
Yara Germany 2024-08-23 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Since the beginning of the confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon, Israeli strikes have increasingly targeted deeper into Lebanese territory, reaching the Beirut southern suburbs and even the Bekaa Valley. Amid growing concerns about these developments and the possibility that the attacks may herald a new phase in the war, ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-08-22 21:19 - 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 August 22, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-22 19:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The southern front was cautiously calm on Thursday afternoon, following heavy Israeli bombardment from dawn onward. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/283981"] Late in the day, a large fire broke out in Wadi Hamoul, on the outskirts of Naqoura in the caza of Tyre, and forest fires flared up in Yaroun after the Israeli Army fired ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-22 12:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Gaza's first polio case in 25 years has sparked a challenging vaccination campaign amid ongoing conflict, with UN agencies preparing to vaccinate 640,000 children despite severe logistical obstacles. The Gaza Strip's first recorded polio case in 25 years has health workers and aid agencies grappling with the steep obstacles to conducting mass ...
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2024-08-22 08:42 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
With the renewal of the UNIFIL mandate set for August 29, This is Beirut provides a comprehensive overview of this international force governed by UN resolutions. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) mandate is due for renewal on August 29, 2024. This annual process involves the Security Council voting to extend UNIFIL's mission ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-22 04:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Ceasefire Palestine
President Joe Biden on Wednesday pushed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas as talks on a truce faltered. The US and Israeli leaders spoke hours after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ended a tour of the Middle East aimed at reaching an accord as tensions rise in the region. In a statement on ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-21 20:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Wednesday his "readiness for any scenario" amid the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah and its backer, Iran, against the backdrop of the Gaza war. United States President Joe Biden is expected to urge Netanyahu to ease his demands in the ceasefire deal in a phone call later tonight, an unnamed ...