Israel Slams South Africa in Top UN Court Over Genocide Allegations

This Is Beirut 2024-05-17 13:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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During a hearing at the International Court of Justice, Israel strongly rejected South Africa's accusations of genocide in Gaza and its calls for an ordered ceasefire. Israel lashed out Friday at South Africa's case before the UN's top court, describing it as "totally divorced" from reality, as Pretoria urges judges to order a ceasefire in ...

US Delivers Aid to Gaza Via Temporary Pier, Says CENTCOM

This Is Beirut 2024-05-17 12:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up emergency humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. "Today at approximately 9 AM (Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza," the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in ...

Awaited Aid Pier Anchored Along Gaza Seashore

This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 22:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US troops on Thursday anchored a long-awaited temporary pier, aimed to boost aid deliveries into war-ravaged Gaza, to a beach in the besieged Palestinian territory, the US military and Israel said. The US Central Command said the pier was "successfully affixed to the beach in Gaza" at around 7:40 am (0440 GMT), with around 500 tonnes of aid ...

War Diary: Day 223

Rayan Chami 2024-05-16 21:58 - Reading : less than a minute

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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 May 16th, 2024.

Arab League Calls For UN Peacekeepers in 'Occupied Palestinian Territories'

This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 19:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The Arab League called for a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Palestinian territories at a summit dominated by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza strip. The "Manama Declaration" issued by the 22-member bloc called for "international protection and peacekeeping forces of the United Nations in the occupied Palestinian territories" ...

South Africa Accuses Israel of Genocide at The Hague

This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 11:38 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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As over 600,000 people have fled Rafah since Israel's invasion of the city, South Africa has accused Israel of "genocide" urging the International Court of Justice to order a halt to the Israel-Gaza War. South Africa accused Israel Thursday at the top UN court of stepping up what it called a "genocide" in Gaza, urging judges to order a halt to ...

Three Palestinians Killed During Clashes in Tulkarem

This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 11:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Israeli troops shot and killed three men during clashes in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials stated early Thursday. Several others were injured during the confrontation between Israeli forces and Palestinian activists in the town of Tulkarem in the northwest of the territory, the Palestinian Authority's health ministry told ...

Hezb Attacks Golan and Israel Retaliates in Baalbeck

This Is Beirut 2024-05-16 11:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

The Israeli Army confirmed on Thursday that “for the first time, a security facility was targeted last night in the Golan Junction as a result of the explosion of a Hezbollah drone.”The Israeli Army radio also announced that the Army “sent technical teams to the scene and is investigating the extent of damages.” In parallel, 'Al-Hadath' ...

Hezb Executive Eliminated, Sixty Rockets Fired at Northern Israel

This Is Beirut 2024-05-15 21:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Hezbollah's response to Israel's elimination of one of its senior executives, Hussein Makki, on Tuesday evening, was swift. On Wednesday, the pro-Iranian group launched a salvo of Katyusha and Burkan rockets against Israeli positions. In a series of statements, it claimed to have targeted the headquarters of Brigade 91 at the Biranit barracks, and ...

Gallant Opposes Israeli Post-War 'Control' Over Gaza

This Is Beirut 2024-05-15 21:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Wednesday that he was opposed to Israeli military control or taking responsibility for the governance of the Gaza Strip after the ongoing war with Hamas. "Since October, I have been raising this issue consistently in the cabinet, and have received no response," Gallant said in a televised ...

War Diary: Day 222

Rayan Chami 2024-05-15 20:45 - Reading : less than a minute

Palestine

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 May 15th, 2024.

Arab Leaders Insist on Palestinian State in Post-War Settlement

This Is Beirut 2024-05-15 15:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Arab leaders are working to establish a possible post-war settlement, insisting on the long-held aim of realizing the establishment of a Palestinian state. As Israel keeps up its campaign against Hamas, Arab leaders are mapping out ways to support post-war Gaza, placing one major condition on their involvement: a pathway to Palestinian ...