This Is Beirut 2024-08-20 10:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire as he pushes Hamas to accept a deal. Blinken, who met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Monday, will afterwards head to Qatar which, along with Egypt, is brokering negotiations for a truce in the 10-month Gaza conflict. His ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-20 10:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Protesters against Israel's war in Gaza briefly breached the outer security fence of the Democratic convention in Chicago on Monday, hours before US President Joe Biden passed the torch to new nominee Kamala Harris. Biden did not directly address the security lapse in his hour-long speech, but he said "those protesters out in the street, they ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-08-19 21:07 - 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 19, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-19 21:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured him of support for a US proposal to bridge gaps on reaching a Gaza ceasefire, and pressed Hamas to agree. Following three hours of talks with the prime minister in Jerusalem, Blinken said that Netanyahu promised Israel would send a team to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-19 19:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Three Israeli airstrikes targeted the Bekaa, including a plain between Nabi Sheet and Sara'in, Qasrnaba, Tamnin Plain. According to Reuters, citing two security sources, the Israeli strike targeted a Hezbollah weapons depot in the Bekaa Valley. The Israeli army claimed targeting several of them. Several strikes hit the Bekaa valley on Monday ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-19 18:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A British diplomat based in Ireland resigned over arms sales to Israel, with his email—circulated online—stating that the UK's Foreign Office "may be complicit in war crimes," it emerged Monday. Images of his resignation email sent to colleagues were posted online, with Mark Smith, who was based in the British embassy in Dublin, writing there ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-19 17:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli army announced on Monday the death of "an Israeli soldier killed this morning in a Hezbollah drone attack in western Galilee". According to the Israeli army, "five explosive-laden drones were launched from Lebanon during the attack, three of which were intercepted by the Iron Dome". The other two drones fell near Gesher HaZiv and the ...
Tamer El Imad 2024-08-19 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Gaza ceasefire talks took place in Doha on Thursday, however, initial optimism has dissipated over the weekend as both sides blame each other for the remaining obstacles. Summary of the talks Talks for a ceasefire agreement in Gaza were held in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday, and attended by American, Egyptian, Qatari, and Israeli officials. ...
2024-08-19 14:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Hamas not to derail negotiations that he said may be a "last opportunity" to secure a Gaza truce and hostage release deal. Blinken, on his ninth regional tour since Hamas's October 7 attack triggered the war, said he was back in Israel "to get this agreement to the line and ultimately over ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-19 11:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Heavy fighting continues on Monday morning on the Lebanese southern border as cross border exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah are not letting up. An Israeli raid on Hula early on Monday morning led to the death of two people. The Israeli army opened fire with heavy machine guns at the forests adjacent to the Blue Line on the outskirts of the ...
2024-08-19 10:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The latest developments in the Near East are of bad omen and the chances of stabilization are improbable in spite of the active diplomatic mediations. As long as the Iranian regime is in control of the political landscape, the chances of serious political evolutions are of a limited scope, let alone uncertain. The uncanny neutralization of the ...
Michel Touma 2024-08-19 10:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In his famous work The Art of War, widely regarded as the oldest document on military strategy, the Chinese general Sun Tzu (6th century B.C.) explains that one can gain an upper hand over an enemy and win a battle without engaging in direct combat. This strategy involves tactics such as displays of force, deception, bluffing, or psychological ...