This Is Beirut 2024-08-26 17:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A far-right Israeli minister sparked fresh outrage on Monday by saying he would build a synagogue at the flashpoint al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem if he could, once again challenging government policy. National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has repeatedly ignored the government's long-standing ban on Jews praying at the site, told ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-26 14:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's military struck the Gaza Strip on Monday, a day after truce talks in Cairo coincided with a major but brief cross-border escalation involving Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon. Mediators held meetings in the Egyptian capital on Sunday, but reported no breakthrough in months of protracted negotiations as the fighting in Gaza raged ...
Rayan Chami 2024-08-25 20:59 - 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 25, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 20:19 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah announced that his party had targeted successfully an Israeli military intelligence base near Tel Aviv with drones as part of its major attack on Israel on Sunday morning. The “main target of the operation” was “Glilot, the main Israeli military intelligence base, where the spy unit 8200 is ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 18:17 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The flare-up of violence across the Blue Line on Sunday morning, with Israel carrying out dozens of airstrikes on South Lebanon and Hezbollah targeting Israeli territory with 320 missiles, drew local and international calls for de-escalation and restraint. The head of the Kataeb party, Sami Gemayel, considered that the continuous tit-for-tat ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 16:51 - Reading : less than a minute
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Sunday's strikes in Lebanon were "not the final word" in his country's military campaign against Lebanese armed group Hezbollah."We are striking Hezbollah with surprising, crushing blows... This is another step towards changing the situation in the north and safely returning our residents to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 15:27 - Reading : less than a minute
Hezbollah has reportedly created tunnels and established new warehouses in the disputed areas between Yammouneh and Aqoura in the Jbeil district, north of Beirut, according to informed sources. The area, which is now considered a restricted military zone, stretches over several kilometers and includes several water basins, earning it the name of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 15:14 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli military's Home Front Command has lifted restrictions on gatherings, in central Israel, especially Tel Aviv and the surrounding areas, six hours after they were put in place on Sunday morning. However, restrictions remain in place for large parts of northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon. This comes as Israel and Hezbollah ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 13:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's Ben-Gurion airport reopened at 7 am (Beirut time) on Sunday morning, following its closure at 5:19 am, Israel's Airport Authority (IAA) has announced. This comes as Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes in the early hours of Sunday. [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/lebanon/284814"] IAA estimated that 50,000 passengers were ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-25 07:41 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Hezbollah announced that two of its combatants were killed in a spate of air raids in south Lebanon at dawn Sunday, which Israel described as a preemptive operation against the Iranian-backed party. Israel claimed that the attack followed intelligence information that Hezbollah was preparing to launch a large-scale missile offensive on targets ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-08-24 20:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
From to , brings you a daily recap of the war between Hamas and and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for August 24, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-24 20:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli airstrikes continued to target southern Lebanese villages and towns on Saturday. Hezbollah announced the death of one fighter from the town of Tulin in Southern Lebanon. In the early hours of Saturday, explosions were reported over the towns of Tamra and Iblin in Lower Galilee, northern Israel, coinciding with air raid sirens warning of ...