War Diary: Day 401
Paul Guillot 10/11 19:35 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for November 10, 2024.
War in the Middle East
Saudi Army Chief in Iran on Rare Visit
This is Beirut 10/11 19:17 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Saudi Arabia's top military official arrived in Tehran on Sunday for talks with Iranian officials, state media reported, in a rare high-level meeting since the countries restored ties last year. Fayyad al-Ruwaili, chief of staff of the Saudi armed forces, met his Iranian counterpart "General Mohammad Bagheri at the Iranian Armed Forces General ...
Israeli Strike in Damascus Kills Hezbollah Official Overseeing Golan Operations
This is Beirut 10/11 19:02 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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An Israeli strike on Sunday south of Damascus targeted a Hezbollah apartment, killing nine people including Ali Moussa Daqdouq, a Hezbollah official responsible for the group’s operations in the Golan Heights. Several Syrian media outlet, reported a toll of nine dead and twenty wounded in the strike. Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the ...
Hezbollah Operative Indicted in Hariri's Assassination Killed in Syria
This is Beirut 10/11 18:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Salim Ayyash, a senior Hezbollah figure, was reportedly killed in an Israeli strike, according to al-Hadath TV and Israeli media outlets. Israel’s Channel 12 confirmed that Ayyash, who was convicted of the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, was killed in an Israeli attack in Syria. It is believed that Ayyash may ...
Netanyahu Says Spoke Again with Trump About Iran 'Threat'
This is Beirut 10/11 18:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Sunday he had spoken three times with US president-elect Donald Trump over the past few days about the "Iranian threat" to Israeli security. "In the last few days, I have spoken three times with President-elect Donald Trump... Talks were designed to further tighten the strong alliance ...
Hezbollah Official Among Dozens Killed in Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon
This is Beirut 10/11 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Dozens were killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Sunday, including Hezbollah official Ahmad Amhaz, who succumbed to severe injuries from an airstrike on Aalmat in the Jbeil district. The attack on Aalmat resulted in significant civilian casualties, with Lebanon's Ministry of Health reporting 23 dead and six wounded, some critically. Among the ...
Arab and Muslim Leaders Head to Saudi for Talks on Mideast Wars
This is Beirut 10/11 15:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Arab and Muslim leaders have begun arriving in Saudi Arabia for a summit scheduled for Monday that will focus on Israel's wars in Gaza and Lebanon, Saudi state media said. The Saudi foreign ministry announced the summit in late October during the first meeting of an "international alliance" pushing for a two-state solution to the ...
UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief to Visit Iran
This is Beirut 10/11 12:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The United Nations' atomic watchdog chief, Rafael Grossi, will visit Iran in days for talks with senior officials, Iranian state media reported on Sunday. “The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency will arrive in Iran on Wednesday at the official invitation of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the official IRNA news agency ...
Israeli Strikes in Jabalia Kill 30, Including 13 Children
This is Beirut 10/11 09:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Gaza's civil defense agency on Sunday said 30 people, including 13 children, were killed in two Israeli strikes on two houses in the north of the Palestinian territory. The first strike early Sunday hit a house in Jabalia in northern Gaza, killing “at least 25” people, including 13 children, and injuring more than 30, the civil defense ...
US Strikes Houthi Arms Sites Amid Red Sea Tensions
This is Beirut 10/11 09:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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US warplanes staged multiple strikes Saturday night on Iran-backed Houthi advanced weapons storage facilities in Yemen, the Pentagon said. The facilities contained various weapons used to target military and civilian vessels navigating international waters throughout the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, according to information provided to AFP by the ...
Qatar Rejects Claims of Withdrawal from Gaza Ceasefire Mediation
This is Beirut 09/11 21:41 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Qatar Gaza Israel-Hamas Negotiations
Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has rejected news reports that it had pulled out of mediation efforts between Hamas and Israel adding that it has “stalled” its efforts until all parties demonstrate “willingness and seriousness” to end the war. In a statement on X, the ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said that Qatar ...
VideosWar Diary: Day 400
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This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the war and its repercussions on the region. Here are the main highlights for November 9, 2024.