This Is Beirut 2024-05-01 11:29 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A ground operation by Israeli troops in the southern Gaza city of Rafah would be a "tragedy beyond words", the UN's humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said in a statement on Tuesday. "The simplest truth is that a ground operation in Rafah will be nothing short of a tragedy beyond words. No humanitarian plan can counter that," Griffiths said, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-01 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed calls for Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal Wednesday as he started talks with Israel's leadership. "Even in these very difficult times we are determined to get a ceasefire that brings the hostages home -- and to get it now. And the only reason that it wouldn't be achieved is because of Hamas," Blinken ...
Michel Touma 2024-05-01 11:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
"The dress does not make the monk.” This French idiom, which implies that appearances can be deceiving, certainly applies to the field of political maneuvering, and it is equally pertinent when dealing with mass manipulation. As such, political stances howled amidst the media frenzy often serve as a dense smoke cloud, inadequately veiling the ...
2024-04-30 23:51 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Fire exchange between Hezbollah and Israel intensified on Tuesday evening. A raid was carried out on the house of Abu Hussein Mehdi in Khiam, but no casualties were reported. Several raids were also carried out in Khiam targeting Wadi al-Assafir. The Israeli army also bombed Alma al-Shaab, Dhayra, Tayr Harfa, the outskirts of Kfar Hamam-Rachaya ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 23:36 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné met with his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz on Tuesday, as part of a 24-hour visit to Israel, the final leg of a regional tour that has already taken him to Lebanon and Saudi Arabia. Séjourné's visit to Israel comes at a time when ongoing Qatari, Egyptian, and American mediation brings hope for a ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-04-30 21:52 - 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 April 30, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 21:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that the military would launch a ground offensive on Gaza's far-southern Rafah city "with or without" a truce deal being negotiated with Hamas. He issued the warning despite strong concerns raised by top ally Washington and hours before the arrival of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 19:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Columbia University said Tuesday that students occupying a campus building as part of pro-Palestinian protests face being expelled from their academic programs, the latest move in a standoff with school officials. "Students occupying the building face expulsion," Columbia's office of public affairs said in a statement, adding that the protesters ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 18:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday that $267 million in its funding was still suspended over allegations some UNRWA staff participated in the October 7 attack. The accusations in January led to many donors freezing some $450 million in funding at a time when Gaza's 2.3 million people are in dire need of food, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-30 18:28 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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The UN's top court threw out Nicaragua's request on Tuesday for emergency measures to stop Germany sending military supplies to Israel because of its action in the Gaza war. International Court of Justice presiding judge Nawaf Salam said that the circumstances presented to the court did not warrant "provisional measures." Nicaragua hauled ...
2024-04-30 15:36 - Reading : less than a minute
Lebanese students across the country gathered in their respective campuses on Tuesday to protest against the human rights violations in Gaza. These protests come after weeks of university student protests across the world, most notably in America, Canada and France, where students have gotten expelled and arrested for their participation. The ...
Shahir Idriss 2024-04-30 15:31 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The French initiative for settling the conflict in South Lebanon underwent slight modifications that preserved its core content while refining the language related to the three stages of the proposed solution. These changes were crafted to maintain a non-provocative tone, fostering acceptance and facilitating negotiations among all concerned ...