This Is Beirut 24/02 18:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), a Houthi attack targeting a ship in the Red Sea on February 18 has caused an oil slick. CENTCOM said in a post published Saturday on X that the ship in question, a Belize-flagged British bulk carrier named the Rubymar, is currently "anchored but slowly taking on water." On Feb. 18 between 9:30 p.m. ...
This Is Beirut 24/02 17:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Gaza Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal
Israel's war cabinet will meet later on Saturday after a delegation returned from talks in Paris on a hostage release and ceasefire deal in the war against Hamas. National security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said members would "meet this evening by telephone" to hear an update on discussions about the conflict in the Gaza Strip, which is now in its ...
This Is Beirut 24/02 13:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Fire exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel resumed on Saturday in the southern border regions. On Friday night, the pro-Iranian party announced the death of a fighter targeted by an Israeli drone strike. The date and place of the attack were not specified. Israeli artillery bombardments also targeted the outskirts of Bayt Lif, Wazzani, Ramya, ...
This Is Beirut 24/02 11:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Overnight strikes on Gaza killed dozens, the territory's Ministry of Health said on Saturday, as Israel's spy chief joined talks in Paris seeking to unblock negotiations on a truce. The negotiations come after a plan for a post-war Gaza unveiled by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew criticism from key ally the United States and was ...
Fady Noun 24/02 09:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
There are around two hundred Lebanese who have fallen, arms in hand, in a “low-intensity” war sparked by Hezbollah against Israel. Today, they are deathly visages. For many, their demise came in the early weeks of war measured much like a pregnant woman counting the months and days leading to childbirth. Sometimes, they met their end in ...
This Is Beirut 23/02 23:47 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Benjamin Netanyahu Gaza Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has revealed a post-war Gaza plan that faced criticism from the United States, a key ally. The Palestinian Authority and Hamas both rejected the plan on Friday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a plan for post-war Gaza that drew criticism from key ally the United States and was ...
This Is Beirut 23/02 23:46 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Antony Blinken Benjamin Netanyahu Gaza Hamas
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken restated on Friday Washington's stance against Israel's reoccupation of the Gaza Strip and any efforts to diminish the size of Palestinian territory. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed on Friday Washington's opposition to any reoccupation of the Gaza Strip by Israel as well as any reduction of the ...
Tylia El Helou 23/02 21:41 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 23rd, 2024.
This Is Beirut 23/02 17:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tensions continued in southern Lebanon on Friday as Israel strengthened its offensives. Israeli warplanes launched a series of raids with heavy missiles on Jabal al-Labbouneh, the outskirts of Naqoura. Israeli artillery shelling also targeted the town of Jebbayn. Additionally, Israeli drones targeted the towns of Aita al-Shaab and Kfar Kila. On ...
This Is Beirut 23/02 13:18 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
David Barnea France Hamas Israel-Hamas Negotiations
According to an Israeli official, a delegation from Israel, headed by the chief of the nation's foreign intelligence service, the Mossad, arrived in Paris on Friday with the aim of "breaking the deadlock" in negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. An Israeli delegation led by the head of the Mossad arrived in Paris on Friday to "unblock" talks for ...
This Is Beirut 23/02 12:51 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled his vision for post-war Gaza on Friday, February 23, quickly rejected by the Palestinian Authority. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed a plan for post-war Gaza that envisions local Palestinian officials without links to Hamas or its foreign backers governing the territory, Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 23/02 10:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Palestinian member of Islamic Jihad was "eliminated" by an Israeli drone strike in the West Bank on Thursday, February 22. According to the Israeli army, the target had been involved in previous attacks. Israel's army said on Friday that a Palestinian militant on his way to carry out a shooting attack was killed in a drone strike in the ...