War in the Middle East

Israel Kills Three Palestinians in Jenin, West Bank
Israel Kills Three Palestinians in Jenin, West Bank

Israeli troops killed three Palestinian 'terrorists' during an overnight raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the military said on Wednesday. The Palestinian health ministry confirmed at least one death in the Israeli operation, the latest in a months-long military crackdown across the occupied West Bank since Hamas's October 7 attack on ...

A Woman and Child Killed in an Israeli Airstrike on Majdal Zoun
A Woman and Child Killed in an Israeli Airstrike on Majdal Zoun

An Israeli airstrike on Majdal Zoun killed a woman, Khadija Salman, and a seven year-old child, Amal Hussein Al Durr, after hostile warplanes targeted the Al-Masha'a neighborhood in the town of Majdal Zoun, aiming at a house. At an earlier time, an ambulance belonging to the Islamic Mission Scouts transported a moderately injured person from the ...

At Least Three Dead in Israeli Strikes on Damascus
At Least Three Dead in Israeli Strikes on Damascus

According to Syrian state media, at least two individuals were killed on Wednesday in Damascus when an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential neighborhood. This incident marks the latest casualties resulting from an intensifying Israeli air campaign following the outbreak of the Gaza conflict. An Israeli strike on a residential area of Damascus ...

In Southern Lebanon, Telecoms Are Provided by the Hezb
In Southern Lebanon, Telecoms Are Provided by the Hezb

In southern Lebanon, the GSM network has been decommissioned in several areas where Hezbollah is omnipresent, in favor of the pro-Iranian group's private telecommunications network. For those who don't know, Hezbollah has its own telecommunications network, set up long before the July 2006 war with Israel. In fact, during that war, this ...

Precarious Calm Along Southern Border
Precarious Calm Along Southern Border

A precarious calm prevailed on Tuesday evening at the southern border of Lebanon, following a day marked by an escalation of artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel, while firefighters continued to try to extinguish the flames at the generator factory targeted on Monday in the town of Ghaziyeh, south of Saida. Israeli warplanes carried ...

US Envoy Visits Mideast for Hostage and Rafah Talks
US Envoy Visits Mideast for Hostage and Rafah Talks

According to the White House, a US envoy will embark on a trip this week aiming to progress a hostage deal and seek assurances from Israel regarding a potential offensive in Rafah. A US envoy will seek to advance a hostage deal and press for assurances from Israel on a Rafah offensive in a trip this week, the White House said on Tuesday. Brett ...

US Vetoes Security Council Vote on Gaza Ceasefire
US Vetoes Security Council Vote on Gaza Ceasefire

The United States utilized its veto power on Tuesday in the UN Security Council to block a resolution urging an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. This action has garnered strong criticism from allies, putting President Joe Biden under increasing pressure to adjust his support for Israel. The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on ...

War Diary: Day 137
War Diary: Day 137

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 20th, 2024.

French Warship Shot Down Two Drones Over Red Sea
French Warship Shot Down Two Drones Over Red Sea

The French defense ministry announced on Tuesday that the French navy had intercepted and destroyed two drones over the Red Sea, an area where Yemen's Houthis have been targeting ships. The French navy has shot down two drones over the Red Sea, where Yemen's Houthis have been attacking ships, the defense ministry in Paris said on Tuesday. The ...

Hamas Chief in Cairo for Gaza Truce Talks
Hamas Chief in Cairo for Gaza Truce Talks

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for discussions with Egyptian officials, as stated by the militant group. This development comes shortly after mediators indicated that the likelihood of a new ceasefire agreement with Israel had decreased. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for talks with Egyptian ...

For Pretoria, Israel's 'Apartheid' Worse than South Africa's
For Pretoria, Israel's 'Apartheid' Worse than South Africa's

What Israel does in Palestinian territories represent an even more extreme version of apartheid than what was experienced in South Africa before 1994, Pretoria told the International Court of Justice on the 20th of February.  Israel is applying an even more extreme version of apartheid in the Palestinian territories than experienced in South ...

US Proposes UNSC Draft Resolution on Gaza
US Proposes UNSC Draft Resolution on Gaza

The United States has introduced a fresh draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council featuring some of the sternest language on its behalf. The resolution proposes a temporary ceasefire and asserts that an Israeli attack on Rafah under present conditions would carry "significant implications" for regional security. The United States ...