This Is Beirut 2024-08-19 17:45 - Reading : less than a minute
The Israeli army announced on Monday the death of "an Israeli soldier killed this morning in a Hezbollah drone attack in western Galilee". According to the Israeli army, "five explosive-laden drones were launched from Lebanon during the attack, three of which were intercepted by the Iron Dome". The other two drones fell near Gesher HaZiv and the ...
Tamer El Imad 2024-08-19 16:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Gaza ceasefire talks took place in Doha on Thursday, however, initial optimism has dissipated over the weekend as both sides blame each other for the remaining obstacles. Summary of the talks Talks for a ceasefire agreement in Gaza were held in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday, and attended by American, Egyptian, Qatari, and Israeli officials. ...
2024-08-19 14:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Hamas not to derail negotiations that he said may be a "last opportunity" to secure a Gaza truce and hostage release deal. Blinken, on his ninth regional tour since Hamas's October 7 attack triggered the war, said he was back in Israel "to get this agreement to the line and ultimately over ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-19 11:12 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Heavy fighting continues on Monday morning on the Lebanese southern border as cross border exchanges between Israel and Hezbollah are not letting up. An Israeli raid on Hula early on Monday morning led to the death of two people. The Israeli army opened fire with heavy machine guns at the forests adjacent to the Blue Line on the outskirts of the ...
2024-08-19 10:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The latest developments in the Near East are of bad omen and the chances of stabilization are improbable in spite of the active diplomatic mediations. As long as the Iranian regime is in control of the political landscape, the chances of serious political evolutions are of a limited scope, let alone uncertain. The uncanny neutralization of the ...
Michel Touma 2024-08-19 10:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
In his famous work The Art of War, widely regarded as the oldest document on military strategy, the Chinese general Sun Tzu (6th century B.C.) explains that one can gain an upper hand over an enemy and win a battle without engaging in direct combat. This strategy involves tactics such as displays of force, deception, bluffing, or psychological ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-19 09:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel to push for a Gaza truce. He said on Monday that ongoing negotiations were "maybe the last" chance to reach an agreement to end the war. "This is a decisive moment – probably the best, maybe the last, opportunity to get the hostages home, to get a ceasefire and to put everyone on a better path ...
Hala Abdallah 2024-08-18 21:43 - 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 18, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-18 20:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
In a statement on Sunday afternoon, the Ministry of Public Health’s Public Health Emergency Operations Center stated that the Israeli army’s strike on a motorcycle in Shebaa killed one person and injured another, who is now in stable condition. The deceased individual was Fadi Kassem Kanaan, born in 1985 in Shebaa, whose death was mourned by ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-18 17:53 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel's prime minister on Sunday accused Hamas of being an obstacle in negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire deal and called for more pressure on the Palestinian militants ahead of a new round of talks later this week. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments came with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken set to arrive in Israel later on Sunday ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-18 11:27 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A fighter in the ranks of the Hezbollah-affiliated Saraya Al Muqawama (Resistance Brigades), Fadi Kassem Kanaan, was killed Sunday morning in an Israeli drone attack targeting a motorcycle in the Jannam area, on the outskirts of the town of Shebaa, in the Hasbaya district in southern Lebanon. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-18 10:40 - Reading : less than a minute
Norway announced on Saturday that it is closing its office in the West Bank town of Al-Ram following Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz's decision to revoke the diplomatic status of eight of its employees who work with the Palestinian Authority. "This decision was made due to Norway's recognition of a Palestinian-Hamas state after the October 7 ...