War Diary: Day 61
Tylia El Helou 2023-12-06 21:51 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for December 6, 2023.
War in the Middle East
Israel Greenlights New Settlements for East Jerusalem
This Is Beirut 2023-12-06 20:31 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A non-governmental organization reported on Wednesday that Israeli authorities have given approval for the construction of over 1,700 new homes, marking an expansion of settlements in the occupied East Jerusalem. A non-governmental organization said on Wednesday that Israeli authorities have approved the construction of more than 1,700 new homes, ...
Iran Proxy Strikes US and Coalition Forces in Iraq
This Is Beirut 2023-12-06 20:28 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A military official from the United States reported on Wednesday that a drone, claimed by a pro-Iran militant group, attacked Western troops at a military base in Iraq. A drone targeted Western troops at a military base in Iraq on Wednesday in an attack claimed by a pro-Iran militant group, a US military official said. "A one-way attack drone ...
Wronecka: No Intention of Amending 1701
This Is Beirut 2023-12-06 19:36 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, denied any intention of amending UN Security Council Resolution 1701, stressing that both the UN and Lebanon "insist on the implementation of this text." Resolution 1701 put an end to the July 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. It provides for the withdrawal of Hezbollah north of the ...
Lebanon Files a Complaint to the United Nations
This Is Beirut 2023-12-06 17:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanon's Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Abdullah Bou Habib, has asked the Lebanese mission to the United Nations to submit a new complaint to the Security Council. This complaint comes in response to the recent targeting of the Lebanese Army, resulting in the tragic loss of a soldier's life and the injury of several ...
‘Al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards’: a Political Message to the PLO and Lebanon?
Samar Kadi 2023-12-06 17:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards Hamas Hezbollah
Hamas’ Lebanon branch has been going out of its way to “clear up” what it called “the misunderstanding” provoked by its announcement on Monday, December 4, of the establishment of the “al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards.” “We want to clarify the confusion and misunderstanding that the statement has caused. We want to assure the Lebanese that ...
Israeli Army Intercepts Missile Targeting Eilat
This Is Beirut 2023-12-06 16:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
CONFLICT Gaza Hamas Houthis isarel
The Israeli Army reported that it had intercepted a surface-to-surface missile targeting Eilat, a southern town in Israel. In a post on X, the Israeli Army spokesperson, Daniel Hagari, said, “Following the warning in the area of the city of Eilat, a surface-to-surface missile was detected, launched into the territory of the State of Israel and ...
Maronite Bishops Condemn Sovereignty Violations in South Lebanon
This Is Beirut 2023-12-06 16:32 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Maronite bishops condemned on Wednesday the “opening of new fronts in southern Lebanon by any Palestinian factions because it violates Lebanon's sovereignty as an independent state,” emphasizing that “the decision of war and peace must solely lie with the Lebanese state, considering its repercussions on the entire Lebanese people.” In ...
France Deplores Israeli Strike that Killed a Lebanese Soldier
This Is Beirut 2023-12-06 15:02 - Reading : less than a minute
France deplored on Wednesday the Israeli strike that killed a Lebanese soldier, the first since the start of the almost daily exchange of fire on the border between Israel and Hezbollah on October 8. France "is deeply concerned by the continuing clashes on the border between Lebanon and Israel", added the Quai d'Orsay spokeswoman in a statement, ...
Sergeant al-Moukdad's Farewell in Shmestar
This Is Beirut 2023-12-06 14:36 - Reading : less than a minute
Amidst a state of sadness and anger, the residents of the town of Shmestar and villages west of Baalbek welcomed on Wednesday at 11:40 the martyr from the Lebanese Army, Sergeant Abdel Karim al-Moukdad, who was killed on Tuesday following an Israeli bombardment in Odaisseh, southern Lebanon. Women scattered rice and roses over the martyr’s ...
Hezb Instrumentalizes Hamas in Resolution 1701
Assaad Bechara 2023-12-06 14:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Hamas’ announcement in Lebanon regarding the formation of the "Vanguards of the Al-Aqsa Flood" didn’t come as a surprise to observers. Hamas shares a political, security and military operations room with Hezbollah, and some of its key figures are based in Beirut in order to coordinate with the so-called Axis of Moumanaa (Iran and its allies) ...
Editorial – Hamas’ Announcement: Double Standards
Michel Touma 2023-12-06 14:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A serious misstep... Both in presentation and principle. On Tuesday, while using convoluted language, the spokesperson for the Hamas movement in Lebanon felt it necessary (upon whose advice?) to elaborate on the previous day's announcement regarding the establishment of "Al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards." Thus, the Palestinian fundamentalist figure ...