This Is Beirut 2023-12-04 21:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On the southern border of Lebanon, the situation is increasingly worrying due to intensified artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel, as well as the involvement of the Palestinian element. Hamas fighters in Lebanon announced on Monday the formation of a new movement, “the Vanguards of the Al-Aqsa Flood,” whose mission is to ...
Lyne Sammouri, Chelsea Al Arif 2023-12-04 20:25 - Reading : less than a minute
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Doctors Without Borders echoed a universal plea for an immediate Gaza ceasefire on Monday. The tragic loss of two doctors, including volunteer Alaa al Shawa, and the inability to reach medical staff were some of the reasons behind the urgent call to medical professionals in Gaza.
This Is Beirut 2023-12-04 19:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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Israeli and Palestinian representatives at the United Nations exchanged accusations of "genocide" on Monday regarding the ongoing war in Gaza, with both sides calling for an international response. Israeli and Palestinian representatives at the United Nations traded accusations of "genocide" on Monday over the war raging in Gaza, with both sides ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-04 16:44 - Reading : less than a minute
Over 55,200 residents in South Lebanon have had to flee their homes due to daily Israeli shellings that have claimed the lives of 13 civilians since October 7.
This Is Beirut 2023-12-04 16:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Dozens of Israeli tanks entered southern Gaza, sparking fears of an imminent ground offensive in the zone. Meanwhile, the UN reports that around 1.8 million people have been displaced in Gaza. Dozens of Israeli tanks rolled into southern Gaza on Monday, witnesses said, despite global concern over mounting civilian deaths and fears the war on ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-04 15:23 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The anti-Hezbollah Saydet el-Jabal Gathering declared on Monday that "Lebanon does not want to be dragged into another war dictated by others," in reference to Hezbollah, who opened the southern front against Israel on October 8 in the wake of Hamas’ attack. A statement issued by the Gathering at the end of its weekly meeting said that ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-04 15:21 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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After a two-month hiatus, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial resumed on December 4 despite the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial resumed on Monday, despite the country's continuing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The trial was suspended two months ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-04 14:17 - Reading : less than a minute
The branch of Hamas in Lebanon announced on Monday the formation of a new movement called "the Vanguards of al-Aqsa Flood." In a statement, the Palestinian Islamist party called on "young people and men to enlist in this movement in order to "liberate Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa Mosque." Hamas explained that the aim of creating this movement is to ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-04 12:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran and Cuba announced their intention to strengthen relations and jointly resist U.S. sanctions during the visit of the Cuban President to Tehran on Monday, December 4, as both nations face economic challenges. Iran and Cuba vowed Monday to strengthen relations and stand together against sanctions imposed on them by the United ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-04 12:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israel denied on Monday, December 4, any intention to forcibly displace Palestinian civilians permanently from their homes in Gaza, despite challenging conditions. Currently, 1.8 million people (75 percent of Gaza's population) have been displaced, with most seeking refuge in overcrowded and unsanitary shelters. Israel said Monday it was not ...
This Is Beirut 2023-12-04 12:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The exchange of artillery fire between Hezbollah and Israel resumed on Monday morning, with the pro-Iranian group announcing that it had carried out several operations in Israel. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a series of operations, targeting the Roueissat el-Alam site in Kfrachouba and the Shebaa Farms "with appropriate weapons," whereas ...
Charles Chartouni 2023-12-04 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The uncertainties surrounding the military and political evolutions of the Gaza war are unlikely to be dispelled very soon. The humanitarian truce is still navigating a contradictory and questionable course subjected to the pervasive state of insecurity, the sway of Iranian power politics, the Islamic radicalism of Palestinian extremists, the ...