This Is Beirut 2024-05-11 17:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli Army said that rockets were launched on Saturday from Rafah in southern Gaza towards the Kerem Shalom crossing, which was temporarily shut earlier this week after deadly fire. "Four launches were identified that crossed from the Rafah area," the military said in a statement, adding that one rocket was intercepted by Israeli air ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-11 16:37 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military on Saturday ordered Palestinians to leave more areas of eastern Rafah and the northern Gaza Strip as it pressed ahead with its fight against Hamas militants. The latest evacuation order, which some residents told AFP they had received via text and audio messages to their phones, comes days after Israeli tanks and troops ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-11 10:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Sirens sounded at the UNIFIL headquarters in Naqoura on Saturday morning, while the Israeli army targeted Al-Labouneh with artillery shells. Moreover, the Israeli army flared overnight the bordering villages adjacent to the Blue Line and a reconnaissance aircraft flew over the villages of the western and central sectors, reaching the outskirts of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-11 00:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United Nations Security Council on Friday called for an investigation into mass graves allegedly containing hundreds of bodies near Gaza hospitals, while the organization's chief warned of the risk of an "epic humanitarian catastrophe" at Rafah. On Friday, the UN Security Council called for an "independent" and "immediate" investigation ...
Rayan Chami 2024-05-10 22:40 - 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 May 10th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-05-10 22:14 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Several independent UN experts denounced on Friday attacks made against the International Criminal Court (ICC), particularly from Israel and the United States, which "promote a culture of impunity." "It is distressing to see State officials threatening to retaliate against a Court for pursuing international justice," a statement by the experts ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-10 19:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Friday in support of a Palestinian bid for full membership of the organization, a symbolic move due to the United States' veto in the Security Council. Provoking Israel's ire, an overwhelming majority of the UN General Assembly ruled on Friday that the Palestinians deserved to be full members of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-10 17:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The UN and the European Union condemned "attacks" on UNRWA in East Jerusalem on Friday, calling on Israel to ensure the protection of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees after Israeli demonstrators attempted to set fire to its offices on Thursday. United Nations and European officials Friday condemned attacks against the UN agency for ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-10 15:34 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
More than 100,000 people have fled Rafah in recent days, the United Nations said Friday, with the southern Gaza city under threat of a full-scale Israeli ground invasion. Israel's military on Monday called for Gazans to leave eastern Rafah, which triggered widespread international alarm. [readmore"https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/world/252024"] The ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-10 15:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Spain, Ireland and other European Union countries will recognize a Palestinian state on May 21, the EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borell, said on Thursday, ahead of an expected UN vote on Palestinian membership on Friday. Borell told a local Spanish radio station that he is expecting Spain, Ireland, Malta and Slovenia to recognize a ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-10 11:52 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will submit a long-awaited report to the US Congress on Friday which, according to Axios, is highly critical of Israel's conduct during the Gaza war, but assesses that Israel didn't violate the human rights stipulations required to access US weapons. In February, the Biden administration issued a new national ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-09 23:42 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Thursday it was temporarily shuttering its east Jerusalem headquarters after "Israeli extremists" set fire to the perimeter following weeks of repeated attacks. "This evening, Israeli residents set fire twice to the perimeter of the UNRWA headquarters in occupied east Jerusalem," agency chief Philippe ...