2024-08-06 09:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The race between war and settlement is at its peak. Which one will prevail? Given the current situation on the ground, notably the declared positions of the Hebrew State and the Iran-led “Obstructionist (Moumanaa) Axis,” urgent evacuation advisories for foreigners and heightened security measures including the closure of some embassies in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 04:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US President Joe Biden held crisis talks on Monday on a potential Iranian counterattack on Israel, as his administration said it was working around the clock to avoid all-out war in the Middle East. Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken engaged in frantic diplomacy to try to ease tensions sparked by a suspected Israeli attack that killed ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-06 03:58 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A rocket attack on a base in Iraq wounded multiple US personnel on Monday, officials said, adding to already heightened regional tensions over an expected Iranian counterattack on Israel. The rocket fire is the latest in a series of attacks targeting Ain al-Assad base in western Iraq, which hosts American troops as well as personnel from the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 21:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Israeli military said the head of US Central Command, General Michael Kurilla, arrived in Israel on Monday to assess the security situation as fears grow of a regional war. Kurilla met Israeli army chief Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi and "held a joint situational assessment on security and strategic issues, as well as joint preparations in ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 21:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged all sides in the Middle East to avoid "escalation," his spokesman said, as fears grew of an imminent Iranian counterattack on Israel. "It's important that all parties take steps over the coming days to refrain from escalation and calm tensions," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told ...
Lyne Sammouri 2024-08-05 21:14 - 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 5th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 20:22 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The United Nations said Monday that nine employees of its agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) "may have been involved" in the October 7 attack on southern Israel by Hamas, which sparked war in Gaza, and have been fired. "We have sufficient information in order to take the actions that we're taking, which is to say, the termination of these ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 20:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In recent field developments, one person was killed and another wounded in an Israeli raid that targeted a motorcycle with several drone strikes between Jebchit and A'eba, in the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon. The Public Health Emergency Operations Center of the Ministry of Public Health issued a statement announcing the death of one person ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 19:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Russia's national Security Council secretary on Monday arrived for a visit to Tehran, news agencies reported, amid fears of a wider war in the region following last week's killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. Sergei Shoigu, Russia's ex-defense minister, was set to meet senior military and security officials as well as new President ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 16:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has ordered the seizure of 100 million shekels ($26 million) of tax funds intended for the Palestinian Authority (PA), saying it would be used to pay for Israeli victims of terrorism. In a statement issued late on Sunday, the Finance Ministry said the confiscation of funds was "part of measures ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 11:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Cross-border fighting has continued unabated for the past 24 hours. Lebanon's Health Ministry said two people were killed Monday in an Israeli strike on the town of Mays al-Jabal. One was a rescue worker from the Risala Scouts which is affiliated with the Amal movement. The second person killed was a member of Hezbollah. The raid also injured ...
This Is Beirut 2024-08-05 11:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Diplomatic pressure mounted Monday to avoid an escalation between Iran and Israel following high-profile killings that have sent regional tensions soaring, while numerous governments urged their citizens to leave Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Sunday that his country was "determined to stand against" Iran and its ...