2024-03-28 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Lebanese officials have received information suggesting that if efforts to secure the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas fail and if the Israeli army initiates an operation in Rafah, a comprehensive Israeli assault on Hezbollah in Lebanon could be imminent. Signs of this escalation include the widening scope of Israeli ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-28 17:23 - Reading : less than a minute
While tensions are rising in the West Bank, the Israeli army has proceeded to encircle the city of Jericho in its entirety and launched operations in several other villages and neighboring refugee camps, according to Majed Said, the France 24 correspondent in Ramallah, West Bank.
This Is Beirut 2024-03-28 17:13 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday approved the new government presented by prime minister Mohammed Mustafa, who aims to see it play a role in post-war Gaza. Mustafa said the "top national priority" for the new government, whose members are set to take office on Sunday, would be the end of the war in Gaza. He added that ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-28 14:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Amid the announcement of the adoption of a UN resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza three days ago, the hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel on the southern border in Lebanon seems to ablaze further. The Iran-backed group claimed several rocket and shell attacks on the Shlomi and Goren settlements and the new headquarters of the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-28 11:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Three Palestinians were killed and several others were arrested in an Israeli military operation in Jenin on Wednesday, while in Jericho, an assailant opened fire on vehicles on Thursday, wounding three people, including a teenager. Israeli forces on Wednesday killed three people in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian Health ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-27 22:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Israel wants to reschedule talks in Washington to discuss a possible offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah, days after it canceled the trip in protest at a UN ceasefire resolution, a US official said Wednesday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu angrily scrapped the visit on Monday after Israel's closest ally, the United States, abstained on the UN ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-27 21:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Lebanese organization Jamaa Islamiya, which lost seven of its rescuers in an Israeli airstrike Tuesday night in Hebbariyeh, is closely linked to the Palestinian group Hamas. Together, they claim responsibility for launching attacks against Israel from southern Lebanon. "All the forces operating in southern Lebanon coordinate their actions," ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-27 20:59 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Tensions are rising in southern Lebanon, where four people were killed in Naqoura and three in Tayr Harfa in Israeli raids early this evening. Two minutes after evening prayers, the Israeli air force attacked a house in the village of Tayr Harfa with two missiles, killing three people and wounding several others. The bodies of two people ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-03-27 20:47 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for March 27th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-03-27 19:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel continues to reinforce its military capabilities ahead of a potential conflict with Lebanon. Following the deployment of the "Mountain Brigade," known as Heharim, to the regions of Mount Hermon and Mount Dov along the southeastern border with Lebanon, Tel Aviv has resumed its military training activities in the northern sector. This ...
This Is Beirut 2024-03-27 19:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A Gallup Organization poll published on wednesday shows that American public opinion disapproves of Israel's actions in Gaza. After narrowly supporting Israel's military action in Gaza in November, Americans now oppose the campaign by a solid margin. Fifty-five percent currently disapprove of Israel's actions, while 36% approve it, according to a ...
Rayan Chami 2024-03-27 16:48 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Amidst escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, the pro-Iranian party attempted to implicate the village of Rmeish in its “resistance efforts,” as if the damage inflicted on the South since October 8 was not enough. Rmeish residents, who have only recently started to return to their homes and lives after more than ...