This Is Beirut 18/01 21:29 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati responded on Thursday to the opposition's strong criticism of his tribute to "Hezbollah's patriotism and restraint." The opposition blamed him for praising Hezbollah, who led Lebanon into a war that is not its own. Mikati also called for Israel to stop its provocations in the South, without acknowledging ...
Chelsea Al Arif 18/01 21:09 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for January 18, 2024.
This Is Beirut 18/01 21:08 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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France announced on Thursday, that the European Union is set to impose sanctions on Hamas on Monday in retaliation for the Palestinian group's lethal attack on Israel on October 7. The European Union will adopt sanctions on Monday against Hamas in response to the Palestinian group's deadly October 7 attack on Israel, France said ...
This Is Beirut 18/01 17:56 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Israeli military authorities reported on Thursday that numerous Palestinian militants were killed in close-quarters combat by ground troops, as they escalated their operations in Khan Younes, the largest city in southern Gaza. Israeli ground troops killed dozens of militants in "close-quarters combat" Thursday, the army said, as it ...
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Israeli drones targeted the town of Kawkaba on Thursday morning, where a car was hit in Khan Market and a missile landed in the garden of a house, causing extensive damage to the house without causing injuries, while Israeli artillery fired two shells on the outskirts of Kawkaba. Additionally, a shell fell between houses in the town of Hula at the ...
This Is Beirut 18/01 11:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
American forces aimed at 14 missiles in Yemen on Wednesday after reclassifying the Houthis as 'terrorists' for attacking merchant vessels. The Houthis refuse to cease their strikes. American forces targeted 14 missiles that were ready to launch in Yemen, the US military said on Wednesday, after Washington re-designated the Iran-backed Houthis as ...
This Is Beirut 17/01 23:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The United States declared, on Wednesday, its intention to reclassify Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis as a "terrorist" entity. This decision is attributed to their recurrent assaults on international shipping in the Red Sea. The United States announced Wednesday that it will put Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis back on a list of "terrorist" entities due ...
This Is Beirut 17/01 21:36 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The southern front flared up early Wednesday evening, following a day marked by intermittent exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah. Late in the day, the Israeli army launched two drone strikes on the Koleileh plain south of Tyre, killing one person and wounding two others. The strikes came in response to a claim by the Al-Qassam ...
This Is Beirut 17/01 19:39 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanese Forces (LF) leader Samir Geagea said on Wednesday that he could not understand how the Lebanese government could "delegate strategic military and security decisions to Hezbollah," thereby putting "the Lebanese people, the highest authorities and the country's interests at risk in the face of regional threats and open conflict between all ...
This Is Beirut 17/01 19:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
A high-ranking Hamas official unveiled, on Wednesday, updated requirements for the delivery of medication to hostages held by the group in Gaza. The official insisted that Israel should refrain from inspecting the trucks transporting the drugs. A top Hamas official announced new conditions Wednesday for delivering medicine to hostages held by the ...
This Is Beirut 17/01 19:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati held a series of political meetings on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, all focusing on the explosive situation in South Lebanon. These included meetings with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Foreign Ministers of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Spain's José Manuel Albares ...
Michel Touma 17/01 19:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
An escalation that is steadily gaining momentum, yet, at least for the time being, is still under control ... This impression stems from the ballistic missile attack launched on Monday by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) against Erbil, the capital of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan. The aggression, the first of its kind since the ...