War in the Middle East

War Diary: Day 297
War Diary: Day 297

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 July 29, 2024.

Residents of Majdal Shams Oppose Netanyahu's Visit
Residents of Majdal Shams Oppose Netanyahu's Visit

As the funerals of the twelve young people killed in Majdal Shams on July 27 were taking place, the Israeli Prime Minister visited the site, provoking protests among the residents.

Rome Highlights Possibility of Ending Mideast 'Spiral of Violence'
Rome Highlights Possibility of Ending Mideast 'Spiral of Violence'

Italy's foreign minister told his Israeli and Lebanese counterparts Monday it was "possible to interrupt the spiral of violence" as he reiterated calls for a ceasefire, his office said. The Foreign Ministry said Antonio Tajani spoke with both Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz and Lebanon's Abdallah Bou Habib, two days after rocket fire from ...

1701 Remains the Obligatory Route to a Ceasefire
1701 Remains the Obligatory Route to a Ceasefire

Caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib revealed that the Lebanese government has asked Hezbollah to withdraw beyond the Litani River in accordance with UN Resolution 1701. In response, Hezbollah has demanded the Israeli withdrawal from the Shebaa Farms and Kfarchouba hills as a precondition. In an interview with Al-Hadath TV on Sunday, Bou ...

Israeli Drone Strikes on Shaqra Leave Two Dead and Three Injured
Israeli Drone Strikes on Shaqra Leave Two Dead and Three Injured

Israeli drones conducted two airstrikes early on Monday morning, targeting a car and a motorcycle on the road between Shaqra and Hula, South of Lebanon. The attacks killed two people and injured three others, including a toddler, according to reports from the Civil Defense in the South. A motorbike approached the targeted car while members of ...

Editorial – Iran's Expansionism and Collateral Damage
Editorial – Iran's Expansionism and Collateral Damage

Another massacre, another senseless tragedy. This time, it’s the innocent lives of twelve children and teenagers that have been claimed by a missile strike in Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Golan Heights under Israeli sovereignty. They were participating in, or merely watching, a soccer match. This horrific event underscores the ...

War Diary: Day 296
War Diary: Day 296

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 July 28, 2024.

The Golan Heights, a Strategic House of Many Mansions
The Golan Heights, a Strategic House of Many Mansions

The Golan Heights, a rocky plateau where 12 youths were killed Saturday amid clashes between Lebanon's Hezbollah and Israeli forces, is a strategic territory partially captured by Israel from Syria. Following the conquest of about two-thirds of the plateau during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, Israel in 1981 annexed the area in a move not recognized ...

Blinken on All Fronts During Japan Visit
Blinken on All Fronts During Japan Visit

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke about a number of current international issues, with Israel-Lebanon at the forefront, at a press conference on Sunday, during a trip to Japan planned to strengthen defense ties between the two countries. Blinken said that there was "every indication" that Hezbollah was behind a rocket strike ...

Zoom in on the Falaq-1 Rocket That Hit Majdal Shams
Zoom in on the Falaq-1 Rocket That Hit Majdal Shams

As the town of Majdal Shams, located on the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, is still recovering after the missile attack that killed twelve people, the Israeli army has reported that the projectile was likely an Iranian-made Falaq-1 rocket. We know it is a Falaq rocket with a 53 kg warhead," said Israeli Army Chief of Staff General Herzi Halevi. ...

War Diary: Day 295
War Diary: Day 295

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 July 27, 2024.

Attack on Majdal Shams: Hezbollah Accused
Attack on Majdal Shams: Hezbollah Accused

Israeli emergency services announced on Saturday that rocket fire from Lebanon into the Golan Heights in northern Israel had left 11 people dead and 34 injured, including seven children in critical condition, according to Magen David Adom, the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross. The Israeli army, for its part, accused Hezbollah of firing a ...