Alissar Boulos 2024-04-29 22:15 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
In Saudi Arabia, Western diplomacy is discussing, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF), a ceasefire in Gaza, while in Israel, the debate continues regarding an invasion of Rafah, in the southern part of the Palestinian enclave. Time is of the essence, and it is still uncertain which option will prevail: a ground invasion of Rafah, ...
Rayan Chami 2024-04-29 21:49 - 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 April 29th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 21:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Columbia University Students defied an ultimatum set by their administration after talks over demonstrations supporting Gaza have faltered, on Monday, while in Paris, authorities cleared up student protests at Sorbonne University. Student demonstrators at Columbia University on Monday defied an ultimatum to disperse or face immediate ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 19:12 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Hamas has been offered a 40-day ceasefire and the release of "potentially thousands" of Palestinian prisoners in return for freeing Israeli hostages, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Monday. The Palestinian militant group has been given "a very generous offer of a sustained 40 days ceasefire, the release of potentially thousands of ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 17:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The World Central Kitchen is to resume operations, according to an announcement made by its CEO Erin Gore. The nonprofit organization was supplying meals in Gaza until seven of its aid workers were killed by an Israeli strike nearly a month ago. The US-based charity, founded by celebrity Spanish-American chef Jose Andres, provides food to ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 15:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
More than 30 rockets were launched on Monday morning from southern Lebanon towards the Galilee panhandle and Upper Galilee, and were intercepted by the Israelis. The bombing was claimed by Hamas' military wing, al-Qassam Brigades, operating in southern Lebanon in violation of UN Security Council Resolutions 1701 and 1559. In a statement, the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 11:52 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
More than 30 rockets were launched on Monday morning from southern Lebanon towards the Galilee panhandle and Upper Galilee. Additionally, the outskirts of the towns of Alma al-Shaab and Naqoura were subjected to intermittent artillery shelling at dawn, coinciding with the firing of flares above the villages of the western and central sectors, ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 11:13 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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A Hamas delegation will arrive in Cairo on Monday, for the latest round of Gaza negotiations as diplomatic efforts intensify with Blinken's latest visit and Hamas and Israeli concessions. A Hamas delegation is due Monday in Egypt, where it will respond to Israel's latest proposal for a long-sought truce in Gaza and hostage release after almost ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-29 10:38 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday for tighter defence integration among Gulf Arabs in response to Iran, part of efforts to encourage moderation by Israel by dangling the prospect of better ties with the region. Blinken was starting his seventh visit to the Middle East since October 7, in the context of growing public pressure for ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-28 23:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz called for Hamas to be destroyed, as planned by the government when it went to war after the Islamist movement's October 7 attack. "If you decide to raise a white flag and cancel the plan to occupy Rafah aimed at destroying Hamas in order to restore security to ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-04-28 20:21 - 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 April 28th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-28 19:12 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Saudi Arabia on Sunday denounced the international community's failure to address the war in Gaza and called for the creation of a Palestinian state, at a special meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that the international community has failed Gaza and reiterated its call for a Palestinian state at a ...