This Is Beirut 2024-04-08 13:34 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nicaragua and Germany crossed swords at the UN's top court on Monday, with Managua saying Berlin was "pathetic" to supply aid to Gazans while also providing Israel with weapons, a case the top German lawyer dismissed as "grossly biased". Nicaragua has hauled Germany before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to demand judges impose emergency ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-08 12:13 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Conflicting reports emerged around ceasefire negotiations in Cairo. Egyptian media reported "significant progress," whilst Palestinian officials reportedly claimed "no significant progress." Talks in Cairo towards a Gaza truce and hostage release deal made "significant progress," Egyptian state-linked media reported on Monday, more than half a ...
Maureen Décor 2024-04-08 09:23 - Reading : less than a minute
Six months after the start of Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, This is Beirut revisits the key dates of a conflict that is escalating.
This Is Beirut 2024-04-07 22:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Thousands of Israelis gathered outside the Knesset on Sunday to call for the release of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas militants in Gaza six months ago on October 7. This comes as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government are facing major popular scrutiny and disapproval for their lingering inaction towards reaching a ceasefire deal ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-07 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Israeli Army claimed on Sunday to have completed a “new phase” in its preparations for war in Lebanon, where deadly exchanges of fire with Hezbollah are intensifying. In its statement, “Preparing for the transition from defense to attack,” published on its website, the Israeli Army said it had “completed in recent days a new phase ...
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-04-07 20:45 - 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 7th, 2024.
Malo Pinatel 2024-04-07 18:26 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The Israeli decision to withdraw its forces from Khan Younes on Sunday raises questions, especially in light of recent American pressures. Is it a prelude to a lasting ceasefire or a mere delay before a powerful comeback towards Rafah? The Israeli military announced on Sunday the near-complete withdrawal of its forces from southern Gaza. This ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-07 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Yemeni Houthi militants have claimed to have launched rockets and drones targeting a British ship and two Israeli vessels heading to Israeli ports, according to an Al Jazeera report. British maritime security firm Ambrey had said that two ships had been targeted off Yemen, raising the number of incidents reported to three in under 24 ...
Malo Pinatel 2024-04-07 15:11 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The announcement, made on Friday by the Netanyahu government, of the opening of the Erez-Beit Hanoun border crossing aims to facilitate the entry of more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Here's an overview of the primary ways of delivering aid to the enclave: by land, by air or by sea. On Friday, April 5, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ...
2024-04-07 13:06 - Reading : less than a minute
This Is Beirut 2024-04-07 13:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Israel has withdrawn its troops from the south of the Gaza Strip, notably from the town of Khan Younes, under pressure from the United States, after months of fighting against Hamas, the army and Israeli media reported on Sunday. Israel on Sunday pulled all its troops out of southern Gaza, including from the city of Khan Younes, the military ...
This Is Beirut 2024-04-07 10:02 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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The devastating war in the Gaza Strip entered its seventh month on Sunday. As negotiators meet in Cairo for the umpteenth attempt to reach a truce, Israel is piling up criticism from within its own camp. The war between Israel and Hamas entered its seventh month on Sunday as US and other negotiators were expected to join the protagonists in Cairo ...