War in the Middle East

Israel Proposes an Evacuation Plan for Gaza Civilians
Israel Proposes an Evacuation Plan for Gaza Civilians

Israel's military proposed a plan for evacuating civilians from "areas of fighting" in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced on Monday, after he said that a ground invasion of the Palestinian territory's southern city Rafah was necessary. Foreign governments and aid organizations repeatedly expressed fears that an invasion of ...

What Are the Prospects of War Ending? 
What Are the Prospects of War Ending? 

Aside from wishful thinking and peaceful yearnings, we have not seen, so far, concrete proposals on how to put an end to the ongoing cycles of violence and move to another stage of discursive conflict resolution. While reviewing the various proposals, we observe that very few of them have come up with working solutions that are likely to draw the ...

War Diary: Day 142
War Diary: Day 142

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Here are the main highlights for February 25th, 2024.

The Emir of Qatar in Paris This Week to Discuss Gaza
The Emir of Qatar in Paris This Week to Discuss Gaza

Qatari Emir is expected in Paris on Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza, according to the French presidency.  French capital had previously hosted negotiations concerning a truce in the enclave. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, whose country has played the key mediation role in the Gaza war, visits Paris this week for talks ...

Abdullah II Warns of Risk of Broader Conflict During Ramadan
Abdullah II Warns of Risk of Broader Conflict During Ramadan

Jordan's King Abdullah II warned on Sunday of a wider regional war if Israel presses on with its military campaign in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in March. At a meeting with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Abdullah warned "of the continuation of the war on Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan, which will increase ...

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Gallant: "We Will Continue to Attack in Lebanon Regardless of Gaza"

After a relatively calm Sunday morning, hostilities resumed in southern Lebanon with renewed artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel. Israeli bombardments intermittently targeted the outskirts of Kfarhamam, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Markaba, Aita al-Shaab, Kfarchouba, and Blida, where a Hezbollah fighter was killed. According to the Israeli ...

Netanyahu to Launch Rafah Offensive With or Without Truce
Netanyahu to Launch Rafah Offensive With or Without Truce

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given assurances that the Israeli offensive at Rafah will go ahead with or without a truce on Sunday February 25, while negotiations at this level are progressing. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the military operation into Gaza's Rafah, where 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering ...

Truce Talks for Gaza: An Israeli Delegation soon in Qatar
Truce Talks for Gaza: An Israeli Delegation soon in Qatar

Israel's war cabinet has discussed the next steps for negotiations towards a hostage deal and ceasefire in its war with Hamas, as concern deepens over the increasingly desperate situation faced by civilians in the devastated Gaza Strip. An Israeli delegation that had travelled to Paris for fresh talks on a hostage deal returned to brief the ...

War Diary: Day 141
War Diary: Day 141

This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Here are the main highlights for February 24th, 2024.

South Lebanon: Exchanges of Fire Intensify Saturday Afternoon
South Lebanon: Exchanges of Fire Intensify Saturday Afternoon

Shelling intensified on Saturday afternoon in border villages in southern Lebanon. Israeli artillery shelled the villages of Kfar Kila, Kfarchouba, Helta, Rachaya al-Foukhar, Tayr Harfa and Rab el-Thalathine. The Israeli air force also stepped up its raids, targeting Blida, Aita al-Shaab, Rab el-Thalathine, Dhayra, Beit Lif, Beraachit, Ramya, ...

Houthis Cause Oil Spill in the Red Sea
Houthis Cause Oil Spill in the Red Sea

According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), a Houthi attack targeting a ship in the Red Sea on February 18 has caused an oil slick. CENTCOM said in a post published Saturday on X that the ship in question, a Belize-flagged British bulk carrier named the Rubymar, is currently "anchored but slowly taking on water." On Feb. 18 between 9:30 p.m. ...

Israeli War Cabinet Meeting on Negotiations in Paris
Israeli War Cabinet Meeting on Negotiations in Paris

Israel's war cabinet will meet later on Saturday after a delegation returned from talks in Paris on a hostage release and ceasefire deal in the war against Hamas. National security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said members would "meet this evening by telephone" to hear an update on discussions about the conflict in the Gaza Strip, which is now in its ...