War Diary: Day 139
Lyne Sammouri 2024-02-22 20:42 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 22, 2024.
War in the Middle East
Allied Forces Target Six Houthi Drones
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 20:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Centcom European Union Houthi Movement Iran Proxy
The US military announced, on Thursday, that American and allied forces intercepted six drones launched by Yemen's Houthis, which were suspected of targeting warships in the vicinity. American and allied forces shot down six drones launched by Yemen's Houthi insurgents that were likely targeting warships in the area, the US military said ...
Southern-Lebanon: Lebanon is Preparing its Response to the French Proposal
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 19:53 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
France has submitted a proposal to Lebanon outlining a path toward resolving the unabating violence in southern Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel, centered around UN Resolution 1701, according to the Al-Markaziya news agency. While Lebanon has yet to respond to the French document, informed sources revealed that extensive discussions are ...
South Lebanon: Deadly Strike on Residential Apartment in Kfar Remen
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 18:03 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Another deadly Israeli attack was carried out in southern Lebanon on Thursday, where a residential building between Kfar Remen and Nabatieh was the target of a drone strike. According to initial reports, at least two Hezbollah fighters, identified as Hassan Saleh from Adchit and Hisham Abdallah from Khiyam in south Lebanon, have been killed. Six ...
French Navy Down Two Drones Off Yemen's Coast
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 12:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The French Navy announced on Thursday, February 22, that it had downed two drones in the Red Sea. This comes shortly after a missile hit a merchant ship off the coast of Yemen. The French Navy destroyed two new drones originating from Yemen in Red Sea waters on Wednesday night, the Armed Forces General Staff announced at a press briefing on ...
Israeli Strikes on Rafah as Diplomatic Efforts Stay Unabated
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 11:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Israeli Army carried out new strikes in the south of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, February 22, while diplomatic efforts to reach a truce continued unabated. Israel launched air strikes Thursday on southern Gaza's Rafah after threatening to send troops into the city, where around 1.4 million Palestinians have sought shelter from around the ...
Palestinian Attack on Jewish Settlement in West Bank
This Is Beirut 2024-02-22 09:26 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Three men opened fire on vehicles in a traffic jam near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank near Jerusalem, on Thursday February 22. They were killed by Israeli security forces. Three Palestinian gunmen killed one person and wounded ten when they sprayed automatic weapons fire at vehicles in a "terror attack" Thursday near a Jewish ...
War Diary: Day 138
Chelsea Al Arif 2024-02-21 21:24 - Reading : less than a minute
This is Beirut brings you a daily recap of the situation in Gaza. Here are the main highlights for February 21, 2024.
Lebanon's Mission to the UN: Israel Violates 1701
This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 19:43 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Lebanon's Permanent Mission to the United Nations has called on the Security Council "to compel Israel to cease its aggression and violations of Lebanese sovereignty" and "to enter into negotiations through the UN to comply fully with Resolution 1701 and thus preserve peace and security in the region." A statement issued on Wednesday read that in ...
Israel Kills Three Palestinians in Jenin, West Bank
This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 14:11 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Israeli troops killed three Palestinian 'terrorists' during an overnight raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the military said on Wednesday. The Palestinian health ministry confirmed at least one death in the Israeli operation, the latest in a months-long military crackdown across the occupied West Bank since Hamas's October 7 attack on ...
A Woman and Child Killed in an Israeli Airstrike on Majdal Zoun
This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 13:26 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
An Israeli airstrike on Majdal Zoun killed a woman, Khadija Salman, and a seven year-old child, Amal Hussein Al Durr, after hostile warplanes targeted the Al-Masha'a neighborhood in the town of Majdal Zoun, aiming at a house. At an earlier time, an ambulance belonging to the Islamic Mission Scouts transported a moderately injured person from the ...
At Least Three Dead in Israeli Strikes on Damascus
This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 10:47 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
According to Syrian state media, at least two individuals were killed on Wednesday in Damascus when an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential neighborhood. This incident marks the latest casualties resulting from an intensifying Israeli air campaign following the outbreak of the Gaza conflict. An Israeli strike on a residential area of Damascus ...