This Is Beirut 2024-02-21 07:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In southern Lebanon, the GSM network has been decommissioned in several areas where Hezbollah is omnipresent, in favor of the pro-Iranian group's private telecommunications network. For those who don't know, Hezbollah has its own telecommunications network, set up long before the July 2006 war with Israel. In fact, during that war, this ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 22:41 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
A precarious calm prevailed on Tuesday evening at the southern border of Lebanon, following a day marked by an escalation of artillery exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel, while firefighters continued to try to extinguish the flames at the generator factory targeted on Monday in the town of Ghaziyeh, south of Saida. Israeli warplanes carried ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 21:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
According to the White House, a US envoy will embark on a trip this week aiming to progress a hostage deal and seek assurances from Israel regarding a potential offensive in Rafah. A US envoy will seek to advance a hostage deal and press for assurances from Israel on a Rafah offensive in a trip this week, the White House said on Tuesday. Brett ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 21:08 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The United States utilized its veto power on Tuesday in the UN Security Council to block a resolution urging an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. This action has garnered strong criticism from allies, putting President Joe Biden under increasing pressure to adjust his support for Israel. The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on ...
Rayan Chami 2024-02-20 21:04 - 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 20th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 20:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The French defense ministry announced on Tuesday that the French navy had intercepted and destroyed two drones over the Red Sea, an area where Yemen's Houthis have been targeting ships. The French navy has shot down two drones over the Red Sea, where Yemen's Houthis have been attacking ships, the defense ministry in Paris said on Tuesday. The ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 17:42 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hamas
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for discussions with Egyptian officials, as stated by the militant group. This development comes shortly after mediators indicated that the likelihood of a new ceasefire agreement with Israel had decreased. Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for talks with Egyptian ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-20 12:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Palestine International Court of Justice
What Israel does in Palestinian territories represent an even more extreme version of apartheid than what was experienced in South Africa before 1994, Pretoria told the International Court of Justice on the 20th of February. Israel is applying an even more extreme version of apartheid in the Palestinian territories than experienced in South ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-19 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The United States has introduced a fresh draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council featuring some of the sternest language on its behalf. The resolution proposes a temporary ceasefire and asserts that an Israeli attack on Rafah under present conditions would carry "significant implications" for regional security. The United States ...
Tylia El Helou 2024-02-19 20:56 - 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 19th, 2024.
This Is Beirut 2024-02-19 20:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
United Nations human rights experts urged for an impartial investigation into reported Israeli violations against Palestinian women and girls. These alleged abuses encompass killings, rape and sexual assault. UN rights experts called Monday for an independent probe into alleged Israeli abuses against Palestinian women and girls, including ...
This Is Beirut 2024-02-19 09:45 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Israel has threatened to invade Gaza's Rafah by the start of Ramadan if Hamas does not return the remaining hostages by then, despite international pressure to protect Palestinian civilians sheltering in the southern city. With prospects for truce talks dimmed, the United States and other governments, as well as the United Nations, have issued ...